“… it would seem like Yoga is the best activity to do to keep your
brain young.”

Theresa Rowland (1950-2019) Iyengar Yoga Teacher

To continuing yoga students, from Mike MacDonald:

The Fall Yoga Term at the Watchung Arts Center will begin in September Renata and I are pleased to continue offering our classes at the Watchung Arts Center. Renata will teach the Friday Gentle class and I will teach the Tuesday Level I/II and the Restorative classes.

The Tuesday evening classes have a virtual option. If you regularly attend this class online, you will receive a link to the class on Tuesday afternoon. If you would like to attend this class virtually but usually attend in-person, please notify me by 3pm so I can send you the link. The Friday Gentle class is in-person only.

Renata and I teach in the tradition of BKS Iyengar who in his book “Light on Life” (2005) writes about the benefits of YOGA:

“…the key to overcoming stress is to calm and strengthen the nervous system…..We must moisten our muscles and nerves through the expansion and extension of the various asana (poses). In this way, the stress that saturates the brain is diffused throughout the rest of the body, so the brain is rested…and the body releases its stress and strain through movement.”

Click here to ask questions, to let Mike know your choice of class by Sept 13, or to request a hybrid class.
For schedule details see flyer below. Or click here to download the flyer.

Fall 2026

Download the Fall 2026 flyer here.

In-Person and Hybrid Yoga Classes

H1 and H2: Tuesday, Sept 15 through Tuesday, Dec 15, 2026.
IP1: Friday, Fri 18 through Friday, Dec 18, 2026 

** In-Person Only

NOTE
No classes: Week of October 25
Make-up classes Saturday, Dec 19 @ 9:00 am

Registration and Information 

NEW students, please fill in the Registration Form.

Please Email/Text your chosen series ASAP (latest by Sunday, April 9) to Mike at mike.macdonald.yoga@gmail.com or 908-310-7818

Fee

$200 for one series  (12 out of 13 classes)
$12 for additional class of same series
SPECIAL: $360 for TWO Series in Summer term

PAY FEES: Bring to the first class or mail check to Mike.

Pay Option

•  By Check, payable to Watchung Arts Center. Bring to first class or mail to Mike MacDonald, 785 Mine Rd. Bridgewater, NJ 08807 or bring to first class

REGISTRATION & INFORMATION

Please email or text your chosen series ASAP (latest by Sunday, Sep 13) to Mike at
mike.mcdonald.yoga@gmail.com or text to 908-310-7818  

Instructors:

Renata Cardinal has been Iyengar Yoga certified since 2004. Visit www.iynaus.org. Her background: In the mid-nineties she started training with Certified Iyengar Teacher Theresa Rowland and became a certified Studio Yoga Teacher in 1998. She continues to study with Ms Rowland and takes many workshops and classes with renowned Yoga Teachers.

Mike MacDonald started practicing Iyengar Yoga with Vince Fratello in 1996.  Since 2005, he has continued his studies with Theresa Rowland of Studio Yoga Madison, NJ. Under Ms Rowland’s direction  he has completed a 500 hour teacher training. In 2015 Mike was certified as an Iyengar Yoga teacher and continues his studies today with Matt Dreyfus. His style of teaching and study is orderly and progressive; the postures are adjusted to meet the physical conditions and needs of each student.