“… 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:

Renata will be teaching her Gentle Yoga Class in-person and I will be teaching the Level I/II and Restorative classes in-person with a virtual option. We strongly recommend in-person classes since this gives the teachers the best option to help the student.

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.”

Spring 2026

Download the Spring 2026 flyer here.

In-Person and Hybrid Yoga Classes

H1 and H2: Tuesday, April 7 through Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
IP1: Friday, April 10 through Friday, June 26, 2026 

** In-Person Only

NOTE
No classes: Friday, May 22 and Tuesday, May 26
Make-up classes Saturday, June 27 @ 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

$170 for one series  (10 out of 12 classes)
$12 for additional class of same series
SPECIAL: $310 for TWO Series in Spring term

Kindly PAY FEES by Sunday, April 5 or bring to the first class.

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, April 5) 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.