Root to Rise: A Pelvic Floor Workshop with pelvic floor PT and Yoga Instructor Mandi Murtaugh
This workshop will give you knowledge about your pelvic floor anatomy, lead you through embodying it through common asana postures, and connect on a deeper level to your root.
Through teaching, embodiment practices, and grounding meditation, you will leave this workshop with a deeper connection to your root and increased awareness of this center of vitality in your body. You will gain practice in incorporating your pelvic floor into your regular asana practice and daily movements. No matter what season of life you are in, it’s never too late to learn about and connect with this vital life center. The gifts of your attention to your pelvic bowl will serve you on through all the seasons to come.
Dr. Mandi Murtaugh is a pelvic floor physical therapist and yoga teacher here in Tacoma. Her work focuses on embodiment and healing through combining trauma-informed care and education, incorporating yoga postures and mindfulness into her 1:1 care. She specializes in caring for folks through the threshold seasons of pregnancy, postpartum, and the peri/menopause. You can learn more about her here.
Join us for a special restorative evening with live cello & singing by Karen Laura Peters. This workshop will focus on nourishing and calming our minds and bodies. We will ease into our practice with a gentle moving flow and then come into an hour of restorative yoga poses. We will build about 7 restorative postures and rest for 5-10 minutes in each while receiving the soothing medicine of live cello and singing.
Space is limited and fill quickly, please preregister.
Cost: $25
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Join Andrea for an evening of slowing down, listening inward, and reconnecting with yourself in a gentle, loving way.
We’ll begin by finding a supportive yoga posture to rest in, setting an intention and opening to the practice. Andrea will guide you through a restorative sound meditation with Tibetan and crystal singing bowls, chimes, and other soothing instruments, you’ll be invited to simply notice what’s happening in your body—those subtle shifts, sensations, and feelings that often go unnoticed in the busyness of life.
After the sound journey, you'll be invited to take time for body mapping—a creative and reflective practice where you’ll bring your inner experience to the page. Through colors, shapes, and words, you’ll gently map what you felt and noticed during the meditation, giving voice to your body’s wisdom. You can also journal your experience through writing or whatever way makes the most sense to you. You may just want to sit and reflect quietly during this portion.
We’ll close with a warm cup of grounding tea and connection in community.
No experience is needed—just come as you are. This is a space to rest, to feel, and to honor the story your body holds.
Space is limited and fill quickly, please preregister.
Cost: $25
Yoga is best known for the mind-body connection created when we practice on our yoga mats but the most transformative gifts of yoga are found in the profound, yet accessible philosophy behind the physical practice.
In this six-week, introductory series, we will explore the fundamentals of yoga philosophy. You’ll love hearing about the stories behind some of the yoga poses and how the physical practice of these poses is informed by the teachings found in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. These teachings are fascinating, practical, and highly relevant when applied to the lives we lead today.
No previous knowledge, experience or physical capacity is necessary, all are welcome.
Deep Dive: A Comprehensive Yoga Practice
Join Jeni Martinez for this workshop inspired by one of her beloved teachers, Kathryn Payne, who used to teach a similar class.
Deep Dive is an opportunity to explore the depth of yoga practice in an unhurried format that is difficult to achieve in a shorter weekly yoga class.
We will begin with a look at a yoga sutra from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, considered a foundational text of classical yoga philosophy. A sutra is one of almost 200 concise statements written in Sanskrit that speak to the theory and framework on which yoga was founded. After discussing the meaning of the sutra and how it is applicable to our modern lives, we will practice chanting it together.
We will follow the sutra study with an exploration of one of the many breath practices that can take your yoga practice to a new level. The workshop will include asana (yoga postures) and a restorative pose with a guided meditation.
Deep Dive will allow you to better understand the more subtle benefits of yoga beyond just stretching the hamstrings. Hopefully you’ll leave this workshop inspired to learn more about this ancient practice and how it continues to be relevant to your life today.
All yoga levels are welcome. Modifications will be offered as needed.