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…
Join Dr. Sam Koerner for a seasonal herbal remedy series! In this series, you’ll learn how to make your own herbal remedies to stay healthy and nourished during each season of the year. Spring Sessions: Milk Thistle Gomasio This nourishing herbal seasoning is traditionally aligned with springtime wellness, a season associated with renewal, movement, and…
Building Stability and Body Awareness This class is designed for people with hypermobile bodies, including those living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) or hypermobility spectrum disorders. We'll explore slow, controlled yoga movements that build joint stability, strength, and body awareness. Practices emphasize working within supportive ranges of motion, improving proprioception, and developing muscular support around joints. Classes are…
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…
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.…
Qigong for Removing Blocks to Healing This evening qigong class introduces you to your energetic anatomy and how to care for it. You will learn about the Chinese meridian system that dates back to 100 BC, and be given the tools to figure out where your body's channels might be stuck or stagnant. Join me,…
Move Through Your Week with Ease & Balance Restorative yoga is a therapeutic, gentle style of yoga suitable for people of all ages and skill levels. The practice moves at a slow pace, with long holds and a focus on the breath. You will be encouraged to use props to support your body, rather than…
Experience Yang Yin Yoga This relaxing yoga class offers a balance of effort and ease. We begin with a gentle yet warming Yang sequence to gradually build strength and energy. Then we will transition into a more grounding yin based practice with longer held shapes and supported postures designed to release tension and calm the…
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…
This simple four-part movement-to-stillness meditation is scheduled in the early evening to let go of the accumulated stress of the day. We’ll begin with gentle shaking to loosen tension, shift into free, joyful movement, then settle into quiet sitting or lying down to silently witness the body and the self. Everything in the movement to…
Taught by Kate Sumanoharan, this gentle yoga flow & restore class offers a soothing blend of mindful movement and restorative stillness designed to replenish body and mind. We begin with a gentle flow to move energy and release tension, then settle into supported postures that nurture calm, reduce stress, and invite deep release through the…