Princeton Center for Yoga & Health (Princeton Yoga) celebrates its 20th anniversary Saturday, October 1, from 3-8 pm, beginning with a yoga class followed by JourneyDance with live drumming, new labyrinth blessing, and delicious, wholesome foods from local restaurants. The experience is followed by a celebratory Kirtan/ Chanting experience at 8 pm with Suzin Green and friends. These events showcase but a few of the varied experiences offered by the Center. Free parking. Schedule and details can be found at www.princetonyoga.com or by calling 609-924-7294.
“Over twenty years ago, following a personal healing crisis which led me to a path of yoga and alternative healing practices, I set out to create a warm, inviting environment for all to explore different paths to health, healing and personal growth,” says Princeton Yoga Director Deborah Metzger. “The studio was the first of its kind in our area and we are humbly proud to have trained and/or inspired many other new teachers to follow their own vision to open their own studios, planting even more ‘seeds’ of yoga.
“Today, thanks to the community’s support, we’ve become an oasis of calm and comfort serving the greater Princeton area, much of Central Jersey and beyond. Now in our third location in Skillman, at 88 Orchard Road – a scenic five-acre campus – our light-filled and serene new home offers an abundance of opportunities to fulfill my original vision and mission as we continue to evolve. This year’s project was the creation of our new labyrinth which is open to the public.”
In addition to new classes for all bodies (from kids yoga to Prime of Life for mature adults ages 40-70 and beyond, as well as classic Hatha Yoga and more challenging Vmyasa Flow classes), budget ($5 lunchtime and weekday Community: By Donation classes, as well as discounted packages), and schedule (some 45 classes held mornings, evenings, and weekends), the Center offers monthly dance, concert, and drumming experiences, hosts nationally-acclaimed yoga educators and yoga teacher certification courses (basic 200 hour trainings, Children’s and Restorative Yoga Teacher trainings, Yoga for Cardiac Care and Prime of Life Yoga), as well as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and new Mindfulness for Kids programs.
Looking to the future, the Center remains dedicated to keeping the Center the region’s premiere quality yoga studio that our community deserves and has come to love.