Bodywork for Collective Liberation
Thursday, October 19th | 7:30-8:30 pm | Free
Sonic Reiki w/ luci smith *aka mmluci*
Saturday, October 3rd | 6-8 pm | Sliding Scale: donation suggestion $10-$40
Reiki is traditionally directed through touch, with practitioners placing hands in alignment with the 7 chakras to channel unversal life force energy to the person receiving it. For this workshop, DJ, producer, sound collage artist and reiki practitioner luci smith *aka mmluci* will expand on this practice and channel reiki through sound, utilizing a hybrid setup of machine instruments and layered tracks to immerse attendees in richly textural ambient atmospheres that align with each chakra.
Imagine the immersive, sound-centered quality of a deep listening session and the tranquility of a sound bath combined with the spiritual, emotional and physical benefits of reiki as it is channeled and sent with the physical sound waves.
Attendees can expect to lay on a mat with props and blankets for comfort and experience a 75 minute session, pushed through a full spectrum 4-point sound system, that will move deliberately through articulately sculpted sonic atmospheres aligned with each of the 7 chakras.
This practice will promote deep relaxation, spiritual and emotional attunement, and push the boundaries of what a group reiki experience can feel like. This will be an immensely unique and powerfully healing communal experience that is not to be missed.
Yoga with Live Cello (slow flow and restorative yoga) w/ Halen and Allegra
Saturday, October 24th | 2-3:15 pm | Sliding scale: $20-$40
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Fifty percent of 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.
Acupuncture and Yoga with Tatum
Sunday, October 4th | 2-4 pm | $40 or $75 for two people
Chinese Medicine follows a cycle that contains five phases. Similar to seasons in nature and life, each phase evolves into the next on a loop, forever. The Metal Phase (or element) is seen in a late autumn afternoon, the experience of winding down, sap returning to the roots of a tree, harvest and grief.
During this workshop, licensed acupuncturist and yoga teacher, Tatum Fjerstad, will share the various ways this element shows up in our lives and how to provide it with the care it deserves. After this discussion, she will lead you through a yin yoga practice and a long rest, during which you can choose to receive acupuncture in 5 points.
Pre-registration is required.
Yess Yoga en español w/ Diane
Sunday, October 25th | 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.
Rewire & Renew: A 2-Hour Kundalini Yoga Workshop for Mental Clarity & Nervous System Resilience w/ Michele
Sunday, November 1st | 12-2 pm | $35 or $60 for two people
Transform your relationship with stress and reclaim control over a hyperactive mind in this immersive 2-hour deep dive. Designed as an accelerated masterclass, this workshop condenses the core principles of nervous system regulation into a single, high-impact experience. Employing targeted kriyas (exercise sets) from the Kundalini Yoga tradition, you will clear mental fog, cleanse your lens, and reboot your sympathetic nervous system. In a short amount of time, Kundalini Yoga, often called the “Yoga of Awareness, brings you face to face with your mind, so that you can size it up and remind it that it is not in charge. Once you can do this, then you can direct the mind where you want, and become one with your very breath and existence. This is meditation, and this is the true meaning of yoga. This workshop is especially suited for people dealing with burnout, fatigue, and impaired concentration, and it is suitable for all experience levels—no prior Kundalini Yoga background required. Bring a water bottle, a yoga mat, and an open mind. Class will end with a Gong relaxation, so please bring a head covering (hat, bandana, beanie, etc).
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.
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.
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.
Sound Bath w/ Michele
Sunday, August 25th | 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.
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