In-Person Yoga at KIHC
Great news! We are adding Friday evening functional movement classes with Pam Ferner, E-RYT® 200, RYT® 500, YACEP® , Certified Yoga Tune Up® Instructor, MSEd.
Yoga Restart: 4-class series beginning March 10th
Refresh your connection between breath, body, and mind with this accessible yoga class. We’ll explore movement in a supportive practice that will help you stretch, strengthen and de-stress.
This is a small class designed for those of us who are returning to in-person yoga, returning to yoga, and new to yoga. We’ll explore, unwind and have fun.
Classes will incorporate the use of Yoga Tune Up® self-massage tools to help relieve specific muscle tension. These and other props will be supplied. Please bring your own yoga mat.
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