Free, Friendly Outdoor Community Yoga, Meditation, and Mindful Dialogue

This practice is held both in-person at the 100 Acres: The Virginia Fairbanks Art & Nature Park in Indianapolis, and on Zoom. Please visit our Saturday Practice website for more info and to join via Zoom.

Note: Rain location is the Indianapolis Zen Center

No special knowledge or experience needed. Come as you are. Wear comfortable clothing.

You are welcome to come and go as you like. We usually enjoy snacks, drinks, and friendship between yoga and meditation.

Yoga 8:30 - 9:30am: You can expect yoga to be at a relaxed pace with space to breathe, with movements that facilitate gentle joint mobility and functional strength. A few mats are available for you to borrow, but please bring your own if you have one, or enjoy practicing directly on the cool grass.

Meditation 10:00 - 10:35am: Our meditation practice is quiet, continually returning to ease in the body and ease in the breathing. There is nothing to achieve or attain. You are welcome to practice your Way as long as you help maintain a quiet practice space for the group.

Mindful Dialogue and Active Listening 10:40 - 10:50am: We’ll practice either a paired or full group mindful listening and speaking exercise. Both are great practices that will improve every relationship in your life that involves communication.

Sharing and Discussion 10:50 - 11:30am: Share any questions and reflections and hear what others have to share. It's ok to just listen, too.

Walks on the 2nd Saturday of every month: On the 2nd Saturday of every month, we offer a Mindful Nature Walk after yoga beginning at 10:00am instead of holding meditation and mindful dialogue. Please RSVP for the Nature Walks at https://indycommunityyoga.org/walks

Safety

If you have any symptoms of contagious illness (e.g. coughing, fever, runny nose, body aches, malaise, etc.), please stay home and recover. Thank you for caring for your health and the well-being of people attending practice.

Directions (click for Google Map to the parking lot)

Car: Please carpool if possible. There are only 40 parking spots in the 100 Acres Parking Lot at the bottom of the White River Parkway East exit off of 38th St just west of Newfields. Walk into the park. Take your time. The walk is about 10 minutes to our spot. Life's too short to be in a hurry. Turn left at the lagoon. We're on the right at Funky Bones and the pollinator garden.

Overflow parking with easy access to the canal towpath is at the Indiana Interchurch Center at 42nd and Michigan. Take your time. The walk is about 20 minutes to our spot. Life's too short to be in a hurry. Walk down to Michigan, turn right, and cross the bridge over the canal. Walk down to the towpath and turn right to walk under the bridge and towards the 100 Acres. Take the canal towpath to the red bridge at Newfields (usually has a locked gate). Turn away from the canal and into the 100 Acres and turn left when you get to the lagoon. We're on the right at Funky Bones and the pollinator garden. Link to our spot.

Biking and Walking: Take the canal towpath to the red bridge at Newfields (usually has a locked gate). Turn away from the canal and into the 100 Acres and turn left when you get to the lagoon. We're on the right at Funky Bones and the pollinator garden. Link to our spot.

Bus: Take the bus to 42nd and Michigan (Bus #34) and follow the Overflow Parking instructions above. This walk is about 20 minutes.