Yoga and Dance in the Park!
About this Event
Join us for a rejuvenating afternoon of movement at Preservation Park in Oakland. Soulflow Oakland will be offering 2 classes back-to-back on Sunday, August 23, 2026 from 2PM - 4PM, and you can attend 1 or both! Invigorating low-impact dance first, followed by a gentle yoga class for a variety of options. All bodies and experience levels are encouraged to attend. Bring your own water bottle, sunscreen and/or hat, and yoga mat if you have one (limited props available for rent). Beginners welcome!
These classes are offered freely as a way to uplift and unite our community. Donations are welcome to support our mission of offering healing and movement to all.
Event Details:
Yoga in the Park! with Soulflow Oakland
Sunday, August 23, 2026 from 2PM - 4PM
Preservation Park
1233 Preservation Park Way, Oakland, CA 94612
1st class: 2PM - 2:50PM (50 mins) - Nia Healing Dance with Stephanie
2nd class: 3PM - 3:50PM (50 mins) - Yoga with Satya
Suggested donation: $0-20 per class
About the Series: This event is part of a 3-part monthly series hosted this summer by Soulflow Oakland in Preservation Park. Mark your calendars for September 20th and October 18th 2-4 pm as well! At each event, you’ll get to experience movement instruction from a variety of diverse, skilled, attuned instructors from Soulflow Oakland, a Black Queer Woman led community healing space right in the heart of downtown Oakland. This event is a radically inclusive space open to all races, genders, immigration statuses, abilities, religions, sexual orientations, sizes, and levels of experience.
1st class: 2PM - 2:50PM (50 mins) - Nia Healing Dance with Stephanie
Our first class, held at 2PM on Sunday August 23 will be Nia Healing Dance led by Stephanie Parker (she/her). Stephanie is a licensed Nia instructor and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner who teaches in a gentle, playful, and shame-free way, guiding participants of all ages and abilities to feel more comfortable being in their bodies.
Nia, which stands for “Neuromuscular Integrative Action,” is a low-impact, holistic movement practice rooted in ancient forms of energetic healing and release including West African dance, Qigong, Yoga, martial arts, and many other traditions. With simple follow-along choreography moving through a gradual warm-up to higher heart-rate movements and a long, slow cooldown stretch sequence, Nia helps you move stagnant energy, tap in to ancestral joy, and engage the body’s innate self-healing wisdom. All Nia movements are optional and modifiable to whatever feels good in your body; so whether you’re an experienced mover, or feel shy on the dance floor, Nia is for you.
Activity level: Moderate to Rigorous (with options to modify!)
2nd class: 3PM - 3:50PM (50 mins) - Yoga with Satya
The second class, held at 3PM, will be Yoga with Soulflow’s founder, Satya de la Paz August (she/her). Offering 18 years of experience teaching yoga, Satya inspires students to fall in love with their bodies and their practice. As a yoga teacher, she infuses dynamic alignment, chanting, storytelling, and community-building into her classes.
Build strength and flexibility while cultivating mindfulness in this all levels Hatha Flow yoga class. At times we will move more dynamically and at other times we move slowly. This class is beginner friendly, as Satya breaks down poses and sequences. Poses will be tailed to suit individual students through the use of modifications and props. Each class has a unique, inspiring theme and personalized instruction to cultivate safety and body awareness.
Activity level: Gentle to Moderate
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