ECY&EA owner and lead instructor, Dr. Deborah Bassett holds a PhD in communication from the University of Washington, has a research background in health and wellness and is widely published in the areas of culture, communication, and health in peer-reviewed medical journals. She is an experienced certified yoga teacher at the 200-hour level and is currently completing her 500-hour level yoga teacher training.
Dr. Bassett specializes in restorative yoga, yin yoga, somatic yoga, yoga for 50+, tween/teen yoga, and expressive writing for emotional health. She offers weekly, in-person yoga, meditation and movement classes in the Historic Sacred Heart Hospital at 1010 N. 12th Ave. in the East Hill neighborhood of Pensacola.
All of our weekly yoga classes are by donation to our studio in accordance with our belief that yoga is an offering to the Divine and to the community. (Suggested donation is $15/class and can be made here or in the studio. Our expressive arts workshops and dance classes are priced individually and sign up links will be posted here.)
Our studio is an inclusive space that welcomes ALL. Please arrive for your class 10 minutes early and bring a mat (or you can use one of ours!) and full bottle of water. All additional props will be provided.
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Our weekly updated schedule! Please note that our studios will be closed from Thursday, November 21st through Saturday, November 30th. We will be back Sunday, December 1st. In the meantime, we invite you to join us for our closing reception for our first group show in our partner art gallery this Saturday, Nov. 16th from 5-8pm and our Indoor Pop-Art Art Market on Sunday, Nov. 17th from 11am-3pm.
We are very busy planning our new yoga and dance schedule for 2025 and can't wait to share our new classes and dance series! Registration is open now for both belly dancing classes that Gina is offering here!
We are partnering with our sister studios in the space we share known collectively as Studio 228: Sandcastle Radio, Galerie du Sacre Coeur and Radio Is Not Dead Inc. to bring you more opportunities to experience total wellness through the expressive arts in the new year!
We are housed in the beautiful Historic Sacred Heart Hospital, which was once the Pensacola Hospital with a mission to care for all, regardless of ability to pay. We honor this legacy, as well as the founding principles of yoga, by providing our weekly yoga classes by donation. (Donations are made directly to the studio and we pay our teachers.)
Many of our students donate to our studio monthly and we've made several options available for those who choose to support us through membership:
Please see our monthly membership options and benefits here.
Whether you choose to give a one-time, monthly or yearly donation in support of our unique studio, we want to say THANK YOU for empowering our mission to make the healing benefits of yoga accessible to all!
We are THRILLED to be able to bring you TWO opportunities for beginning belly dancing in our studios through our partnership with Emerald Coast Belly Dance! Please visit their website below to learn more and register! And don’t wait! We have limited spots and expect them to fill quickly! Great music, fun people, incredible workout—doesn’t get any better than that!
Our studio exists because we took a chance on a community model of wellness that is simply not being done elsewhere in our area! We are not funded by the city, a private foundation, or any other external source, but through the hard work and passion of our team who believe in the healing power of the arts and in making that available to all.
Our students have asked us to create a membership model that helps them support us on a monthly basis and we are humbled and honored to do so.
Thank you for believing in our mission to make yoga accessible to our community! We invite you to explore our monthly memberships below.
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Christy will be teaching Zumba Friday nights from 6-7pm beginning the first week in January! Let's have fun getting fit at Emerald Coast Yoga!
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Studio Owner Dr. Deborah Bassett is offering a six-week series just for tweens and teens that begins January 8th!
Join us for our indoor pop-up art market in Studio 228 and enjoy shopping small with some of our community's talented artists, makers, and bakers
with live music from Sandcastle Radio!
Fall Dates for Markets are:
11am-3pm, Sunday, November 17th
and December 15th
Special Holiday Night Market 4-8pm December 21st!
(Interested in being part of our market? Click the link below to learn more.)
Cecilia Rojas brings decades of international training and hands-on experience in Reiki, yoga, and shamanic studies to her unique healing approach in her yoga classes, combining meditation, drumming, and activation of self healing in her weekly sessions.
Join Cecilia for a transformational healing journey Tuesdays and Thursdays at Emerald Coast Yoga!
Gina Nolan is an award-winning Oriental (AKA: “Belly”) dance instructor, choreographer, and performer in Pensacola, Florida and the Director of her own dance company, Emerald Coast Belly Dance. Dancing since the age of nine, Gina comes from a strong background in ballet, jazz, modern, and musical theatre dance. She received her BFA in D
Gina Nolan is an award-winning Oriental (AKA: “Belly”) dance instructor, choreographer, and performer in Pensacola, Florida and the Director of her own dance company, Emerald Coast Belly Dance. Dancing since the age of nine, Gina comes from a strong background in ballet, jazz, modern, and musical theatre dance. She received her BFA in Dance and Theatre Arts from East Carolina University.
Gina’s awards in the Oriental Dance world include the following Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition honors: Champion of Champions 2010, Champion Drum Solo 2010, and 2nd Runner Up Fusion 2010. She was also chosen as the 2017 Shimmy Mob Choreographer.
When she's not dancing, you can find Gina relaxing on the beach!
Toni Ward offers insight into how we move. She brings her years of experience as a body worker to the mat. Even though her style of teaching might make you break a sweat, it's great for beginners. Toni focuses on the grounding foundations that help bring a deeper understanding to our asana practice. She uses props in ways that help us u
Toni Ward offers insight into how we move. She brings her years of experience as a body worker to the mat. Even though her style of teaching might make you break a sweat, it's great for beginners. Toni focuses on the grounding foundations that help bring a deeper understanding to our asana practice. She uses props in ways that help us understand how we create strength so that one day those more difficult poses aren’t so difficult anymore.
Toni always hopes that her students learn something new. One of her favorite quotes is "To Teach is To Learn" (unknown author). So far in life, she is an accomplished intuitive Massage Therapist, a Functional Nutrition Counselor and Yoga Teacher, she has spent the last 20 years studying the fascinating human body and loves to share her knowledge with those that are ready to listen.
Milo Burdine of Mystical Wolf Healing Arts is a certified breathwork facilitator, core shamanic practitioner, and end-of-life massage therapist. Milo has been deeply immersed in the wellness field since 2016 when he began his healing practice. With a personal history of overcoming addiction, he specializes in sacred holistic healing arts
Milo Burdine of Mystical Wolf Healing Arts is a certified breathwork facilitator, core shamanic practitioner, and end-of-life massage therapist. Milo has been deeply immersed in the wellness field since 2016 when he began his healing practice. With a personal history of overcoming addiction, he specializes in sacred holistic healing arts that address anxiety, depression, trauma healing, and addiction recovery. Drawing on his journey as a wounded healer, Milo integrates his experiences into his healing practice. Milo facilitates circles in gentle supportive breathwork practices blended with core/neo shamanic arts and sound healing medicine.
Milo’s circles at ECY will be donation based, honoring the historic practices of no one being turned away.
Chancee Terry encourages you to address all things emotional, physical, mental & spiritual to find balance and peace in your life. She helps activate the inner physician in all of us by diving into the root of your fears, while planting LOVE along the way!
Join us at noon on the LAST Thursday of every month for a special Yoga Nidra sessi
Chancee Terry encourages you to address all things emotional, physical, mental & spiritual to find balance and peace in your life. She helps activate the inner physician in all of us by diving into the root of your fears, while planting LOVE along the way!
Join us at noon on the LAST Thursday of every month for a special Yoga Nidra session with sound healing led by Chancee and keep an eye out for her special soundscape offerings!
Bio coming soon!
Tree Isaac brings his distinctive and healing SoundTree Journey to ECY beginning August 2024!
With elevated frequencies and grounding vibrations,Tree takes you on a journey with melodic sounds from the handpans, didgeridoo, native flutes, and many other unique sounds to make you feel as if you are floating in the ocean, or in solitude in
Tree Isaac brings his distinctive and healing SoundTree Journey to ECY beginning August 2024!
With elevated frequencies and grounding vibrations,Tree takes you on a journey with melodic sounds from the handpans, didgeridoo, native flutes, and many other unique sounds to make you feel as if you are floating in the ocean, or in solitude in the forest. Each session offers an immersive experience, guiding you on a meditative journey through layers of ethereal melodies and rhythmic vibrations. Ideal for stress relief, deep relaxation, or simply a moment of peace.
Welcome, Tree!
Bio coming soon!
An old school man with a heart full of love and rhythm, Favian Gott likes dancing, walks, comedy, and lots of food! When you feel down, come on over and get revitalized with some positivity and a new way to groove! Fav is looking forward to sharing his love of dancing with the ECY community!