Your Guide to FREE or Cheap Yoga in the Twin Cities

The Twin Cities blossoms into a Yoga paradise during the summer months with outdoor yoga classes offered in a variety of locations either FREE of charge or for a minimal amount. If you haven’t tried yoga, now is your chance.  Below is your Guide to FREE and Cheap Outdoor and then Indoor Yoga in the Twin Cities area.  If we’ve missed something, we want to know, send us a note to TwinCitiesonthecheap@gmail.com.

Outdoor Yoga

• Outdoor Yoga at Lake Calhoun, by Luminous Yoga, Tuesdays, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., June  20 – September 5, Southwest end of Calhoun (where Washburn Ave meets the lake), $8/person pre-registered, $10 at the time of class or $75 season pass, register online in advance.
• Outdoor Yoga- Lake Elmo Park Reserve, Thursdays 6-7 p.m., June 1 – August 17, South Picnic Pavilion. Individual classes are $7/person plus a vehicle permit $7/day or $30/year. Open to all levels. Dress for outdoor yoga, bring a mat and arrive 5-10 minutes early. In case of rain, class held at the Nordic Center. Register online.
• Outdoor Yoga at Lake of the Isles, by the Yoga Garage, Wednesdays 7 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. from June – mid September, Donation based, meet on the grassy patch between the lake and the paths on the east side of Lake of the Isles. Classes to start at 6:30 p.m. mid August. Bring a mat or big bath towel.
• Outdoor Yoga at Lake Harriet, FREE Outdoor Yoga daily at 6:30 a.m. in front of the Lake Harriet Bandshell, Memorial Day – Labor Day.
• Outdoor Yoga at Peavey Plaza in Minneapolis, by Corepower Yoga, Tuesdays and Fridays at noon, FREE and open to all levels. Corepower Yoga offers FREE Yoga on other select days during the summer, click here for full schedule of summer listings.  Other special dates and locations  include:
  • June 27, 7 a.m. at Whole Foods parking lot in St. Paul (30 South Fairview Avenue),
  • June 28 and July 12, 9 a.m. at Aster Cafe in Minneapolis (125 SE Main Street) and
  • July 23 at 5:30 p.m. at Target Field Station in North Minneapolis (417 5th Street).
• Outdoor Market Yoga at Mill City Overlooking the Stone Arch Bridge, select Saturdays 9 – 10 a.m. (unless noted), all classes are donation based
  • June 10 (at 10AM) with YogaFit Studios NE  in partnership with UCare
  • June 24 with YogaFit Studios NE Studios NE
  • July 1 with  Alchemy NE
  • July 15 with Alchemy NE
  • July 22 with  YogaFit Studios NE  in partnership with Minneapolis Magazine
  • August 26 with YogaFit Studios NE
  • September 23 with  YogaFit Studious NE
• Outdoor Yoga in St. Paul as part of Fitness in the Parks
  • Mondays, 9:15 – 10:15 a.m., June 5 – Sept. 25, Intro to Yoga with the YMCA, FREE and open to all, Summit Overlook Park, 418 Summit Avenue
  • Mondays, 12-1 p.m., June 5 – Sept. 25, Vinyasa Yoga with the St. Paul Athletic Club, FREE and open to all, Summit OverlookPark, 418 Summit Avenue
  • Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8 – 9 a.m., June 6 – Sept. 28, Yoga for the Body, Mind and Soul, FREE and open to all, Como Dockside, 1360 Lexington Parkway
  • Wednesdays, 10 – 11 a.m., June 3 – August 2 , Yoga with East Metro YMCA, FREE and open to all, Phalen Beach House, 1400 Phalen Avenue
  • Wednesday, 12 – 12:45 p.m., July 26, Yoga with Downtown YMCA, FREE and open to all, Harriet Island
  • Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., June 3 – Sept. 27, Yoga with Tri-Life Yoga, FREE and open to all, 1200 Montreal Avenue, meet at open space behind parking lot, all ages, all levels
  • Thursdays, 5:45 – 6:45 p.m., June 8, 15, July 6, 13, 27, August 3, 17, 24, September 14, 21, and 28, Yoga with the St. Paul Downtown YMCA, FREE and open to all, Raspberry Island
  • Thursdays, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., June 8 – Sept. 28, Yoga with Tri-Life Yoga, FREE and open to all, Indian Mounds Regional Park, 10 Mounds Boulevard, meet in the open space between Earl and Thorn Streets.
  • Fridays, 7 – 8 a.m., June 9, 23, July 7, 21, August 4, 18, Sept. 1, 15, 29, Yoga with Jermaine, Summit OverlookPark, 418 Summit Avenue
  • Fridays, 7 – 8 a.m., June 9 – August 25, Yoga with Midway YMCA, Iris Park, 1885 University Avenue West
  • Fridays, 9 – 10 a.m., June 9 – Sept. 29 , Sunrise yoga and meditation, Horton Park, 1383 West Minnehaha Avenue
• Sunrise Yoga at The Draw in Ramsey, Saturdays in summer, 9 – 9:45 a.m. , 7401 East Ramsey Parkway NW, FREE, registration required, no classes July 15 or August 12.

Indoor/Outdoor Yoga

• Chaska Community Center Yoga
  • Outdoors, Fridays, class dates and times to be confirmed still for 2016, 8:30 – 9:15 a.m., McKnight Park (next to Jonathan Elementary), FREE, age 15 and older.
  • Fit Yoga, drop in classes, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:45-11:30 a.m. and Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:45-7:45 p.m., $4.25 Community Center Members or $5.25/non-members,
  • Silversneaker  Yoga Stretch, for ages 65+, drop in classes, Mondays, Tuesday and Thursdays, 8:30-9:15 a.m., FREE for SS Members, $4.25 Community Center Members, $5.25/non-members.
• Greenway Yoga, Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.(Check updated schedule), Minneapolis (2510 Nicollet Avenue South Suite #103), FREE donation based classes, $5 is suggested donation amount, but you are welcome to donate what you can. 100% of the donations will go towards the charity of the month.
• Motivation Yoga at LuluLemon, Mondays, 8 p.m., Grand Location (870 Grand Avenue, St. Paul), FREE, 60 minute class.
• Midwest Mountaineering, Saturdays, 8:15 – 9:00 a.m., FREE, the store opens at 9:00 but yoga participants can gain entry between 7:50 – 8:15 a.m.
• Powderhorn Park Community Center Yoga, Saturday mornings, 10 – 11 a.m., 3400 15th Avenue in Minneapolis, FREE, presented by the Out in the Backyard and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Center, a project to improve the health of LGBTQ community, open for all residents of Backyard which include the neighborhoods of Ventura Village, Phillips West, Midtown Phillips, East Phillips, Central, Powderhorn Park and Corcoran.  For more information about the Backyard visit www.outinthebackyard.org.
• St. Paul Union Depot, by Studio 925, Tuesdays noon-1 p.m and Mondays 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 9-10 a.m. – The Union Depot offers FREE weekly noon hour intermediate Yoga or FREE Saturday morning Yoga for a variety of skill levels with the first Saturday of each month dedicated to beginners.  All classes taught in the Waiting Room.  Reservations are not required. Participants are asked to bring yoga mat, water and towel if needed.
• The Wedge Table, Wednesday, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., 2412 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, FREE, open to first 35 people
• Beginner Yoga Workshop at Woodbury Lakes, by Yoga Fresh (9020 Hudson Road), Free Beginners Workshop, June 25, 12:30-2 p.m. and July 16, 12:30- 2 p.m., available to anyone 16 years and older, pre-registration is required.  Information on Outdoor Summer Yoga coming soon.