Yoga for Runners & Walkers Series
Enjoy the company of other running and walking enthusiasts as you explore how to develop or deepen a yoga practice to complement your active lifestyle. Improve flexibility, strength, breathing technique, postural alignment, balance, and body awareness. Learn skills that will help you derive more enjoyment from your running or walking and help you reduce your risk of injury. Experiment with sequences you might integrate into your pre-run/walk warm-up or post-run/walk cool down routine. Explore how principles of yoga philosophy can help support a healthy and sustainable approach to fitness. Sample simple meditation practices you can use on the yoga mat, road, trail, or track to transform your runs or walks into moving meditations that will promote relaxation and boost vitality.
- Wednesdays, September 23 through November 25, 2026 from 7:00am-8:00am Pacific Time. (No class on November 11 due to PCC's observance of Veterans' Day.)
- Online via Zoom
- Registration is now open through Portland Community College's Community Education/Recreation & Wellness Department . PCC's Course Registration Number (CRN) for this course is 41851. Register online here, or call 971.722.8888.
TRE® & Yoga for a Calmer Nervous System Series
Enhance the calming effects of yoga by blending it with TRE® (Tension & Trauma Release Exercises), a movement-based approach to down-regulating the nervous system. In addition to TRE®, class will include background information about the nervous system through the lens of Polyvagal Theory, gentle yoga poses, breathing techniques, and chanting practices thoughtfully selected to promote calm and relaxation. Participants must be able to comfortably get up from and down to the floor. Class is intended for individuals experiencing mild to moderate stress. Click here to learn more about TRE®.
- Tuesdays, September 22 through October 20, 2026 from 6:00pm-7:30pm Pacific Time.
- Online via Zoom
- Registration is now open through Portland Community College's Community Education/Recreation & Wellness Department. PCC's Course Registration Number (CRN) for his course is 41850. Register online here, or call 971.722.8888.
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Yoga for Nurturing Your Inner Child Series
Seek to transform suffering from early life experiences into compassion for yourself and others through yoga sequences inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh's book "Reconciliation: Healing Your Inner Child". All levels are welcome, but participants should be able to get up from and down to the floor with ease. Class sessions will include short readings from Thich Nhat Hanh's book, simple meditation practices, breathing practices, chanting, and a balance of dynamic and restful physical yoga poses.
- Tuesdays, October 27 through November 17, 2026 from 6pm-7:30pm Pacific Time.
- Online via Zoom
- Registration is now open through Portland Community College's Community Education/Recreation & Wellness Department . PCC's Course Registration Number (CRN) for this course is 44345. Register online here, or call 971.722.8888.
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Cultivating Connection with Your Inner Child Workshop
This offering is intended as a gentle exploration for adults aged eighteen and older who sense that unresolved pain from difficult early life experiences sometimes surfaces, creating friction in present-day interactions, whether in marriage or romantic partnerships, parenting or other family relationships, friendships, community engagement, or professional life. The workshop will be co-led by Alice Diffely, RYT-500 and Kate Burns, MA, LPC.
Alice will lead a yoga and meditation practice inspired by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh in his book Reconciliation: Healing the Inner Child, in which he writes, "When you climb a beautiful mountain, invite your child within to climb with you. When you contemplate the sunset, invite her to enjoy it with you. If you do that for a few weeks or a few months, the wounded child in you will experience healing." Incorporating the theme of "Sharing Experiences with Your Inner Child,” the yoga and meditation practice will gently assist you in shifting into the role of providing a loving, welcoming presence for a younger version of yourself, aiming to help your Inner Child feel considered, cared for, safe, and at ease in your company. As you experience the practice, you might envision your Inner Child participating alongside you, playing quietly nearby, or observing you with curiosity from a distance.
Kate will then offer options for a period of personal reflection and integration, again with your Inner Child joining you as a cherished companion. Your chosen activity might involve a journaling exercise in response to a suggested writing prompt, drawing, taking a short walk outside, or briefly observing the natural world, whatever feels most supportive to you in the moment.
We'll then reconvene in the workshop space to share an Inner Child-friendly snack. Then, Kate will facilitate a group discussion to process and synthesize the experience in the context of a supportive community
- Sunday, October 4, 2026 from 1:30pm-4:30pm Pacific Time.
- Workshop will be held in Muir Hall at Taborspace Community Center, located at 5441 SE Belmont Street in Portland.
- Register on-line here.