WildHeart

Contact Improv Sundays @ WildHeart
2025-02-02 16:00 - 18:30, 2025-02-16 16:00 - 18:30, 2025-03-02 16:00 - 18:30, 2025-03-16 16:00 - 18:30, 2025-04-06 16:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
Contact Improv Sundays @ WildHeart

First and Third Sundays

4:00-6:30pm (2nd and 4th Sundays in Kingston!)

BYO dinner for a studio-floor picnic afterward

CI Lab 4-5pm (with rotating teachers)

Open Jam 5-6:30pm

Register in advance

Or if you prefer to pay cash at the door, send us an email to let us know you’re coming, so we can help you find your way to the studio.

Overnight guests welcome (with advance notice). Let us know if you want to make a longer visit to WildHeart… email contact@wildheartcenter.art

Weeks that we’re not Jamming @ WildHeart, Hudson Valley Contact Improv continues in Kingston. Email Hudsonvalleycontactimprov@gmail.com for more on the Kingston Jam

Location- This workshop will take place in the Barn. If you’re coming to WildHeart for the first time, please visit our Directions page for arrival info. Refund policy No refunds, no transfers

Vocal Tapestry: Winter Class Series
2025-02-03 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-02-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-02-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-02-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-03-03 19:00 - 20:30
Connect to your creative spirit. Trust the flow of your imagination through vocal improvisation. Dive into the unique expression of your voice while thrilling your soul in a thriving community. This class series will teach you to tap into your creative essence through the building blocks of improvisation.

Vocal Tapestry is a safe and fun space to weave together principles of spontaneous composition, such as rhythm, melody, and dynamics. Each week, we will play games and learn practices that focus on a specific element of vocal improvisation to develop your awareness, skills, and confidence.

Sign up for the entire 8 week series, or drop in for individual classes.

January 13

January 20

January 27

February 3

February 10

February 17

February 24

March 3

Tonights Dance Class CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
2025-02-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Wildheart, 183 East Road, Wallkill, NY, 05156, United States
The Winter Movement Series offers a rich opportunity to try many different forms of movement, meet new people, and get the body going during the cold months!

All workshops are Open Level, anyone and everyone interested in moving creatively and collaboratively in a supportive environment is welcome to join.

Please read each workshop description to learn more about what will be offered.

All workshops are OPEN TO ALL. If you have knee pads, consider bringing them. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle.

Register

Dates:

Thursdays 6-8pm (Biodanza: 6-8:30)

Trial week: January 9th, come check it out, by donation!

8-week series: January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 20, 27, and March 6

Drop-ins welcome.

Cost:

Sliding scale per class: $15-$30

Sliding scale for the whole series: $110-$220

*No one turned away for lack of funds

**We are offering 2 free BIPOC spots for each class. Please reach out to get the code if you are interested in one of these spots.

Register

January 9: Contemporary Dance (Trial week, workshop by donation!)

Neva Cockrell (she/her)

Join Neva for an accessible, welcoming, body-positive dance environment. The workshop will begin with a technique-based warm up with an emphasis on grace, strength, and body awareness. Next, we’ll do a series of exercises to build specific Contemporary Dance skills and an ability to move freely with ease. We’ll then learn a contemporary phrase, practicing full-body movement and musicality. All the while breathing, connecting, and generally having a great time! Neva’s unique style of contemporary dance blends modern techniques and somatic movement, with a touch of both ballet and acrobatics.

January 16: Somatic Movement Exploration

Niki Patel (she/her)

We will use both language and other parts of the brain-body to create individual movement vocabulary to help make sense of everyday life experiences.

January 23: BIODANZA, THE ART OF VIVENCIA*

Circles, walks, dances, games, archetypal gestures, authentic encounters with oneself, others, the world, music and silence… Biodanza is an invitation to cultivate the «Art of Vivencia», the ability to be completely invested in the moment. It allows us to explore gesture as the vocabulary that creates the songs of our lives and to rekindle our connection to self,

others and the world. Reconnecting with simple movements of everyday living, we’ll weave our dances in passionate blissful dialogues of humanity, in moving poetry, rediscovering the joy and profound grace of being alive… together!

*Biodanza is for everyone, proficient dancers and people

who still think they cannot dance.

**Please note this workshop is from 6-8:30.

January 30: Partnering

Courtney Moreno (she/they)

We will warm up by playing with how the solo body can partner with the floor, walls, and each other, through relating as well as using touch/contact. Partnering phrases will be taught as well as generated through prompts, and lead to a final group dance.

February 6: Collaborative Explorations through Scores: Mutually Authored Improvisation

Lauren Mark 麥心怡 (she/her)

Class will be a combination of suggestions and invitations for shared offerings, following a theme inspired by seasonal elements and movements from Chinese medicine. In January, Lauren will start by suggesting circular and spiraling movement sequences to warm the body, collecting energy through a centripetal, inner-directed energetic focus that mirrors that of winter’s corresponding element – water. Movers will then be invited to collaboratively create scores, a method that takes ideas, images, and metaphors to set up exercises for everyone to explore the theme in motion, together. Lauren is interested in inviting everyone who shows up to dance opportunities for mutual inspiration and individual spontaneity, experimenting with both the familiar and unfamiliar.

February 13: Moving Musically and Theatrically

Jerylann Warner (she/her)

Together we will learn fun phrases that bring lyrics to life! What makes choreography musical and theatrical is typically performative for sure but it also requires cunning acuity and full on expression. Like living room dancing and shower singing.

Expect to learn phrases that are staged, singing is NOT required but welcome. All levels.

February 20 BIODANZA, THE ART OF VIVENCIA*

Circles, walks, dances, games, archetypal gestures, authentic encounters with oneself, others, the world, music and silence… Biodanza is an invitation to cultivate the «Art of Vivencia», the ability to be completely invested in the moment. It allows us to explore gesture as the vocabulary that creates the songs of our lives and to rekindle our connection to self,

others and the world. Reconnecting with simple movements of everyday living, we’ll weave our dances in passionate blissful dialogues of humanity, in moving poetry, rediscovering the joy and profound grace of being alive… together!

*Biodanza is for everyone, proficient dancers and people

who still think they cannot dance.

**Please note this workshop is from 6-8:30.

February 27

Teacher and Class TBA soon!

March 6: BIODANZA, THE ART OF VIVENCIA*

Circles, walks, dances, games, archetypal gestures, authentic encounters with oneself, others, the world, music and silence… Biodanza is an invitation to cultivate the «Art of Vivencia», the ability to be completely invested in the moment. It allows us to explore gesture as the vocabulary that creates the songs of our lives and to rekindle our connection to self,

others and the world. Reconnecting with simple movements of everyday living, we’ll weave our dances in passionate blissful dialogues of humanity, in moving poetry, rediscovering the joy and profound grace of being alive… together!

*Biodanza is for everyone, proficient dancers and people

who still think they cannot dance.

**Please note this workshop is from 6-8:30.

Register

8-Week Winter Movement Series
2025-02-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-02-13 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-02-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-02-27 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-03-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Wildheart, 183 East Road, Wallkill, NY, 05156, United States
The Winter Movement Series offers a rich opportunity to try many different forms of movement, meet new people, and get the body going during the cold months!

All workshops are Open Level, anyone and everyone interested in moving creatively and collaboratively in a supportive environment is welcome to join.

Please read each workshop description to learn more about what will be offered.

All workshops are OPEN TO ALL. If you have knee pads, consider bringing them. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle.

Register

Dates:

Thursdays 6-8pm (Biodanza: 6-8:30)

Trial week: January 9th, come check it out, by donation!

8-week series: January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 20, 27, and March 6

Drop-ins welcome.

Cost:

Sliding scale per class: $15-$30

Sliding scale for the whole series: $110-$220

*No one turned away for lack of funds

**We are offering 2 free BIPOC spots for each class. Please reach out to get the code if you are interested in one of these spots.

Register

January 9: Contemporary Dance (Trial week, workshop by donation!)

Neva Cockrell (she/her)

Join Neva for an accessible, welcoming, body-positive dance environment. The workshop will begin with a technique-based warm up with an emphasis on grace, strength, and body awareness. Next, we’ll do a series of exercises to build specific Contemporary Dance skills and an ability to move freely with ease. We’ll then learn a contemporary phrase, practicing full-body movement and musicality. All the while breathing, connecting, and generally having a great time! Neva’s unique style of contemporary dance blends modern techniques and somatic movement, with a touch of both ballet and acrobatics.

January 16: Somatic Movement Exploration

Nikita Patel (she/her)

We will use both language and other parts of the brain-body to create individual movement vocabulary to help make sense of everyday life experiences.

January 23: BIODANZA, THE ART OF VIVENCIA*

Circles, walks, dances, games, archetypal gestures, authentic encounters with oneself, others, the world, music and silence… Biodanza is an invitation to cultivate the «Art of Vivencia», the ability to be completely invested in the moment. It allows us to explore gesture as the vocabulary that creates the songs of our lives and to rekindle our connection to self,

others and the world. Reconnecting with simple movements of everyday living, we’ll weave our dances in passionate blissful dialogues of humanity, in moving poetry, rediscovering the joy and profound grace of being alive… together!

*Biodanza is for everyone, proficient dancers and people

who still think they cannot dance.

**Please note this workshop is from 6-8:30.

January 30: Partnering

Courtney Moreno (she/they)

We will warm up by playing with how the solo body can partner with the floor, walls, and each other, through relating as well as using touch/contact. Partnering phrases will be taught as well as generated through prompts, and lead to a final group dance.

February 6: Collaborative Explorations through Scores: Mutually Authored Improvisation

Lauren Mark 麥心怡 (she/her)

Class will be a combination of suggestions and invitations for shared offerings, following a theme inspired by seasonal elements and movements from Chinese medicine. In January, Lauren will start by suggesting circular and spiraling movement sequences to warm the body, collecting energy through a centripetal, inner-directed energetic focus that mirrors that of winter’s corresponding element – water. Movers will then be invited to collaboratively create scores, a method that takes ideas, images, and metaphors to set up exercises for everyone to explore the theme in motion, together. Lauren is interested in inviting everyone who shows up to dance opportunities for mutual inspiration and individual spontaneity, experimenting with both the familiar and unfamiliar.

February 13: Moving Musically and Theatrically

Jerylann Warner (she/her)

Together we will learn fun phrases that bring lyrics to life! What makes choreography musical and theatrical is typically performative for sure but it also requires cunning acuity and full on expression. Like living room dancing and shower singing.

Expect to learn phrases that are staged, singing is NOT required but welcome. All levels.

February 20 BIODANZA, THE ART OF VIVENCIA*

Circles, walks, dances, games, archetypal gestures, authentic encounters with oneself, others, the world, music and silence… Biodanza is an invitation to cultivate the «Art of Vivencia», the ability to be completely invested in the moment. It allows us to explore gesture as the vocabulary that creates the songs of our lives and to rekindle our connection to self,

others and the world. Reconnecting with simple movements of everyday living, we’ll weave our dances in passionate blissful dialogues of humanity, in moving poetry, rediscovering the joy and profound grace of being alive… together!

*Biodanza is for everyone, proficient dancers and people who still think they cannot dance.

**Please note this workshop is from 6-8:30.

February 27 : Skinner Releasing Technique (getting in to get out to get in)Julie Mayo (she/her)

In Releasing class we will experiment with movement improvisation through the tuning of our perceptions in stillness and spontaneous movement. Supported by the space in and around us, as well as the room as a whole, we will utilize various kinds of music/sound, guided kinesthetic imagery and hands-on partner studies. Through our practice together, we will cultivate letting go of unnecessary tension(s) and, at one’s own pace, allow for new movement possibilities to arise.

Releasing is beneficial to movers at any level, with or without previous dance training, to people recovering from injuries, as well as to professional dancers, actors, musicians and artists of all kinds. This class is OPEN TO ALL.

March 6: BIODANZA, THE ART OF VIVENCIA*

Circles, walks, dances, games, archetypal gestures, authentic encounters with oneself, others, the world, music and silence… Biodanza is an invitation to cultivate the «Art of Vivencia», the ability to be completely invested in the moment. It allows us to explore gesture as the vocabulary that creates the songs of our lives and to rekindle our connection to self,

others and the world. Reconnecting with simple movements of everyday living, we’ll weave our dances in passionate blissful dialogues of humanity, in moving poetry, rediscovering the joy and profound grace of being alive… together!

*Biodanza is for everyone, proficient dancers and people who still think they cannot dance.

**Please note this workshop is from 6-8:30.

Register

Group Shake
2025-02-09 17:30 - 18:30
Group Shake (in-person only)

5-6.30pm January 12 (60-75 mins)

Group Shake – A somatic movement practice during which we will shake to music or sometimes, silence. Shaking, individually but as part of a group to ground us, can be healing as it is a natural way to relieve tension. You may choose to shake standing, seated, lying down or alternating between those depending on what your body needs in the moment. You can choose your own intensity, when to stop or when to keep going as you listen to your own body. While it is important to keep ourselves open to what, if anything, may arise emotionally, please only engage to the degree that you can still care for yourself. This is not a therapeutic space. The practice will start with a demonstration and it will end in silence. Dress comfortably and stay hydrated!

$10-$25 (with Sonic Immersion $8-20 – Come just for the Shake, or stay on for the Sonic Immersion right after)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Location – This workshop will take place in the Barn. If you’re coming to WildHeart for the first time, please visit our Directions page for arrival info.

Sonic Immersion
2025-02-09 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-03-09 19:00 - 20:00
with Sasha Bogdanowitsch

Registration deadline January 20th

BIPOC pay-what-you-want

*Reach out if money is a barrier

Come experience a multi-instrumental Sound Bath with composer-performer and Loom Ensemble co-founder, Sasha Bogdanowitsch. This full body listening experience will draw from Sasha’s extensive instrument collection of original and global winds, strings and percussion and his background of intensive musical studies of the world’s musics from countries such as India, Indonesia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. Sasha will couple this with his unique vocals and live looping to create an ever evolving sonic tapestry that will immerse the listener in resonance and overtones; aiding all in their own sonic journey, relaxation, stress reduction, and/or meditation.

Participants will be free to recline (savasana pose), sit or stand as needed. Some yoga mats and blankets will be provided but please bring whatever materials you need to feel warm and relaxed.

Everyone, all bodies, all experience levels are welcome in this class.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE

CANCELLED: tonight's Winter Movement Series
2025-02-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Wildheart, 183 East Road, Wallkill, NY, 05156, United States
The Winter Movement Series offers a rich opportunity to try many different forms of movement, meet new people, and get the body going during the cold months!

All workshops are Open Level, anyone and everyone interested in moving creatively and collaboratively in a supportive environment is welcome to join.

Please read each workshop description to learn more about what will be offered.

All workshops are OPEN TO ALL. If you have knee pads, consider bringing them. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle.

Register

Dates:

Thursdays 6-8pm (Biodanza: 6-8:30)

Trial week: January 9th, come check it out, by donation!

8-week series: January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 20, 27, and March 6

Drop-ins welcome.

Cost:

Sliding scale per class: $15-$30

Sliding scale for the whole series: $110-$220

*No one turned away for lack of funds

**We are offering 2 free BIPOC spots for each class. Please reach out to get the code if you are interested in one of these spots.

Register

January 9: Contemporary Dance (Trial week, workshop by donation!)

Neva Cockrell (she/her)

Join Neva for an accessible, welcoming, body-positive dance environment. The workshop will begin with a technique-based warm up with an emphasis on grace, strength, and body awareness. Next, we’ll do a series of exercises to build specific Contemporary Dance skills and an ability to move freely with ease. We’ll then learn a contemporary phrase, practicing full-body movement and musicality. All the while breathing, connecting, and generally having a great time! Neva’s unique style of contemporary dance blends modern techniques and somatic movement, with a touch of both ballet and acrobatics.

January 16: Somatic Movement Exploration

Niki Patel (she/her)

We will use both language and other parts of the brain-body to create individual movement vocabulary to help make sense of everyday life experiences.

January 23: BIODANZA, THE ART OF VIVENCIA*

Circles, walks, dances, games, archetypal gestures, authentic encounters with oneself, others, the world, music and silence… Biodanza is an invitation to cultivate the «Art of Vivencia», the ability to be completely invested in the moment. It allows us to explore gesture as the vocabulary that creates the songs of our lives and to rekindle our connection to self,

others and the world. Reconnecting with simple movements of everyday living, we’ll weave our dances in passionate blissful dialogues of humanity, in moving poetry, rediscovering the joy and profound grace of being alive… together!

*Biodanza is for everyone, proficient dancers and people

who still think they cannot dance.

**Please note this workshop is from 6-8:30.

January 30: Partnering

Courtney Moreno (she/they)

We will warm up by playing with how the solo body can partner with the floor, walls, and each other, through relating as well as using touch/contact. Partnering phrases will be taught as well as generated through prompts, and lead to a final group dance.

February 6: Collaborative Explorations through Scores: Mutually Authored Improvisation

Lauren Mark 麥心怡 (she/her)

Class will be a combination of suggestions and invitations for shared offerings, following a theme inspired by seasonal elements and movements from Chinese medicine. In January, Lauren will start by suggesting circular and spiraling movement sequences to warm the body, collecting energy through a centripetal, inner-directed energetic focus that mirrors that of winter’s corresponding element – water. Movers will then be invited to collaboratively create scores, a method that takes ideas, images, and metaphors to set up exercises for everyone to explore the theme in motion, together. Lauren is interested in inviting everyone who shows up to dance opportunities for mutual inspiration and individual spontaneity, experimenting with both the familiar and unfamiliar.

February 13: Moving Musically and Theatrically

Jerylann Warner (she/her)

Together we will learn fun phrases that bring lyrics to life! What makes choreography musical and theatrical is typically performative for sure but it also requires cunning acuity and full on expression. Like living room dancing and shower singing.

Expect to learn phrases that are staged, singing is NOT required but welcome. All levels.

CANCELLED February 20 BIODANZA, THE ART OF VIVENCIA*

Circles, walks, dances, games, archetypal gestures, authentic encounters with oneself, others, the world, music and silence… Biodanza is an invitation to cultivate the «Art of Vivencia», the ability to be completely invested in the moment. It allows us to explore gesture as the vocabulary that creates the songs of our lives and to rekindle our connection to self,

others and the world. Reconnecting with simple movements of everyday living, we’ll weave our dances in passionate blissful dialogues of humanity, in moving poetry, rediscovering the joy and profound grace of being alive… together!

*Biodanza is for everyone, proficient dancers and people

who still think they cannot dance.

**Please note this workshop is from 6-8:30.

February 27

Teacher and Class TBA soon!

March 6: BIODANZA, THE ART OF VIVENCIA*

Circles, walks, dances, games, archetypal gestures, authentic encounters with oneself, others, the world, music and silence… Biodanza is an invitation to cultivate the «Art of Vivencia», the ability to be completely invested in the moment. It allows us to explore gesture as the vocabulary that creates the songs of our lives and to rekindle our connection to self,

others and the world. Reconnecting with simple movements of everyday living, we’ll weave our dances in passionate blissful dialogues of humanity, in moving poetry, rediscovering the joy and profound grace of being alive… together!

*Biodanza is for everyone, proficient dancers and people

who still think they cannot dance.

**Please note this workshop is from 6-8:30.

Register

CANCELED Tonight's Class: 8-Week Winter Movement Series
2025-03-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Wildheart, 183 East Road, Wallkill, NY, 05156, United States

Somatic Movement Education Program - Nervous System Module
2025-03-07 16:00 - 2025-03-17 11:00 | Wildheart, 183 East Road, Wallkill, NY, 05156, United States
NERVOUS SYSTEM 3/7 – 3/17/25 (days off 3/11 & 3/12)Arrivals, orientation and welcome dinner 3/7/25. Morning Departures 3/17 (day off if you’re staying for Endocrine)

Experience first occurs on the cellular level. The nervous system is the recording system of the body. It records our experiences and organizes them into patterns. It can then recall the experience and modify it by integrating it with patterns of other systems and previous experiences. The nervous system is the last to know, but, once knowing, it becomes a major control center of psychophysical processes. It can initiate the learning of new experience through creativity and play. The nervous system underlies alertness, thought, and precision of coordination and establishes the perceptual base from which we view and interact with our internal and external worlds.

Shake with Niki
2025-03-09 16:30 - 17:30
Shake with Niki (in-person only)

4:30 – 5:30pm Second Sunday of every month, starting November 10th (60-75 mins)

Group Shake – A somatic movement practice during which we will shake to music or sometimes, silence. Shaking, individually but as part of a group to ground us, can be healing as it is a natural way to relieve tension. You may choose to shake standing, seated, lying down or alternating between those depending on what your body needs in the moment. You can choose your own intensity, when to stop or when to keep going as you listen to your own body. While it is important to keep ourselves open to what, if anything, may arise emotionally, please only engage to the degree that you can still care for yourself. This is not a therapeutic space. The practice will start with a demonstration and it will end in silence. Dress comfortably and stay hydrated!

$10-$25

5pm (just for today)- Contact Improv Sundays @ WildHeart
2025-03-16 17:00 - 19:30
Contact Improv Sundays @ WildHeart

First and Third Sundays

5:00-7:30pm (2nd and 4th Sundays in Kingston!) – Later timing only for today

BYO dinner for a studio-floor picnic afterward

CI Lab 5-6pm (with rotating teachers)

Open Jam 6-7:30pm

Register in advance

Or if you prefer to pay cash at the door, send us an email to let us know you’re coming, so we can help you find your way to the studio.

Overnight guests welcome (with advance notice). Let us know if you want to make a longer visit to WildHeart… email contact@wildheartcenter.art

Weeks that we’re not Jamming @ WildHeart, Hudson Valley Contact Improv continues in Kingston. Email Hudsonvalleycontactimprov@gmail.com for more on the Kingston Jam

Location- This workshop will take place in the Barn. If you’re coming to WildHeart for the first time, please visit our Directions page for arrival info.

Somatic Movement Education Program - Endocrine System Module
2025-03-18 16:00 - 2025-03-25 11:00 | Wildheart, 183 East Road, Wallkill, NY, 05156, United States
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM 3/19 – 3/24/25 (days off 3/21)Arrivals, orientation and welcome dinner 3/18 – morning Departures 3/25/25

The endocrine glands are the major chemical governing system of the body and are closely aligned with the nervous system. Their secretions pass directly into the blood stream and their balance or imbalance influences all of the cells in the body. The glands are the keystone between the organs and the nervous system and between the nervous system and the fluids. They create crystalline psychophysical states through which we are able to experience and understand the universal aspect of self. This is the system of internal stillness, surges or explosions of chaos/balance and the crystallization of energy into archetypal experiences. The endocrine glands underlie intuition and the perceiving and understanding of the Universal Mind.

Vocal Tapestry: Spring Class Series
2025-03-31 18:00 - 19:30

Rise & Shine with Niki
2025-04-01 08:30 - 09:30
Rise & Shine with Niki (in-person or online)8.30-9.30am Tuesday mornings (50 mins)Rise & Shine – Kickstart your day with this class by working with your body & breath. A physical practice that focuses on strength, flexibility, breath and balance through static or linked poses, mandala flows, and challenging ‘peak pose’ flows to bring you into your bodies and onto your mats, leaving you blissfully energized and ready for your day. We will use Hatha & Vinyasa yoga to help improve internal and external stability. While some knowledge of basic yoga asanas can be helpful, it doesn’t matter where you are on your yoga journey, by attending regularly you will benefit from advancing your yoga practice and challenging yourself daily. Join in-person or online. A link to the online class will be sent once you register.$15-25 (BIPOC – pay what you can)

Yin-Restore with Niki
2025-04-02 18:00 - 19:30
Yin-Restore with Niki (in-person or online)

6-7.30pm Tuesday evenings starting November 5th (90 mins)

A Yin/ Restorative practice that uses props & longer holding poses to stimulate the ‘relaxation response’. I aim to hold space for folks and guide them to play with their edge, release control and let gravity do the work. Join in-person or online. A link to the online class will be sent once you register.

$15-25 (BIPOC – pay what you can)

Deep Listening Series
2025-04-03 18:00 - 19:30

Canceled - Prenatal Yoga and Strength
2025-04-07 10:30 - 11:30
Perhaps most importantly, this hour-long class is a time for you to be with your body and your baby during your pregnancy – which can be a busy and full time!

Class will begin and end with quiet, guided time to connect to yourself and the baby. We’ll take time to gently warm up and cool down as this is essential during pregnancy to help prevent injury and create a sense of wellbeing in the body. We’ll do many postures that encourage the body to softly open and relax, easing aches and postural pains. In the middle of class we will make our way through a series of movements from Yoga Asana practice, Ballet Barre, and classic Strength Training to help to strengthen and stabilize the body. Pregnant bodies tend toward looseness as they prepare for birth, so adding strength and stability into the mix is highly beneficial. During this portion, Neva will always offer options to increase or decrease the workload. While exercising during pregnancy (when cleared by a midwife or doctor to do so) can be an important piece of maintaining a healthy body and mind, overexercising can take away precious energy. Neva will encourage each person to work at their own pace, approach their body with kindness and care, and tailor each session to their unique needs. There will also be a time during each class specifically focused on the pelvis and the pelvic floor. This intimate work is vitally important during pregnancy, birth, and post-partum. Having familiarity and comfort working with the pelvis in a supportive way can truly change a birther’s experience of the whole process of bringing new life into the world.

Class will include a variety of props to help offer a well supported practice. Ideally, each session will leave participants feeling calmer, stronger, and more connected to themselves and their baby.

Neva has over 15 years of teaching experience with a combination of ballet barre, yoga, meditation, contemporary dance, acrobatics, and somatics. She has many years of teaching pre- and post-natal embodiment, including training new instructors how to do so. She is the mother of a 3-year-old named Dion and during this series will be in the second trimester with baby #2.
