PLATTSBURGH Yoga will soon find its way to the center of the Plattsburgh community.

On Saturday, Aug. 12, a full day of yoga classes will be held in Trinity Park as part of Trinity Yoga Studio's first ever North Country Yoga Fair.

The goal is to put the activity in the public eye with a downtown event that also promotes mindfulness, health and wellness, explained Trinity Yoga owner Lynda Garrand.

"There's so many people out there, I think, that want to try yoga but that are a little intimidated," she said.

"And so maybe having it right in the middle of the city will make people a little less intimidated to give it a try."

FIT WITH MARKETS

The idea for the fair was born among Garrand and a group of yoga-teacher trainees who completed their training in February.

One of the assignments was to create a yoga event of some sort, and so this is what it sort of evolved into, she said.

Many cities, such as Burlington, host yoga conferences,Garrand noted, but the group thought a downtown fair that coincides with the PlattsburghFarmers and Crafters Market and Downtown Rising would be especially fun.

GOOD FOR BEGINNERS

The event will feature four classes in Trinity Park and four classes at Trinity Yoga Studio. The sessions are appropriate for all experience levels but recommended for ages 13 and up.

"We would encourage anybody who's interested to come," Garrand said. "You don't have to have any yoga experience."

The fair's instructors are well-versed in teaching to large, mixed groups, she noted.

Tickets can be purchased for $65 per person, and attendees are welcome to participate in as many or few classes as they wish.

"The idea is you buy a ticket, and you come all day to whatever you want,"Garrand said.

FREE FOR KIDS

Children age 5 and up are invited to join their parents for the fair's Family Yoga class at the studio.

"If somebody comes to the event, and they have kids, and they want to maybe give their kids a shot at yoga, they can bring them," Garrand said.

"So we tried to shape it so that there's a little bit of something for everybody.

Children need not purchase a ticket to participate in the Family Yoga session.

WEATHER PROOF

The classes in the park will take place under a tent, Garrand noted, "so even if we get a shower, it will be fine with the tent."

"And there'll be porta-potties and water and shade and fans," added Trinity Yoga instructor Kimberly LeClaire.

Should the weather be severe, Garrand said, the park classes will be moved toTrinity Episcopal Church at 18 Trinity Place.

"So it's going to happen one way or another," she said.

The fair will also feature a lunchtime lecture in the park byLuis Sierra ofAdirondack Yoga.

"People can bring their own lunch, or we're hopeful they'll wander to the Farmers Market, the (North Country)Food Co-opor one of the local businesses," Garrand said.

Gentle, easy classes will follow the lecture, and the day will finish out with live music and a gong bath in Trinity Park.

"It's been really well received," Garrand said of the event concept.

"I know the city's excited about it, and the downtown businesses have been extremely supportive, and so hopefully we have a really good, awesome turnout."

She hopes to make the fair an annual event.

"Hopefully in future years, we'll be able to integrate more of the other yoga studios in larger ways,"Garrand said.

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YOGA FAIR SCHEDULE

The North Country Yoga Fair is planned for Saturday, Aug.12. Here's the schedule:

Trinity Park events:

9:30 to 10:45 a.m.:Vinyasa flow yoga with Melissa Light.

11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.:Kundalini yoga with Lynda Garrand, Mike Warren.

1 to 2 p.m.:Lunchtime lecture with Luis Sierra.

2:30 to 3:45 p.m.:Hathalini with Lynda Garrand, Kimberly LeClaire.

4:15 to 5:30 p.m.:Restorative yoga with Melissa Light.

6 to 8 p.m. :Live music and gong bath.

Trinity Yoga Studio events:

7 to 9 a.m.:Morning sadhana with Maureen Marcellus, Donna Wilson Gadue.

10 to 11:30 a.m.:Acro-yoga with Kimberly LeClaire.

2 to 3:30 p.m.:Chair yoga with Chris DeAmicis.

4 to 5:30 p.m.:Family yoga with Ana Goia.

Descriptions of each class and additional information about the fair can be found attrinity3yoga.com/pages/north-country-yoga-conference.

TICKETS

Tickets to the North Country Yoga Fair can be purchased attrinity3yoga.com and on the free Trinity Yoga app, available on Google Play and iTunes.

People may also obtain tickets at the studio, located at 22A Oak St., during regularly scheduled classes.

If still available the day of the event, tickets can be purchased then as well.

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