Yene Yoga

04/21/2026

This week's newsletter, "Echoes of the Universe: The Micro and Macrocosm (Vyaṣṭi - व्यष्टि and Samaṣṭi - समष्टि)", is now live! Read on for a discussion of the layers of the little and larger Self from the perspective of the Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad as well as information on current offerings and promotions:

https://www.yeneyoga.com/so/08Psj7pdZ?languageTag=en

📢 ANNOUNCEMENTS
There are only TWO more sessions of Settle into Stillness Restorative Yoga at ! Join me from 9:30 - 11:00 AM on Wednesday, 4/22 or 4/29 for an exploration of self-connection, support, and rest. Please note that pre-registration is required for both sessions. See newsletter for details and for a private session promotion!

🗓️This Week's Schedule:

🌌Tuesday 4/21
🌠Mindful Energizing Vinyasa (ONLINE)
8:30 - 9:30 AM EST
Jula Transform
Held ONLINE
$10 flat-rate
Please book at least 30 min* before

🌌Wednesday 4/22
🌠Settle into Stillness Restorative Yoga
9:30 - 11:00 AM EST
Crossbridge Wellness Affiliates
18 Harvard St, Rochester, NY 14607
$10/$15/$20 Sliding Scale pricing. Pre-Registration Required.

🌠Foundations*
12:00 - 1:00 PM EST
Tru Yoga
683 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620
$10/$17/$22 Sliding Scale pricing
*All Tru classes must be booked directly through Tru at www.truyogaroc.com

🌌Thursday 4/23
🌠Peaceful Release Yin Yoga (ONLINE)
4:30 - 5:30 PM EST
Jula Transform
Held ONLINE
$10 flat-rate
Please book at least 30 min* before

🌌Sunday 4/26
🌠Hatha Yoga Club
1:00 - 2:00 PM EST
University of Rochester
Leibner-Cooper Room, Goergen Athletic Center
720 Library Rd, Rochester, NY 14611
Free for UR Community Members. Sign up at https://ccc.rochester.edu/hathayoga/home/.
This is the LAST session of Hatha Yoga Club until the Fall -- end the semester with community and connection!

04/07/2026

This week's newsletter, Prāṇa - प्राण – The Forces of Life, honors my late grandmother's 19th day of remembrance and the energies that sustain us. Read on at https://www.yeneyoga.com/so/48Pra026t?languageTag=en .

🗓️This Week's Schedule:

🍃Tuesday 04/07
🪷Mindful Energizing Vinyasa (ONLINE ONLY)
8:30 - 9:30 AM EST
Jula Transform
Held ONLINE
$10 flat-rate
Please book at least 30 min* before. PRE-REG REQUIRED.

🍃Wednesday 04/08
🪷Settle into Stillness Restorative Yoga
9:30 - 11:00 AM EST
Crossbridge Wellness Affiliates
18 Harvard St, Rochester, NY 14607
$10/$15/$20 Sliding Scale pricing. PRE-REG REQUIRED.

🪷Foundations*
12:00 - 1:00 PM EST
Tru Yoga
683 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620
$10/$15/$20 Sliding Scale pricing

🍃Thursday 04/09
🪷Peaceful Release Yin Yoga (ONLINE ONLY)
4:30 - 5:30 PM EST
Jula Transform
Held ONLINE
$10 flat-rate
Please book at least 30 min* before. PRE-REG REQUIRED.

🍃Friday 04/10
NO CLASS / NO PRIVATE SESSIONS

🍃Saturday 04/11
NO CLASS / NO PRIVATE SESSIONS

🍃Sunday 04/12
🪷Hatha Yoga Club (Available for UR Undergraduate Students)*
1:00 - 2:00 PM EST
University of Rochester
Leibner-Cooper Room, Goergen Athletic Center
720 Library Rd, Rochester, NY 14611
Free for UR Students. Sign up at https://ccc.rochester.edu/hathayoga/home/. ONLY THREE MORE MEETINGS THIS SEMESTER!

03/30/2026

This week's Yene Yoga newsletter is now live, inspired by my brother's successful defense of his PhD dissertation and the beautiful life that he has cultivated in his new home. I am beyond proud of you, DOCTOR !

Read on at:
https://www.yeneyoga.com/so/d2PqtDdLT?languageTag=en

🗓️This Week's Schedule:

🌅Monday 03/30
NO CLASS - Private Sessions Available

🌅Tuesday 03/31
🌳Mindful Energizing Vinyasa (ONLINE ONLY)
8:30 - 9:30 AM EST
Jula Transform
Held ONLINE
$10 flat-rate
Please book at least 30 min* before. PRE-REG REQUIRED.

🌳Vinyasa (SUBSTITUTE)*
6:00 - 7:15 PM EST
Tru Yoga
683 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620
$10/$17/$22 Sliding Scale pricing

🌅Wednesday 04/01
🌳Settle into Stillness Restorative Yoga
9:30 - 11:00 AM EST
Crossbridge Wellness Affiliates
18 Harvard St, Rochester, NY 14607
$10/$15/$20 Sliding Scale pricing. PRE-REG REQUIRED.

🌳Foundations*
12:00 - 1:00 PM EST
Tru Yoga
683 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620
$10/$17/$22 Sliding Scale pricing

🌅Thursday 04/02
🌳Peaceful Release Yin Yoga (ONLINE ONLY)
4:30 - 5:30 PM EST
Jula Transform
Held ONLINE
$10 flat-rate
Please book at least 30 min* before. PRE-REG REQUIRED.

🌅Friday 04/03
NO CLASS / NO PRIVATE SESSIONS

🌅Saturday 04/04
NO CLASS / NO PRIVATE SESSIONS

🌅Sunday 04/05
NO CLASS / NO PRIVATE SESSIONS
Hatha Yoga Club will return next week!

03/24/2026

02/06/2026

Join me and for an afternoon of movement, music, and play!

EVENT DETAILS:

🌿Choreography of Flow: Hatha Yoga Performance & Workshop w/ Live Music

Join seasoned Movement Specialist Dr. Donna Davenport and Yoga Teacher Betsy Woldeyohannes for an exploration of movement in community at Crossbridge Wellness! Donna and Betsy will begin with a duet performance accompanied by live music; afterwards, there will be an all-levels Hatha Yoga workshop playing with some of the shapes featured in the duet. Beautiful to watch and fun to do, join us as we welcome joy through movement this winter!

📍Crossbridge Wellness
18 Harvard St
Rochester, NY 14607

🕒Saturday, February 28th, 2:00 - 4:00PM

ℹ️ This event will run for a total of two hours, including a short intermission. $20/$30/$40 Sliding scale Pricing. The workshop fee includes the performance. Drop-in's welcome, but space is limited, so secure your spot today!

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02/02/2026

This week's newsletter focuses on the mantra - मन्त्र and its ability to anchor us and to direct our action, includes this week's schedule and information about upcoming events, and names organizations that we can direct our energy towards. Read on at:

https://www.yeneyoga.com/so/dfPmWTh91?languageTag=en

📌EVENTS:
SATURDAY, 2/28 2:00 - 4:00 PM: Join me and for The Choreography of Flow: A Hatha Yoga Performance & Workshop w/ Live Music (RESCHEDULED). $20/$30/$40 sliding scale pricing includes attendance of the yoga flow duet and participation in the all-levels workshop. Space is limited; pre-registration is encouraged.

See newsletter for event details.

🗓️This Week's Schedule:

🌿Tuesday 2/3
🍃Mindful Energizing Vinyasa (ONLINE)
8:30 - 9:30 AM EST
Jula Transform
Held ONLINE
$10 flat-rate. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

🌿Wednesday 2/4
🍃Settle into Stillness Restorative Yoga
9:30 - 11:00 AM EST
Crossbridge Wellness Affiliates
18 Harvard St, Rochester, NY 14607
$10/$15/$20 Sliding Scale pricing. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

🍃Foundations*
12:00 - 1:00 PM EST
Tru Yoga
683 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620
$10/$15/$20 Sliding Scale pricing
*All Tru classes must be booked directly through Tru at www.truyogaroc.com

🌿Thursday 2/5
🍃Peaceful Release Yin Yoga (ONLINE)
8:30 - 9:30 AM EST
Jula Transform
Held ONLINE
$10 flat-rate. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

🌿Friday 2/6
NO PUBLIC CLASSES - Private Sessions Available

🌿Saturday 2/7
NO PUBLIC CLASSES - Private Sessions Available

🌿Sunday 2/8
🍃Hatha Yoga Club (Available for UR Undergraduate Students)*
1:00 - 2:00 PM EST
University of Rochester
Leibner-Cooper Room, Goergen Athletic Center
720 Library Rd, Rochester, NY 14611
Free for UR Students. Sign up at https://ccc.rochester.edu/hathayoga/home/.

🍃Reset & Reconnect Evening Vinyasa
5:30 - 6:30 PM EST
Crossbridge Wellness Affiliates
18 Harvard St, Rochester, NY 14607
$10/$15/$20 Sliding Scale pricing. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

🌿Monday 2/9
NO PUBLIC CLASSES - Private Sessions Available

01/30/2026

is a yoga studio located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, just one block from where Alex Pretti was murdered and 2 miles from where Renée Good was murdered. At the epicenter of violence and grief, this studio has remained open as a safe haven for their community, providing shelter, supplies, injury treatment, and spiritual and physical care for free or reduced costs. In order to support this work, Yess Yoga has started a GoFundMe seeking $16,000; they have already raised 89% of their goal and need just $2,000 more.

By donating to this cause, you will be helping to sponsor the care of affected residents in Minneapolis and to support a focal point of their community.

Donate at:
https://gofund.me/0d031d1d5

In solidarity with all communities affected by ICE violence and in accordance with the ethical tenets of Yoga, I invite all reading to use your purchasing power to place pressure on corporations and government agencies that do not support the abolition of ICE.

In power,
Betsy

01/28/2026

Dear friends,

As much as we need spaces to come together and to heal, I have decided to cancel this Friday's event, Decompress & Reconnect Restorative Yoga at Bookeater, to stand in solidarity against ICE presence in our communities. There is no place for terror here.

will remain open and will donate a portion of their sales to

01/22/2026

Looking for a way to slow down and to turn within this winter? If so, then join NEXT WEEK for a warm cup of tea and another soothing evening of Restorative Yoga at ! Rather than focusing on stretching or strengthening, this gentle practice emphasizes openness and nervous system regulation through stillness, support, and fostering ease in both body and mind.

📍Bookeater Books
836 S Clinton Ave
Rochester, NY 14620

🕒 Friday, January 30th, 6:00 - 7:15PM

ℹ️ $10/$15/$20 Sliding scale Pricing. Payment may be made with card directly through yeneyoga.com, via Venmo () or Cashapp ($YeneYoga), or with cash. Drop-in's welcome, but space is limited, so secure your spot today! Props available on site.

Have a question or want to learn more? Please reach out at: 👇

ecyohannes@gmail.com
585-694-0774

01/01/2026

Kickstart the New Year with creativity and connection -- Join The Embodied Word Yoga & Writing Community for our FINAL meeting at .bookshop , held THIS Sunday, January 4th, 10:00 - 11:30AM.

✨Part yoga class, part writing group, this 90-minute session will explore creative energies within the body and hold space for personal and collaborative composition. The 45-minute yoga portion of the class will consist of gentle movement and intentional breath-body connection, while the 45-minute writing section will be largely free-form, with prompts provided (organized by genre) and the opportunity to work with and draw on the assistance of organizers and peers. Props and light refreshments provided. Bring your drafts, bring a mat, and prepare to foster a deeper connection between your body and mind!

Every session of the "The Embodied Word" Yoga & Writing Community is pay-what-you-can, with a suggested donation of $15. Half of all proceeds will be donated to an organization of the group's choice.

🗓️ Sunday, January 4th
10:00 - 11:30 AM

📍Akimbo Books
714 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607

It has been an honor to create and connect in such an impactful community space. May we help to give Akimbo the appreciative send-off that it deserves, and stay tuned for updates regarding future sessions!

12/29/2025

Join seasoned dance instructor Dr. Donna Davenport and RYT Betsy Woldeyohannes of Yene Yoga for Choreography of Flow, an exploration of movement in community at Crossbridge Wellness!

💫Choreography of Flow will consist of a duet performance accompanied by live music, followed by an all-levels Hatha Yoga workshop in which we will break down some of the shapes featured in the duet. Join us in welcoming the new year with joy, peace, and playfulness!

🗓 Saturday, January 10th
2:00 - 4:00 PM

📍Crossbridge Wellness
18 Harvard St
Rochester, NY 14607

ℹ️This event will run for a total of two hours, including a short intermission. $20/$30/$40 sliding scale pricing includes both performance attendance and workshop participation. Drop-in's welcome, but space is limited, so secure your spot today!

👉Book Now at https://www.yeneyoga.com/event-details-registration/choreography-of-flow

12/28/2025

Good morning, friends 🧡

I hope that everyone has been having a wonderful holiday. Unfortunately, I am feeling under the weather this morning and must cancel class today.

Reset & Reconnect Gentle Vinyasa, held 5:30 - 6:30 PM on Sundays at , will reconvene next week. Thank you for understanding!

With gratitude,
Betsy