Online Yoga Classes & Guided Meditation - always live via Zoom!
Santosha Sangha - Our Community Welcomes You!
Sangha
Welcome to our Santosha Yoga Sangha! “Sangha” is a Sanskrit word that means spiritual community. Here at Santosha, we embrace Yoga’s roots by honoring the ancient traditions from India and Southeast Asia.
YOU are welcome
You become a part of our Sangha as soon as you step into our online studio! We’re so glad you found us! Some folks join us for a single online yoga class or a special event. Some folks attend a regular class once a week to stay connected to their meditation yoga practice. Many people support their mind, body, and spirit by attending several classes a month as an Anahata Unlimited Member!
Live & Interactive Online
Yoga Classes
Our interactive online yoga classes are totally different than watching a YouTube video
Online yoga classes are a great way to find a yoga class that’s happening soon, a meditation class that’s happening now, or a class that combines gentle yoga and a restorative experience that you can plan to attend later this week! Unlike watching a pre-recorded class, where you might have to keep looking up at the screen to figure out what’s going on, at Santosha you can remain focused inward, on your own experience.
Our Instructors will guide you verbally, and because they are there to help support you, they can offer suggestions, modifications, and adjustments all along the way. Often, a cue that helps one student will help everyone on the Zoom screen. We love the sense of community that naturally develops every time we share a practice.
Many kinds of Yoga Classes Online - all here at our welcoming studio...
Many experiences, one studio
Santosha Yoga offers a variety of options from a very restorative experience in guided meditation all the way to an active practice on the mat:
Maybe you found your way to Santosha to try out a Beginner Yoga class?
Maybe you’re looking for a more restorative yoga experience or a more gentle yoga style?
Or perhaps you’re ready for a morning yoga practice that challenges you?
You might be looking for a fully-guided Meditation experience with Yoga Nidra.
You or a family member might want to try a Chair Yoga class - which is a great yoga for seniors option - but it’s actually a great class for anyone who doesn’t want to get up and down from the floor during their practice.
All of our classes can support your experience of:
Focusing inward.
Moving your breath; working with your mind; moving your body.
Opening to learning something new.
Connecting with other people who are on their own journey.
Participating regularly in small classes so the Instructor can support your personal practice.
Taking time for self-observation and reflection.
Being a part of a nurturing community.
Please let one of the staff know if something’s not working for you. We want the caring energy of our community to encourage and support all of us as we stretch into our true Selves.
What is I AM Yoga?
I AM Yoga (Integrative Amrit Method of Yoga) combines physical yoga practices and ancient yoga philosophy into a unified whole. In I AM Yoga, you’ll be guided to allow poses, breath, energy, and awareness come together in one unified flow. It is called “I AM” because the practice always points back to the pure witnessing presence (consciousness / Awareness) that exists before thought, reaction, and identity.
I AM Yoga understands every movement, sensation, and breath as an expression of energy (prana). Through this energy connection, the practices merge with Awareness, becoming a meditation in motion. Every pose on the mat, breath technique, progressive relaxation method, and mindfulness tool is an integrated part of the process. In this way, the physical body becomes a gateway to deep inner transformation.
TESTIMONIAL
"Janie’s Yoga Nidra class ended up being the midweek pause I didn’t even realize I needed. From the beginning, I appreciated the way she opened with a short talk on tapas. It landed just in time for me and had me reflecting on where discipline, effort, and care are showing up in my life right now.
One moment that stood out to me was when another participant shared that they were struggling to do something they knew they’d be grateful for afterward. It made me notice how often I morally rank “productivity” above the things that actually help me feel good and supported.
The guided Yoga Nidra itself felt so nurturing. I’m honestly very picky about instructors’ voices and delivery, and Janie’s was grounding, steady, and easy to sink into. It flowed beautifully into a gentle asana practice that was slower and very different from the vinyasa style I usually do, and again, was exactly what I needed in that moment.
I left feeling re-energized and more balanced, like I could return to the rest of my day with a softer nervous system and a clearer mind. The class felt thoughtful, accessible, and supportive. It was a real gift!"
-Ashley, Yoga Nidra Stuent
Chair Yoga
Our well-rounded Chair Yoga class helps support Healthy Aging with a combination of wisdom, stretches, breathing practices, movement, and an active meditation practice for brain health. Many of our Chair Yoga students are seniors who enjoy the community and always report that they feel better after the practice. A lot of people think Chair Yoga for seniors might not be for anyone else - but it’s actually an accessible practice for people of any age who want to do yoga without getting up and down from the floor. Ideal for a mid-morning “movement snack” if you sit at a computer all day.
restorative yoga
At Santosha Yoga, we offer a variety of approaches that help you to restore your body, mind, and spirit. Our restorative yoga practices include:
I AM Yoga Therapy - combining fully-supported shapes with a meditative approach. We sometimes call this the “legs up the wall” class.
I AM Yoga Nidra - fully-guided meditation practice combining breath, mindfulness, and relaxation techniques for a restorative experience.
Yin Yoga - includes focusing on the breath and holding poses with plenty of props and modifications. Our Yin classes combine either a more-active movement experience or a Yoga Nidra.
The modern pace of life has so many stimuli and demands. This revs up the mind, the nervous system, and the physical body. Because of this intensity, the process of relaxing can feel challenging or hard to access when you finally have a moment to rest. The restorative yoga practices at Santosha offer a way to support your relaxation process, all guided by a live instructor, online via Zoom, so you can access these classes no matter where you are!
We especially recommend the Sunday evening practice Sweet Dreams Yin Nidra with Padma.
Are you new? We Offer an Intro Package!!
Morning Yoga
There’s nothing like starting your day with Morning Yoga! Santosha offers mellow and active options - so you can choose to stretch and strengthen, or stretch and relax. Both will set the tone for your day with clarity of mind and a felt sense of connection to your body. We look forward to seeing you live on-screen with us for Morning Yoga.
Meditative Yoga
All of Santosha’s classes offer a meditative yoga experience. Some have a fully-guided meditation called Yoga Nidra. Other classes use a unique I AM Yoga Method called the 2nd half of the pose that gives meditative guidance to pause, reflect, and feel the sensations inside the body. Our Yoga Therapy class takes this further, offering a meditative yoga experience with every fully-supported shape.
Active Yoga Classes Online
Are you ready to pump up your energy? Santosha Yoga is here for you with Active Yoga classes online. We love the convenience of avoiding: driving, traffic, parking, shoveling snow, braving the heat, or the bus or train. Instead, just roll out your mat, set up your device, and join a real live Instructor who is ready to support your active yoga practice, no matter where you are!!
Santosha Yoga is based in Providence, RI - Eastern US Timezone. We do NOT have a physical space at the moment. We are LIVE via Zoom for all of our Classes & Offerings.
