Rooted in Resilience: Yoga for Ecological Grief & Renewal

When: Friday, August 7, 2026, 10am–12pm
Where: The Barn at the Allyn Cox Reservation, 82 Eastern Ave, Essex, MA 01929 (A Greenbelt Property)

A restorative yoga class exploring themes of grounding, compassion, resilience, courage, and joy.

This class offers a safe space to engage in a restorative yoga practice that builds resilience, helping us better face, explore, and process complicated feelings related to ecological change. While the focus is on building emotional ecological resilience, this practice may be helpful to anyone processing grief of any kind.

Folks brand new to yoga, as well as experienced practitioners, will benefit. All bodies are welcome.

Bring your mat and any props that support your practice. A sturdy blanket is recommended.

About the Instructor

Carla Villa is a yoga and meditation teacher and the Engagement Manager at the Ipswich River Watershed Association. She loves how yoga and meditation help us tune into body, mind, and spirit, and her classes guide students to meet their bodies where they are through conscious breathing, gentle yoga styles, and mindfulness. Carla is a Certified 200-Hour Yoga Instructor with additional training in Yin, Restorative, and Pelvic Floor Yoga, as well as meditation instruction.

About the Allyn Cox Reservation

Settled as a colonial salt marsh farm by 1648, this property was a dairy farm and apple orchard for over 350 years. Muralist Allyn Cox later used its 1863 barn as a studio, and donated the property to Greenbelt in 1974. Today it serves as Greenbelt’s headquarters and a venue for events like the annual Art in the Barn exhibition.

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