Winter Planetarium Yoga

Bays Mountain Park hosting Winter Planetarium Yoga

Bays Mountain Park is partnering with a local yoga instructor to offer residents an immersive yoga program inside the park’s planetarium theater.

The 60 minute event will take place from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on February 22 inside the planetarium theater at Bays Mountain Park. The cost is $12 per person and class size is limited to 10 people. Participants of all levels are welcome to attend. Wear exercise clothing and bring your own mat and water with a sealable lid.

The planetarium will simulate a day’s journey – from dawn to dusk – while participants do Sun Salutations, Warrior series, and balance poses. Concentric, eccentric and isometric contractions will be featured so participants can work to optimize both their strength and balance.

Finally, the class concludes with a twilight to starry night sky for the restorative portion of the yoga class.

To register, visit https://bit.ly/3voVWSx. You can also register by clicking on the CivicRec link in the Connect Kingsport app or go to www.kingsporttn.gov and click on “CivicRec,” then search for “yoga” in the search bar.

For information about other events, activities and programs offered by Bays Mountain Park, visit www.baysmountain.com.

About Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium

Annually, more than 200,000 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 3,750 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, ropes course with zip line, trails for mountain biking and much, much more. For more information, please visit www.baysmountain.com.

About the City of Kingsport

Founded in 1917, the City of Kingsport (pop. 55,400) 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 3,750-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.