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gentle yoga


  • Ayurvedic Wellness Center 900 Peeler Street Kalamazoo, MI, 49008 United States (map)

Gentle Yoga (in-person or livestream)
w. Judah Gesmundo

Gentle Yoga offers a mindful practice designed to cultivate flexibility, balance, strength, calmness, and inner attunement of body and mind. Led by Judah Gesmundo, this class provides a supportive environment to move, breathe, and connect inward—helping you begin your day with steadiness and ease.

Each session integrates gentle movement, mindful breathwork, and awareness-based practices that nourish both body and spirit.

what to expect

In this class, participants will:

  • Begin with gentle opening postures to lubricate the joints from toes to head

  • Move through active sequences to build strength, balance, and prana (vital energy)

  • Cultivate inwardly directed awareness and meditative focus

  • Use breath as a tool to calm the nervous system and strengthen concentration

benefits of gentle yoga

  • Increase flexibility, balance, and stability

  • Build strength while maintaining a sense of ease

  • Deepen connection between body, mind, and breath

  • Support nervous system regulation and emotional calm

  • Create a grounded, peaceful start to your day

FAQs

who can attend?
All levels are welcome—this class is accessible to beginners and supportive for continuing students alike.

how can I participate?
Join in-person at the Ayurvedic Wellness Center or livestream via Zoom. Can’t attend live? Each class recording will be available in our on-demand library 24 hours later.

when is the class?
Weekly on Thursdays at 10:00a ET.

what should I bring?
Please bring your own yoga mat. Blocks, straps, and blankets are provided for your convenience.

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Drop-in, class pack, and membership pricing available.
Sliding Scale pricing available upon request.
*for more info on our sliding fee scale and accessibility practices please click here.

If you have any questions about registration, please contact us at contact@ayurvedicwellness.center  and we’re happy to help.

in-person registration
livestream registration
 

Judah Gesmundo

Judah was first exposed to Hatha Yoga when her mother followed Lilias! Yoga and You on PBS. She was a professional modern dancer from 1975-1980, teaching in NYC for Erick Hawkins and at her own school called The Dance Place. Judah was exposed to Yoga teachings and practices in 1979 and completed her Hatha Yoga teachers training in Ganeshpuri, India in 1990.

Judah is a life-long learner and thoroughly enjoys sharing her love of Yoga, movement, and meditation with others.

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