Welcome to our center
Thank you for joining us! If you have a question about a class, please call the instructor. Please come to classes on time, in comfortable (non-restrictive) clothing, with an empty belly (at least 2-3 hours after eating a big meal). Yoga mats, blankets and other props are available for use in class. Good quality mats, blocks, & other props are also for sale. If you are pregnant or have a physical condition, please inform the instructor before class begins. Namaste
We are on the plaza in Arcata, California, above the Outdoor Store (707)822-7700
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| Day | Time | Class | Instructor | Drop-in Fee | Series Fees and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 8:30 - 9:45 am | Basics - 1 | Donvieve IFY | $12 | 3 for $33, 6 for $60 - 65, 12 for $108 - 120* |
| 10:00-11:15am | Level 1 - 2 | Donvieve IFY | $12 | 3 for $33, 6 for $60 - 65, 12 for $108 - 120* | |
| Noon - 1:30 pm | Kundalini Yoga | Joan Richards | $10 | $40 for 5 classes | |
| 4:10 - 5:10 pm | Meditation Group | Heidi Bourne | $3 | $10 per month | |
| 5:30 - 6:45 pm | Anusara Yoga® Level 1 | Robyn Smith IFY | $12 | 3 for $33, 6 for $60 - 65, 12 for $108 - 120* | |
| Tue | 9:00-10:15 am | Level 1 - Community | Jaime White IFY | $5 - 10 | Please pay what you can. |
| 10:30-11:30 am | Fit for All Your Life | Gayle Patrice | $10 | 5 for $40 or $10/class. FIRST CLASS FREE | |
| Noon - 1:15 pm | Yoga Level 1 | James Athing | $10 | 6 for $48, 15 for $105 | |
| 1:30 - 2:30 pm | Yoga for Back Pain - NEW | Sarah Van Wesep | $8 | Begins May 1 - FIRST CLASS FREE | |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm | Community Flow - All Levels | Micki Lewis IFY | $5 | ||
| 5:30 - 7:00 pm | Anusara Yoga Lev 1 - 2+ | Patrick Harestad IFY | $12 | 3 for $33, 6 for $60 - 65, 12 for $108 - 120* | |
| Wed | 9:00 - 10:30 am | Anusara Yoga Level 1- 2 | Robyn Smith IFY | $12 | 3 for $33, 6 for $60 - 65, 12 for $108 - 120* |
| 10:45am-12:30pm | Anusara Lev 2-3 Practice | Robyn Smith IFY | $12 | 3 for $33, 6 for $60 - 65, 12 for $108 - 120* | |
| 5:30 - 6:45 pm | Anusara Yoga Level 1 | Robyn Smith IFY | $12 | 3 for $33, 6 for $60 - 65, 12 for $108 - 120* | |
| Thu | 9:00-10:15 am | Level 1 - Community | Jaime White IFY | $5 - 10 | Please pay what you can. |
| 11:00am-12:15pm | Prenatal Yoga | Tina George | $10 | ||
| 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Yoga 1 - 2 - NEW | Sarah Van Wesep | $8 | Begins May 3 - FIRST CLASS FREE | |
| 1:30 - 2:30 pm | Yoga for Back Pain - NEW | Sarah Van Wesep | $8 | Begins May 3 - FIRST CLASS FREE | |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm | Community Flow - All Levels | Micki Lewis IFY | $5 | ||
| 5:30 - 6:45 pm | Yoga Level 1 | James Athing | $10 | 6 for $48, 15 for $105 | |
| 7:00 - 8:00 pm | Meditation | Swami Girijananda | $5-10 | ||
| Fri | 9:00-10:40 am | Anusara Yoga Level 2 | Robyn Smith IFY | $12 | 3 for $33, 6 for $60 - 65, 12 for $108 - 120* |
| 11:00am - 12:30 | Anusara Yoga Basics | Kendra Inzer IFY | $12 | 3 for $33, 6 for $60 - 65, 12 for $108 - 120* | |
| 5:15 - 6:30 pm | Anusara Yoga Lev 1-2 | Kendra Inzer | $12 | 3 for $33, 6 for $60 - 65, 12 for $108 - 120* | |
| Sat | 9:00-10:30 am | Yoga Lev 1-2 | Micki Lewis IFY | $12 | 3 for $33, 6 for $60 - 65, 12 for $108 - 120* |
| 8:00 - 10:00pm | Ecstatic Dance Arcata | Veruschka Normandeau | $5 - 10 | Sliding scale May 19; Jun 2, 16 | |
| Sun | 9:00 - 10:30 am | Yogananda Meditation Group | donation | 2nd & 4th Sundays | |
| 6:00 - 8:00 pm | Tibetan Meditation Group | donation | Every Sunday |
If you have a question about a class, please call the instructor.
*Applies to IFY classes:
Monthly Pass (MP): $95 - 115 (sliding scale) - max 20 classes/month.
Full-Time Students and 65+ Seniors: drop-in $9,
6 classes: $45 - $55.
Melanie Z. Tolley
Clairvoyant Reader & Metaphysical Teacher
Call (707) 822-7700
890 G Street
Arcata, CA 95518
For more information see
www.melanieztolley.com
Front door of the CYC on the Arcata plaza,
890 G Street.
Recently added class:
Kundalini Yoga
with Joan Richards
began April 2
Kundalini Yoga is a form of Hatha Yoga which utilizes body movement, sound current, focus and awareness to create within the individual, the realization of infinite creative consciousness. Classes consist of asana, pranayama, mantra and meditation to create abundant health of mind/body/spirit. This form of yoga was held as a private and secret form of yoga until the late 1960s when Yogi Bhajan compassionately brought the practice to the public.
Classes can be dynamic and physically challenging at times, but are suitable for almost anyone. Each of the kriyas or sequences of exercise and meditations, have been handed down through generations of masters and continue to be practiced as taught by Yogi Bhajan rather than being sequenced by the individual teacher.
About instructor Joan Richards
Recently added class:
Ecstatic Dance Arcata
Saturday evenings with facilitator
Veruschka Normandeau
Come take your shoes off, wear loose clothing and set your heart free in a sacred space to dance between heaven and earth! Step into the music, release and shake off, infuse and invoke, transmute and transform, leaving judgment at the door. Celebrate your being, honor the divine, let your body express itself, connect with others in a playful & soulful space. This dance is inspired by Gabriel Roth and the 5 Rhythms, with music provided by Ecstatic Dance Austin & Hawaii. Contact improv welcomed. Open to community participation in creating invocation, warm-up music & altar design. Bring hydration, a positive attitude of mutual respect for yourself and others.
More information about Ecstatic Dance Arcata is at ecstaticdancearcata.weebly.com
About instructor Veruschka Normandeau
Upcoming Events
VOICE DIALOGUE SERIES
with Marilyn Montgomery
Tuesdays, 7:15 - 9 p.m. May 1 - May 22
We all encounter annoyances, frustrations, and challenges in our relationships. There is more to each of us than we ever expected, and yet we often fall into the same behavior patterns over and over. The Voice Dialogue process suggests that we look at ourselves and our relationships in a new way. It is a profound process of conscious transformation that helps us disengage from automatic, reactive patterns into healthy, creative, fulfilling relationships with others. Voice Dialogue brings a sense of inner and outer freedom as negative habit patterns such as worrying, judging, criticizing, eating disorders, and many others begin to be released.
Marilyn Montgomery is a nurse midwife, with over 40 years of experience in a variety of healing modalities. She currently maintains a private practice in Arcata as a Voice Dialogue facilitator and teacher, Certified Continuum Movement teacher, Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner, Spiritual Counselor and Meditation teacher. She lived and worked at a Buddhist Retreat Center for 21 years, and is passionate about empowering others with practical tools that enrich their lives, and which supports conscious transformation. Marilyn offers the wisdom and experience of these different modalities born from her own healing journey.
Dive in deeper to this powerful life-transforming process. $60. Space is limited. Your payment holds your spot. Register at robyn@innerfreedomyoga.com or 440-2111. Or use PayPal here:
http://innerfreedomyoga.com/workshops.php#marilyn
NEW CLASS: YOGA FOR BACK PAIN
Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:30 - 2:30
Starts May 1
Do you suffer from tight neck and shoulders? Are you plagued by lower back pain? If you are ready to align your spine, this class is for you! In this lunch hour class we will use yoga to cultivate increased body awareness and alleviate chronic neck and back pain. With practice you can create and maintain a healthy back. All Levels. No yoga experience required.
Sarah Van Wesep is an emerging yoga teacher who has traveled the world surfing and kayaking. Yoga became an integral part of her life after a kayaking injury in 2008. The practice transformed her body and mind in such a powerful way that she found a passion to share yoga with those around her. Sarah has completed 200 hours of teacher training with Peggy Profant, and Anusara yoga therapeutics training with Robyn Smith and Patrick Harestad. Sarah is currently interested in the therapeutic effects of yoga, and she is developing a private therapeutics practice to complement her classes.
NEW CLASS: YOGA 1 - 2
Thursdays 12:30 - 1:30 • Starts May 3
Classes welcome all levels of students, but are generally geared for experienced beginners. Poses may be sustained longer and discussed in greater detail. Sun Salutations, standing poses, backbends, twists, and basic inversions included.
Instructor: Sarah Van Wesep (see announcement above this one for information about Sarah and her other new class at the CYC).
THE WISDOM OF DESIRE: An Anusara Yoga and Expressive Arts Immersion with Darcy Lyon from San Francisco
May 11 - 13
We all know desire is a complex territory to negotiate so how do we do so skillfully? Tantra, the philosophical roots of Anusara, teaches us there is a deep intelligence present in this force. When we actively and consciously step into the current of our heart’s longings we can use this vital life force to serve our own awakening, deepen love and intimacy and to savor the gifts life offers us. This powerful weekend combines yoga asana, meditation, expressive arts and Western psychology.
Friday, 7 - 9 p.m.: Entering the Territory
What IS desire? How do we understand it and view it within our personal and cultural imagination? Gentle asana, meditation and creative visioning about the landscape of desire. Bring a journal or notebook.
Saturday, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Expanding awareness
Desire moves into our awareness through the vehicles of the senses. By sensitizing and refining our relationship to these five gateways, we can more skillfully work with its pushes and pulls. A dynamic back bend practice using sound and breath.
Saturday, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.: Crossing the Threshold
More exploration of the senses through smell and touch. Gentle and contemplative practice. Please bring a journal or notebook.
Sunday, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Taste the Nectar
In this final playful gathering, we will use a mix of energetic asana and contemplative exploration to taste the complex flavor of desire itself, beyond the extremes of indulgence and denial. Come prepared to be delighted!
Pricing:
2 hour classes: $28 if paid by May 1, $35 after
2.5 hour classes: $35 if paid by May 1, $40 after
More info at Inner Freedom Yoga. Register at robyn@innerfreedomyoga.com or 440-2111. Send payment to Inner Freedom Yoga, 890 G St, Arcata 95521.
May 26: Kirtan Concert with Shantala (Benjy and Heather Wertheimer) from Portland, OR.
Saturday, 8 p.m. Benjy and Heather Wertheimer lead kirtan (sacred chanting) worldwide as the duo Shantala, with soul-stirring vocals, sacred lyrics and exotic instrumentation. The weaving of Benjy’s Indian classical singing and instrumentation with Heather’s soaring vocals is freshly original and profoundly moving.
Shantala has performed and recorded internationally with such sacred music luminaries as Krishna Das, Deva Premal & Miten, and Jai Uttal. $15 in advance from IFY teachers, $16 at People's Records, Arcata Plaza, $20 at the door
THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART:
A 4- week introduction to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) with Margaret Kelso
June 5 - 26
Tuesdays 7:15 - 8:45 p.m.
NVC, also called Compassionate Communication, covers the foundational skills and concepts that help translate frustration, anger, guilt and miscommunication into heart- opening opportunities for connection. The course will include experience with the NVC approach to empathy; ways to transform judgment; practice in identifying true emotions and feelings; discovery of the power of universal needs and values; and skills in using requests that help negotiate strategies where everyone's needs matter.
COST: $55 if paid by June 1, $60 after, $15 drop-ins to first class only. Register at robyn@innerfreedomyoga.com or 440-2111. Send payment to Inner Freedom Yoga, 890 G St, Arcata 95521.
SUMMER ADVANCED INTENSIVE
with Robyn Smith
Monday - Thursday, June 18 - 21
For Level 2 and 2-3 students. Join Robyn for this powerful yoga intensive. Expect to transform your practice and have fun welcoming the Summer season with a great group of yogis. Strong classes of advanced postures and some meditation and pranayama.
Monday: 1:45 - 3:45 p.m. - at Community Yoga Center
Tuesday: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Soul to Soul Spa 854 10th St. (upstairs classroom)
Wednesday: 10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. practice class w/ extended meditation
Thursday: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Soul to Soul - followed with a group lunch on the plaza COST: $58 if paid by June 10, $65 after. Register at robyn@innerfreedomyoga.com or 440-2111. Send payment to Inner Freedom Yoga, 890 G St, Arcata 95521.
