Free

Kindly reserve your spot 24 hours in advance for our planning purposes – Mahalo!

Location: Still & Moving Center, 1024 Queen Street, Honolulu

Let’s celebrate an historic event honoring the ancient body-mind-spirit practice of yoga. We’ll watch an aerial yoga demonstration and listen to Sanskrit mantras typically used in yoga. Everyone will be invited onto mats to sample several different yoga styles. And we’ll meet and greet over refreshments and Indian pupus.

Thanks to the efforts of the Gandhi International Institute for Peace, the Hawaii Legislature has just formally recognized International Yoga Day on June 21st. As of this year, 2019, Hawaii now stands as a beacon of health and mindfulness, being the first state in the nation to do so!

Originating in India, yoga goes back thousands of years. Modern research shows that yoga adds significantly to our quality of life when done regularly with proper technique. Studies repeatedly show that yogic postures enhance body functionality, while breathing slowly in a relaxed manner, can slow our heart rate. Focusing the mind cultivates mental peace and deep insight.

“We yoga studio owners watch intense, stressed out people arrive for yoga classes every day,” says Renée Tillotson, director of Still & Moving Center. “The students leave class with a relaxed walk, better posture, smooth brow, broad smile, and a general air of enjoyment of life. What’s not to celebrate?!?”

Join us for this first ever event!

Honored Guests :

Senator Mike Gabbard and Senator Brian Taniguchi.

Sponsored by:

• Gandhi International Institute for Peace
• Still & Moving Center
• Blissful Yogini
• Down to Earth
• Govinda’s Restaurant
• Hawaii School of Yoga
• Mouna Farms Arts & Culture Village
• India Market Hawaii
• Creative Cuisine by Madana
• Govinda’s Fresh Juices

Two Yoga Specials in honor of International Yoga Day:

YOGA SPECIAL: CLASS PACK DISCOUNT!  11 classes for the price of a 10 class pack for anyone who takes a yoga class from June 21 to June28

AERIAL YOGA SPECIAL: CLASS PACK DISCOUNT!  11 classes for the price of a 10 aerial class pack for anyone who takes an AIReal Yoga class from June 21 to June 28

Specials available at the reception desk only

Wednesdays 11-12 

Soften, center, strengthen and balance your body and mind with Hatha Yoga. Open to all levels, this class leads you through gentle yet powerful postures and movements (asana). Your teacher combines yogic movement with meditation (dhyana), breath work (pranayama) and healing touch. You are encouraged to focus on proper body alignment to make it easier and safer to hold each pose through several breaths.

Hatha is a sanskrit word that means force. The word Hatha also broken into Ha which means Sun and Tha which means Moon can represent the balancing of two opposite energies such as Sun and Moon, front and back, top an bottom, effort and ease and strenght and flexibility at the same time in a pose.

Alessandra Lopes

With Alessandra anyone of any age can practice yoga in an non-competitive way. Most importantly, she encourages you to practice self love while practicing yoga. Alessandra uses the holistic lifestyle approach in teaching. Her life’s purpose is to help others to access unlimited possibilities through yoga, healing, wellness and women’s gatherings.

Alessandra is a Brazilian yoga teacher who’s been teaching adults and kids in Hawaii for many years. She’s a certified Women’s Yoga Teacher and she was in the first group of Women’s yoga teachers to graduate in the U.S. from Matilda Videgard. She is also a certified Open Heart Yoga teacher from worldwide famous yoga instructor Dr. Melissa West, and she follows her teachings of Real Yoga for Real People. In addition to that, Alessandra teaches yoga for kids at Waialae Elementary school and small classes at the Kapiolani Park. Alessandra is also a health and wellness coach.

Alessandra has also created a class called ‘Brazilian Yoga Fusion” that is also a type of Women’s yoga mixing yoga strengthening movements with other exercises that target the areas that women like to work out hips, tights, glutes, abs and arms.

Thursdays, 9 am.

Starts Thursday, April 26th.

Start your day off right with a vinyasa flow yoga class mixed with some pilates-inspired movements and exercises. Our power, our strength, comes from our core, which helps to keep us feeling grounded, balanced, and steady. This yoga class will focus on building strength and stability not only in the abdominal region, but in the back as well. Your spine will feel strong, long, and ready to support you throughout your daily activities. Kendra tailors the class to a range of ability levels, showing variations. All are welcome.

Kendra Gillis

In Kendra’s classes and coaching sessions, you get a warm welcome, thorough, detailed instruction and proper body alignment. Kendra helps you get centered, focused and gain a positive outlook!

A yogini and a proud Nova Scotian, Kendra has completed her 500 hours of RYT yoga teacher training and an Aerial Yoga teacher training. She began her journey as an instructor of mindful movement in Panama City, Florida and has been steadily increasing and deepening her practices over her years on Oahu.

Kendra is a certified Wellness coach and just finished her Masters in Health and Wellness coaching. Kendra earned her Nia White Belt under Winalee Zeeb. Besides training in Zumba and Turbokick, Kendra has completed a Barre Fitness certification through BarreAbove.

Mondays 8:15-9:15 am.

Whether you are new to yoga or an experienced yogi seeking a return to the fundamentals, this class is for you! The pace of this class will honor newcomers and give attention to individual needs. Through basic breath practices and postures, we will explore yoga with a “beginner’s mind” – an attitude of openness. Recognizing that we all change moment to moment and day to day, Alessandra will invite you to stay present and move in a way that serves your body in the here and now.

Alessandra has been practicing yoga for over 20 years, teaching for the last 13 years, and loves sharing the simple joy of yoga with new students. She is an experienced body-worker and delights in both offering modifications and tailoring poses to meet individual needs. Alessandra is committed to creating a safe environment to move the body with care and mindfulness.

Alessandra Lopes

With Alessandra anyone of any age can practice yoga in an non-competitive way. Most importantly, she encourages you to practice self love while practicing yoga. Alessandra uses the holistic lifestyle approach in teaching. Her life’s purpose is to help others to access unlimited possibilities through yoga, healing, wellness and women’s gatherings.

Alessandra is a Brazilian yoga teacher who’s been teaching adults and kids in Hawaii for many years. She’s a certified Women’s Yoga Teacher and she was in the first group of Women’s yoga teachers to graduate in the U.S. She is also a certified Open Heart Yoga teacher from worldwide famous yoga instructor Dr. Melissa West, and she follows her teachings of Real Yoga for Real People. In addition to that, Alessandra teaches yoga for kids at Waialae Elementary school and small classes at the Kapiolani Park. Alessandra is also a health and wellness coach.

Alessandra has also created a class called ‘Brazilian Yoga Fusion” that is also a type of Women’s yoga mixing yoga strengthening movements with other exercises that target the areas that women like to work out hips, tights, glutes, abs and arms.