Our Classes

Everyone from every background is welcome in our studio.

The classes at Dandridge Community Yoga do not contain religious content.  We rely on modern language terms to lead practice.
There are often extended periods of quiet reflection during which you can choose to concentrate, pray, meditate, or space out.  At the end our yoga classes, there is a time of intense rest.  Sometimes this will include guided visualizations.

Each student is free to participate how it feels most comfortable to them. We have a variety of teachers, each from different backgrounds, that provide a unique experience. We are sure you will find a flow that fits you!

All Classes are:

$15 drop in
or
10 classes for $100

Beginning in August, monthly memberships are available for $100.  All the yoga you choose, for one price.

Cash or Check is preferred, card payment is available in the studio.

*Our CommUnity Class on Saturday is free to anyone who’d like to join!

Unleveled

Peaceful Presence

Mondays 10:30-11:30, Tuesdays and Fridays 4:30-5:30PM

 

A guided meditation yoga class designed to help you experience the calming qualities of mindful relaxation.  During class, you will be given the opportunity to release tension within the body through Restorative Yoga practices  Together, we’ll relax the overactive mind, and reset your nervous system with intentional breathing and postures.

Unleveled

Gentle Flow and Stretch

Wednesdays 8:00- 9:15AM

If yoga class were a mug of hot chocolate, it would be Gentle Flow + Stretch. From start to finish, this class is a warming, cozy mobilization. We luxuriously move through comfortable positions and stretches, matched to breath. This is perfect for folks who want the body-mind-breath experience of yoga, without focus on strength, balance, or cardio.

Unleveled

CommUnity Yoga

Saturdays 9AM

FREE for the community!

Our CommUnity class will bring a variety of yoga practices to participants. The DCY teachers rotate leading on Saturdays. One week may be a Gentle Flow; the next could be strength-forward postures. If you have a mind-body practice you would like to share, let us know and we will work you in. Studio doors will open by 8:45am to give folks a chance to set up their space and meet the neighbor on the mat next door. All levels welcome.

Level 1

Level 1

Beginners

Ongoing, Mondays 8:00-9:15AM

This is the yoga class for folks who haven’t been active lately and/or have not practiced yoga and don’t know the basic postures.  Students are encouraged to aske questions as they pop up during class.  Regular attendance will prepare participants to move into other offerings.

Beginners is open to any participant over 14 years old.

Level 1

Yoga for Resilience

Ongoing, Friday, 8:00-9:15AM

In Yoga for Resilience, the practice emphasizes strength, flexibility, and mental clarity, the cornerstones of resiliency. We include beginner level postures, with long holds and multiple repetitions. As always, the mind, body, and breath come together in movement meditation.

Level 1-1.5

Level 2

Learn To Flow

Ongoing, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00AM

Learn to flow is designed as an open-level yoga class for members who are familiar with the core yoga postures and want to practice smooth controlled movement linking posture in a flow sequence. This class is heat building and fosters growth, but doesn’t go beyond Beginner postures.

Level 1.5

Vinyasa Flow

Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:30-7:45PM

Vinyasa Flow is known for its smooth, dance-like movements; each posture in the series is synchronized with a breath.  The continuous flow builds heat in the body, improves strength and flexibility, and focuses the mind.  Note:  This is not an Ashtanga practice.  Classes will vary in sequence.

Level 2

Level 3

EmPowered to Fly

Wednesday, 10-11:30AM

90 minute yoga class. Empowered to Fly is a dynamic vinyasa style class.  We move through Sun Salutations and additional poses, building heat.  We use props to give the body what it needs to feel supported and to move freely between postures. Gretchen is a very experienced teacher who will tailor each class to the participants that day.

Our most physically challenging class, EF includes inversions, like headstands.

Level 3

Don’t see what you want?

Please let me know how DCY can meet your yoga needs. I do anticipate adding a Vinyasa Flow Class and Bro-ga (for guys who don’t identify as grumpy and old) soon. I am also interested in hearing about WHEN yoga classes work best for you.

FAQs

Just a water bottle; we have English Mountain spring water in the cooler. We have mats, blocks, straps, bolsters, blankets, eye covers, and chairs. You can bring your own versions of any of those things if you prefer to use them.

Comfortable, stretchy clothing. You’ll need to be barefoot or wearing yoga/pilates socks. Hair held off the face is usually more comfortable. Please try to avoid wearing a lot of scent because it can make some people sneezy or headachey. Absolutely no political messaging allowed.

You can read our class descriptions here. There’s not many to choose from yet, so that should make it easier.

There is a fair bit of free parking in Dandridge, right on Gay Street, and in the Gay Street lot across from the studio.

$15.00 per class if you want “pay as you go”. If you buy 10 or more classes, the cost drops to $10/class. These packages can be used by multiple members of a family. Beginning in August, monthly memberships are available for $100.  All the yoga you choose, for one price.

We are going to start with a limit of 12 people per class. When I have a better feel for how people fit and move in the space, we may add a few more.

We would love to!  Our class schedule is expanding.  On opening day, June 3, we offered 5 classes per week.  Our fall schedule will have 16 classes available.  Let me know what else you are looking for and WHEN best fits your schedule.  If you know a yoga teacher who wants to lead a 6AM class, please send them our way.  We’d like to give Tai Chi a go, as well.

No, sorry, we do not. We do have two single-person bathrooms where you can change.