Mission
4 Corners Yoga Wellness was seeded at 4 Corners, Dorchester, MA, in 2017. Our mission is to hold safe, affordable, culturally affirming, trauma-informed spaces, where everyBODY is welcome. The idea was to cultivate spaces of healing, health, and wellness in communities of color. The physical studio door closed during COVID, but our community remains open, with ongoing virtual and pop-up classes and wellness events.
4 Corners Yoga Wellness
It is a living ecosystem—a place where movement, dialogue, rest, and reflection converge to foster a more conscious and compassionate community. We do not offer quick fixes or one-size-fits-all solutions. Instead, we invite you into an ongoing practice—one that meets you where you are, challenges you to grow, and supports you in becoming more fully yourself.
Whether you’re unrolling a mat for the first time or engaging in deep conversations about justice and mortality, you are part of something transformative. You are part of the pulse. Because when we move together, breathe together, and show up for the hard conversations together, we don’t just change individual lives—we shift the rhythm of the world around us.
And that, we believe, is the true promise of yoga.
We are more than a yoga studio—we are the pulse of the community.
In a world that often prioritizes productivity over presence, speed over stillness, and separation over connection, our space exists as a sanctuary where transformation extends far beyond the mat.
While yoga postures, breathwork, and meditation form the foundation of what we offer, our mission reaches deeper: to cultivate a community rooted in awareness, compassion, and collective resilience. We believe that the agility developed through mindful movement on the mat—bending, stretching, balancing—prepares us not just for physical wellness, but for the fluid, often unpredictable journey of life.
The poses teach us to move with intention, to find strength in stillness, and to breathe through discomfort—skills that transcend the confines of a yoga class and become vital tools in navigating the complexities of modern existence.
At our core:
community health + wellness
We are committed to the principle that yoga is not merely a personal practice, but a social one. It demands introspection, yes, but also engagement—with ourselves, our neighbors, and the world around us. This belief fuels the diverse programs we offer, each carefully designed to meet life’s most pressing challenges with mindfulness and courage.
Every offering we provide—from the physical practice of asana to the intellectual rigor of our book club, from rest-centered workshops to contemplative end-of-life dialogues—is unified by a commitment to embodied awareness. We do not see yoga as an escape from reality, but as a practice that grounds us more firmly within it.
The breath we cultivate in pranayama becomes the pause before reacting in conflict.
The balance we develop in tree pose becomes the steadiness we carry into moments of uncertainty.
The flexibility we nurture physically reminds us to remain open-minded and adaptable in relationships and in social change.
Unveiling the shroud
Our workshop is a profound way we seek to honor life’s full spectrum by facilitating conversations around death and dying—topics so often avoided in modern society. We host workshops that invite participants to explore mortality not with fear, but with presence.
These sessions blend meditation, journaling, and group dialogue to help individuals process their own relationship with loss, plan for end-of-life care, or support loved ones through transition. By integrating mindfulness into these delicate conversations, we offer a framework that emphasizes compassion, acceptance, and dignity. We learn that preparing for death is not morbid—it is deeply human, and it allows us to live more fully in the present.
Every offering we provide—from the physical practice of asana to the intellectual rigor of our book club, from rest-centered workshops to contemplative end-of-life dialogues—is unified by a commitment to embodied awareness. We do not see yoga as an escape from reality, but as a practice that grounds us more firmly within it.
Rest is Resistance.
Equally central to our philosophy is the radical act of rest. In a culture enamored with hustle and burnout, where society is constantly on the move, we consciously resist the relentless treadmill of overwork.
Our wellness workshops emphasize the importance of slowing down, of honoring cycles of rest and rejuvenation as essential components of well-being. These sessions explore the science of sleep, the psychology of stress, and the societal biases that equate rest with laziness.
We teach that resting is not passive—it is a form of resistance, a declaration that our worth is not tied to output. Through guided restorative yoga, breath-centered meditation, journaling, and somatic practices, participants learn to reclaim their time, energy, and dignity. We believe that when individuals rest deeply, communities have the capacity to heal, innovate, and thrive.
Candid Conversations
Our community book club is not centered solely on self-help or spirituality; instead, we immerse ourselves in texts that confront systemic injustices, oppression, and the lived experiences of marginalized voices.
Through guided dialogue and shared reflection, we create space to listen deeply, question assumptions, and cultivate empathy—practicing the same patience and openness we develop in savasana.
These conversations are not always easy, but they are necessary. They remind us that healing is not an individual endeavor; it is communal.