In-Person Workshops and Classes

Slouching seems to be a way of life. Our shoulders roll forward when we are on our computers, looking at our phones, eating our food, driving our car, and riding our bikes, just to name a few. It's no wonder so many of us experience pain in our neck and shoulders! Armed (pun totally intended!) with more awareness, we can un-hunch to more openness and ease in our upper body. 

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This workshop is devoted to the exploration of the connections between your upper back, shoulders, and neck as we consider the yoga poses and transitions that tax our shoulders the most. With somatic principles, simple strength building exercises, and mobilizing drills, you will discover how to make your yoga practice more accessible and more supportive in the direction of un-hunching!

 

 

Our sense of hearing, also known as our auditory perception, has a surprising impact on our nervous system and our ability to down regulate and de-stress.

 

You'll learn why and experience the impact of sound on your ability to relax in this two-hour experience with Melody and Tara.

 

During this unique Restorative Yoga practice, Tara will help you prop your body for comfort and deep rest while Melody plays sweet, calming music on the acoustic guitar.

 

You'll leave feeling profoundly relaxed and refreshed with a new appreciation for the connection between sound and rest.

 

No yoga experience necessary. Everyone is welcome!​​​​​​​​​

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If you are constantly plagued by tight hamstrings, this workshop is for you! Yoga postures are particularly good at stretching the backs of your legs, which can temporarily help relieve low back and hip discomfort. However, you might need some extra attention to your outer hips, inner thighs, and quads to get longer lasting relief for those tight hammies. In fact, your hamstring woes might even be caused by something happening in your upper back!

 

This workshop offers you experiential anatomy lessons that can help you understand the why of your tight hamstrings. You'll get a stretch and strengthen combo to tend to the back of your body that will leave feeling more empowered, easeful and grounded. 

Some of our deepest experiences of yoga happen when we have the opportunity to rest with support, awareness, and intention. Restorative Yoga is more than just adult nap time or an occasional indulgence.

 

This immersive program will help you understand the profound impact of Restorative Yoga as a practitioner and/or a yoga teacher.

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In this two-day program, we will explore:

• The benefits, applications, and energetics of Restorative Yoga

• Detailed alignment and propping instruction of Restorative Yoga postures -when/how to use props

• How to address injuries and limitations during Restorative Yoga practice

• Ways to identify physical and energetic misalignment in Restorative Yoga poses - skills for physical and verbal adjustments during Restorative Yoga practice

• The benefits of compassion cultivation and its relationship to Restorative Yoga

• How to lead Restorative Yoga practices in a variety of settings to a wide range of students
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Tara and Machelle will co-lead a full-body, gentle yoga practice to untangle tension in the body and the mind. Machelle will then guide you through a nurturing Yin Yoga practice designed for the support of the joints, ligaments, and fascia of the shoulders, low back, sacrum and spine while reading mediative texts to soothe your soul.  

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After a break, Tara will guide you in winding down even more through a series of propped Restorative Yoga poses. With calming music and very little talking, Restorative Yoga consists of doing less in order to receive more. The practice soothes the nervous system, quiets the mind, and releases deeply held tension within the body in a completely passive way.

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The combination Gentle Yoga, Yin Yoga and Restorative Yoga will move you progressively into a profoundly relaxing afternoon.

 

Join us to remember the gift of who you are a little more clearly!  ​​

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Knees are the most complicated joints in the body so what your knees need to recover from injury and stay injury-free might surprise you. This workshop offers you an experiential anatomy lesson on the knee joint as you discover and understand the why behind a few key actions to practice on your yoga mat to tend to your knees.

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This is a perfect workshop for anyone who is:

-Recovering from a knee injury

-Experiencing knee pain when practicing yoga

-Trying to prevent knee injury and pain in the future.

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Whether you're looking to move safely and confidently into more challenging yoga postures or you are simply trying to heal an old injury, this workshop will be just what your knees need! All levels are welcome! No yoga experience is required.

It can be easy to dismiss shavasana as that easy pose at the end of class where you just lie down on the floor. You can even be tempted to skip it altogether. However, shavasana is the most essential pose for teaching you how to access the feelings of ease you find on the mat in your busy and often stressful life off the mat.

 

The fullest expression of shavasana requires relaxing your body and quieting your mind in a very complete and profound way.

 

Learn the theory of Restorative Yoga, stories from the tradition about shavasana, and some practical ways to support your body.

 

If you love shavasana, you'll love it even more after this. If you loathe shavasana, this class might change your mind!

 

Open to everyone and no previous yoga experience is needed.

 

Eligible for 3 CEUs with Yoga Alliance.

Our sense of hearing, also known as our auditory perception, has a surprising impact on our nervous system and our ability to down regulate and de-stress. You'll learn why and experience the impact of sound on your ability to relax in this two-hour experience with Melody and Tara.

During this unique Restorative Yoga practice, Tara will help you prop your body for comfort and deep rest while Melody plays sweet, calming music on the acoustic guitar.
 

You'll leave feeling profoundly relaxed and refreshed with a new appreciation for the connection between sound and rest.

 

No yoga experience necessary. Everyone is welcome!

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This 20-hour program meets over several weekends to deepen your understanding and appreciation of yoga history and philosophy. Modules include:

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History of Yoga and Your Lineage

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Wisdom Traditions of India and The Four Pillars of Yoga Philosophy

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Yoga Sutras Book Club

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Bringing Yoga Philosophy Into Your Asana Classes

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Click the link below for module descriptions and dates.

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The transition between winter and spring can make us feel restless with impatience for warmer weather and longer days. It's easy to ramp up the doing without giving ourselves enough time to rest and reflect.

 

This two-hour mini-retreat is the perfect opportunity for honor the in-between time with a pause from the doing to settle in and get nourishing rest for your body and mind.

 

This practice of long-held fully supported resting postures will soothe your nervous system, quiet your mind, and help you release deeply held tension.

 

All of the props are skillfully arranged before you arrive so you simply show up and rest deeply.