Amanda Stivers Yoga

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas to all that celebrate! ❤️-Amanda

12/04/2025

✨ Holiday Artisan Market: There’s Something About Merry ✨

Looking for gifts that feel truly special? Our holiday market is filled with one-of-a-kind jewelry, pottery, fiber art, wood pieces, fine art, and so much more, all created by local artisans.

Enjoy a festive treat, wander the marketplace, and find something meaningful for everyone on your list… including yourself. 🎁✨

Join us December 5–7 at Womanspace!

11/24/2025

Hello! Not your typical yoga post but I wanted to let you know, that I will be selling my handmade soap at this sale again!

These smaller sized decorative soaps(2-2.5 oz) make perfect stocking stuffers! 🤗✨🌿❤️ 🧼 🛀

The various batches are: Peppermint Eucalyptus Lemongrass, Rosemary Bergamot and Lavender Oatmeal Patchouli.

Each soap is carefully handmade in small batches using the traditional cold process method. The small imperfections and subtle size variations you might notice are a testament to their authentic handmade nature. Lightly scented with thoughtfully chosen natural ingredients, they provide a gentle and nourishing experience for your skin. Each bar is crafted with great care and passion.

I’m volunteering at the sale on Friday December 5th, from 2:30-4:30pm! I’d love to see you!

A picture of my soap is in the comments below! ⬇️

Something About Merry — A Holiday Art + Gift Experience

Step into a festive marketplace filled with the creativity of local artisans. Something About Merry brings together jewelry, pottery, fiber art, wood pieces, fine art, and other one-of-a-kind works — all thoughtfully made and ready to be discovered.

Savor a cup of holiday cheer or a special treat while you browse and find meaningful gifts for everyone on your list (including yourself!). It’s a joyful way to support local talent and complete your holiday shopping in a single stop.

10/08/2025

That’s a wrap on this season’s yoga classes at the beautiful Anderson Japanese Gardens!

Thanks SO MUCH to everyone who came out and practiced with me! I really appreciate you spending your Monday morning(s) with me.

Fall/Winter Yoga Schedule starts the week of October 13th. Current yoga schedule is up on my website, www.amandastivers.com

I hope you’ll join me for some yoga at one of the other locations I teach at.

Thanks again and keep practicing!

❤️-Amanda

09/26/2025

Did you hear?! Anderson Japanese Gardens was voted by HGTV as the TOP garden to visit in Illinois on their “Most Beautiful Garden in Every State list! How cool (and well deserved!) is that?

There is still time in the season to join me for a yoga class in the beautiful outdoor pavilion! The weather has been pretty amazing this season for outdoor yoga. But if it’s a chilly morning there’s overhead heaters I can turn on!

Here’s the class details. There’s only 2 session dates left of the season!

9-10am All-levels, a Hatha based practice
10:30-11:30am, gentle chair yoga

$12 to drop into class

Please bring a yoga mat and any yoga props that you like to use for your practice. Chairs are provided for the gentle chair yoga class.

To register, please go to my website, www.amandastivers.com

Hope to see you there!

❤️✨🕉️🙏🏻

08/29/2025

No yoga classes Labor Day, September 1st or Tuesday September 2nd!

Hope you have a relaxing Labor Day!

08/22/2025

Registration for the last yoga session of the season, session 3, at Anderson Japanese Gardens with me is open! 🎉✨🤗

Session 3: September 8th- October 6th
All-levels: 9-10am
Gentle chair yoga: 10:30-11:30am

$50 for the full 5 week session.

Drop in registration will open up on September 5th, $12 per class

Students are responsible for providing their own yoga mats and any yoga props(yoga blocks, yoga straps, bolsters) they like to use for their yoga practice. Chairs are provided by the gardens for the Gentle chair yoga class.

To register or for more information please go to my website www.amandastivers.com

Only 6 classes( August 25, then the 3rd session mentioned above) left! Start your week off right with some yoga in this beautiful, serene setting. Hope to see you there!

🌺✨🕉️🙏🏻

08/21/2025

I’m making room in my online shop for Autumn/Winter inventory so ALL of my homemade cold processed soap is marked down to only $4 on my website!

Each soap is carefully handmade in small batches using the traditional cold process method. The small imperfections and subtle size variations you might notice are a testament to their authentic handmade nature. Lightly scented with thoughtfully chosen natural ingredients, they provide a gentle and nourishing experience for your skin. Each bar is crafted with great care and passion, created especially for your everyday enjoyment and self-care.

To purchase, please go to my website, www.amandastivers.com

🧼✨🛀❤️

07/28/2025

I teach my classes in the Hatha Yoga tradition. Hatha Yoga is a path toward creating balance and uniting opposites. Through practice, we develop a balance of strength and flexibility in our physical bodies and in our minds by learning to balance our efforts and surrender into each pose.Hatha is also translated as “ha”, sun-and “tha” meaning moon. This refers to the balance of masculine aspect-the active hot sun-and feminine aspect-the receptive and cool moon-within all us.

In addition to Hatha, I take inspiration from Restorative Yoga in designing my classes. In my classes, we hold poses for several breaths to allow you to settle into each pose and express your best self in the pose. Then, slowly, we move fluidly into the next pose to allow proper foundation and alignment. Variations in poses are always offered, and students are always encouraged throughout class to move at their own pace in a non-competitive environment.

In my classes I strive to create a welcoming, calming, relaxing, and fun environment. You can expect an ever-changing practice along with pranayama and meditation techniques, hand mudras, and a healthy dose of encouragement. I hope you consider coming to my classes so I can share the benefits of incorporating yoga into your life. Yoga has enriched my life, and I would like to help you experience the same!

Hatha yoga schedule:

Monday: Anderson Japanese Gardens 9-10am.

Thursdays: Womanspace of Rockford, Illinois. 10-11am.

For more information and to register for classes please go to my website, www.amandastivers.com 🙏🏻✨❤️🕉️

07/24/2025

Experience the peace and presence of yoga surrounded by the beauty of Anderson Japanese Gardens. With a variety of weekly classes for all experience levels and abilities, the Garden offers the perfect setting to stretch, strengthen, and restore—both body and mind.

Choose from gentle chair yoga, Hatha yoga, and evening or mid-morning sessions, taught by trusted local instructors including Amanda Stivers, Stephanie of Pure Light Yoga, and Nancy Enke of N’Spired Yoga. Whether you're just beginning or deepening your practice, you'll find space to move, breathe, and connect.

Class details, times, and registration contacts can be found at www.andersongardens.org/cultural-educational/health-wellness/yoga-pilates/ or by reaching out to instructors directly.

Bring a mat, take a breath, and enjoy the serenity of practicing yoga in one of Rockford’s most inspiring spaces.

07/20/2025

Yoga tomorrow with me at Anderson Japanese Gardens!

9-10am All-levels, a Hatha based practice
10:30-11:30am, gentle chair yoga

$12 to drop into class

Please bring a yoga mat and any yoga props that you like to use for your practice. Chairs are provided for the gentle chair yoga class.

To register, please go to my website, www.amandastivers.com

Hope to see you there!

❤️✨🕉️🙏🏻

07/04/2025

Drop in Registration for session 2 at Anderson Japanese Gardens with me is open! 🎉✨🤗

Session 2: July 7th-August 25th
All-levels: 9-10am
Gentle chair yoga: 10:30-11:30am

$12 to drop in.

Students are responsible for providing their own yoga mats and any yoga props(yoga blocks, yoga straps, bolsters) they like to use for their yoga practice. Chairs are provided by the gardens for the Gentle chair yoga class.

To register or for more information please go to my website www.amandastivers.com

Start your week off right with some yoga in this beautiful, serene setting. Hope to see you there!

🌺✨🕉️🙏🏻