POP UP SERIES: INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF PRANAYAMA
with Olga Boggio
In Studio Only
remaining Fridays: March 13, 20
5:30 - 6:30pm
Discover the foundational techniques of Pranayama (the ancient yogic practice of controlling and extending the breath). In this introductory series, you will learn how to properly regulate your breath to improve lung capacity, enhance focus, and manage emotional balance. Perfect for anyone looking to deepen their yoga practice or improve overall well-being.
“ Life is the period between one breath and the next. A person who only half breathes, only half lives” - Hatha Yoga Pratipika
For more information, read this interview of Dr. Geeta S. Iyengar by Lois Steinberg.
EXTENDED PRACTICE: YIN FOR DEEP AWARENESS
with Emily Hyland
In Studio + Livestream
Sunday, March 15 | 12:15 - 3:15pm
Join Emily for this beloved bi-annual YogaSource ritual with extra time for an enriching afternoon of yin. This three hour dive into the quietude of your somatic space offers a chance to listen in & deepen your relationship with what's alive inside. The first two hours of practice will be yin--interwoven with moments of breathwork, meditation, readings of poetry, & optional journaling. The last portion of class will include supportive restorative poses that transition into a long savasana. Bring your journal! All levels of experience welcome!
SPRING EQUINOX RITUAL + FLOW
with Abby Dobbs
In Studio Only
Saturday, March 21 | 3:30 - 5:30pm
One of the most potent ways that we can empower ourselves is by grounding into the rhythms of nature. The Spring Equinox marks the moment when we finally begin to be blessed with longer days than nights. Traditionally, this energetic shift is a time to consider what we want to plant and invest our energy into to create our most aligned life. Creating ritual around the seasons helps us to live more authentically. Join Abby for this special event where, together, we will honor and celebrate the energy of rebirth and renewal that is heralded by the Equinox.
Our circle will open with a discussion of the energetics and particular astrological alignment of the Spring Equinox. Then, we will ground into the present moment, center into ourselves, and invoke the support of our guides and ancestors. We'll move through a yoga practice that will weave together pranayama, somatic movement, hatha flow, and guided visualization to empower and connect you with your heart and spirit. Each person will have the opportunity to pull an Oracle Card and do some journaling to clarify their unique intention for the upcoming season.
Bring a journal, pen, and anything sacred that you want to charge up on our communal altar.
WINTER THERAPEUTICS SERIES
with Rebecca Hooper
In Studio Only
remaining dates: Sunday, March 22
2:00 - 4:00pm
March 22: Neck & Shoulder Therapy
The neck and shoulders bridge the intelligence of the head with the wisdom of the heart. This workshop will explore asana adaptations to restore balance in the upper spine, shoulder girdle and neck. All are welcome.
THERAPEUTIC BREATHWORK WORKSHOP
with Lauren Morlock
In Studio Only
Sunday, March 22 | 5:30 - 7:00pm
Therapeutic Breathwork, or Conscious Connected Breathing is a practice developed to bring about deep change. By facilitating movement through the different kinds of repression that limit our ability to fully experience life; breathwork works to identify and integrate both the physical and psychic parts of ourselves. Modern trauma research confirms that repression lives in the body, on a deep level, sometimes hard to find; even in the most dedicated efforts to diagnose and treat.
This style of Breathwork is akin to holotropic breathing; holotropic meaning “moving towards wholeness”. It is an active meditation, with the breath, that brings us into an expanded state of consciousness. In a cyclic, slightly-faster-than-normal-paced breathing pattern, we breathe to a set of curated musical accompaniment that supports and augments the experience.Therapeutic Breathwork is an effective and powerful tool for exploring ourselves; traversing the emotional, physical, and energetic bodies. This conscious practice allows what may be buried in the psyche, or embedded within the structure of the body, to arise and be processed in a safe and supportive container. It allows us to be in our bodies; held in a space of radical presence and Self-nurturing.
Oftentimes we are left feeling lighter, spacious, grounded and aligned after the session. Breathwork is a powerful and accessible tool for those of us who struggle with anxiety, stress, depression, substance use, pain, grief, trauma, insomnia, and more. It is also a great tool for encountering the Self, ever-more intimately, while building self-love, agency, and empowerment. I’ve experienced Breathwork transform many lives, as it has my own.
IREST YOGA NIDRA: 10 STEPS TO DEEP EASE, REST, + CONNECTION
with Lisa Feder
In Studio Only
Sunday, April 19 | 2:00 - 4:00pm
Join Lisa Feder, Certified iRest teacher for an afternoon of contemplation and deep rest.
iRest is a meditation practice based on the ancient tradition of Yoga Nidra and adapted to suit the conditions of modern life. When practiced regularly - little and often - iRest enables you to meet each moment of your life with unshakable peace and wellbeing, no matter how challenging or difficult your situation.
Yoga Nidra is a process of meditative self-inquiry informed by the teachings of nonduality. It reminds us that our sense of being a separate entity from everyone and everything - the sense of ‘I’ - is a misperception created by the mind. The term nonduality also refers to the direct, first-hand realization and experience of yourself as undivided nature, or Essential Nature. This merges the human with the sacred, and is practiced in the world, by embracing everything, just as it is, and rejecting nothing.
iRest is a contemporary form of meditative self-inquiry that has been adapted from the ancient practice of Yoga Nidra into a 10 step framework which is simple to learn and easy to practice. In this workshop you will learn the steps and then experience an extended practice, which will leave you feeling deeply restored.
REGENERATIVE + RESTORATIVE AFTERNOON RETREAT
with Melissa Smith
In Studio Only
*next date TBA
Join Melissa Smith, 500 E-RYT and LMHC for an afternoon retreat. Set in our sacred community space at Yoga Source, you’ll experience connection with self and others through an integrated practice that will intertwine mantra, pranayama, and strength building postures with slow transitions adaptive your body’s ability. We will finish with a restorative segment of postures, yoga nidra and collective reflections. The retreat is ideal for all levels of experience.
RASIKA KIRTAN
with Annie Moon + guest musicians
In Studio Only
*next date TBA
To be a Rasika is to be one whom can taste Rasa. Rasa is the mystical nectar of life's beauty that is perceived through observing the arts. In other words, we can enter into a state of divinity through the presence of artistic offerings and by an increased sensitivity to our own personal receptivity.
Please join Annie Moon and special guest musicians on the first Sunday of the month (December 7) for a night of Kirtan at Yoga Source! Kirtan is the practice of Bhakti Yoga, an Indian temple tradition of call and response chanting. This is where we come together to sing the ancient Sanskrit mantras with repetition with group participation. Together we can dissolve into the infinite body of sound by letting our voices ring out in exploration of presence & consciousness. All are welcome! No prior experience is needed.
MUSIC AS MEDICINE: SOUND HEALING JOURNEY
with WalkingStar
In Studio Only
*next Sunday date TBA | 6:00 - 7:15pm
Join WalkingStar for a 75 minute meditative Sound Journey as he opens a portal through sound frequencies to support what you desire for your own healing and relaxation. Release what no longer serves you and usher in more inner peace and love.