Grand Opening Launch Party at Meridian Yoga- June 12th at 11.30 am. All are welcome.

Grand Opening Launch Party
at Meridian Yoga Studio in D.C.

Join fellow yogis, including some of D.C.'s best yoga instructors, at the opening launch party of D.C's newest yoga studio at our newly renovated studio across from Meridian Hill Park.

www.MeridianYogaDC.com

The festivities begin at 11:30 am, when you can mix and mingle with others who also like to touch their toes and nourish their soul. From 12:30, you can be one of the first to take the inaugural yoga class at a special introductory rate. On this 75-minute Hatha Yoga class, you'll move through an energetic yet comfortable sequence of essential yoga poses. This class is suitable for all levels. Modifications will be provided to adjust the level of preferred intensity.
It is a great way to take a break from the summer yet, while still attending to your body, mind and spirit!

Register on online in advance to secure your space. For the inaugural June 12th 12:30pm class, you can take it at a discounted fee of $10 (off the $15 drop in rate) and received a guest pass for your next class.

Go to: www.meridianyogadc.com -> View Schedule
Only 39 spots available!

For more information, contact: info@meridianyogadc.com

Located across the Meridian Hill Park, DC

A little about the park:

Meridian Hill Park, also known unofficially as Malcolm X Park, is located in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Columbia Heights in the United States. The 12 acres (49,000 m²) of landscaped grounds are maintained by the National Park Service as part of Rock Creek Park, but are not contiguous with the main part of that park. Meridian Hill Park is bordered by 15th, 16th, W, and Euclid Streets NW.

In 1819, John Porter erected a mansion on the grounds and called it "Meridian Hill" because it was located on the "White House meridian". During the 19th century the environs of Meridian Hill became host to Columbian College (1821), later renamed George Washington University. Columbia Road was named for the college, and formed the northern boundary of the original campus. Prior to the Civil War, the mansion grounds became a pleasure park for the area. During the war, Union troops encamped there in Camp Cameron "on Georgetown Heights". In 1883, the writer Joaquin Miller built a cabin in Meridian Hill Park. The cabin is now located in Rock Creek Park

Much of the impetus for creating a public park on this portion of 16th Street came from Mary Foote Henderson, wife of Missouri senator John Brooks Henderson and local resident. She lobbied Congress with several plans for the neighborhood before getting approval for the park, including supporting a plan by architect Franklin W. Smith to construct a colossal presidential mansion on Meridian Hill to replace the White House.

The land was originally part of the Columbian College grounds. In 1910, after the school moved to its current location in Foggy Bottom, the federal government bought the land, and in 1914 the Interior Department hired landscape architect George Burnap to design a grand urban park modeled on parks found in European capitals. His plans, later modified by Horace Peaslee, included an Italian Renaissance-style terraced fountain in the lower half and gardens in a French Baroque style in the upper half. The walls and fountains were built with concrete aggregate, a new building material consisting of concrete mixed with small pebbles. After two decades under construction, the grounds were given park status in 1936 and have been designated a National Historic Landmark.

In the 1970s and 80s, crime became widespread in the surrounding neighborhoods. Meridian Hill Park became a haven for drug dealing and was considered unsafe, especially at night. After the murder of a local teenager near the park in 1990, a group of citizens formed "Friends of Meridian Hill Park". They organized volunteer nighttime patrols and lobbied the National Park Service to make improvements to the park.

On Sunday afternoons during the warm weather months, people gather from 3–9:00 p.m. in the upper park to dance and participate in a drum circle. The activity has been held in the park since the 1950s, and attracts professional drummers from time to time.

It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_Hill_Park

About Meridian Yoga

At Meridian Yoga Studio, we bring you an opportunity to dive deep into the depths of yoga. We offer a variety of invigorating and soothing yoga classes that take you beyond the confines of your yoga mat to strengthen your body, relax your mind and nourish your soul.


We believe that we can optimize our health and happiness by attending to all levels of our existence:

• Disease-free, Strong Body
• Quiver-free, Energizing Breath
• Stress-free, Mind
• Inhibition-free Intellect
• Trauma-free Memory
• An Ego that encompasses everyone
• Sorrow-free Soul

Each of these layers move from gross to subtle, starting with the body, then the breath, on to the mind, intellect, memory, ego and ultimately the self.

The Yoga classes offered at Meridian Yoga focus on allowing you to create a balance between each layer through yoga postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayamas), meditation and yogic knowledge.