Historic Yoga

12/01/2025

Decembrrr! ❄️🥶☃️

We have some class changes as well as Brrring a Friend the 1st two weeks of December! 👯‍♀️

⏱️ *Tuesday & Wednesday classes begin 15 min earlier:
Tue 5:30pm Beginner Yoga - *Option for Back 2 Back class discount
Tue 6:30pm Gentle Warm Yoga - *Option for Back 2 Back class discount
Wed 5:45pm Pilates now with Monika

🩰 *Thursday introduces a brand new class after Barre:
Thu 5:30pm Barre - *Option for Back 2 Back class discount
Thu 6:20pm NEW Beginner Ballet! - *Option for Back 2 Back class discount

🌕 Our event highlights are:
12/5 6:30pm Restorative Yoga Sound Bath
12/7 6pm Full Cold Moon in Gemini
7/11 7pm Monthly Manifesting
2 Sound Journey opportunities:
12/10 9:30am
12/28 5pm

🏋🏾‍♂️ Desmond's classes are MWF 7am & 3:30 or 4pm
❄️ Get in on some Yoga, Movement or a Restorative practice this month 🧘🏼‍♀️💪🏽💃🏻

11/30/2025

Great tips!

Malasana (Garland Pose) — Support Options for Every Body

Malasana is a powerful hip-opening pose, but depending on your ankle mobility, hip range, and balance, a little support can make the pose safer and more accessible. Here are four effective ways to practice it:

1️⃣ Blocks Under the Heels

If your heels lift off the floor, placing yoga blocks under them gives you stability and helps you keep the spine long. You can also sit on a block for extra support.

2️⃣ Rolled Blanket or Mat Under the Heels

For lighter support, use a rolled blanket or yoga mat. This reduces the depth of the squat while still allowing your chest to stay lifted and your hips to open comfortably.

3️⃣ Sitting on a Block

Sitting fully on a block is perfect if the hips feel tight or the knees are sensitive. Keeping the heels slightly forward helps maintain a long spine and prevents rounding in the lower back.

4️⃣ Sitting on a Bolster (with Optional Wall Support)

A bolster or two gives the most support. Practicing with your back against a wall helps you create length through the spine and find ease in the pose without strain.

✨ Why These Options Matter

Using props in Malasana improves alignment, protects your knees and lower back, and allows your hips to open gradually and safely. Choose the version that feels grounding, stable, and supportive for your body today.

11/30/2025

This week's schedule
Monday 12/1-Yin Yoga 6:30-7:30pm at Historic Yoga
Wednesday 12/3-All Levels Yoga 6:00-7:00pm at Charlies Diner Bar & Grill
Friday 12/5-Restorative Yoga and Soundbath with Melissa Currie 6:30-8:00pm at Historic Yoga

11/29/2025

So many beautiful posts lately 💗

Heart-opening yoga to lift your mood.🍃
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11/29/2025

We know how busy you are, but making Yoga + Movement a part of your routine helps you keep balanced 🙏🏼 Come on down this week to 48 Main St. in Sturbridge to find the class for you 😌

Desmond’s classes are Mon/Wed/Fri mornings & afternoons.

Our specialized classes & events are Gentle Yoga Nidra and Restorative Sound Bath 💤 to help support your nervous system.

We have a 🆕 Beginner Ballet Class 🩰 & a New time for Pilates(15 min earlier)

December calendar and specials coming out soon! 🎁

11/29/2025

🦅 🌴 🌧️ 🪷 💤

Stretch, relax, & celebrate Thanksgiving 🧘‍♂️🍁
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11/28/2025

This applies to so many things 🙏🏼

Yoga isn’t about perfect poses — it’s about releasing struggle, comparison, and control.
Resistance in the body, breath, or mind only creates tension.
When we stop resisting, we become fully present.

Every pose becomes a chance to listen.
Every breath becomes an entry into ease.
Every moment becomes a lesson in acceptance. 🌿🧘‍♀️

11/27/2025

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The power of yoga isn’t in flawless shapes—it’s in presence, effort, and intention. 🌿

How do you remind yourself it’s working, even when it doesn’t look “perfect”?

11/26/2025

♾️ We began as a Yoga and Holistic Wellness Studio. We’ve since evolved to more than Yoga— initially with Pilates, then to Barre AND now Fitness, Ballet and other movement styles. We continue to offer Classes, Events, and energetic & holistic practice offerings, but we’ve had to adapt and roll with it!

🙏🏼 There are many ways people can explore movement in their body to feel good, to look forward to doing it, and that promotes healthy living & positive aging.

👀Check out the variety of classes with curiosity and try something you wouldn’t otherwise! We had to change from where we were to where we are, and I’m so glad we did! Movement is Medicine. There is more than one path to .

📋 We have an anonymous form for feedback to further help us with changes into the new year. Please take less than 1 minute to give feedback, so we can continue to improve as your local more than yoga, movement studio. In other words Yova 😉 Yoga + Movement 🧘🏼‍♀️💪🏽🏋🏾‍♂️

https://www.wixforms.com/f/7399486156418581516

11/25/2025

Thank you Olivia for introducing our community to a unique movement method! Gyrokinesis is amazing. It may sound or seem different, but is yoga-like, dance-like, and just feels really good especially in the pelvis and spine 😌

I attended my first class today and highly recommend it! Follow Olivia to stay in the loop for where she teaches her offerings 🙏🏼