Heartland Yoga

Heartland Yoga Heartland Yoga is a studio dedicated to mindful practice. Students may be new to yoga or may have many years of practice - everyone is welcomed.

Located in the heart of downtown Iowa City, Heartland Yoga provides a beautiful, sacred space where students come together to practice yoga and to heal. https://dryogamomma.com/work-with-betsy/courses/

This week!
04/21/2026

This week!

Join Rachel at 9 am to Expand & GrowOnline or in personRachel is a professor, yoga and group fitness instructor, and lov...
04/20/2026

Join Rachel at 9 am to Expand & Grow
Online or in person

Rachel is a professor, yoga and group fitness instructor, and lover of life. She loves new experiences, learning new things, and connecting with others through community. She started practicing yoga in a Mindful Birthing class right here at Heartland Yoga when she was pregnant with her first child and loved how empowered, strong, and spacious she felt after each practice. Since then, she has delved deeply into yoga philosophy and appreciates the unifying effect yoga can have on all aspects of ourselves – minds, bodies, hearts, and spirits.

She completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training with Betsy Rippentrop from Heartland Yoga and Marsha Nieland from Fusion Yoga Studio. Her training is based in the anusara style of yoga, meaning she offers specific cues to optimize alignment as well as heart-centered themes to leave students feeling inspired. Rachel’s teaching style is warm, encouraging, and inclusive.

To connect with Rachel email: rachelmclaren@gmail.com.

Teacher training weekend four and we innovated space through flexibility.
04/17/2026

Teacher training weekend four and we innovated space through flexibility.

Community Class with BetsyToday! Friday, April 17th @ 4 pm cstIn the midst of chaotic weather, news feeds, and world eve...
04/17/2026

Community Class with Betsy
Today! Friday, April 17th @ 4 pm cst

In the midst of chaotic weather, news feeds, and world events, come drop into a calm space for a grounded, stabilizing practice. Breath work, hip opening, and rest.

Together let’s make calm contagious.

Bring a friend. Register in advance or simply drop in.

Sound Bath Meditation with Tina McCoy Sunday, April 19th at 4 pm (second Sunday of the month) Join Tina McCoy, curator o...
04/16/2026

Sound Bath Meditation with Tina McCoy
Sunday, April 19th at 4 pm (second Sunday of the month)

Join Tina McCoy, curator of Integrity Life, for an immersive soundscape to cleanse and realign your physical and energetic bodies from an array of instruments including the charm of chimes, bells, and singing bowls. Each session is held in a sacred space – a restorative vessel – to connect with your inner bliss through the healing arts of sound and meditation.

Tina creates a unique soundscape tapestry woven with the resonance of the seasons and the sounds of various instruments including Tibetan and crystal singing bowls, gongs, chimes, and bells to invoke inner calm and peaceful feelings.

Restorative Yoga & ReikiFriday, May 8th @ 6 pmJoin us for a 90-minute restorative yoga experience designed to support de...
04/14/2026

Restorative Yoga & Reiki
Friday, May 8th @ 6 pm

Join us for a 90-minute restorative yoga experience designed to support deep rest and energetic renewal. In the environment we’ll create a gentle pause—an intentional space to slow down and reconnect. You’ll be guided through fully supported postures that encourage the body to unwind and the nervous system to settle. During these restful shapes, teachers will offer optional Reiki to support relaxation, balance, and subtle healing.

04/14/2026
Find Your Voice. Heal Together. Sonic Meditation Tues. April 21 | 12–1 PM | Heartland YogaExperience the joy of group to...
04/14/2026

Find Your Voice. Heal Together. Sonic Meditation Tues. April 21 | 12–1 PM | Heartland Yoga

Experience the joy of group toning — a playful, intuitive practice accessible to everyone. Add your unique voice to a communal sound that creates positive vibrations for yourself and your community. Facilitated by Alchemical Sound Healer Lily French.

$20 | Scholarships available | Pay at the door or in advance via Venmo -bewell, or PayPal.

Reserve your spot here: https://www.bewellhealingservices.com/events

We showed up and so did our fearless guide to spread the word on Radical Wellness. Thank you so much  for holding the sp...
04/13/2026

We showed up and so did our fearless guide to spread the word on Radical Wellness. Thank you so much for holding the space for difficult conversations and practice the work of real truth and real trust in wellness spaces.

If you haven’t taken a class with Sarah, get in on it. She will be hosting more and the time is now. Follow her ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Community Class with LeahToday! Friday, April 10th @ 4 pm cstJoin in community for this practice of yoga to build within...
04/10/2026

Community Class with Leah
Today! Friday, April 10th @ 4 pm cst

Join in community for this practice of yoga to build within and around. All donations go to the Trans Mutual Aid.

Bring a friend. Register in advance or simply drop in

Get your tickets for this Sunday! "Right now, spaces where people gather, learn, heal, or organize are being asked to ho...
04/08/2026

Get your tickets for this Sunday!

"Right now, spaces where people gather, learn, heal, or organize are being asked to hold more than ever — more grief, more tension, more difference, and more responsibility — often without clear language or structure for how to do that well."

Sunday, April 12th @ 1- 5 pm Right now, spaces where people gather, learn, heal, or organize are being asked to hold more than ever — more grief, more tension, more difference, and more responsibility — often without clear language or structure for how to do that well. This in-person intensive i...

What’s the best way to get ready for the weekend?  Community Class with Tina McCoy Friday, April 3 @ 4 pmFirst… Refresh!...
04/02/2026

What’s the best way to get ready for the weekend?

Community Class with Tina McCoy
Friday, April 3 @ 4 pm

First… Refresh! Join Tina McCoy for a guided deep rest meditation enhanced with yoga nidra to enter a place of relaxation. This gift to self is the chef’s kiss on the week & warm hug of welcome to the weekend.

Address

221 E College, Suite 213
Iowa City, IA
52240

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+13193544062

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Our Story

Located in the heart of downtown Iowa City, Heartland Yoga provides a beautiful, sacred space where students come together to practice yoga and to heal.

Our studio opened in June 2008....right in the middle of Eastern Iowa’s worst flood. We were set to officially open our doors on Monday, June 9, the same day volunteers were sandbagging multiple University buildings around campus. For our first week, we offered free yoga to all the volunteers and overwhelmed residents of Iowa City, which is actually quite symbolic of what Heartland Yoga is all about.

We are all about community, healing, and providing a safe and sacred space for people to come and take care of themselves in a deep way. People consistently comment about how powerful the space is. Some have said that just being in our space makes them feel better, and that’s before any yoga. So if you are aware that you need some kind of shift in your life, whether it’s physically, mentally, emotionally....Heartland Yoga is a great place to come. Our teachers are supportive, highly trained, and inclusive....and all bodies, shapes, sizes, races, sexual orientations, ages, and experience levels are welcomed.

To celebrate our 10 years of existence, we are celebrating with 10 BIG EVENTS starting June 2018. Please join us!