Classes & Workshops

Yoga for Better Balance Workshop:1-4:30pm January 25th 2025 at Awake Bodies in Leavenworth

Balance is an essential life skill required to navigate the world with confidence. Balance is also a skill that is trainable. Just as we build strength in muscles through weight bearing activities, we can improve our balance through specific consistent challenges over time. As we age, our ability to balance can decline which makes balance training essential for health and longevity.

Come learn more about balance and how you can use yoga and other modalities to improve your balance!

Special guest speakers!

— Amanda Esmond, Physical Therapist will present “Secrets of the Inner Ear: your vestibular system and balance”

— Hali Fiano, Pilates Teacher will present “Foot mini session: Healthy feet to improve your gait and balance”

$70 per person; $20 discount when you sign up by September 12. Click here to register now.

Extended Practice: 1:00-4:00pm January 26th 2025 at Awake Bodies in Leavenworth

Community | Movement | Meditation

Join Joanna for an unhurried half-day, extended practice encompassing the full spectrum of her teachings. The practice will begin with a short opening circle with time to connect with community. We will follow with 20-30 minutes of somatic movement (gentle, floor-based) to prepare the body, mind and nervous system for 50 minutes of active asana (posture work). We will close with the quiet stillness of restorative/yin and metta (loving-kindness) meditation. Our final closing will include another opportunity to connect with one another.

All levels, all abilities, all body shapes and sizes welcome. Ages 18 to infinity encouraged to come.

No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Up to 4 scholarships (partial or full) available. Please inquire here

$70 per person; $20 discount when you sign up by September 14.

Yoga for Healing

Feet and Ankles – Our feet are our foundation related to how we move through the world. Tight or weak feet, plantar fasciitis, fallen arches and bunions can all affect our ability to move with grace as well as influence the health of our knees, hips, and spine. An individual session on strengthening and/or unwinding tension in the feet can help you to feel more grounded and confident.

Legs, Hips, and Lower Back – As much as 80% of Americans will experience low-back pain at some point in their lives. Thousands of Americans have hip and knee replacements each year. Yoga and somatic movement provide many tools for bringing balance to the legs, hips and lower back.

Spine Health, Digestion, Breath – Posture has more to do with our overall health than we realize. In a culture of sitting and rounding, poor digestion is chronic – just look at the section in any grocery or drug store for digestive complaints. Our posture also affects the very important work of the respiratory diaphragm. As we age, posture is key to maintaining the capacity to balance and stay on two feet (not three or four in the case of a cane or walker).

Mental and emotional wellness – Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, grief or other challenging emotions, yoga, meditation, and somatic movement all offer different tools to help you.

Conference Yoga – Add yoga to your conference as a refreshing break from think-heavy work sessions. Movement will help keep participants mentally and physically engaged, learning better in lectures and discussion.

Wedding Yoga – Start your special day off right. Taking just one hour to do yoga (either as a couple or as the whole wedding party) can bring a higher level of intention to your day, not to mention keeping you more mentally and physically alert and energized in what can be a stressful (yet joyful!) event.

Bachelorette Yoga – Whether a bachelorette weekend or a women’s retreat, add a yoga session to bring the group together Joanna can provide yoga for all levels as well as meditation.