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Our 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training will help you become an extraordinary teacher, explore your edges, and live a healthier, more conscious life!
February 7-9
March 7-9
April 4-6
May 2-4
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Take your practice, your teaching, and your own personal development to new levels of depth, clarity and focus! Our 300-hour program delivers a comprehensive curriculum to support your evolution as a yoga teacher.
March 21-23
April 25-27
May 16-18
June 20-22
July 18-20
Your destination for all things healing
A locally and woman-owned studio with deep roots, West Hartford Yoga (WHY) offers a full range of yoga practices — power, hot, all levels, gentle, yin, restorative and pre-natal — through multiple channels: in-studio, outdoors, virtual, and recorded. Our mission is to serve our yoga family and the greater community through the healing practices of yoga, asana, meditation, mindfulness, and healthy eating.
Our classes (in-studio, outdoors, virtually, or recorded) are led by our exceptional teachers, who bring their own experience, style, creativity, and humor to the core practice, making WHY the perfect place for beginning and experienced yogis alike. Membership is not required — all of our classes can be purchased individually or via affordable class cards. However, we invite you to subscribe for unlimited access to our recorded classes, our virtual classes, or even any of our scheduled In-Studio or WHY Outdoors classes, on a space-available basis.
Upcoming Events
Friday Unwind: Holiday Booster / Nina Fox
Friday, November 22, 6:00 - 7:30 pm - register
In-Studio or Livestream
Thanksgiving Holiday Classes
8:30 am WHY Power / Jen Leavitt [In-Studio / Livestream]
10:15 am Gentle Yoga / Sharon Smith [In-Studio / Livestream]
Pre-register Online
WHY Kids Pop-up / Mary LaChappelle
Sunday, December 1, 3:15 - 4:00 pm - register
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WHY Gift Cards available in any denomination: online, in-studio, or via phone (860-953-9642). Give the gift of community, tranquility, and strength!
Prenatal Yoga / Kate Stofira
Thursdays, 5:45pm - more info
300 Hr Yoga Teacher Training Info Session / Barbara Ruzansky
Monday, November 11, 7:30 - 8:30 pm - additional in-person and virtual info sessions to be announced
200 Hr Yoga Teacher Training Info Session / Barbara Ruzansky
Tuesday, November 12 - cancelled, in-person and virtual info sessions to be announced
Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training
Jen Leavitt + Annie Keating-Scherer
January 15 - 17, 2025 - more info
2025 Yoga Teacher Training - 200Hr
Begins February 7, 2025 - more info
What is the BHD Project?
The mission of the BHD Project is to break down stigmas surrounding mental illness and create a culture of understanding and acceptance. Bad Hair Day on Planet Earth — a book that provides a raw, unadulterated view into mental illness and the messy journey through recovery — is the first step in fulfilling that mission. Barbara Ruzansky, owner of WHY, tells her intently personal struggle of crisis and recovery through this memoir. It’s a story told meant to engage and, in the deepest sense, help others.
Studio Policies
Questions about our classes?
We have answers. We offer In-Studio, WHY Outdoors, Livestream, Virtual Interactive, and recorded classes. Visit our schedule to find your perfect class, review our FAQs for all the answers, and check out our studio policies to ensure that your visit to WHY is safe, comfortable, and enjoyable.
• Pre-registration recommended for in-studio classes. Drop-ins welcome on a space-available basis
• Register online or using the MINDBODY app. Please make sure your email address is updated in MINDBODY
• Most In-Studio classes are also available via Livestream
• Not getting our emails? Sign up for our mailing list for regular updates on classes, teachers, workshops, and events!
• Download a printable copy (PDF format) of our latest schedule here
“I leave feeling stronger, taller and more open. It’s lovely.”
“Simply put, the WHY teacher training marked the actual beginning of my life.”
“Welcoming, warm, kind to a new face... a nervous wannabe student.”
“WHY has been a vital part of my life since I began practice in 2004. Like many who transition from running, biking, and swimming, I was seeking flexibility, strength, and balance during the aging process. I got much more.”
“I have been to yoga studios all over New England and nothing compares to the creative, challenging, welcoming practice here.”
““Yoga for Recovery” class is amazing! I am forever grateful this free class is open to the community. The outreach at WHY is heartfelt!”