Event Details
Yoga Basics: A 6-Week Beginner Workshop
MONDAYS, SEPTEMBER 22 – NOVEMBER 3 | 3:30-4:30PM
(NO CLASS 10/20)
$60 | IN-PERSON
INSTRUCTOR: CHRISTA WORRELL
Location: Assisi Heights (1001 14th Street NW, Rochester, MN 55901) Click here for map.
Curious about yoga but feeling shy?
Join us for a 6-week, down-to-earth exploration of yoga fundamentals, including:
—yogic philosophy
—breath work (pranayama)
—postures/poses (asanas)
—vinyasa flow (linking breath to movement)
Whether you prefer practicing on a mat OR seated in a chair, we promise a non-judgmental, beginner-friendly, FUN venue designed to enhance your balance, strength, and flexibility.
What do you need?
Loose, comfortable clothing or yoga pants & a t-shirt.
Please bring your own yoga mat if you prefer a mat-based approach.
We can provide some yoga blocks and folding-chairs.
Bare feet, socks, or stable athletic shoes (if you prefer)
What you can expect to learn/gain:
1) A working knowledge of common postures (asanas) and how to embody them safely.
2) The modern names and Sanskrit pronunciations of the poses.
3) A wide range of supine, seated, kneeling and standing postures. (Can be adapted for chair)
4) How to link breath to movement through a series of simple vinyasa sequences.
5) An introduction to basic yogic philosophy.
6) A growing sense of peace and clarity—yoga’s mental perks!
7) Q&A time: freedom to ask any burning (or embarrassing) yoga-related questions.
8) A better understanding of yoga-class etiquette.
Meet Your Instructor: Christa Worrell, RYT200
Christa started yoga in 2002 as the logical choice after years of classical ballet (old knees), but quickly fell in love with the whole mind-body-spirit connection. In the summer of 2018, she expanded her practice and completed 200-hour Prana Vinyasa Teacher training through Yoga Tribe with Heather Ritenour in Rochester, MN. She’s been an instructor ever since. In 2021, she added Yin Yoga certification to her repertoire because she feels it’s the harmonious counterpart to more vigorous forms of vinyasa yoga. Christa currently teaches a wide variety of weekly yoga classes—Gentle, Yin, Vinyasa, and Beginner—in Rochester, MN. She loves the sense of peace yoga imparts and delights in sharing that experience with students. Off the yoga mat, Christa enjoys veterinary medicine, writing, and hunting morels in the spring.
Welcome to this in person program at Assisi Heights! Please refrain from attending if experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19 or other illness or have been exposed to any persons infected with COVID-19. Please park in the lot in front of Assisi Heights and enter through the main entrance.
