PITTSBORO, NC— Chatham Community Library will host a discussion on "Henry David Thoreau: America’s First Yogi" lead by Pittsboro resident Jeshua Pacifici on Saturday, September 27 in the Holmes Family Meeting Room. This program is free and open to the public.

WHAT: “Henry David Thoreau: America’s First Yogi”

WHEN: Saturday, September 27, 2025
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

WHERE: Chatham Community Library
Holmes Family Meeting Room
197 NC Hwy 87 N
Pittsboro, NC 27312

WHO: Drawing from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, attendees will explore the author’s mastery of both the foundational tenets of Yoga and the English language. Thoreau lived in the mid-nineteenth century during turbulent times in America. He said he was born on July 12, 1817, “in the nick of time” in Concord, Massachusetts, during the flowering of America when the transcendental movement was taking root and when the antislavery movement was rapidly gaining momentum.

Jeshua Pacifici received his Masters in Education and English from Virginia Tech where he taught in the English Department and in the English Honors Program. He also taught English Writing and Critical Thinking at Central Carolina Community College. Pacifici studied yoga in India and has practiced meditation/asanas for over 50 years.

Residents may visit the libraries’ website www.chathamlibraries.org, or contact the Library at (919) 545-8084 for more information on this and other events and programs.