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Get Centered: Yoga & Meditation in Pittsburgh

It’s no secret that yoga and meditation practices can provide several mental and physical health benefits to individuals of all ages. Yoga has been proven to improve strength, balance, and flexibility, while also decreasing stress and improving mood. It can even help relieve more serious ailments such as arthritis and heart complications. 

 

Yoga’s counterpart, meditation, offers many of the same benefits and can help all individuals feel more relaxed and mentally clear. 

 

Pittsburgh has increasingly become a mecca for fitness and health activities of all kinds, and yoga is no exception. There are more yoga and meditation events happening on a weekly basis than we can count, but here are a few experiences close-to-home that will give you a good start! 

 

There are so many outdoor yoga events happening in Pittsburgh, especially during the warmer months! Added bonus? Many of them are free!   

 

Yoga in Pittsburgh 

 

Yoga in the Park  

 

This marks year 5 of Yoga in the Park , a free event sponsored by the Counseling and Wellness Center of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy. See the website for the full schedule happening every week this summer. Events include both yoga and meditation and take place in Allegheny Commons Park on the Northside. 
 

Yoga in the Square  

 

Market Square is the place to be for some of Pittsburgh’s best restaurants, people-watching, and great views of the city. That’s why it’s also the perfect backdrop for yoga every Wednesday and Sunday, Spring through Fall. Yoga in the Square classes are free, just bring your own mat and enjoy the experience! 

 

DropSound Yoga with SweatNet   

 

SweatNet Pittsburgh, a fitness community, has been introducing yinzers all across town to DropSound Yoga, a style of yoga in which everyone receives a pair of headphones to wear that play fun music and the sound of your instructor’s voice. This way, participants can really get into the zone distraction-free.  These events happen is various spots throughout the city. Check out the schedule here . 

 

Meditation in Pittsburgh 

 

Guided Meditation with Thrive on Health  

 

Local organization Thrive on Health is offering an hour-long meditation session each Tuesday in Brookline. Instructors will walk participants through several breathing techniques, various meditation styles, and adhere to the needs of the astrological forecast. Learn more . 

 

Want to be centered not just mentally and physically, but in terms of your location? Check out our vacancies so that you can be close to all of these great events Pittsburgh has to offer. 


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