Join in practicing in movement, stillness and contemplation.

Winter is ending. A new paradigm and season is near. Come and enjoy practicing in the beauty of the grounds of The Marsh House at Aldermarsh, and expansive studio space with harmonious energetic properties and surrounded by nature’s beautiful abundance.

All levels will be welcomed. This class designed to bring attention to the physical and metaphorical heart space. The heart (anahata) chakra serves to nurture, cultivate empathy, kindness, and love. To be in good standing and relationship with others, we must cultivate these attributes within ourselves. At a time where interconnectedness is vital, this class will serve to move from the heart and bring us to alignment and connection.

Physically the chest can feel closed, tight or stuck. We will practice breathing and postures which open and un-stick the stuck. This class will help to free your body from patterns which can cause pain and stress, particularly in the chest and upper body. Props and modifications will be available if needed.

Come and liberate your heart and watch it shine more brightly!

In these times, it is essential to care for ourselves on deeper levels. This workshop offers one of the best ways to access your inner creativity and achieve deep restoration. You’ll have the unique opportunity to explore your healing capacity through ancient and empowering practices. Journal prompting will guide you in crafting personal commitments to inspire your journey ahead.

**Indulge Your Senses:**

- **Cocoa Mushroom Elixir:** Enjoy a soothing Cocoa Mushroom Elixir as you reflect and connect with your inner self.

- **Fresh Fruit:** Treat yourself to a selection of fresh fruit, providing a refreshing complement to our workshop experience.

- **Healing Touch:** Experience the benefits of healing salves and aromatherapy, designed for cognitive optimization, providing a nurturing and healing atmosphere throughout the workshop.

- **Acupuncture or Acupressure:** Enjoy a personalized acupuncture (or acupressure of preferred) provided by Tara to further enhance your relaxation and well-being.

- **Breathwork to Relax the Nervous System:** Engage in breathwork techniques designed to relax the nervous system and bring you into a meditative state, deepening your exploration and self-awareness.

- **Meditation:** Participate in guided meditation sessions to calm the mind and connect with your inner self.

- **Combination of Nidra and Restorative Yoga:** Experience a peaceful blend of Nidra and restorative yoga practices designed to promote deep relaxation and rejuvenation.

**Important Note:** This special workshop is offered by Tara and me only once every 1-2 years! Don’t miss your chance to be part of this enriching experience.

**Limited Spaces: Only 15 Available!**  

To maintain an intimate and personalized atmosphere, we are limiting this workshop to just 15 participants.

**Reserve Your Spot Now!**  

Join in virtual community to honor the solstice- the summer season is to be embraced and enjoyed! Come and celebrate the shifts to longer brighter days and abundance of opportunities for growth!

Breathwork to release stagnant energy/previous seasons and open up fresh new pathways.

Yoga and lymphatic movement to open and revitalize the body

Reflection and journaling to create a mindful intentional presence and awareness

Practices for balancing summer energies

Spring equinox is on Tuesday March 19th, 2024, this year and it is is THE time and season to wake up, recharge and mobilize your spirit and body!

Join in community as we will be several weeks into spring for this ***breath of fresh air*** practice with playful movement and lymph-mobilizing practice with an energetic playlist and a theme of release. We will flow in and out both traditional yogic poses, as well as access primal intuitive movement, work on breathing techniques for digestion and release, and stimulate our inner spring spirit.

Essential oils to stimulate blood flow and heal stagnation will be offered to be applied topically, and a cell-renewing juice from Toniq juice bar will be served/included with registration.

Expect to break a sweat, feel release of patterns and things being held in body/mind/heart. Walk away feeling a renewed sense of balance, hope and wellbeing.

Full Body/Toes to Top Workshop for Boss B**ches

Bring your beautiful body to learn how to take better care of it- from the ground up!

2-2.5 hours to go from toes to top in detail and with time to break down and assist in any questions or modifications that may arise.

This practice is for all practitioners and all levels. (The ability to be able to get up and down from the floor several times through the class is ideal).

Starting with some basic teachings of movement anatomy, fascia/tissue/ joint recovery work and its importance for human body optimal functioning; and moving into breathing techniques to bolster the results of the therapy ball work, each student will receive tools to use on the mat to create overall release and relief.

Three sizes of therapy balls will be included for use (and offered for sale after class for anyone interested). Beginning at the bottoms of the feet where there are many acupressure points, working up the legs and into the hips, belly, entire back, arms, neck/shoulders and head, these offering covers all the main parts and pieces of typical complaint in regard to tightness, overworking, soreness, and generalized pain and dysfunction.

Some basic yoga poses and stretching will accompany the self-massage techniques to further the awareness and feel-good nature of this work.

Clothing that fits closely to the body is ideal for therapy balls to keep from tangling up, and long hair should be able to be put up for the upper body portion of the workshop.

Positive effects of this work:

Less pain

Fewer injuries

Gained recovery practice tools

Ease of movement

Corrected dysfunctional patterns

Better sleep

Better mood

Sense of empowerment to self-treat and understand one’s own body more clearly

Nervous system regulation

Come join me for a few hours that will change your life and specifically your body and its ability to thrive! Recovery work is essential for longevity of movement, most specifically athletic/challenging movement practices where the body is pushed into higher demands and injuries can happen.

An additional worksheet on ways to boost recovery will be made available to anyone interested at no cost.

Investment: $55/pp

Taking place at the expansive Soundview Center on Sunday January 21st 1-3pm, we will share, journal, and begin to create our own unique mantra to be taken deep into the psyche.

Sankalpa is much more than a New Year's resolution- and it has served me well over the years-I hope it will be as transformational for you. 

This dynamic experience will occur in our space alongside some specifically mellowing breathwork, restful yoga Nidra meditation, and sound healing while you marinate in a state of heart-centered bliss.

Come and bring your deepest resolve and purpose it into a tangible action towards purpose and alignment!

Enjoy herbal tea and raw cacao truffles to cap it off.

$50/pp

Autumn equinox marks the shift from abundant light and longer days to the subtle shifts in nature towards slightly deeper hues, shorter days, and a richness of growth to be honored and harvested.

As the leaves reveal their most vibrant expressions of yellow, orange and red, we too are called to join this seasonal dance to fully honor life cycles in all of their magnificence.

Gather in nature on private acreage overlooking the Puget Sound with sounds of birds, wind and peace enveloping your spirit. Relax on your mat or sway in a hammock while you reflect on where you’ve been- and where you would like to take this next phase of life as it ripens with possibility.

Enjoy freedom to express, be seen, held and supported as you journey through ritual in community of like-minded humans with the desire to elevate and grow towards something more than what the modern world can offer.

This is your time to carve out your own path and way of being by practicing presence and cultivating growth that spills into the rest of the season.

Schedule for retreat:

11am welcoming and sharing with journal prompt

12pm fire element movement practice

1:30 lunch provided (no lunch option available)

2:30 flower crown making class

3:30 sound bath and mellow restful practice with journal prompt

4:30 closing circle

5pm- option to join for dinner out (not part of retreat cost)

 Happy fall to all!

We sincerely hope you are taking in the gorgeous last bit of summer AND enjoying the gorgeous transition to fall here in the PNW. Fall is a time to begin to come back down to earth- to begin to transition away from our previous seasonal state of energetic adventure and heat- we are ready to be calmer, more centered and much more grounded.

Our next offering will focus on grounding for your entire being-

 *Beginning with the physical aspects of grounding we will move into yoga poses and breathing techniques which bolster the functions which aim to literally calm, center and downregulate our nervous systems. This is a physical practice suitable for all levels. {given you are able to get up and down from the floor.}

*Adding onto the practice we will tune into to the deeper layers of ourSELVES and create a mantra around the theme of connecting to earth, our own inner peace. and allowing the seasonal transition to occur without resistance to the nature occurring all around and within us.

*To further the sensory experience light aromatherapy for grounding will be flowing throughout the practice.

*All of this will lead to you winding down with ease into a supported restorative shavasana, during which you will receive hands- on massage adjustments, and an acupuncture (*or acupressure) treatment from licensed acupuncturist Tara Cameron. 

It is incredible mind, body, and spirit medicine when all of these healing practices are incorporated together in one practice. Acupuncture is something so powerful when used as a stand-alone treatment- and the benefits extend far beyond when your body is primed and ready to receive.

The space-Sangha Yoga in Seattle is an energetic AND physical breath of fresh air, it is truly a space to feel safe, supported and free to be yourself.

To support our well-being in such  and profound ways is a gift we all should be doing self care like this more regularly. Here is your chance to jumpstart your fall/winter wellness regimen!

Investment: $75

Looking forward to sharing this unique gift with you!

--Tara & Leah

Join Leah and Tara for their unique and healing medicinal yoga clinic combining yin yoga, breathwork, and an incredible acupuncture OR acupressure treatment during shavasana.

Your journey will begin with yoga to move Qi and begin to tap into your own senses and strengths. We will meditate on manifesting greatness through personal empowerment and self-awareness.

You will be guided to take gentle yet releasing poses to relax your body and mind, all while experiencing tunes to enhance the vibrational experience, and aromatherapy to enhance the senses. Poses will be sequenced to subtly become slower and longer for deep stretches and time to reflect.

Once in shavasana, you will receive a loving hands-on massage-style adjustment, followed by a gentle yet powerful (made even more powerful as an addition to your yoga practice) acupuncture OR acupressure treatment by Tara Cameron, licensed acupuncturist.

Tara will offer you a guided meditation to bolster the effects of the treatment during the treatment.

This is such powerful medicine, not to be missed!

To sign up, follow the site below:

(you must sign up through Sangha Yoga Studio to be officially signed up)

-- https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/asp/main_enroll.asp?fl=true&tabID=8

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Workshop and yoga class combined with Yoga Tune Up therapy balls to loosen tightness, tension, adhesions and stress- and help YOU feel better in your body.

The lower half of the body is indeed in need! Feet, calves, hamstrings, hips and more are addressed during this 90-minute class.

Learn ways to find immediate relief which can be practiced at home, and save you a trip to the massage therapist. Appropriate for all levels who are able to get up and down off the floor several times during the practice.

Helpful for such ailments as: Lower back pain, sciatica, tight hamstrings, sore calves, and foot pain including plantar fasciitis. 

Energetically working in lower chakras to find awareness in balance, stability and SELF.