HARTFORD, CT — Yoga In Our City, one of the city’s most popular community programs offering 21 weeks of free, outdoor yoga classes in Hartford’s parks, returns this Monday, May 15. Classes taught by Vasu Tribe Studio of Hartford will run six days a week through October 9. Everyone is welcome —especially those new to yoga — to these community classes.
Yoga In Our City is presented in partnership by ConnectiCare and Civic Mind with additional support from the University of Hartford’s Institute for Translational Research, the Center for Latino Progress, Lululemon and the City of Hartford.
“At ConnectiCare, we are committed to doing more to keep our neighbors healthy. Yoga In Our City makes yoga, and its’ health benefits, accessible to everyone in and around Hartford. We are proud to support this program and encourage people to get out and try a class,” said Kimberly Kann, Marketing Director at ConnectiCare. Thanks to support from ConnectiCare and the Center for Latino Progress, the program will also offer yoga classes taught in both English and Spanish on Saturday mornings in Pope Park.
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“Civic Mind’s vision is to create a happier, healthier and more inclusive Hartford, and the Yoga In Our City program is one of the most important ways we work towards that goal,” said TJ Clynch, founder of Civic Mind. “The program encourages our community to enjoy classes while spending time together with our families and neighbors in Hartford’s historic parks.”
Vasu Tribe Studio opened in 2016 in the Arbor Arts Center in Hartford. Emboldened by the motto “Live In Your Light” and rooted in the local community, Vasu is presenting the Yoga In Our City program along with in-studio community classes to make yoga easily accessible for the Hartford area. For more information, visit vasutribe.com. Participants are encouraged to bring their own yoga mats, towels and water.
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2017 Park Schedule
- Monday at 5:30 PM Bushnell Park
- Tuesday at 5:30 PM Elizabeth Park
- Wednesday at 5:30 PM Bushnell Park
- Thursday at 5:30 PM Elizabeth Park
- Saturday at 10 AM Pope Park*
- Sunday at 10 AM Colt Park
*Bilingual yoga classes taught in both English and Spanish.
Contact: TJ Clynch, Civic Mind. tj@civicmindstudios.com / 860.748.0113
