WORKSHOPS
Autumn Attunement
Autumn Attunement is a transformative yoga workshop designed to explore the deeper layers of your being through dedicated practice and community support. Over the course of the program, participants will engage in weekly discussions, unlimited mat classes at The Practice Space, and a private session, all aimed at fostering self-discovery and growth.
40 Days: A Practice of Self-Discovery
The format of this program is intended to offer guidance and be a supportive foundation for establishing a daily commitment to yoga practice and self reflection. Each week, we will gather as a community for yoga philosophy, guidance, discussion, support, and encouragement for the journey ahead.
Yoga Sūtra Study Group
During the Yoga Sūtra Study Group we will establish the principles of Sāṃkhya philosophy and discuss the first chapter of the text.
Book Club
Peeling back our layers of conditioning provides us the opportunity to actively participate in and co-create protection, justice, and liberation for our planet, society, animals, and the natural world.
Summer Solstice
The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year, the time of the year when we are at the peak of Solar or Yang energy. It provides us with the opportunity to celebrate the sun (Surya) as a visible form of the Divine and the giver of Prana. In Yoga the sun is viewed as the spiritual heart of the world, just like our own heart is viewed as our inner sun and the place of true wisdom that comes from within.
Māhā Sādhanā (मह सधन)
The two hour Māhā Sādhanā hatha yoga practice provides more time for the student to experience the benefits and integration of prānāyāma (breath techniques), āsana (postures), and śavāsana (relaxation).
Activation / Integration
Activation and Integration is a two hour practice focused on the tenets of brmhana and langhana, which are the expanding and contracting principles of the universe. The first hour of this offering will be devoted to the active practices of hatha yoga and the second hour will be a restorative focus.
Māhā Sādhanā (मह सधन)
The two hour Māhā Sādhanā hatha yoga practice provides more time for the student to experience the benefits and integration of prānāyāma (breath techniques), āsana (postures), and śavāsana (relaxation).
Yoga is Evenness of Mind
The teaching from the Bhagavad Gita reminds us that both of these experiences are transitory and squander our equanimity. Through establishing ourselves in the practice of yoga, we can see through these polarizing moments and maintain evenness of mind.
Activation / Integration
Activation and Integration is a two hour practice focused on the tenets of brmhana and langhana, which are the expanding and contracting principles of the universe. The first hour of this offering will be devoted to the active practices of hatha yoga and the second hour will be a restorative focus.
The Four Aims of Life
Stemming from the Vedic era of yogic teachings, there are four pursuits in life that are meant to align us with our soul’s purpose and reveal our innate fullness. These pursuits are known as dharma (our higher purpose), artha (prosperity), kama (enjoyment), and moksha (liberation).
Māhā Sādhanā (मह सधन)
The two hour Māhā Sādhanā hatha yoga practice provides more time for the student to experience the benefits and integration of prānāyāma (breath techniques), āsana (postures), and śavāsana (relaxation).
The Three Bodies
When speaking of the three bodies, the term “body'' is not being used in its ordinary sense of the word. These bodies are varying degrees of density from the gross elements to the subtle layers of our mind.
Activation / Integration
Activation and Integration is a two hour practice focused on the tenets of brmhana and langhana, which are the expanding and contracting principles of the universe. The first hour of this offering will be devoted to the active practices of hatha yoga and the second hour will be a restorative focus.
The Four Locks and Keys - Cultivating Equanimity
These four sublime states are meant to be all inclusive and applied to all of existence. During this workshop, we will discuss these four sublime states as well as practice a meditation that the practitioner can take with them and integrate into their daily lives.
Māhā Sādhanā (मह सधन)
The two hour Māhā Sādhanā hatha yoga practice provides more time for the student to experience the benefits and integration of prānāyāma (breath techniques), āsana (postures), and śavāsana (relaxation).
Activation / Integration
Activation and Integration is a two hour practice focused on the tenets of brmhana and langhana, which are the expanding and contracting principles of the universe. The first hour of this offering will be devoted to the active practices of hatha yoga and the second hour will be a restorative focus.
Māhā Sādhanā (मह सधन)
The two hour Māhā Sādhanā hatha yoga practice provides more time for the student to experience the benefits and integration of prānāyāma (breath techniques), āsana (postures), and śavāsana (relaxation).
An Overview of the History of Yoga
During this hour discussion, we will trace the history of yoga from the Vedic, through the classical, medieval, and modern periods. As yoga’s evolution is vast, this will merely be a broad overview.
Māhā Sādhanā (मह सधन)
The two hour Māhā Sādhanā hatha yoga practice provides more time for the student to experience the benefits and integration of prānāyāma (breath techniques), āsana (postures), and śavāsana (relaxation).
Virtual Winter Solstice
Celebrate the longest night of the year by saluting the sun 108 times. The salutations will be followed by a soothing Yin practice to internalize the energy and bring the heat & light inside. This practice is an opportunity to honor the return of the light, set intentions, and shed old and limiting patterns while at the same time learning to embrace the magic of the dark.
Māhā Sādhanā (मह सधन)
The two hour Māhā Sādhanā hatha yoga practice provides more time for the student to experience the benefits and integration of prānāyāma (breath techniques), āsana (postures), and śavāsana (relaxation).
Postponed to Fall 2021—More Details Coming Soon! Shakti Sadhana — Activating the Divine Feminine
Join Anne Witmer and Meghan Maris for an empowering 2-day mini retreat reclaiming, honoring and activating the shakti or creative potential held within each one of us. Whether you are a mother or not, this workshop is a reclaiming of our inherent femine strength.
Maha Shivaratri — Celebrating the Lord of the Yogis
Join Anne Witmer and Meghan Maris for a magical night of yoga, meditation, ceremonial ritual and celebration. Together, we will be a part of a worldwide observance devoted to honoring the Lord of the Yogis and the awakening of all beings.
New Year’s Day Dynamic Stability
Donation-Based Class
Welcome 2021 with purpose and intention. We will spend our time moving our body with awareness of our breath creating presence of mind and harmonizing the subtle layers of our being.
Returning to Wholeness
A 2 day mini-retreat with Anne Witmer & Meghan Maris honoring the cycle of creation and dissolution through practice, reverence and ritual.
Virtual Winter Solstice
During the time of the longest night, let’s unite virtually with yogis across the globe to celebrate the important Winter Solstice of 2020! Our guides, Meghan Maris & Anne Witmer, will lead us through a ritual repetition of 108 sun salutations followed by a deep, yin practice & meditation. Together we will generate potent energy and direct it to bring more light and healing into the world.
Stoking Our Inner Fire
Donation-Based Class
During this 75 minute class, we will focus on postures which will support our inner fire. This fire is known as agni in Sanskrit and it is the transforming force responsible for all levels of digestion.
Friends Together Awake 2.0: The Path of Manifestation
An 8-week journey on the Path of Manifestation lead by Meghan Maris & Anne Witmer. In this course, we will start at the crown chakra and work our way down through the system as we each focus on bringing a specific, spirit infused vision into reality on the material plane.
Virtual Summer Morning Yoga Immersion
Our task during the Morning Yoga Immersion will be to dedicate ourselves to yogic practices which cleanse the body, mind and subtle channels through which our vital force flows. Together, we will investigate the laws of karma and dharma and learn how to directly apply these teachings to our lives. The practices will prompt us to observe and redirect our mind’s attention strengthening our ability to interrupt unproductive thought patterns which squander our vitality and create future, although unnecessary, suffering. This immersion will be an opportunity to ground ourselves in the present moment and utilize our current circumstances to awaken to our purpose and consequently be of support to the soul of the world.
Virtual Summer Solstice 108 Sun Salutations & Yin
During this time of challenge & isolation, let’s unite virtually with yogis across the globe to celebrate the important Summer Solstice of 2020! Our guides, Meghan Maris & Anne Witmer, will lead us through a ritual repetition of 108 sun salutations followed by a deep, yin practice & meditation. Together we will generate potent energy and direct it to bring more light and healing into our world.
SIGNATURE OFFERINGS
Morning Yoga Immersion
Bi-Monthly Virtual Workshop
The Morning Yoga Immersion provides practitioners with an opportunity to delve into yogic philosophy and practice with focused intention and daily commitment.
Monday – Friday Morning Daily Practice — Pranayama, Meditation and Asana
Postures with Purpose
Virtual Rotating 6-Week Series
Each Tuesday evening, we focus on a specific families of postures. Throughout the weeks, we will continue to build upon one another carving pathways for deeper integration of the practice. The instrument of our body will be our laboratory to explore the roots and evolution of yoga asana practice.