Restorative and Reiki w/ Elisabeth and Lynn
Friday, November 6th | 6:30-8 pm | $40 or $75 for two people
Join Elisabeth and Lynn for an evening of candlelight reiki and restorative yoga as we transition into long nights. Elisabeth will be guiding you through a restorative yoga practice while Lynn offers individual, hands-on reiki. Reiki is a Japanese technique consisting of hands-on energy work used for stress reduction and relaxation. When combined with restorative yoga this can be a space of deep rest and healing.
Family Yoga w/ Halen
Friday, November 8th | 11:30-12:30 pm | Sliding Scale: $10-$50
Join Halen for Fall Family Yoga. This hour long class is designed for children ages 4-8 and their caregivers. Halen will lead a yoga adventure where you and your little yogi practice yoga postures and breathing techniques together. Expect a fun and vibrant yoga class incorporating games, music, and creativity, along with a sweet time for calm, connection and rest.
Songs for Tending Our Hearts w/ Conie and Liz
Friday, November 13th | 7:30-9 pm | Donation based
Our culture desperately needs spaces where it is safe to feel your sorrow and the weight of the weary world. Come sing through the small and large griefs in your life and give them space to breathe and heal.
Immersive Embodiment: The Rihanna Vinyasa Edition w/ Vani and Ray
Saturday, November 14th | 5-7 pm | $40 or $75 for two people
Rihanna-themed yoga? Yeah, we said it! Vani and Ray are inspired by Rihanna’s authenticity, her empowered femininity, the embodiment she exudes as an unapologetic artist, entrepreneur, and immigrant who also shares Vani’s Guyanese heritage.
Yess Yoga en español w/ Sofia
Sunday, November 15th | 11:30-12:30 pm | Free
Una vez más, Yess Yoga ofrecerá clases gratuitas de yoga en español. ¡Todas las personas son bienvenidas!
Ven si eres hablante nativo de español. Ven si estás aprendiendo español. ¡Ven si simplemente quieres probar algo nuevo!
Las clases serán de vinyasa flow, perfectas para principiantes, un domingo al mes de 11:30 a. m. a 12:30 p.m.
Se proporcionarán tapetes y accesorios de yoga si los necesitas.
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Once again, Yess Yoga will be offering free Yoga in Spanish classes. All are welcome. Come if you’re a native Spanish speaker. Come if you’re learning Spanish. Come if you just want to try something new! Classes will be a vinyasa flow welcome to beginners, one Sunday a month from 11:30 to 12:30.
Yoga mats and props will be provided if necessary.
Sound Bath w/ Michele
Sunday, November 22nd | 7-8 pm | $20 or $40 for two people
According to yogic philosophy, liberation comes when the mind can be directed and one’s inner light takes the lead. Paying attention to the activity of our senses is one way to direct the mind, and hearing is one of the 5 primary human senses. When we become fully aware of our hearing sense, with a heart of curiosity, we can decrease the tendency of the mind to act as master. Further, therapeutic sound has a unique ability to call forth the parasympathetic nervous response, as the ears are a seat for this part of our nervous system. The parasympathetic nervous response brings forth the feelings and sensations of relaxation, restoration and rejuvenation. In a world that largely activates only our sympathetic nervous responses, therapeutic sound is so incredibly needed right now. Therapeutic sound can entrain the mind’s vibration into one of steadiness and directability.
In these monthly workshops, we will start with restorative breathwork that fses on lengthening the exhale, which is another way that yogic philosophy says will mold the mind into a more redirectable form. Then we will move into relaxation within the vibrations of therapeutic sound. The instruments of gongs, crystal sound bowls, and drums will be used to create these therapeutic sounds.
No previous experience needed. Please wear comfortable clothing. If you are prone to headaches, please bring a head covering (beanie, hat, bandana, etc). Minimum age requirement is 11 years old.
Yoga with Live Cello (slow flow and restorative yoga) w/ Halen and Allegra
Saturday, November 28th | 7-8:15 pm | Sliding scale: $20-$40
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Proceeds will be donated to local mutual aid efforts supporting our Minneapolis community.
Join us for a gentle slow flow and restorative yoga practice accompanied by the rich, grounding sound of live cello. Together we’ll breathe, soften, and reconnect—with ourselves, with our bodies, and with one another.
Our community has been holding a great deal. Whether you’re carrying stress, grief, burnout, or simply longing for a quiet place to land, you are welcome here. This evening is an opportunity to slow down, reconnect, and remember that healing happens not only within us, but between us.
Becoming Real: A New Year Retreat for Turbulent Times w/ Keri Mangis, E-RYT, CAP
January 22-24| Times listed below | $250 ($200 if you register before Dec 1)
*Includes a complimentary signed copy of The Essential Ingredient: Remaking Ourselves in Times of Crisis.
Before your new year’s intention fades, find out whose intention it really is.
January is the season of new intentions, or sankalpas. We name what we’re ready to release and commit to who we want to become. Yet by late January, even our best-laid intentions begin to slip, and too often we blame ourselves. Perhaps the trouble lies in the intention itself. Maybe it was never ours at all, only an idea of growth or improvement handed down by culture or family.
This weekend makes room to sort what was handed to you from what is truly yours. From there, you can set an intention that rises from your highest self.
Through teaching, guided reflection, journaling, meditation, and gentle movement, you’ll look at what you’ve been carrying out of duty, obligation, or habit, and begin to set some of it down. With that space cleared, you’ll start reclaiming what you traded away to fit in: a dream, a talent, a part of your personality you learned to keep quiet. You’ll have quiet time for journaling and reflection within the support of a supportive community, sharing only what you choose.
Becoming Real is built on Keri’s new book, The Essential Ingredient: Remaking Ourselves in Times of Crisis, winner of the 2026 Big Book Award Gold Medal for Mind, Body & Spirit. Each participant will receive a signed copy, so the work can continue long after the weekend ends.
The title comes from The Velveteen Rabbit. The stuffed rabbit became real only after years of being dragged through the mud and loved threadbare. Deep change usually asks the same of us.
The weekend follows the three stages that alchemists used as a map of transformation. In falling apart, what no longer serves breaks down, and many people arrive already in this stage. Reflecting is the middle time of sorting through what remains and gathering back what was lost.
In coming together, we celebrate who we’re becoming and leave with practical ways to stay true to that self in everyday life.
Why It Begins at Yess
This journey needs a special container: one of honesty, safety, inclusion, and care. As a member of the community, Keri has experienced all of these at Yess, and knows it’s the right place to begin.
As the inaugural group, you’ll also help shape the retreat. Throughout the weekend, Keri will invite your feedback on the timing, structure, and balance of the sessions, and on what would make it stronger. The inaugural price reflects that partnership.
The Weekend at a Glance
Friday, 7:00–9:00 pm: Whose Life Is This?
Saturday, 9:30 am–12:00 pm: The Loss of the Known
Saturday, 1:30–4:30 pm: Living Between Stories
Sunday, 9:30 am–12:00 pm: Becoming Real
What You’ll Experience
- Teaching on the three stages, a map for recognizing where you are in your own transformation
- Guided reflection on the beliefs, habits, and cultural myths you inherited
- Journaling practices that bring hidden patterns into the open
- Gentle shadow work and soul retrieval, to welcome back parts of yourself you learned to hide
- Meditation and yin yoga, so insight settles into the body as well as the mind
Community circles with others asking the same questions
You’ll Leave With
- Groundedness, and a renewed connection with your true self
- A working map of the three stages, and a clear sense of where you stand
- Awareness of the conditioning that has shaped your choices
- A beginning practice in shadow work and soul retrieval
- Simple tools for staying steady through ongoing uncertainty
- A sankalpa for 2027 that is truly your own
- A signed copy of The Essential Ingredient
About Keri
Keri Mangis, E-RYT, Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, is a spiritual teacher with more than 20 years of experience. Most recently, she has studied Jungian psychology, archetypes, and sacred rites of passage. She is a TEDx speaker and the author of Embodying Soul: A Return to Wholeness and The Essential Ingredient: Remaking Ourselves in Times of Crisis.
Who This Is For
Anyone in the middle of transition: a divorce, an empty nest, a role that ended. Or anyone who feels stuck in the status quo, frustrated, and sensing there’s more within them ready to be born. Come as you are. No background in yoga, alchemy, or depth psychology is needed.
We are so excited to welcome you to a Yess Yoga special offering or training. We have a 48 hr cancellation policy. Please email [email protected] if you no longer can make it to the workshop you signed up for. If you are unable to attend class or email after 48 hours to the start of the workshop, a credit(s) will be deducted from your account.
Thank you
Yess Yoga