with Alexis Besosa and Joe-Paul Naughton-Travers

Six Saturdays, May 16 - June 22, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.

Root yourself in the basics of yoga while learning to fly free in any yoga class. This friendly six-week small-group series puts the fun in fundamentals while encouraging you to leave the nest and explore all our studio offerings.

Our weekly meetings will help you send down deep roots as we:

+ Demystify what happens in a yoga class from welcome to namaste
+ Apply yoga philosophy in simple language
+ Make you a master with yoga props
+ Troubleshoot problem poses
+ Identify the right yoga for you
+ And, of course, answer all your questions!

You will also grow wings with:

+ Follow-up notes after every Monday session
+ A six-week unlimited membership that starts on the day of our first meeting
+ Suggestions for studio classes to attend to enhance your work in our small-group setting
+ A full sense of yoga’s role in your life and a group of new yoga friends!

Bring a humble heart, an open mind, and your body just as it is. We will guide you to a deeply rooted sense of connection and a free-flying, lifelong love of yoga.

To ensure the optimal experience for everyone, we have a maximum of 13 students. Space fills quickly. Sign up today to ensure your spot is secure!

FAQs

Q: Am I too old/out of shape for this series? Alternatively, am I too young/experienced at yoga to learn more?

A: No! This series is perfect for everyone, and we will all support you wherever you are in your life journey and yoga journey. The whole group will develop better connection and understanding of yoga as we learn how to adapt the poses for everyone.

Q: If I already have a membership, can I still sign up?

A: Absolutely! This is a wonderful enhancement to your existing practice. You can register for Roots and Wings now and we will happily put a hold on your existing membership during the six weeks of the series.

Q: What if I miss a session?

A: You’ll still be able to follow along with the post-class notes. While we don’t offer make-ups, the series is such a good deal that you’ll get tons of value even if you must miss a session or two.

Yoga and dance have many embodied qualities in common, including unity, liberation, embodiment, nervous system regulation, and authentic self-expression. Yoga provides profound tools for self-transformation that are ancient and timeless. Dance brings forth longstanding ancestral alchemical sparks of creative expression, joy, playfulness, celebration, storytelling, and connection to self, spirit, music, movement and community.

During this yoga dance experience you will move to simple embodied movement prompts that are accessible to all because dance is a universal language that doesn’t require fancy moves or special skills. Sometimes we will move together in community and other times you will be invited to go deep into your own experience. This is about you tuning in to what lights you up and allows you to express a fuller range of your unique spirit.

Your guide is Jennifer Lucero-Earle, a trauma-informed registered Somatic Movement Therapist and Educator who has been teaching dance as healing classes for over 20 years. She is looking forward to dancing with you!

Wear comfortable clothes to move in. No shoes required. Feel free to bring a yoga mat for floor-based practices.

Practicing yoga can be a powerful way to help yourself heal after loss. Whether your loss is the death of a loved one, the end of a significant relationship, or surviving a major health crisis or traumatic event, the grief process is often slow and meandering. Yoga can help to comfort you in times of sadness and grief, to feel connection or closure with who or what is lost, and to open your heart and be in the present.

This ongoing workshop helps students develop a toolkit for resilient grieving, including yoga and movement, breathwork, meditation and reflection, journaling, and the company of others experiencing loss. Join Joe-Paul and this yoga group of students addressing grief, adjusting to a new world after loss, and focusing on renewal and investment in health and relationships.

Our next foundational 200-hour yoga teacher training begins in August 2024! Come chat with lead teacher Alexandra DeSiato in this free information session. Alexandra will talk about what she wishes she had known before she started her first YTT, what goes on in the classroom, and next steps after the program. You’ll also get to chat with other prospective trainees.

Feel free to register—or simply walk in, we'll be there!