Welcome to the St. Paul Yoga Center!
Donna, Don and Mary (Owners of the St. Paul Yoga Center)
Updates and Upcoming Events
Margie's classes are cancelled on July 2nd (Thurs.), 6th (Mon.), and 9th (Thurs.)
All of the regularly scheduled classes will be taught on the 4th of July weekend, Friday-Monday, except Margie's Mon. class (see above) and Velleda's Friday morning class.
Velleda's Friday morning Beyond Beginning class is cancelled for Session IV (summer). It will resume in the fall.
Jeanne's classes are Cancelled on Tuesday August 4 and Thursday August 6. These classes will run one week longer into August to complete the 8 week session, with the Tuesday classes ending on August 18 and the Thursday class ending August 20.
Dr. Ren's Tai Chi class has been cancelled.
Velleda will teach Women's Yoga for Addiction, beginning with Session V in the fall. Watch for more information.
Please see the "Workshops and Retreats" page for upcoming events.
Try one class for free!
Are you a new to the St. Paul Yoga Center? Would you like to try one class for free? Follow this link to a coupon. Just print it out and bring it with you to the class of your choice.
What City Pages said about the St.Paul Yoga Center
Yoga, or "union" in the classical Indian language, Sanskrit, is about balancing one's body with one's mind—finding serenity and calmness while strengthening one's physical self. For that reason, yoga shouldn't be overpriced or commercial, and you shouldn't walk into a studio to find clones of beautiful, thin people who see yoga only as a way to burn calories. Unlike many of the trendier studios popping up around the Twin Cities, the St. Paul Yoga Center hosts people of all shapes, sizes, ages, colors, and genders in its three studios. The center offers a variety of courses for beginning and advanced levels, as well as classes for children, seniors, and expecting couples. It only takes one class at the center to know that the people practicing here don't see yoga as a once-a-week thing. Here, students learn how to incorporate breath and the silence of the mind into their everyday life. They learn the meaning behind specific poses and the eventual goal of their chosen yoga practice. At the St. Paul Yoga Center, students learn how to turn a yoga class into a lifestyle.
What is Yoga?
Yoga means "union" in the Sanskrit language. It is an ancient art, science and philosophy based on Patanjali's yoga sutras. It brings balance, serenity and physical health to the practicing student by working the body, observing the breath and quieting the mind. It helps develop strength, endurance and flexibility of body, mind, and spirit.
There are many different approaches to yoga. The St. Paul Yoga Center is diverse in nature and supports any path that follows the basic yoga teachings of nonviolence, truthfulness, compassion, awareness, tolerance and integrity.
It is our mission, through nonviolent living, through community service, and through a commitment to diversity, accessibility and ecological sensitivity, to offer a space where all people can learn and practice the teachings of yoga in an environment that supports personal growth and world peace.
Please read the class descriptions and teachers' biographies found on this web site to help you find the class and teacher that best meets your needs.