The Yoga Place of La Crosse, WI

07/29/2025

It’s restorative week at the studio - perfect after a very hot weekend and stormy night

07/25/2025

Our summer bookclub discussion on “The Tree of Yoga” will be Saturday, August 23rd (for real!) 9:00-11:00am. Save the date. Be sure to check out Jennie’s blog on our website for her wonderful insights!

06/25/2025

IYAUM summer yoga day is coming up! Our own is teaching! Have you registered? Attend in person at the BKS Iyengar Yoga Center in Minneapolis or online, or join Rachel in the studio and practice with friends! Visit IYAUM.ORG to register

06/23/2025

Wow! Can’t believe it’s been 10 years!

Follow the progress of our new floor project!

06/14/2025

This year marks the 11th International Day of Yoga, a celebration that welcomes and values the participation of all. The goal is to transform yoga into a widespread movement that emphasizes well-being and promotes global health and peace.
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On this International Day of Yoga, please join me for a general yoga class to celebrate the principles of kindness and compassion, charity, and respect for all people that the philosophy of yoga promotes. All donations will go toward the care of the children at the orphanage.

06/08/2025

Join us for our annual summer book club read: The Tree of Yoga by BKS Iyengar. Check out The Yoga Place blog for a detailed reading schedule. Discussion and pot luck will be announced for August
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“Based on lectures and discussions with his students, the text is enlivened by many of the author’s personal experiences in the practice of yoga postures and breathing as well as in putting spiritual principles into action”

06/05/2025

Don’t miss Jennie’s yoga day class! July 13!

Summer Yoga Day is July 13 - won't you join us? This is a hybrid event, and we would love to see you, either in Minneapolis or on-line! https://www.iyaum.org/events-1/summer-yoga-day

05/18/2025

Join us for an evening of restorative yoga accompanied by sacred music on Friday June 6 5:30-7:00pm
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Chris Saudek and Nicolle Roen once again fill The Yoga Place with the unique combination of sacred mantras and restorative yoga practice in this special evening event to nourish your body and mind.
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The combination of physical postures, meditative breathing, and live contemplative sound provides a unique environment for your practice that will leave you feeling grounded and refreshed. Chris will skillfully lead you through a thoughtful and rejuvenating asana practice while Nicolle fills the studio with the relaxing sounds of her voice, drums, drones, and singing bowls.

05/17/2025

Saturday, June 6 9:00am-11:00am - link in bio
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The action of arching the spine backward (Purva Pratana in Sanskrit) “stimulates the nervous system and enlivens a weary mind” according to BKS Iyengar. But, he goes on to say that “despite arousing the mind, backbends make it reflective rather than distracted and they banish fear and lend courage.”
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Backbends demand a fair amount of physical flexibility but strength is also needed to not overuse flexibility. In this class we will explore in greater detail the flexibility in the shoulders and hips and the strength in the legs, arms and back that are needed to do Urdhva Dhanurasana from the floor. Urdhva Dhanurasana or Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana are often done in regular classes with support of a chair. Various ways to build up to this invigorating pose will be explored as well. For those already practicing Urdhva Dhanurasana, and those working towards this asana, details to improve their poses will be given.
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PLEASE NOTE: Students attending the class online will benefit most by having ropes available.

05/14/2025

Krounchasana - heron pose
✨”Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don’t just give up.”
Stephen Hawking

04/23/2025

Moments in practice - “The precious psychological moments of intermission (nirodhaksata) where there is stillness and silence are to be prolonged into extra-chronological moments of consciousness, without beginning or end.” Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali