Just because our public classes are temporarily postponed doesn’t mean your yoga practice has to stop!

Yesterday morning, in an effort to counter the feelings of isolation during this time, we rolled out our mats at the Grayling Stone Turtle Yoga studio and did something we’ve never done before… We filmed two yoga classes!

For the first time ever, you can now take a Core Yoga class with Mariah online, and very soon, a Gentle Hatha Yoga class with Amy Bowman. We admit that the experience was kind of strange without our awesome students there, but we felt connected to you nonetheless! We hope that you find these free online classes useful, and that they help you strip away the noise and focus on what really matters for a few precious minutes.

We also hope that you’ll share these classes with anyone who might benefit from some yoga in these unpredictable times, when feelings of peace, grounding, inner strength, and connection that yoga brings are needed more than ever.

If you find the videos useful, let us know! Leave a comment, start a conversation… let’s keep the community pumping with as much non-face-to-face communication as possible. We plan on posting classes of varying lengths and levels of difficulty as the days go by, and some plans are in the works for a Facebook livestream a couple times a week to practice together. Stay tuned!

Online Stone Turtle Yoga Classes

Click here to take online yoga with Mariah and Amy!

Side note about music: To cut down on ambient noise during recording, we did not play music during these classes… so, feel free to add your own music, click here to use Mariah’s Core Yoga 2020 playlist, or click here to use Amy Bowman’s lovely mellow playlist while you practice!

Space is filling up… Sign up now for Yoga 101: a 4-Week Yoga Series!

This four week course is perfect for beginners, current students interested in a deeper understanding of yoga fundamentals, or anyone interested in improving his/her overall health and well-being. Sign up now!

Why take Yoga 101?

New to Yoga
As a beginner, it can be highly beneficial to start with an immersive yoga experience like our Yoga 101 Series; you’ll learn the foundational poses, breathing practices, and some history and philosophy, all in a small group setting with an experienced teacher.

Overall Health
Yoga promotes physical health by improving flexibility, strength, range of motion, and balance. And it doesn’t stop there; the mental benefits of yoga include stress- and anxiety-relief, ability to focus, and a greater sense of calm and well-being. Many practitioners also report an increase in energy!

Continued Learning
Regular, or on-and-off yoga practitioners can use this series to deepen their understanding of the foundations of yoga, enrich their current practice, or kick-start their return to a regular yoga practice.

There are so many reasons to join us for our Yoga 101 Series! Your attendance is encouraged at this interactive, in-depth series.

Yoga 101 presents a doorway into the vast benefits that yoga can provide. These benefits are for everyone, regardless of age or physical limitations. My mission is to make yoga accessible and effective for anyone who is willing to try, and to meet my students where they are, today. If you are ready to experience the positive impact yoga could have on your life, this series is for you!

– Mariah Frye Colie, E-RYT 200 Certified Yoga Teacher, Owner of Stone Turtle Yoga

Yoga 101 Series: Course Description

This course, which is limited to 12 students, teaches the foundational yoga poses and their correct alignment, as well as ways to personalize the practice for specific issues or injuries. This series, which meets once a week for four consecutive weeks, will also touch on the essentials of yoga philosophy, meditation and breath work. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions, receive personalized feedback, and will also be given poses and breathing exercises to practice at home. No experience or flexibility required; all ages and ability levels are invited.

April Series – the Details:

• Class meets on the following Tuesday evenings: April 7th, April 14th, April 28th, May 5th. (No class on Tuesday, April 21st)
• Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
• Cost: $60 for all four classes
• Location: Stone Turtle Yoga – Higgins Lake Studio (Cross Country Ski Headquarters). 9435 N. Cut Rd., Roscommon, MI 48653
• Course Instructor: Mariah Frye Colie, ERYT-200, Stone Turtle Yoga Founder & Owner
• Pre-Registration is required. Sign up Now! Or call 989-302-7928 to register by phone.

Please share with family, friends, co-workers, and anyone else you think could benefit from Yoga!