Yoga East

11/29/2025

Help support our annual Footprints Food Drive. (1) Check the link below for items on that Footprints Food Pantry needs. (2) Bring and item or two to your next class. Just drop it off in the lobby. (3) We'll bring one big delivery to Footprints on the morning on Dec 8th (so make sure you drop off on or before the 7th!)

Thanks so much! Footprints is an incredible organization that has been providing so much to our community for over 30 years.

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Current Donation Needs List

11/18/2025

Traditional Ashtanga is not practiced on the new or full moon and Yoga East does not hold Mysore classes on those days – making it a perfect time to take a break from your usual practice and invite in some nurturing, supportive practices!

But why doing Laura for a moon day practice?

1. Recognize the Cycles of Nature
Since these classes are only held on new or full moon mornings, it helps you connect to a rhythm defined by nature. Recognizing that rhythm helps us live in harmony with nature.

2. Supportive Energy
Each moon day class supports the energy of the day. On Full Moon days the class is meant to support and balance the amplified & external energy of a full moon. On days with a new moon, the class helps support the more muted and internal energy brought out by that moon phase.

3. Casual Introduction to Other Limbs of Yoga
Each moon day class includes some gentle yoga poses. But they’re also a great opportunity to practice pranayama breathing, meditation, and even chanting in a relaxes, no-pressure environment.

Look out for these special classes on mornings with full or new moons. They end up being about once every-other week.

🌘 Moon Day Practices
🧘 With
☀️ Full & New Moon Mornings
📍 7:30-845am

11/15/2025

Two special evening classes this week.

🌘 Tuesday, Nov 18, 6pm - Join Karyn for her monthly Restorative Yoga offering. Relax the body and mind as you completely let go for 90 minutes.

💙 Wednesday, Nov 19, 6pm - Yoga For Grief is an online and in-person class for the grieving body. We welcome all levels, including beginners to yoga, and all grievers, not just bereaved parents.

In the first part of the class we will incorporate readings, an offering to our loved ones, meditative exercises, and gentle body movement. In the second half of the class will offer reiki during a led Yoga Nidra meditation led by Deana. This is a donation-based class for

11/03/2025

🎉 Current & aspiring yoga teachers - Don’t miss out on this bonus workshop session with .yoga.ross

Yogis Helping Yogis is Sunday noon-2pm. Ross will cover the complexities of running an Ashtanga centered class. From hands-on assists to managing a room with students of various skill levels. We’ll cover proper etiquette, how and when to use props, and any other topics that the group wants to discuss.

If you’re currently teaching or thinking of teaching, this workshop is for you! CEU credits are also available for this one.

Sunday’s Yogis Helping Yogis is an add-on to the full Ross Stambaugh Weekend. Be sure to check out all the other offerings on Friday (Pranayama & Chanting), Saturday (Mysore, Arm Balances) & Sunday (Mysore) through the link in our bio.

Ross Stambaugh Workshop Weekend
November 7-9

Bonus workshop for teachers, Sunday, Nov 9 at Noon
$65 investment

11/02/2025

Gentle poses, Reiki, & Yoga Nidra 💙 Join Deana Cavan, from Rett’s Roost and Michelle Verdi, from Yoga East, for a donation-based class for the grieving body. We welcome all levels, including beginners to yoga, and all grievers, not just bereaved parents. Yoga brings clarity to the often inaccurate and self-deprecating thoughts that surround our loss. It opens our hearts up for love and gratitude. And it can fill in the broken places.

In the first part of class we will incorporate readings, an offering to our loved ones, meditative exercises, and gentle body movement. In the second half, Michelle will offer reiki during a led Yoga Nidra meditation led by Deana.

This is a fundraising class supporting . If you lost a child, this class is free. If you’ve had another type of loss, please make a donation of at least $22 on the Rett’s Roost website. We will also accept cash, check, and Venmo at the yoga studio.

💙 Yoga For Grief
📍 Wednesday, November 19, 6:00-7:30pm
📌 Yoga East, Kittery, Maine
✨ $22 Suggested Donation to

10/26/2025

Quick story about the last time .yoga.ross was at Yoga East and he did chair yoga with . I love this interaction because it shows how rooted the student mindset is with Ross.

Come practice with Ross Nov 7-9 in Kittery, Maine

Friday 5:30pm - Chanting & Pranayama
Saturday 8am - Mysore
Saturday 12pm - Arm balances & Inversions
Sunday 8am - Mysore
Sunday 12pm - Extra workshop for teachers on adjustments and class management

10/16/2025

Can you truly relax - let go of everything pulling at your attention - and simply be present?

It can be surprisingly challenging to lie quietly for 90 minutes. To be still with just your body and mind. To not reach for your phone or skip ahead to the next song.

In our active yoga practice, we focus the mind through breath and movement. But in restorative yoga, we lose that crutch - there’s no motion or “next pose” to rely on.
The stillness itself becomes the practice.

Over time, the benefits can be profound: a calmer mind, reduced daily stress, an easier shift into “rest and digest,” and even improved memory and attention span.

Join Karyn every month
🌘 Restorative Yoga
📍 6pm, Third Tuesday of every month

This class often fills up, so be sure to sign up in advance!

10/14/2025

Yin Yoga is the quiet complement to more active practices and sports. Slow, steady, and grounding, it balances the body and calms the mind.

We offer two Yin classes every week. Here are 3 reasons why everyone should practice yin:

1. Deep Release
Long-held postures go beyond the muscles to gently stretch the connective tissues - fascia, ligaments, and joints. This helps improve flexibility, mobility, and ease in the hips, spine, and hamstrings.

2. Stillness & Awareness
The longer holds invite curiosity and listening. As we slow down, we notice how our bodies move, release, and find comfort in stillness.

3. Restful & Calm Sleep
Yin activates the parasympathetic nervous system, easing tension and quieting the mind. Students often leave class peaceful and sleep deeply afterward.

Yin teaches patience, presence, and balance. A practice of softening, releasing, and tuning into the body’s quiet wisdom.

Join and each week for our Yin offerings
🌘 Mondays 4:30-5:45pm with Michelle
☀️ Wednesday 9:00-10:15am with Mary