Bodywork for Collective Liberation
Thursday, September 24th | 7:30-8:30 pm | Free
Free Monthly Yin Classes for Summer w/ Byrd
Thursday, September 24th | 7:30-8:30 pm | Free
Summer moves fast. Come on in for an hour to slow down and connect with your breath and body. Notice where you’ve been. Notice where you are. Allow gravity. Allow release. Give time to the parts that want a bit of stillness and quiet so that you can continue to be present in this season of heat and movement.
This will be a series of four free Yin classes meeting once a month on the following Thursdays 7:30-8:30pm:
•September 24th
Feel free to come to any or all classes
Yin yoga draws from traditional Chinese medicine in its approach to movement and energy, and it involves longer holds of 1-10 minutes. We use props—blankets, bolsters, and blocks—so you can be supported as you release tension.
Sonic Reiki w/ luci smith *aka mmluci*
Saturday, October 3rd | 6-8 pm | $40 or $75 for two people
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.
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.
Dance for Others: Mutual Aid Event w/ Claire
Friday, October 23rd | 6-7 pm | Sliding scale
Description coming soon
Yess Yoga en español w/ Sofia
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.
Sound Bath w/ Michele
Sunday, October 25th | 7-8 pm | $20
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.
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).
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.
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Yess Yoga