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Prayerful Yoga: An Embodied Christian Practice Inspired by Father Thomas Ryan

  • Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT, 06107 United States (map)

Prayerful Yoga: An Embodied Christian Practice Inspired by Father Thomas Ryan

Saturday, November 8, 2025
9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Anita Barbero

Step onto your mat—or chair—and step into prayer. Prayerful Yoga weaves gentle, flowing movement with sacred breath and Scripture-rooted intention, inviting you to “pray with your whole body, your whole mind and your spirit" in motion.” Inspired by Father Thomas Ryan’s pioneering Yoga Prayer, this practice honors the truth that God entrusted us with one body and calls us to nurture it as a living temple. All are welcome.

Offering: $75, includes lunch


Presenter Profile

Anita Barbero

Anita Barbero is a certified wellness coach, mindful leader facilitator, and yoga and meditation teacher. The founder and owner of Renew Your Health, L.L.C., she has more than 25 years’ experience as a retreat and workshop leader and corporate wellness instructor. She believes passionately that health and wholeness can be achieved by creating lasting lifestyle habits.


Dietary restrictions? Holy Family is committed to making your stay as comfortable and enjoyable as possible, and to that end, we can accommodate most dietary needs. Please email Ted, our registrar, at tjastrzebski@holyfamilyretreat.org, if you have any dietary restrictions or food allergies, so that we may make preparations in advance of your retreat.

Earlier Event: November 7
Men's Retreat
Later Event: November 8
Holiday Sea Glass Class