The April Full Moon peaks at 7:49pm, just as we are starting this gathering. The Full Pink Moon signifies that the beautiful energy of renewal and transition has arrived. The earth begins to explode with signs of new life; the tulips and bulbs are opening up, the landscapes are sheathed in a green velvety covering, and animals are exuberantly enjoying their release from the depths of wintertime. Within our own bodies, we are beginning to experience the beautiful anticipation of all that is taking shape in our daily realms. We observe the manifestations that we rested upon during winter coming to life and we enjoy the blessings that accompany them.

At this gathering, we will align with the energy of the full moon so that we may harness the potency of all it has to offer, and notice in our physical/emotional bodies the changes we have experienced in the previous cycle. We will briefly discuss the themes associated with the April Pink Moon, then find our way to a Gentle and Restorative Yoga practice, accompanied by sound bowls.

No previous yoga experience required.

Cost: $25

Learn more about Sabrina at our Teacher Bio Page.

Connect with nature through a series of sensory invitations. We will walk short distances in the forest along the Appalachian Trail. We will end our forest bathing with locally foraged tea and snacks. Finally, we will immerse ourselves in the soothing and restorative sounds of Tibetan bowls.

Participants should bring: 

• Hiking or sturdy comfortable shoes

• Water bottle

• Small backpack

• Cooling towel (optional)

• Hiking poles are recommended (we will have some to lend)

Cost: $37

Lauren Lang is a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide who is trained in Wilderness First Aid. Suzanne Cervarich is an Angel Reiki Master and certified Sound Practitioner. Lauren and Suzanne create peaceful and restorative experiences within nature through sensory immersions which opens space for participants to connect to their inner wisdom.

Meeting spot:

Gathland Trail Start Parking Lot
Parking lot, 1005-1037 Arnoldtown Rd, Jefferson, MD 21755
Click here for a Google Maps link to the location.

Please pre-registration by Saturday, April 20th so we know who is coming and how much supplies to bring.

If you are planning on coming - please fill out this information form/waiver, otherwise, Lauren and Suzanne will email you this to fill out before the event.

This Day-Retreat is FULL. We will be offering another on Saturday, October 12th. Check back next week and there will be more information on the website.

Retreats create a meaningful pause to step out of the day to day responsibilities and reset. Through yoga practices and community connection Machelle and Tara invite you to join us in creating a sacred space to wind down slowly and deeply pause to reveal calm, clarity, and joy. 

In this day-retreat, 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.  

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. 

The combination Gentle Yoga, Yin Yoga and Restorative Yoga will move progressively into a profoundly relaxing afternoon to remember the gift of who you are a little more clearly!  

After our long afternoon practice, we will hold an optional POTLUCK at Machelle’s house for some time to talk, laugh, and foster communication connection.

Cost: $75

Learn more about Tara and Machelle at our Roots & River Yoga Teacher Bio Page.

This Day-Retreat is FULL. Fee free to join the waitlist by following the link below. We will be offering another on Saturday, October 12th. Check back next week and there will be more information on the website.

This Series if FULL. Stay tuned for our next session in late May!

6 Week Series
Fridays, 10:45am-12:00pm
April 12th - May 17th

This Postnatal Yoga class provides a place for moms and babies, newborn to new crawlers, to benefit from practice and connect with women in a similar phase of life.

Each class in the series is 75 minutes with an optional extra 30 minutes of community connection through tea and chatting from 12:00-12:30pm

The yoga portion will include breathing and gentle movement to meet and support your beautiful bodies where they are in the moment. A guided massage and movement for babies will be included in each class. Each practice will end in a relaxing sound healing with crystal singing bowls.

Cost: $108/6 week series

Sabrina found yoga at a time when she was experiencing depression and anxiety and desired to create a new loving relationship with her body and mind. Within a few short months, the breath, movement and intentionality of the practice had a profoundly grounding and uplifting effect on her wellbeing which made a meaningful shift in her life. This made her want to learn more, to share and assist others on their similar journey. Sabrina went on to complete a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) at Life’s Work Yoga in Frederick, MD and is certified in Prenatal/Fertility Yoga.

In-Studio Only

This Series if FULL. Stay tuned for our next session in late May!

Building on the basics, these movements increase the complexity of the practice while still offering multiple options and variations so each person can create the level of challenge and ease that is right for them.

The practice is based on "salutations" and leads students from standing to being down on the floor many times in each class and thus is not recommended for those currently having mobility challenges. This class is perfect for physically active beginners and those with yoga experience.

Mixed Level Flow will be offered In-Studio every Thursday from 8:30-9:30am using a studio class pass or membership.

Learn more about Elaine on our teacher bio page.

5 Week Online Series
Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30pm
April 9th - May 7th

Fondly known as “The 112 Gateways to the Yoga of Wonder and Delight”, The Vijnana Bhairava Tantra or The Radiance Sutras provides us with an alternative to the philosophy and meditation practices in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Rather than suppress the turnings of the mind and deny our desires, this text invites us to access divinity in our embodiment as the key to finding lasting peace. This text assures us that it is possible to find freedom from our sufferings via normal human experiences such as breathing, falling asleep and waking up, being in nature, and making love.

Join us to explore the beauty of these verses that encourage you to befriend the whole of your human experience as a pathway to enlightenment.

Please purchase this version:
The Radiance Sutras translated by Lorin Roche

You do not need to read anything before our first session.

Cost: $90

Tara Lemerise, E-RYT 200/E-RYT 500, was expecting the Ashtanga Yoga Primary series and ended up in a Restorative Yoga class instead. That was her best mistake ever! Tara has been teaching Restorative Yoga since 2005 and has earned Restorative Yoga teaching certificates from Jillian Pransky, Judith Hanson Laster, and Cyndi Lee. She has since trained over 100 yoga teachers in her highly-acclaimed Rest for All: Restorative Yoga Teacher Training. Tara is deeply committed to spreading the word about the power of the down-regulating and healing practices of Restorative Yoga in order to subvert the prevailing capitalist narrative that humans need to be over-worked and under-rested to have value. Learn more about Tara at www.TaraLemeriseYoga.com.

Yoga with Kristina utilizes asana (poses), pranayama (breath), and meditation (introspection). Building on the basics, these practices playfully explore variations in poses while still offering multiple options so that each person can create the level of challenge and ease that is right for them. Salutations lead participants through standing flows and balancing poses. Practice winds down through seated and floor sequences. This class is perfect for physically active beginners and those with yoga experience.

Results may include: physical strength and flexibility, mental clarity and calmness, increased joy and self-love!

Yoga with Kristina will be offered In-Studio every Monday from 6:00-7:00pm using a studio class pass or membership.

The Pink Moon is named for the pops of colors that come along with the first blooms of spring. This beautiful energy of renewal paints the natural world with the tulip buds, green velvety landscapes, and animals emerging from the depths of wintertime. Within our own bodies, we are beginning to experience the beautiful anticipation of manifestations that we rested upon during winter coming to life so we enjoy the blessings that come along with them.

Moon rituals are a magical way to connect with the natural cycles of life and nature. New moons remind us to check in with the parts of ourselves that are expanding and the areas of our lives that are experiencing new beginnings. In yogic philosophy, one big obstacle to letting go of suffering is what lives in our unconsciousness. As the new moon begins in darkness, we can use breath, Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra to explore the parts of us that are in the shadows to bring us into our own light.

Feel free to bring a meaningful item to place on the Moon altar for tonight’s practice. It could be a crystal, a picture, a piece of jewelry, really whatever! Maybe something that inspires aspects of the Pink Moon or something that honors the fullness and wholeness of you and this human experience.

No previous yoga experience required.

Cost: $25

Learn more about Carrie at our Teacher Bio Page.

Phoebe is back in town for the weekend and want to share a special evening with you!

Root into the energy of springtime with Phoebe through the joy of Restorative Yoga and the healing sounds of crystal singing bowls. In this gathering, we will move through long-held passive postures using the support of props to create a deeply restful feeling in the body. This practice nourishes the nervous system by lowering the heart rate and allowing the body to enter into "rest and digest".

During each long-held posture, Phoebe will play chakra-tuned crystal singing bowls to carry you off on a mystical journey through the inner landscape within, and will end with a calming savasana mantra.

This workshop is for all levels of practitioners and you are encouraged to come with an open mind. Dress in comfy and warm clothes. Feel free to bring any other comfort items that would serve you in this practice, such as props from home, crystals, intention cards, or a journal and pen to write down any reflections that you may have during your practice.

Cost: $30

Phoebe’s incorporates her love of music, mantra, sound healing, and native flute into her class offerings. She encourages students to approach yoga with a joyful curiosity through creative sequencing, weaving together the beautiful mystery of our yoga practice together in group, as well as the mystical nature of our own existence and energetic subtle bodies. She is a lifelong student that is committed to supporting others through the practice of movement meditations and building a connected and uplifting community.

The Crow Moon is named for the time of the year when much of nature starts to come alive again. The crows start to use their voice more, earthworms begin to emerge from the ground, and robins are singing their songs. As humans, we are invited to start to emerge from the quieter times of winter with qualities of curiosity and exploration. With the Full Moon in Leo, we are invited to examine our relationships and where they might need some attention to bring them into their full potential.

At this gathering, we will align with the energy of this full moon as a community by weaving the themes into a practice of qi gong, Yin Yoga, and Restorative Yoga. Moon rituals are a magical way to connect with the natural cycles of life and nature. Full moons are a great way to honor our own fullness and wholeness as humans while we receive the wisdom from our Grandmother Moon. Let's honor and release what is no longer serving us to make space for what comes next.

Feel free to bring a meaningful item to place on the Moon altar for tonight’s practice. It could be a crystal, a picture, a piece of jewelry, really whatever! Maybe something that inspires aspects of the Crow Moon or something that honors the fullness and wholeness of you and this human experience.

No previous yoga experience required.

Cost: $25

Learn more about Carrie at our Teacher Bio Page.

6 Week Online Series
March 27th - May 1st
Wednesdays, 6:00-7:15pm

Join birth and postpartum doula Rebecca Henry for her unique 6-week Online Prenatal Yoga Series that is an exciting and innovated collaboration between Roots & River Yoga and Lighthouse Yoga Center in Washington, DC.

Prenatal yoga is not just a regular yoga class adapted for pregnant people. At a time when everything is changing in your body, prenatal yoga helps moms-to-be reconnect with and build body awareness, stretch, strengthen and release the muscles most easily affected by pregnancy and foster a greater understanding of what is happening with our bodies during pregnancy and childbirth.

This series will give moms a chance to foster a sense of community with other moms, explore techniques for preparing for and coping with labor and help make space for baby to turn into optimal position for labor and birth. Each class will explore a different element of pregnancy, labor and/or childbirth, building knowledge and bodily awareness for this important time in your life!

Open to all stages of pregnancy and all levels of yoga experience. Accommodations will be provided for injuries or special conditions. However, if in doubt, we recommend that you consult your physician before signing up.

Cost: $108/6 week series

Learn more about Rebecca at our Teacher Bio Page.

This series is offered online only. Join LIVE at class time or wait for the recording to enjoy at your own convenience. The LIVE link will arrive in your in-box One (1) hour before each class
The recording link will be sent on Friday afternoons (less than 48 hours after each Wednesday class).

The pelvic floor is a complex network of muscles, connective tissue, nerves, and other soft tissues that sits in the bottom of the pelvis. The pelvic floor muscles play an integral role in sphincter function (bowel and bladder control), sexual appreciation, postural stability, and pelvic organ support.

Unfortunately, pelvic floor dysfunction has been radically normalized in our society. Many will shrug off their leaking when they cough, laugh, or sneeze because it's deeply ingrained that this is a rite of passage as we age or become new mothers. The signs of pelvic floor dysfunction span far beyond urinary leaking and can include: pelvic organ prolapse, constipation, fecal incontinence, urinary urgency, tailbone pain, and chronic pelvic pain conditions all have some kind of underlying pelvic floor dysfunction.

When we complain to a medical provider about a pelvic floor problem, often we are told to "Do our kegels.” The reality is that the pelvic floor is only part of a very complex movement and pressure management system. For this reason, kegels alone will never be the solution to pelvic floor dysfunction.

Join us for a 3-hour, in-depth look at the pelvic floor muscles and the various other parts of the human body that play a role in pelvic floor muscle function and pelvic health. We will explore how the breath, spine, hips, thorax, and feet all play a role in what's happening at the pelvic floor to lay a preliminary framework for optimizing pelvic health.

We will explore basic breath work and movement principles as they pertain to optimizing one's pelvic health.

This workshop is open to all people, as all bodies have a pelvic floor. Please come with an open mind, as we will be spending a lot of time talking about this intimate area of the body!

Cost: $55

Emily Priestas, PT, DPT, OCS, PRPC, CMTPT/DN  is the owner and founder of Paradigm Pelvic Health & Wellness. She is a physical therapist with a board certification in orthopedics and subspecialty in pelvic health. Dr. Priestas is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, The Academy of Pelvic Health, and the Global Pelvic Health Alliance. 

In addition to her clinical time, she is adjunct faculty for the Marshall University Doctor of Physical Therapy program, teaching the pelvic health curriculum to the University’s 3rd year PT students. Dr. Priestas has a passion for introducing the niche practice of pelvic health to future physical therapists, emphasizing that pelvic floor physical therapy is a subspecialty of orthopaedic physical therapy.

Dr. Priestas is highly skilled in the assessment and management of patients with the following diagnoses: Chronic pelvic pain, interstitial cystitis, pudendal neuralgia, urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, vulvodynia, and more. She is experienced in treating both the female and male pelvic floor. As an orthopaedic clinical specialist, Dr. Priestas is devoted to looking beyond the pelvic floor to identify the “Why?” behind someone’s diagnosis. Currently, Dr. Priestas is involved in research activity identifying the biopsychosocial ramifications of stress urinary incontinence in elite gymnasts.

Cosmic Flow combines Yoga Nidra with Vinyasa Yoga to produce an extraordinary psychophysical experience that’s both invigorating and restorative. This workshop is suitable for all levels of practitioners and includes a talk about the origins, nature, and benefits of ‘mystic slumber,’ a Cosmic Flow practice, and time for journaling and discussion about what you experienced.

The Cosmic Flow practice consists of an extended centering meditation that will guide you to your own unique inner space and establish the theme of the practice, a seamless transition into a flowing asana sequence, and a long guided savasana that will induce a state of deep relaxation and elevated awareness.

Designed for stress-reduction, clarity of thought, physical rejuvenation, and spiritual illumination, this workshop will leave you feeling as ethereal and brilliant as a ray of light.

Cost: $35

Hari-kirtana das is a yoga teacher, author, and mentor who guides people on journeys of self-discovery and personal transformation. A lifelong student of bhakti-yoga philosophy, Hari-kirtana has lived in devotional ashrams and intentional communities, worked for Fortune 500 companies and Silicon Valley start-ups, and brings a wide range of scriptural knowledge and life experience to his classes, workshops, and courses.

In addition to a lifetime of practice, Hari-kirtana has an 800-hour yoga teacher certification from the Jivamukti Yoga School and has been teaching yoga and meditation classes for the past 14 years. He's on the faculty of numerous Yoga Teacher Training programs, offers various workshops and courses throughout the year, and is a frequent contributor to forums and magazines about the enduring relevance of yoga’s ancient wisdom to life in the modern world.

You can learn more about Hari-kirtana by visiting his website: https://hari-kirtana.com/.

The Spring, or Vernal Equinox is an astronomical event that has been honored in some form in every nation and culture since ancient times. The word Equinox is derived from the Latin aequus meaning equal and nox meaning night. On Tuesday, March 19th, 11:06pm ET marks the moment when the sun sits directly over the Earth’s equator as it moves northward, ushering the northern hemisphere into the season of spring.

Come honor the Spring Equinox with Amy Lefebvre and Machelle Lee in an evening cultivating stillness, peace and ritual through Restorative Yoga and Sound Healing.  Enjoy a cup of tea and a spring treat.

Gather some comfy blankets and props and grow quiet and soft in your body and mind as Machelle guides you in restful Restorative Yoga while you are immersed in the healing vibrational tones of Amy’s singing crystal bowls.

During the practice and sound bath, there will be minimal instruction when shifting poses so that each person can fall into that liminal space, soften the talkative mind down to a whisper, and receive some recalibration and healing.

This Spring Equinox ritual will provide you with an opportunity to connect in meaningful conversation, relax and reflect, clear out energies that do not serve you, and make space for creating loving intention for the year to come. From the space of deep rest and stillness will come renewal.

Cost: $30

Amy and Machelle have been collaborating in many ways since the incarnation of Roots & River Yoga, even down to our beloved logo, which Machelle imagined and Amy brought to life. Machelle is the studio’s founder and has been teaching yoga for three decades, of which 18 years she has specialized in Yin Yoga. Amy is a sought after tattoo artist working at American Tattoo in Brunswick, MD. She has found sound and vibrational healing to be a powerful tool in her own self-care and has given her heart to learning and sharing this ancient healing art.

In-Studio

You will be guided towards self-reflection and connection with the forest under the energy of the moonlit sky during this 2-mile out and back hike. We will enjoy hot tea, hot chocolate, and snacks at the top as we take in the views of the Potomac River. Then we will settle in to listen to the healing vibrations of Tibetan Bowls. Finally, we will hike down to complete our adventure.

Participants should wear/bring: 

• Comfortable layers, including warm hat and gloves

• Hiking or sturdy comfortable shoes

• Water bottle and insulated mug 

• Small backpack

• Headlamp or small flashlight (with red light if you have one)

• Hiking poles are recommended (we will have some to lend)

Cost: $39

Lauren Lang is a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide who is trained in Wilderness First Aid. Suzanne Cervarich is an Angel Reiki Master and certified Sound Practitioner. Lauren and Suzanne create peaceful and restorative experiences within nature through sensory immersions which opens space for participants to connect to their inner wisdom.

Meeting spot:

Weverton Cliffs Parking Lot, Weverton Cliffs Road, Knoxville, Md. (Just off Route 67 near Route 340).
Click here for a Google Maps link to the location.

Space is Limited.
Pre-Registration by Friday, March 15th is Required.

If you are planning on coming - please fill out this
information form/waiver, otherwise, Lauren and Suzanne will email you this to fill out before the event.

Sound healing creates an environment where your body can relax, release and receive. As your body is immersed in vibrations from crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, drumming, rattles and chimes, you enter into a deep state of rest and rejuvenation. These sacred frequencies interact with your energy field, your chakras are cleansed of imbalances and activated with divine love. You attune to the healing frequencies which facilitates the release of subconscious wounds and allows for deep cellular nourishment.

Sound healing reduces physical and emotional stress as well as pain and mind chatter. It helps those who struggle with traditional meditation, as the harmonic sounds help to turn off your thinking brain and guide you into a deep brainwave state where healing and insights can arise. Sound baths are a powerful way to align, uplift and enliven yourself!

Cost: $30

Heather of Quantum Radiance Healing is an energy healer and sound alchemist. Combining her knowledge of neuroscience and vibrational healing with her spiritual wisdom, she creates medicine music that takes you on a healing journey. Heather has also developed her own unique method of energy healing that works with various layers of your energy body and "etheric brain". She is an intuitive channel for Spirit and offers oracle card readings as well. Heather is passionate about helping beings connect more deeply to their luminous nature.

In-Studio

Four (4) Week Virtual Series
Mondays, March 11th - April 8th
7:00-8:15pm
Zoom link is emailed to you 1 hour before each class

When we say we are hamstrung by something, we mean severely restricted in our ability to feel successful. It’s not a coincidence that if you are feeling tightly bound emotionally or physically, meeting seemingly insurmountable obstacles on your path to what you want, working on your hamstrings can help!

Visibility coach Melody Klemin and yoga teacher Tara Lemerise are teamed up once again to offer you a unique coaching and yoga series designed to help you tune in to the truth of the body and take skillful action to move forward.

Melody’s expert coaching will guide you to a deeper engagement with the things that are holding you back and help you access a sense of inner support to move through the obstacles you encounter.

The yoga portion of each class, led by Tara, will be mostly done in seated and reclining positions, focusing on releasing your tight hamstrings and inner thighs, glutes and outer hips, quads and hip flexors.

All bodies are welcome! No yoga or previous experience with coaching is required.

Note: there is no class on March 25

Zoom links for the LIVE class will be emailed one (1) hour before each class starts. Join online at class time or wait for a recording. This series will be recorded and recording-links will be share with all participants to be enjoyed for 30 days.

Cost: $80

The Crow Moon, named after the time of the year when much of nature starts to come alive again. The crows start to use their voice more, earthworms begin to emerge from the ground, and robins are singing their songs. As humans, we are invited to start to emerge from the quieter times of winter with qualities of curiosity and exploration. With the New Moon in Pisces, the moon's energy helps us go deep into our imagination and enhance our intuition.

Moon rituals are a magical way to connect with the natural cycles of life and nature. New moons remind us to check in with the parts of ourselves that are expanding and the areas of our lives that are experiencing new beginnings. In yogic philosophy, one big obstacle to letting go of suffering is what lives in our unconsciousness. As the new moon begins in darkness, we can use breath, Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra to explore the parts of us that are in the shadows to bring us into our own light.

Feel free to bring a meaningful item to place on the Moon altar. It could be a crystal, a picture, a piece of jewelry, really whatever! Maybe something that inspires aspects of the Crow Moon or something that honors your shadow self.

No previous yoga experience required.

Cost: $25

Learn more about Carrie at our Teacher Bio Page.

6 Week Series
March 6th - April 10th
Wednesdays 12:00-1:00pm

Shake off Winter’s heaviness with a gentle, dynamic workout that wakes all 650 muscles out of hibernation!

*Increase Energy
*Rejuvenate Your Joints
*Shed Feelings of Heaviness
*Rebalance Your Brain and Body

This Spring series introduces a variety of rebalancing and rejuvenating techniques - joint movement, fascial rehydration, neuromuscular reflex activation, strengthening, and cardiovascular stimulation - to ease you painlessly into the more rigorous demands of summer.

Spring Series: 6 Weeks

Week 1: Joint Mobilization and Pain Relief
Week 2: Shrug off Shoulder and Neck Pain and Tension
Week 3: Spine Release and Rebalance (for Lower Back Pain)
Week 4: Spring in you Step (Feet and Balance)
Weeks 5&6: Heating up and Pickup up the Tempo (Cardio)

Essentrics® is a low-impact, dynamic movement system which uses all 650 muscles in a single, short workout. Based on the strengthening aspects of ballet, the flowing movements of Tai Chi and the techniques of physiotherapy it is accessible to all ages, fitness levels, and genders. Essentrics® meets you where you are by rebalancing all of your muscles to eliminate pain, increase strength and flexibility, improve balance, body awareness, build endurance, cardiovascular and brain health. The most lasting and noticeable benefits of Essentrics® are increased energy, strength, body control, mobility, and functionality for total liberation!

Cost: $90

With a variety of aches, pains, injuries, and illnesses from a lifetime of overtraining, Anne retired as a professional acrobat and circus performer and dedicated herself to helping others achieve lives free of aches, pains, injuries, and imbalance.

The goal in circus performance is to provoke awe and wonder in the abilities of the human body, and in the magic of the human spirit.  After a career of doing just that,  it now seems more appropriate to guide people towards developing awe and wonder in the abilities of their own miraculous bodies and minds.  While Anne has been certified over the years as a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, yoga instructor, Ayurvedic counselor, and circus coach, it was not until she was introduced to Essentrics® while performing in a circus show in Toronto, Canada, that she got serious about bringing this amazing modality to others. She developed Super 650 as a hybrid of Essentrics, personal training, ballet, and Tai Chi and other modalities in a dynamic but low impact approach to the whole body. Although she was a tight wire walker and foot juggler for 30 years, it is through Super 360 that she finally feels balance.

Do you want to shake up your life and create real change? If so, Kundalini Yoga is for you!

Kundalini yoga aims to awaken bodily and cosmic energy with breath, sound and movement. The ancient yogis referred to a dormant energy at the base of the spine, and sought to awaken this Kundalini energy from the lowest chakra, guiding it through the sushumna central channel to unite with the absolute consciousness in the crown chakra.

Every Kundalini class will provide you with a different experience. Classes are sometimes vigorous and energetic, other times more meditative, but always an adventure. The goal is not perfection, but rather to allow yourself to experience this powerful healing practice.

Kundalini Yoga will be offered online every Saturday from 10:15-11:30am using a studio class pass or membership. Zoom links for the classes will be emailed 1 hour before the start time.

Manju Sadarangani teaches Kundalini and Nidra yoga at Lighthouse Yoga Center in Washington DC. Bringing her journey as an artist and diplomat to her classes, her yoga practice is grounded in a desire for equity, justice, emotional and mental well-being. She brings a spirit of play, body positivity and radical self-love to classes.

Born in India to a yoga-teacher mother, Manju resists the problematic cultural appropriation surrounding yoga and is committed to authenticity in the studio. She connects deeply with the feminist Advaita philosophical foundations of yoga. She relishes creating a safe space for all using pranayam, color, naad, and mantra in her classes.

Manju invites you to consider yoga as a tool to recharge, resist and rebel.

5 Week Online Series
Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30pm
February 28th - March 27th

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali have arguably become the most influential text to modern yoga. But why? You've seen these pithy lines as captions on instagram posts but what does this text REALLY say about yoga as a philosophy, practice, and lifestyle? The ethical guidelines of yoga, the end goal of yoga practice, distractions and the obstacles, and what we can expect when near enlightenment… It’s all here! Join The Yoga Sutras Book club to read and discuss all of this and more! You'll feel right at home with your fellow nerdy, curious, and kind-hearted seekers in fun, deep, lively discussions of this seminal text.

Please purchase this version:
The Yoga Sutras translated by Alistair Shearer

You do not need to read anything before our first session.

Cost: $90

Tara Lemerise, E-RYT 200/E-RYT 500, was expecting the Ashtanga Yoga Primary series and ended up in a Restorative Yoga class instead. That was her best mistake ever! Tara has been teaching Restorative Yoga since 2005 and has earned Restorative Yoga teaching certificates from Jillian Pransky, Judith Hanson Laster, and Cyndi Lee. She has since trained over 100 yoga teachers in her highly-acclaimed Rest for All: Restorative Yoga Teacher Training. Tara is deeply committed to spreading the word about the power of the down-regulating and healing practices of Restorative Yoga in order to subvert the prevailing capitalist narrative that humans need to be over-worked and under-rested to have value. Learn more about Tara at www.TaraLemeriseYoga.com.

The Zoom link for these gatherings will be emailed to you one (1) hour before each class.

This Day Retreat is FULL… but we are offering it again on Saturday, April 20th. Follow this link to learn more.

Retreats create a meaningful pause to step out of the day to day responsibilities and reset. Through yoga practices and community connection Machelle and Tara invite you to join us in creating a sacred space to wind down slowly and deeply pause to reveal calm, clarity, and joy. 

In this day-retreat, 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.  

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. 

The combination Gentle Yoga, Yin Yoga and Restorative Yoga will move progressively into a profoundly relaxing afternoon to remember the gift of who you are a little more clearly!  

After our long afternoon practice, we will hold an optional POTLUCK at Machelle’s house for some time to talk, laugh, and foster communication connection.

Cost: $65

Learn more about Tara and Machelle at our Roots & River Yoga Teacher Bio Page.

The Snow Moon, named for the time with the largest amount of snowfall in the northern hemisphere and some of the coldest days. February’s moon is also known as the Storm Moon describing what can be a time of harsh weather conditions. This cycle invites us to linger in the pause as our roots continue to be nourished, as Spring will be arriving soon. 

At this gathering, we will align with the energy of this full moon as a community by weaving the themes into a practice of qi gong, Yin Yoga, and Restorative Yoga. Moon rituals are a magical way to connect with the natural cycles of life and nature. Full moons are a great way to honor our own fullness and wholeness as humans while we receive the wisdom from our Grandmother Moon. Let's honor and release what is no longer serving us to make space for what comes next.

No previous yoga experience required.

Cost: $25

Learn more about Carrie at our Teacher Bio Page.

Join us in-studio to explore the meanings of the moon and celebrate your place in the cycle of ritual and reverence with nature’s rhythms.

4 Week Series
Fridays, 10:45am-12:00pm
February 23rd - March 15th

This Postnatal Yoga class provides a place for moms and babies, newborn to new crawlers, to benefit from practice and connect with women in a similar phase of life.

Each class in the series is 75 minutes with an optional extra 30 minutes of community connection through tea and chatting from 12:00-12:30pm.

The yoga portion will include breathing and gentle movement to meet and support your beautiful bodies where they are in the moment. A guided massage and movement for babies will be included in each class. Each practice will end in a relaxing sound healing with crystal singing bowls.

Cost: $72/4 week series

Sabrina found yoga at a time when she was experiencing depression and anxiety and desired to create a new loving relationship with her body and mind. Within a few short months, the breath, movement and intentionality of the practice had a profoundly grounding and uplifting effect on her wellbeing which made a meaningful shift in her life. This made her want to learn more, to share and assist others on their similar journey. Sabrina went on to complete a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) at Life’s Work Yoga in Frederick, MD and is certified in Prenatal/Fertility Yoga.

In-Studio Only

Sound healing creates an environment where your body can relax, release and receive. As your body is immersed in vibrations from crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, drumming, rattles and chimes, you enter into a deep state of rest and rejuvenation. These sacred frequencies interact with your energy field, your chakras are cleansed of imbalances and activated with divine love. You attune to the healing frequencies which facilitates the release of subconscious wounds and allows for deep cellular nourishment.

Sound healing reduces physical and emotional stress as well as pain and mind chatter. It helps those who struggle with traditional meditation, as the harmonic sounds help to turn off your thinking brain and guide you into a deep brainwave state where healing and insights can arise. Sound baths are a powerful way to align, uplift and enliven yourself!

Cost: $30

Heather of Quantum Radiance Healing is an energy healer and sound alchemist. Combining her knowledge of neuroscience and vibrational healing with her spiritual wisdom, she creates medicine music that takes you on a healing journey. Heather has also developed her own unique method of energy healing that works with various layers of your energy body and "etheric brain". She is an intuitive channel for Spirit and offers oracle card readings as well. Heather is passionate about helping beings connect more deeply to their luminous nature.

In-Studio

This event is FULL.

What more needs to be said?  For the seventh consecutive year, we’re coming together on Valentine’s Day to lift a glass to self-love and enjoy a delicious evening together. Choose from several wines and then take your glass, cheeses, and truffles to the mat for an indulgent but therapeutic Yin Yoga practice themed around deep love for the simple joys of life. 

In this special evening, you will enjoy a choice of red or white wine, cheese and crackers, and a selection of chocolates to take to the mat and connect with community. Then you will settle into the deep, quiet stillness of Yin Yoga as Machelle Lee reads you poems and stories of self-love and the preciousness of life.

Cost: $30

Three (3) Week Virtual Series
Mondays, February 12th, 19th, 26th
7:00-8:00pm (ET) livestream or wait for the recording
Zoom link is emailed to you 1 hour before each class

Working the core of the body is more than just a million crunches in a quest for 6-pack abs. Accessing the energy of the core is about feeling empowered to take action, improving our ability to digest nourishment and ideas, and feeling a greater sense of confidence in self. 

Join Tara for three weeks to explore the structure, function, and power of your core. These classes include creative strengthening and mobilizing movements, new perspectives on yoga postures, and breath work. 

Everyone is welcome. There will be lots of variations and options designed to meet you wherever you are. 

Registrants can join the live-stream and/or enjoy the replays on-demand.

Cost: $60/Series

Learn more about Tara at our Teacher Bio Page.

Join us for a Winter gathering of forest bathing, a vibrational sound bath, and natural teas. We will start with a forest bathing sensory walk down to the Potomac River, connecting to the Winter landscape. Return to the studio to experiment with Juniper and Elderberry herbal teas (tisanes), both native to Virginia. Create your own unique tea blend using dried fruits and spices. Then relax to the sounds and vibrations of Tibetan Singing Bowls and Koshi Chimes.

What to Bring:

• Layers of comfortable clothing including hat and gloves/mittens

• Water bottle

• Hand warmers/toe warmers suggested depending on the weather

Cost: $40

Lauren Lang is a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide who is trained in Wilderness First Aid. Suzanne Cervarich is an Angel Reiki Master and certified Sound Practitioner. Lauren and Suzanne create peaceful and restorative experiences within nature through sensory immersions which opens space for participants to connect to their inner wisdom.

Pre-registration is Required by Friday, February 9th.

We will begin and end the event at the studio.

If you are planning on coming - please fill out this information form/waiver, otherwise, Lauren and Suzanne will email you this to fill out before the event.

Discover the joy of giving and receiving as a form of communication and connection with a partner. This light-hearted partner yoga class includes poses that are restorative, accessible, and playful.

Partner yoga is a fun way to add variety and depth to your practice. Experiencing asana using the counterweight and resistance of another breathes new life and sensations into poses that we typically do alone. In this fun and playful workshop, join Elaine to explore gentle standing and floor poses that mutually support, traction/stretch, cultivate strength and balance while we laugh and and forge deeper bonds of awareness, connection and trust. 

No prior yoga experience is necessary. Poses will be modified to fit the needs of everyone. Bring a friend, loved one, family member, teenaged-child or come by yourself, everyone is welcome!

Cost: $42 per couple

After the event - you might enjoy joining Elaine and her husband, Craig, at Smoketown Brewing Company in Brunswick to share a drink, food, and fun conversation!

Learn more about Elaine at our Teacher Bio Page.