Yoga on the Roof has grown more and more popular and has become a favorite of many yogis and non-yogis alike. Every year we have more and more kids showing up bringing their parents. The event has a strong community feel. Magdon Music donates a wireless mic, Starbucks Scranton donates coffee, Donna Vannan of Maximum Zen donates food & juice, various photographers donate their time and skills to capture images of the event, a trio of NEPA Philharmonic musicians play for us, yogis and non-yogis alike show up early on a holiday to offer sound expertise, set up, check people in and clean up. Yes, people really stay for the clean-up.

Words alone don’t quite encapsulate the energy Yoga on the Roof creates. Some may think yoga and the philharmonic is an unlikely collaboration, but yoga is like a symphony; the entire body working in tempo with the breath. One note alone doesn’t make a piece of music great, it’s the whole composition. In yoga it’s not one shape or one part; it’s the body as a whole working together.

Like an organized group of musicians, a yoga class by its very nature is an opportunity for people to have an individual experience in community. Add a rooftop, live music, local food all while benefiting your community. What’s not to love?