Maine Adult Education

This contemplative, slow-paced exercise focuses on stretching the body's connective tissues and relaxing the muscles by holding poses for three to five minutes. Postures can be held when seated or lying flat. This technique is calming and balanced, enhances joint flexibility, lowers tension and boosts energy. No experience necessary.

Wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing; bring a yoga mat, yoga blocks, a bolster (couch pillows work) and a blanket.

Jessy Lynn Ostara, a 500-hour Certified Yoga Instructor, has years of experience teaching several movement modalities. Her concentration is in meditative belly dance, yin, hatha and chair yoga. She is also a certified meditation teacher through the ShivaShakti School of Yoga and Healing Arts.