Jess Hilfer Yoga

07/25/2026

I'm ready for some chair yoga in the barn! 🧘🏻‍♂️🌳

07/23/2026

Join me this Saturday morning for FREE chair yoga at the orchard!

🌳 Summer Community Yoga is Back! 🧘

Join the Sanford-Springvale YMCA every Saturday at 8:00 AM from July 11 through August 29 for peaceful morning yoga at McDougal Orchards. Practice beneath the peach trees or, if needed, inside the historic barn. Rain or shine, we'll be there!

This community event is FREE, with optional donations supporting the Trafton Senior Center Community Food Pantry.

📍 McDougal Orchards
201 Hanson Ridge Road, Springvale

Bring a mat, bring a friend, and start your weekend refreshed!

Questions? Contact Merilee Perkins at [email protected].

07/23/2026

Not sure about practicing yoga at home?
Here's my class music playlist on Insight Timer:

https://insig.ht/wYRZp1H9Y4b

All instrumental and all at least an hour long. (Your personal yoga practice does NOT need to be an hour long). Insight Timer is a free app with all the music and guided meditation you'll need!

07/23/2026

What would it mean to carry “good space” into the whole day?

Asana and meditation give us a place to practice sthira (steadiness) and sukha (ease) in the body, breath, and mind. And the deeper invitation is to carry these qualities beyond the edge of the yoga mat and into the way we move, breathe, work, eat, rest, and relate.

In their article “Sthira and Sukha: Steadiness and Ease,” Dr. Robert Svoboda and Scott Blossom explore the Yoga Sutra teaching sthira-sukham asanam—often translated as posture that is steady and comfortable, and more literally as a way of “abiding in good space.”

Read the full article here: https://yogainternational.com/article/view/sthira-and-sukha-steadiness-and-ease/

07/15/2026

07/03/2026

Try boat Pose / Navasana in a chair! 🪑🛥️

Feel the strength in the lower abs and hip flexors. if you feel strain in the low back come out of the pose and try again.

Yoga and any of these videos are for anybody who is open to feeling good in your body and the practice. Please ALWAYS consult a medical professional before starting a new physical and listen to YOUR BODY.

07/01/2026

Join me for FREE chair yoga on Saturday July 25th in Sanford, ME!! 🪑🧘🏻‍♂️

🌳 Summer Community Yoga is Back! 🧘

Join the Sanford-Springvale YMCA every Saturday at 8:00 AM from July 11 through August 29 for peaceful morning yoga at McDougal Orchards. Practice beneath the peach trees or, if needed, inside the historic barn. Rain or shine, we'll be there!

This community event is FREE, with optional donations supporting the Trafton Senior Center Community Food Pantry.

📍 McDougal Orchards
201 Hanson Ridge Road, Springvale

Bring a mat, bring a friend, and start your weekend refreshed!

Questions? Contact Merilee Perkins at [email protected].

06/29/2026

My quick personal asana practice with my daughter by my side. Video is sped up 5x. It was a mental challenge to move slowly when she was moving so fast.

Yoga and any of these videos are for anybody who is open to feeling good in your body and the practice. Please ALWAYS consult a medical professional before starting a new physical and listen to YOUR BODY.

06/23/2026

Summer Teaching Schedule 2026 🧘🪑🤸‍♀️

Chair Yoga - 🪑Mon 9:00am at YMCA Trafton Senior Center
Chair Yoga - 🪑Mon 11:00am at Sanford-Springvale YMCA

Chair Yoga - 🪑Tues 10:30am at The Suite Studio
Yoga for ALL - 🧎‍♀️Tues at NOON at The Suite Studio

I'm teaching less this summer since I will have my lovely daughter assisting me. Still FOUR chances to move with me every week! More classes to come in the fall.