Balanced Rock
Community Yoga &
Wellness Programs
One of our highest values at Balanced Rock is building community.
It’s the backbone of our organization and the pool from which we find our local guides and experts.
Each season, we love to welcome newcomers eager to share their hearts and special gifts with us—and we hope to keep
thriving with you as part of our growing family!
Visit the Balanced Rock Website for more information and programs! www.balancedrock.org/community
Some of these programs require a fee, which supports Balanced Rock Instructors to continue providing quality opportunities.
Monday Community Yoga
Join us Monday evenings in El Portal & Wawona from for a weekly dose of movement as medicine. Enjoy a meaningful, rejuvenating flow led by one of our local teachers. From ashtanga to gentle flow to strong vinyasa, there’s a style for everyone to enjoy! All levels welcome.
When: Mondays, 6:00-7:15pm
Where: 2 Class Locations in 2023!
In El Portal - El Portal Community Hall
5512 Foresta Road, El Portal, CA 95318
In Wawona - The Redwoods
8038 Chilnualna Falls Rd, Wawona, CA 95389
NEW! WEEKLY COMMUNITY YOGA AT THE YOSEMITE BUG
Sundays from 8am-9am PT
The Yosemite Bug Rustic Mountain Resort - Yoga Studio | 6979 Highway 140, Midpines, CA 95345
TEACHING SCHEDULE
May 7: Catherine Wortmann
May 14: Special Mother’s Day Class with Catherine Wortmann
May 21: Heather Sullivan
May 28: Clara Baena
Join local instructors for yoga, meditation, and mindfulness! Roll out your yoga mat in-person and in community every Sunday in the Yoga Studio located next to the Yosemite Bug’s Health Spa.
These classes are $15-$20 per class, and no one is turned away due to lack of funds.
Those who register online beforehand will have priority access to class, space is limited and walk-ins will be accommodated as available.
On-Demand Wellness Series
On-Demand Wellness Series
Enjoy wellness practices from the comfort of your own home and on your own schedule!
During the past year, Balanced Rock teamed up with local instructors and practitioners to offer specialized wellness programs online. Sessions are raw, unedited, and recorded on Zoom.
Expect to be guided visually by each instructor, with the occasional dog or kiddo popping in on-screen. Choose what you’d like, and pay what you can!
DIY Active Fascial Release Series with Mia Esquivel, CMT
Meditation & Pranayama Series with Dennis Eagan, E-RYT500
Core + Pilates Series with Brenda Ostrom
Intelligence of the Core Series with Catherine Wortmann
Ayurvedic Wisdom for Modern Times with Jana Kilgore, BCAP, CCN, MH, LMT, E-RYT 500
Community Outreach Events
Every year, Balanced Rock gives back by offering yoga or instructional services to our beloved community. We are honored to collaborate with the National Park Service and local organizations to offer a myriad of programming for their staff, community members, and visitors!
Balanced Rock has facilitated and/or participated in…
Kids Mindfulness Sessions with SKOOL
Earth Day in Yosemite Valley with NPS
Spring Fling with YEA!
Path to Wellness with Mariposa Health & Wellness Coalition
Mariposa Butterfly Festival
Sierra Watershed Conference
“For the Health of It” Staff Appreciation Event with UC Merced
Stronger Together Event with UC Merced
Yosemite Facelift, Mariposa Facelift, & San Diego Sea to Summit Facelift events
Sum of Us Festival with Yosemite Conservancy
Annual Mammoth Yoga Festival
Parsons Lodge Summer Series
Obata Art Weekend
Want Balanced Rock at your next outreach or community event? Visit our contact page or email us: info@balancedrock.org
Save the Date
Women Of Color Camp-Out
July 13-16
with Paola Arboleda & Koren Stewart
Balanced Rock has been offering a Women of Color* (WOC) Wilderness Retreat since 2004, offering programs that provide empowering opportunities for WOC to gather in supportive communities while exploring beautiful natural areas and connecting with the lands.
This campground-based, retreat-style program includes mindfulness practices, hikes and shared adventure, yoga, journaling and personal reflection, facilitated group experiences and much more! We want to dedicate this retreat space to women of color who seek to connect with their spiritual self in nature through a campground-based setting.
Through sharing and reflecting on both challenging and uplifting stories in tandem with nurturing self-care practices, we create a welcoming and supportive space for collective healing in nature. Each one of the participants and instructors comes with their own wisdom, and everyone has something to offer and something to receive from each other.
Come reconnect with yourself and find peace. We want our participants to walk away with a feeling of empowerment for their own self-care so that they can take care of their community and the earth.
A dedicated space for women of color* who seek to connect with their spiritual self in nature.
*Women of color: any individual who self-identifies as trans, woman, non-binary, intersex, two-spirit, and/or genderqueer and as non-white such as Black, Hispanic/Latinas, AAPIs (Asians and Pacific Islanders), Native Americans, Indigenous people and mixed race people.
Cost: Early Bird Price: $575 (if purchased before June 1, 2023) / Regular Price: $625
Balanced Rock strives to offer affordable programming to all of our interested participants. If you need financial assistance, please contact us to request an application.