Community Yoga

Experience Level: Beginner

Connect with your body in a peaceful environment during Community Yoga on Wednesday, November 18 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Mansion Library.

Josie Heck with Yoga Off the Square will help you gently flow through a series of poses with the intention of being mindful of and reconnecting with your mind and body. Perfect for all levels, this class will leave students feeling refreshed and at ease.

Participants are strongly encouraged to bring their own yoga mat and to wear comfortable clothes that are easy to move in.

Registration is required two days prior to each session. Community classes are donation-based to help support the Park and public programs. Make your gift in-person or online.

Please print and sign the liability form and bring it with you to class.

Learn more about the space where your course will take place here.

If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.

About the instructor

Josie Heck began teaching yoga in 2014 after receiving her 200-hour teacher training through Amara Yoga and the Arts and Yoga Alliance. Since that time, she has expanded her range of classes to better serve the community. While she specializes in Ashtanga and Vinyasa Flow, her most popular classes are Beginners Yoga, Chair Yoga, Kids classes, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga and Gentle Flow.

She teaches yoga classes through The Farms as well as providing free classes at Monticello Middle School and free breathwork at Monticello High School. She has also led classes at the local hospital and senior assisted facilities.

About The Farms

The Farms: An Allerton Folk School, offers classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, health & wellness, history, nature & outdoor education, or science. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.

See the complete fall class schedule here.