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.
January
Introduction to Yin Yoga / 4 Week Course
Sundays starting Jan 12: 2:30-4:30 pm
This introductory course will teach you the basics of Yin Yoga and allow you the knowledge to cultivate your own practice, at home and in the studio.
Session 1 / What is Yin? Principles and Sequencing
Session 2 / Anatomy of Yin
Session 3 / Yin Archetypes
Session 4 / Variations
All are welcome. No experience necessary. Yin slows the body, allowing for reduced stress and joint health.
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.
January
Gentle Movement + Sound Bath
Saturday, Jan 18: 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.
January
Affirmations Artistry / Mindset
Friday, Jan 24: 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.
February
Chair Yoga, session two / 4 Week Course
Tuesdays starting Feb 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.
February
Wise Young Minds
Wednesday, Feb 5: 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
February
Ecstatic Dance
Friday, Feb 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.
February
A Breath For Every Emotion
Saturday, Feb 8: 4:00-6:00 pm
Workshop, Restorative, Crystal Bowl Sound Bath
In this workshop, we will learn how to harness the power of your breath to balance various emotions. We will discuss the powerful effect of different Pranayama (breathing techniques) on your Mind/Body. Learn how different breathing techniques can change our mood, our energy and our health. Then you will melt into a deeply healing and relaxing practice based on stillness, where we will explore some of these techniques further. Restorative yoga allows you to surrender into completely supported postures with very little movement and is appropriate for all. Observe how exploring your breath guides your mind and body to relax and let go. Rest in stillness as you allow the healing vibrations from the crystal bowls to wash over you. Shaking free all negativity so you can heal on multiple levels.
Best for healing injuries, reducing stress and overcoming fatigue. You will release stress stored deep within the body and leave feeling renewed and recharged.
Perfect for beginners! Limited space to 12 people.
February
Blissful Sleep with Yoga Nidra / Gong Bath
Sunday, Feb 9: 5:00-6:30 pm
Workshop, Yoga Nidra, Gong Bath
"Transcend your busy thoughts. Arrive at simplicity, the simplicity of being. It is so easy to be swept away into the busyness of your thoughts, of activity and you slowly begin to get disconnected from the ground of being” Words of wisdom from my teacher Anand Mehrotra. In this class we will cultivate dynamic stillness. Giving you ample space to simply BE. Give yourself the gift of slowing down. We will end with a sound bath. Allow the healing vibrations of the crystal bowls to wash over you. Shaking free all negativity and welcoming peace.
1/2 Hour of Yoga Nidra=3 hours of conventional sleep!!
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. No experience necessary. Limited space to 12 people.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Chair Yoga, session three / 4 Week Course
Tuesdays starting 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.
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 !!!