Yoga & Blooms
Enjoy a gentle yoga practice under the trees near waters edge. After class wander the flower farm and pick your own beautiful bouquet to take home.
Enjoy a gentle yoga practice under the trees near waters edge. After class wander the flower farm and pick your own beautiful bouquet to take home.
June 23-26 Decorah, IA Sliding Scale $99-$199 https://www.driftlessyogafestival.com/ Driftless’s mission is to bring together a diverse and experienced line up of yoga teachers and facilitators together to create a yoga festival experience leaving you feeling seen, heard and renewed. Driftless Yoga Festival was founded on the tribal land of Meskwaki/Ho-Chunk/Winneabago land; now referred to as […]
Join local herbalists Emma Day and Angela Krick once per month for an herbal-infused gathering. We will taste plant medicine, journey together, and explore the ways plants work with our body, mind, heart, and spirit, moving us always towards vitality and alignment. Every month will be unique in its context with the seasons, the elements, […]
Join local herbalists Emma Day and Angela Krick once per month for an herbal-infused gathering. We will taste plant medicine, journey together, and explore the ways plants work with our body, mind, heart, and spirit, moving us always towards vitality and alignment. Every month will be unique in its context with the seasons, the elements, […]
In person at The Yoga Center Retreat or online via Zoom. Become a yoga teacher with the longest-running teacher training in Minneapolis. Our 230-hour yoga teacher training program explores asana, pranayama, and meditation and shows you how to apply them to a modern world. You will graduate feeling empowered and inspired. Join us in person […]
Join local herbalists Emma Day and Angela Krick once per month for an herbal-infused gathering. We will taste plant medicine, journey together, and explore the ways plants work with our body, mind, heart, and spirit, moving us always towards vitality and alignment. Every month will be unique in its context with the seasons, the elements, […]
Learn to teach yoga or deepen your practice! Currently in our 25th year, we are the most-trusted YTT program in Minnesota. Our industry-leading curriculum is led by experts with over 10,000 hours of combined teaching experience. Programs meet in-person at our studio in Minneapolis and are also live-streaming so you can join us from anywhere!
A celebratory 2-hour participatory musical offering full of experiential unity, as we come together from all paths, many lineages, and all directions to share a moment together in song and great heart. We will be doing universal Kirtan, dances of universal peace, and deep dive into the Sufi practice of Zikr. These practices encourage sovereignty […]
Join yoga instructor, Mary McCallum, for 2 hours of stress relief and self-care. Learn how to use Yoga Tune-up therapy balls and self-myofascial release techniques to improve mobility, relieve pain, and tame tension from head to toe. You will leave feeling completely relaxed and refreshed! This workshop is suitable for all levels, no previous experience […]
Each Thursday we provide a specially cultivated offering designed to support deep healing, rest, release, reprieve, and a sense of wonder and magic. What if we all hold within ourselves incredible ancestral, collective, and personal strength, resilience, and potential for healing, transformation, and growth? In these simple moments of beautiful community and co-regulation, may the […]
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 […]
A 45 minute restorative flow with beautiful live healing sounds, followed by 60 minutes of Universal Kirtan shared by a crew of talented musicians. Restorative flow will provide the space for a guided whole-being experience of connecting with your body, breath, and well-being. Universal Kirtan embodies the belief that all paths lead toward the One […]
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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