Willow Street Yoga

Information may not be reliable

takoma park - fall - 9/20-12/19
silver spring - fall - 9/20-12/19

balance of opposites - aug 1, 2010
jamaica - feb 2011
more 'joie de vivre' in montreal - june 2011
spirited women - october 2011

teacher training '11
body balance therapy training '10

Welcome to Willow Street Yoga Center
of Takoma Park & Silver Spring, MD

Yoga for Arthritis and Osteoporosis with Ellen Saltonstall

Come explore the deeply therapeutic power of yoga with this Certified Anusara teacher, who will lead a weekend of workshops designed for students living with these conditions and teachers seeking better tools for addressing them.

More $99 Short Courses are Starting!

Bhakti (bahk-tee): love; devotion; surrender. Opening to Grace.

Yesterday, I placed my hands and feet on a yoga mat for the first time in six weeks. Six weeks with very few yoga postures, and yet six weeks of very intense yoga practice.

Though here in the West we often associate practice with backbends and down-dogs, physical postures are only one expression of Yoga. Another is bhakti, the yoga of love and devotion, of offering oneself fully to the current of Grace that flows through All.

Wondering About the Weather?

NOTE: In case of (predictable) winter inclement weather, call our main phone (301-270-8038) 1-2 hours before your class/workshop. If we have cancellations, they will be listed there. If possible, we also update this website and FaceBook, but calling the main line is ALWAYS your best best.

Army Nurse Corps Officer, Lieutenant Colonel, Ret... Yogi

Student Feature: Judith Fitzpatrick

What brought you to Willow Street?

I live in Takoma Park, so location and curiosity brought me to Willow Street in the beginning. My yoga interest started in 1982 when I was stationed in South Korea as an Army Nurse. My friend signed me up for classes because they needed bodies. I remember the sense of calm and peace I felt from the classes. When I finally came home for good after 20 years, I was looking for a yoga center that was local and inspiring with good instructors.

Dancing in the Current of the Heart: Sweet, Deep, Advanced Backbending with Naomi Gottlieb-Miller

Yoga Nidra & Embodied Awareness: Coming (Home) to Our Senses with Joy Kirstin

Practices For Transformation: Purifying and Balancing Energy through Asana, Pranayama, Meditation and Kriya with Sheree Mullen

The Delicate Balance of Effort and Surrender: Asana and Pranayama with Ellen Saltonstall

Yoga for Osteoarthritis: Mobilize the Joints Safely for Pain-Free Movement with Ellen Saltonstall

Teaching Students with Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis with Ellen Saltonstall

Yoga for Osteoporosis: Build Bone Safely with Variety and Pleasure with Ellen Saltonstall

Thanksgiving Day Oxfam Benefit Class with Elizabeth Goodman

Burn the Bird with Paul Sobin and Sommer Parris-Sobin

LIBERATE YOUR HIPS! Hip Openers for All Levels with Tyagan Attaway

Unleash Your Dog Pose: An Adho Mukha Svanasana Workshop with Natalie Miller

Sing Your Heart Open: an Evening of Kirtan with Joy Kirstin and Robin Carnes