April J Yoga

April J Yoga Yoga, Pilates & Group Fitness Studio where each and every class is thoughtfully designed.

Promoting radical acceptance and building community connections through a trauma informed approach.

We have our second class of the FOUR AGREEMENT YIN YOGA Series this evening at 5pm.Continue your journey or step in new ...
10/16/2025

We have our second class of the FOUR AGREEMENT YIN YOGA Series this evening at 5pm.

Continue your journey or step in new this evening- looking forward to seeing you!

Pay attention to your thoughts, feelings, and reactions without judgment tonight on the mat as we explore Svadhyaya, one...
10/15/2025

Pay attention to your thoughts, feelings, and reactions without judgment tonight on the mat as we explore Svadhyaya, one of the ethical guidelines of Yoga.

FLOW 7pm all levels welcome & invited to attend.

Believe me when I tell you đź–¤ you are always welcome: Show up lateShow up messyShow up pi**ed off Show up to escape the c...
10/14/2025

Believe me when I tell you đź–¤ you are always welcome:
Show up late
Show up messy
Show up pi**ed off
Show up to escape the choas
Show up to rest
đź–¤classes are loaded in Vagaro!
please be sure sign up as some classes have a size limit and it helps me hold space for you. Take the anxiety out of the equation.

Slow Flow 4pm
FIERCE 6pm

We held our first ever BEND & BREW this past weekend at Comb Coffee Company and I have to say it was literally perfect 🙂...
10/07/2025

We held our first ever BEND & BREW this past weekend at Comb Coffee Company and I have to say it was literally perfect 🙂

The sun was warm, moods were high- passerbys giving us a shout out and fire truck sirens sent us into namaste!

The Coffee was on point & the Yoga, well - that is always exactly what it needs to be.

Our studio family is growing and I love that this year has really gotten us out & into the community. Something soo good about building connections.

I think we can slip one more of these into the schedule before the weather turns too cold! A November date will be posted soon.

Have you ever tried the Head Hammock?It's another fun and helpful way to use a yoga strap.How to do Head Hammock• create...
10/06/2025

Have you ever tried the Head Hammock?
It's another fun and helpful way to use a yoga strap.

How to do Head Hammock
• create a large loop with the strap
• Lying on your back, loop one end of the strap around the occipital ridge of your head (where the base of the head meets the spine), and the other end around the arch of your right foot.
• straighten the right leg up towards the ceiling
• extended the left leg along the floor

The weight of the lifted leg tractioning the back of the neck can help relieve head & neck tension.

You should experience a deep sense of ease in this pose. But if you don't, try lengthening the loop of the strap or bending the knee of your lifted leg to relieve tension.

We ended our Happy Hamstring -Gentle Somatic class this way tonight & everyone gave it a 10/10!

Somatic Yoga is all about feeling the subtle nuances of your body - and believe me I know it can SOUND WIERD at first!Ra...
10/06/2025

Somatic Yoga is all about feeling the subtle nuances of your body - and believe me I know it can SOUND WIERD at first!

Rather than focusing on making specific shapes, it’s all about gaining an embodied sense of how you function.

When you become more sensitive to where your bones are in space, how to much contraction you hold in your muscles, and how you utilise your connective tissue for movement, you can learn to be in your body with more ease.

1.Notice gravity-
Your relationship to gravity and the ground beneath you is fundamental to somatic yoga.
By attuning to gravity you recognise how you can yield into support, find postural alignment and relax excessive holding.

2. Be in your bones-
When we inhabit our bones, we can better use our structure for support. Articulating your bones through full ranges also helps muscular imbalances with more subtle awareness than stretching & strengthening alone.

3. Move from your Fascia-
Fascia wants to bounce, slide and glide - that's why people with healthy fascia are graceful and athletic in their movement.
Moving with an embodied sense of these qualities can help improve elasticity and fluidity in the connective tissue.

4. Embody vour fluids-
Healthy bodies are made of around 70% water. When the flow of fluids is stagnant, disease and degeneration happens.

Attuning to the felt sense of your fluids helps you slosh and stir to facilitate flow - essential for things like recovery, digestion and elimination.

5. Do whatever feels interesting-
Just like when we learn how to walk when we're infants, intuitive movement allows the neurological system to learn through curiosity and experimentation.
Taking a break from following instruction gives your system space to learn what feels best to you in your unique body.

POUND UNPLUGGED 6pm tonight⚡️
10/01/2025

POUND UNPLUGGED 6pm tonight⚡️

Ready for a SCARY STORY đź‘» (spoiler - there is a happy ending) Not every client that walks through the door is ready to h...
09/30/2025

Ready for a SCARY STORY đź‘» (spoiler - there is a happy ending)

Not every client that walks through the door is ready to heal.
Some walk in carrying stories of failure, pain, fragility.
They've been told they're broken.
That their body can't.
That pain is permanent.

That movement is risky.
That their best days are behind them!

But then they slowly become part of this community.
They meet Not just a teacher of movement/ exercises-but a witness.

A mirror of possibility. A guide who sees more than just their diagnosis.

They are met with patience, invited into awareness instead of avoidance.

The teacher asks better questions. The studio family celebrates all of the small wins!

And slowly, something shifts.
A shoulder softens.
A breath deepens. A step feels lighter.
Not because of a perfect pose—but because they begin to believe again.

Begin To trust their body and to trust themselves.

That shift is the real transformation. Not touching toes or neutral spines—
But the felt sense that "I can."
That I am safe.
Capable.
Resilient.

Movement doesn’t have to be scary.

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We go rolling into October with a packed week of movement opportunities for everyone -Please be sure to sign up and save...
09/29/2025

We go rolling into October with a packed week of movement opportunities for everyone -
Please be sure to sign up and save your spot in class!
9/30 Pop Up - Gentle Somatic Yoga
10/2 Yin Yoga - The 4 Agreements Class Series
10/5 BEND & BREW - Yoga and Coffee Event

“DINOS DON’T do YOGA “ was the perfect story to help me reveal the strength of kindness & friendship over bullying and f...
09/27/2025

“DINOS DON’T do YOGA “ was the perfect story to help me reveal the strength of kindness & friendship over bullying and fear!

We got into our dino groove by practicing some baby roars & doing Tyrannosaurus stretches.

We shared how sometimes learning something new can be tough, but with the support of our friends we can do most anything!!
If You live in the BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DISTRICT you can attend these sessios and more for FREE.

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Topton, PA
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