Mat Pilates
with Donna Ohman
6 Tuesdays | 11 am - 12 pm
Sep 17-Oct 29, no class Oct 8

$125 for 6-week series or $25/class Note: this class will now be a weekly drop-in class. Cost is $20/class or use your subscription (certificate code) and you can register on the main class schedule page.

Strengthen, lengthen, and sculpt with this Pilates mat class with props. The mind-body workout of Pilates focuses on utilizing core muscles to build full-body strength. Some of the many benefits backed by science include:

• Improves posture

• Increases core strength

• Prevents Injury

• Decreases Back Pain

• Teaches Breath Control

• Increases Energy

• Improves Balance

• Decreases Stress

• Boosts Immunity

• Improves mobility

These are just some of Pilates's many benefits. This six-week series will start with the fundamentals and build throughout with props and modifications for different levels.

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For Individual Classes

$20/Class

Upon registration and payment, you will receive a class registration confirmation.

Additional reminder emails will be sent 24 hours and 2 hours before class.

Register early; space is limited.

Experience the Benefits of Yoga Tailored to Your Needs!

Yoga for EveryBODY
with Jessica Gonsiorowski
6 Mondays | 11 am - 12:15 pm
Session 2: Oct 14-Nov 18
$125 for 6-week series or $25/class

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Practice yoga in a supportive environment and enjoy classes designed for larger bodies. All classes include movement, breath, and meditation to help you connect with yourself and will allow you to feel calm and confident in your body. Learn how to build strength and mobility with props for functional alignment in yoga poses and gain more resilience for your everyday life. Everyone is welcome.

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Upon registration and payment, you will receive a class registration confirmation.

Additional reminder emails will be sent 24 hours and 2 hours before class.

Register early; space is limited.

Led by Aimee Forsberg Ottosen, C-IAYT, E-RYT, E-RYT 500, YACEP, Certified Holistic Ayurvedic Counselor, Certified Health & Wellness Coach

Workshop | Saturday, October 19, 2024
1–3:30pm | $57 registration requested

As we leave the hot summer behind and begin preparing for and transitioning to a windy and cold autumn and winter, we can adapt our lifestyle to live in harmony with the seasons rather than fighting our way through and feeling exhausted or sick.    

Using the tools of Ayurveda to support us, we sleep more easily, feel well-rested, nourish our bodies, minds, and emotions, calm our systems, and find renewed energy to live our lives in joy. This workshop will support you as you find more balance, joy, and wellness and prepare for the upcoming transition into winter. 

In this workshop, discover key principles of Ayurveda, including seasonal and daily routines to help you find and maintain balance as you transition through the seasons. Aimee will guide the conversation as we explore how to support and enhance your practice, your life, and your ease in your relationship with Mother Nature. This workshop will include a 45-minute practice suitable for all levels of yoga.

Yoga Alliance CEU is available upon request.

Meet Aimee, a seasoned practitioner and devoted guide on the transformative journey of yoga. Introduced to the practice at the nimble age of twelve, Aimee's unwavering commitment to yoga has shaped her into a certified Yoga Therapist recognized by IAYT, where she specializes in the Viniyoga tradition, honing her expertise at the Yoga Well Institute under the guidance of Chase Bossart.  Aimee also is an E-RYT 500 and YACEP (continuing education provider) accredited by Yoga Alliance.

A perpetual student, Aimee's spiritual quest extends beyond borders as she weekly immerses herself in Vedic chanting with Ms. Suhasini Krishnan at Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai, India. Mentored by Laura Jane Mellencamp of Yoga Among Friends, Aimee is a conduit of traditional classical yoga, sharing the profound wisdom and healing inherent in this ancient practice.

In her role as a Yoga Therapist, Aimee works intimately with individuals and small groups, crafting sessions that reflect her deep understanding of the human spirit and the therapeutic power of yoga. Additionally, Aimee offers Ayurvedic Counseling, Panchakarma therapies, and is committed to continuing her own education as she completes certification as an Ayurvedic Practitioner and continues studying with her teachers, both in the US and India. 

Driven by the belief that one can experience "sukha" (good space), Aimee encourages her students to explore their unique paths and dharma on this earthly journey. Beyond the physical postures, Aimee's teachings traverse the subtle realms of breath, mind, spirit, and inner space, illuminating the profound connections that lead to balance, joy, and clarity in life.

Grateful for the profound gifts of Yoga and Ayurveda, Aimee is passionately dedicated to passing along the rich ideas, traditions, and philosophy embedded in these ancient practices. As she guides her students towards their own space of ease, Aimee remains a beacon of inspiration, embodying the transformative power of yoga on and off the mat.

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Online Payment $57

1. Click this Fall Ayurveda & Yoga Workshop link to register and pay for the class. Registration closes 1 hour before the start of the class.

2. You will receive reminder emails 24 hours and 2 hours before each class.

Led by Kylie Grogan, E-RYT 500, BS, RY II, CPT

Workshop | Tuesday, October 29, 2024
6:15-8:15pm | $62, registration required

Join us for "Ease & Flow: Yoga for Pain Relief," a soothing 2-hour workshop designed to help individuals find relief from pain and tension through gentle, mindful movement. If pain has been limiting your yoga practice or affecting your daily life, this class will provide you with a safe and supportive space to explore pain-free modifications and healing techniques. Together, we’ll move through calming stretches, and restorative yoga poses tailored to your body’s needs, using props like bolsters and blankets to ensure maximum comfort and relaxation.

Through breathwork, meditation, and slow, intentional movement, you’ll release the tension in your body, particularly in areas like the hips, back, and shoulders. The class will also focus on teaching alignment and techniques to support joint health, including the SI joint, so you can move with greater ease during yoga and everyday activities. You’ll be guided into a deeply restorative Savasana with the option of aromatherapy and gentle sound healing to enhance your relaxation, leaving you feeling refreshed and renewed.

By the end of the workshop, you’ll walk away with simple but effective tools to help you manage discomfort and stress, allowing you to live with more ease and joy. Don’t miss this chance to invest in your well-being, soothe your body, and reconnect with yourself in a nurturing and peaceful environment.

Meet Kylie Grogan

She has a passion for helping everyone feel their best and teaching them how to reconnect with their mind & body. She has been practicing yoga since she was 15 years old and teaching for almost a decade. Once she was shown what real yoga is, she realized that the path to a tranquil mind and healthy body is living with love and compassion towards everyone, everything, and showing this same love to yourself. 

Kylie is on a journey, she started by obtaining her bachelors degree in exercise and movement science. While she was earning her degree, she began her true path of yoga. She earned her 200 hour yoga teacher certification in the Iyengar lineage and became a reiki practitioner. This led her to crave more knowledge of yoga of the Krishnamacharya lineage. She has earned her 500 hour yoga teacher certification in the T. K. V. Desikachar lineage and is currently continuing her education to become a C-IAYT certified Yoga Therapist with the Surya Chandra Healing Yoga School. She is well aware of and will always be learning the therapeutic power of yoga. She is committed to continuing her personal self-study through this process, as we are constantly changing and growing. 

Breath, movement, connection has led her to better understand herself and others. Kylie was searching for answers, because she felt disconnected from herself. She was diagnosed with severe fibromyalgia and had symptoms since she was just a child. She craved natural remedies which led her to carve the path of healing within herself. She was then able to share what she learned with the world. Showing those that feel like there is no hope, that there is light at the end of the tunnel. She developed her personal practice in a way that is grounding, nurturing, trusting, freeing, so that she can move with grace and without pain. This flooded into her teachings so that she can help the world think clearly, because she had to learn to do this herself. In a world that feels like everything is constantly bringing you down, Kylie’s practice helps others feel, actually feel, rather than stay in this societal feeling of numbness. Kylie’s practice is gentle and soothing, she moves through each pose with kindness so that one is free from pain. She guides you into a deeply relaxed state with her calming energy and voice so that one leaves feeling tranquil, like they had a warm nourishing hug. She teaches others how to find  alignment that fits ones body and has a deep understanding of how the body works. She helps others create balance by finding and correcting imbalance in the body. 

Kylie believes that yoga is for everyone, and she is so grateful for her soul students that she has been able to help feel the best they have in a while and for the ones she has yet to help with these powerful holistic tools.

Register for the Workshop

Online Payment $62

1. Click this Ease & Flow: Yoga Workshop for Pain Relief link to register and pay for the class. Registration closes one hour before the class starts.

2. You will receive reminder emails 24 hours and 2 hours before each class.

Led by Marian Kraus & Gabriela Kraus

Saturday, November 2, 2024
5:30-7p
$40 prepaid online, $45 cash only at the door (if room available)

Embark on a journey to holistic well-being through the transformative power of sound. Presence, the art of embracing the here and now, unfolds as tonal vibrations guide awareness inward during our immersive sound bath event. Release past and future fixations, allowing your consciousness to unfold naturally. Reconnect with your true nature beyond identifications, where insights and creativity blossom. Saturate yourself in the harmonious embrace of ambient sounds from gongs, didgeridoo, flute, hand-pan, singing bowls, and drums…all crafted to rebalance your body-mind-spirit connection.

Treat yourself and expand your awareness with five large gongs, didgeridoo, drums, flute, and more in combination with a soothing guided meditation. The event will be geared toward a complete recharge and re-boot of your body-mind-spirit connection and mobilizing and accessing your resources to inner healing and expansion.

The event is about 90 minutes in duration and includes 3 segments, the first 2 are about 15 - 20 minutes in duration, and the following sound bath fills the remainder:

The sequence is:

• 1st Segment – the introduction - participants receive a general overview of sound therapy and how the upcoming meditation and Sound Bath experience work together to facilitate a personal transformation, evolution, and healing method within the conscious mind, followed by

• 2nd Segment – a carefully chosen guided meditation that primes the subconscious mind to transition into the essential personal transformation experience brought on by the healing sounds in the…

• 3rd Segment – the sound bath where guests flow in a stream of ancestral and otherworldly sounds generated by several large gongs (44” to 28”), one of man’s oldest therapeutic instruments, singing bowls, bells, chimes, tuning forks, ocean drum, rattles, and other sound tools. Our sound space envelopes listeners in a uniquely rhythmic, melodic, and pleasing fashion while the gong’s vibrational and sonic characteristics deeply resonate and harmonize all 50+ trillion cells of the body. The experience energizes and relaxes simultaneously in a most powerful and unique way and invites a natural synchronization of the brain's right and left hemispheres.

Combined, these powerful elements facilitate a change in one’s nature of being and potentially restore an intrinsic state of inner balance, homeostasis. Throughout, you will be introduced to mindfulness techniques of a sonic nature. The only requirement for you to benefit is to bring an open mind, wear comfortable clothing, and come with a mat, pillow, and blanket to cover up (all optional).

You can learn more at their Delamora website

Reserve Your Spot -

Online Payment $40 prepaid (or $45 at the door, cash only)

Click this Sound Bath Meditation link to register and pay for the class. You will receive an email confirmation.

You will also receive reminder emails 24 hours and 2 hours before class with our safety protocols.

Your Facilitators

About Marian

Marian generates a broad spectrum of fascinating rhythms and functional harmonics by exploring the full range of frequencies within his instruments ranging from shimmering explosive highs to deep mysterious lows. His meditative and transformative sound journeys are driven by his innate rhythmic hand drum abilities and keen sense of visual and intuitive perception. The result is that these sonic, vibrational and mystical characteristics energize and quiet the mind & body in a very unique fashion. His gong sound meditations are psychoacoustic gateways to higher states of awareness and consciousness. They provide spaces for inner healing while taking listeners into truly otherworldly realms.

After spending 20 years in the corporate world, he began his career as a professional architectural and fine art photographer in the Chicago area in 1999. By being a long time hand drummer, he expanded his creative repertoire by expressing images also through the sound of gongs. Marian is a member of the Sound Healers Association and refines his advanced interpretation and application of gong sound healing under the guidance of senior instructor, lecturer and teacher Mitch Nur, PhD of

About Gabriela

Growing up in the bustling and colorful surroundings of Mexico City, Gabriela holds masters degrees in art, religions and psychotherapy, and degrees in communication and history. She is certified as a Life Coach and facilitator of Universal Energy. In her earlier career she applied her extensive experience in corporate marketing and communications for the Ford Motor Company and the Interlomas Commercial Center, among others. Following, she moderated several health related programs on national TV in Mexico for nearly two decades in broadcasting corporations such as cultural Channel 11, Televisa, TV Mexiquense, TV Formula, DGTVE, and the art and cultural Channel 22.

Led by Donna Ohman and Sara Shotsberger

Workshop | Tuesday, November 12, 2024
6:15-8:30pm | $45, registration highly encouraged
Scholarship available (inquire)

UZIT Self-Care Sangha for Stress & Exhaustion

Join us for this exciting experience of encompassing the social and emotional aspects of our yoga community. Let’s reconnect at Yoga Among Friends to live your yoga, learn ways to manage stress, practice self-care, and develop a sense of centering.

Urban Zen Integrative Therapy (UZIT™) is a self-care relaxation practice that layers gentle mindful movements, breath awareness, restorative yoga poses, meditation, reiki and essential oils to reduce the symptoms that many people face in daily life such as pain, anxiety, insomnia, exhaustion and stress.

UZIT (pronounced use-it) promotes a sense of centering, calm, and joy by integrating gentle yoga movement, restorative yoga, breath awareness, Reiki, essential oils, and presence. It restores, re-connects, and rebalances. This class is for everyone who may be feeling exhausted, anxious, in pain, or just not as vital as they would like. Students will learn breathing and self-reiki techniques in restorative poses, along with aromatherapy, which they can use at home.

This is a semi-private class for those seeking to expand their yoga practice and learn how to live yoga on and off the mat. This two-hour workshop will include a safe space for gentle practice, meditation, journaling, and connecting with like-minded women.

Registration is highly encouraged, max part. 25

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Online Payment $45

1. Click this Women’s Workshop: Self Care for Stress link to register and pay for the class. Registration closes one hour before the class starts.

2. You will receive reminder emails 24 hours and 2 hours before each class.

Led by Marina Lisjonok, E-RYT 500, MSW

Special Class | Thursday, Nov 28
9:30 - 11am | $20 or use your class subscrption | registration required

Start your thanksgiving day by opening your heart in gratitude and prepare for the festivities with a thankful yoga practice. Join us for a mix of vinyasa flow and static postures. Class is focused on body awareness, breath and meditation and infused with the bits of yogic wisdom and positive affirmations. All levels welcome.

How to Register & Pay

$20 or Use Your 8-digit Certificate Code

Click this Thanksgiving Day Yoga—Studio link to register for the In-Studio class. You will receive a confirmation email reminder emails 24 hours and 2 hours before class. Please read these before class.

Led by Heather Corbet, B.A., Master's OTR/L, Reiki Master Teacher

Reiki Training | Friday, December 6, 2024
12:30-7:30pm with breaks
$360, includes instruction, attunement, manual, and book
Registration closes Dec 3.

In Foundational Reiki Level One, learn Usui Traditional Reiki History, Definition, Exercises & the Chakras.

• Participate in the Cleansing Chakras Healing Reiki Meditation.

• This Attunement aligns the student with Reiki Healing Energy while activating the upper chakras, arms, and fingertips.

• Learn Reiki history, Hand placement, & the Meridians.

• Perform a chair treatment, standing treatment, and reiki boost & classic table treatment.

Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Level 1 is a foundational Reiki Course taught from the lineage of Master Usui, Master Takata, and Dr. Master Hyashi. Students often experience a significant shift in their intuition & healing skills.

In this first level of Reiki, participate in the Healing Reiki Meditation to cleanse the chakras & the Level One Attunement. This attunement aligns you with the Reiki healing energy while activating the upper chakras, arms, and fingertips.

During this class, you will learn about the rich Reiki history, including hand placement, the chakras, and meridians. The treatments taught are the chair treatment, standing treatment, Reiki boost, and classic table treatment.

This Reiki Level 1 training is ideal for individuals seeking personal healing, healthcare professionals, alternative medicine practitioners, spiritual seekers, caregivers, curious learners, and community workers. Enhance your well-being, expand your skills, and support others through the power of Reiki.

Receive Reiki Level 1 Usui Shiki Ryoho certification upon completion. This is a 7-hour class.

Meet Heather Corbet

Heather Corbet is a therapist, spiritual advisor, Reiki master teacher, and a brainspotting consultant & specialty trainer with over 25 years of experience in the human development field. Heather enjoys supporting & witnessing the deep healing of her clients as they shift into holistic alignment, new paradigms & increased connection with themselves & their life paths. Heather's background & specialties include grief & loss, medical anomalies, sensory processing, intuition, groups, high performers, neurodivergence, pediatrics, and creatives. 

Register for the Reiki Level 1 Training

Online Payment $360

1. Click this Foundational Reiki Level 1 Training link to register and pay for the class. Registration closes December 3.

2. You will receive reminder emails 24 hours and 2 hours before the training.

Enjoy 7 nights at Good Hope, an 18th-Century Georgian house in the Jamaica countryside, with Laura Jane Mellencamp

Join Laura Jane and fellow like-minded friends for a yoga retreat at Good Hope Plantation in Jamaica. Originally a sugar plantation, Good Hope is 2,000 acres in size and is located in the parish of Trelawny, Jamaica. This property, including its historic 18th-century Great House, sits in an idyllic valley surrounded by the lush green hills of the cockpit country and the meandering Martha Brae River.

The plant life, scenic views, and private beach provide the perfect environment for togetherness and discovering nature, deeply amplifying the effects of your yoga and meditation practice. Immerse yourself in Jamaica's history, nature, and beauty and nourish a deeper understanding of yourself!

An Unforgettable Yoga, Meditation & Travel Experience

Using the practice of meditation, Laura Jane has designed this week to support you in exploring the tools of stilling the mind and embracing your authentic self. The yoga classes will blend the disciplines of various styles of Hatha yoga with mindfulness meditation. They will cover the fundamental principles underlying the therapeutic application of yoga and how to incorporate them into your practice. Work to dissolve old blockages, unravel samskaras, and create new pathways to vibrant health and happiness. The end result will be one of the most incredible, unforgettable yoga experiences you will ever have.

This week is a perfect balance between rest and play. Through leading and attending many retreats, Laura has discovered that traveling together and saying yes to life and its opportunities at the moment create lasting friendships and gratitude for life’s abundance that will last forever.

This yoga retreat is for all ages and all life experiences. It is perfect for all levels of practitioners, yoga teachers, and bodywork therapists. Private yoga sessions will also be available.

It is perfect for all levels of practitioners, yoga teachers, and bodywork therapists.

Sample Daily Schedule*

(Optional to meet each student’s needs)
• Early morning hike and meditation
• Breakfast
• In-depth yoga practice with Laura Jane
• Lunch
• Free time to explore this beautiful and healing environment
• Late practice includes asana, chanting, sutra study and meditation
• Dinner
• Evening shared sanga

*Schedule is subject to change.

We will be going down to the private beach most days (15 min from the Coach House). Price includes daily transportation to the beach.

Accomodatations

Forty minutes from the Sangster Intl Airport in Montego Bay, the Coach House villa, situated in the heart of the beautiful 18th century historic Good Hope Plantation, is the Coach House, a country villa with 7 contemporary bedrooms, all with ceiling fans, air conditioning & en-suite bathrooms.

Recently renovated with stylish new interiors and the addition of a 50-foot infinity edge pool & an open air dining terrace. Good Hope’s private beach house (15 min drive away) has a 110-foot white sand beach and calm waters for swimming.

Good Hope Coach House offers exclusivity and privacy. She sits on a hill with breathtaking views. The garden is full of trees, tropical flowers and bird life. The vibe at Good Hope is surely one to experience true Jamaican Hospitality. Like travelling through a time warp, the pace is slow here, the lifestyle uncomplicated, the people are kind and calm, service is relaxed and meals are served family style.

In addition, the Good Hope plantation is the Caribbean’s first and only nature adventure park with an unparalleled variety of adventures and cultural experiences including the thrilling zip line canopy, rugged ATV and Dune Buggy adventures, relaxing jungle river tubing, Appleton Rum Tasting, Great House tour, and bird aviary.

Fun fact: The Bachelor Final was filmed here in 2016.

Retreat Costs

The cost of the retreat includes:

• Roundtrip airport transportation to & from the resort

• Deluxe accommodations for 7 nights. All bedrooms have bathrooms, A/C, and ceiling fans

• 3 gourmet, mostly vegetarian meals daily with some seafood meals during the week. Gluten/dairy-free options are available upon request

• Water, teas, & juices

• Daily yoga classes & sutra studies—Private yoga sessions are available

• Full use of all resort amenities - including pool, beach, boogie boards, paddle boards, kayaks, river swimming, hiking trails, movie night, yoga room, pool table, ping pong table, and ADSL internet access.

• Daily transportation to and from the private beach

• Sales & hospitality taxes

The retreat cost does not include:

• Airfare to Sangster Intl Airport in Montego Bay

• Spa treatments (massage, mani/pedis, reflexology, etc.)

• Alcoholic beverages & personal purchases

• Optional excursions such as golf, dining in local restaurants, pottery classes, painting classes, horseback riding, rafting, snorkeling, fishing, Dunes River Falls in Ocho Rios, Chukka Adventures (zip lines, river tubing, horse and buggy rides, dune buggy rides, ATVs, and history talk of local area)

• Travel insurance (highly recommended)

• Gratuities

Registration

To hold your place, a deposit of $700 is due at the time of registration. The remaining balance is due in full by Saturday, January 4, 2025.

Refund/Cancellation

Payment will be refunded, less a $700 cancellation fee, if this request is received in writing by December 1, 2024. Any refund requests postmarked after December 1 will be granted only if the canceled reservation can be filled.

Interested, but need some questions answered before you can commit?