Movement

Join an afternoon beginner-friendly Breathe Easy Vinyasa yoga class hosted by Alessa. This class includes a gentle and energizing flow designed to help you reconnect with your body and breath. Vinyasa is a style of yoga where movement is linked with the breath. Each pose flows smoothly into the next, creating a steady, rhythmic sequence…

A Saturday Yin Yoga Series Welcome to this beginner-friendly Saturday Yin yoga class series hosted by Alessa! This a slow, calming practice designed to help you unwind and reset. This yin yoga class is a gentle, floor-based style of yoga where poses are held for longer periods (typically a few minutes at a time) to…

This Strength & Balance Hatha Yoga class is designed for all bodies, abilities, and levels of experience. Through mindful movement and intentional breath, we explore strength, flexibility, and balance while cultivating a deeper connection between mind and body. Students are invited to move at their own pace, with options and variations offered throughout the practice.…

Heart-Opening Vinyasa Flow is a cardiovascular fitness-focused yoga practice that uses a series of asana (pose) sequences to gently get the heart pumping, with the support of mindful breathing practices to support nervous system regulation! This yoga class incorporates some beginner-friendly backbends to help open the heart chakra, and fundamental core strength exercises to support healthy spine movement throughout…

Awaken with Intention through Morning Hatha Flow in SE Portland Start your week with a 60-minute root and rise morning yoga practice designed to gently awaken the body and center the mind. Led by Maya Lake-Freeman, E-RYT 500, this class begins with mindful centering and gentle movement to warm the body, gradually building into a…

Slow doesn’t mean easy. Slow means precise, powerful, and sustainable. Led by Maya Lake-Freeman and Alessa Midtlying, this somatic strength and slow power Hatha series is a grounded, deliberately paced strength class blending mindful resistance work, deep core engagement, and somatic awareness. Movements are slow enough to feel honestly, deeply, and safely—developing resilience from the…

Discover Embodied Yoga This is an accessible yoga class informed by the principles of yoga therapy, offering a whole-person approach that supports the physical, mental, emotional, and inner dimensions of experience. Each  session may include gentle to moderate movement, mindful strength-building, breathwork (pranayama), mindfulness and somatic practices, and grounding techniques to support nervous system regulation…