CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Participants in Yoga in the Park participate in a guided session in the newly renovated West End Park premises.
Yoga in the Park is back in its seventh season this year and offers free outdoor practice lessons.
Yoga in the Park coordinators have partnered with 13th Street District and the Marshalltown Parks and Recreation division to bring yoga classes outside in the newly renovated section of West End Park.
The sessions take place every second Saturday through August from 8.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m., the next on this Saturday. Registration begins at 8.15 a.m., but can also be completed online. Guests aged 14 and over are welcome; from 10 to 13 years of age, a legal guardian is required. Pets and children under 10 years of age are not allowed. Participants must bring their own yoga mat or enjoy a spot on the grass. Classes are free, but voluntary donations are welcome, with proceeds going toward the cost of classes and 13 percent toward the 13th Street District.
The sessions are designed for beginners to advanced and provide a perfect entry point for anyone interested in yoga.
New this summer is a yoga series every Monday. While this event costs $ 10, each Monday focuses on a different topic and style of yoga with more education than typical yoga in the park.
“Yoga is fantastic not only because of the physical benefits you get from it, but also because of the mental and spiritual benefits.” Yoga in the Park coordinator and certified YogaFit teacher Heidi Draisey said.
She has been teaching yoga since 2014 and left her position at Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA in November to start her own yoga studio, Spirited Yoga and Wellness. She said the benefits she received from yoga sparked a passion and inspired her to teach others.
Over the past decade, Draisey has made yoga increasingly popular not only in the gym, but also at the community and mental health level.
“It’s not just about the physical aspects of balance and flexibility, but also about the ability to override the stress response.” said Draisey. “We all get stressed and it’s a great way to regulate ourselves. We can take a moment, be aware that we are in a stressful situation and know that we can use our minds and breath to overcome this reaction and calm down. “
She said that the poses taught in yoga in the park can be modified to suit different physical abilities.
“If there is a position that does not suit someone’s body that day, we can make other suggestions.” said Draisey. “For those who are worried about a bad knee or a hip replacement, or tension, or are still working with their balance, we offer a path we can build on.”
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Contact Trevor Babcock at 641-753-6611
or tbabcock@timesrepublican.com.
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