Community Yoga Initiative

Enrollment is now open for Community Yoga Center’s 200 & 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Trainings! Both courses are in-person, 9 month experiences beginning September 2026 in Riverside California. Check out our website for more details.♥️

At Community Yoga Center, we are inspired by in sharing yoga - not selling it. And we mean that in a very real, tangible way. Our Yoga Teacher Training is intentionally priced at a fraction of the cost of most programs - half to one-third of typical tuition. In an industry where trainings can be financially out of reach, we’ve made a clear and values-driven choice to keep yoga teacher training accessible to as many people as possible. This is not a profit-driven program. Tuition simply supports basic operating essentials like facility use, utilities, and insurance costs. Nothing more. There is no markup for brand, no inflated pricing structure - just what’s needed to sustain the offering.♥️

What truly sets this program apart is how it is taught. Every instructor donates their time. They are not selling anything. They teach because of a deep commitment to the practice of yoga and a genuine desire to share it with others. This is teaching as service, not transaction. Because of this, the quality of instruction is extraordinary. Our teachers bring a collective depth of knowledge, decades of experience, and diverse perspectives that exceeds what is found in other programs. These are not instructors trying to get insta-famous - they are mentors and practitioners who are deeply invested in the integrity of the yoga tradition.♥️

Yoga Teacher Training with us really is one thing that can change everything. It can hange how you experience your relationship to yourself, others, and Life itself. ♥️

Yoga has touched my life with profound love. My wish is that this yoga offering is a continuation of that love.♥️ -Kristin


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https://communityyogacenter.com/yoga-teacher-training-application

We’re thrilled to announce that Community Yoga Center is now a community site for the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts in partnership with UC Riverside. Through this collaboration, we’re excited to offer free, high-quality arts programming at the yoga center - accessible to all. The Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts connects UC Riverside artists with community spaces to share the arts through performance, education, and creative engagement. We’re honored to be part of this vibrant network.♥️

To kick off this partnership, we’re happy to announce a 5-week dance series, Social Dance and Movement Improvisation: Community, Creativity and Collective Care, facilitated by Cinthia Duran Larrea. This dance series invites participants of all experience levels into a joyful, exploratory movement practice rooted in Latin social dance, group-building improvisation, and collective care. Each session blends guided movement exploration, partner and group activities, and reflective practices that honor dance as a space of memory, connection, and social change. The series begins on Sunday, February 15th from 3pm to 5pm.♥️

Everyone is welcome and no prior dance experience is required. Registration is encouraged. Please email Cinthia if you’d like to participate [email protected].♥️

Cinthia is a dance scholar, Latin social dancer, somatic practitioner, movement artist, and performance activist who approaches dance as a living archive of memory and a shared technology for joy, connection, care and social transformation. She blends dance practice and dance studies knowledge with social therapeutic methodologies (group-building, process-oriented approaches to teaching). Her teaching also integrates biodynamic somatic therapy principles.♥️

We can’t wait to dance, learn, and grow together through this beautiful collaboration with UC Riverside and the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts.♥️

You’re invited to join us for Inspired Vision: An Evening of Reflection & Connection on Friday, January 23rd, from 6PM to 9 PM at Community Yoga Center. We’ll begin by creating vision board art centered on our most meaningful dreams, then transition into a screening of Jesus in India, a thought-provoking film that invites deeper reflection and discussion. All supplies and snacks will be provided, and you’re welcome to bring magazines, a journal, or something cozy that brings you comfort. Come ready to reflect, create, and connect in a welcoming, peaceful space. ♥️-Kristin

Thank you for sharing yoga with such with such creativity and energetic attunement. Your presence guides us into rhythm, breath, and embodied clarity - grounding us while inviting aliveness to move freely. Thank you for the care, skill, and quiet magic you share every week at Community Yoga Center!

i’m looking forward to The Art of Vinyasa offering this afternoon and hope to practice in commUNiTY with many of our yogi friends! ♥️-Kristin

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THE ART OF VINYASA This offering is a vitalizing, movement-oriented postural practice designed to optimize energetic activation. Through rhythm, repetition, and flowing sequences, the practice engages muscles and the cardiovascular system while building strength and increasing stamina. Synchronized movement and breath support the release of physical tension and mental stress, allowing both gross and subtle energetic blocks to soften. The result is a practice that is both grounding and enlivening - cultivating clarity, resilience, and a deep sense of embodied vitality.