Sound baths is a therapeutic practice that uses sound to promote physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. The crystal bowls and other instruments provide a soothing and meditative sound. The sound bath sessions create a calming and relaxing environment that helps to reduce stress, anxiety, and tension. During a sound bath session, you will receive a […]
Cottage Grove Area Women in Business provides a forum for local women in business to meet, network and exchange ideas while growing professionally and personally with dynamic speakers on topics of interest to business women. “Women in Business always leaves me feeling encouraged and empowered to grow in my business!! It is a great place […]
This session is for all yoga teachers that want to workshop a new asana sequence, practice leading a group and network and learn from other yoga instructors. After gathering and introductions at 10:30am, we will have an asana class where each instructor has the opportunity to lead a different part of the class from warm-up […]
Join Sunlight Yoga + Apothecary for the best, most restful week of your decade. We are hosting 6-night, 7-day stay on a Caribbean island just outside Bocas Del Toro, Panama. Join us for yoga, beaches, over-the-water-accommodations, and adventures. Link to register: https://www.thesunlightexperience.com/retreat
Recharge this fall under the Hunter’s Full Moon, in the beautiful nature setting of Bayfield, WI. We will work with the Hunter’s Full Moon, consciously and subconsciously to transform ourselves and lift our vibration together. Our weekend will begin with a beautiful opening meditation, intention setting, and sound bath and ceremony to create the space […]
Join us the first Friday of each month for a healing experience in community. Each month we will offer a unique healing experience for you, your family and your friends. Each of us, no matter who we are, carry burdens. We invite you to rest with us, in sacred space for these special evening gatherings. […]
Join me for a beautiful Yoga Nidra practice followed by powerful group Reiki energy work. Yoga Nidra (the yoga of wakeful sleep) is an amazing way to prepare the body for energy work through guided meditation. Singing bowls, tingsha, drum, and Palo Santo and more are utilized in group Reiki to release and revitalize energy.
The Lumbar-Sacral Spine and SI Joint Workshop is an essential short but sweet dive into the anatomy, asana and therapeutics of this part of the body. Often challenged during and after yoga asana, as well as for teachers in class, we'll dive into how to safely practice, as well as why we need to revisit […]
Welcoming the restful stillness of the New Moon in this monthly class. Beginning with simple, mindful movements, we will release into Yoga Nidra, the “sleep of the yogi,” with a guided practice around the monthly new moon. The 60-minute experience inviting ourselves to return to and connect with the wisdom within. All of you is […]
New Moon Reiki Sound Bath with Reiki Master Practitioner, Certified Sound Therapist, RYT500, Certified Meditation Teacher, Dawn, in a magical space inside a yurt on a working farm. Group reiki works to release energy that doesn’t belong with us and call back our own energy. With the power of the new moon working with us, […]
This event is a webinar to build your own retreat and give you a few tips with spreadsheet. Register online: https://www.cocoandpineapple.com/webinar-registration
Cottage Grove Area Women in Business provides a forum for local women in business to meet, network and exchange ideas while growing professionally and personally with dynamic speakers on topics of interest to business women. “Women in Business always leaves me feeling encouraged and empowered to grow in my business!! It is a great place […]
December 20, 2024 in Yoga + Movement Late fall and early winter in the Midwest can be bleak with chilly, damp weather, diminished daylight hours, and gray, dreary skies. Holiday festivities seem like a great idea! Let’s hang some twinkling lights, light some candles, spread good cheer, and sing beautiful songs to brighten the mood. [...]
December 16, 2024 in Yoga + Movement Amidst yoga’s enormous popularity, studios advertise classes for “all levels and all bodies.” But does a typical yoga instructor know how to provide accommodations for someone with hypertonic cerebral palsy? Would an instructor know that someone with Down syndrome has low muscle tone and extreme external rotation, and [...]
December 11, 2024 in Spotlight There is a way for people with arthritis, chronic pain, movement limitations, and other concerns to not only practice yoga, but to exercise a practice including all eight limbs of yoga. They really only need one special prop; a swimming pool. Have you ever taken your love of yoga into [...]
December 9, 2024 in Yoga + Movement Hypermobility, characterized by an extended range of joint motion beyond typical limits, has garnered attention not only for its physical implications but also its psychological benefits. Research unveiled some striking findings: individuals with hypermobility often possess an enlarged amygdala, the brain region central to processing emotions. This neurological [...]
December 4, 2024 in Lifestyle A fall garden cleanup is part of the gardening tradition. Gardeners cut down plants and rake leaves to tidy up for winter. But times are changing. Many people now garden with native plants for bumblebees, monarch butterflies, and other pollinators. Insects remain in our yards and gardens all year round [...]
December 2, 2024 in Health + Wellness As the bustle of back-to-school season ensues, it can become easy for educators to feel overwhelmed in the whirlwind of responsibilities. However, this chaos creates an opportunity for school districts to prioritize the well-being of their staff. By prioritizing mindfulness training for faculty, schools can create a culture [...]
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The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide is HERE!! We hope you consider supporting midwest-makers this holiday season, and have curated this list just for you! Additionally, if you download the gift guide before December 9th you are automatically entered to win one of our great daily prizes from Dec. 9-13th … including a TWO-DAY pass to […]
November 20, 2024 in Spotlight Name: Zaria James Pronouns: she/her Location: Iowa City, IA What gets you excited about Midwest YOGA + Life magazine? Yoga and life in the Midwest — it really says it all! I am fascinated by our world and existence every day. Having lived in Iowa my whole life, I often [...]
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