Root to Rise: A Pelvic Floor Workshop

with pelvic floor PT and Yoga Instructor Mandi Murtaugh

Thursday, June 12^{<span dir="ltr">th</span>}, 2025

7:00-8:30pm*

*opportunity to ask questions 8:30-9pm

Cost: $50

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.

Building a Home Practice: Workshop Led by Jeni Martinez

Sunday June 15, 2025 3:00-5:00pm

Why practice yoga at home? Making the time for a yoga practice means honoring and loving ourselves enough to dedicate time each day to our own well-being. Serving ourselves is a part of serving others. Only when we take care of ourselves can we have more abundant energy to give to others and to our endeavors…In truth, yoga doesn’t ‘take time’- it gives time.” Ganga White, Yoga Beyond Belief: Insights to Awaken and Deepen Your Practice

This workshop will get you started or take your home practice to the next level. While not designed to take the place of attending classes with a certified teacher, personal home practice can keep you from missing yoga classes when life gets busy or when you go on vacation.

Home practice can sustain you from one teacher-led class to the next so that you don’t feel as though you are starting over every time you get on your mat. A home practice can also be tailored to support you while you recover from an injury or illness.

Here are a few of the questions we will cover during the workshop:

*What are the roadblocks to starting a home practice?

*What will I need to get started?

*When is the ideal time to practice?

*How do I assess my own needs?

*How can I create a sequence that leaves me feeling balanced and strong rather than weak and depleted?

*You’ll also learn the pros and cons of listening to intuition vs. following a routine or online class.

*What books should I read to further my practice?

When you practice yoga daily, you will get a glimpse at how yoga can transform your life. You will feel more at home in your body, as well as tapping into the peaceful abiding that is at the core of your being. You’ll be empowered to meet each challenge with grace rather than frustration. You may even find that you have more energy; you are more productive and infinitely more patient. You may also find that the relationships with your children, your partner, your co-workers, your boss and your friends will also improve.

All yoga levels are welcome. Class will include a short lecture as well as yoga practice. Modifications will be offered when needed. You are welcome to bring your own yoga mat or borrow one from the studio. All other props will be provided.