Welcome to Your Studio

The Union of
Body, Mind, & Community

The Yoga Center of Chico is a center dedicated to offering yoga in the Krishnamacharya tradition, emphasizing Iyengar Yoga and Ashtanga based Vinyasa Yoga.

We seek to provide the highest quality teachers, the best facility and to serve the community. It is our belief that the ancient practice of yoga can transform us individually and collectively.

We dedicate ourselves to offering the highest quality service to the Chico community.

Namaste

“Yoga is the golden key which unlocks the door to peace, tranquility, and joy.” - BKS Iyengar

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Today's Class Schedule

We also offer private sessions with one of our talented instructors.

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Pricing

Class Rates

Drop-In $20 / Student - Senior (70+) $16
5 Class Card $85 / Student - Senior (70+) $75
10 Class Card $130 / Student - Senior (70+) $120
Monthly Unlimited $130 per month
1 Year Unlimited* $120 per month

*Only available for purchase at the Yoga Center

Class Schedule

Private Yoga Sessions

60 minutes, $100
3 60-minute sessions, $270

Deepen your yoga practice by receiving in-depth, one-on-one guidance from one of our instructors. Private sessions may focus on developing an asana sequence to recover from injuries or surgery, yoga therapeutics for a wide variety of ailments, refining specific asanas, and/or developing a home practice.

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Our Instructors

Tom Hess

co-owner
Iyengar YOGA

Tom has been a certified Iyengar yoga teacher since 1995. He loves the way Iyengar yoga can speak to the spirit of the student through the body. Tom is always trying the find the perfect balance where he leads the student towards yoga and then allows the student find it themselves. Yoga has provided a path of purpose for Tom and he will always be grateful for that blessing.

Rex Stromness

co-owner
Ashtanga-based Vinyasa Yoga

Rex began practicing yoga in the 1970's with his first introduction while attending CSU Sonoma. He has studied and practiced a variety of different styles including Sivananda, Tri-Yoga, Iyengar and Integral Yoga but he considers Ashtanga to be his main influence.

Rex has been teaching yoga for the last 25 years and founded the Yoga Center of Chico in 2013 with Tom Hess. He also teaches yoga and mindfulness at CSU Chico, practices Deep Tissue Massage, and leads retreats around the world.

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Lisa McKinley -Weber

dynamic vinyasa flow yoga

Lisa is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) at the 200-hour level through Northern California Yoga Institute. Lisa's teaching style is deeply rooted in alignment based principles blending classical yoga and meditation practices with contemporary exercise science and fitness methods to establish optimal health, wellness, fitness and spiritual awareness. Her classes are a playful mix of dynamic vinyasa flow integrating alignment, core work, breathing techniques as well as basic entry level poses. She encourages students to find the balance between ease and effort, strength and surrender in each sequence.

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Maureen Crowley

PreNatal yoga

Maureen Crowley began practicing Yoga in 2003 and received her teacher training certification from the Santa Barbara Yoga Center in 2008. She specializes in Gentle & Restorative Yoga as well as Family-Focused Yoga which includes Family Yoga, Prenatal, Yoga with Baby, and Children’s Yoga classes. Maureen Crowley received her Pre& Postnatal Teaching certification from the esteemed Santa Barbara Yoga Center under the guidance of Siddhi Ellinghoven in 2008. She has 4 beautiful children and benefited greatly from her Yoga practice throughout each pregnancy, labor, and postpartum time.

Amy Antongiovanni

vinyasa yoga

Amy Antongiovanni has been teaching and practicing yoga since 1997 in the Bay Area and in Chico.
Her practice and training has roots in Hatha yoga, Vinyasa, Iyengar and Ashtanga yoga. Drawing on a variety of teacher trainings and workshops over the years. Amy integrates what she has learned from her many teachers into her
yoga classes, emphasizing proper alignment, breathing techniques, and consistent attention to cultivating compassion and
loving-kindness.

Amy Ford

Gentle yoga

Amy Ford’s practice and training date back over 20 years and have roots in Iyengar, Anasura, and Hatha yoga. She is a dedicated yoga instructor who has been teaching classes to youth, educators, and members of the Chico and Grass Valley communities since 2012. She holds multiple CA K-12 teaching credentials and is an experienced bilingual educator. As such, she frequently contributes to mindfulness curriculum in schools. Amy also holds a MA in Education and her instruction is based on experience, reflection, and a dedication to yoga studies.
Her classes focus on deepening awareness, breath and movement synchronization, and generally strengthening the body. Her aim is to help students align all aspects of being and allow for healing, changing perspectives, and growth.