Yoga Loft, 633 S. Broadway St., Boulder, yogaloftboulder.com, deviyogaforwomen.com

Instructor: Kirsten Warner, of Boulder (kirstenwarner.com). She has more than 20 years of training in several different styles of yoga, including Anusara yoga.

"It wasn't until I found this one teacher, Sofia Diaz, who specialized in women's yoga, that a lot of things opened up for me. That was about 11 years ago," Warner says.

At the heart of that experience: the community connection with women.

Warner is a women's group facilitator, an E-RYT 500 instructor and she has attended a variety of different workshops. She studied psychology at Naropa University.

She is also a mother of two.

She created a women's yoga class about six years ago.

"I know what it's meant to my own life, and how it changed me," Warner says. "I see so many women suffer with depression and anxiety, and a lot of it is they're just losing connection."

The Yoga Loft opened in south Boulder in September.

What is the workout? Yoga was originally designed by men for men, Warner says. To her, Women's Yoga is a relatively new concept that intentionally recognizes and honors the subtle differences in a woman's body, mind and heart. The class is arranged in a circle. My class had no music, but plenty of talking, laughter and even some tears (I admit, a few of my own).

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Guided by Yoga Instructor, Terri Johnson, RYT Saturdays 8:45am-10:00am for Beginners and Intermediates Free Having experienced an immense sense of peace in her first yoga class, Terri has devoted the past 14 years to the study of several yoga styles to learn and grow interpersonally from the journey of Yoga on and off the mat. In 2010 she decided to become a Yoga Instructor to help others to find peace and health within themselves. From the thousands of practice hours on the mat and a recent graduate of Lex Gillans The Yoga Institute in 2011, Terri brings a deep understanding of the yoga experience to her classes. She will be teaching a unique and varied Vinyasa Flow style as it allows her to unify her appreciation of the benefits of the different types of yoga.

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From left: Leanne Burrows, Jen Sims and Steve Currie hold a yoga pose on the rooftop studio at Pictou County Yoga where classes will be held as a fundraiser for Relay for Life Friday. Amy MacKenzie The News

STELLARTON Cancer is a disease that has touched Steve Curries family and hes one of the instructors at Pictou County Yoga who is doing his part to help find a cure.

Pictou County Yoga is holding two karma yoga sessions on Friday and asking for donations for the Canadian Cancer Societys Relay for Life, taking place in New Glasgow Friday, rather than payment from the participants.

Jen Burrows said for those who arent participating in the relay, this is a great way for people to give to the cause.

If people cant get out to the relay that night, this is a great opportunity to support it, she said.

Currie and instructor Jen Sims are volunteering their time to hold classes on the rooftop studio at Pictou County Yoga at 6:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. All ages and abilities are welcome and any donation for the Relay for Life is welcome.

Burrows said the idea for the fundraising yoga classes came up when Sims brought up the fact that International Day of Yoga and the Relay for Life were happening on the same day this year.

It seemed like a perfect fit to do both, to celebrate both at the same time, Burrows said.

Sims added that its also summer solstice on Friday and she encourages people to come to Pictou County Yoga and celebrate the beginning of summer, yoga and the Relay for Life.

Burrows said if the weather is questionable, participants are encouraged to check Pictou County Yogas Facebook page and website (pictoucountyyoga.com) to see if there is a change in location.

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