Our weekly prayerful yoga classes led by our pastor, Rev. John Arnold, are now online. You can join us on zoom any Tuesday evening at 6:30 pm. Please email Rev. John Arnold, revjohn1@gmail.com, to get a link for join the class.
Sample class videos
This recorded classes are normative to our Tuesday in-person sessions with one exception, we usually have sacred music in the background.
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What are the classes like?
Sessions are gentle beginner-friendly classes with a prayerful atmosphere. Lot’s of modifications are offered to meet people where they are. You do not have to be flexible to start yoga. Flexibility is a product of yoga, not a requirement.
We start on our mats with breathing and gentle stretches to ground our attention and prepare our bodies. We typically only move to standing postures and back down once to make this class as accessible as possible to people with limitations on getting up and down. Each session includes a devotional reading.
Common Benefits
Yoga has been shown to have numerous psychological and physical benefits. Our students have reported:
- Better sleep
- Increased strength and balance
- Greater mobility
- Greater flexibility
- Reduced anxiety
- Relief from sciatic pain
- Relief from lower back pain
- Reduced headaches
Why yoga at a church?
Scripture tells us that our body is a temple. We have a sacred duty to take care of that temple. We have a sacred duty to maintain our physical, mental, and emotional health. Yoga can be a fantastic practice to do so. Yoga is also a form of exercise that is accessible to anyone willing to try. Consequently, yoga is a great way to support and encourage one another in maintaining a healthy lifestyle that allows us to give God our very best.
About the teacher
Rev. John Arnold, brings a unique expertise for teaching yoga in a church context. He has served as an ordained minister for over 25 years in the PC(USA) and is a registered yoga instructor with the International Yoga Alliance and has over 200 hours in training and yoga continuing education. As well he has completed over one thousand consecutive days of personal yoga practice, so he brings a wealth of experience to the yoga mat.
If you have any further questions, click here to contact Rev. John Arnold
Connect with other christian yogis
If you would like to connect with other christian yogis our pastor has a private Facebook group called Christ, Yoga, and You that you are invited to join. Click here to visit that page.