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The People's Yoga was the first low-cost community-oriented yoga studio in Portland.

The People’s Yoga was established as a response to members of our community who found yoga was financially out of their reach but who wish to be included in the many and varied healing benefits the practice has to offer. It is our goal to foster a diverse, non-dogmatic, warm and encouraging environment free of competition and expectations to fit within the commercial mold. Our job is to provide the highest quality of yoga instruction and ensure that it is accessible to all, regardless of economic barriers. To that end, we are grateful for the help of our highly experienced teachers. It is their skill, their passion for their students and their personal appreciation for the gifts of yoga that create the unique environment that is the foundation of our community. You can join us at any three of our eastside locations on any day of the week. We offer more than 70 yoga classes per week, with styles ranging from beginner to advanced, and you are welcome to all of them. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at ContactUs@ThePeoplesYoga.org. Note that our Mississippi location is on the 2nd Floor and is only accessible by stairs. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and our other three locations are all ADA accessible.

11/06/2025

NE Killingsworth has been sporting this barrel for the past 6 months - but y’all know it’s time to push care out to our community. If you’ve got the means to donate, we collaborate with St Andrew’s Food Pantry on Alberta. The pantry is open Wed-Friday mornings for community members to pick what they need - be it food, laundry detergent or tampons.

You can drop donations off in the barrel while you’re in for class! 🤸

11/03/2025

Intergenerational Yoga with is this weekend! Sunday, November 9th 3-4:30p at SE Hawthorne.
Come with your grandpa, come with your toddler, come by yourself and relish in the messy magnificence of practicing yoga with folks allllll across the age spectrum.

The practice offered in these classes will (in terms of asana) looks like a lot of Hatha Flow classes you attend at People’s - just with the added inspiration & sound track of seeing a wiiiiide range of ages interpret presence from their present state of being.

$5-40 sliding scale for each human

09/09/2025

has gone through the beautiful process of bringing the heart of her sound healings into album form ✨she’s inviting folks to share this release with her in a donation based sound healing with some time to connect. This Saturday, September 13th 7p at NE Killingsworth. Sign up so we know how many date ghee truffles to make 😉

You can also buy the album on Bandcamp (name your price!) or add it to playlists on your fave music platform starting Friday, September 12!

09/18/2024

Tomorrow Thursday 9/19 Wendy Hambidge will offer her monthly “Experiencing My Anatomy” class - 90
minutes to@develop a felt understanding of your anatomy and how you might interpret the cues offered in class. This month Wendy focuses on the integration from your Spine into your Ribs and into your Arms and Hands. 🙌 12-1:30p at NE Killingsworth location- use your membership, class card or a drop in to join!

01/24/2024

We’re so honored to be hosting while she’s in town in February! She’ll be offering some free community classes specifically for the BIPOC practitioners in Portland. We’re splitting her time between SE and NE in hopes that folks who live in all neighborhoods might have the chance to join in and ground into practice. Dates are listed below. Each class will include a nourishing asana practice and a guided yoga nidra journey. These classes will be offered for free, so spread the word and bring friends!

Thursdays February 8th and 15th 7:15-8:15p at SE Hawthorne

Mondays February 19th and 26th 5:30-6:30p at NE Killingsworth

01/08/2024

Yoga for Backcare with Alix starts next week! Sunday January 14. The first class will focus on upper back care and January 28th will focus on lower back care 🫛🫛🫛 (s/o to the only emoji I could find that was giving “spine” vibes. Suggestions warmly accepted!)

10/31/2023

Correction! Y’all, I miswrote the time in my post about Matt’s workshop coming at you this Sunday. Join him 2:30-4:30p at SE Hawthorne 🫶 This focused workshop on the dynamic hips will explore how we can release hip tension and tightness, creating functional strength, stability and mobility. We will use a combination of integrative, therapeutic yoga postures and breathing techniques as we explore how the hips play a vital role in so many everyday movements.

10/17/2023

CORRECTION! Whoops! Yes, we are excited that is offering Yoga Foundations on Mondays at NE Killingsworth this fall! But, her series is FIVE weeks, not four! Join her November 6-December 4. Rachel is sure to bring her focus on personal practice into this series. She’ll offer you clarity on common shapes and support you in finding the modifications that support you in your practice of care and self-discovery.

05/15/2023

This weekend is hosting a donation class to support the Mental Health and Addiction of Oregon. In honor of Mental Heath Awareness month, Quinn will be hosting a gentle yoga practice this Saturday, May 20 from 4-5p at NE Killingsworth. Join for a minimum $5 donation and all proceeds will benefit MHAAO’s inclusive, peer-run programs. Being “peer-run” means that 99% of the staff have personally experienced addiction and/or mental health challenges and recovery.

Enroll at our website and join this Saturday!

05/05/2023

Audra is adding a workshop to the June schedule! Join her for 4 Tuesday evenings in June 7:15-9p for “A Therapeutic Compassion Group: Evidenced Based Practices for Expanding Our Hearts and Minds”. This is not an Asana practice, but time to gather in learning, reflection and practice on the art of compassion.

In Audra’s words, “What happens when we release the hypervigilant inner voice that is constantly monitoring and policing us, pointing us toward an unattainable perfection and “rightness” and move toward love? Come find out. Let’s spend Tuesday evenings in June exploring compassion theory and practices. Expect laughter, neuroscience, journal writing, group work, meditations, and plenty for you to take back into your daily life. Compassion often needs a witness because we often cannot see when we are being hard on ourselves, and group work is the perfect way to soften into the unfamiliar stance of love.”

Link in bio 💕

June 7-27
7:15-9p at NE Killingsworth

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05/03/2023

is sharing a Yoga Nidra practice Tomorrow eve (Thursday 7:15-8:15p). You can join in person at SE Hawthrone or stream in from hommmmme 💙

04/28/2023

A couple new classes on the schedule next week! Kris is leaving her Friday noon at NE Killingsworth - but Sarah Ewing (formerly Robinette) is taking it over! 🎉 and, Kris is adding a kid-week Gentle to her SE schedule 💆🤗

Address

855 N. Failing Street
Portland, OR
97227

Telephone

+15038779644

Website

http://thepeoplesyoga.org/

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