Yoga Lab

04/08/2026

Step away from your daily responsibilities and renew yourself during this nourishing half-day retreat.

Through breathwork, yoga, reflection, and creative intention setting, we will explore the connection between physical core strength and authenticity.

This retreat includes both a strengthening and restorative yoga practice, guided journaling for self-reflection, a ritual and creative affirmation activity, and a shared lunch in community.
You’ll leave feeling grounded, renewed, and connected to a deeper sense of self-care and inner strength.

Save by May 1 with early bird price of $99 using the code SAVER&R. Regular price is $120.

Led by Yoga Lab co-owner Kristen Boccumini.

04/04/2026

Have a Hoppy Easter! 🐰🐣🌸🌼🌷

Kristen taught a springy Fire Up class this morning with lots of hopping drills to help you learn how to float! What fun! 🤸🏻‍♂️

We’re taking the day off on Sunday for the holiday, so no classes at the studio tomorrow. Try one of our On Demand classes at home or enjoy a day of rest! 💕

03/25/2026

Begins next Tuesday March 31! Another Core & Pelvic Floor 4-week series added due to popular demand!

Join me Tuesday nights March 31, April 7, 14, 21 from 7:30-8:30pm to learn how to get your core to function properly and dynamically after a lifetime of alternative habits, pregnancy, menopause, etc.

Get guidance on how to engage properly for movement and daily activities. This series will address pelvic floor dysfunction, diastasis recti, prolapse, and more.

Learn targeted exercises to improve breathing, abdominal firing, hip strength, and overall core coordination. Also, learn how you can get so much more out of your day to day movements by making small but significant changes.

Sign up now!

03/23/2026

What another amazing 200hr Yoga Teacher Training weekend! We’re so proud of these two awesome teachers - Ernie & Chrissy - they went first and taught their practicums on Friday and did a fantastic job! We’re can’t wait to see what everyone else has in store next weekend!

It’s so exciting to see how everyone learns and grows so much of the course of this training, and how they are able to offer a creative and unique practice in their own voice.

In the spirit of spring and growth, this weekend also included an anatomical and sequencing focus on backbends and how to find that extension and reach for the light in a way that is integrated, strong, safe, and sustainable. Plus discussion of the business side of yoga and the transition into a yoga professional. And finally a great discussion and Q&A (with the author!) On Mindful Democracy and how these practices can grow beyond a practice of individual self-care to encompass how we care for each other and the common life we share.

When we bloom, we bloom together.
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Stay tuned for the dates of our next 200hr Yoga Teacher Training, Fall 2026 - Spring 2027!

03/21/2026

Jeremy is back from book tour and is teaching meditation this Sunday!

Want to learn more about mindfulness? Join Jeremy this Sunday March 22 11:45am-12:30pm.

Dive into your mindfulness meditation practice with community support as we practice together. Guided by Yoga Lab Co-Founder Jeremy Engels, you’ll be introduced to seated, lying down, walking, chanting, and breathing meditation practices, with time for philosophical discussion.

This special Dharma Lab Meditation Sangha is offered once a month - included with Memberships, Class Passes apply! Drop-In $25 - proceeds donated to Clearwater Conservancy.
Preregistration required (link in bio).

mindfulness meditation

03/16/2026

Happy Monday!! I saw this quote as a reminder, back to campus, back to rain, back to warm, back to cold again, back and forth and back and forth. Like the weather, feelings come and go, too. Hopefully you received a bit of a break last week and felt that spaciousness. I (Kristen) had some beautiful experiences with you right here at home, and I’m grateful for that. I’m also happy to see you all again at Yoga Lab! 🧘‍♂️ 🤸‍♂️

When do YOU feel joy? When did feel joy last week? What are you looking forward to this week? Can you bring joy into today? Be as you are, and be joyful in that, even in the back and forth of whatever life brings. 🌟

See you at the studio!

Thank you to Nicole for the cards!

03/15/2026

Time to play! 🤸‍♂️ Looks fun right?! 🤩. This excerpt is a flow from Saturday’s Level 2/3 Fire Up 🔥 class! We activated glutes and core to prep for backbends, grounding and stabilizing, pulling into the core, then lengthening and opening the heart from a secure center. We definitely got hot and sweaty 😅! Creating flows is an embodied movement art practice for me and I love sharing it with others! 🤸‍♀️. I was inspired by this quote by Richard Wagner, “Joy is not in things: it is in us.”

What’s your takeaway from that quote?

I wonder, have you ever found yourself “bending over backwards” for another? It’s one thing to show up when a friend really needs support, it’s another thing to try and fix someone, get approval, or validation from them to feel whole, or to uphold an image built on an unstable foundation. In yoga, sometimes we can approach backbends the same way, overextending ourselves literally and losing our own connection to ourselves and our center of strength in our own core. Then we’re like “why does my back hurt?” Instead, center in self-security and inner peace first, know your boundaries, take care of YOURself first. Then you don’t need to seek joy or love from anything or anyone else. You will generate it!! Simple things will be enough, sunshine, birdsong, breath. And your back will thank you when you don’t need something else to hold you up, or someone to rescue you, when you can hold yourself up with your own self-regard. 🥰

Backbends are heart-opening, and relate to balance in relationships, balance in giving and receiving. It takes effort and courage to set those limits and hold back, and support yourself so you don’t “break” your back, that’s the core strength that will protect you. With that self-reliability, trust, and assurance you can feel safety and inner peace in yourself right now.

Thank you for the b***y music boost and Nicole for the affirmation cards!

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03/12/2026

New added by popular request! I’m offering another Core & Pelvic Floor 4-week series in April!!

Join me Tuesday nights in April from 7:30-8:30pm to learn how to get your core to function properly and dynamically after a lifetime of alternative habits, pregnancy, menopause, etc.

Get guidance on how to engage properly for movement and daily activities. This series will address pelvic floor dysfunction, diastasis recti, prolapse, and more.

Learn targeted exercises to improve breathing, abdominal firing, hip strength, and overall core coordination. Also, learn how you can get so much more out of your day to day movements by making small but significant changes.

Sign up now!

Yoga Lab offers yoga and meditation classes to take care of your mind, body, and spirit. We emphasize mindfulness and functional movement to promote physical and mental well-being. In yoga, you are the laboratory. Yoga is an opportunity to know yourself better. Yoga Lab is a supportive environment w

03/07/2026

What’s your morning routine when you travel? Starting the day with yoga is the best!

Whenever we’re in a place with nice weather, Jeremy and I love to find a space to practice together to greet the day. This was our yoga spot this morning in sunny CA.

02/23/2026

Does your back ever hurt after yoga back bends? Postures like cobra, locust, updog, table, dancer, etc? We can help. Come to my classes this week to learn more about backbends and how to stay pain-free in your yoga practice.
Anatomy is empowering.
Smart sequencing makes a difference.
Functional movement is fun.
Let’s get back into it with mindful awareness and curiosity instead of striving to create a shape.

We’ve got your back!

Strong Foundations Level 1-2 with me (Anna) starts soon - 5:30-6:30pm, and there are still a few spots left.

You can also catch this theme in my Power Lunch classes this week, Wednesday and Friday 12-1pm.

02/23/2026

What are your lunch plans this week? Did you know that Yoga Lab partners with to have the option of a delicious and nutritious vegan lunch delivered right to the studio after yoga class MWF 12-1pm? Come get your movement practice in and an awesome meal all over your lunch hour! Take it to go or stay and enjoy connecting with fellow yogis - nourished by movement, nutrition, and good company. Now that’s a Power Lunch!

Power Lunch (Level 2-3) 12-1pm Mon, Wed, & Fri
Mon with Kristen, Wed & Fri with Anna

These are some images of the delicious lunches last week.

This week’s menu:

Monday: sweet and sour cauliflower over quinoa with orange sesame kidney beans. Elaine’s tea.

Wednesday: corn tortilla casserole with sweet potatoes cowboy cavier and roasted vegetables, baked with salsa and served with side salad. Maple balsamic dressing. Blue Eyes Tisane.

Friday: grilled tofu grain bowl with roasted vegetables, greens, black beans, and Thaihini dressing. Chamomile tea.

Lunch with tea is delivered right to the studio for only $13!
The menu is posted weekly on our Yoga Lab State College app. You can easily sign up for class and lunch right in the app - download it now and plan your lunches for the week!

02/22/2026

Gettin’ twisted this YTT weekend - mixing it up in our 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with a challenging Level 2-3 fiery flow, then slowing things way down to focus on creative adaptability and accessibility with chair yoga. There are so many ways to practice to suit every need!

This weekend also included an anatomical focus on twists, practice teaching on unique chosen themes, Q&A on a variety of topics, unplugging with a mindful mellow flow, gratitude meditation, discussion on cultural appropriation, history of yoga, and mindful democracy.

Yoga is soooo rich. It’s not just one thing. It’s complex and layered and twisted, and beautiful to explore together in community.

Stay tuned for the dates of our next yoga teacher training - we’ll be opening the next round of applications soon for Fall 2026.