Yoga

Welcome to Yoga Classes at the Prana Center in Holliston!

Roberta Weiner teaching in studio
Roberta push-up zoom
michele garden 2

We warmly welcome students of all ages, fitness levels, body types, and experience to our Yoga classes! Come visit our friendly, low-key neighborhood studio. There’s always space for you!

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We love beginners!

If you are a beginner or have physical limitations, you're good! Our experienced teachers offer variations and modifications. And we offer more challenging variations for advanced students

 

 

 

To register or purchase class cards - mind-body online. Questions, email robertamweiner@gmail.com

Pre-registration is required for in-person classes. Registration closes when full or 1 hour prior to class.

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Current Yoga Schedule - some weeks may vary - join our mailing list!

  • Sunday - Sign up in advance for all classes
    9-10 am Yoga with Weights (Roberta Weiner)
  • Monday
    Currently on hiatus
  • Tuesday
    7:45-8:45 am Off for the summer
  • Wednesday
    9:15-10:15 am Kripalu Yoga (Michele Proulx)
    4-5 pm Slow Flow (Kathleen Snapper)
    7-8 pm Gentle Kripalu Yoga with Yoga Nidra/Deep Relaxation (Roberta Weiner)
  • Thursday
    7:45-8:45 am Slow Flow Yoga (Michele Proulx)
    7-8 pm Beginners Yoga (Michele Proulx)
  • Friday
    9:15-10:15 am Yoga on the Ball (Roberta Weiner)
  • Saturday
    9-10 am Vinyasa Yoga (Kathleen Snapper)

* Schedules subject to change. Please email robertamweiner@gmail.com to be added to our mailing list and get the latest updates.

Pricing

  • 10-class card – $160
  • 25-class card – $325
  • Drop-in $21
  • Private classes for one person, $100/hour in our studio
  • Private group classes, $150/hour in our studio for up to 10 people (an additional $15/person for more than 10)
  • We are unfortunately unable to give refunds on class cards or drop-in fees.

Class cards can be purchased through mind-body online. Or mail check to Prana Center, 21 Charles St., Holliston, MA 01746. Include your email address so we can welcome you!

Classes

Kripalu Yoga Classes

Mind, Body and Spirit.

If you haven’t tried Kripalu Yoga classes, you are in for a treat. There’s a special feeling in each Kripalu class as if you’re coming home to your own body, mind, and spirit. Our Kripalu-trained teachers help you develop mind, body, and spirit in a compassionate, non-judgmental way. You are guided to move at your own pace, honoring your body’s needs in each moment. You will stretch and tone muscles, and leave feeling energized and refreshed. All classes include pranayama (breathing exercises) and deep relaxation; some include seated meditation and Yoga Nidra. All Kripalu classes at the Prana Center include suggestions for modifications as needed. The practice of Kripalu Yoga comes from a long tradition in India and teachers are trained at the beautiful Kripalu Center in Stockbridge, MA

Beginner’s Yoga

Warm, welcoming class!

If you’ve meant to try Yoga, but something is holding you back, Beginner’s Yoga is a wonderful way to get started.
Yoga is a proven way to increase strength, flexibility, and balance, and is wonderfully relaxing. You will learn to breathe more deeply and find levels of peace and serenity you didn’t know were possible. Western science has recently caught up to what experienced practitioners know for sure in their bodies and minds – yoga (when practiced carefully with a certified teacher) truly helps heal aches and pains. It can help you manage weight and overall health.

A student writes:

I LOVE the class. Just love it love it love it. I sleep like a baby after each class. I swear it’s already contributed to my lowered blood pressure (confirmed by my tracking and doctor). During times of stress outside of class, I feel I’m already now equipped to breathe and relax and take myself to a peaceful state of mind I’ve never reached before thanks to this class. – Brook Henderson, Holliston

All Fitness Levels Welcome!
This class is for those of any fitness level and experience, from absolute beginners to those who want a brush-up!
Some good things to know: Yoga is done wearing comfortable clothes. Layers are great as we warm-up and cool down. Yoga is generally done barefoot. The Prana Center has mats you can borrow, and water is always available at no charge. There is a place to change if you want that!
Teacher: Michele Proulx

Yoga with Weights/Yoga on the Ball

Be Strong.

This powerful, enjoyable class adds low amounts of resistance to aid in building lean muscle and bone density. It is terrific for toning and weight management. The perfect class if you are looking to get stronger in a safe, controlled setting. Appropriate for all levels, including beginners. The teachers use a variety of tools, including hand weights and resistance bands, for a fun and varied practice. 

Every Friday and the first Sunday of the month, we practice Yoga on the Ball, using a stability ball along with hand weights for a full, varied practice. Mondays, we focus on hand weights. The class is also available on occasional Thursday mornings. Make sure you’re on the Prana email list for updates! 

Restorative Yoga

Candlelight and Chocolates!

This incredibly relaxing candlelight class weaves in gentle movement and stretching with a series of prop-supported postures that you hold passively, unwinding deeply-held tension and restoring balance to mind, body, and spirit. Roberta reads you poetry as you breathe and stretch into bliss. Class ends with deep relaxation guided by Roberta’s soothing voice, to ease you into a good night’s sleep. Have a chocolate after class, and appreciate it with mindfulness.

Restorative Yoga with Roberta is generally held the first Wednesday night of each month, from 7-8 pm. Come at 6:45 to set up if you can. Check the schedule for any changes due to holidays or vacations

Yoga Core

Build your core!

You are only as strong as your core! Yoga Core is a great Yoga class for anyone who wants to strengthen core muscles and build overall physical strength. A variety of methods are used from class to class, including work with Yoga Balls, floor work, core building during Vinyasa flow, and much more. Mary-Ellen (pictured) is a friendly, fun teacher who encourages you to go deeper and work harder, with compassion and mindfulness!

Slow Flow

Start Your Morning Right

Morning Slow Flow begins with a gentle warm-up, providing an opportunity to settle the mind, wake up the body, and connect with the breath before moving into slow, mindful sun salutations. This prepares the body for a grounded warrior sequence and some playful balancing before returning to the floor for some stretching and strengthening postures on the stomach and back. Pose modifications are encouraged so all participants can find the practice that is right for them. The class ends with a few restorative poses and a final relaxation.

Yoga Nidra with Mindfulness Meditation

Ultimate Relaxation!

Discover the amazing benefits of the incredibly relaxing practice of Yoga Nidra. This enjoyable, easy practice is done lying down. The instructor leads you on a meditative journey that is not only relaxing but can also help you relieve stress, sleep better at night, and a calm mind and body. Each session will end with seated Mindfulness Meditation so you can focus the mind for a peaceful drive home. Instructor Roberta Weiner has led thousands of adults and children in Yoga Nidra sessions and has done multiple advanced trainings in Yoga Nidra at Kripalu Center.

Chair Yoga

Yoga is for every body! That includes YOUR body!

No matter what shape, size, or age you are, this class is a safe and gentle practice using a modified approach to yoga. Yoga for Every Body is specifically designed to modify the practice for your individual needs. We will practice variations to classical yoga postures to simplify the poses. Chairs and other tools will be offered as an aid to balance and stability, and a way to get the most benefit from the class. The practice will help you gain leg strength, better balance, and flexibility to help you move through daily life with greater ease. We will end the class in deep relaxation, balancing the body and mind. With regular practice, you will enjoy more energy, better breathing, and a calm mind.

Teacher Kathleen Snapper spent a week in New Hampshire this summer training with Peggy Cappy, known for her“Yoga for the Rest of Us” programs airing on PBS since 2002.

Meet Our Wonderful Teachers!

Roberta Weiner

Roberta Weiner

Studio owner Roberta Weiner has practiced Yoga since she was a teenager and taught for 25 years as a certified Kripalu and Hatha Yoga teacher. She loves tailoring the practice to meet the individual needs of students of all ages and ability levels. She credits her personal Yoga and Meditation practice with allowing her to enjoy her other passion, directing Youth Theater with casts of up to 90 children!

Her mission is to warmly welcome new students to the Prana Center and mentor new teachers to keep the love of Yoga growing! Roberta has hundreds of hours of additional Yoga training, especially in Yoga Nidra, Meditation, and teaching students with osteoporosis and arthritis to take care of their bones and joints.

Kathleen Snapper

Kathleen Snapper

Kathleen has been teaching at the Prana Center since 2014. She began practicing power yoga in 2003. She had always been active in group fitness classes and martial arts but found a more peaceful, energetic feeling practicing yoga postures and making the connection with pranayama. Kathleen received her 200-hour RYT in Vinyasa Flow in 2013 and has completed additional trainings in Yin Yoga and Yoga for Every Body since then.  She often begins class with a few moments of mindfulness meditation and she may offer hands-on assistance in alignment during her class.  Her classes are based on Vinyasa Yoga, practicing a variety of poses in flowing sequence linked together with the breath. 

 
Yoga teacher Prana Center Holliston MA

Michele Proulx

Michele Proulx's commitment to the mat grew slowly over time. Realizing the health benefits of building flexibility, strength, balance, and a clearer mind, she eventually found she could not stay away. Michele recently retired after nearly 40 years in the printing industry and has refocused on Yoga. Michele is a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher. She lives in Natick and says, “Yoga is about community. I was welcomed into the Holliston community with open arms. I just want to give back and share my passion about Yoga with students.”