“Solstice” combines the latin words sol (sun) and" sistere (to stand still). On Saturday, December 21st, the sun appears to stand still in the lowest part of the horizon and remains steady there for three days, creating the longest nights of the year. At midnight, December 24th, the sun begins to incrementally rise, and marks the “re-birth of the sun,” which has been celebrated for millennia.  

Come honor the Winter Solstice with Amy Lefebvre and Machelle Lee in an evening cultivating stillness, peace and ritual through Restorative Yoga and Sound Healing.  

Pour a cup of hot tea, grab some blankets and props and grow quiet and soft in your body and mind as Machelle guides you in a series of progressively more restful restorative poses. Settle more and more completely as you are washed with the healing vibrational tones of Amy’s singing crystal bowls. We will have time to chat and share as we reflect on the year’s seasons and prepare for winter.

During the practice and sound bath will be experienced in a meditative wordlessness with 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 Winter Solstice 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: $35

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. 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

Now Open for Preregistered “Drop-Ins”
Fridays, 10:45am-12:00pm
November 1st - December 20th

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: $20 pre-registered “Drop-In”
This class meets in-studio

Learn more about Sabrina at our teacher bio page.

Balance the busyness of the season with relaxation along the banks of the Potomac River. Ease into a relaxed state through a series of forest bathing invitations along the Potomac River. Enjoy some of the many benefits of forest bathing, such as increased mental clarity and mood, a boost in immune system function, and regulation of heart rate and blood pressure. Then gather around the campfire for forest tea and experience the soothing vibrations and sounds of singing bowls.

We will walk 1 ½ flat miles along the C & O Canal Towpath.

Please bring/wear:

• Comfortable layers (one more than you think you need)

• Warm hat

• Hiking or sturdy comfortable shoes

• Water bottle

• Small backpack

• Hiking poles if desired (we will have some to lend)

  **Please avoid wearing strongly scented lotions and perfumes. They can attract bugs, and prevent you from noticing the more subtle scents of the natural world

Cost: $38

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. You can learn more about Lauren and Suzanne at their website: Within Nature’s Embrace.

More information on the exact meeting location will be sent the day before the event.

Please pre-register by 12pm Friday, December 13th

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

Now Open for Preregistered “Drop-Ins”
Fridays, 10:45am-12:00pm
November 1st - December 20th

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: $20 pre-registered “Drop-In”
This class meets in-studio

Learn more about Sabrina at our teacher bio page.

Starting on the banks of the Ganges all the way to your sticky mat today, yoga concepts and practice have evolved as a long and rich tradition. Part history lesson, part philosophical inquiry, this workshop begins with a bird's eye view of the yoga history timeline and an introduction to philosophies of India that have the most influence on yoga today.

Tara will teach you about the four main pillars of yoga (ethics and duty, action and consequence, cycles, and freedom) and share some key concepts from The Upanishads, The Bhagavad Gita, The Yoga Sutras and The Three Surviving Texts of Hatha Yoga. The only prerequisite is curiosity.

The Upanishads
Sometimes described as a metaphorical photo album of mystical experience, the common theme of these poetic writings is that the purpose of our human life is to discover the infinite and unchanging reality that is at the core of all things.

The Bhagavad Gita
This beloved and sacred ancient Hindu text translates the teachings of The Upanishads into a guidebook for spiritual self-discovery. You'll see many definitions of yoga offered in this text and we'll consider some of The Bhagavad Gita's essential questions. How can someone live a spiritually meaningful life without withdrawing from society? How can we make it through our struggle for self-mastery?

The Yoga Sutras
This text is arguably and somewhat inexplicably the most influential text to modern yoga. We will discuss how and why this has happened, the valuable insights The Yoga Sutras can offer us, and see where this text diverts from some of the foundational philosophies of yoga.

The Three Surviving Texts of Hatha Yoga
While some of today’s yoga practitioners have read The Hatha Yoga Pradipika, not many even know about the Shiva Samhita or the Gherand Samhita. Considered the most detailed original descriptions of postures, breath practices, symbolic hand gestures and energy locks, these writings are also full of contradictions and seemingly bizarre instructions. Even still, they offer us important insights into the traditional practices and purposes of Hatha Yoga.

The nature of our soul, the goal of yoga practice, distractions, obstacles, and what we can expect when we attain enlightenment… yoga's take on this is all here for your consideration. Tara's dynamic lecture style in this workshop makes complicated ideas and writings accessible and relevant to you and your yoga practice. Come till the soil at the ground of yoga to grow the seeds of your own practice!

The material in this workshop is suitable for curious yoga practitioners, aspiring and current yoga teachers. No previous study or familiarity with these texts is required. Expect mostly lecture/presentation with time for reflection and discussion, along with a comprehensive booklet and a recommended reading list for further study.

We will not be practicing any asana.
CEU's are available for yoga teachers registered with Yoga Alliance.

Cost: $60

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 cultural narrative that humans need to be over-worked and under-rested to have value. Learn more about Tara at www.TaraLemeriseYoga.com.

Now Open for Preregistered “Drop-Ins”
Fridays, 10:45am-12:00pm
November 1st - December 20th

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: $20 pre-registered “Drop-In”
This class meets in-studio

Learn more about Sabrina at our teacher bio page.

Join us in nature for a monthly series, Exploring the Senses. Each session will begin with a sensory connection to nature, easing you into relaxation. We will then flow into a short, gentle yoga sequence with sound bath accompaniment, and end with an extended śavāsana with sound healing.

• December 5: Sense of Sight & Drishti yoga focus

Participants should bring/wear: 

• Comfortable layers (one more than you think you need)

• Water bottle

• Small backpack

• Yoga mat if you would like to use your own

Cost: $30 each Session

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. You can learn more about Lauren and Suzanne at their website: Within Nature’s Embrace.

Meeting spot:

More information on the exact location will be sent the day before the event.

Please pre-register for the December session by
Wednesday, December 4th.

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.

The December Cold Moon celebrates a full celestial cycle before we begin to move towards a time of greater light with the winter solstice. It acknowledges that the frigid cold of winter has fully set in and now is the time to embrace greater rest and the blessing to bring our bodies and minds into alignment with the natural realm. This cold moon is a guide informing us to slow down and be fully present in our joy and what we have cultivated this cycle.

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 Cold 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.

Start the day with thanks-giving. Take a break from preparations. Sneak away for a few moments away by yourself to center. Practice with a loved one who is home for the holiday. Set the foundation of gratitude for the rest of the day.

In the season of embodying deep gratefulness, one of the greatest gifts we can offer ourselves is consistently slowing down to reground thoughts, emotions, body and psyche. Such practices allow us to open ourselves up to the beauty of the present moment - in its joys and complexities.  

This gentle yoga practice will release tension in the body/mind through a mindful series of poses connected to meditative breathing that will anchor the heart and prepare you for what the day will unfold.

The is a donation based class. You can select to donate $5, $10, $15 or $20. If you choose to donate more, feel free to bring additional cash or check (payable to the food bank) on the day of the class. All proceeds will be donated to the Brunswick Beacon Food Bank.

If you choose to make a food donation as well, be sure that the expiration date is not past. The Food Bank will not accept donations past "best used" date.

Learn More about Jaclyn Muir our teacher bio site.

This practice is offered In-Studio

Join Alicia and Carrie in sacred community to breathe, rest, and align with your true self. The intention of this monthly gathering is to offer a soft place to land in the complexity of life.

In this afternoon practice, you will be guided into gentle breathwork followed by Restorative Yoga - a practice of breathing your way into being. There will be time for reflecting, journaling and optional sharing.

After our practice, we'll share some light snacks, refreshments and conversation.

“There is some kind of a sweet innocence in being human - in not having to be just happy or just sad - in the nature of being able to be both broken and whole, at the same time.” - C. JoyBell C.

Breathwork is best practice with a relatively empty stomach. It is recommended to not eat 2 hours before the class, if possible.

Bring a journal, pen and your tender hearts.

No yoga experience is required. If you looking for a safe space to connect with yourself and others, this practice is for you.

Cost: $48

You will be held with exquisite care by your guides Alicia Barmon and Carrie Dennison.

As a devotee of the breath and a weaver of inter-being, Alicia roots deep and expands wide to support the letting down from the pressured grip of dominant culture into the soft lap of compassion.

As a yoga teacher and Reiki Master, and student of Somatic Experiencing, Carrie uses rest as an antidote to the stress-related symptoms we experience from our fast-paced culture. She creates a soft and safe space while guiding her students into the array of gifts that stillness has to offer.

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

Now Open for Preregistered “Drop-Ins”
Fridays, 10:45am-12:00pm
November 1st - December 13th
No Class 11/29 for Thanksgiving

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: $20 pre-registered “Drop-In”
This class meets in-studio

Learn more about Sabrina at our teacher bio page.

Ease into a relaxed state through a series of forest bathing invitations along the banks of the Potomac River. Enjoy some of the many benefits of forest bathing, such as increased mental clarity and mood, a boost in immune system function, and regulation of heart rate and blood pressure. Then gather around the campfire for forest tea and experience the soothing vibrations and sounds of singing bowls.

We will walk 1 ½ flat miles along the C & O Canal Towpath.

Please bring/wear:

• Comfortable layers (one more than you think you need)

• Warm hat

• Hiking or sturdy comfortable shoes

• Water bottle

• Small backpack

• Hiking poles if desired (we will have some to lend)

  **Please avoid wearing strongly scented lotions and perfumes. They can attract bugs, and prevent you from noticing the more subtle scents of the natural world

Cost: $38

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. You can learn more about Lauren and Suzanne at their website: Within Nature’s Embrace.

Meeting spot:

More information on the exact location will be sent the day before the event.

Please pre-register by Friday, November 15th

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.

The Beaver full moon historically denotes the end of hunting season and also marks that food stores should be full and stocked as winter will be arriving shortly. Spiritually, it heralds a time of giving, sharing, and gratitude through reflecting on the efforts that we have made over the past year.

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 Beaver 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.

Now Open for Preregistered “Drop-Ins”
Fridays, 10:45am-12:00pm
November 1st - December 13th
No Class 11/29 for Thanksgiving

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: $20 pre-registered “Drop-In”
This class meets in-studio

Learn more about Sabrina at our teacher bio page.

Now Open for Preregistered “Drop-Ins”
Fridays, 10:45am-12:00pm
November 1st - December 13th
No Class 11/29 for Thanksgiving

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: $20 pre-registered “Drop-In”
This class meets in-studio

Learn more about Sabrina at our teacher bio page.

Being in the role of helper can be rewarding and satisfying as well as be exhausting and depleting. Choosing time to replenish is essential. Join us as we hold space and offer nourishing care for you, the caregiver.

Are you:

• Employed in a helping profession?

• A parent or elder caregiver?

• Pushing through everything that needs to get done, but feeling exhausted on a deep level?

• Someone who looks like you have it ‘all together’ on the outside but feel like you are falling apart inside?

• Pretending you are ‘ok,’ but maybe not?

• Unaware of how you are really feeling because you are keeping it together for your patients, clients or family?

Then this day retreat is for you.

Join us for a day of yoga, meditation, reflection and rest. Our time together will include a gentle yoga practice, mindfulness activities, exploration of self-compassion through personal reflection, and will conclude with a Restorative Yoga practice.

The intention of this workshop is to provide you with a resting and healing space from all of the responsibilities that you navigate in your life. Together, we will explore body-based and heart centering practices that are designed to help you move from the state of constant effort, to a place of greater ease. Space will be held for you to be be guided into your own internal wisdom, to get in touch what it is that you need to feel cared for, nourished and balanced.

Lunch is included and will be provided by Whistle Punk Farm Deli at 2pm - gluten-free and vegan options will be available.

No prior yoga or meditation experience necessary.

Cost: $125

Jennifer Salaverri, LCSW-C, RYT, is a licensed clinical social worker, life coach, mindfulness educator and yoga teacher. She serves as a guide, helping people create the change they wish to see within themselves. Jennifer has experienced the transformative power of mindfulness, meditation, and yoga in her own life and now teaches others use these tools as a means of transformation and expansion. Jennifer has also experienced the power of regular self-compassion practice and teaches others how to relate to themselves in a kinder, gentler way. Her intention in teaching is to help people unwind the patterns of stress and overwhelm, to come home to their most authentic selves, discovering the joy, peace and love that resides within each of us. Jennifer has a passion for "helping the helper." After years of working in healthcare, she now works to support those in helping professions and beyond, in learning to prioritize and care for themselves. Learn more about Jennifer and her services on her website.

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 stillness, rest and meditation to explore the parts of us that are in the shadows to bring us into our own light.

November’s Beaver New Moon is named for the time of the year when hibernation is near and animals are stocking food for winter. Offering particular attention to practices that invite gratitude and gathering with loved ones are supported by the Beaver Moon. Nature begins to invite our attention inward as the colors of fall fade away and the days become more gray. Nowadays, in our more modern society, it’s common that we do the opposite, ramping up our schedules in preparation for the end of the year. This is a good time to practice internal healing work, focus on family life, and build a spiritual connection to our communities and to nature.

In this month’s New Moon Ritual, Sabrina will lead you through intention setting, Restorative Yoga, Sound Healing and Guided Mediation to cultivate gratitude, connection, and rest in the magic of the new moon.

Cost: $25

Learn more about Sabrina at our Teacher Bio Page.

Join us in nature for a monthly series, Exploring the Senses. Each session will begin with a sensory connection to nature, easing you into relaxation. We will then flow into a short, gentle yoga sequence with sound bath accompaniment, and end with an extended śavāsana with sound healing.

• November 7: Sense of Touch & Self massage within basic yoga poses

• December 5: Sense of Sight & Drishti yoga focus

Participants should bring/wear: 

• Comfortable layers (one more than you think you need)

• Water bottle

• Small backpack

• Yoga mat if you would like to use your own

Cost: $30 each Session

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. You can learn more about Lauren and Suzanne at their website: Within Nature’s Embrace.

Meeting spot:

More information on the exact location will be sent the day before the event.

Please pre-register for the November session by
Wednesday, November 6th.

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.

Experience the accessibility and joy of Chair Yoga.

Chair Yoga is a gentle practice in which the postures are performed while seated and/or standing with the aid of the chair. These meaningful practices provide stretching for increased range of motion, strength building and aid with balance, all without the challenge of getting up and down from the floor. Calming breath work and deepening of awareness as a tool for life off the mat is integrated into each class.

Chair Yoga is ideal for beginners, those with mobility issues who find a typical yoga session too strenuous, and those who want to focus on a gentle practice that brings variety to their yoga experience.

Elaine began her yoga journey over 30 years ago, practicing with her husband as part of a date night out. She was looking for a physical yoga practice that would support and complement her passion for hiking and backpacking. and was delighted to discover that yoga offered so much more! In 2009 Elaine earned a black belt in Combat Tae Kwon Do and became an Assistant Instructor at Mills Martial Arts in Rockville, Maryland. She noticed that her yoga practice was helpful in improving the balance, flexibility and strength needed to safely practice martial arts. She wanted to bring that awareness to her students and began to incorporate yoga poses into her pre-class warmups. This inspired her to become a certified yoga teacher. Elaine enjoys offering yoga to everyone, encouraging students to be playful and mindfully explore while honoring their own bodies. The best yoga practice is one that can be safely sustained and evolves as you grow and change.

Chair Yoga will be offered
every Wednesday from 11:45am-12:30pm
starting the week of October 30th
These 45-minute classes are $10 each.
Single and Multi-Class Passes are Available.

Join Alicia and Carrie in sacred community to breathe, rest, and align with your true self. The intention of this monthly gathering is to offer a soft place to land in the complexity of life.

In this afternoon practice, you will be guided into gentle breathwork followed by Restorative Yoga - a practice of breathing your way into being. There will be time for reflecting, journaling and optional sharing.

After our practice, we'll share some light snacks, refreshments and conversation.

“There is some kind of a sweet innocence in being human - in not having to be just happy or just sad - in the nature of being able to be both broken and whole, at the same time.” - C. JoyBell C.

Breathwork is best practice with a relatively empty stomach. It is recommended to not eat 2 hours before the class, if possible.

Bring a journal, pen and your tender hearts.

No yoga experience is required. If you looking for a safe space to connect with yourself and others, this practice is for you.

Cost: $48

You will be held with exquisite care by your guides Alicia Barmon and Carrie Dennison.

As a devotee of the breath and a weaver of inter-being, Alicia roots deep and expands wide to support the letting down from the pressured grip of dominant culture into the soft lap of compassion.

As a yoga teacher and Reiki Master, and student of Somatic Experiencing, Carrie uses rest as an antidote to the stress-related symptoms we experience from our fast-paced culture. She creates a soft and safe space while guiding her students into the array of gifts that stillness has to offer.

Harmonize your mind, body, and spirit in the crisp air and warm tones of Autumn. Awaken your senses by connecting with nature on this 4 mile out and back hike along the Appalachian Trail. The hike will be from Turner’s Gap to Washington Monument State Park along the Appalachian Trail (~20 min. from Brunswick). Scenic views await at the original 40 foot tall Washington Monument built in 1827. Enjoy a short, gentle yoga practice in a pine grove accompanied by the healing sounds of singing bowls and chimes. After the hike, South Mountain Creamery is nearby if you would enjoy having ice cream.

Participants should wear/bring: 

• Comfortable layers (one more than you think you need)

• Hiking or sturdy comfortable shoes

• Water bottle

• Snacks, if desired

• Small backpack

• Hiking poles, if desired (we will have some to lend)

• (Optional) Yoga Mat (If you would like to bring and carry your own mat)

** Please avoid wearing strongly scented lotions and perfumes. They can attract bugs, and prevent you from noticing the more subtle scents of the natural world**

Cost: $48

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. You can learn more about Lauren and Suzanne at their website: Within Nature’s Embrace.

Meeting spot:

More information on the exact location will be sent the day before the event.

Space is Limited.
Pre-Registration by Friday, October 25th 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.

Building on the basics, this Mixed Level Flow weaves together active standing and balancing poses, breathwork, and grounding floor sequences. Multiple options and variations are offered so that each person can create the level of challenge and ease that is right for them.

Each class is curated to offer an energized yet calm state of being. This class is best suited for those with yoga experience or beginners who are otherwise physically active.

Mixed Level Flow will be offered
In-Studio and LIVE Online (No Recording)
every Wednesday from 6:00-7:15pm
using a studio class pass or membership.

Learn more about Whitney on our teacher bio page.

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

The Hunter's moon signifies a time of fortification in nature. The animals start to prepare for an increasingly colder world, or possibly for hibernation, and humans fortify their stock of game by hunting and then preserving meals for the long months ahead. For those of us who may not engage in the ritual of hunting and preserving, it is a time to emotionally prepare the psyche for its cyclical retreat.

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 Hunter 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.

Day 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 the studio from 5:30-8:00pm for some time to talk, laugh, and foster communication connection. Dishes to share can be brought to the studio to stay cool in our fridge or warmed in the microwave.

Cost: $75

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