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Penyasa: Yoga + Journaling Workshop
Penyasa is a two-hour yoga and journaling workshop with Mary Beth Tweardy and Carrie Harvey at our Strongsville studio on Sunday, November 8, 2026. All levels welcome, no writing experience needed.
Sound Healing and Yoga Nidra: Deep Rest Evenings in Strongsville and Brecksville
Sound healing and Yoga Nidra together for the first time: two-hour deep rest evenings at Modern Yoga Strongsville on Sat, Oct 10 and Brecksville on Sat, Oct 24, 5 to 7 PM. Pre-register online for $35.
Teacher Spotlight: Rita Walker
Teacher Spotlight: Rita WalkerMeet Rita, one of the welcoming faces in our Modern Yoga community. A daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother, Rita brings a lifetime of experience—and a whole lot of heart—to her practice and teaching. Rita found yoga after experiencing...
10 Things Every Beginner Should Know Before Starting a Yoga Practice
A beginner’s guide to starting yoga with confidence, awareness, and ease.Yoga means “to yoke” or unite — body, breath, and mind. While movement is an important part of practice, yoga is ultimately about awareness, connection, and presence. Understanding this early...
Yoga and Running Group
Yoga + Running Group Movement is better together. Our Yoga + Running Group is built for runners who want more than miles—it’s a space to move, recover, and connect with your body and a community that shows up. Join us in our Facebook group and check out our newly...
Modern Yoga: Foundations
is a guided 30 day experience designed to help you reap the full benefits of a practice built to last.Yoga works best when it’s practiced consistently—but most people don’t stop because yoga doesn’t work — they stop because they’re left to figure it out...
Yoga Poses
Asana Spotlight – Standing Big Toe Pose
Standing Big Toe Pose Standing Big Toe Pose or Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana is a balancing yoga posture that strengthens the legs, improves focus, and increases flexibility, especially in the hamstrings. This pose involves standing on one leg while holding the...
Asana Spotlight: Standing Splits
Standing Splits, or Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana in Sanskrit, is a pose that enhances both flexibility and balance. It is often practiced toward the middle or end of a yoga sequence, allowing the body to tap into deeper stretches and greater strength after proper...
Asana Spotlight – Airplane Pose
Airplane Pose, or Dekasana, is a powerful balancing posture that challenges your strength, stability, and focus. This pose engages the entire body, working the legs, core, and upper body as you extend your arms out like wings and lean forward. It’s a wonderful way to...
Asana Spotlight: Heart Opening Poses
Yoga is more than just a physical practice—it’s a journey of self-discovery, healing, and connection. One of the most powerful ways to tap into this experience is through heart-opening poses. These postures, which emphasize spinal extension and chest expansion, do...
Asana Spotlight – Balancing Series
Balancing yoga poses are more than just a test of physical strength—they challenge our focus, coordination, and mental clarity. In this Spotlight, we’ll explore a series of balancing poses that can help you build stability, improve posture, and enhance body awareness....
Chair Pose – Utkatasana
Utkatasana, commonly known as Chair Pose, is a dynamic and powerful asana with roots deeply embedded in traditional yoga practices. Derived from the Sanskrit words "utkata," meaning "powerful" or "intense," Utkatasana translates to "the powerful pose." This asana is a...
Popular articles
10 Things Every Beginner Should Know Before Starting a Yoga Practice
A beginner’s guide to starting yoga with confidence, awareness, and ease.Yoga means “to yoke” or unite — body, breath, and mind. While movement is an important part of practice, yoga is ultimately about awareness, connection, and presence. Understanding this early...
Yoga Inversions – 10 Benefits to your Yoga Practice
Yoga Inversions can be a hot topic for a new yogi. Although headstand and handstand may immediately come to mind when you think about inversion, you might be surprised to learn that child's pose, downward-facing dog, ragdoll, and even bridge pose are also considered...
Yoga for Football Players – 10 Essential Yoga Poses for Before and After Play
Yoga for Football Players – 10 Essential Yoga Poses for Before and After Play
Benefits of Yoga for Football
Including yoga in a football team’s training routine will provide physical and mental benefits, improving the overall performance and mindset of the group.
Santosha & Tapas: Growing Gratitude Through Contentment and Discipline
Niyamas at Modern Yoga Studios As we continue our inward journey—having begun with Saucha, the practice of cleansing and clearing space in body, mind, and spirit—we now step into two more Niyamas: Santosha and Tapas. These practices help us cultivate a grounded,...
Saucha: The Purity of Gratitude
November at Modern Yoga Studios November is all about gratitude. Each year, our culture celebrates Thanksgiving — a day devoted to being thankful. Though it’s not just a day; it’s a whole season of gratitude. As a culture, we’re obsessed with being grateful. Everyone...
Teacher Spotlight: Natalie Camardo
Natalie CamardoWe’re excited to catch up with Natalie in this updated Teacher Spotlight! Since her last feature. Natalie has started a new job as a fitness specialist, Natalie started a new job as a fitness specialist, blending her love for movement and wellness in...
Groups & Clubs
Yoga and Running Group
Yoga + Running Group Movement is better together. Our Yoga + Running Group is built for runners who want more than miles—it’s a space to move, recover, and connect with your body and a community that shows up. Join us in our Facebook group and check out our newly...
Modern Yoga Book Club Breathe-Move-Read
Mary Beth & Wendy head up our Modern Yoga Book Club. Mary Beth is one of our teachers and co-host on our Podcast. Wendy is our Strongsville book club admin. Sign up for book club by joining our facebook group or sign up after your next yoga...
Run Farther, Recover Smarter—Discover Yin Yoga with Natalie
By Natalie Comardo RYT-500, CEP, MS.Yin Yoga for Runners... Running has been a fundamental part of my life since I joined the cross-country team in middle school. I started practicing yoga initially to help with the mental aspects of running collegiately and in an...
Workshops & Events
Penyasa: Yoga + Journaling Workshop
Penyasa is a two-hour yoga and journaling workshop with Mary Beth Tweardy and Carrie Harvey at our Strongsville studio on Sunday, November 8, 2026. All levels welcome, no writing experience needed.
Sound Healing and Yoga Nidra: Deep Rest Evenings in Strongsville and Brecksville
Sound healing and Yoga Nidra together for the first time: two-hour deep rest evenings at Modern Yoga Strongsville on Sat, Oct 10 and Brecksville on Sat, Oct 24, 5 to 7 PM. Pre-register online for $35.
Modern Yoga: Foundations
is a guided 30 day experience designed to help you reap the full benefits of a practice built to last.Yoga works best when it’s practiced consistently—but most people don’t stop because yoga doesn’t work — they stop because they’re left to figure it out...
Our Teachers
Teacher Spotlight: Rita Walker
Teacher Spotlight: Rita WalkerMeet Rita, one of the welcoming faces in our Modern Yoga community. A daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother, Rita brings a lifetime of experience—and a whole lot of heart—to her practice and teaching. Rita found yoga after experiencing...
Teacher Spotlight: Tiffany Lucarelli
Teacher Spotlight: Tiffany “Hi, I’m Tiffany. I’m always up for an adventure—whether it’s a road trip or a faraway journey.” That pretty much says it all. Tiffany moves through life with curiosity, energy, and a deep appreciation for the moment she’s in. She loves...
Celebrating 10 Years: Honoring Suzi + Mary Beth
Celebrating 10 Years: Honoring Suzi + Mary Beth “Yoga is a life practice, not an exercise class.” As we celebrate 10 years of practice, growth, and community, we’re taking time to recognize two of the teachers who have helped shape what this space is today—Suzi and...
Teacher Spotlight: Natalie Camardo
Natalie CamardoWe’re excited to catch up with Natalie in this updated Teacher Spotlight! Since her last feature. Natalie has started a new job as a fitness specialist, Natalie started a new job as a fitness specialist, blending her love for movement and wellness in...
Teacher Spotlight: Jamie Pantea
JAMIE PANTEAWe’re revisiting Jamie’s Spotlight to catch up on all the exciting things that have happened since we last checked in—and a lot has changed! The biggest update is that Jamie joined Modern Yoga full time as Studio Manager and Lead Instructor in July...
Teacher Spotlight – Megan McCormick
Megan McCormickHealth & wellness were always a part of the plan for this month's Modern Yoga Teacher Spotlight -- meet Megan McCormick!! Prior to becoming an instructor, Megan studied Nutrition & Dietetics at Bowling Green State then went on to receive her...
Special Edition Spotlight – James & Joyce
Meet the owners of Modern Yoga: James & Joyce Meet James & Joyce, the wonderful humans that brought our communities a beautiful and safe space for like minded people to come together and better themselves physically, mentally and emotionally through the...
Teacher Spotlight – Carla Ganim
Carla Ganim Outside of Modern Yoga, Carla balances her time between family and work. She currently resides in Strongsville with her husband, Greg, and her two wonderful children. Carla is also a full-time Art Teacher for Strongsville School District, allowing her to...
Teacher Spotlight – Sarah Palocko
Sarah Palocko Sarah started practicing yoga at Modern Yoga about 8 years ago and fell in love. Throughout the years and various changes in her life, yoga has always remained a constant. Sarah is currently a social worker on a Medicaid waiver team that serves older...
Teacher Spotlight – Victor Santana
Victor SantanaMeet Victor Manuel Santana Jr.! Born and raised in Brunswick Hills, Victor was a proud player of the Brunswick High School Lacrosse team. After graduating, he went on to play at the University of Akron and eventually returned to the Brunswick High School...
Teacher Spotlight Matt Dressler
Matt DresslerBorn nearby in Canton, Matt spent his earlier years growing up in Northern Virginia and Columbus, Ohio -- making his way to Brunswick, Ohio in 2010 where he currently resides with his wife, Dara.Matt’s yoga journey began about 9 years ago when a back...
Teacher Spotlight Amanda Flow
Amanda FlowAmanda grew up and currently lives in Brecksville, Ohio. At the age of 20, Amanda began bartending and serving at a small, family-owned restaurant to support herself through her undergrad at the University of Akron. Though she graduated in 2010 with a...
All Posts
Penyasa: Yoga + Journaling Workshop
Sound Healing and Yoga Nidra: Deep Rest Evenings in Strongsville and Brecksville
Teacher Spotlight: Rita Walker
10 Things Every Beginner Should Know Before Starting a Yoga Practice
Yoga and Running Group
Modern Yoga: Foundations
Too Hot for Hot Yoga? Think Again.
Modern Yoga Book Club Breathe-Move-Read
Yoga Inversions – 10 Benefits to your Yoga Practice
10 Years of Modern Yoga: A Community Built on Breath, Resilience, and Heart
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