January

Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery / 6 Week Series
Saturdays starting Jan 18: 1:30-3:00 pm

Welcome to a six-week therapeutic yoga series designed specifically for trauma recovery. This series is perfect for individuals who have experienced trauma and are seeking a gentle and healing approach to support their recovery journey. Each session will focus on gentle yoga poses, breathwork, mindfulness techniques, and guided meditation to help you cultivate a sense of safety, relaxation, and empowerment.

In a nurturing and supportive environment  we will be exploring our body's sensations, emotions, and thoughts at our own pace.

Through this series, you can expect to develop greater self-awareness, resilience, and coping skills, as well as experience reduced anxiety, improved sleep, and a deeper sense of calm and well-being. 

Join me as we embark on this transformative journey of healing and growth together.

No experience necessary.  Dress comfortably.

February

Kids Yoga with Ms. Maura / for ages 3.5-6
Tuesdays starting Feb 11: 3:45-4:45 pm / 6 weeks

Spark Joy !!!  Throughout this series of classes, children learn techniques for movement, relaxation, and inner peace, so that they can navigate life’s challenges with a little more ease. This class encourages self-esteem and body awareness through a physical activity that’s noncompetitive. Fostering cooperation and compassion is a great gift to give our child.  It is not only beneficial and healthy for kiddos of all ages, but also most importantly, it is FUN!  .

Guided by Maura Walsh, LCSW, RYT, RYCT. Maura is a seasoned yoga teacher and social worker specializing in children's social and emotional development. 

February

Baby Yoga + Mindfulness Class / for ages 0-2.5
Thursdays starting Feb 13: 11:45 am-12:30 pm / 6 weeks

This is a unique opportunity for you and your baby to be fully present together and have fun! The class is designed to help baby with developmental milestones through breath, music, connection, movement, singing, sounds and peaceful relaxation.

Guided by Maura Walsh, LCSW, RYT, RYCT. Maura is a seasoned yoga teacher and social worker specializing in children's social and emotional development. 

February

Breathing, Chanting + Meditation Practice
Friday, Feb 21: 7:00-8:30 pm

Join Greg Nardi to explore models of wellness from the yoga tradition. These maps give us tools for reflection and categories for organizing our experiences on and off the mat to help us assess and understand our overall health.There are numerous models and submodels from theyogic tradition that can aid a yoga practitioner in understanding themselves as multi-faceted individuals and to envision their wellness as a holistic process. The models we will use are: koshas and doshas.

February

Yoga Practice with Greg Nardi
Saturday, Feb 22: 8:30-10:00 am

Greg Nardi, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500 began his yoga journey in 1996 when a good friend asked him to “try” yoga. From that first class he knew that this was something he was meant to do.Yoga helped him feel healthy after years of childhood illness,anxiety and depression and most importantly yoga gave him a sense of meaning and purpose. He dedicated himself to a yogic lifestyle as part of his healing journey. Greg has worked in many facets of the yoga industry from being a yoga studio owner/operator, an international workshop presenter, and developing and leading a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (RYS). Greg now dedicates himself to educating yoga practitioners about power dynamics and consent driven, person-centered, and trauma informed approaches to the teaching and practice of Yoga.

February

Yogic Models of Wellness
Saturday, Feb 22: 11:00 am-1:00 pm

Join Greg to explore models of wellness from the yoga tradition. These maps give us tools for reflection and categories for organizing our experiences on and off them at to help us assess and understand our overall health.There are numerous models and submodels from the yogic tradition that can aid a yoga practitioner in understanding themselves as multi-faceted individuals and to envision their wellness as a holistic process. The models we will use are: koshas and doshas.

February

Understanding Touch / Assists as a Teaching Tool
Saturday, Feb 22: 2:00-4:00 pm

This workshop discusses the various intents behind the use of hands on assists as a teaching tool. It explores concepts such as person-centered approaches to practice, the importance of consent in the yoga class,and highlights power dynamics that can support or hinder a culture of consent. Through discussion, questions for reflection, and practical exercises, we will develop our understanding of the power and art of using touch as a tool for growth and learning in the yoga classroom.

February

Kirtan Bliss / Mantra Music + Heart Song Experience
Wednesday, Feb 26: 7:00-8:30 pm

Mantras are ancient vibrational tools that hold the highest bliss and intelligence chanting them realigns and recalibrates our being, while grounding and emanating goodness, beauty, and love here on planet earth. Join us for community and upliftment, and to offer your prayers and highest wishes for yourself and for humanity. You are welcome to lay back and receive, or to sing and dance with us!

February

Mantra Uplift / Yoga + Live Music Experience
Thursday, Feb 27: 9:00-10:15 am

Move, breathe, and immerse yourself in the transformative energy of mantra in this synergy offering of all levels flow and restorative yoga, with live mantra music. Mantras are ancient vibratory tools that recalibrate our being, bringing healing, upliftment, and expansion. With decades of devoted practice and offerings between them, Gina and Gershone weave together their respective arts to invite you into communion, bliss, and presence—deeper into your heart and into connection with each other..

February

Affirmations Artistry
Friday, Feb 28: 7:00-8:30 pm

Learn the art of crafting affirmations that resonate with your authentic self, aligning with your goals and fostering a mindset of positivity.

As you craft and refine your affirmations, you'll leave the workshop with a personalized set of mantras that will assist and empower you along your journey of transformation. Bring a pen and a journal or paper to write on. Dress comfortably, we’ll be sitting out in the garden.

All are welcome. No experience necessary.

March

Living Food Workshop / An exploration of Raw Foods and nutrition
Saturday, Mar 1: noon-3:00 pm

With Rootsgod Fender and special guest Bliss

This workshop is designed to teach the importance, benefits and preparation of live, raw, vital (natural) food. Participants will tap into their culinary creativity by utilizing fresh ingredients to Alchemize their own medicine. The workshop will also lecture on the potential harm of genetically modified foods, processed sugar and animal byproducts. It is the perfect atmosphere for those who are looking to eat clean without sacrificing the taste. We will discuss proper food combinations, different ways to fast, Elixirs, and how to shop for top quality foods. 

Journaling and health prompts with Bliss. Being able to dive deep into the aspects of what our conditioning around food has been, relationship, goals and more.

Rootsgod Fender is a multidisciplinary wholistic health specialist, artist and educator. He is certified herbalist, certified Sunfired chef, certified Kemetic Yoga practitioner and studied Music in college. He specializes in detoxing, Living Food (RA Food), yoga through the Roots Activation Method, sound healing, breath work and nutrition. As a trained musician, he creates music with the intention of elevating and healing. His lyrics are informative, motivating and empowering. He is passionate about teaching how to make food, juice, mindfulness and movement our daily medicine for prevention.

March

Using the Power of Thought To Transform Your Life
Saturday, Mar 1: 4:00-6:00 pm

Workshop, Gentle Mindful Flow, Manifestation Meditation

Let’s take a journey deep within. Peeling away the layer of the physical, dropping down below the senses to uncover our subconscious programming running below the surface. Once we can be honest about our old programming, we are free to delete it, reboot and consciously write a new program to regain control in our life. Our thoughts are so much more powerful than we realize. If we are not happy with our life right now, we can transform it by changing the frequency of our thoughts so that we change our reality. 

After discussing the power of changing our thoughts, we will experience a gentle mindful flow. Noticing, without judgement, the thoughts that rise to the surface during our practice. Shifting all thoughts that don’t feel supportive and loving. Then together we will drop deep into a manifestation meditation where we will awaken our creative flow. We will reprogram our mind to manifest what we want our life to look and feel like. Get inspired to love your life again. Limited space to 15 people.

March

Living Food Workshop / An exploration of raw foods and nutrition
Sunday, Mar 2: noon-3:00 pm

With Rootsgod Fender and special guest Bliss

This workshop is designed to teach the importance, benefits and preparation of live, raw, vital (natural) food. Participants will tap into their culinary creativity by utilizing fresh ingredients to Alchemize their own medicine. The workshop will also lecture on the potential harm of genetically modified foods, processed sugar and animal byproducts. It is the perfect atmosphere for those who are looking to eat clean without sacrificing the taste. We will discuss proper food combinations, different ways to fast, Elixirs, and how to shop for top quality foods. 

Journaling and health prompts with Bliss. Being able to dive deep into the aspects of what our conditioning around food has been, relationship, goals and more.

Rootsgod Fender is a multidisciplinary wholistic health specialist, artist and educator. He is certified herbalist, certified Sunfired chef, certified Kemetic Yoga practitioner and studied Music in college. He specializes in detoxing, Living Food (RA Food), yoga through the Roots Activation Method, sound healing, breath work and nutrition. As a trained musician, he creates music with the intention of elevating and healing. His lyrics are informative, motivating and empowering. He is passionate about teaching how to make food, juice, mindfulness and movement our daily medicine for prevention.

March

Chat + Chai : YGB India Edition
Sunday, Mar 2: 6:00-7:00 pm

Join erika hawks for a cup of Chai and some stories about her recent trip to India.  View pictures, learn about Yoga Gives Back’s initiatives to support and empower Women and Children and learn how you can get involved.

Donations welcome; all proceeds go directly to Yoga Gives Back.

March

Chair Yoga, session three / 4 Week Course
Tuesdays, Mar 4: 11:15 am-12:00 pm

Chair Yoga is a gentle, mostly seated class that includes slow movements, breath work, visualization, meditation, and relaxation. Jo Anne designed this class to create a safe and inviting environment to explore the true essence of yoga. The students will be using a chair as a place of comfort and support and also as an aid to practice balance and stability.   

No experience is necessary. Chair yoga is a great introduction to yoga if you’re not quite ready for a traditional class.  

Please bring an open mind and a desire to find techniques to mindfully move your physical body and dive deeper into setting intentions, quieting the mind and living with more awareness in the present moment.

Each session is limited to 4 students. 

March

Ecstatic Dance
Friday, Mar 7: 7:00-9:00 pm

A two hour experience to enliven your spirit and connect with your body, breath and community! Ecstatic dance is a freeform movement journey—an opportunity to move without judgment and express your unique self authentically! 

Release your tension, stiffness and stress on the dance floor and activate the fastest way to happiness – which is through dancing! We’ll be creating a sacred and safe space for you to let loose with an upbeat and positive curated music playlist. 

Drop deeper into the ecstatic pulse that moves you, and allow yourself to become saturated with the mystical energy of key west for a transformative evening together. Please join us for our monthly ecstatic dance experience at the Key West Yoga Sanctuary with Lalita and friends. 

All are welcome. No experience necessary.

March

Living a Key West Lifestyle through Ayurveda 
Saturday, Mar 8: 2:00-4:00 pm

Join the author and Ayurvedic practitioner Kate O’Donnell for a workshop on self-care specifically designed for the local climate and our island lifestyle.

The science of Ayurveda links an intuitive understanding of the qualities of our world, to how we are each affected by foods, lifestyle, and environment. When we try to live outside of the laws of our universe (example: sleeping in the daytime, eating foods out of season), we end up swimming against the current of nature, which drains our vital energies and results in low immunity, and eventually disease. 

The Ayurvedic system of medicine recommends changes, often simple ones, in diet, lifestyle, and environment to bring individuals into balance with the elements of their constitution, climate, and daily life.

Through seasonal self-care practices, diet, and relaxation techniques, learn to kindle the inner glow that feeds generative health, and foster deep satisfaction and purpose throughout life’s changes. 

March

Ayurveda Cooking Class + Luncheon 
Sunday, Mar 9: 11:00 am-2:00 pm

Join Kate O’Donnell, the author three Ayurveda cookbooks and Everyday Ayurveda for Women’s Health in a beautiful, private kitchen to prepare and enjoy a spring showcase meal designed specifically for the Key West climate.  Together we’ll learn to prepare dishes to balance the body this spring season.

 Only 8 spots available. This class will take place off site.

March

Yoga Nidra + Sound Bath for The Best Sleep Ever
Sunday, Mar 9: 5:00-6:30 pm

Workshop, Yoga Nidra, Gong Bath

The hardest part is just showing up!  Once you arrive you will move gently. Just enough to get any kinks out of your body. Then rest, completely supported by bolsters and blankets. There you will allow Kalyani’s soothing voice to lead you deeper and deeper within. You will peel away the layers of stress and tension stored in your mind and your body until we arrive at the peaceful stillness within.      

Yoga Nidra or “Yogic sleep” is extremely healing on all levels. It is a wonderful practice that guides the mind and body into total relaxation where you can access a deeper level of inner awareness. Here you will release unwanted habits, tensions and self-limiting beliefs. Increase your body’s capacity for self-healing and awaken to your greatest inner potential. Limited space to 12 people.

March

Creative Writing / Being Human
Friday, Mar 14: 7:00-8:30 pm

Have you ever wanted to start journaling or write poetry? Do you have your first novel in your mind, but still haven't put pen to paper? This workshop was meant for you. During this month's evening of creative writing, we'll explore prompts that are centered around being human.

Bring a pen and a journal or paper to write on. Dress comfortably, we'll be sitting out in the garden.

March

Gentle Movement + Sound Bath
Saturday, Mar 22: 6:00-7:30 pm

Give yourself permission to deeply rest your body and mind. This immersive offering combines yoga with the power of sound healing and encourages physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Begin with conscious breathing accompanied by slow, gentle movements. Once our body is more at ease and our mind less busy, we then drop in for a 45 minute Sound Bath. This practice is one that will help restore your inner light and come back home to yourself, your true nature.

How does a sound bath work? The sound waves help relax muscles, reduce anxiety, and improve sleep quality. When you listen to soothing sounds, you enter a state of relaxation called alpha brain wave activity. Alpha waves are associated with deep concentration and creativity. This makes them ideal for creative endeavors, including writing and painting. Beta waves are minimized during this state, which means you become less aware of external stimuli. You may feel relaxed, focused, and even sleepy.

Sound baths allow you to completely immerse yourself in the experience of healing vibrations. As you listen to the music, your body relaxes, your mind lets go of thoughts and you enter into a deep a state of calm.

Everyone is welcome. No experience necessary. Come as you are.

April

Candlelight Yoga Nidra + Sound Bath
Thursday, Apr 3: 7:00-8:30 pm

Give yourself permission to deeply rest your body and mind in this 60 minute lay low and glow class. This offering encourages physical, mental, and emotional rest. This slow paced and close to the Earth class is devoted to focusing on progressive relaxation techniques and conscious breathing while being guided from the gross layers of our being to the more subtle whispers of deep knowing within. When we slow down enough we can really feel for what is going on honestly within ourselves. Once our body is more at ease and our mind less busy, we then drop into the practice of Yoga Nidra

Yoga Nidra is an ancient Tantric deep relaxation practice, state of consciousness and the nurturing quality of the goddess, meant to allow you to rest in spacious awareness and connect to your innate power and wisdom. Singing sound bowls will bathe you in healing vibration throughout. This practice is one that will help restore your inner light and come back home to yourself, your true nature.

April

Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery / 4 Week Series
Saturdays starting Apr 5: 1:30-3:00 pm

Welcome to a four-week therapeutic yoga series designed specifically for trauma recovery. Each session will focus on gentle yoga poses, breathwork, mindfulness techniques, and guided meditation to help you cultivate a sense of safety, relaxation, and empowerment.

Through this series, you can expect to develop greater self-awareness, resilience, and coping skills, as well as experience reduced anxiety, improved sleep, and a deeper sense of calm and well-being.

Join me as we embark on this transformative journey of healing and growth together. No experience necessary.  Dress comfortably.

April

Spring Detox / 5 Day Ayurvedic Cleanse
Apr 7-11

Facilitated by erika hawks, Certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor

Our 5 day Ayurvedic Kitchari Cleanse is an eating and lifestyle plan designed to reset your eating habits, eliminate toxins and give your body a break. The cleanse focuses only on a handful of easy-to-digest foods, but foods hearty enough to give your body the energy it needs to find balance.  During the cleanse we’ll also establish some new daily routines, creating new habits that you can continue as you move beyond the cleanse.

We’ll meet as a group on Sunday April 6th to discuss the basics and get an understanding of Ayurveda that will help you as we embark on this journey together. You’ll receive a cleanse manual which includes a shopping list and all the guidelines.  Erika’s daily emails will not only support your process, but also establish a connection between and conversation among all of the cleanse participants.

WELCOME!  HERE WE GO … As you embark on the detox, remember there are always options and the goal is to create sensations of grounding, calm and spacious consciousness. These elements are central to an effective release of what is not serving the mind-body.

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
DAY 1 / PRE-CLEANSE
DAY 2 / KITCHARI
DAY 3 / KITCHARI
DAY 4 / KITCHARI
DAY 5 / RE-INTEGRATION

April

Intro to Yoga / 4 part course
Tuesdays starting Apr 8: 6:30-7:30 pm

Are you curious about Yoga ? Not sure where to start ? Start here. 

During this four-week course we will explore the fundamental movements, breathing practices and the philosophy of Yoga.  You’ll learn what to do as well as why you should do it.  Together, we’ll build our way up to a complete yoga practice and at the end of the course we’ll discuss next steps and make sure you feel totally prepared to continue on your personal Yoga journey.

This class is ideal for everyone, total beginners and for anyone who has been practicing Yoga for a while, but feels ready for a little more than what they are receiving in their regular classes.  Bring your beginners mind and a journal.

April

Creative Writing
Friday, Apr 11: 7:00-8:30 pm

Have you ever wanted to start journaling or write poetry? Do you have your first novel in your mind, but still haven't put pen to paper? This workshop was meant for you.

Bring a pen and a journal or paper to write on. Dress comfortably, we'll be sitting out in the garden.

April

Deep Healing with Prana Nidra
Saturday, Apr 12: 4:00-6:00 pm

Learn how thoughts create our perception of the world around us. Each thought has a frequency and an emotion that is attracted to that thought frequency. That thought and emotion inform our behavior and the choices we make. So if we want to effect change in our life we have to acknowledge our energetic set point in this moment. We will then explore a very short gentle flow, just to prepare our bodies for deep rest and healing. Then we arrive at the best part. We will find an extra comfortable, supported position using blankets and bolsters, to allow the body to melt away from the mind. 

Prana Nidra takes the power of yoga nidra and adds energetic healing by awakening the chakras. Then we add the powerful 432Hz frequency music to create powerful environment to heal the mind and body. 432 Hz frequencies have been associated with enhancing mood and alleviating fatigue. 432 Hz is known as the natural tuning of the universe and is a cosmic number related to sacred geometry that provides relaxation. Meditating with the healing power of 432 Hz music can help gain greater insights to mental and emotional clarity."

This practice is for everybody. No experience necessary.

Best for healing injuries, reducing stress and overcoming fatigue. You will release stress stored deep within the body and leave feeling renewed and recharged. All postures are supported by blankets and bolsters.

April

Living Food Workshop / An exploration of Raw Foods and nutrition
Saturday, Apr 26: noon-3:00 pm

With Rootsgod Fender and special guest Bliss

This workshop is designed to teach the importance, benefits and preparation of live, raw, vital (natural) food. Participants will tap into their culinary creativity by utilizing fresh ingredients to Alchemize their own medicine. The workshop will also lecture on the potential harm of genetically modified foods, processed sugar and animal byproducts. It is the perfect atmosphere for those who are looking to eat clean without sacrificing the taste. We will discuss proper food combinations, different ways to fast, Elixirs, and how to shop for top quality foods. 

Journaling and health prompts with Bliss. Being able to dive deep into the aspects of what our conditioning around food has been, relationship, goals and more.

Rootsgod Fender is a multidisciplinary wholistic health specialist, artist and educator. He is certified herbalist, certified Sunfired chef, certified Kemetic Yoga practitioner and studied Music in college. He specializes in detoxing, Living Food (RA Food), yoga through the Roots Activation Method, sound healing, breath work and nutrition. As a trained musician, he creates music with the intention of elevating and healing. His lyrics are informative, motivating and empowering. He is passionate about teaching how to make food, juice, mindfulness and movement our daily medicine for prevention.

April

Living Food Workshop / An exploration of raw foods and nutrition
Sunday, Apr 27: noon-3:00 pm

With Rootsgod Fender and special guest Bliss

This workshop is designed to teach the importance, benefits and preparation of live, raw, vital (natural) food. Participants will tap into their culinary creativity by utilizing fresh ingredients to Alchemize their own medicine. The workshop will also lecture on the potential harm of genetically modified foods, processed sugar and animal byproducts. It is the perfect atmosphere for those who are looking to eat clean without sacrificing the taste. We will discuss proper food combinations, different ways to fast, Elixirs, and how to shop for top quality foods. 

Journaling and health prompts with Bliss. Being able to dive deep into the aspects of what our conditioning around food has been, relationship, goals and more.

Rootsgod Fender is a multidisciplinary wholistic health specialist, artist and educator. He is certified herbalist, certified Sunfired chef, certified Kemetic Yoga practitioner and studied Music in college. He specializes in detoxing, Living Food (RA Food), yoga through the Roots Activation Method, sound healing, breath work and nutrition. As a trained musician, he creates music with the intention of elevating and healing. His lyrics are informative, motivating and empowering. He is passionate about teaching how to make food, juice, mindfulness and movement our daily medicine for prevention.

August

YTT 2025 / 200 hour Immersive Yoga Teacher Training
Aug 21-Sept 30

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT / $500 OFF UNTIL MARCH 31, 2025

Our 200-Hour teacher training offers a unique path for those interested in teaching yoga or deepening their own practice. Through this immersive experience you'll gain a foundation in yoga asana, philosophy, anatomy, assisting, and much more.

You'll be guided by Yoga teachers with a broad base of influences offering their experiences and knowledge through an accessible, insightful and sustainable lens.

Join us on this transformational journey exploring self care and collective care beginning April 2023. Faculty to include Erika Hawks, Michael Stasko, Kalyani and Amy Bradshaw .

Price includes two months of unlimited yoga ($400 value) and all books and course materials.  Email us for more information !!!