The Yoga & Movement Center in Walnut Creek

Welcome to The Yoga & Movement Center! We are one of the oldest yoga studios in the East Bay celebrating 15 years in January. The Center offers a wide range of yoga and movement classes - most, but not all, based on the therapeutic methods of BKS Iyengar. We offer classes for all levels of experience, including beginner yogis. Browse our classes, teachers and workshops listings. We hope to see you soon!

The Yoga and Movement Center

Yoga Alliance Registered School

TRAININGS, UPCOMING WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

Download the current workshop schedule

Introduction to the Yoga Sutras
with Diane Valentine
Saturday, May 19; 2:30-6:00pm

The Art of the Forward Bend
with Diane Valentine
Sunday, May 20; 1:00-3:00pm

Restoratives: Practice and Teaching
with Diane Valentine
Sunday, May 20; 3:30-6:30pm

Memorial Weekend Class Schedule Changes

Sunday, May 27, 2012

The following classes will be held:

Iyengar Yoga (Level 1-3) with Diane Valentine
9:30-11:00am

Yoga Level 1-3 with Sarah Watkins
12:00-1:00pm.

All other classes are canceled due to the Memorial Day weekend. Regular classes resume the following week.

Monday, May 28, 2012

The following class will be held:

Nia Community Dance Hour with Liz Mac
12:00-1:00pm

All other classes including those at Destination Maternity are canceled due to the Memorial Day holiday. Regular classes resume the following week.



Class Announcements

New Classes

Classic Yoga with Maxine Davis. Last Wednesday of Every Month 1:00-2:30pm. Next class May 30.

Nia Community Dance Hour with Liz Mac. Mondays 12:00-1:00pm.

Philosophy & Yoga with Sujatha Ganeshan. Fridays 1:30-3:00pm.

Discontinued Classes

Gentle Sunrise Yoga with Mandy Jackson. Tuesdays 8:00-9:15am

Iyengar-Based Hatha Yoga with Karen Rinaldi. Fridays 6:15-7:30pm. Karen will now teach a class on Wednesdays at 7:30pm

Iyengar Yoga with Kathleen Genereux. Saturdays 6:15-7:45pm

New Monthly Unlimited Package Available

  • Cost $150
  • Valid for 30 consecutive days
  • Valid for up to one (1) class per day
  • Good for any regular weekly group class except Yoga for Disabilties and Feldenkrais ATM
  • Monthly Unlimited Package may not be shared

2012 Upcoming Workshops and Events

  • The Lower Back and Sacroiliac Joint: Anatomy, Asana and Therapeutics with Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., July
  • Sanskrit: The Language of Yoga with Connie Habash, July
  • Yoga & Hiking with Suki Munsell, July
  • Westerbeke Weekend Yoga Retreat with Diane Valentine, September
  • Teaching Yoga to Students with Disabilities with JoAnn Lyons, November