Wild Type Yoga
Wild Type Yoga is an invitation to slow down, tune inward, and reconnect with your body, your breath, your heart, and the living world around you.
Our yoga studio is not enclosed by walls.
It lives beneath the trees, along forest paths, and in quiet clearings of the Adirondack Park at Wild Type Acres.
At Wild Type Yoga, we honor yoga as an ancient, holistic practice - one that extends far beyond poses. Yoga is the integration of mind, body, and heart. It is breath, movement, awareness, rest, connection, and presence. These practices are beneficial to everyone, no matter your age, experience, or relationship with yoga.
Classes often begin with a gentle forest walk, allowing the nervous system to settle and the senses to awaken. We then practice yoga among the trees, supported by the rhythms of nature and the quiet wisdom of the forest. This outdoor setting naturally invites grounding, clarity, and a deeper sense of connection - both inward and outward.
When we take time to slow down and reconnect with ourselves in this way, the effects reach beyond the individual. A regulated nervous system, a grounded body, and a present mind change how we move through the world, how we listen, how we respond, how we relate to others.
Wild Type Yoga is for those seeking something slower, deeper, and more rooted. A space where you don’t need to perform, achieve, or become anything other than what you already are.
Circle of Mothers
Mini - Forest Retreat designed for Mothers
Circle of Mothers is a space for mothers to be held and supported by the forest, the community, and your own inner awareness.
Practicing yoga surrounded by trees offers a sense of steadiness and belonging that is difficult to replicate indoors. As we breathe, move, and rest in nature, we create space to reconnect with ourselves beneath the many roles we carry.
This kind of intentional pause has a ripple effect. When we feel more grounded and clearer, we tend to show up in our lives with greater presence, compassion, and care - not only for ourselves, but for our families and those around us.
Classes may include:
Mindful Forest Hike to a beautiful pond (half mile, 200ft elevation)
Guided meditation and Intentional breathing
Gentle yoga under the trees
Time for stillness, reflection, and rest
Cacao/Tea connection
This offering invites restoration, reflection, and a quiet remembering of what it feels like to be connected.
Where: Wild Type Acres (Hadley, NY)
Dates Offered: Saturday, May 30 and Saturday, June 27
Time: 1 PM - 4 PM
*If you have a little that needs mom to be close by, they are always welcome.
Parent & Child Yoga (Ages 4–9)
Parent & Child Yoga is a shared experience of connection, movement, and presence in nature.
Classes begin with a forest walk, allowing parents and children to arrive together - noticing, exploring, and settling before transitioning into yoga. The yoga portion is playful, accessible, and rooted in connection rather than perfection.
Through shared breath, movement, and attention, parents and children practice being present with one another. These moments of attunement support not only individual regulation, but the relationship between parent and child - creating patterns of connection that carry into daily life.
Together, we explore:
Breathing and body awareness
Yoga poses adapted for children
Playful movement, partner poses and imagination
Cooperative and mindful games
Guided meditation
Tea time!
These experiences plant quiet seeds of presence - helping children learn how to pause, notice, and relate with awareness from an early age.
Where: Wild Type Acres
Dates Offered: Saturday, June 13 and Saturday, July 11
Ages: 4-9
Time: 1 PM - 3 PM
Cost: $40
*If you have a group that you would like to have share either of these experiences and these dates and times don’t work, please reach out and we can see if we can make it happen.
Wild Type Yoga also offers private, curated outdoor yoga experiences for small groups.
These mini retreats are designed as an intentional step out of everyday busyness and into presence - creating space to reset, reconnect, and tune in.
Offerings may include:
Short or extended mindfulness hikes
Forest bathing experiences
Outdoor yoga classes in the Adirondack Forest
Fire, nourishing snacks, cacao, and warm beverages
Nature-based crafts
Lighthearted group activities that invite connection and laughter
Forest walk with goats
Whether you are gathering friends, celebrating a milestone, or simply seeking meaningful time in nature, these private retreats offer a deeply nourishing way to slow down and reconnect - together.
Reach out, and together we can create an unforgettable and cherished experience for you and your group.
Wild Type Yoga Mini Retreats (Private Groups)
The Heart of Wild Type Yoga
At its heart, Wild Type Yoga is about remembering that we are part of nature – not separate from it.
Through breath, movement, and presence in the forest, we create space to reconnect with ourselves and one another in a way that feels natural, grounded, and alive.
Testimonials
“There are experiences that stay with you and then there are the ones that shift something inside you. That is what today was
Led by my incredible sister, Jacalyn, this Circle of Mothers wasn’t just a gathering, it was a return to self. Held gently in the heart of the forest, each moment invited us to slow down, soften, and reconnect - with our bodies, with the earth, and with the quiet parts of ourselves that are so often drowned out by the noise of motherhood.
We moved. We were still. We released what needed to go and made space for what we want to grow. We sat in circle, in silence, in laughter. We made promises to ourselves, not just as mothers, but as women - to find joy and to honor it
The beauty was in the details, yes, but even more in the intention behind them. Every gesture felt like love made visible.
I left feeling clearer, lighter, and deeply grateful. If you ever get the chance to join a circle like this - do. It is something you don’t even know you have been needing until you feel it.”
- Shannon, Spring 2025
“At Wild Type Learning you’ll typically find children enjoying outdoor education with Miss Jacalyn!
However yesterday, Jacalyn opened her homestead to Mothers and made sure we were pampered and taken care of. These four hours felt like an entire weekend retreat.
I was reminded to breathe, my body was reminded how I need to care for myself to care for my family, we grounded ourselves, we journaled and did yoga! Oh and drank Cacao!!
Just what I needed and what a beautiful time for mothers it was!”
- Domonique, Spring 2025