Small Group Ministry

Yoga at Aldersgate meets on most Saturday mornings at the church from 9:00-10:15 am except when the teacher is traveling or ill. Students are asked to bring a sticky yoga mat and all other props will be supplied. The cost is $50 per student per quarter (3 months) to cover expenses. You can try out the first class with no financial commitment and scholarships are also available. Beginners to advanced are welcome to attend. All students are required to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

Vince Fratello is a Level 1 certified Iyengar Yoga teacher since 1997 with more than 40 years of experience, 5,000 hours of study and training, and 3,000 yoga classes taught. Vince teaches in the style of B. K. S. Iyengar, a world-renowned teacher, and author who wrote “Light on Yoga,” the seminal book on the practice of yoga, back in the sixties. We always start from a basic level and teaching will accommodate all body types and physical abilities. Yoga as a discipline is process-oriented rather than goal-oriented. If you pay attention to alignment and action and follow instructions, you can be doing serious yoga from the very first class. Starting with your own set of stiffnesses and physical limitations, your poses may not look like a yoga book but if you focus on achieving the key actions rather than some arbitrary goal like touching the floor or your toes and you can gain something from every class. Ideally, the instructions can be heard at multiple levels so each student will take away the information most relevant to themselves no matter what level of experience or ability.

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