The Roost - Yoga

10/31/2025

A beautiful Halloween morning with amazing humans from near and far..... yoga, bikes, and wonderful food!
Keep the West Bethlehem community growing.
We are blessed.🤟
p.s. Have a safe trip back, Cindy 🇫🇷 , Maria 🇩🇪 , and Alain 🇳🇱!
www.theroostyoga.com

10/28/2025

Awesome teacher alert🚨!!!!!
One of my best friends and favorite yoga teachers teaches Ashtanga yoga every Tuesday at 9:00am and Thursdays at 6:30pm. Former owner of Lehigh Valley Yoga and Emmaus Yoga, Erica is one of the most knowledgeable and experienced teachers in the valley. We are so lucky to have her. If you've never practiced Ashtanga before, come take class with Erica. It is a very traditional practice with a set series of postures. Once the postures become second nature, one can truly find a state of moving meditation. This is what I practice in my own time and what most of our vinyasa classes are bases in.

More about Erica:

With over 27 years of experience as an Ashtanga practitioner, instructor, teacher trainer, studio owner, and mother, Erica brings a deep and lived understanding of yoga both on and off the mat. Her journey began in 1998 with her first teacher training at the iconic It’s Yoga in San Francisco. Since then, she has continued to evolve her practice and teaching through trainings with renowned teachers such as David Swenson, Beryl Bender Birch, Kathy McNames, David Williams, and many other leading voices in the U.S. Ashtanga community. In her classes, she encourages students to let their breath and gaze lead the way, gently guiding attention to the subtle, often invisible aspects of the Ashtanga practice—the ones that ultimately create meditation in motion.
Off the mat, she finds joy in the simple things: playing in nature, cooking for friends, and spending time with her daughter, two dogs, cat, and a quirky flock of chickens.

Erica McHugh, E-RYT500
www.AshtangaWithErica.com

10/26/2025

Come get some Candy!!!!!

10/26/2025

We are so excited for this event! Coming in just two weeks!!

The Art of Rest: Yoga and Calming Techniques for a Good Night's Sleep with Richard Gartner

Sunday November 9th
4:00-6:00pm
$40 per person
Go to Link in Bio to sign up
Or
CONTACT CHRIS DIRECTLY TO SIGN UP
484-895-8428

Do you have a method to get to sleep? If we wake up in the middle of the night, what should we do? A quiet yoga practice and a relaxed perspective can help.

In this workshop, we'll discuss ways to structure our evenings to encourage sleep. We’ll also review some surprising sleep studies that give us new perspectives and agency.

Most importantly, we will practice relaxing (yes, you can get good at it!). This all-levels practice is good for anybody who is looking for simple and effective ways to unwind in the evening.

What You’ll Experience:
•Slow, gentle yoga to release physical tension.
•Breathwork to regulate the nervous system and quiet the mind
•Guided relaxation and meditation techniques for deep rest
•A peaceful, supportive space for all bodies and levels of experience

Whether you have trouble sleeping occasionally or every night, this workshop offers practical tools and a deeply relaxing experience you can return to again and again. Wear something cozy, and feel free to bring a pencil or pen to record your ideas for healthier sleep.

Richard Gartner bio:

Since 2005, Richard Gartner has been fostering a non-dogmatic and compassionate attitude about students’ abilities and circumstances in Pittsburgh and beyond.

Richard’s style is paradoxically both unique and universal. His instructions allow for any student to approach the practice, embracing all levels of experience and ability. This allows for yogis to explore their own unique structure and make every practice their own.

His teachings fuse traditional posture and breathwork with contemporary anatomy and bodywork. He draws from many forms of yoga, fascial release, mindfulness techniques, and common sense.

ERYT-500 Yoga Alliance registered.

10/24/2025

NEW TEACHER ALERT 🚨!!!!
Coming in November! Our good friend will be teaching an All Level Feel Good Slow Flow (exact class name to be determined 😂) from 9:30am to 10:45 am every Wednesday morning starting November 5th .
Melanie owns .paddleboards , is an amazing teacher and wonderful human being. We're so excited to have her.

More about Melanie:

Yoga has been a lifelong journey for me, starting in my teenage years as an athlete looking for something to help heal my body from long days of practice. To what has now developed into a practice of intention setting and empowerment inside a body that I feel comfortable in and love.

After spending ten years in social work, in 2015, I turned my focus full time to teaching the practices of Mindfulness Meditation, anatomical-based Asana, and the empowering practice of Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga. My Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a minor degree in Communication Studies from West Virginia University have served me well in teaching and communicating the effectiveness of the mental and physical benefits of yoga.

Many people have turned to yoga to find healing and change their lives. I can honestly say that yoga as a whole has changed the way I live and carve out my life. My yoga has taken me beyond the mat and into the world, finding myself challenging the template of the “American Dream.” I now find myself an entrepreneur and international yogi, leading retreats, teaching yoga classes & workshops on land and stand-up paddleboards. Working with Shanthi Project, a nonprofit community-based organization leading mindfulness meditation to children in Kindergarten through 12th grade as well as children & families who are involved with child protective services, offering yoga to women in prison, homeless women, and pregnant teens.

For me, yoga is not just about the physical poses. It’s about being in nature, and it’s about helping and healing; it’s about bringing together the goodness in us all and letting it shine forth to find our unique gifts in this world. Yoga has taken me to this place, but where will yoga take you?
Om Shanthi
Melanie

500 ERYT, through the Yoga Loft

10/22/2025

NEW TEACHER ALERT 🚨 Coming in November!!!

We are so very excited to announce that will be teaching regularly each week at The Roost!
Jessica is the former owner of Baransu Yoga in Bethlehem.
She is an amazing teacher and a beautiful human being.
We are so very lucky to have her be a part of our community.
Make sure to come see Jessica every Wednesday evening at 4:30pm and Friday mornings at 9:00am starting November 5th!
Both classes will be Level 2.

A little more about Jessica:

Jessica’s yoga journey in 2013 after having two daughters and searching to find herself again. Her journey continued about six months into practicing when she committed to getting her kids, teens, and children with disabilities yoga certification. Then in 2014 she committed to her 200 hour YTT at a local Bethlehem studio.

Yoga blends together many of Jessica's passions; her love of people, physical and mental health, art, and creativity.  Jessica’s mat grounds her and allows her to be her true self, her love of self expression, and creativity.  As much as Jessica loves an intense and challenging practice, she has also recently found equal enjoyment in teaching and practicing on a slower more gentle scale. Her love for an intense practice was the distraction it gave her mentally from the intensity of everyday while empowering her with things she used to think were impossible.  However, she has also learned that when moving slowly she has to put more effort into keeping her thoughts quiet, this is the continuous work for her. Her goal for every class is for people to find a deeper version of themselves and peace of mind while instilling a strong foundation and alignment to every practice. Allowing each student to step off of their mats feeling empowered and a better version of themselves.

Jessica's favorite quote ~ Buddha was once asked, "What have you gained from meditation?" He replied, "Nothing! However, let me tell you what I have lost: anger, anxiety, depression, insecurity, fear of old age and death."  

Jessica Dellmyer-LaCoe E-RYT200

See you all soon.

10/19/2025

Come compare toes, chit-chat, and practice.


Monday
9:00am Level 1 w/ Chris
10:45am Level 2 w/ Chris
6:00pm Level 1-2 Flow w/ Chris

www.theroostyoga.com

10/19/2025

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10/16/2025

10/15/2025

Only two spots left!!! Can't wait to get back to Chacala Beach!!

10/15/2025

Can't wait for this workshop!!!!

The Art of Rest: Yoga and Calming Techniques for a Good Night's Sleep with Richard Gartner

Sunday November 9th
4:00-6:00pm
$40 per person

CONTACT CHRIS DIRECTLY TO SIGN UP
484-895-8428

Do you have a method to get to sleep? If we wake up in the middle of the night, what should we do? A quiet yoga practice and a relaxed perspective can help.

In this workshop, we'll discuss ways to structure our evenings to encourage sleep. We’ll also review some surprising sleep studies that give us new perspectives and agency.

Most importantly, we will practice relaxing (yes, you can get good at it!). This all-levels practice is good for anybody who is looking for simple and effective ways to unwind in the evening.

What You’ll Experience:
•Slow, gentle yoga to release physical tension.
•Breathwork to regulate the nervous system and quiet the mind
•Guided relaxation and meditation techniques for deep rest
•A peaceful, supportive space for all bodies and levels of experience

Whether you have trouble sleeping occasionally or every night, this workshop offers practical tools and a deeply relaxing experience you can return to again and again. Wear something cozy, and feel free to bring a pencil or pen to record your ideas for healthier sleep.

Richard Gartner bio:

Since 2005, Richard Gartner has been fostering a non-dogmatic and compassionate attitude about students’ abilities and circumstances in Pittsburgh and beyond.

Richard’s style is paradoxically both unique and universal. His instructions allow for any student to approach the practice, embracing all levels of experience and ability. This allows for yogis to explore their own unique structure and make every practice their own.

His teachings fuse traditional posture and breathwork with contemporary anatomy and bodywork. He draws from many forms of yoga, fascial release, mindfulness techniques, and common sense.

ERYT-500 Yoga Alliance registered.