Workshops
Moving beyond our regular schedule of daily yoga offerings, our workshop series is dedicated to bringing unique education and program opportunities to the lower keys community on a consistent basis. Designed to support students as they go deeper on their yoga journey, our workshops will be immersive experiences with teachers and guides from around the country who will share with us their depth of knowledge and experience. Topics will be varied and include Ayurveda, Yoga Philosophy, Pranayama, Meditation, Yoga in Action and Conscious Parenting. Check the workshops page regularly for new offerings.
November
Fall Community Cleanse
Nov 1-10
Give yourself 10 days under the guidance of an Ayurvedic Health Counselor to reset your body and your mind with a traditional Ayurveda kitchari cleanse. This seasonal, Fall cleanse is not a cleanse of reducing food, this is a cleanse based upon a hearty, nouridhing diet of kitchari. We'll navigate the food, daily routines and detox process together.
No expeience with Ayurveda or cleanses required. All are welcome. Email us your questions or concerns in advance.
Important Dates :
• The last day to register and receive the materials will be Wednesday, Oct. 30th
• First in person meeting will be on Friday, Nov. 1 at 6:30-8pm
• Nov. 2 + 3 / Pre-cleanse
• Nov. 4-8 / Kitchari
• Nov. 9 + 10 / Post-cleanse reintegration
• Closing Circle / Sunday, Nov. 10 at 10am
What's included :
• 2 in person meetings
• daily check-in emails
• community support
• shopping list, menus, recipes and additional cleanse resources
November
Wise Young Minds / Gratitude
Wednesday, Nov 6: 6:00-7:30 pm
This workshop is designed to be an open and creative space for young voices (for ages 12-15) to be expressed, heard and celebrated, while providing them with tools, practices and the environment to support them during this formative stage of their development.
What they will learn:
+ Creativity is unique to each individual
+ There is no right or wrong in creativity
+ Confidence in their unique expression
+ Collaborating with their peers
+ Intentionally and effectively using words to shape their reality
+ Mindfulness practices
November
Connection Experience
Thursday, Nov 7: 7:00-8:30 pm
More than food and water, it is said we as humans need CONNECTION to thrive.
Join us for a special monthly event to share, be heard, felt and seen. Weaving together yogic, embodiment, and intimacy practices, you’ll have an opportunity to
connect in a group dynamic and have one on one exchanges.
Each experience will have guided prompts to invite each participant deeper within themselves, and into the present moment. There will be seated and standing
invitations, as well as verbal and non-verbal practices.
The keys to authentic relating and connection is through cultivating the gifts of presence, equanimity, and vulnerability. We hope you’ll join us and share in this
uplifting, heart centered evening to stretch yourself as we evolve and grow….together in connection. “
November
Creative Writing Experience / Celebrating Life
Friday, Nov 8: 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 celebrating life.
Bring a pen and a journal or paper to write on. Dress comfortably, we'll be sitting out in the garden.
November
Gentle Movement + Sound Bath
Saturday, Nov 9: 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 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.
November
Foundations of Inversions: Headstands and Headstands
Monday, Nov 11: 7:00-8:30 pm
In a playful, lighthearted way, we'll develop the fundamentals of Inversions. Learn skills and practice drills to help you develop the confidence to get yourself upside down (and stay there).
Why practice inversions? Do you want to improve your balance and gain some confidence? Inversion require and help develop great mind-body awareness, focus, physical strength and balance. These are the skills you'll cultivate to help support the body and counter the force of gravity. In the process you'll increases muscular strength, endurance, flexibility and self-confidence.
Limited to 8 spots. Sign-up soon !!!
November
Womb Circle / Honoring the Sacred Feminine
Friday, Nov 15: 6:00-8:00 pm
Gather in sisterhood. Empower your Sacred Feminine. Clear your womb space of old energies. Honor your innate Wisdom. Step into your divine strength and embrace healing.
This is a safe space for women to find inspiration, clarity, and themselves. Relax into who you are. Drop-in to your womb’s wisdom.
Meet Gina + Gershone
@ginaminyardyoga
@gershonehendelberg
$33
Space is limited.
Please visit the schedule page
to book this workshop.
November
Kirtan Bliss / Mantra Music + Heart Song Experience
Wednesday, Nov 20: 7:00-8:30 pm
Gershone and Gina blend elements of traditional kirtan with creative and improvisational heart songs for a mantra music experience like no other. Merging raw and edgy with sublime and transcendent, G&G’s soul-stirring, nectar-filled, high energy mantra music will open, inspire, and transform you! 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!
Meet Gina + Gershone
@ginaminyardyoga
@gershonehendelberg
$22
Space is limited.
Please visit the schedule page
to book this workshop.
November
Mantra Uplift / Yoga + Live Music Experience
Thursday, Nov 21: 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.
November
Affirmations Artistry / Mindset
Friday, Nov 22: 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.
December
Wise Young Minds / What Matters
Wednesday, Dec 4: 6:00-7:30 pm
This workshop is designed to be an open and creative space for young voices (for ages 12-15) to be expressed, heard and celebrated, while providing them with tools, practices and the environment to support them during this formative stage of their development.
What they will learn:
+ Creativity is unique to each individual
+ There is no right or wrong in creativity
+ Confidence in their unique expression
+ Collaborating with their peers
+ Intentionally and effectively using words to shape their reality
+ Mindfulness practices
December
Ecstatic Dance
Friday, Dec 6: 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.
December
Yoga Nidra + Sound Bath
Sunday, Dec 8: 4:00-5:30 pm
We will begin with a very short gentle flow, just to prepare our bodies for deep rest and healing. Then find an extra comfortable, supported position using blankets and bolsters, to allow the body to melt away from the mind. Yoga Nidra or yogic sleep, works by first immersing your brain in the healing rhythms of the alpha state. Then we drop down to Theta, where meditation, intuition, memory and dreaming takes place. We will hover just above Delta where deep sleep healing occurs. Here, you simultaneously access the power of the logical left brain and the intuitive, insightful right brain, and align your sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems to restore the body and mind to homeostasis (balance). You will experience a state of oneness, where you tap into creative powers beyond the ego-mind and have access to healing on a physical, mental and emotional level. Yoga Nidra is the single most powerful tool that can help you reshape your perception, rebuild your health, and renew your life.
Come reclaim your power and experience healing on multiple levels.
Benefits:
+ Reduces Stress
+ Improves Sleep
+ Increases Mindfulness and Intuition
+ Reduces Anxiety
+ Improves Mood, decreasing Depression
+ Relieves Pain (Emotional and Physical)
+ Improves Immune Function.
Limited to 12 participants. No experience necessary.
December
Gentle Movement + Sound Bath
Thursday, Dec 12: 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 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.
December
Creative Writing Experience / Reflecting
Friday, Dec 13: 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 reflecting.
Bring a pen and a journal or paper to write on. Dress comfortably, we'll be sitting out in the garden.
December
Sacred Circle for Women
Sunday, Dec 15: 6:00-8:00 pm
Enter through the gates into a transformational and alchemical temple space
Sit in ceremony with other women
Leave feeling inspired, connected, uplifted and nourished.
Guided by Charlotte Sophia, Ordained Priestess, 13 Moon Mystery School.
Join us in ceremony to remember the power, beauty and magic that we hold within.
Take a quantum leap into the archetypal realms and explore your mythic story from a new lens.
These circles are alchemical and ceremonial containers where we connect to the Mystery on a soul level rather than a more egoic mind level. What is transmuted in ceremony is done on a deep soul level. Warning - Lasting changes and quantum leaps can happen!
All are welcome. No experience necessary. Dress comfortably and bring a journal.
December
Connection Experience
Thursday, Dec 19: 7:00-8:30 pm
More than food and water, it is said we as humans need CONNECTION to thrive.
Join us for a special monthly event to share, be heard, felt and seen. Weaving together yogic, embodiment, and intimacy practices, you’ll have an opportunity to
connect in a group dynamic and have one on one exchanges.
Each experience will have guided prompts to invite each participant deeper within themselves, and into the present moment. There will be seated and standing
invitations, as well as verbal and non-verbal practices.
The keys to authentic relating and connection is through cultivating the gifts of presence, equanimity, and vulnerability. We hope you’ll join us and share in this
uplifting, heart centered evening to stretch yourself as we evolve and grow….together in connection. “
December
Affirmations Artistry / Health
Friday, Dec 27: 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.