Main Street Yoga

Main Street Yoga Main Street Yoga provides mindfulness based Hatha Yoga and meditation classes led by Rita Wood Anderson held at the Mexico Public Library since 2004.

Hi I'm Rita Anderson, Certified Kriplau Yoga Instructor. I started practicing yoga in the 1990's. In 2001 I attended a week long Rest & Renewal Retreat at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Massachusetts. Doing yoga every morning and night while at the center, gave the experience of feeling so much better in my body. It was amazing! It was then that I fell deeper in love with this ancient healing practice. I knew I had to bring yoga to my hometown and share with the people here. In September of 2004 after receiving my 200 hour certification in March of that year, I began to teach classes here in Mexico. Years flew by giving me experience teaching beginner to intermediate yoga classes in CNY, but primarily here in Mexico. I am also a Licensed HeartMath Provider in which I often incorporate heart based practices into my yoga teaching. I am available to work one on one teaching stress reduction methods by using HeartMath techniques. For those wanting to learn to meditate, meditation has also been a big part of my life, as I've been a meditator for over 40 years, practicing various forms. You will find mindfulness instruction is woven throughout my classes. When not teaching yoga or practicing, I drive school bus for the Mexico Central Schools. A favorite hobby is dancing, of all kinds, and I go regularly to ballroom, including salsa and contra. Much of my time is the continuation of studying about mind/body science and health, attending various yoga trainings and meditation and spiritual retreats. I am also the mother of 3 wonderful adult children, who are all creating happy lives in various parts of the world. The intention of my work is to help people develop stronger, healthier, more flexible bodies, while gaining a deeper sense of well being. May you be happy, peaceful and free of suffering. Jai Bhagwan. HATHA YOGA SCHEDULE
Intermediate Yoga Class
Mondays 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM

Gentle Yoga Class
Friday's 9:15 - 10:30 AM

MEDITATION SITTING GROUP
Mindfulness practice 30 mins sit/30 share
Sunday’s 6:00 - 7:15 PM

Basic beginner workshops offered on a need be basis (please contact if interested). Private consultations in Yoga, Meditation, iRest Yoga Nidra and HeartMath are also available. Prices for regular classes:
$60.00 - Six week session
$15.00 - Drop in, per class
$12.00 - Reg student
Private lessons
$75.00 per 75 minute session or
$195.00 for 3 sessions. For more information or to reserve your spot, please call Rita at 315-963-3037. You can email me at mainstreetyoga7@gmail.com. First time students please call ahead. Looking for a class to fit your time or needs, please let me know!

Yoga at Mexico point Park tonight! Come practice yoga with us on a beautiful early fall evening! Enjoy the sounds of nat...
09/15/2025

Yoga at Mexico point Park tonight! Come practice yoga with us on a beautiful early fall evening! Enjoy the sounds of nature and the lovely views overlooking lake Ontario.
Class time 5:30 PM till 6:45 PM.
Mexico point State Park
120 Mexico Point Rd.

Please arrive early enough to start on time, dress in layers, bring your yoga mat and a light blanket or towel. Water bottle too.

Text Rita at 315-963-3037 if you have any questions

We all need balance in our life, especially now. Find your inner peace with yoga.  Main Street yoga offers two classes ...
09/12/2025

We all need balance in our life, especially now. Find your inner peace with yoga.  Main Street yoga offers two classes a week.
Moderate Mondays, 5:30 to 6:45 PM 
Gentle Fridays, 9:15 to 10:30 AM 
All are welcome.

09/09/2025
Tonight begins my 22nd year offering yoga to the Mexico community. Thank you to everyone who has been with me, for one c...
09/08/2025

Tonight begins my 22nd year offering yoga to the Mexico community. Thank you to everyone who has been with me, for one class or for many!

Monday's Intermediate Yoga Class
STARTS 9/8/25 TODAY!
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM
This class can be more advanced, we can work up a sweat. We practice vinyasa (flow) and also hold poses for longer periods. Everyone is encouraged to safely practice with awareness of their limitations and to modify if needed. Beginners can join, they may need to modify or go at a slower pace, which is totally welcome and important to do.

Classes held at The Mexico Public Library, upstairs

Six week session (pre-paid) is $60.00/6 weeks (Same price as in 2004!)
Regular student is $12.00 per class
Drop in is $15.00 per class

Forms of payment include:
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile
https://www.venmo.com/u/YogawithRita-01794
Cash or check made out to Rita Anderson

Please message or text me if you plan to attend, and if you have any recent injuries or surgeries, be sure to have your doctor's permission, and please be sure to inform me.

Thank you for your interest. You are welcome to call me at (315) 963-3037 if you'd rather speak on the phone with any questions.

We often start our practice in "Child Pose". And then come back to it often as it is a wonderful pose to restore and sup...
09/08/2025

We often start our practice in "Child Pose". And then come back to it often as it is a wonderful pose to restore and support us throughout our entire practice. Check it out. 🙂

Our nervous systems are encased within our body. Breathing, while moving the body in different postures allows energy to...
09/04/2025

Our nervous systems are encased within our body. Breathing, while moving the body in different postures allows energy to arise and be released, once you know how to be present to what you’re experiencing. 
Practicing yoga, helps to heal your nervous system. ❤️🙏🏽

All of us have trauma, we just don’t realize it. It keeps us safe, but it keeps us small. Sometimes it makes us feel lik...
09/03/2025

All of us have trauma, we just don’t realize it. It keeps us safe, but it keeps us small. Sometimes it makes us feel like we’re too much. Which ever direction, trauma molds us, it does so unconsciously, our child self found strategies to survive.
Yoga is a simple practice of coming home to the body. The more you practice, the more you have insight to your habits and reactions. Compassion and self acceptance  allow you to be present to who you really are. 

Can’t help but be happy for this amazing Yogi, my daughter, Katie. ❤️
09/01/2025

Can’t help but be happy for this amazing Yogi, my daughter, Katie. ❤️

Become stronger physically and mentally - join our next ashtanga yoga beginners course starting on September 15th. A 10-week course that takes you through the foundational aspects of ashtanga yoga. Learn to be more present and aware and to manage your own wellbeing by introducing yoga into your life. Read more about the course on our website under upcoming events https://www.ashtangayogamalmo.se/en/courses/courses-workshops-en/273-ashtanga-yoga-foundation-course-level-1-10-sessions-4
Welcome 🙏🏼

Beautiful temperatures await us this evening…. Won’t you join us? Come practice a gentle yoga flow on the shore of beaut...
09/01/2025

Beautiful temperatures await us this evening…. Won’t you join us? Come practice a gentle yoga flow on the shore of beautiful Lake Ontario.

Bring your mat and a light blanket/towel & water bottle
Dress in layers (for high 60’s, low 70’s)
Class starts at 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Mexico point Park (under the big tree )
120 Mexico Point Drive (NOT Co. Rt. 40)

$10.00 drop in… All levels welcome! I have Venmo or PayPal if no cash on hand.

Call if you have any questions 315-963-3037. And please arrive a few minutes early to start on time. 🙏🏽❤️

People have said to me that they cannot relax. That is why the practice of deep relaxation called shavasana, is of most...
08/29/2025

People have said to me that they cannot relax. That is why the practice of deep relaxation called shavasana, is of most importance to learn to do. Overtime, cortisol (bad stress hormone) levels decrease. The nervous system is able to feel safe and the relaxation response in the body begins to flourish. It’s profoundly healing. At the same time, we learn to have a different relationship with our reactivity and habitual thinking that runs our lives. Same is true with the practice of meditation. 
🙏🏽❤️

In yoga, we modify by using props and different positions of the body to help us obtain proper alignment. Safely creati...
08/22/2025

In yoga, we modify by using props and different positions of the body to help us obtain proper alignment. Safely creating proper alignment helps create a stronger, more limber body and better posture.

The heat will be keeping us from practicing at the lake this evening, sadly. Even by the water and in the shade it will ...
08/11/2025

The heat will be keeping us from practicing at the lake this evening, sadly. Even by the water and in the shade it will be too hot to really enjoy our time outside. So we will be at the Mexico Public Library, upstairs and with the AC on! Please feel free to join us warm up to a flow of moderate yoga postures and finish with our deeply healing guided relaxation, shavasana.

Mexico Public Library
3269 Main Street
Upstairs

Summer drop-in cost $10.00

To RESERVE your spot call by 4:30 PM - (315) 963-3037

Please arrive a few minutes early to set up and to start on time, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM

Address

Mexico Public Library, Robert E. Brown Room, 3269 Main Street
Mexico, NY
13114

Telephone

+13159633037

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Hi I'm Rita Anderson, Certified Kriplau Yoga Instructor. I started practicing yoga in the 1990's. In 2001 I attended a week long Rest & Renewal Retreat at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Massachusetts. Doing yoga every morning and night while at the center, gave the experience of feeling so much better in my body. It was amazing! It was then that I fell deeper in love with this ancient healing practice. I knew I had to bring yoga to my hometown and share with the people here. In September of 2004 after receiving my 200 hour certification in March of that year, I began to teach classes here in Mexico. Ten years flew by giving me experience teaching beginner to intermediate yoga classes in CNY, but primarily here in Mexico. Main Street Yoga is going on it’s 17th year in the Fall of 2020! How wonderful that so many have received the benefit of this practice!

Summer of 2010 I became a Licensed HeartMath Provider/Coach. I often incorporate heart based practices into my yoga teaching, and am available to work one on one teaching stress reduction methods by using HeartMath techniques. For those wanting to learn to meditate, meditation has also been a big part of my life! In 1975 I learned Transcendental Meditation, since then I’ve practiced many forms. You will find mindfulness instruction is woven throughout my classes. If interested in a developing your own meditation practice, consider attending weekly meditation sittings at my home in Port Ontario.

When not teaching yoga or practicing, I drive school bus for the Mexico Central Schools. And believe it or not, I love being a school bus driver!

Much of my time is the continuation of studying about mind/body science and health, attending various yoga trainings, spiritual and meditation retreats. Since 2016 I’ve been a student of The Diamond Approach and am a member of the Diamond Vérité Toronto group, attending 2 retreats a year. The Diamond Approach is both an understanding of our deepest human nature and a path to realizing and developing our fullest potential.