Vinyasa Class with Jenn
Saturday 6/15, Saturday 7/13
9 AM-10:15 AM
Vinyasa classes are appropriate for mixed levels of students. This class introduces students to basic postures, teaches you how to move with your breath, and helps you feel comfortable in your yoga practice. This class challenges students mentally and physically before moving toward the relaxing final pose, savasana. Some classes may end with a short meditation.
Slow Flow Class with Lesley
Sunday 8/25, Sunday 9/8
8 AM-9:15 AM
This all-levels class emphasizes the powerful connection between breath and movement. You'll move mindfully while building strength and balance on the mat. Enjoy this opportunity to slow down, move mindfully, and breathe deeply.
Location Notes:
Schultz Park is located in downtown Simsbury at 921 Hopmeadow Street (between the Simsbury Fire District Offices and Town Hall). Participants must park at Simsbury Town Hall (933 Hopmeadow Street) and walk to Schultz Park (about a one minute walk). Please do not park in Police Department designated spots.
Please note there are no facilities at Schultz Park. There is a public bathroom open at Town Hall located on the Police Station level.
Participants should bring water, a mat, and bug spray. Pre-registration is required. Cash is not accepted at the beginning of classes.
Rain Cancellations
If class is cancelled due to weather you will receive an email and it will be posted as an alert on Simsburyrec.com. Your registration fees will be refunded.
Please ensure your Simsbury Rec account settings allow cancellation emails.
About the Instructors
Jennifer Porter
As an active practitioner since 2007, Jenn has had the privilege to study under many teachers, including in the areas of yoga, meditation, and herbal and nutritional health wisdom. She became Yoga Alliance certified in 2023 through Journey of Yoga, while carrying a pregnancy to term. She is passionate and committed to helping people modify and access yoga, after experiencing what it was like to practice with significant physical limitations. She believes strongly that yoga is for every-body and all walks of life.
Learning not only the physical asanas, but also the history and philosophy, has been integral to her journey. After going through years of struggling with mental health in a fast paced modern world, yoga played a huge role in learning to slow down and de-stress on and off the mat. By practicing yoga and meditation regularly, she believes the practice helps people align themselves in other arenas of their lives as well. She loves to spread the love of yoga with all.
Lesley Stephen
Lesley attended her first yoga class in 1983 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and then practiced in various studios, church basements, and bedrooms along the way. She found her way to Journey of Yoga in 2015, reconnecting with Maggie and completing her 200-hour yoga teacher certification in 2016.
Lesley strives to create yoga classes that are safe, informative, and fun. She incorporates anatomy, yogic philosophy, and wisdom. Lesley infuses lightness into her classes and hopes to make yoga more accessible to those who need it most.
She feels privileged to belong to such a supportive Sangha. Lesley is eternally grateful to all of her teachers as she continues on her Yoga journey. As a Registered Nurse, she works full time in an intense nursing field, and uses yoga to bring balance, calm, and joy into her life and the lives of others.