Workshops & Events
Iyengar Inspire
with Hope Elliott
Friday, May 2-16
12:00-1:00 pm
Interested in trying Iyengar Yoga? These short, free classes offer beginners a fun and dynamic introduction to basic foundational poses taught by a rotating roster of our incredible IYCVT teachers-in-training. We will explore the various families of poses with a focus on standing and seated asanas, twists, and preliminary inversions. Each class builds on the previous class but classes can also be taken independently as drop-ins. Iyengar Inspire classes are free! Classes are hybrid (in-person and live-streamed). Please click on the link below to register.
IYCVT Annual Fundraiser
Sunday, May 4
10am - 2pm
Join us for our annual IYCVT Fundraiser to support our Scholarship and Community Engagement Fund. This year we invite you to consider what yoga has meant to you personally and consider making a donation to the studio to pay forward the gift of yoga. We will gather together to enjoy a fun and playful asana class taught by IYCVT teachers, a delicious Ayurvedic lunch lovingly prepared by Allison Smith, enjoy a sound bath with musician Stephen Scuderi, and welcome spring with sunflower starters grown by IYCVT teacher-in-training Elizabeth Haycox. Please come for part or all of the event. Free childcare will be offered during the asana class, and children are invited to participate in all the other activities. Everyone is welcome!
Schedule
10 - 11:30am: Asana Class with IYCVT teachers
11:30am - 12pm: Sound bath with Stephen Scuderi
12-1pm: Ayurvedic lunch with Allison Smith
1-2pm: Pot your own sunflower starter!
Here are some of the ways that our Community and Engagement Fund helps support our mission to make yoga inclusive and accessible:
$25 supports a new student trying classes for the first time.
$50 supports a family attending a youth yoga series.
$100 offers scholarship to a new mother attending the postpartum class.
$200 supports IYCVT teachers offering free in-school yoga and scholarships for our youth summer camp.
Some of our other activities this year have included teaching yoga in prisons, in-school offerings at several schools in the state, teaching to Burlington School District liaisons, and supporting a growing number of BIPOC and LGBTQ students attending classes and workshops for free or low cost. We hope you will join us in growing our community initiatives and partnerships, and making Iyengar yoga accessible to all!
Pre-registration is required and offered at several price points and we invite you to make a donation at whatever level makes sense for you. If you would like to make a donation of a different amount, or cannot attend the event but would still like to donate, please use our paypal donate button found HERE.
Please note: currently, our Community Engagement and Scholarship Fund is not a nonprofit and donations are not tax deductible.
Yoga for a Healthy Cycle
With Nina Sklar
Sunday, April 6-27
4:30-6:30pm
In this 4-part series learn to practice in harmony with each of the different phases of your menstrual cycle to bring steadiness to the mind and body throughout the month. We will learn about the four phases of the menstrual cycle, beneficial poses for each phase, and ways to relieve common symptoms like PMS, cramping,
and low back pain. We will also learn how our practice can help support fluctuating hormones and bring ease and clarity to the mind and nervous system.
This workshop is open to all levels.Online and in-person. A recording of the class will be available for two weeks following the workshop.
Fee: $80/100/120
*FREE* Yoga for Teens
With Nina Sklar
Sunday, April 6-27
3-4pm
Come get a taste of yoga in these fun, dynamic and explorative classes. We will learn a variety of different asanas (poses) in a safe and supportive environment, and how yoga can help us move the consciousness out of the mind and into the body aiding both our physical and mental wellbeing.
For teens ages 14–18. In-person only. Students are encouraged but not required to attend the whole series. This series is FREE but advanced registration is required.
Yoga Adventure Camp 2025
Week 1: June 23-27
Week 2: July 7-11 (full, waitlist only)
Week 3: July 14-18
Week 4: July 21-25 (full, waitlist only)
Join us this summer for the Iyengar Yoga Center’s Yoga Adventure Camp! Choose from four weeks of camp inspired by our love of yoga for kids ages 6-11. Together we will connect with our physical bodies and the land through yoga asana (poses), nature discovery, mindfulness and play. Through connection with our bodies, nature, and community, we support each child's self confidence, emotions, and spirit while allowing space to explore and have fun.
Each week, a special guest teacher will introduce themed activities such as fort-building, pottery, outdoor cooking, music and theater, and hula hooping to help round out our days. To expand our play opportunities our camp happens off site on beautiful private land in Richmond, VT with acres of forested trails to explore, and creeks to dip our toes in. We would love for you to be a part of our very special yoga community this summer!
Sample Daily Schedule:
8:30am: Arrival and Morning Circle
9:00am: Morning Yoga Practice
10:30am: Snack
11:00am: Outdoor adventure with lunch
1pm: Restorative Yoga and quiet time with optional mindfulness activity
1:30pm: Afternoon Themed Activity ( weekly themes tba... may include fort building, outdoor cooking, ceramics, hoola hooping, theater and music)
4:00pm: Closing Circle
4:30pm: Pick-up
*Early care and after care will be made available for an additional fee starting at 8:00am until 5:00pm each day. We will reach out closer to camp start dates with registration info for early/after care.
Our summer camp is taught by IYCVT Youth Director, Kara Rosa as well as several visiting guest teachers from the community (tba).
About Kara:
I am a Certified Level I Iyengar Yoga Teacher and advocate of holistic health practices. I began my practice of yoga in 2010 while studying social work at the University of Vermont. I have completed trainings in Ayurveda, Reiki, Yoga and Yoga Therapy. My approach to teaching meets students where they are at, allowing progression to happen. I approach my practice of yoga from a place of determination and self improvement from micro to macro, and from gross to subtle.
As a student of social work and Iyengar yoga I believe and work towards making yoga accessible to everyBODY, in sharing yoga as a secular tool in maintaining the body, mind and spirit throughout life. The Iyengar lineage is oriented toward gradual but steady progression with a focus on proper engagement and alignment, making this practice accessible to all bodies and abilities. I enjoy sharing the practice of yoga to youth and families and teach both in-school and after school youth programs throughout Vermont. I also love doing yoga outside my beautiful home in Eden, Vermont often accompanied by my two children Lia and Kai.
Camp fee:
$325 per week (equity pricing and scholarships available)
After registering you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a welcome letter and request to fill out a few forms closer to the camp start date. Please email Rebecca@IYCVT.com with any questions or help with camp registration.
*Please note that our summer camp is located off site in Richmond and not at our studio in Burlington. Exact address will be sent upon registration.
To be placed on the waitlist please email Rebecca@IYCVT.com
Citta Prasadanam: Developing A Yogic Mind:
Summer Intensives with Rebecca Weisman
July 7-10 and 14-17
Looking to deepen your practice? Immerse yourself this summer in asana, pranayama, and yoga philosophy in our 4-day intensives. We will explore states of yogic consciousness as described by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras, and how we can move towards an embodied experience of deepening mind. Each day will be guided by a different theme, progressively moving us deeper into our sadhana (practice) through an energetic morning asana practice followed by an afternoon practice of restorative asana, pranayama, and philosophy discussion. Week 1 (July 7-10) is geared to beginner and intermediate students, and Week 2 (July 14-17) is geared to intermediate and advanced students. Sign up for individual days, a full week, or both weeks for the ultimate yoga immersion.
Morning Session: 9am-12pm
Afternoon Session: 2-4pm
This workshop will be taught hybrid (in-person and online). Please bring a copy of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
Fees:
Single day: $115
One Week Intensive: $400
Both Intensives: $775
