Workshops and Retreats

VIEW FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIALTY CLASSES

 iRest® Fundamentals:
​A 6 week series
with Susanne Hutchinson
Mondays, through October 16
6:00-7:15 pm Pacific on Zoom
$90 for the Series or drop in to any single session for $16

Register

Mondays, through October 16
​6:00-7:15 pm Pacific, Online via Zoom
$90 for the series, or drop in to any single session for $16. You can also use your class pass for any single session.
Preregistration required. You will receive a Zoom link in your email prior to the start of class.
​CEU's for Yoga Alliance available!

Whether you are brand new to iRest Yoga Nidra, or have been taking classes but are wanting to spend a bit more time exploring the fundamental aspects of the protocol, this Fundamentals Series is for you.

Each week, Susanne will guide you through an in-depth exploration of a different step of the iRest protocol. Class will consist of some lecture, discussion, and a guided practice.

This series can serve as a great place to begin before taking one of Jennifer’s advanced series, or as a supplement to the weekly drop-in classes.

Week 1 - Inner Resource - Discovering our felt sense of security and well-being - September 11
Week 2 - Intention and Heartfelt Desire - Laying the foundation of Sankalpa: making commitments that support our heart’s longing - September 18
Week 3 - Body sensation - Sensing and welcoming the body as sensation - September 25
Week 4 - Breath sensing - Experiencing the breath as a flow of energy that moves through the body - October 2
Week 5 - Meeting thoughts and emotions - October 9
Week 6 - Joy and Well-being - Welcoming joy independent of objects or circumstance, and Realizing our Essential Nature - October 16

This series will run continuously, every 6 weeks. So if you miss one week, no worries! You can catch it the next time around, or drop in to any single session that you want to spend more time exploring. 

Meditation 101: Yes, You CAN Learn to Meditate!
with Susanne Hutchinson
Thursdays September 28 and October 5
2:00-3:00 pm
$35 for the Series, both in-person and on zoom

register

Thursdays, September 28 and October 5
2:00-3:00 pm, both in-person and on zoom
Choose which option you will attend upon registration
$35
 
Think you can’t meditate? Have you tried and then felt frustrated? You are not alone, and this two-part mini-series is for you!

We will spend some time busting some of the common myths around meditation. (Here’s one: You do NOT need to sit still like a statue!) Then Susanne will guide you through some easy-to-adopt techniques to help you begin (or restart!) your meditation journey.

Participants will be emailed a short recorded guided meditation to practice at home between sessions. The second session, we will reflect on how the week’s practice went and dive a bit deeper into how to establish a regular home meditation practice.

Yes, you CAN learn to meditate!
​

​Yin Yoga w/Healing Touch
with Aubra Heller
Friday, September 29
​$35

Register

with Aubra Heller
​Friday, September 29
6:30-8:00 pm
Space is limited to 12, preregistration required
In-person only, $35
 
This workshop combines Yin yoga and Thai Massage. Find meditation and release in guided self-massage and restorative yoga postures. Students can also opt in to feel-good assisted stretching and massage offered by the instructor as they soften into yin poses.

​Upcoming dates: October 13, November 10, December 8

Sing the Body Electric: A Polyvagal Workshop with Practical Applications
with Marcia Miller
Saturday, September 30
10:00 am-12:30 pm Pacific
​Livestreamed from Radiant Wellness Yoga
$69

Register

Saturday, September 30
Livestreamed from Radiant Yoga via Zoom
10:00 am-12:30 pm Pacific (1-3:30 pm EST)
$69
You will receive a Zoom link from Radiant Wellness and Yoga approximately one hour before the start of the class.
Please note: Registration for this course will close on September 29 at 10:00 am Pacific. Please register before then.
 
Marcia Miller is back with a new workshop! 
Marcia says: As I keep studying the human nervous system and the polyvagal theory and its implications, I am more fascinated than ever at the brilliance and complexity of these bodies we live in. We are designed to stay safe enough wherever possible, and when learned traits that may have kept us safe in the past are revealed to be not so useful anymore, we can change the way we operate in the world.
 
Appropriately sourced yoga practices can be very useful. One of the most interesting books I have read this year is Sing the Body Electric: Essays on the Mysterious Beauty of the Deep Nervous System, by Gabriel Kram. Gabriel has taken the information developed by Dr Stephen Porges and Deb Dana, LCSW, and organized it visually with new creative additions that have kept me thinking about this book all summer.
 
I would like to share some of the ideas and images in this booklet with you in this next workshop, and as always, relate them to our work as humans and teachers of yoga and meditation.
 
In this workshop we’ll spend time looking at the nervous system continuum as described by Kram in his beautiful and useful slides, that give us multiple and nuanced ways of understanding our Autonomic Nervous System. Further delineation of the basic and blended states may suggest different ways of working with each response.
 
This course is offered livestreamed from Radiant Yoga and Wellness in Ohio. If you can’t attend at the time of the workshop and would like to receive the recording, sign up for the livestream course. Registration for this course closes Friday, September 29 at 10:00 am Pacific.

The cost of this workshop includes the small price of the book so you can familiarize yourself with it before the workshop. Also, I strongly recommend that everyone spends a dollar for an intro micro-course on the nervous system created by Kram and his beautiful visual designers.
Once you register, you will receive a link to the book to download to your computer or to print.

Tools for the Meditation Toolbox: Meeting our Guests with iRest® Yoga Nidra
with Jennifer Cabanero
Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, and 24
6:00-7:15 pm Pacific
$75 Early Bird by September 30/$85 after September 30

Register

Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24
6:00-7:15 pm on Zoom
$75 Early Bird by September 30/$85 after September 30
Preregistration required. A Zoom link will be sent to your email from the instructor about an hour before the start of each session. 
 
Woven into the practice of iRest Yoga Nidra are different ways of meeting, greeting or being with the guests that show up within us. These guests are sensations, emotions, and cognitions. I think of these as tools that we can add to our toolbox so that we can navigate the waves that life might bring our way with more ease.

In this 4 week series we will be exploring different ways of meeting or being with sensations, emotions, and cognitions that often are asking for our attention. We might engage these guests by noting them, weave in opposites, or engage with them in other ways.

When we offer our kind attention to these guests, they start to feel seen, heard, and connected with in ways that might offer insight, help us to metabolize our experiences, and to find more ease in our lives.

In each class there will be an orientation to help build an understanding of these foundational practices, as well as 1-2 meditations to experience using the tools.
There will also be time for questions and reflections.

Each class will be recorded and made available for 6 months to help support you in your personal practice.
This series is for any level of student.

Intro to Hatha Yoga
with Susanne Hutchinson
Sunday, October 8
3:00-5:00 pm, In-studio only
$40

Register

Sunday, October 8
​3:00-5:00 pm, In-person only. Space is limited to 8 participants.
$40, Preregistration required.
Please note there is no zoom option for this class.
​
​Our Intro class is a welcoming place to learn the basics or brush up on the fundamentals of yoga. Based on the classic and ancient practices of yoga, you’ll learn the details of alignment and how to use your breath in the poses. You will also learn general guidelines to keep you safe and confident as you progress. This class moves at a slower pace, with plenty of opportunity for questions and individual attention. No specific fitness level is required as you'll be encouraged to work within your own abilities and limitations. You’ll also learn what to expect in a yoga class. 

After taking an Intro class, you will feel confident to step into any of our ongoing Hatha classes!

 Chair Yoga Teacher Training
with Jodi Boone and Susanne Hutchinson
Saturday, October 14 and Sunday, October 15
11:30 am-4:30 pm both days
$495

Register

With Jodi Boone and Susanne Hutchinson
October 14 and 15
11:30 am-4:30 pm both days, at The Yoga Tree
$495 (includes extensive manual)
Space limited!
 
Chair yoga is beneficial for everyone, especially for those who have injuries or mobility issues, who are aging, or who have larger bodies. People come to chair yoga for many reasons, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, issues with balance and stability, paralysis, and other health issues, such as Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinson's Disease. Using the support of a chair can make it possible for most everyone to practice yoga. Chair yoga is gentle, yet can also be strengthening, opening, and profound. Many people are surprised at how their bodies and minds feel after just one session of chair yoga.

We will focus on age-appropriate movements, for those who are aging, as well as what may be going on mentally and emotionally as we age. We will take into consideration those who may have joint-replacements, high blood pressure, hearing loss, and sight loss while practicing chair yoga.

During the training we will also focus on adaptive yoga, making chair yoga accessible for those of all ages with mobility or balance issues. You will learn many chair yoga postures and sequences, as well as receive an extensive training manual.
​
Yoga Alliance CEUs available for Yoga Teachers!

​Experiential Anatomy: 
Dynamic Walking
with Heather Danso Emanuel
Sunday, October 29
1:00-3:30 pm, $45

Register

Experiential Anatomy: Free Shoulders and Neck
Discover Yourself Through Your Body, The Primary Way of Knowing
with Heather Danso Emanuel
Sunday, October 29
1-3:30 pm, $45
This workshop is offered both in-person and on Zoom. Preregistration required. Choose which option you will attend when you register.

When well organized, we are able to balance the head beautifully over our spine as we walk, able to effortlessly and painlessly orient our eyes, mouth, and attention. Our hips are free and well organized over our feet. When this isn't the case, we often experience discomfort, sore backs, hips, knees, or necks when we walk. We may tire quickly. In this workshop we'll explore our habits, and find new ways to think about how we are able to transmit force and move through our feet, legs, hips, and spine in walking.

Learn / explore:
The patterns of contralateral and homolateral walking
Understand some of your habits of walking
Through guided movement we’ll unwind or clarify dysfunctional habits, and find some ease and freedom in our feet, ankles, all the way up through the head and neck.

What to Bring:
Yoga mat / blanket
Note pad/pen if you would like

You will find your own deep insights through this facilitated journey through lecture, discussion, Awareness through Movement® lessons (think playful, slow, exploratory floor work), and an opportunity for learning that you can revisit through the audio recording.

Why Experiential Anatomy?:
These Feldenkrais and Yoga-based workshops are self-study opportunities. Having greater awareness of our own anatomy and self-use can help us find greater strength, effectiveness, and also decrease and prevent pain. This awareness can improve your options for how you find poses in yoga, your golf swing, how you sit, and even how you think about yourself in movement. After class sessions, students report experiencing a general improvement in their sense of wellbeing and comfort, greater confidence, and a sense of effortless posture. I recommend a quiet day after attending a workshop.

Yoga for "Tweens"
with Shelly Storm
Thursdays, November 2, 9, 16 and 30
4:00-5:00 pm
​$80 for the Series or drop-in to any session for $22

Register

Thursdays, November 2, 9, 16, and 30
4:00-5:00 pm
Ages 7-12
$80 for the series, or drop-in to any session for $22
Space is limited to 10 participants. Preregistration required.
Please note this workshop is in-person only. There is no Zoom option.
​
This 4-week practice engages youth ages 7 – 12 through movement (asana) practice, mindfulness, meditation, and breathing techniques.
This fun and loving Yoga series offers knowledge of yoga poses and techniques to regulate the nervous system. We will accomplish this through fun movement, song, mantra and storytelling. We will cultivate inner peace and learn how to use yoga on and off the mat. Yoga can be a very helpful tool for "tweens" to develop self-confidence and body-mind connection while having fun!

Introduction to iRest® Yoga Nidra
with Kelly Walker
Saturday, November 11
1:00-3:00 pm
​$45

Register

Saturday, November 11
1:00-3:00 pm
$45, preregistration required
 
This class will introduce students to the core principles of iRest® Yoga Nidra meditation. Based on the ancient teachings of meditation, iRest is an evidence-based transformative practice that leads to psychological, physical, and spiritual healing and well-being.
iRest provides you with tools to help you relax deeply, release stress, increase resiliency, improve your inter-personal relationships and provide you with greater mastery and control in your life.People who practice iRest report:

• Reduced depression, fear and anxiety
• Reduced insomnia and levels of stress
• Reduced chronic and acute pain
• Greater ability to relax and enjoy life
• Improved interpersonal relations
• Increased inner peace and well-being

There will be some lecture, several short meditations and a full 35-minute iRest practice that will be recorded. The recording will be available via e-mail to the participants.
Please bring comfortable clothes that will keep you warm and perhaps a pillow for extra coziness!

The Pause That Refreshes:
An In-Studio Day Retreat
with Susanne Hutchinson
Saturday, December 9
12:00-6:00 pm, In-studio only
$100 Early Bird until November 30/
​$120 after November 30

Register

Saturday, December 9
​12:00-6:00 pm
$100 Early Bird Price until Nov 30/$120 after Nov 30

Embrace hygge, and give yourself a refreshing PAUSE from the busyness of the season. Take a break away from the hustle and bustle, and SLOW DOWN with an afternoon of mindful practices, tea, and soup!

This cozy in-studio retreat features the mindful practices of Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga, Mindful Breathing Practices (pranayama), and iRest® Yoga Nidra. There will be guided journaling prompts with time for reflection, and a break to enjoy homemade vegetarian soup!

Enrollment limited to 8 participants. No previous yoga or meditation experience needed. All bodies welcome.

VIEW FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIALTY CLASSES