Tea House Yoga with Karyl Misserville

Tea House Yoga with Karyl Misserville is an intimate yoga class held inside the woodland Tea House at Alnoba, a forested property in Kensington, Pennsylvania. It is open to anyone drawn to a quiet, small-scale practice among the trees, and it is led by Karyl Misserville, an Asana and Pranayama yoga instructor.

The class combines physical postures with breath work, and the setting is part of the offering. Practicing in a Tea House set in the woods, rather than a studio, gives the hour a calm, unhurried character.

What to Expect

Each session runs one hour, from 9:00 to 10:00 in the morning. The class is described as intimate, so expect a small group and close attention rather than a crowded room. The teaching draws on two strands of yoga: asana, the physical postures, and pranayama, the practice of conscious breathing. Together they make a morning practice that moves the body and settles the mind before the day begins.

Tea House Yoga is offered on a series of morning dates through the warmer months and into autumn, so it can be returned to as a regular practice or tried once.

About Karyl Misserville

Karyl Misserville teaches Asana and Pranayama yoga at Alnoba, where she leads this class in the woodland Tea House. Her teaching brings together postures and breath, giving students both movement and a way to quiet the nervous system through the breath.

The Setting

Alnoba is a 500 acre forested property in Kensington, Pennsylvania, known for its collection of international outdoor art, which includes sculptures by Andy Goldsworthy. The property is closed to the public except for scheduled tours and programs, so arriving for a class means entering a quiet, protected landscape rather than a busy facility. The Tea House sits in the woods, and the class takes place indoors within it.

Alnoba also hosts other gatherings across the year, including sound baths, nature therapy sessions, breathwork workshops and guided art tours, which suit anyone who wants to spend more time on the grounds after class.