Special Classes, Events & Workshops
Thursday November 21st | 5:30 - 7pm
Jivamukti Vinyasa & Sound Bath
A guided Jivamukti vinyassa yoga class that seamlessly transitions into a live-music meditative and healing sound bath. Expect a well-rounded flowing practice designed to make you move and sweat as well as encourage curiosity and spiritual activation that flows gently into a long-form sound bath using sound healing instruments including antique singing bowls from the Himalayas imbued with healing mantras. The frequency of the bowls create vibrational sound harmonics that impact the sympathetic nervous system by engaging the relaxation reflex, (and disrupting the pain reflex) creating an overall deep sense of well being, meditation and relaxation.
Friday November 22nd | 5:30 - 7pm
Friday Night AcroYoga
with Max
AcroYoga is a physically dynamic and creative partner yoga practice that expands our communication and trust.
This wonderful workshop is an introduction to AcroYoga, and perfect for anyone new to the practice or anyone looking to deepen and refine their AcroYoga skills.
Beginner AcroYoga focuses on the static poses and also introduces basic acrobatic transitions. Participants will get a sampling of all of the parts of the AcroYoga practice: yoga asana, partner acrobatics and Thai massage.
You will warm up with beginner-friendly individual yoga and partner yoga. You then do acrobatic conditioning and learn some L-basing acrobatic classics from the AcroYoga repertoire, working with spotters to ensure everyone is able to explore the poses safely. Then finish up with some therapeutic flying and Thai massage.
The practice welcomes all bodies, ages, shapes and sizes. No experience or partner necessary, just be ready to play!
Saturday November 30th | 1 - 2pm
Yoga School Early Bird Info Session
If you have ever been interested in learning more and deepening your studies and practice of Yoga and sharing these transformative practices with others, this program beginning January 24th - May 17th 2025 is for YOU! We are so excited to share all the details of our celebrated weekend training developed for over 24 years, answer all your questions and get you registered for $100 off tuition! Join your Lotusland Senior Teachers Jasmine, Zoe, Chanda, Max, Amanda, Tony, and Astrud for a one of kind powerful, beautiful, deep, rich and holistic 200 Hour Yoga Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher Training You will be challenged physically, study intensely, Inspired mentally, awakened spiritually and uncover your truest most authentic self through which to share the path, art and practice of Yoga and serve your community with love!
Saturday & Sunday December 7-8th | 1-6pm
The Art of Hands-On Assists: 10 Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training
with Amanda Moran
Join advanced certified Jivamukti Yoga teacher Amanda Moran in a weekend immersion on the art of hands on assists. In this 2 day Immersion for Yoga teachers you will overcome hesitancy and gain confidence in safely offering the gift of hands on assists, while teaching either a led class or a private session. The immersion will explore the scriptural basis for a sound teacher student relationship in which both parties are elevated and the benefits of practice are increased, the physical dynamics for safe assisting, and the energetic alignment structures underpinning this ancient art. Amanda will guide you through a vinyasa class incorporating sthiram and sukham, or steady and joyful assists, in surya namaskar, standing poses, arm balances, inversions, backbends and forward bends.
Saturday December 14th | 2 - 6pm
Holiday Party & Small Biz Bazaar
Stop by the studio for some sweets and treats and Chai and pick up a Lotusland Gift for everyone on your list!
Gift certificates will be on SALE for 20%off class packages to give the greatest gift of yoga to your loved ones as well as unique offerings from our local artists and makers for non-commercial gifts for your loved ones.
Indigo and her friends will also have in perfect condition books for sale and the proceeds will go to benefit Save the Children Emergency Fund. Please purchase books for a good cause!
Jasmine will be signing copies of her two best selling Books, along with Lotus tees, cookies, and Bengal Spice tea - the perfect stocking stuffer!
We’re still collecting food donations for our Food Bank food drive. Bring your unopened cans and packages of food with you.
Sunday December 15th | 1 - 3pm
Winter Solstice Celebration: Surya Namaskar Workshop
with Ati
Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year, and a day to celebrate the warmer days ahead and the return of the Sun. In yoga, the Sun is our inner light, the primal and natural force that sustains the vitality of the body and lights us up and warms us up from within. In this workshop we will learn to practice Surya Namaskar as a devotional practice to that light within ourselves by feeling it move through us, illuminating our consciousness.
We will explore all variations for all levels and break down the infamous "caturanga dandasana” , stepping and jumping backward and forward, lunge variations, cobras and upward facing dog so you develop your own practice in alignment with your anatomy. You will learn to practice Surya Namaskar with attention to the movement of the breath, and with awareness of the impact on the body and the mind. Appropriate for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike, this workshop will deepen your appreciation of Surya Namaskar, and uplift your experience and passion for your practice.
Sunday January 5th | 3 - 6pm
Vision Boards & Meditation for Manifestation in the New Year
Join us for this community craft event that will include meditation, journaling, music, and creating vision boards of your dreams and intentions for the New Year!
What is a vision board? A vision board is a collage of images — and often words — that represent a vision you have for your future, goals you are working on, and/or dreams and prayers that you want to manifest. The process of making the vision board can help clarify your visions, and deepen your connection to your desires. Once completed, you can place your vision board somewhere where you will look at it often, to focus your thoughts on your intentions, or as a visual aid for meditation.
We will begin the day with a short, grounding meditation, then an intro to vision boards, a few minutes of journaling and then the main activity - finding material for your board and putting it all together! We will end as we started, in meditation and reflection.
No experience required. Boards, magazines, scissors and glue provided. You’re welcome to bring additional craft materials and any meaningful imagery to help you manifest your dreams. Please bring a journal to write in.
Tea and cookies provided. You are welcome to bring snacks. Masks recommended but not required. We will start promptly at 5pm. This is a shoes-off space, so wear warm socks.
Over 2 Weekends January 11 - 12 & February 22 - 23 | 1 - 6pm
Radiant Feminine: Empowered Healing for Women’s Reproductive Health From Menstruation to Menopause
A 20-Hour Journey Through Energy Healing, Yoga, and Spiritual Practices with Chanda Williams
This transformative 20-hour course invites women to embark on a holistic journey to heal and nurture their reproductive health. Drawing from ancient wisdom and modern practices, we blend yoga therapy, pranayama (breathwork), meditation, nutrition, chakra healing, energy work, poetry, and spiritual reflection to help women reconnect with their bodies and cycles. Grounded in principles of Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, yogic philosophy, and modern medical research, the course encourages deep self-awareness and healing for every stage of a woman's reproductive life—from menstruation to menopause.
Together, we will explore the unique phases of women’s health—menstruation, perimenopause, and menopause—through diverse perspectives. By sharing stories and experiences, participants will connect with a global sisterhood of women, cultivating compassion and mutual understanding. This inclusive space welcomes all women, irrespective of background, to reflect on their journey and learn from others.
Saturday January 18th | 1 - 3pm
Yoga for Absolute Beginners
Welcome to the fundamentals of Yoga! Begin your practice with this special workshop designed by Tony and developed for those who are brand new to yoga, coming back or those who desire receiving more attention to detail, alignment and using props to support building a safe and informed yoga practice that you will love!
You will learn the basic principles of asanas or postures, yogic breathing practices, meditation and philosophy an an inclusive and non-intimidating environment to begin a life long journey towards physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. This workshop will prepare you to step into one of our Basic Flow classes and build familiarity with the yoga practices to incorporate more mindfulness into every part of your life.
Includes one week of FREE Yoga at Lotusland
Jan 31 - Feb 4, 2025 | Week Intensive in Australia
Embodying the Bhagavad Gita through the Chakras with Soul Tribe Studio
Join Jasmine for a 5 day, 25 Hour intensive, training and retreat to Soul Tribe Yoga in Batemans Bay, Austraiia! Let’s reunite in conscious community and soak in the nectar of the teachings and practices of Yoga’s inspiring and transformative spiritual text, the Bhagavad Gita and bring them to life in a personal way as we journey through the Cakras though movement, mantra, Mudra and Meditation.
This intensive with be broken down into 5, 5 Hour days and will revolve around some of the major themes of The Gita and 7 major Cakras. Through Asana, Pranayama, Mudra and Mantra along with journaling and personal inquiry, group discussion and teaching, habit exploration and reforming we will invoke personal change and action, transforming our inner dialogue and outer practices. Together we will create a safe and brave space to look at exploring deeply rooted conditioning about who we are, outlining practical ways in which we can use our practice and teaching to create inner and outer change. Through exploring yogic concepts and tradition, this intersection challenges us to look deeper into both the universality of the human experience as well as its important differences. Through compassionate awareness of both our unity and our separateness can lead to greater equity and justice in our world.
