Try Yoga With Me - April Cook

30/05/2026

Join me on Monday evenings at 5:30 PM at the Moody Civic Center for Vinyasa Yoga.

No membership is required to join. Drop-in rates are five dollars per person.

Please arrive a few moments early to check in at the front desk, pay your class fee and set up your space.

See you on the mat.

30/05/2026

Join me Monday morning at 11 AM for Yin yoga at Workout Anytime Leeds.

No membership is required to attend class. Drop in rates are seven dollars per person.

Please arrive a few moments early to check in at the front desk and to set up your space.

See you on the mat.

28/05/2026

Today I took a few minutes for myself and my yoga practice.

I arrived on my mat as myself, no mask, no ego.

My hair is unkept, there’s no makeup on my face and the only T-shirt I could manage to get into today was a shirt my husband loaned me. It was soft and stretchy. It was the first shirt I’ve been able to put on in two weeks.

Two weeks might not seem like a long time to some, but when you’re unable to do what you consider something as normal as putting on a T-shirt, it seems like a very long time.

Two weeks since I’ve been able to get on my yoga mat.

The great thing about Yoga is you don’t have to be on a mat to practice it.

Although we may arrive at Yoga through the physical practice of Asana, we learned that Yoga is so much more.

 It’s an opportunity to turn inward.

Today my practice was a reminder to slow down, to breathe to release, to let go of all the things that are not serving me.

Yoga provides us with an opportunity to practice self observation. 

During my practice today, I simply enjoyed stillness and listening to the sound of the rain, finding comfort with the support of my Yoga props.

What does your yoga practice look like today? 

28/05/2026

25/05/2026

Today’s lesson:
Learning to focus on a single point of concentration or Dharana.

In yoga philosophy, the specific practice and limb of concentration or single-pointed focus is called Dharana. It is the sixth limb of the Eightfold Path defined in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
The Sanskrit word Dharana translates to "holding" or "maintaining".
It requires training the mind to remain fixed on a single object or focal point (such as a mantra, a candle flame, or the breath) without letting the attention wander.

Other related focal-point practices include:
Ekagrata:
A Sanskrit term meaning "one-pointedness," which describes the state of mind achieved during Dharana.

Drishti: In the physical practice of yoga (Asanas), this refers to a specific visual focal point, used to help steady the gaze and quiet the mind.

Today’s offering us how to practice Trataka using the instructions in the Guide listed below.

Happy practicing

24/05/2026

I can’t wait to get back to all of these things. Yoga classes resume June 1st!!

22/05/2026

We will be closed on Monday, May 25th for Memorial Day.

22/05/2026

Day five of our Yoga challenge rounds out our practice of the warrior poses.

Today’s pose is reverse warrior.

Happy practicing.

21/05/2026

Today’s Yoga pose is warrior three.

Try to work on finding length through the entire body from your fingertips to your foot.

Remember that you can use a chair for balance or even the wall.

Happy practicing.