Swami Shrutananda, a yoga monk in the ancient Saraswati order and an authorized representative of Svaroopa Vidya Ashram, will lead a free-for-new-students introduction to Svaroopa yoga from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on October 15, 2023, at Time For You Yoga, in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Participants will learn how the user-friendly, adaptable style can heal conditions and rejuvenate overall well-being without sweat or strain by unraveling the deepest tensions in the body.

Svaroopa yoga—a slow practice with careful alignment that’s customized to each body’s needs with the use of chairs, blocks and blankets for support and propping—also opens up a whole new way of understanding how the body works. After a Q&A session, discussion and a demo, attendees will experience how easy it is to feel better in just a few minutes by doing a few introductory yoga poses which lead to greater relaxation and release of tension. By the end of the event, new options for how to improve practice on one’s own will be provided. No yoga mat or prior yoga experience is needed.

Shrutananda has studied and taught Svaroopa yoga for 27-plus years and serves as head teacher trainer and Svaroopa yoga and meditation teacher at the studio which specializes in the modality.