Bays Mountain Park: Evening Meditation

Bays Mountain Park has partnered with a local yoga instructor to offer an Evening Meditation class to the community this Saturday.

The 40-minute immersive breathwork and meditation program will take place in the planetarium theater on September 26 beginning at 5:30 p.m. – the same day as the park’s Campfire Tales event.

The planetarium will simulate a day’s journey, from dawn to dusk, while participants discuss the evidence-based benefits of meditation and diaphragmatic breathing. This class is designed for those who wish to learn about and/or become better at meditation and will conclude with a starry night guided meditation.

The cost of the program is $10 per person. Feel free to bring water with a sealable lid. No mat is required. Please arrive at least 20 minutes prior to the start time. Late arrivals cannot be admitted.

To register, visit https://bit.ly/4y3eXoT. You can also click on the CivicRec link in the Connect Kingsport app or go to www.kingsporttn.gov and click on the “CivicRec” link, then search for “meditation” in the search bar.

For more information about Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium, visit baysmountain.com or call 423-229-9447.

Annually, more than 150,000 visitors pass through Bays Mountain Park making it one of the State of Tennessee’s Top 50 Most Visited Attractions, according to the State of Tennessee Department of Tourist Development. One of the nation’s largest city-owned parks with 3,788 acres, Bays Mountain Park features roughly 44 miles of hiking trails, a state-of-the-art planetarium, wildlife habitats, fun exhibits, a 44-acre lake, trails for mountain biking and much, much more. For more information, please visit www.baysmountain.com.

Founded in 1917, the City of Kingsport (pop. 57,500) is located on the Tennessee-Virginia border at the crossroads of I-81 and I-26 near the geographic center of the eastern United States. The city is widely known as a planned community, designed by renowned city planner John Nolen and wrapping around the foot of Bays Mountain – a 3,788-acre park, nature preserve, planetarium and observatory. Kingsport is recognized as an International Safe Community by the National Safety Council, a Healthier Tennessee community, and won the 2009 Harvard Innovations in American Government Award for its higher education initiatives. While many city names are duplicated throughout the U.S., there’s only one Kingsport – a fact that invokes community pride, known locally as the “Kingsport Spirit.” For more information, please visit www.kingsporttn.gov