Bright Bear Yoga

Bright Bear Yoga Nestled in downtown Thomas, WV, Bright Bear Yoga is your space to move and breathe and grow.

Family yoga is back!Join this Friday at 2pm for some kid-friendly movement! We have mats and props, just bring your lov...
01/19/2026

Family yoga is back!

Join this Friday at 2pm for some kid-friendly movement! We have mats and props, just bring your lovely selves ☺️

Meditate, Move and Make Art with K. Bird of One Heart Justice New Year’s Eve Day, Wednesday 12/31, at 11am!This expressi...
12/29/2025

Meditate, Move and Make Art with K. Bird of One Heart Justice New Year’s Eve Day, Wednesday 12/31, at 11am!

This expressive path blends art, embodiment, and meditation to help us imagine and create a more just world, starting within. Come and connect to Earth for the New Year!

Created by K. Bird, author and expressive arts therapist, One Heart Justice is both a movement and a practice for connection, healing, and activism through creativity.

Join us this Sunday at 5pm for a FREE Winter Solstice Celebration. Come for an extended yoga practice, stay for a potluc...
12/20/2025

Join us this Sunday at 5pm for a FREE Winter Solstice Celebration. Come for an extended yoga practice, stay for a potluck and drum circle!

Winter solstice has long been recognized as the first day of winter and is the shortest, darkest day of the year. It occurs when the Northern Hemisphere is furthest from the sun. This year, this auspicious shift in light is celebrated on December 21, after which the days begin to get longer.

The winter solstice teaches us about resilience and hope in the face of darkness. It reminds us that the sun rises again even after the longest night, bringing new beginnings and brighter days. Please join Elena for the Winter Solstice celebration to reflect on your inner light and the continuous cycle of growth and renewal. The celebration is open and free to the public.

This is a free community-based class, but please sign up ahead of time so we know how to prepare the space. This year we’re putting on a potluck, so stay after class to share some food in community.

Now Announcing - Mat Pilates! Build a strong foundation for any fitness practice with Ann, every Thursday at 6pm. This f...
10/01/2025

Now Announcing - Mat Pilates!

Build a strong foundation for any fitness practice with Ann, every Thursday at 6pm. This full body class incorporates the classical elements of Pilates with the use of optional props like weights and blocks. Expect to build heat and target all major muscle groups with a focus on building core strength. We’ll enjoy a brief śavāsana at the end, to integrate the benefits of the practice into our bodies before moving on with our day. The class is designed for all experience levels with modifications provided. See you on your mat!

🚨 new offering 🚨 Abacus Astrological Embodiment - Lunar Phase Series every other Saturday, beginning this Saturday 9/21,...
09/17/2025

🚨 new offering 🚨

Abacus Astrological Embodiment - Lunar Phase Series every other Saturday, beginning this Saturday 9/21, at 6pm

Join us for a new hybrid practice crafted and guided by medical astrologer and yoga enthusiast, Abacus Haste, or Oracalistic Mystic. Part lecture, part embodiment, experience celestial empowerment with this one of a kind workshop. No birthchart needed!

In this first Lunar phase Alignment, you’ll experience guided lecture/embodiments on intuition, emotional pain, customized somatic regulation. Whether full or new, plunge into the syncing of self, with moon phases as your guide, and govern your inner tide.

$25 regular price, half off for Monthly Unlimited members!

🚨 new offering 🚨 Abacus Astrological Embodiment - Lunar Phase SeriesJoin us for a new hybrid practice crafted and guided...
09/17/2025

🚨 new offering 🚨

Abacus Astrological Embodiment - Lunar Phase Series

Join us for a new hybrid practice crafted and guided by medical astrologer and yoga enthusiast, Abacus Haste, or Oracalistic Mystic. Part lecture, part embodiment, experience celestial empowerment with this one of a kind workshop. No birthchart needed!

In this first Lunar phase Alignment, you’ll experience guided lecture/embodiments on intuition, emotional pain, customized somatic regulation. Whether full or new, plunge into the syncing of self, with moon phases as your guide, and govern your inner tide.

Just $25, half off for Monthly Unlimited Members!

EMay is putting on not one but two very special workshops over Labor Day! Join us Monday, September 1st at 9am for a Hap...
08/28/2025

EMay is putting on not one but two very special workshops over Labor Day!

Join us Monday, September 1st at 9am for a Happy Body, Refreshed Mind workshop. This friendly and nourishing practice is designed to cultivate a supportive relationship between the mind and body through breath-aligned movement and stillness. Our goal is comfort and stability in our bodies, supported by our focused mind, allowing us to deeply release our efforts into a relaxed space of gratitude, purpose, and wholeness. Come to create a positive intention for the next phase of your year, or simply to connect more deeply with yourself through this awakening experience of community yoga.

Then at 4pm join us for a Joy of Yoga workshop. Continuing on the themes of intentional friendliness set down in the morning. This practice highlights playful movements, longer holds, and a deep release of tension, creating more space for joy to float in. We explore this ancient path of love and devotion by chanting a mantra, connecting with and amplifying our prana (the inner life-force), contemplating the connection between ourselves and all that is, and ending with a guided meditation for deepening into love, joy, and bliss.

Come for one or both, but do come! Both workshops are beginner-friendly and a steal at our regular drop-in price of just $15. Included for Monthly Unlimited members.

Another Bright Bear x Heart of the Highlands Trail System collab! Board member Britt is donating her time to put on a sp...
07/24/2025

Another Bright Bear x Heart of the Highlands Trail System collab! Board member Britt is donating her time to put on a special Monday Mobility Series. Join her every Monday in August at 12pm for a limited series designed to get you moving better. A portion of each ticket will be donated to the to support their work to maintain and grow our vital trail system.

This four-week mobility series focuses on enhancing joint mobility and increasing range of motion. Blending yoga postures with dynamic stretches and mobility drills, it’s perfect for anyone looking to move more freely and feel more ease in their body—on and off the mat. Whether you’re looking to find a greater range of motion for biking or hiking, increase your flexibility while aging, or simply relax, this Mobility Flow offers a supportive environment to cultivate a greater sense of body awareness and relaxation. All levels welcome.

Come as you are. Leave feeling better!

Flow, create, and meditate with EMay and Emily Strulson. Join us over Memorial Day Weekend for a fun and fluid yoga work...
05/21/2025

Flow, create, and meditate with EMay and Emily Strulson. Join us over Memorial Day Weekend for a fun and fluid yoga workshop!

In this workshop, EMay will lead a creative, centering, and at times challenging hatha yoga practice, sequenced to guide you towards your edge and expand into your creative potential with confidence and joy. The asana practice will conclude with an extended relaxation and meditation to acknowledge our deep knowledge and rest in the seat of our potential. Artist-in-residence Emily Strulson will then guide a mandala-making practice to seal our joy and peacefulness into a colorful mandala that reminds us of the creative energy around us and within us.

This workshop is free and open to all levels of yoga and art experience. Please consider brining a donation in any amount to go to the Opera House Restoration Project.

Come as you are! Leave feeling better.

Family yoga with Lindsay is back!Join us Saturday, April 26th at 9:30am for 45-minutes of kid-friendly movement and mi...
04/08/2025

Family yoga with Lindsay is back!

Join us Saturday, April 26th at 9:30am for 45-minutes of kid-friendly movement and mindfulness. Designed for 3 - 6 year olds and their parent(s)/care-giver(s), this class will give your family the opportunity to breathe, move, and relax together. Music, games, stories, or books are used in class along with activities which promote connection and community. Brief moments of stillness are encouraged throughout class in kid relatable ways. Unlike the consistent still and quiet moments guaranteed to happen in adult yoga class — be prepared to find less of them here. Instead you and your child(ren) will move, play, and connect in fun ways while experiencing brief moments of stillness throughout class.

Book one spot per child and message us with any questions you may have! You can sign up at BrightBearYoga.com/schedule

Join Booper for a special Yoga Fundamentals series, every Tuesday in April at 9:30am:4/1- standing poses4/8- seated asan...
03/31/2025

Join Booper for a special Yoga Fundamentals series, every Tuesday in April at 9:30am:

4/1- standing poses
4/8- seated asanas and breath work
4/15- supine poses
4/22- twists

Then in 4/29, Booper will take previous 4 classes and blend into a slow flow basic vinyasa and Chakra balancing ☺️

Come for one or all 5 but do come!

Thanks Erica! Hope to see ya soon! 1st:

✨ New Community Event ✨ Bring your fiber art - knitting, crochet, needle point - and join Laura and Elena on Monday nigh...
03/07/2025

✨ New Community Event ✨

Bring your fiber art - knitting, crochet, needle point - and join Laura and Elena on Monday night, March 10th at 6pm to spend time together in community, creating a sacred space of art & Slow Down Yoga. Feel free to bring some nibbles to share over a cozy cup of tea. All levels of life are welcome! This opening event is FREE.

Laura is a fiber-holic and lifetime “beginner” at yoga, has yarn and some needles/hooks to share. Elena (500-hour EYT) has a beginner-friendly yoga sequence planned to help settle the body and the mind.

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212 East Avenue
Thomas, WV

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