Yoga Classes to Balance Your Energy & Release Stagnation

In-Person Yoga classes


My approach to yoga is simple:

Movement is healing.

Using the timeless practices of yoga, consider me your guide into stress relief, pain reduction and wellbeing. My classes offer opportunities for you to balance your energy, release stagnation and strengthen your connection to yourself and your body.


Carrie sitting on a yoga mat demonstrating the pose Ardha Matsyendrasana Half Lord of the Fishes pose

Blissful Yin

4pm PST on Sundays @Vibes Yoga

Yin yoga works by stretching the connective tissue and joints of the body. It helps you increase your mobility while also benefiting joint health. By holding poses for several minutes, muscles relax, stress is released, connective tissue is stretched and strengthened. It soothes your mind through meditation and stillness. The class is great for when your body is super tight from a lot of exercise or activity. It is very beneficial for students who lack mobility and for those who need to modify their yoga practice due to age, pregnancy, body type or injury. Accessible for all levels. 

 
Carrie on a standup paddle board in reverse warrior pose.

All Levels Flow

9am PST on Wednesdays

@Trinidad Heart Center

All Levels Vinyasa is a physically challenging, intelligently designed class for all levels of yoga practitioners. Each class is tailored around the needs of the participants and generally includes breath work, core strengthening and a flowing vinyasa practice that sets you up perfectly for peak poses and challenging sequences.

Grow your yoga practice with greater alignment and connection to the foundation postures of yoga.

Carrie in a Toe Squat with hands in prayer on a rocky beach

Therapeutic Yoga

9am PST on Thursdays

@Trinidad Heart Center

In an hour long class, you will be instructed into several yoga poses tailored to the needs of participants.

Stretch tight muscles and move your body with accessible & therapeutic yoga poses.

This class will help your mobility, reduce muscular/skeletal pain, nourish your joint health and soothe your nervous system through meditation and stillness.

Carrie Varela giving a private yoga session on the beach

Yoga Private Lessons

A yoga private lesson is the perfect way to deepen your yoga practice. If you are struggling with a nagging injury, seeking to understand some of the intricacies and importance of alignment or would like to learn how to modify your practice for age, pregnancy, body type or injury a yoga private lesson can help! Enjoy a full hour of trusted, experienced guidance from an expert yoga instructor.

In-person or virtual

Cost: $85 for one • $235 for three

Yoga Student Testimonials

"Thanks so much for your spirit, your energy, and your amazing classes. They have been a real bridge for me-- helping me get out of the pandemic-winter funk, back into my body and back into the world! I feel so much stronger, more aware and more connected to myself, even after the first few weeks.”

- Erin

"Carrie's yoga changed my life, she's the only Reiki therapist that I trust, and her life story inspired my own journey. Her classes are creative, accessible, laced with lovely woo-woo, smiley, and truly therapeutic”

- Emily

“As a fellow yoga instructor, I felt your class was not only challenging and fun, but also inspirational. Each flow was thoughtfully constructed and planned with intention. Your knowledge and passion for the practice set your classes apart from many others I have taken. You have such a positive presence and genuine spirit! I’m so glad you are in Humboldt, I will definitely be back!”

-Danica

"I love that Carrie challenges us to develop gentle strength and the time needed to actually breathe into each pose. In this way she brings yoga to life."

- Lindsey