Common People Yoga

03/18/2026

Your body called - it’s ready to move! 🌟 19 morning options every week at Common People. Rise and shine!

03/16/2026

Join Lorissa and Kym at The Salt Flow Beach Yoga Retreat in Playa Troncones, Mexico, where wellness and tranquility converge.

Salt Flow: A Beach Yoga Retreat in Playa Troncones, Mexico

03/16/2026

Two things: 1. We're all about yoga pants, but real pants are cool too. 2. The Salt Flow retreat website is live! Join us in beautiful Troncones, Mexico for a week of yoga, surf, and laughs. Jan 2-9, link in bio 🔗

03/10/2026

March events are up! Come hang out with us and make it a great month. 🌸

03/06/2026

Take one, leave one.
We love to see what lands here. 📚📕📗📘📙

The first know yoga text dates back over 2000 years and there have been thousands of modern yoga books written since then.

Interested in learning more?
10 core books to build your yoga library are :

1. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Author: Patanjali
~200 BCE – 400 CE
• The foundational text of classical yoga.
• Defines yoga as controlling the fluctuations of the mind.
• Introduces the Eight Limbs of Yoga (Ashtanga).

2. Bhagavad Gita
Part of the epic Mahabharata
• One of the most influential spiritual texts in the world.
• Explains several types of yoga:
• Karma Yoga (action)
• Bhakti Yoga (devotion)
• Jnana Yoga (knowledge)

3. Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Author: Swami Swatmarama
15th century
• One of the most important manuals of Hatha Yoga.
Describes:
• postures (asanas)
• breathing (pranayama)
• cleansing practices
• energy awakening.

4. Shiva Samhita
~14th–17th century
• A classical yoga text combining Ta**ra and Hatha Yoga.
• Discusses subtle body energy systems and meditation.

5. Gheranda Samhita
17th century
• Describes a seven-step yoga system.
• Includes many purification techniques and practices.

6. Light on Yoga
Author: B. K. S. Iyengar
1966
• One of the most influential modern yoga manuals.
• Detailed guide to 200+ yoga postures.

7. Autobiography of a Yogi
Author: Paramahansa Yogananda
• A spiritual classic that introduced yoga philosophy to many people in the West.
• Inspired generations of meditation and yoga practitioners.

8. The Heart of Yoga
Author: T. K. V. Desikachar
• Explains yoga as a personal, adaptable practice.
• Combines philosophy and practical instruction.

9. The Yoga Tradition
Author: Georg Feuerstein
• A comprehensive scholarly overview of yoga’s history and philosophy.

10. The Tree of Yoga
Author: B. K. S. Iyengar
• Explains yoga beyond poses: ethics, meditation, breathing, and lifestyle.

What other book should be on this shelf?

02/28/2026

The competition heats up March 1st. Let the games begin! Prizes for just coming to class. 🎉🔥

02/25/2026

For the month of February we will be showing all the love to our team! We have valentines boxes in the studio so you can drop a note or a tea or a candy for the teachers and we’ll be highlighting them here so drop a ❤️ and all the love to show them how much we love them!

Meet Kristy!!

Thank you for being the heart of CPY!

02/23/2026

🔥 Step Up to the Line for Our March Mat-ness Class Challenge! 🔥

Ready to turn your hard work on your mat into a tournament?

🥋 Week-by-week prizes
📊 Bracket leaderboard updates
💪 Rewards just for showing up to class

Why not get rewarded for doing what you already love?!

Make it all the way to the Championship and take home:
🏆 A FREE month of classes
💵 $100 CASH

Think you’ve got what it takes?

👇 Comment “Bracket” to get in! 👇

02/20/2026

Weekend Plans Solved. ✅

See you in class. 😎