Summer Solstice Ceremony w/Sheri Silva
Please join Sheri on the back patio for a Summer Solstice ceremony of abundance and fruition! We will be gather in the light, fortify the warrior of love and light within and unburden some of our more fiery emotions.
We will move, meditate, breathe and express. We will feel our aliveness together on the longest day of the year. Space is limited, must be registered to join! Bring an extra layer and please bring a journal and a pen.
$45 // Membership Discount applies!
Trataka Meditation w/Allison Schumann
Trataka is one of the classical cleansing techniques of Hatha Yoga. Meditation is the process of quieting and bringing clarity to the mind. Trataka is a meditation technique that uses the sense of sight to still the mind, allowing the single pointed focus to dissolve into cleansing tears that stream down the cheeks and open the heart to stoke our Agni, internal fire, inner spark.
Benefits include:
Increased stability of the central nervous system
Improved eye health, strengthening muscles and purifying fluids
Resilience to the effects of stress and a range of psychological ailments including anxiety and depression
Sharper memory and improved clarity
Deeply connected relationships with self and others
Tones the Jana Chakra, brain chakra, and unlocks clairvoyance and intuition
Stork Community Circle
Island Heron Yoga warmly welcomes those expecting and recently postpartum to gather in community as monthly extension offering of our Stork Membership. This comforting gathering invites pregnant and new moms to connect and support themselves and one another. Our Stork Community Circle is led by Prenatal Coach and Doula, Bianca Lee Paredes. Bianca believes that the ingredients to an empowered birth, and motherhood experience are education, support and community.
$20 per person / limited spacing! Must be registered to attend
(Included in with our Stork Membership)
Mae Physio Workshop
A special offering from Mae Physio and Island Heron Yoga for those who are pregnant or recently postpartum.
Meet Dr. Alexandra Quick, a graduate of The University of Rhode Island Physical Therapy program. Her professional background is in orthopedics, pregnancy rehabilitation, pelvic health physical therapy, and trigger point dry needling. She specializes in manual therapy, patient empowerment and education, and early mobilization.
Join us in-person or virtually, as Dr. Allie talks about Physical Therapy in pregnancy and postpartum including but not limited to:
- When you might want to seek help (in pregnancy AND postpartum)
- How/why a PT can help
- Education about your pelvic floor
- Shared yoga principles including proper breathwork to support movement
- Body awareness in certain poses/sequences/movements
- Empowerment and choice in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum
We will end with a Q & A and for those interested in talking more with Dr. Allie, she will provide additional information and resources.
Stork Community Circle
Island Heron Yoga warmly welcomes those expecting and recently postpartum to gather in community as monthly extension offering of our Stork Membership. This comforting gathering invites pregnant and new moms to connect and support themselves and one another. Our Stork Community Circle is led by Prenatal Coach and Doula, Bianca Lee Paredes. Bianca believes that the ingredients to an empowered birth, and motherhood experience are education, support and community.
$20 per person / limited spacing! Must be registered to attend
(Included in with our Stork Membership)
Yoga Fore Golfers
Are you ready for golf season?
Professional golfers on the womens and mens tour know the benefits of Yoga. Most of them have added this ancient practice to their fitness routine. Yoga Fore Golfers is designed for the weekend golfer and novice yogi, all that is required is an open mind and willingness to try something new. Participants in this workshop will discover how yoga will support their golf swing and maybe their entire game! Class will include a breakdown of the golf swing to demonstrate how the yoga postures will strengthen ‘Golfer Muscles’. Class will conclude with a gentle practice and guided savasana.
Please bring a wedge, a golf towel, water & your golfing buddy.
Regular class rates apply!
Inversion Workshop w/Ana
Get upside down with Ana! In this two-hour workshop, we’ll breakdown the basics for inversions and develop key muscles to support the journey safely. Begin by building your strong core before finding stability in 'stacking' of the body to understand the foundations of inversions. Core work will be followed by arm work - including chaturanga refinement, arm balances and then wall play to experience inversions. Flip your perspective, challenge yourself, and have fun playing in the studio on a Saturday afternoon!
To ensure the safety of all participants, this offering will be in person only!
$25 members / $30 everyone
Begin a Breathwork Practice w/Sara McCombs
Begin a breathwork practice and experience profound mental, physical, and emotional shifts. Pranayama, one of the 8-limbs of the Yoga practice, can be effortlessly woven into your day and can offer increased energy, clarity of thought, better sleep, deep relaxation, and more.
In this 75 minute workshop, your breathing will be guided through a series of patterns to help re-center, and get grounded. If you have been curious about how to integrate breathwork into your life, this workshop is for you. Leave feeling relaxed, clear, and empowered as we transition from hibernation, into the warmer months ahead.
$35 / $30 members
Book using the link below
Candlelit Yin Series
Begin and end this winter month with a nourishing and warming yin practice by candlelight.
Justine McGowan hosts two Sunday evenings this February for a deep and meaningful way to end your weekend and create space for the new week ahead. Find suppleness and unwind the cold kinks.
Sunday February 6 & 27 // 4:00pm - 5:15pm
Regular class rates apply!
Mat Pilates 101 w/Marni Parker
Mat Pilates is a strengthening and lengthening sequence of movements that focuses on your core muscles while also toning your arms and legs. The Mat Work came before any of the Pilates Apparatus (equipment) Joseph Pilates developed. It includes over 500 exercises and can be practiced anywhere. Mat Pilates can be modified for any age or fitness level and is a wonderful complement to any yoga practice. Attention to breath and body provide a focused, fun, and well-rounded mat exploration!
In this introductory class, you will learn the basics of a mat practice as well some of the most popular movements that will create a foundation of learning Options for more or less intensity will be provided. And you guessed it, all you need is yourself and the mat!
We are incredibly excited to welcome Marni Parker to our studio for this special offering. Since her certification through Lolita’s Legacy in 2014, Marni has had a strong commitment to sharing the vast benefits of Pilates. Her first introduction to the method was in 2001 as a high school student to supplement her dance curriculum. She was immediately drawn to the sense of awareness and alignment that Pilates provided her dance career as well as her everyday life, and it has since become an integral part of her wellbeing. What she loves most about teaching Pilates is helping clients reach their individual goals by focusing on the integration of mind, body, and spirit to achieve happier and healthier lifestyles. She is a true believer that movement, in all its forms, has healing properties that translate inward.
A sense of adventure brought Marni to Jamestown, Rhode Island with her family in the spring of 2021, and when she’s not teaching or practicing Pilates, she loves to cook, travel, read, practice yoga and spend time outdoors with her husband Oliver and their one-year-old son, Charlie.
$35 // $30 members
Winter Solstice Ceremony
A ceremony to honor the solstice — the darkest day of the year. Join Sheri for a serene evening of peace. Celebrate the shift in seasons and welcome winter with movement, stillness, meditation, and connection. Sheri invites you to look at your relationship to incubation and restoration as the darkness finds fruition. This candlelit offering will honor the transition, help ground us during the holiday season, and usher us into the new year with a deep sense of communion with oneself.
Please bring a journal and a light shawl or veil
$35 // $30 members
December Sound Bath & Meditation
Take a break from the holiday hustle to re-connect with your Self. Join Heidi on Sunday dec 12th from 5-6 and be guided through simple relaxation techniques to ground your energy, release stress and access your inner peace.
No prior yoga or meditation experience required! Dress comfortably and bring your bright spirit and open mind.
$20 members // $25 everyone else
Movember Mens Yoga
Join David for a 3-week men-only yoga series! First timers and regular practitioners are all welcome. If you've been considering adding yoga into your wellness routine, start here with us.
Move for the sake of men's health. November is Men's Health Awareness Month and the Movember Foundation uses the month to bring awareness to and support of those tackling prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health, and suicide.
Island Heron Yoga will be donating 20% of proceeds from this series to the Movember Foundation.
$75 for the 3-class series
Intro Series: Kundalini Yoga
What is Kundalini Yoga?
Kundalini Yoga has been passed down from teacher to student for thousands of years. It only began to be taught in public in 1969. It combines the practices of breath, movement, mantra and meditation to awaken the dormant energy within you, so that you have more energy to enjoy your life, ignite your creativity and overcome challenges.
This introductory series will explore the basic foundations of this sacred practice. Together, we’ll walk you through some of the technical parts of this yoga practice, including the breathwork, mantras, kriyas, meditations, and mudras.
October 5 - 12 - 19 / 5:00pm - 6:00pm
$75 for 3-class series
Patio Series: Slow Flow into Fall
Slow flow into fall this October -- Join us every Tuesday evening this month for a seasonal, nourishing slow flow class led by a different IHY teacher each week.
Please bring warm clothes! This class is weather permitting, in case of cancellation, you will be notified via email.
Limited spacing! This special offering is open to 8 students each week.
Autumn Equinox Ceremony
Welcome the change of seasons with a special grounding practice under the full September moon. On September 22, the 2021 Autumn Equinox, the day is equal length to the night, promoting balance and stability internally. Please join Sheri Silva for an evening of movement, breathwork, meditation, and reflection as we shift from summer to fall.
This event will be hosted on our private garden patio, weather permitting, so please bring layers as you like. Limited spacing! All attendees must be pre-registered for this special offering.
$35 non-members / $30 members
Island Heron Yoga x Nurture the Mothers
Join us for a special event for our new mothers. Hosted by Doula, Yoga Teacher, and Newborn Childbirth Educator, Bianca Lee Paredes and her organization Nurture the Mothers. Limited spacing to ensure an intimate and safe environment for all.
$25/ticket
Workshop with Mae Physio - Wellness for your Pregnancy
A special offering from Mae Physio and Island Heron Yoga for those who are pregnant or recently postpartum.
Meet Dr. Alexandra Quick, a graduate of The University of Rhode Island Physical Therapy program. Her professional background is in orthopedics, pregnancy rehabilitation, pelvic health physical therapy, and trigger point dry needling. She specializes in manual therapy, patient empowerment and education, and early mobilization.
Join us on Wednesday evening at 5pm (est), in-person or virtually, as Dr. Allie talks about Physical Therapy in pregnancy and postpartum including but not limited to:
- When you might want to seek help (in pregnancy AND postpartum)
- How/why a PT can help
- Education about your pelvic floor
- Shared yoga principles including proper breathwork to support movement
- Body awareness in certain poses/sequences/movements
- Empowerment and choice in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum
We will end with a Q & A and for those interested in talking more with Dr. Allie, she will provide additional information and resources.
$45 for Stork Members / $50 Drop In
Chakra Vinyasa Series
Join Ana each Thursday evening at 6pm for the month of July for education and empowerment on the Chakra system through a fun and upbeat Peak Vinyasa class!
July 1: Root Chakra
July 8: Sacral and Solar Plexus
July 15: Heart
July 22: Throat and Third Eye
July 29: Crown
Each class will include:
An introduction to each chakra and its associated color, image, placement in the body, and emotions/feelings associated when in and out of balance.
Breath/visualization and chanting to connect with each chakra
Moving through poses that support balance in each chakra culminating in a peak expression of each chakra
*Regular class rates apply!
Summer Solstice Flow
Rise, shine and awaken your solar side on the longest day of the year! Salute the sun and move through a firey flow with Kaleigh Morgan. Join us in the studio for this special sunny class! Move through the rest of your day and summer with bright vibrancy inside and out. June 21st is also the International Day of Yoga, just another reason to get up early and make an offering with your practice.
Regular class rates apply for this early riser offering!
Summer Outdoor Yoga at Fort Getty
Take your practice outside with us!
We've proudly partnered with the Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department to bring you weekly outdoor yoga at Fort Getty (on the hill behind the pavilion). Every Tuesday, join a different Island Heron Yoga teacher for an evening of movement with breathtaking views overlooking the ocean.
$20 — All levels are welcome, please bring your own mat or towel.
Outdoor Yoga is included in your Mindful Movement, Bird Club, or Class Pack — please visit our pricing page for more info!
Arm Balance Workshop
Let’s have some fun building strength and balance in this Arm Balance Workshop led by Ana Bartlett!
If you’re looking to test your edge, incorporate new postures into your practice, or improve upon your current technique, come learn the fundamentals of arm balances with us. Feel stronger and more confident in your plank, side plank, chaturanga dandasana, crow, and more! Ana will start with alignment techniques and tips before transitioning off of our feet.
Bring a block and strap or belt to class in addition to the willingness to fall!
$30 non-members
$25 members
Arm Balance Workshop with Ana Bartlett
Let’s have some fun building strength and balance in an arm balance workshop led by Ana!
If you’re looking to test your edge, incorporate new postures into your practice, or improve upon your current technique, come learn the fundamentals of arm balances in this workshop. Feel more confident in poses like plank, side plank, chaturanga dandasana, crow, and more!
We’ll start with alignment techniques and tips before transitioning off of our feet.
A block and a strap will be useful for this workshop, in addition to a willingness to fall! Don’t worry, we’ll cover the safe way to fall, which won’t be far!
ALIGN | LIFT | SUPPORT | : Practice with Props
Bolsters, blocks, straps, blankets - Maybe you've carried all of these props to your mat but aren't sure when to use what. Maybe you're a teacher who invited students to use a prop in a pose, but wasn't exactly sure how.
The use of props can assist our practice in 3 main ways:
1. Align – Explore safer physical alignment in postures
2. Lift – experience more openness and buoyancy in your body
3. Support – feel more easeful and relaxed so you can breathe clearly
This workshop series will explore each of these concepts over 3 classes. Whether you are a student looking to effortlessly incorporate props into your practice or a teacher looking to weave props into your sequencing, this series is for you.
Mobility Series with Jenna Zabrosky
This workshop will focus on mobility, or actively taking our muscles and joints into their range of motion. You will be guided through a series of yoga mobility routines, which you will take home, that can be incorporated into your daily practice.
Why is this important? Yoga mobility exercises can help you to strengthen as you create greater range of motion. This can help with injury prevention, as well as recovery. The goal is for yoga to be a lifelong practice, so rather than striving to always go deeper into poses, let's strive to create strength. This workshop is suitable for all levels.
Loving Kindness Restorative Yoga
A special 90 minute Restorative class that will end with Metta Mediation (Loving Kindness)
This class is part of our February Self Love Series. Give yourself the care you deserve with a supportive, full body Restorative practice followed by a powerful meditation to instill loving kindness toward your self and others.
Yoga for Skiers
Liz Oliver, Michigan native and life long skier, will be leading a class intended to ease our muscles after a long day on or off piste. All levels of skiers and yogis are welcome. Liz will also provide a short sequence for before your first run, her favorite moves to strengthen glutes and quads, and some tips to keep the knees safe so can ski all season long for many years to come. Long underwear and ski socks are welcome (and encouraged).
This class is live through Zoom - All registered yogis will have access to the live class and will also receive a copy of the class.
(Re) New Year's Day Workshop
Make the choice to start the new year connected to your best self and trust that the days, weeks, and months that follow will support and reinforce that decision.