I love doing yoga in community and have been offering weekly Christ-centered yoga classes in Fargo since February 1, 2023.
My goal is to offer people a place and time to pause in the midst of the week. We gather to breathe, move, stretch and listen to what God is saying in each of our lives.
Everyone is encouraged to move at their own pace … even if some days that means simply sitting still.
Questions? Opportunities?
My yoga background
I have been practicing yoga since 1997. After completing yoga instructor training with Holy Yoga Global in 2018, I brought Holy Yoga to Columbia Presbyterian Church, Vancouver, Washington, as a “missional experiment” and led it with help from my friend Nancy Anderson and support from our Huddle.
I also taught yoga at the YMCA of Clark County (Washington). After moving back to Moorhead, Minnesota, in 2020, I offered Yoga Selah for two summers at Moorhead’s Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.
Online resources
- My YouTube channel
- Almost anything from Mikki Trowbridge
- “Breath” series from Yoga with Adriene
- NY Times | Well: Yoga to Make You Strong
About Christ-centered yoga
Studying for my yoga certification through Holy Yoga, I learned “It isn’t about the yoga.” What that means is, getting “really good at yoga” is not our end goal — although our practice usually becomes stronger the more we do it. Instead, we use yoga as a spiritual practice, like prayer, fasting or meditation.
We also say, “If you can breathe, you can do yoga.”
My classes feature relatively gentle movement and meditation, for men and women. You are welcome to move at your own pace and intensity.
A basic yoga postures booklet is available here.
If you can breathe, you can do yoga.
Meditations photo adapted from Davids Kokainis‘ on Unsplash
Sarah Coomber 