September is National Yoga Month.
Experience the mental and physical benefits of yoga for free this month thanks to various classes around metro Atlanta.
Westside Yoga is hosting several complimentary yoga classes throughout the month of September at their studio and at other locations throughout metro Atlanta.
Hosting free yoga classes isn’t new to founder Amber Barry. She hosted classes in parks throughout the summer with the goal of making yoga accessible and teaching people how to practice yoga anywhere.
Barry said she has been practicing yoga for 18 years. Following a car accident in her twenties, she suffered from migraines and other chronic pain. Through yoga she found she was able to feel better without pain medication.
“I could get rid of the headache without taking a pill,” Barry said.
Berry said she hasn’t taken a pain pill in nearly a decade.
“I feel like I have almost total control over the headaches at this point. I know what to do when I get them," she said.
Now, in addition to founding Westside Yoga, she’s co-sponsored Atlanta Integrative Medical Center.
Here are the free yoga classes:
Yoga Nidra Guided Meditation
7:15 p.m. Sept. 9. Westside Yoga, 1891 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta.
The Art of Yoga
10 a.m. Sept. 20. Hathaway Contemporary Gallery, 887 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta.
Flashback Flow Anniversary Party
6 p.m. Sept. 24. Westside Yoga, 1891 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta.
Yoga Basics Workshop
2 p.m. Sept. 25 Westside Yoga, 1891 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta.
Yoga at Piedmont Park
7 p.m. Sept. 26. Park Tavern in Piedmont Park, 500 10th St., Atlanta.
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