Public yoga classes for all to inspire and unite us.
connect with your community.
Yoga In Our City is…
A non-profit program providing high quality yoga instruction and wellness education.
Celebrating our vibrant parks and the wonderfully diverse populations we serve.
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Meet Kate (@peaceofkate_),a Yoga In Our City teacher in Waterbury! Kate has been practicing yoga for 8 years and has been with Yoga In Our City for 4+ years!
“I began taking yoga classes as a way to cross train. I was an avid runner who was experiencing injury after injury and decided to do yoga to help my body heal. Initially, I was going to yoga classes looking for that cardio high, but before long yoga taught me how to slow down, how to listen to my body, and how to back away instead of push harder. It is through yoga that I truly learned the meaning of presence, awareness, and loving-kindness. Now yoga is a part of my life - the time of my day when I can connect with my true self and ground my body, mind and soul!
I was so excited to get involved because my dream was to teach outdoor yoga and there was no better place to do so than Chase Park, a place I still feel emotionally and physically connected to!
Collaborating with YIOC means helping to create more opportunities for people to improve their physical and mental health. It means being able to help create more compassionate, understanding and mindful individuals, which in turns leads to more compassionate, understanding and mindful communities at large! Lastly, it means providing opportunities for people to connect with themselves, with nature and other like-minded community members. I have loved being a part of YIOC and seeing the program expand and grow over the years.
Outside of being a yoga teacher, I am a special education teacher for the City of Waterbury. I am deeply passionate about Waterbury and am invested in being a part of the positive changes Waterbury is continually making to improve the wellbeing of all the residents. I absolutely love being able to teach both inside a classroom and outside in this city and offer an opportunity for community members to connect with themselves, with nature (through the beautiful parks), and to one another.”
📍 Hartford — Meet Talia (@ctalia__ ) her friends are pictured here… but let’s see what she has to share about her yogi experience with Yoga In Our City! 🤍
☀️ Q: What were some things you were worried about or made you hesitant to attending a Yoga In Our City Class? — A: Bugs/insects
🌳 Q: How often do you attend free Yoga In Our City classes? — A: Weekly
😌 Q: How far do you travel to attend free Yoga In Our City classes? — A: 10-15min
💭 Q: Why do you continue to attend Yoga In Our City classes? — A: They help me wind down from a busy week and center myself through mediation. Also the Pope park instructor Ty is AMAZING!
“I’m so happy I started this yoga journey! I always come to class with at least 2 friends. After completing a Yoga In Our City Class, I am feel motivated, refreshed, grounded, and liberated!”
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✨STICKER GIVEAWAY✨
We’re celebrating Yoga In Our City in 6 cities, 19 parks, 600 classes/year & 15,000+ participants all around Connecticut!
👉 Be one of the first to have a Yoga In Our City sticker! 👈
6 locations (Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, New London, Waterbury & Willimantic), 6 winners!
To enter:
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🌱 Tag someone that should rep Yoga In Our City! Every person you tag is an additional entry (add the location too if you have a sticker preference)!
— Giveaway ends: Thursday, September 16th at 6pm!
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Meet Sondra Martinez (@auri.purity). You may have met Sondra for yoga at @nhfpl in New Haven where she taught a class every Wednesday at 6:30 PM during August! ✨
"Having been born from a modern day Yogi, Sondra has had a life long exposure to Yoga eventually adopting and connecting with its sister science, Ayurveda. Her approach to Yoga is all about bringing balance to the class based on the environment and time of day. She believes the smallest and most subtle actions, cultivated from within the self, have the power to heal and transform all beings.
Yoga connects the unity of self to all other entities to support understanding and compassion. How we perceive one another within our environment can transform that space and energy to create peace and harmony for all. Sondra vows to provide class for self discovery, mental and physical stability."
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Meet Angelica, a Yoga In Our City Teacher in Hartford!
"Yoga is my freedom- freedom to explore & move my body, freedom to express my emotions & be myself, freedom to play & dance with my inner child, freedom from worry, fear, doubts, insecurities, overthinking and judgement.
Yoga is a constant reminder that anything is possible and I’m beyond excited to share the benefits this practice can bring.
I want every individual in my class to walk away feeling the emotional, mental & spiritual benefits of yoga. This practice is far more than just the poses, it’s a tool to help navigate you through life.
It’s no secret our world is constantly changing & can be filled with chaos, so taking a moment for self-care with yoga/meditation can bring clarity to any situation we’re facing.
oga allows us to change the way we move through the world and how we interact with others."