Vacation Days

August is a time when many people go on vacation, including yoga instructors!

Please take note of the upcoming dates that we will NOT be having class:

Thursday July 26th (6:15-7:30pm)
Monday July 30th (10:00-11:00am)

Thursday August 2nd (6:15-7:30pm)

Monday August 6th (10:00-11:00am)

Tuesday August 14th (10:30-11:30am)
Thursday August 23rd (6:15-7:30pm)
Thursday August 30th (6:15-7:30pm)

Chris Hamel will be covering for Anna on July 31st and August 7th
Donna Edgarton will be covering for Anna on August 9th, 13th, and 16th

We hope you have time to get away and relax somewhere nice as well.

Meet Chris!

Chris Hamel has taught and will continue to teach sporadically at Yoga Above Northampton.

Chris is a Karuna certified yoga instructor who is currently undergoing an advanced teacher training at Karuna Yoga.His main teacher is Eileen Muir.He is inspired by teachers like BKS Iyengar who believe that yoga is an art to cultivate oneself for the intention of becoming fit to discover the light of the soul. After all, as Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj  said, 

"With deep and quiet breathing, vitality will improve, which will influence the brain and help the mind to grow pure and stable and fit for meditation. Without vitality, little can be done, hence the importance of its protection and increase. Posture and breathing are a part of yoga, for the body must be healthy and well under control, but too much concentration on the body defeats its own purpose, for it is the mind that is primary in the beginning. When the mind has been put to rest and disturbs no longer the inner space (chidakash), the body acquires a new meaning and its transformation becomes both necessary and possible."

4th of July

Wednesday, July 4th there will be no 5:30pm class.

Enjoy the holiday!

Tuesday July 3rd

There will be no  Tuesday morning class at 10:30am this week.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

See you soon!

Saturday Cancelation

There will be NO Saturday 10:30am class 6/30/12.

Anna will be absent due to her brother's wedding!  

See you next week.

Five Dollar Classes

Yoga Above Northampton classes will now cost $5.

Due to a struggle in making enough money to rent the Upstairs Studio space, we have changed our payment policy from donation classes to a fixed five dollars per class.  At this minimal price, students can still enjoy an affordable and welcoming yoga class while the teachers can feel secure in knowing that they won't be losing money.  If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us at yogabovenorthampton@gmail.com

Hope to see you all soon!

NEW CLASSES!

Starting in July there will be 2 new classes on the Yoga Above Northampton Schedule!

We will also be dropping one class sadly.

Check it out:

MONDAYS: 10:00-11:00am

TUESDAYS:10:30-11:30am

WEDNESDAYS: 5:30-6:30pm

THURSDAYS: 6:15-7:30pm

Meet Donna!

 Donna Edgarton has practiced and taught a variety of yoga styles for over 30 years, and recently has received a 200-hour certification in Kripalu yoga. She also has a degree in occupational therapy assistance and has worked extensively with elderly, disabled and behaviorally-disturbed populations, in a variety of facilities in Connecticut, where she resided up until last spring. Besides teaching at Yoga Above Northampton on Wednesday evenings,  she continues to expand her practice in the area, leading Kripalu style classes at the YMCA and occasionally at the Northampton Athletic Club on a regular substitute basis. In addition, Donna has been instructing weekly chair yoga classes (also known as adaptive yoga) for older populations at the YMCA, and at the Northampton and the Easthampton Councils on Aging.


Donna will be teaching on Wednesday evenings 5:30-6:30pm and Saturday mornings from 10:30-11:30am.

Starting next week (5/1/12) Anna Meyer will be away for 6 weeks.  In her place, Chris Hamel and Donna Edgarton will be instructing the 

Tuesday 10:30am class, 

Wednesday 5:30pm class 

and Saturday 10:30am class

Saturday April 21

This Saturday's 10:30am class will be taught by Donna Edgarton.