Yoga in Nederland, Port Neches, Port Arthur, Tx. Jefferson Mid-County
Got your yoga classes and locations listed here! My classes and schedule don’t fit everyone’s schedule, so I thought I’d list out all the yoga that I know of here in Mid-County. (Beaumont & Orange listings at the end of this post.)
Please note that I teach private yoga one on one during the weekdays – 409-727-3177 to schedule your weekly office yoga or private yoga in your home!
Now teaching classes ONLINE. Zoom Yoga Room: Mondays 6:00 PM CST ==> Paypal.me/Yogawithgail/10 to pay and register for the weekly class.
Weekly videos for Adaptive Chair Yoga Fridays. Contact Gail to be added to the email list notification. Please state in email you want on the Adaptive Chair Yoga email list. Thanks.
Gail Pickens-Barger, with over 20 years of teaching experience.
Beginners Yoga at Wesley UMC, 3515 Helena Avenue, Nederland, Tx Just $10, Childcare available upon request.
Yoga in Jefferson Mid-County, Texas.
Nederland, Texas
Beginners Yoga with Gail
Gail Pickens-Barger
3515 Helena Avenue, Ned. Tx
at Wesley UMC Church
NOW ONLINE: Mondays at 6:15 pm $10 Thursdays at 10 am $5 or specific food donations. YogaKiddos at Wesley MDO Thursdays 11:15 am
Yoga Private lessons available
upon request
409-727-3177
yogawithgaileee@gmail.com https://yogawithgaileee.com
Exygon Health and Fitness – Check COVID-19 Schedule
1001 Nederland Avenue, Ned. Tx
409-729-2592
Bring a yoga mat. http://exygon.com/
YMCA of Port Arthur – Check COVID_19 Schedule
6760 9th Avenue, Port Arthur, Tx 77642
409-962-6644
Yoga Tuesday/Thursday at 10:00 AM
Friday – 10:00 AM – SilverSneakers YogaStretch
$15 drop-in fee http://ymcasetx.org/health-well-being-fitness/
Five 5 - Fab Yoga Benefits.
Everything You Wanted to Know About BEGINNERS YOGA TO EASE BACK PAIN and Were Too Embarrassed to Ask.
Are you looking to Sleep Better, Ease Stress, Lose Weight, Lessen Back Pain? Yoga may be the answer!
Sleep Better, Ease Stress, Lessen Back Pain – Try Yoga! Best Kept Secret! It’s Yoga! You don’t have to bend like a pretzel or tie yourself in a knot to gain all the benefits of a fun and energizing yoga practice.
According to 2016 Yoga in America Study Conducted by Yoga Journal and Yoga Alliance Reveals Growth and Benefits of the Yoga Practice.
Flexibility
Stress Relief/Reduction
General Fitness/Conditioning
Improve Overall Health
Physical Fitness/Getting Better In…
Strength
Mental Health
So most people start yoga because they want to improve some aspect of their health and wellbeing. The survey sure does indicate this!
FINDING THE RIGHT TEACHER:
The problem is most yoga teachers teach to the 35 and under crowd.
Most yoga teachers haven’t been trained to teach people who don’t fit the traditional YOGA BODY model.
For example, students who are:
Over the age of 40
Overweight
Living a sedentary lifestyle
Inexperienced in fitness training
So what are the barriers people have to over come to get started?
Unsure if it’s right for me.
Do not know how to get started.
I don’t exercise.
No place to go to
I feel out of place
Take the first step, give me a call, Gail Pickens-Barger, 409-727-3177. I teach yoga for beginners. Plus I teach yoga for those who don’t like the idea of getting down on the ground (Chair Yoga).
Two classes available for you to try, or private one-on-one sessions in your home.
What do you need?
A desire to improve some aspect of your health and well being!
I teach beginners yoga at Wesley United Methodist Church, 3515 Helena Avenue, Nederland, Texas. On Mondays at 6:15 PM, you’ll need a yoga mat, and a $10 fee.
Additionally I teach Chair Yoga on Thursdays at 10:00 AM, either a $5 donation or a specific donation of food for our church’s back pack food ministry.
Questions? Please call me on my home phone at 409-727-3177.
A little something about me. I am 58 years old, and have been teaching yoga now for over 18 years. My favorite class is to teach yoga to someone who is new to this unique exercise format. Either with the assist of using a Chair, or using the yoga mat, where we get up and down off the ground (I often use a chair in this format too!).
Beginners Yoga, and we use the chair in some of our balance poses, or assist in getting down onto the floor.
“I need your class to help my legs and my back feel better and when I don’t come to class, my stress levels become very high.” Winter 2005 Linda, a Beginning and Intermediate Yoga student Victoria, Texas ………. Tanya Service Project Coordinator II at Johnson Controls “I decided to start Yoga Class in June 2014. I was fortunate to pick Gail’s Yoga Class @ Wesley UMC. I appreciated the fact that she told us that everyone’s body was different and we were not to compare ourselves to others. With that in mind, I was able to do what I could do and not worry about the others in the class that were more flexible and a lot younger.
During these few months, because of the lessons that I have learned from Gail, I am more flexible than before, I no longer have pain in my lower back nor hips, I have lost weight, I have more energy and my stress level has decreased. I really did not realize that Yoga could improve my health like it has. I’m so glad that I decided to start training with Gail. Gail’s Yoga lessons have improved my physical self and she also has also helped my spiritual self by reading scriptures at the beginning of each class. She understands the importance of body, mind and spirit.” September 9, 2014, Tanya studied with Gail at Monday Yoga class at 6:15 pm at Wesley United Methodist Church, 3515 Helena Avenue, Nederland, Texas 77627
Tanya, a Beginner Yoga student Nederland, Texas
………. “I did thoroughly enjoy your prenatal yoga classes–the physical activity was wonderful. Also, I truly enjoyed the community of pregnant women in tune with our bodies and so positive and hopeful about the tiny bodies, minds and spirits of the babies in our tummies. I think attending your classes made the L&D (Labor and Delivery) of my second baby even easier and smoother than that of our first baby.” March 2006 Amy, Prenatal Yoga student Victoria, Texas
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“Gail is one of the most pleasant persons I have ever met. I was excited about my private lessons but anxious about my performance. I work out strenuously most days of the week. I had neglected flexibility which I know is one of the three important kinds of fitness training that also include aerobics and strength training. She set me at ease and helped me make constant adjustments that would help me improve. Before we even started she conducted a detailed interview regarding my health and goals. All lessons were individualized and well planned. Nothing was “canned” or repetitive. I walked away from every lesson with some printed materials to help me in my yoga practice.
I continue to try to make any of Gail’s group classes and plan some more private lessons in the near future. As a nurse practitioner I am familiar with many valid studies conducted by western medical centers that point up the substantial benefits of yoga as both a replacement and assistance with medication. I highly recommend Gail as a wonderful ambassador and instructor for yoga. By the way-I wore my heart rate monitor during many of the sessions and was surprised at the heart rate elevation during parts of the lesson.”
Norma, Private Yoga student Beaumont, Texas
………. “I’d never taken a yoga class before a friend insisted I “at least try” Gail”s Beginning Yoga class. I found it to be a wonderful experience for my out-of-shape condition! I couldn’t do everything the rest of the class did, but Gail set a level of comfort in every class, where I felt comfortable in making whatever accomodations necessary for my particular problems. She assisted and made suggestions, but I was free to make whatever adaptations were comfortable for me. After foot surgery, I wore a walking orthopedic boot to class, and gradually began working back up to where I’d been before I missed a few weeks. After Gail moved, I tried two other classes, same title, but the instructors really didn’t “get” what beginning means. The last time I went, I really hurt my knee. My fault for not accepting my limitations, but the comfort zone was just not the same. If you don’t get to go to every class, you will lose continuity in some classes by having to look at the instructor continually because they abbreviate instructions. Not with Gail! She has a wonderful smooth flowing rhythm of speaking that allows you to totally focus on your own movements. Really miss the comfortable, friendly atmosphere of Gail’s class! Always very professional, Gail makes it fun, relaxing, and rewarding, and always has a smile that says, “I love teaching yoga!” Always made me leave with a smile too, thinking, “I love Gail’s class!” May 2007 Patsy, a 65 year “young” Gentle Beginning Yoga student Victoria, Texas
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“I felt like I needed to purr right after your class.” January 2008 Phyllis, a Fat Burning Yoga student Beaumont, Texas ………..
“Feeling very relaxed after a session and my pain in my back has eased up considerably. I sleep better at night. I feel energized.” Fall 2005 Jane, a Beginning Yoga student Victoria, Texas ……….
“I always enjoyed your Gentle Yoga class because it was excellent for a beginning class and after it I always felt so much better after all the stretching. As a teacher you were so good about offering modifications for difficult poses and with all your class you were so concise about the directions part of the effects of feeling so good at the end was being so relaxed I could always keep my eyes closed and with your instruction still be certain I was able to follow the moves.” Spring 2007 Judy, a Fibromyalgia sufferer and a Gentle Beginning Yoga student Victoria, Texas ……….
“After my first yoga session, I was able to go to sleep without my sleep aid medication.” Spring 2007 Helen, a Free Will Yoga participant Nederland, Texas ……….
“In taking Gail’s class, I don’t miss my Vioxx as much. I’m not having any spasms in my left leg. I can manage my stress better.” Summer 2005 Brenda, a Fibromyalgia sufferer and a Gentle Beginning Yoga student Victoria, Texas ……….
“I was able to do all of the poses, with a few modifications, when I took your ‘back yoga’ class. My back feels so good afterwards.” Spring 2007 Mildred, a Yoga class participant from the YMCA Port Arthur, Texas ……….
“I throughly enjoyed seeing the demonstration of the neti pot during one of our yoga classes.” Winter 2008 From Katherine, a Beginning Yoga student Nederland, Texas ………..
“I really enjoyed all your classes, the beginning, intermediate, and the Yoga with weights. You were very professional, caring, and all knowing of all aspects of yoga. I wish you were still here.” Spring 2007 From Lucy, an Intermediate Yoga participant Victoria, Texas ……….
