Align & Refine: Monthly Teacher's Class
This moderately paced class will emphasize alignment and structural integrity in your postures. Learn to work in harmony with your particular skeleton and body type to create more ease in your practice.
Our monthly class is specifically tailored to teachers, aspiring teachers, and advanced students.
We will work on correcting postural imbalances and breaking habitual patterns that might cause future injuries. There will opportunities to ask questions and engage in discussions that will benefit your practice as well as your teaching!
First Tuesday of Each Month: October - May
Time: 7:30PM-8:45PM
Regular Class Pricing applies.
Breathwork & Meditation Series
A 4-week breathwork and meditation series to warm your body, open your heart & sharpen your mind.
Five of the pillars of Yoga's eight-limbed path focus on the mastery of breath and mental practices. Yet, modern daily habits often leaves us more distracted, more prone to holding our breath, and more dysregulated in our nervous systems.
This series will focus on the practical, physiological and neurological benefits of breath and meditation while introducing practitioners to the ancient roots and texts that guided yogis to clearer vision and open hearted living.
Appropriate for beginners to seasoned yogis and those interested in expanding their daily tool kit for energetic maintenance.
Thursday evenings: 7:30-8:30PM
January 22nd
January 29th
February 5th
February 12th
Form + Function: Organizing the Body with Katonah Yoga ®
Join Meredith for a playful exploration into Katonah Yoga ® created by Nevine Michaan, a dimensional practice rooted in classical Hatha yoga, daoism, sacred geometry, and the use of metaphorical language to engage the imagination within the body and breath.
Learn techniques for organizing the body through joint space to move beyond habitual patterns, access greater stability and mobility in your postures, and experience more freedom and functionality through well-informed structure.
An organized body frees up the breath, soothes the nervous system, and allows for a steadiness of mind and self to emerge. Expect a mix of theory discussion, integrated practice, pranayama, props, and hands-on support — with practical tools you can bring into your own practice and daily life.
Beyond The Basics: Mastering Spinal Extension
Join Kim for an opportunity to deepen your Pilates practice through a focus on spinal extension. We will begin with a mat class, then break down each prone exercise in the Pilates Mat order: Breaststroke, One Leg Kick, Double Leg Kick, Swimming, Swan Dive and more.
Through a mix of discussion, practice, and hands-on cueing, we will apply functional anatomy and biomechanical movement principles to explore how different bodies require different set-ups for supported spinal extension. Taking a few steps beyond the basics, this workshop offers space to get a little technical and ask questions.
This workshop is geared toward regular Pilates practitioners, aspiring instructors, and teachers seeking continuing education. As most spinal extension exercises on the mat are performed prone, this workshop is not suitable during pregnancy.
Master Class: Chakra Yintensive
She’s back!! Take a journey with Jacqui Bonwell through her Signature class, "The Chakra Cleanse" in Yin format.
Seven major and twenty-one minor chakras await your attention, each with their own energetic offering. This class is sure to awaken dormant LIFE and REVIVE you on a cellular level. Explore the Yin poses, the use of breathing techniques and take your yoga next level energetically. This class is sure to deliver profound levels of help.
All levels welcome and encouraged.
Somatic Flow with Live Music x SEAAV Collab!
Join Amy Leydon, Alicia Mathewson, and SEAAV for a magical evening of movement, sound, and healing. Amy will harness the power of Alicia's transcendent music through a Somatic Flow class. Somatic Flow is fluid and gentle style of yoga designed to connect your mind with your body.
We'll use the power of sound healing to help create a more harmonious internal state. Music creates a vibration within us that can create subtle shifts in our nervous system that will help us feel calmer and more balanced.
Class will end with restorative poses and Yoga Nidra to allow for a state of deep relaxation.
SEAAV will join us for a trunk show both before and after class. Try on their new loungewear collection perfect for gentle flow, restorative yoga, and chilling out. SEAAV is a locally and female owned clothing company dedicated to sustainable fashion. All SEAAV clothes are made with at least 80% upcycled plastic.
New Year’s Pilates Reset
This special edition class is an immersive 90 minutes dedicated to the intermediate Pilates mat repertoire. With ample time to effectively warm up, we will challenge the body in all planes of motion, addressing all major muscle groups and joints for a workout that is equal parts restorative and energizing. Come to learn, to sweat and to reset!
Join Kim for this grounding movement experience, offering continuing education and challenge for all types of movers to ring in the new year. Students should have working proficiency in the Pilates fundamentals to attend.
Grounding into the New Year
Begin the new year with a grounding experience that blends gentleness with reflection.
Join Yeradmi for a somatic practice designed to bring calm, clarity, and presence to your transition into the new year.
By cultivating mindfulness, grounding exercises, and slowing down to reflect, this practice will help you connect deeply with your body, breath, and inner wisdom, allowing you to approach the coming year from a place of stability and intention. Create space for reflection, intention-setting, and moving forward with calm awareness, leaving you emotionally and physically prepared for the new year ahead. Let this practice serve as a reminder to stay anchored in your core values and wellbeing as you navigate the challenges and opportunities that arise during these unprecedented times.
New Year's Eve with Namastay Sober
Join us for the 7th annual Namastay Sober Flow into New Years Eve, hosted by Pete Sacco at Soma Yoga Center!
This event is open to anyone who is ready to close the chapter of 2025 and wants to savor the last few moments with an awesome sober, sober friendly, sober curious, just curious like-minded community. We will serve some light refreshments before class and connect and reflect on the year.
10:15 -10:45PM: Community hang with light refreshments
11:00 - 12:30AM: Intention setting and yoga with an extended savasana into 2025
Class is truly open to anyone and really all levels. We are going to keep it simple as we coast into 2026 on a cloud of positive vibes!
Class is donation based. Choose your ticket price at checkout.
New Year's Eve Candlelight Flow
Join us for our annual New Year's Eve gathering - a soulful journey of movement, meditation, breath, and sound. A sacred space for you to come as you are, deepen the connection with yourself, and plant the seeds of intention and prayers for the new year ahead.
The evening will open with reflection, meditation, and chanting, followed by a devotional movement practice designed to open the channels of flow in the body and mind, clear what is ready to be released, and connect you deeply to the wisdom of your heart. A crystal bowl sound bath will follow to invite you into a state of deep rest and rejuvenation, where you will meet the quiet whisper of your soul.
Winter Solstice Ceremony
The Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year and the rebirth of the sun—a sacred astronomical event honoring our profound connection to the natural world - to the land + sky energies, and to the cosmic cycles. This pivotal moment invites us to pause, using the stillness and darkness as a doorway for self-reflection, regeneration, and renewal.
Gather with us for in ceremony as we steep into the darker season — a quiet unfolding into stillness, an invitation to attune deeply to the subtle layers of experience. We’ll move into an embodied movement practice enriched with breathwork and sound as an invitation to explore and to drop into the wisdom of psyche and soma. The evening will close with a therapeutic yin practice, guided meditation, and sound bath to nurture the nervous system and restore harmony within. A collective sanctuary of slowness, ritual, and rest.
May we know the medicine that flows from a willingness to sink deeply within, to ground ourselves in quietude, and cultivate a deeper relationship with ourselves and the living, breathing world surrounding us.
A Somatic Exploration of the Body + Intuitive Touch
This heart-centered workshop unites community care with the art of introspection. Join Yeradmi for an experience designed to support you in cultivating calm, clarity, and presence so you can show up with greater care and resilience for the communities you serve as we transition into winter. Whether you are deepening your skills in holding space, seeking new ways to support your students, integrating somatic tools or expanding capacity for community care, this workshop meets you right where you are as an innate guide.
Through somatic practices along with gentle intuitive touch, we will calm the nervous system and guide the body toward ease. Together we will move, reflect, journal, and connect in conversation, drawing on tools that not only help you stay anchored in your core values and wellbeing during these unprecedented times but also support your work with one on one clients, energy + bodywork, yoga teaching, and all the ways you show up for communal care.
In this workshop, you will:
Receive support in navigating grief, creating new habits, seeking connection, and acceptance
Experience gentle intuitive touch to encourage deeper release and connection to the body
Discover somatic tools to navigate stress and tension
Learn ways to build a restorative practice that feels easeful and supportive
Journal, meditate, and practice yin and restorative movement
Explore using your voice through sound and conversation
North End Holiday Stroll
Join us for a night of light bites, refreshments and raffle prizes while supporting your favorite North End businesses! Stop by Soma for:
Zen Lounge with Mini Acupuncture Sessions by North End Acupuncture
Special Discount on Holiday Gifts
Deals on Gift Cards
Join us for class before you shop! 4:15pm and 6pm.
Showers and Bathrooms are available
See you there!
Thanksgiving Flow: The Spiritual Heart
The Spiritual Heart | Embodied Movement, Meditation + Sound
Join Joanna Benevides and your Soma community for a special Thanksgiving practice.
This is an invitation to quiet the mind and open the heart. A sacred, devotional practice focused on deepening into Anahata, the spiritual heart, through embodied movement, breathwork, meditation, and sound. As we gently open the doorway to the heart, we open to boundless love — the love that we are here to nurture within ourselves, and share generously with the world.
This event can be booked as a regular class.
Weekend with Renée LeBlanc
Join us for an immersive weekend with Guest Teacher Renée LeBlanc, a legend in the Boston yoga community! The weekend includes one Master Class and two fun and technical workshops. Join us for one, two, or all three!
Renée LeBlanc has been teaching yoga full time for over 20 years and has been studying and practicing for 26 years. She owes everything she knows and can do to her teachers, among the best in the world, Brock Cahill and Krista Cahill.
You can register for the full weekend or individual workshops.
Chaturanga Clinic
Time to tune up your Chaturanga Dandasana!
The Chaturanga (or “yoga pushup”) is one of the most common postures in vinyasa-style classes. Get the tools you need to build a Chaturanga that feels strong and sustainable for the lifetime of your practice.
We’ll review frequent roadblocks and pain points, and how to break away from common compensations (like the droopy pelvis, duck tail, or the dreaded S-spine). If you feel like your wrists or arms or shoulders aren’t strong enough for Chaturanga, we’ll explore ways to position the skeleton and engage the supporting muscles to connect to the strength you already have.
This two-hour workshop includes a slow warm-up period, an overview of essential mechanics and breath support, and gradually builds up to repetitions of the full Chaturanga pose, its variations, and the “jump-back” motion. Participants will be offered hands-on support and personalized feedback throughout. The workshop will close with some restorative shapes and a resting period.
Advanced Pilates Workshop
Experience how strength, endurance, concentration, and coordination are essential to accomplishing the advanced exercises of the Pilates repertoire. In this workshop, there will be time to ask questions and review intermediate-level exercises that support your ability to safely perform more physically demanding movement patterns.
This workshop is intended for regular students looking to deepen their practice, as well as Pilates instructors and aspiring teachers. Participants should be physically able (i.e., not currently injured or pregnant) and have a solid understanding of the Pilates principles and the classical Pilates repertoire.
Remembering: A Women's Circle Honoring Death + Rebirth
Join us for an evening devoted to the sacred cycles of endings and beginnings. Together we will honor the many faces of death and rebirth: the shedding of relationships that no longer serve, the grieving of loved ones and the collective losses that shape and call us into our deeper truth.
Jelisa Difo, Grief Alchemist + Death Doula, and Yera Gomes, Soma's Somatic Practitioner + Integrative Doula, will guide you through movement, breath, sound and writing practices to anchor into the body and attune to your inner wisdom.
This circle is an invitation for women to gather, witness one another, and honor the natural rhythms of life - the cycles that ask us to surrender, transform, and rise again.
*Please bring a journal and a photo or altar item connected to your ancestral lineage.
Namastay Sober Community Class
Join us on the 3rd Saturday of every month for a Community Class with Namastay Sober!
Pete Sacco, Director of Community Outreach at Namastay Sober, will teach a restorative yoga class. We are gathering to create a safe and accessible environment for those who are sober, sober curious, or are seeking like-minded community.
The suggested donation is $5.
Refine Your Backbends
This workshop is designed for teachers, aspiring teachers, and curious students who want to explore all facets of a healthy backbend.
We will delve into the six ranges of motion of the spine (and a secret seventh!), gain a clearer understanding of terms like "extension of the spine" and "flexion of the shoulders," and learn how to safely sequence into deep backbends such as Urdhva Dhanurasana (Wheel). We'll also explore various modifications for both personal practice and for teaching your students.
Prenatal Yoga Series
Join Julianne for a 6-week prenatal yoga series, designed to be supportive and nurturing for pregnancy. This unique class series will go beyond simply modifying yoga poses, and will also celebrate community, incorporate mindfulness meditation, and strive to make participants as comfortable as possible by addressing any aches or pains in the body.
Each class includes postures that bring balance and alignment to the pelvis and pelvic floor, strength to the lower body, and tension relief to the upper back and shoulders. We will also explore restorative postures that encourage focus on the breath, and offer a chance to bond with the baby.
This mindful exploration will leave you feeling more prepared, supported and nurtured for whatever lies ahead in your pregnancy, birth, and beyond. Participants at any stage of pregnancy are welcome to join.
Community Care Sunday: Parent Support Circle
Parent Support Circle: Nurturing Early Parenthood
This group is a nurturing space for expectant parents, families with newborns, and those navigating the postpartum phase. Together, we'll create space for open dialogue, shared experiences, supportive connection and meaningful community.
Parenthood is transformative, yet it can also be one of the most challenging —and sometimes isolating— experiences. This circle is a space to explore the joys, struggles, and everything in between with others who are navigating a similar journey. Whether you’re preparing to welcome a little one, adjusting to life with a newborn, or embracing the postpartum experience, this is your space to be seen, supported, and held.
Come solo or bring your little one—either way, you’ll have the chance to meet and make meaningful connections with fellow parents. We'll gather on the last Sunday of each month.
This is a free community group.
Intro To Pilates Workshop
Experience the basic fundamentals of Pilates in this 90-minute workshop with Kim Valentine. This class will cover the Essential Mat exercises of the STOTT Pilates method, while moving at a slow to moderate pace. With a strong focus on alignment and form, you will learn how to effectively breathe and engage your core in each movement.
The goal of this workshop is for you to walk away with a stronger understanding of Pilates and improved body awareness. Whether you are eager to dip your toes in or have been practicing Pilates for a while, this class is an opportunity to go back to basics, making it appropriate for all levels.
Namastay Sober Community Class
Join us on the 3rd Saturday of every month for a Community Class with Namastay Sober!
Pete Sacco, Director of Community Outreach at Namastay Sober, will teach a restorative yoga class. We are gathering to create a safe and accessible environment for those who are sober, sober curious, or are seeking like-minded community.
The suggested donation is $5.
Fall Back Yin
One of the most significant transitions of the year is upon us. The Fall Equinox is an opportunity to celebrate our harvest, both literally and figuratively. It is a time to reflect and acknowledge the ways in which we've shown up in all facets of our lives. We work with the potency of this shift to reevaluate our intentions, make any necessary changes and express gratitude for what already is.
Yera will lead a yin yoga practice to create space and move stagnant energy in the body. Followed by breathwork and a restorative element to soothe the nervous system and support the body towards a state of ease. This offering is to remind ourselves of the power of introspection and the innate wisdom within each of us.
As Above, So Below: Connecting to the Wisdom of your Body & Nature’s Elements
Connecting to the Wisdom of your Body and Nature’s Elements.
Join Joanna for an immersive evening dedicated to exploring earth-based wisdom through movement medicine and sensory experiences.
A journey where you will be guided through the five fundamental Elements - Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether - which weave the fabric of all existence, resonating within the natural world and within ourselves. An opportunity to delve into the exploration of Self, inviting you to tap into the inherent wisdom and healing power of Nature that lies both within you, and all around you.
Drawing on the ancient traditions of Yoga, Ayurveda, and Chinese Medicine, we will explore a range of practices, including yoga and embodied movement, rhythm and dance, voice, breath and sound, meditation and ritual. These healing modalities serve as pathways to connect with the creativity, vitality, and wisdom inherent in our bodies, minds, hearts, and souls, and help to cultivate a deeper relationship with ourselves and theliving, breathing world surrounding us.
This sacred work calls us to remember our wholeness and that we are not separate from the oneness of Nature, fostering a renewed sense of belonging as we re-awaken to our role in the intricate tapestry of life.
Pilates on The Greenway
Join Kim for a traditional Mat Pilates class on The Greenway this summer! Each Monday night at 5:30PM, students will be challenged through sequences and movement patterns found on the Pilates apparatus.
Every class is a fully integrated workout, offering efficient breathing techniques, functional movement patterns, and optimal muscle firing patterns. Whether we start standing, on all fours, or supine, you can expect class to flow from breathwork and mobility as part of the warm up, to a invigorating core series balanced out by upper and lower body work, prone, and standing functional movements.
To take Kim’s class is to know that you will hear the ‘why’ behind each exercise, and walk away having learned more about your body.
Located at the Carolyn Lynch Gardens (Between Hanover St. & North St. along Cross St. & Surface Rd).
Community Care Sunday: Parent Support Circle
Parent Support Circle: Nurturing Early Parenthood
This group is a nurturing space for expectant parents, families with newborns, and those navigating the postpartum phase. Together, we'll create space for open dialogue, shared experiences, supportive connection and meaningful community.
Parenthood is transformative, yet it can also be one of the most challenging —and sometimes isolating— experiences. This circle is a space to explore the joys, struggles, and everything in between with others who are navigating a similar journey. Whether you’re preparing to welcome a little one, adjusting to life with a newborn, or embracing the postpartum experience, this is your space to be seen, supported, and held.
Come solo or bring your little one—either way, you’ll have the chance to meet and make meaningful connections with fellow parents. We'll gather on the last Sunday of each month.
This is a free community group.
Namastay Sober Community Class
Join us on the 3rd Saturday of every month for a Community Class with Namastay Sober!
Pete Sacco, Director of Community Outreach at Namastay Sober, will teach a restorative yoga class. We are gathering to create a safe and accessible environment for those who are sober, sober curious, or are seeking like-minded community.
The suggested donation is $5.
Summer Solstice Celebration
Join your Soma Community on Saturday, June 21st in the heart of the North End for a FREE outdoor yoga event to celebrate the Summer Solstice! A time to get outside, tune into Mother Earth's rhythms, and harness the fiery, playful, and invigorating energy of the Sun.
Amy and Joanna will guide you through an uplifting and soulful practice where you will flow to the beats of a Live DJ. A journey of movement, breath, and sound to clear and cleanse, awaken and energize, and radiate your light from the inside out!
Let's gather and salute those dreamy summertime vibes! All are welcome to join in the MAGIC.
Flow with Pride!
Join Chrissy Snyder and Erin Diel for a special class to honor Pride Month!
This co-taught vinyasa class is a celebration of love, identity, and the power of community. Move through a heart-opening, empowering flow set to a vibrant playlist designed to uplift and inspire. All bodies, identities, and levels are welcome—come as you are and celebrate Pride with us on the mat.
Wear your brightest attire, bring your mat, and let’s flow together in pride and solidarity. LGBTQ+ and allies are both invited to join.
Namastay Sober Community Class
Join us on the 3rd Saturday of every month for a Community Class with Namastay Sober!
Pete Sacco, Director of Community Outreach at Namastay Sober, will teach a restorative yoga class. We are gathering to create a safe and accessible environment for those who are sober, sober curious, or are seeking like-minded community.
The suggested donation is $5.
Hip Clinic
Unlock your hips! We’ll explore hip-intensive asana such as Double Pigeon, Hero Pose, Lizard, and Lotus. Glutes, hip flexors, hamstrings, and abdominal muscles will be worked as we bring both flexibility and stability to our postures. Jill will guide you toward greater understanding about how the hip is used on the yoga mat with her signature combination of precision and playfulness.
This two-hour workshop will include a warm-up period, mobility skills and drills, and an overview of the anatomy of the hip. Get personalized feedback and hands-on support as you work toward increased range of motion and more comfort in the hips.
OVERHEAD, INTO HEART: Stability & space with the arms overhead
Armed with plenty of props and skills we'll aim in the direction of king pigeon pose (eka pada rajakapotasana) and forearm stand (pincha mayurasana) - two poses with the arms overhead. We will pair stabilizing the body with mobility to move into the steadiness of "center” (heart). Shoulders, back ribs, core and hamstrings will be part of this journey, integrating the whole body and empowering your inversions and backbends.
Expect a blend of vinyasa flow, drills, and discussion, all presented with precision and warmth. It's inevitable that Sandy will weave in spiritual teachings from yoga. You do not need to be able to do forearm stand or king pigeon - wherever you are at we'll be mapping the path forward, though participants should have an established yoga practice and be able to bear weight in the shoulders pain-free.
This workshop is limited to 20 people.