Pure Light Yoga

06/06/2026

06/04/2026

Before yoga was part of our mainstream exercise culture, Carol Ann Baker was healing her back and neck through personal practice, using yoga books, with no teacher or YouTube tutorial in sight. That quiet, determined practice didn't just transform her physical health... It changed her life. ✨ It allowed her to heal physically, but also to build relationships, find belonging, and discover a deep love for her fellow mankind. ❤️

Now as the manager of Pure Light Yoga, tucked inside High Point's beloved DeBeen Espresso, she brings that same spirit into every single class. 🌿

“My biggest goal here is to find ways to build communities,” Carol Ann says and she means it. From free classes to food drives, from book clubs to plant classes, there's something for every member of the community at Pure Light. 🙏

Whether you're brand new to yoga, dealing with creaky joints, or ready to level up — Pure Light has a class for you. More than that, it has a community waiting to welcome you.

🔗 Read the full story here: https://www.highpointdiscovered.org/stories/finding-belonging-in-every-breath-pure-light-yoga/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=blog_article_2026
🧘‍♀️ Learn more: Pure Light Yoga

For Carol Ann Baker, yoga is not just a form of movement but a space for community, a spiritual practice, and discovery.

06/04/2026

Here’s Wendy’s June teaching schedule at Pure Light Yoga:

Tues, 4:30 pm: Stretch, Strengthen and Unwind
Thurs, 4:30 pm: Stretch, Strengthen and Unwind
Sat, 11:30 am: Yinasana
Sun,11:30 am: Active Flexibility
Sun, 3 pm: Yin Flow and Self-Care
Sun, June 21: Special moon salutations in both classes

The heart of summer, June is a big month for yoga. The International Day of Yoga falls on the summer solstice, traditionally celebrated with sun salutations malas. As well as being Father’s Day this year, and the year’s longest day, the solstice marks the ingress to the zodiacal sign of Cancer, the crab.

The month’s focus: Water sign poses!

Cancer is a water sign, as are Scorpio and Pisces. Summer is beach, lakeside, and pool time, and we step up the hydration. We're more aware of water. Let's splash around with yoga poses such as fish, crab, locust, turtle, frog, and more!

Plus for both classes on Sun, June 21, we'll practice moon salutations. Cancer is ruled by the moon, and it will be a nice complement to the day's traditional sun salutations. Move through the yang of 108 sun salutations, then chill out with the yin flow of moon salutations!

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Take classes with us at Pure Light Yoga, High Point’s longest continually open YOGA STUDIO — for 14 years! Pure Light Yoga is annually voted among the Triad’s Best.

$15 drop-in. Try 30 days of yoga for $30. Special class pass for full-time students. Register through the Pure Light Yoga app, Google and at purelightyoga.com. Friendly vibes! Pick up a weekly schedule next door at DeBeen HP.

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Wendy Robinson, PhD, 200-hour, has taught at Pure Light Yoga since 2017. She’s primarily trained in the Dharma and Iyengar styles. However, her teaching style is eclectic, since she’s practiced yoga since she was a teenager. She’s experienced many types of yoga and related classes over decades of practice, from old school Hatha to Instayoga, Pilates, barre, and more.

Dr Robinson’s doctorate was earned in journalism and mass communication from UNC-Chapel Hill. She earned her master’s degree and graduate certificate in women’s studies from Duke University.

As a professor who taught for two decades at schools including Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, Elon University, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and Kent State University, she taught classes in communications, traditional and social media, writing and composition, speech, women’s studies, multiculturalism, fandom, marketing, and related topics. She’s been a professional writer and worked in communications for many years.