Meditation helps us to manage our mental wellness by reducing stimulus and decreasing our reactivity. Train your mind to be less stressed and more focused. Explore a variety of methods to increase your mental wellness. Please bring a notebook for reflection and notes. This is a non-postural workshop. This will be beneficial for anyone who is looking to clear their mind and try out different styles of meditation.
Meditation, breathing, and relaxation to start the holiday season. Develop your wellness practices to carry you through the sometimes stressful holiday season. Become mindful of how you can easily and peacefully overcome the overwhelming. Gentle, restorative, postures will be practiced with an extended relaxation, breathing, and meditation. Bring a notebook for reflection. I think slowing down and taking care of ourselves before the holiday season is really important and this is a great chance to get people into the gym before their schedules distract them elsewhere.
Jnana Yoga is the path of knowledge and introspection. Start the new year off by getting in touch with who you really are, releasing all you are not, and finding a balance in the world that will bring you freedom. Instead of trying to change who you are this year, let us embrace and celebrate our true natures. Please bring a notebook for reflection. This is a non-postural workshop. Everyone is inspired at the New Year and this will be a positive way to use that inspiration.
Ayurveda is the holistic medical system developed over centuries in India to balance mind, body, spirit, and environment. Incorporating the basic foundation can promote good health through prevention. The sister science of yoga takes your wellness practices beyond movement and into your daily habits. You will learn which of the three doshas is your primary and learn to recognize signs of imbalances as well as habits to reset. Bring a notebook. This is a non-postural workshop.Ayurveda can be a key component for people looking to advance their yogic practices. Also beneficial for people focused on more functional wellness.
Coming Spring 2026!
Chakra Yoga
An introduction to the energy centers in the body and how that can be utilized for improved physical and mental wellness. Yoga is a union of our bodies and minds. The chakras are energetic wheels in the body. At certain times in our lives, they may spin too slow, or too fast. For our optimal wellness, we can practice our yoga (postures, breath work, and meditations) in a way to keep our energy flowing steady. This workshop will be a mixture of lecture, self-reflection, and practice. Please being a notebook. It provides another way for students to strengthen their yoga practice.
Coming Soon!
Intro to Props: Supporting Your Yoga Practice
Learn to use the props available in the yoga room to support the challenges in your practice for increased benefit. Blocks, straps, blankets – ascend’s yoga room is packed with resources to support your practice but how many of them have you ever used ? Props can be a great way to support your practice if your experiencing resistance in the body or healing injuries. They can also be a great way to go deeper and find new support for your alignment goals. This session will focus on each type of resource available in our yoga room and a variety of frequently practiced poses so that you are confident in any of our yoga classes incorporating the tools the best support your practice. This is a great way to experiment with your practice and utilize your studio’s tools!
