Circle Yoga Shala

Circle Yoga Shala A Wisdom School located in the foothills of Arkansas’ Ozark Mountains.

We offer exquisite in-person programs that enhance longevity, vitality and personal evolution. Our offerings include

RYT200

RYT500

Visheshya: Performance Training

Yoga Therapy Training

“Lost Ways of Knowing” podcast

Affiliate Yoga School

Ayurveda Cooking Foundations

“Yoga in Action” Quarterly Magazine

Enneagram Course

Seva

Retreats

11/25/2025

What is Yoga, according to ancient texts? 🧘

Hint: it’s not just what you do on the mat.

Sometimes, in the ancient texts, Yoga is described as the means, or the techniques, and sometimes it’s described as the goal, or what it looks like when it’s happening.

🔥 Curious about the philosophy behind yoga practice? 🔥 Matt’s course, “Intro to Eastern Philosophy,” is now available t...
11/24/2025

🔥 Curious about the philosophy behind yoga practice? 🔥

Matt’s course, “Intro to Eastern Philosophy,” is now available to take at your own pace.

In 3 video lessons, you’ll:
🔥 Explore Samkhya Cosmology, the philosophical framework underlying yoga and Ayurveda.
🔥 Learn about the Pancha Maya Kosha, a five-layer model of the human experience.
🔥 Get access to a bonus lecture: The CYS Vision of Yoga Therapy.

The course includes over 2 hours of video content, plus full transcripts — designed for both practitioners and teachers who want to deepen their understanding of yoga’s roots.

Cost: Only $47
Unlimited access for the lifetime of the platform.

If you’re looking to bring more clarity, depth, or context to your practice or teaching, this course is a solid place to begin.

👉Click link to get started circleyogashala.com/eastern-philosophy

11/23/2025

Why we include philosophy in our yoga teacher training?

Matt provides the answer.

11/18/2025
Some sweet photos from August 2019: Holly was leading a horse inquiry retreat for a group of remarkable women. So much j...
11/18/2025

Some sweet photos from August 2019: Holly was leading a horse inquiry retreat for a group of remarkable women.

So much joy 🤩

🔥 Tomorrow!! Join Matt on Monday November 17, at 7 PM (Central) to learn about ‘Spiritual Ecology’ 🔥🪷 It’s free to join,...
11/16/2025

🔥 Tomorrow!! Join Matt on Monday November 17, at 7 PM (Central) to learn about ‘Spiritual Ecology’ 🔥

🪷 It’s free to join, you just need to register at the link below.
https://www.circleyogashala.com/link-in-bio

11/16/2025

🔥 Tomorrow!! Join Matt on Monday November 17, at 7 PM (Central) to learn about ‘Spiritual Ecology’ 🔥

🪷 It’s free to join, you just need to register.

Follow the link in bio for more details.

This land is so beautiful!
11/16/2025

This land is so beautiful!

After deep reflection, we’ve made the heartfelt decision to open the land that has been home to CYS to new stewards. Our...
11/14/2025

After deep reflection, we’ve made the heartfelt decision to open the land that has been home to CYS to new stewards. Our property is listed publicly for sale. Realtor MLS listing in bio.

This transition is not an ending—it’s an evolution.

Our work continues through:
✦ Online programs & circles
✦ Hosted trainings & retreats across the country
✦ And, if the land remains through winter, a final in-person year in 2026.

This land has been our teacher. Now, we listen to what’s next.

With gratitude for every soul who’s practiced here — and for all the ways the Shala will continue to live through you.

Here is another photo of our recently graduated 200hr Yoga Teacher group! This program prepared them to teach yoga but i...
11/13/2025

Here is another photo of our recently graduated 200hr Yoga Teacher group!

This program prepared them to teach yoga but it also infused them with new life skills:

🪷 speak with confidence
🪷 meet stress with new tools
🪷 build presence
🪷 respond rather than react
🪷 develop a relationship with what it means to take action
🪷 be respectful of others’ cherished beliefs.

They will soon be offering classes in their communities, so keep an eye out!

Address

Jasper, AR

Opening Hours

Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 3pm

Telephone

+15013501430

Website

https://www.circleyogashala.com/newsletter

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Circle Yoga Shala is a School for Yoga, Creative Movement, and Self-Inquiry in Arkansas’ Ozark Mountains. We are a Member School of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) and a registered school with the National Yoga Alliance.

At the heart of all we do is contemplation, self-observation, and service.

We offer yoga teacher trainings in our 200-hour, 500-hour, and 800-hour Professional Yoga Therapy programs. We teach principles and methods that are grounded in somatic inquiry, and not inherently limited to a style of practice. To take a posture that is filled with one’s attention, ‘sensing’ what is happening (seeing and recognizing rather than thinking about), and then responding intelligently is to move with reality rather than projecting onto it. This somatic inquiry is taught in asana (movement and stillness), in meditation (sitting and walking), and in a felt relationship to the three centers: head, heart, and gut. This method lays the foundation for self-inquiry and contemplation.

Join our Seva program available each June for an opportunity to immerse in practice, community and nature without enrolling in a formal teacher training.