Heartsong Yoga Center to host Earth Day workshop on health, sustainability

Heartsong Yoga Center is turning its Earth Day programming into a two-day lesson in how a yoga practice can reach beyond the mat. The East Longmeadow studio will host Caring for the Planet, Caring for Yourself, Living Whole Living Well on Sunday, May 3, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at 264 North Main Street.

The workshop is built around a simple but ambitious idea: self-care and climate care are not separate conversations. Heartsong’s event listing says participants will explore “the intimate connection between human health and planetary health” and “the power of personal choice for longevity for ourselves and Mother Earth.” That framing gives the session a broader reach than a standard class, putting lifestyle choices, sustainability, and community responsibility in the same room.

The price is $45, with a 20 percent discount for attendees age 65 and older using the code ELDER. Heartsong is also extending the Earth Day theme into the rest of the weekend. Its newsletter promotes an Earth Day Cleanup on Saturday, May 2, from 9 to 11 a.m. as part of the studio’s Earth Day programming, adding a hands-on community element before the workshop begins.

The timing fits a studio that has spent decades building a neighborhood identity around yoga and wellness. Heartsong says it was established in 1993, and The Reminder reported that the business is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Sheila Magalhaes and Tony Magalhaes own the studio together, and Heartsong says Sheila is a lifelong East Longmeadow native. The couple has lived in town for more than 40 years and raised their children there, a local tie that runs through the studio’s public-facing identity.

Heartsong also describes its teaching standards and class model as part of that same practical approach. The studio says its teachers are expected to meet or exceed National Yoga Alliance 200-hour certification standards, and most classes are hybrid, with in-studio and Zoom options. In that context, the Earth Day workshop reads less like a one-off event and more like another way Heartsong is translating yoga into daily action, from the classroom to the cleanup and back again.