UniverseCity Yoga is home to teachers who come from diverse backgrounds and yogic styles.  Be sure to check in to our Workshops, Events & Retreats page often to stay in-the-know about our upcoming events.

Workshops are a great way to go deeper into a specific style or set of poses, learn meditation techniques at a slower, more deliberate pace; or they can offer more detailed instruction that a regular class just doesn’t have the time to cover.  Follow these links to find out what’s in store in coming months!

Introduction to Yoga Series: Richelle Ricard

Chakra Workshop Series: Natalie Mackie

Meditation & Pranayama Series: Suzanne Stephens

We regret that we are unable to offer our 9 A.M. class this Saturday, 8/14/10.

Class will resume at it’s regular time the following week.  Sorry for any inconvenience.

Please watch this video.  I believe it makes a potent connection between the self and the Universe.  It seems so simple when put in these terms:  the physical and the esoteric are the same STUFF.  If we can understand the physical, it will reflect on our understanding of the esoteric.

We Are All Connected

1-2:30 P.M.  August 28th, September 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th  $65–Pre-Registration Required

Join me for weekly immersion into the fundamentals of your new Yoga Practice.  Together we will explore the shapes of the foundational poses of Hatha Yoga, learning how to build them from the ground up.  In this format, we will have the time to pay close attention to action and alignment that a regular class just doesn’t have time for.  Begin building new Muscle-Memory from the outset, learn to tap into your inner awareness, and gain the focus needed for seated meditation.

This 5-week program will cover the fundamentals of:

• Standing Poses
• Balance Poses
• Twists & Backbends
• Core Stabilizers
• Inversions
• Transitions
• Pranayama Breathwork
• Guided Meditation

We will take our time to break poses down so they make sense within our own personal bodies, learning how to use tools and props to bring the pose to us in a safe way.  Don’t worry, we won’t be cranking for a 90 minutes!!  This format allows for plenty of discussion and questions, adjustments and breaks.

Contact Richelle directly to register:  206 931 2949 or intro@unitytherapeutic.com.

Let the students in!!  We have worked so hard to create this space for you all.  We hope to see you in class soon!  

Our new bamboo floors glow with our new-found sunshine, and there is just something perfectly grounding about a brick wall. The Ave is our new home and we can’t help but feel like this place has been waiting for us.  The local businesses create such a community of energy and joy!  I am wondering why I haven’t been down here much more often in my ten-year residency.  I hope you can make the short trek down here to see for yourself.  The more time I spend down here, the more I love it’s vibrancy.

We are adding classes each week.  Please check our schedule for the latest updates. Alaina, our resident Tech Services gal (as well as amazing yoga instructor!) is also Tweeting each morning, so you can follow us on Twitter:  @omuniversecity.  Stay in the loop for new classes, teachers and change-ups.  Our page on Facebook is also a great source for current information.  Become a fan today!

Please let us know how we can better serve you!  We value your comments and suggestions.  You can use the comment boxes at the end of any post.  We are also working on a Sign Up List for our mailing list.  You’ll be in-the-know regarding all the happenings at UniverseCity, as well as independent work done by our teachers.  Keep your eyes peeled for that form!

AND DON’T FORGET TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS:  JULY 3RD, GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION, 3 P.M.-6P.M.  BRING YOUR FRIENDS FOR A MEET AND GREET, DOOR PRIZES AND MORE!

The details are finally coming together and the space is looking like we could do YOGA here.  Our teaching team is gathering on Saturday to provide some finishing touches and really begin creating the space.

This has been an unforgettable journey so far and we all look forward to the next steps in the process.  I hope you all are buzzing about the new space with your friends, family and colleagues.  This space and this team are aimed at building community, but we need your help.  Spread the word about our classes and teachers.  Save the date for our GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION ON JULY 3RD….and invite your friends to join you!

We can’t wait for the first student to cross the threshold.  Will you be that person??

Ah….the wonders of natural materials.  Our floors have turned out to be a bit tricky, but they sure will be beautiful when they are finished!  We are lucky to have such amazing professionals on our side to get this job done with skill!  If it had been me doing this, our floors would look like a zebra or a checker board.  So thank you Joe and Brent!!

I have also realized that you never know how picky you are about things that seem completely un-noticeable, until someone hands you a lighting catalogue.  Do you know how many awful fixtures there are?  I didn’t know how much one little pointy finial can ruin a really nice light.  Hmmm…apparently simplicity is pretty hard to come by.

If there is one thing I have learned through this project, is that you cannot grasp at anything.  Do not get attached to any one idea, because as soon as you do, something will occur to push it just out of reach.  Instead, I try hard to believe that little compromises made along the way will help create a beautifully layered quilt of simplicity….a quilt that we can embellish at will as our community grows and blossoms.  As new people and practices enter and embrace our space, they will influence it’s texture, color, tone and voice.

I can’t wait to see what you all bring to our UniverseCity.  Remember, classes begin on the 14th.  That’s less than 10 days now, so check the schedule to start planning your practice!

The Ave @ 42nd Street. Future home of UniverseCity Yoga!

Both our new site, and our new home, are under construction.  We look forward to telling you all about this exciting new venture:  The teachers, classes, workshops and trainings; it is an amazing process we will share with you as we go.

We are in planning stages now, but things are moving so quickly! Contracts, flooring, furniture, computers….you name it, we’re working on it.

Please, check back often for information on our opening schedule. Our team can’t wait to help you make this space your new home for yoga in the U-District.  Namaste!