Yoga, a series of gentle stretching movements, has been practiced in India for centuries. It can reduce stress and fatigue, improve balance and spasticity, and help bowel and bladder management. Practitioners of yoga also often say that it increases their energy and vitality.
Eric Small, a renowned yoga teacher with MS, has created an adaptive form of the exercise for others with the disease including those with limited mobility. He spoke on “The Path of Conscious Wellness” at our 1997 Annual Meeting and has since returned to our Chapter several times to train local instructors. These instructors now lead classes throughout Northern California.
Instructors with ** next to their names have been trained to work with people who live with MS. Please click on their names for their full biographies or contact them with more information on their classes.
The Southern California Chapter has also produced an adaptive yoga video starring Eric Small. For information on borrowing this video through our lending library please contact the Northern California Chapter, at 1-800-344-4867, or (415) 230-6677.
For more information on Yoga classes in your area, contact us at 1-800-344-4867, (415) 230-6677, or NorthernCalifornia@nmss.org.
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County |
City |
Location |
Schedule & Price |
| Alameda | Berkeley |
UC Berkeley Rec Center Please call Martha** at 510-643-2242 or Danyel at 510-643-8031 for more information. |
Fridays Fee is for 4 month series |
| Alameda | Fremont | Kaiser Permanente 39400 Paseo Padre Parkway Please call Anandi Martinez ** at 510-910-0856 for more information. |
Wednesdays Thursdays 5:45 - Pre-Natal Member fee: $50/ 6 sessions Non-member fee: $60/ 6 sessions |
| Alameda | Oakland | Piedmont Yoga Studio 3966 Piedmont Ave. Please call JoAnn** at 510-261-8165 for more information or visit www.piedmontyoga.com. |
Thursdays 3:00 – 4:30pm Yoga for People with Disabilities Drop-in fee: $15 $50/ 4 sessions Saturdays 1:30 – 2:30pm |
| Alameda | Oakland |
Piedmont Yoga Studio Please call Patrice for more info at 510-530-0352. |
Gentle Healing Yoga First class is free, then there is a sliding scale of $2 - $10 per class |
| Alameda | Union City | Kaiser Permanente 3555 Whipple Blvd. Please call Anandi Martinez** at 510-910-0856 for more information. |
Tuesdays 5:45 - Pre-Natal 7:30pm - Beginner level Saturdays |
| Contra Costa | Brentwood | Brentwood Yoga Center 8650-H Brentwood Blvd. Please call Mary Anna** at 925-240-6864 or 925-513-1924 for more information. |
Please call for current classes. |
| Contra Costa | Concord |
John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus Please call Cindy at 925-330-4129 for more information on this class and financial aid. |
Saturdays $10/ class preferred, |
| Contra Costa | Pleasanton | Downtown Yoga 220B Division St Please call Marcia** at 925-462-5285 for more information |
Tuesdays 1:45 – 3:15pm |
| Contra Costa | Walnut Creek | Yoga Movement Center 1379 Locust St. Please call Marcia** at 925-462-5285 for more information. |
Thursdays 1:45 – 3:15pm Drop-in fee: $15 |
| El Dorado | Cameron Park |
Cameron Park Community Center This class is taught by Glenda Bell** |
Thursdays 3:30 - 4:45pm Fees: Cameron Park residents: $45/month Non-residents: $50/month |
| El Dorado | El Dorado Hills | El Dorado Hills Community Center 1021 Harvard Way Please call Donna** 916-712-9642 or email donna@yogacenter.net for more information |
Wednesdays 10:00 – 11:00am Gentle Yoga |
| Humboldt | Arcata | Health Sport Arcata 300 Community Way Please call Melissa at 707-822-7259 for more information. |
Mondays 3:00 – 4:30pm Wednesdays Cost is based on a sliding scale: |
| Marin | Mill Valley |
Strawberry Recreation District Please contact Jane Pavis** to register at 415-260-5624 or visit her website www.janepavisyoga.com. |
Tuesdays Session dates: Cost $90 |
| Marin | Novato |
St. Francis Church Please contact Jane Pavis** to register at 415-260-5624 or visit her website www.janepavisyoga.com. |
Wednesdays Session dates: Cost $90 |
| Marin | San Rafael |
Marin YMCA |
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Fridays |
| Sacramento | Folsom | Folsom Senior Center 48 Natoma Please call Donna** 916-712-9642 or email donna@yogacenter.net for more information |
Thursdays 8:15 – 9:10am Adaptive Yoga *Please call before attending as classes may fill up. 9:30 – 10:30am Gentle Yoga Drop-in Fee: $8-10 |
| Sacramento | Orangevale |
Ease of Being Please call Shakti** at 916-987-9935 for more information on the classes. |
Fridays $30/monthly |
| Sacramento | Sacramento | It's All Yoga 2405 21st St. Please call 916-501-4692 or email info@itsallyoga.com for more information or to register. |
Tuesdays Thursdays |
| Sacramento | Sacramento |
Sacramento Yoga Center Please call Donna** at 916-712-9642 or email donna@yogacenter.net for more information. |
Tuesdays |
| Sacramento | Sacramento | Sacramento Yoga Center Room 6 2791 24th St. Please call Lydia at 916-558-0254 or email Lmendoza3@sbcglobal.net for more information. |
Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:30pm Drop-in Fee: $15 |
| Sacramento | Sacramento |
Sacramento Area YMCA Please call 916-452-9622 for more information on classes and financial aid. |
Monday, Wednesday and Fridays 8:00 - 9:00am Tuesday 11:30 - 12:30pm Yoga Light Tuesday and Thursdays 7:00 - 8:00pm Yoga/Pilates |
| San Francisco | San Francisco |
Bernal Yoga This class is taught by Megan Windeler. ** |
Thursdays 4:30 - 5:45 Restorative Flow Saturdays 11:30 - 1:00 Slow Hatha Flow |
| San Francisco | San Francisco | Institute for Health and Healing 2300 California St. Please call 415-600-4325 for more information or visit their website. |
Wednesdays Fridays Yoga for people w/HIV and chronic illness Yoga for stress reduction |
| San Francisco | San Francisco |
Satori Yoga Studio Please call 415-618-0418 for more information. This class is taught by Megan Windeler. ** |
Fridays 11:00 - 12:00pm Restorative Flow |
| San Francisco | San Francisco |
YogaMayu This class is taught by Megan Windeler. ** |
Fridays 6:30 - 8:00pm Mellow Flow |
| San Francisco | San Francisco | YogaWorks 1823 Divisadero St. Please contact Peter Chandonnet at peter@peterchandonnet.com or 415-205-1692. |
Fridays Sundays |
| San Francisco | San Francisco | UCSF - Parnassus 1701 Divisadero St Room 110 Please contact Emily Alexander at radha@asl-yoga.net . |
Tuesdays 3:00 - 4:00pm |
| San Joaquin | Lodi | Now & Zen, Yoga Spa and Healing Center 617 S. Lower Sacramento Rd. Suite C1 Please call 209-369-7841 for more information. |
Mondays 7:15am Gentle Yoga 11:00am Tuesdays Yin Yoga Wednesdays Thursdays |
| San Mateo | Foster City | Peninsula Jewish Community Center 800 Foster City Blvd. Please call 650-212-7522 for more information on membership, classes and financial assistance. |
Tuesdays 11:30 – 1:00pm Restorative Yoga Wednesdays 7:30 – 9:30pm Thursdays 6:00pm – 7:15pm Fridays |
| San Mateo | San Carlos | San Carlos Parks and Recreation 601 Chestnut St. Please register through the San Carlos Parks and Rec Dept. by calling 650-802-4382. For more information on the class please contact Julia** at |
Please call for current class schedule. Fees: $75/ 1 day a week for 9 week session or |
| San Mateo | San Mateo |
Yoga at Change Please call 650-340-9642 for more information on classes and fees. |
Tuesdays 7:30 - 9:00pm Thursdays 3:00 - 4:15 |
| Santa Clara | Campbell |
Cambell Community Center Please call 408-866-2146 for more information on the class and to register. Please register early. NOTE: This class is for people 50 years and older. |
Please call for current class schedule. |
| Santa Clara | Palo Alto |
Avalon Art and Yoga Center Please contact Michelle Duguay at sweetwisdom1@gmail.com or 408-313-5915 to register and for more information. |
Mondays and Wednesdays |
| Santa Clara | Palo Alto | Palo Alto Family YMCA 3412 Ross Rd. Please call 650-842-7157 for more information on classes and financial aid. |
Mondays and Wednesdays 6:35 - 7:30am Gentle Yoga Fridays 10:30 - 11:15am Gentle Yoga |
| Santa Clara | Palo Alto | YMCA 755 Page Mill Rd. Please call Chad at |
Monday and Wednesdays 11:00 – 12:15pm $10/class for non-members |
| Santa Clara | Saratoga | Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 12770 Saratoga Ave Please call Thea at 408-489-9436 |
Thursdays 10:30 – 12:00pm $10/class |
| Santa Clara | San Jose | Willow Glen Yoga Studio 1188 Lincoln Ave. Please call 408-289-9642 for more information on the classes and rates. |
Mondays Wednesdays |
| Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz |
Pacific Cultural Center Please contact Annica Rose** at 831-424-9642 for more information. |
Sundays Drop-in Fee: $12 $95 / 10 classes |
| Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz |
Santa Cruz Integrative Medicine and Chi Center Please call 831-465-9088 |
Mondays Sundays |
| Sonoma | Santa Rosa |
Sonoma County Family YMCA |
Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays |
| Stanislaus | Modesto | Yoga Health Institute 3507 Tully Road, Suite 310 Please call Richard** at 209-380-5955 for more information. |
Mondays 10:30am $45/ 8 week series |
| Tehama | Red Bluff | Tehama Family Fitness Center 2498 South Main St. For more information on the class please call 530-528-8656. |
Tuesdays and Thursdays Saturdays |