Upcoming events

Before or after attending a class at the studio, take a moment to visit the upstairs Yoga Lounge where you can relax with a cup of tea and and enjoy our featured art exhibits:

• Featured Art Exhibit:
  "Floral Tapestry" by Robin Lemmon
  A collection of watercolor and acrylic paintings. Email Robin at:
  adayinmay@hotmail.com
  for a price list or for more information about her work.
  
  
• Stained Glass Suncatchers by local artisan Barbara Barber of Ivy Studios.
  
  All art work is for sale.
  

Classes, Workshops & Events:

Special Classes:
*See our Rates & Packages page for information about class prices

Mindfulness Meditation
Sundays, February 21st and March 21st
Open to the public and free of charge; for beginners and experienced meditators alike. See our Class Description Page for more information.

Restorative Mondays with Jan Baker
Join us the last Monday of each Month from 5:30 - 7 p.m.
March 21st and April 18th

Treat yourself to a relaxing and uplifting session of Restorative Yoga! Supported poses will help balance and restore your energy while guided deep breathing practices will enable you to better manage stress. Offered the last Monday of the month. A gentle class suitable for all levels.


Workshops & Events:

Call the studio at 724/388-6327 with questions or to register for events
*We offer a $5 student discount on all events


Yoga to Manage Your Mood:
An Introduction with Joanne Spence
Date: Saturday, March 20th
Time: 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $25 by March 15th; $30 after
*$5 student discount

In this session, Joanne will introduce the fundamental relationship between mood and the breath. Throughout the course of the workshop she will help participants to assess and learn yogic strategies, including yogic breathing practices, postures and guided meditation, to meet and manage their mood. Joanne will share yogic tools specifically designed to help manage mood: either energizing and elevating a depressed mood or calming and relaxing anxiety. These practices will allow you to live more fully and release the tensions that block the free flow of your thoughts and feelings.

Joanne makes yoga accessible; no experience necessary.

About Joanne Spence: Joanne is the director of Yoga on the Square, a yoga studio in Pittsburgh’s Regent Square neighborhood, and is the executive director of the Pittsburgh-based non-profit Yoga in Schools. She works as a trainer for Yoga Ed and Yoga Playgrounds, traveling throughout the US and abroad to train yoga instructors and school teachers in the art of using yoga in the classroom. She also teaches yoga to patients at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, has written and produced the DVD “Absolute Beginner Yoga,” and is currently working on a book by the same title. Joanne is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT 200) with Yoga Alliance. She recently completed a Master’s Level Certification in Brain-Based Learning with Eric Jensen of Jensen Learning and holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland Australia.

Mantra Workshop with Kendell Romanelli & Ami Sciulli
Date: Saturday April 10th
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Cost: $20 advance registration; $25 the day of the event

This is a workshop designed for mantra meditation. It is not a call and response kirtan, but rather a gathering of voices that will raise the level of consciousness of the group. The workshop will begin with a brief discussion on the pronunciation and meaning of the mantra being chanted followed by a few easy exercises to warm the body and prepare it for sitting. Please feel free to bring meditation pillows. Chairs are available for those who would prefer not to sit on the floor. We will chant the mantra for 31 minutes. When we chant for 31 minutes the meditation begins to affect your whole mind, your aura, and all your body's internal organs. After chanting we will meditate on the vibrations we created for seven minutes and close with a long deep relaxation with the healing sounds of the crystal bowls.

The Mantra we will be chanting is "RA MA DA SA SA SAY SO HUNG". This is a beautiful mantra designed to bring healing energy not only to yourself but to all those around the world. As a reference we will be using Snatam Kaur Kalsa's version which can be found on her cd "Grace". This mantra is a student favorite because of the beautiful melody and the amazing healing energy that is received. Come open your heart and share your voice in healing song. No experience necessary!

About Kendell Romanelli: In addition to teaching Yoga Kendell Romanelli holds a BM in Music Theatre and an MFA in Theatre Performance. She has been singing professionally for over 20 years. In the yoga chanting world, Kendell has worked with kirtan artists Mike Cohen and Girish when they performed in Pittsburgh.

About Ami Sciulli: Ami Sciulli is co-founder of the national touring and recording duo LIFE IN BALANCE and has been actively touring for the past 12 years spreading the Healing Sound Seeds of the Quartz Crystal Bowls.

Chakra Flow Workshop with Kendell Romanelli
Date: Saturday, April 17th
Time: 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $15 advance registration; $20 the day of the event

Strengthening the Aura
This workshop is designed to strengthen and brighten the electro-magnetic field that surrounds our body known as the Aura. When our aura is weak we feel tired, sluggish,and apathetic in our lives. By strengthening this energy we strengthen our immune system, lighten our mood and attract positive energy into our lives. The aura helps us feel "Light, Bright and Beautiful!"

In this workshop we will begin by using some energizing Kundalini Yoga exercises to get our bodies moving and our spirits elevated. Then we will move into some Tibetan Salutations to release negativity and focus the mind. This prepares us for the Kriya, or set of exercises designed to strengthen the aura. This is a fun and invigorating set that will leave you feeling alive and energized. After a peaceful deep relaxation we do an 11 minute meditation to heal the heart. This class is suitable for all levels of yoga experience. A perfect class to embrace the beauty and light that lives within each and every one of us!

KENDELL ROMANELLI began her practice of yoga in 1993 during her graduate studies in Cinncinati and later discovered Kundalini yoga while living in Los Angeles. She fell in love with the invigorating and meditative healing aspects of the practice. After moving back home to Pittsburgh, Kendell began to teach Kundalini yoga in 2005 and has since been teaching both Kundalini yoga and Chakra yoga classes in several Pittsburgh yoga studios. Kendell's approach is light-hearted and healing as she follows the energy of the chakras to become open and balanced. Kendell completed her 200 hour RYT training with Joanne VandenHengel in Pittsburgh.