yoga - White River Yoga

Gentle

Our gentle classes are ideal for beginning yoga students, those who are rehabbing from illness or injury, or for more experienced students who simply want to start their day with a relaxing yoga experience.

All Levels

Intermediate classes offer students an opportunity for a deeper, more physical workout, but are designed so that even a first-time yoga student can safely participate.

Advanced

Thursday night’s advanced class is for experienced yogis who want to go deeper into their practice. This class offers students opportunities to attempt more difficult poses, including arm balances and inversions, while exploring the mind’s resistance to sustained physical exertion. (Remember, there’s a tavern right next door.)

See Schedule for a complete listing of all of our classes, and Rates for a listing of class rates.

Meet our Yoga instructors

Mitch Coleman

Mitch Coleman owns White River Yoga, and teaches there 10 times a week. He began practicing yoga in 1989, to treat his low-back pain. In 2005, while visiting a yoga center in Massachusetts, he decided to get certified as a yoga instructor. For the next two years, he taught at various locations in the Montague/ Whitehall area, before opening White River Yoga in 2007.

Bette Rodewald

A retired nurse, Bette was introduced to yoga in 1968. She underwent intensive training in relaxation, visualization and pranayam (breathing techniques) from instructors in California and the Midwest. In 1983, she began teaching beginning/intermediate classes in West Michigan. Bette says yoga is an indispensable part of her life. Through her teaching, she says, “I strive to impart a wonderful sense of accomplishment and good health to my fellow yogis.”

Carolyn McRoberts

Carolyn McRoberts is a registered nurse with a specialty in Clinical Informatics and a deep love for yoga. During a three year "retirement" she followed her heart and became certified in Hatha Yoga in August of 2009. She currently teaches at White River Yoga and continues to study in the many forms and teachings of yoga. Carolyn is available for private sessions in addition to her classes. Contact her at 766-3698.