The Yoga Center of Concord is a multi-faceted wellness center where our mission is to honor each individual's fullest capacity

See our current class schedule!

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Class Changes & Cancellations:

[Check here for snow and other cancellations]

● To be notified directly of future schedule changes,
make sure your instructor has your email address!

E-Z Meditation: Special 8-wk. Yoga Nidra series:
A new Introductory yoga nidra series will begin on Jan. 22! (Fridays, @ 5-6:45 p.m.)
Please send email if you are interested in attending, or want to learn more.


Pricing Note:
Due to an unfortunate maintenance issue, the "fee schedule" on this website
has been frozen in time for about 5 1/2 years ... The current prices
should read as follows:

● drop-in: $15
● 4 classes in 4 wks.: $49 ... in 3 mos.: $58
● 8 classes in 4 wks.: $68 ... in 8 wks.: $88 ... in 5 mos.: $105
● 16 classes in 8 wks.: $122

Homepage Summary:

1. Featured highlight:
Insurance reimbursement for yoga
2. Workshops
3. Personalized Instruction Available
4. Newer classes
5. Other recently-added classes
6. Helpful Practice Tips
7. Financial assistance available
8. Yoga on New Hampshire Radio



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1. Featured Highlight:

Health Insurance News (for NH State Employees and other Anthem insurees):

● Anthem has agreed to reimburse your first $150*
for yoga classes attended at The Yoga Center!
* This amount applies to State of NH workers only. According to an Anthem representative, other
"Anthem members may be entitled to reimbursement through their fitness reimbursement
program, [and should] contact the customer service number listed on the back of their i.d. card
for confirmation of that benefit."

● Anthem has also agreed to reimburse an additional $450
under the fitness reimbursement plan, available
if you are an HMO subsciber

Bottom line: Ask your insurance representative for full details about yoga class reimbursement!

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2. Workshops



Learning to Float
(Sun. Sept. 27, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
Cost: $56 if paid by Sept 22; $2 ea. add’l day thereafter

Join special guest teacher Gregory Stuart for this fun, challenging day of
inversions and arm balancing …There will be ample instruction and adaptations, so
that everyone will be supported in practicing at their own level

As we progress in our yoga practice, what at one point seemed impossible, starts to
seem like it might be fun to do. Going upside down, balancing on your hands,
suspending in mid-leap are all skills that can be learned and practiced. In this
workshop, you'll learn preparatory exercises to build strength and flexibility and
techniques for practicing crow, side crow, hand stand, jump ups and jump backs and,
time permitting, a few other advanced arm balances with the focus on "floating,"
seemingly suspending in mid-air.

All are welcome!

Prerequisite : Willingness to learn handstand and headstand (supported by the wall). (Note:
Gregory will adapt the teachings to the individual students, as necessary, so come join us,
regardless of your experience with these two poses.)

Contact info:
to register or for more workshop information: Jim Readey yogaphile@yahoo.com




(Click on "Workshops" section to see detailed descriptions of previously-held workshops.)

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3. Personalized Instruction Available
Refine and deepen your practice, with special focus on
Posture Alignment, Assisted Stretching, Guided Meditation,
Breathwork, Relaxation Techniques, Yoga Counselling,
Conscious Communication, Yoga Nidra ...

For pricing and other information, or to schedule an appointment,
contact Jim directly at yogaphile@yahoo.com,


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4. Newest Classes




What: Yoga NIdra meditation training
When: 8 weekly classes (begins Mon., Oct. 5, 7:00 pm)
Where: The Yoga Center, 28 South Main St. , Concord NH
Cost: $88

Learn to Meditate
With Yoga Nidra
For several years, I have trained extensively in a meditation called "yoga nidra."
Many of you have occasionally sampled this at the end of our yoga classes (during
the relaxation phase). Others have experienced the power of yoga nidra in private
sessions with me. This is the meditation I personally use because, very simply, it
is accessible and highly effective. I and others are finding that yoga nidra brings
into our lives more insight, peace, and joy ... and that it is fun and simple to practice!

Sincerely,
Jim Readey, Owner

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5. Other Recent Class Additions:

~ Yoga For Fitness
(Sundays 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. )

If you want to get in shape in a hurry, this is probably the class for you. This special yoga class
combines muscle toning and cardio work with the magic of yogic stretching and deep relaxation.

Our sessions move right into warm-ups, followed by a vigorous posture flow
guaranteed to strengthen, stretch, and tone both upper and lower body.
The yogic nature of our "workout" also helps us rejuvenate our internal organs and entire nervous system.

And each week, we also spend a short time highlighting the details of a different posture
or technique so that students eventually become intimately familiar with each pose in
the flow, and able to practice them with complete safety.

Notes :
~ All classes are ongoing (begin whenever you're ready!)
~ Try out other times and teachers as you desire
(students are not "locked" into any one time slot)


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6. Helpful Practice Tips

● Signing up for classes. This is very simple ... just show up anytime for your first class (see our schedule), and
you can sign up with your teacher then. (Checks should be made payable to "The Yoga Center".)

● Clothing. Wear loose, comfortable clothing ... anything that you are comfortable moving in.
It's really a personal preference. There is no need to buy specialized "yoga wear".
Layers can be helpful (e.g., a tee shirt and a sweatshirt), in case your body temperature changes during the class.

● Mats. About half our students bring mats, and half don't use a mat at all (partly because
we have a carpeted floor). Again, this is a personal preference.

● Arrival. Please try to arrive 10 or 15 mins. early to class to settle in, do your own warm-ups and stretches, etc.
-- if you arrive late, that's okay. (If you are running late, try breathing deep, slow, relaxing breaths on your way!)
But if we are in our silent centering meditation in the beginning of class, come in, and sit immediately
(and quietly) near the door. Please do any unzipping, jacket removal, etc. outside the room before coming in.
And please do not lay out your mat at this time, or otherwise make noise, that will distract the other
students in their meditation.

● Shoes. Please leave all footwear in the front entrance. (See “Carpeting” remarks below.)

● Hygiene/Carpeting. We try to maintain clean carpets because students practice in bare feet,
and we place our feet, hands, and even faces on or near the floor. For this reason, please do not place
used Kleenex or other unhygiene material on the floor in our practice area.

● Health Conditions. If you are pregnant, have any injury, or have a health condition or concern, please inform
the instructor at the earliest possible time (e.g., by phone or email, or speaking before class). Please do not come to class if you have a cold or other contagious condition.

● Cancellations. If you are unsure whether class will be held (e.g., due to weather issues), please check the
homepage of this website. In addition, you should contact your teacher directly, or call the Center (226-0680)
and leave a message.
If you are in doubt and wish to be called back, however, please leave your phone number and a request to be updated.

● Electronics. Please turn off cell phone, pager, etc. before entering the yoga studio.

● Scents. Please do not wear cologne, perfume, or other scented products -- we do lots
of [deep] breathwork, and many students can find such scents to be objectionable

● Eating. Avoid practicing on a full stomach.

● Drinking. Keep hydrated; bring a water bottle, and drink no more than 4 oz. per 1/2 hour.


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7. Financial assistance available

At The Yoga Center, our goal is that no one be turned away from class for lack of funds.
We are happy to support those whose finances would otherwise prevent them from attending class,
while balancing the Center’s need for financial viability.

We are dedicated to serving others, and we are not teaching yoga primarily to earn an income.
We must earn an income, however, in order to continue to serve others in this way. This is a balance.
If the Yoga Center were to fail as a business, for example, more than a hundred students,
and several teachers, would sorely miss it ... not to mention all the other people whose lives are
touched by those who pass through our doors.

If you are interested in obtaining financial assistance to attend classes at The Yoga Center,
simply request a financial aid form from your teacher, or by writing to yogaphile@yahoo.com.



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8. Listen to
Yoga on the Radio
New Hampshire Public Radio interview re Yoga:
In 2005 Yoga Center owner Jim Readey appeared on
the NHPR call-in program, "The Exchange, With Laura Knoy".

The program presents a general discussion of yoga
which you can listen to from the station's website.

Go to www.nhpr.org, click on "The Exchange", click on "archives" (at top),
then find Wed. Jan 26, 2005 "Yoga Mania"
(also re-broadcast on Fri., June 24, '05).


More recently, Jim appeared twice on WKXL (AM)'s call-in talk-show
"Your Health Matters". You can go to their website, www.WKXL1450.com,
and find that show for either Fri., July 29, or Fri., Sept. 23, 2005.

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