Want to learn to follow the gentle rhythms of nature? How to rest and sleep without guilt or irritation? How to play when maybe you (like me) aren’t even sure what that means as an adult? Want to live your life more fully and connect with your inner knowing to live in a heartfelt way? Then join me, Liz, for a year-long gathering from the comfort of your home. Together, we can be curious, try new things, and maybe even find some joy!

Each year, we create a theme for our studio that follows the rhythms of nature. One thing I have noticed each year is how difficult it can be to “buck the system” and return to the natural order of things. This year, I am excited to offer a year-long offer dedicated to community healing. Let’s get inspired together and learn how the ripple effects of our tiny actions create powerful healing in the communities that surround us. Join us for the theme of 2024: Rest & Play.

You're invited to join us for a New Moon Circle led by Sonci. The moon is a powerful and beautiful teacher. By connecting to her natural rhythms and wisdoms, we are able to more deeply connect to our own magic and inner wisdom. This offering includes Yoga Nidra (restful meditation), intention creation, and time for connection. Each circle is unique and has a special theme that we will explore together. All are welcome, no prior knowledge or experience necessary. Please dress cozy, come with an open heart, and a journal (optional). When we gather, magic happens!

Class size limited to 16 participants. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Due to the advanced preparation and supplies needed for this class, we will turn students away at the door if we are at capacity.

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Savor a night of interactive, soul-stirring chant music with Seán Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band. Experience heart-expanding ancient mantras, given new voice through dynamic songs that merge conscious lyrics and New Orleans roots, rock, gospel, and world grooves.

The band includes Seán (vocals and harmonium); Alvin Young (6 string fretless bass & guitar); Gwendolyn Colman (percussion & vocals); and Narada Wise (drums).

Join us for a fun, relaxing evening among the flowers. Kristen will lead a gentle yoga class followed by flower picking and relaxing while the fireflies come out. Two pricing options: small bouquet or large bouquet. Feel free to bring a picnic, BYOB, and enjoy the evening with friends and family.

Space is limited, so please register in advance. Go to ‘Book a Class’ and find the date you wish to sign up and pay.

Dates: First Tuesday of each month through October.

Time: 6:00-8:00pm

Cost:

• Pick a small bouquet & yoga: $30

• Pick a large bouquet & yoga: $45

According to Chinese Medicine, the foundation of Yin / Taoist Yoga, fall is a time we can cultivate anxiety or equanimity. This special 2-hour fall session will give you space and time to release feelings of stress, overwhelm or anxiousness and to move more into harmony and balance. This sequence relieves physical tension from the upper back and hip flexors which can also free up low back pain.

Sunday, 9/28 from 2-4pm

Cost: $24 in person, $15 virtual

Step into Nature's Embrace with our Tree Meditation & Conversations

Discover the nourishing gifts of the plants beyond oxygen and green juice. Join Rachel Strivelli in Rain’s Garden for a transformative experience where you'll engage with trees and plants in a new and significant way. Take a moment to slow down and connect with the gentle wisdom of nature. Let yourself converse with the trees and commune with the grass, allowing their tranquil pace to guide you. In today's fast-paced world, it's easy to become consumed by busyness. This workshop is your invitation to pause and attune yourself to the gentle rhythm of the natural world. Come and see what revelations nature has in store for you today. This immersive experience will include guided meditation, moments of reflection, mindful connections with the plants, and the opportunity to share your experiences, if desired.

Includes a copy of Talk to the Trees: Wake up to Wisdom, Wonder, and Calm.

Cost: $24

We have journeyed through another cycle of seasons and find ourselves now winding down, moving inward. We look forward to the coziness of fall and all it's offerings. There is so much the world still pulls at us to "do" and this is an opportunity to begin this season with ways to "be". Natural presence is the space where we find ourselves clear, aware, open and receptive. You will learn how to utilize skillfull means to return, or come back to natural presence. This is not about becoming a doormat, but rather an experiencial investigation with openness and compassion to process what is happening in and around you. We are returning to a restful embodied presence, back to self. The body is the bridge to self-regulation.

Light refreshments by local makers will be provided. Please bring a small object or photo that is meaningful for you.

Register by September 9th.

Sliding scale $50-$70 to attend.

Low back pain? SI joint pain? What's the difference, and does it matter? Join Jill for a bit of anatomy, some gentle movement exploration to determine exactly where your back hurts, and a slow asana practice to help release tension and find ease.

Class is in person and limited to 12.

When your practice is steady and you are ready to tap into your potential… come, join a group of dedicated students and teachers, and see what you are capable of. As we breathe and move together, we will (re)awaken the body and stir the soul. This is the place to you try things you’ve never tried before or find ease in a pose that has been been eluding you for years. Here we will refine patterns of movement to re-energize and stabilize the physical body, allowing the physical practices to culminate into moments of open, expanded awareness and clear seeing. This class will help you find the full expression of your yoga and rediscover that sense of being limitless: deep roots, wide wings, pure potential.

This is not a multi-level class, but a Level 3 and beyond. At times, the physical aspects may be the most challenging for you, and at others, it may be the mental or emotional practices that may be the challenge that day. Each class will be a little different. Please know that regardless of the higher level of learning, this room will continue to be a non-competitive space. We are all in this together. The Limitless practice is not about performing a pose, but about discovering the heart of practice so its effects thread throughout your daily life and into the world. Ironically, class size is limited to 15 people.

Regular class price to attend.

After four years of practicing yoga at home, we all need a little tune-up! Join Liz in the studio for a little check-in on your form. Have fun connecting with the at-home community and enjoying the studio space. Bring your yoga questions and a yoga mat. Class size is limited to 12.

Regular class price to attend.

Satisfy Your Soul: Play with Intuitive Art in the Garden

When was the last time you splattered paint on a paper for fun? Do you ever watch painting videos and notice how satisfying it feels to watch strokes of color coming alive on the page? Satisfy your desire to create and express in this intuitive art workshop. Immerse yourself in mindful and spontaneous art-making. Intuitive art is about letting your inner thoughts live and breathe visually on the page, without judging, or directing what you will create. In the workshop you will create 1-3 pieces of intuitive art.

The class is for all and any level of art experience. You will have multiple types of art supplies to choose to use and explore.

Includes paper and art supplies.

Cost: $24

Celebrate the longest day of the year with a gentle yoga practice, embracing the vibrant energy of summer. Cooling yin poses to balance the summer heat to cultivate expansion in the body and gratitude in the heart.

This sequence of poses, held between 2-5 minutes, will focus on the heart and large intestine meridians associated with summer.

In this class, we will open our hearts to let in the light. We will explore themes of abundance, grace, and openness, allowing the energy of the summer solstice to nourish body and mind.

Cost: Sliding scale

Join Kristen for a two hour class that offers depth and balance combining movement, stillness, breathwork and reflection.  Often the sequence will be themed around a peak pose or anatomical focus with plenty of challenge, exploration, insight, and yin all woven in. Expect to leave feeling strong, spacious, and nourished in body, mind, and heart. 

This level 2-3 class will only be offered monthly.

Cost: $24

Join the neighbors of Sans Souci for Shop Sans Souci. Head to Sans Souci Church for a neighborhood garage sale and handmade arts /crafts sale. Then stroll down to Indie Craft Pop Up at the Makers Market and enjoy special coffee and desserts at Daydrinkers (our new coffee shop).

If you have wares you make and wish to sell, email marymckenzie90@gmail.com to participate. Shop local and support small business! We may have a free yoga class that day… Details are still coming together, so let us know if you have any more fun ideas to share!

Join us for a Rain’s Garden event (weather permitting) that includes some play! Lorraine’s sister, Jenn, owns Phoenix Fitness in Simpsonville. She hosts an event each year in Rain’s honor to raise money for Greenville Cancer Society (now known as Neighborhood Cancer Connection). This year, we are hosting the event in our garden! If it rains, we will be in studio with doors open.

Join residents of Sans Souci and Greenville Yoga students for our third yearly plant swap! Bring plant cuttings (indoor or outdoor), plants you wish to share, pots and soil. Take home any plants you wish from the offerings. While you are here, Rain’s Garden could use some tending. Bring gloves to weed flower beds or a shovel to plant some new flowers, sunflower seeds and more. We have some painting to do for those that prefer indoor chores as well. Many hands make light work.

This event is FREE, open to all and will be held rain or shine.

Join Callie for a 2-hour exploratory immersion. Workshop will include time for breathing to get centered and anchored in the moment, time for intention setting, and time just to listen in. Following the sound bath, Nikki will lead a meditation and journal prompt to integrate your experience into your daily life.

Comfort: Bring a yoga mat, cushion, or blanket for your comfort during the sound journey.

Hydration: Stay hydrated before and after the session.

Attire: Wear loose, comfortable clothing.

Silence: Maintain silence during the sound immersion to deepen your experience.

Remember, this is your sacred time to tune in, release, and rejuvenate.

Cost: Sliding scale beginning at $18 / person

According to the natural rhythm of nature, our energetic new year is in the spring. There is movement, flowers are budding & blooming, and the gray landscape is slowly becoming vibrant. In that slow awakening, we will flow into an Egyptian yoga practice. This African yoga system is a slow, breath-centered practice.

Join Deb for an exploration of Yin Yoga, breathwork, and meditation. This is the midpoint between winter and spring and a great time for a reset or refresh. First, we learn to feel the body. Then, we feel the breath. After that, we notice anything that distracts us or takes us away from this moment of presence.  Use the breath and body to anchor yourself in exploring awareness (that wide open, spacious place) as a safe place to land.  This workshop will focus on breath, body awareness in Yin poses, and meditative practice.

Cost: $15 virtual, $18 in person

Calling all women who are in the messy middle… the rug has been pulled out, the children may have gone off to college, the relationship may have ended, the old dream doesn’t feel the same anymore.  For all of you on the precipice of change, the old life / look / love doesn’t fit any longer… Join a small group of women to redefine the life you want to live, free from negative self-talk and free from the voices of the “others” in your life. We invite you to “Find Beauty in the Middle.” Whether is middle age, middle of change, any messy middle, this is your time.

Course will include group and individual coaching with Liz (following Martha Beck’s Wayfinder method), yoga, and a few special additions from our community. Click photo for full details.

The word kirtan stems from a Sanskrit root that means to cut through. David Newman (teacher of kirtan) says kirtan is also "a practice for cutting through the idea of separation, for connecting to our hearts and connecting to the moment through sound."

Please join us for a blissful evening enjoying the Bhakti Yoga practice of Kirtan, a tradition of singing universal mantras in a call and response format. Bhakti yoga is one of the four main yogic paths to enlightenment. Bhakti means "devotion" or "love" and this path contains various practices to unite the bhakta with the divine. One of those practices, Kirtan is the most popular path in the west, as it invites everyone to participate in whatever way feels right for them. It only requires your showing up with an open mind and a joyful spirit. During the Kirtan we will blend our voices to create a deep sense of connection to something greater than ourselves, as we purify our hearts and liberate our souls with this ancient devotional practice.

Donations welcome.

When your practice is calling you to go beyond the physical… Join us and learn how to live a life full of meaning and integrity. Witness your actions as they become more mindful and align with your beliefs. Immerse yourself in our six-month study with a group of dedicated students who are ready to delve more deeply into the principles and traditions of Yoga. This is a perfect course for anyone who wishes to soak up yogic wisdom or become an example of leadership in their field. Join us for a course that includes courageous personal reflection that allows the highest version of yourself to shine through, and your best life to emerge.

Did you know that yoga and healthy lifestyle choices can make a huge impact in reducing and/ or managing the symptoms most commonly experienced during perimenopause? In this series, Kristen will provide you with yogic practices and tools that will help you to reconnect to Self, to create more awareness and compassion around healthy lifestyle choices, and to help you feel more empowered and excited about this transition towards the second half of your life after perimenopause. Let this be your invitation for a recalibration of how you might view perimenopause. And a beautiful bonus, you will gain a community of like-minded women to share, learn from, and be inspired by.

You’re invited to the first ever UN/PARTY!

Warning::: this is NOT your average party. This is an UN/Party, your alternative way to ring in the new year -- with ease, relaxation & good vibes!

Join us this new year's day for live music, alcohol-free sips and conscious community.

Feel free to reach out to Sonci at altupgvl@gmail.com with any questions.

Limited tickets are available.

Meet 2024 with clarity, kindness and purpose!

This class will focus on a yin sequence of poses supporting a liver meridian detox.

We will give gratitude for the lessons of the past year. We will cleanse body, mind, and spirit of stagnant energy, letting go of what no longer serves us.

Finally, we will set an intention for 2024 to open pathways to new beginnings.

Cost: regular class price

Maybe 2024 can be different. No resolutions, no intentions, no need to try harder or push more. This practice, instead, will be an opportunity to drop in and quietly celebrate where and who you are right now. Please join Jill for gentle movement of your body, a cozy restorative pose or two to settle your mind, a calming nidra to nourish your heart and soul. You can indeed “Start the New Year Soft.”

Cost: sliding scale, starting at $10