The Urban Well Yoga Studio

A thoughtful yoga space to move, breathe and belong.

Welcome to the Urban Well
Yoga Studio

See below for class times, styles & pricing

The Urban Well Yoga Studio is also the home of Holding Space Yoga

Click here to learn more about times & sessions.

Mindful Yoga Weekly Offerings

The Urban Well Yoga Studio is located in the lower level of the Parish House at 119 N. Duke Street in downtown Lancaster.

Free parking is available in the Saint James Warehouse parking lot as space allows. Be sure to ask your yoga instructor for an orange Mindful Yoga sign to place on your dashboard to alert our facilities team.

The Zoom invitation link is available upon request.

Mindful Yoga Session Costs:

Your first session is free!

$15/session
$60/six sessions
$80/month with the unlimited payment plan.

Bundles can be used at your convenience and for any type of session; they do not expire.
Pay online or at the door, by check or cash (exact change only, please).

If you'd like to take advantage of our unlimited yoga practice plan, click here to learn more.

Have questions? Click here to email Sarah Shelton, Mindful Yoga Studio Coordinator.

There are no yoga classes on national holidays or when church offices are closed. Please check with your instructor regarding holiday and office closures.

Gift certificates available.
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What is Mindful Yoga?

All of our yoga classes employ mindfulness. What is Mindful Yoga? Put simply, it is slowing down to be in the moment. Mindfulness is employing all our senses to engage fully in that experience without distraction. So, the practice of Mindful Yoga is a practice of coming back again and again and again to our experience on the mat. Experiencing our body in its glory of strength, flexibility, aches and pains; experiencing breath as it moves throughout our body and nourishes it; and experiencing our mind as it focuses on each posture and sequence without distractions, self-criticism or other unproductive thoughts. Sometimes in life and a yoga practice, we aren’t as mindful as we’d like to be and aren’t firmly embodied in that experience and miss out on its richness. Mindful Yoga, when practiced regularly, can help to build our mindfulness muscles. Join us in one or more of our weekly classes.

Mindful Yoga Classes We Offer

All our instructors have at least a 200-hour yoga certification and have completed or are earning their 300-hour advanced certification, sometimes several times over. They also have additional specific areas of training from chair yoga, meditation, pilates, enneagram and others. Click here to learn more about our yoga instructors.

All classes are 60 minutes long. Postures and sequences are practiced standing, sitting or lying down depending upon the class. Props are available as needed.

Gentle Yoga
As the name says, this yoga is gentle in its approach and is a form of hatha yoga.  The yoga is performed more slowly than you would find elsewhere with mindful attention in the postures, and generally includes time for meditation, yogic breath and relaxation. Gentle Yoga is suitable for a wide range of body types and modifications are offered to address individual needs by our well-trained instructors.  Our teachers will vary in how they approach the ideas of yoga through different tools so students can develop more skills and abilities to nurture their practice.

Chair Yoga
Chair yoga is an adaptable and accessible yoga practice that anyone can enjoy, regardless of age, flexibility or fitness level, and those whose work life is spent seated.  Chair yoga is perfect for experiencing the benefits of yoga while using a chair for support and having fun.

Embodied Spirituality
A gentle yoga that engages our body, heart and mind.  Drawing inspiration from authors such as Richard Rohr, this yoga helps us connect to the Divine within us.  Classes will often focus on an uplifting spiritual theme. Taught by Jennifer Lancaster, PhD in Religion and 200 RYT certified yoga instructor.

The Urban Well is a registered trademark of Saint James Episcopal Church.

Amanda Lyda

Amanda Lyda, our passionate yoga instructor who completed the ACCESS 250-hour teacher training at Evolution Power Yoga in 2022, began teaching that same year. Driven by the belief that yoga is for everyone, specializing in Vinyasa and Restorative yoga, Amanda fosters a nurturing environment for students of all levels, emphasizing inclusivity and relaxation. Committed to ongoing growth, she's currently enrolled in the ADAPTATION 300-hour training at Evolution Lancaster Yoga.

Jennifer Lancaster

Jennifer completed her 200-hour yoga teaching certification through Soma Yoga Institute. She also holds a PhD in Religion and approaches yoga as a way for building both physical strength and spiritual connection. Understanding yoga as a tool for spiritual formation helps her to embrace a welcoming posture toward yoga practice.

In teaching, Jennifer invites students to enter into a space where they are attentive to the physical, emotional, and spiritual qualities of yoga. She seeks to integrate these qualities to find a sense of wholeness and connection through yoga practice.

First Friday Restorative Yoga: An evening of restoration for your mind, body and soul
Held on the first Friday of every month, this unique session of restorative yoga begins at 7:30 PM in the yoga studio with restorative yoga, a gentle style of yoga that uses props—such as blankets, bolsters, and blocks—to support the body in a series of gentle and passive poses. Restorative yoga can help reduce stress and promote deep relaxation, which can aid in improving physical, emotional and mental well-being. Spiritual restoration continues in the main Sanctuary at 9:00 PM with Compline: Ancient Music and Prayers for the Modern Soul includes ancient Gregorian chant sung a capella by candlelight in the main sanctuary. The service of Compline {pronounced cóm-plin} is based on the closing time of prayer in the Daily Office, or monastic cycle of prayer. It is said in monasteries around 9:00 PM when darkness has fallen and bedtime is near. Thank you to your yoga teacher suggested donation $5 - 10.

Cost:

First session is complimentary. Bundles can be used at your convenience and for any type of session; they do not expire. Pay online or at the door, by check or cash (exact change only please).