Enjoy a 90-min pop-up Ki Yoga class taught by Kiara McBain at Om Studios in Monterey on Sunday, September 29, 11am-12:30pm. It's only $20 to join! Space is limited to 25 students, so please sign up online in advance.

We all suffer from stress, whether it's time-to-time or on a daily basis. Kiara believes there is a stress spectrum that we each find ourselves on: PTSD at one extreme and occasional, temporary stress at the other, with varying levels of chronic stress between. Whether you're a college student or family provider, a single mom working full-time or a stay-at-home-mom, a corporate executive or laborer, every day we each find ourselves managing stress somewhere on this spectrum.

Ki Yoga begins with the body by teaching alignment-based asanas (or yoga postures). Stress is a physiological response that’s proven to be tempered by exercise, so one variation of the Ki Yoga practice is aimed at being a workout. Classes are built to challenge the student’s balance, flexibility and strength with modifications given for each student to practice at their desired level. The other variation of the Ki Yoga practice is grounding and includes aspects of Yin and Restorative to help the student integrate calm and meditation into their bodies.