Jerrod Smith holds a 200 hour teaching certification from YOGAspirit® Studios and is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT®.) He is currently enrolled in the YOGAspirit® 500 hour program. In addition he has attended several workshops at Kripalu, YCYC and Fresh Yoga. Styles that have influenced him are Iyengar, Kripalu and Ashtanga. Jerrod’s classes have a unique theme each week with a focus on form. He teaches how to safely enter yoga postures by describing the key actions and anchors of each pose.   Jerrod was introduced to yoga while vacationing on a beach in the Bahamas. One class was all that it took to realize the significant difference yoga makes in helping to find inner peace and to live a richer life.

Jerrod’s asana and meditation practices keep him balanced and steady to go onto the battle field as founder and principal production designer of his firm designSMITH Collaborative® Learn more about Jerrod by clicking here.

Your Community Yoga Center at 39 Putnam Ave., Hamden, Ct 06517 located in the greater New Haven area, servicing Branford, Cheshire, East Haven, Hamden, Meriden, Milford, New Haven, Northford, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Wallingford, West Haven, and Woodbridge. Offering yoga for Beginners, All-levels yoga, Gentle/Restorative Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Chair Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Yoga for Teens, Vinyasa Yoga, Pre-Natal Yoga, Senior/Gentle Yoga, T'ai Chi/Qiqong, Hot YOGAspirit© Flow, YOGAspirit© Form, Anusara Inspired Yoga, yogASCEND©, Hatha-Tantra Yoga, Yoga for Weight Loss, Tantra Meditation, Buddhist Meditation, Ayurveda and free yoga classes for the community. Our bookstore carries books on yoga, meditation, and ayurveda as well as cds, yoga mats, blocks, props and jewelry. Formerly The Connecticut Yoga Center.