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Participants take part in a gentle Thursday morning class.[/caption]
In a slow, soft voice, Salena Quilan-Shults tells her class participants to feel the heaviness in their eyes, to breathe in and out, and to rest in the moment. The lights are dimmed as calming music sets the tone for the session.
The participants gradually move from one position to the next throughout the class—child’s pose, downward dog, warrior pose. All the while, Quilan-Shults maintains her peaceful disposition as she leads the class.
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Quilan-Shults guides a class through stretches.[/caption]
Quilan-Shults opened Yoga on Main in February 2009 after spending years in corporate America. She said teaching yoga was something she had wanted to do for most of her life.
“My husband, who was my fiancé at the time, knew how much I hated corporate America,” Quilan-Shults said. “He said, ‘Quit your job, and do it. If that’s what you want to do, do it.’ So that’s how it started, just following your passion.”
