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RECURRING EVENTS
YOGA AT THE RIVER
Levee Park Amphitheater
20 Ramsey St, Hastings, MN
Sundays at 9am: June 4, 11, 18, 25; July 2, 9, 16, 30; Aug 6, 13, 20, 27
Enjoy yoga at the river on Sunday mornings in Historic Hastings. Take in the magic of the mighty Mississippi river while practicing with guest teachers from across the Metro. After class, take a stroll on the River Walk, and be sure to check out all the great shops and restaurants that downtown Hastings has to offer.
Cost: $15/week or $155/summer
Register: www.mnyogalife.com/summeryoga
KITTY YOGA!
The Yoga Center Retreat, 4212 Park Glen Rd, St. Louis Park, MN 3/3, 3/19, 4/16 & 5/14
You’ll be feline great after this gentle flow class with some of the cutest, fluffiest and silliest classmates around. Proceeds from this class benefit the pawsitively pawesome organization, the Bitty Kitty Brigade. Paws, stretch and support a great cause. We litter-ally can’t wait to see you on the mat!! We welcome all ages and skill levels. Bitty Kitty Brigade staff will be at YCR if you are interested in more information on adoption or fostering kittens. Space is limited so do not delay in signing up!
Cost: $20 Donation
Register: theyogacenterretreat.com/workshops/
INTO THE NIGHT - SACRED MUSIC
Svalja Yoga Studio
16 1/2 1st Ave West, Duluth, MN
First Fridays: Mar 3, Apr 7, May 5
A celebratory 2-hour participatory musical offering full of experiential unity, as we come together from all paths, many lineages, and all directions to share a moment together in song and great heart. We will be doing universal Kirtan, dances of universal peace, and deep dive into the Sufi practice of Zikr. These practices encourage sovereignty while sharing space with others and no experience is necessary. It is forever and always a practice and not a performance. The vibrations of the voices coming together help to significantly dissolve the barriers between us and our hearts, and our hearts alongside all other hearts.
Cost: $30/$20/FREE
Register: www.svalja.yoga/schedule
Sacred Sundays
Svalja Yoga Studio
16 1/2 1st Ave West, Duluth, MN
March 19, April 16, May 14
A 45 minute restorative flow with beautiful live healing sounds, followed by 60 minutes of Universal Kirtan shared by a crew of talented musicians. Restorative flow will provide the space for a guided whole-being experience of connecting with your body, breath, and well-being. Universal Kirtan embodies the belief that all paths lead toward the One path. Therefore, no matter your spiritual calling you are welcome. This experience will include ancient chants to contemporary melodies that contain a transformative power and healing energy. By singing these prayers we join a stream of consciousness and devotion that has been flowing for centuries.
Cost: $30/$20/FREE
Register: www.svalja.yoga/schedule
Magic Thursdays
Svalja Yoga Studio
16 1/2 1st Ave West, Duluth, MN
Every Thursday
Each Thursday we provide a specially cultivated offering designed to support deep healing, rest, release, reprieve, and a sense of wonder and magic. What if we all hold within ourselves incredible ancestral, collective, and personal strength, resilience, and potential for healing, transformation, and growth? In these simple moments of beautiful community and co-regulation, may the roots of this sacred healing reach out from us to the collective, solidifying the reality that we are all deeply connected, we are One. Together we are creating a world where all people can belong and be whole.
Cost: $30/$20/FREE
Register: www.svalja.yoga/schedule
NEW MOON NIDRA
Livestream
Mar 21, Apr 20, May 19, June 18, July 17 , Aug 16, Sept 14, Oct 14, Nov 13, Dec 12 Welcoming the restful stillness of the New Moon in this monthly class. Beginning with simple, mindful movements, we will release into Yoga Nidra, the “sleep of the yogi,” with a guided practice around the monthly new moon. The 60-minute experience inviting ourselves to return to and connect with the wisdom within. All of you are welcome to this practice. Virtual livestream event designed and welcome for all.
Cost: $15 per session
Register: www.backtocenterspace.com under “Class Sign-up”
March
230-HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
The Yoga Center Retreat, 4212 Park Glen Rd, St. Louis Park, MN 3/1/2023, 6/12/2023, 9/14/2023, 9/27/2023 & 10/6/2023
Learn to teach yoga or deepen your practice!
Currently in our 25th year, we are the most-trusted YTT program in Minnesota. Our industry-leading curriculum is led by experts with over 10,000 hours of combined teaching experience. Programs meet in-person at our studio in Minneapolis and are also live-streamed so you can join us from anywhere!
Cost: $3,200 - $3,500
Register: theyogacenterretreat.com/online-yogateacher-training/230-hour/
ROLL, RELEASE, AND RELAX
The Yoga Center Retreat, 4212 Park Glen Rd, St. Louis Park, MN
March 11th
Join yoga instructor, Mary McCallum, for 2 hours of stress relief and self-care. Learn how to use Yoga Tune-up therapy balls and self-myofascial release techniques to improve mobility, relieve pain, and tame tension from head to toe. You will leave feeling completely relaxed and refreshed! This workshop is suitable for all levels, no previous experience is necessary. Each participant will receive their own pair of Yoga Tune Up therapy balls to continue their selfcare practice at home.
Cost: $45
Register: theyogacenterretreat.com/workshops/
DIVINE WOMAN: CELEBRATE SPRING
Livestream
March 25th
Celebrate the Spring Equinox through wombcentered yoga, community connection, and time with devotional mantra, we honor and celebrate body and seasonal transitions through the year. Divine WomanSpring centers on caring for women as we explore the cyclicality of the body with Ayurveda and yoga practices that honor menarche and menstrual health, the Springtime of the body. All of you are welcome to this practice, whatever phase of life you are in. Virtual livestream event with reference guide for participants included.
Cost: $40 www.backtocenterspace.com/events
Thai Yoga Bodywork Practice Jams
Devanadi Yoga
4401 Upton Ave S, Minneapolis
March 25th
Practice jams provide the opportunity to grow your understanding of Thai Yoga Bodywork among a community of fellow practitioners. At each session we’ll explore a topic with demonstration and instruction, then practice, and share group discussion to learn from one another’s experience.
Cost $30 register: devanadiyoga.com/schedule-events/
Thai Yoga Bodywork Adjustment Clinic For Yoga Teachers
Devanadi Yoga
4401 Upton Ave S, Minneapolis
March 31st
Infuse your teaching with amazing techniques from the Thai Yoga Bodywork repertoire. We’ll learn adjustments for hamstrings, hips, back, shoulders, chest and more, as well as relaxation techniques and even a little flying! Learn proper alignment, stances, and how to protect your back, plus proper ergonomics. We’ll also go over how to discern how far to adjust someone in a pose and discuss the subtleties of energetics. Take your teaching to the next level. Specifically geared towards yoga teachers and yoga teacher trainees.
Cost: $65
Register: devanadiyoga.com/schedule-events/
April
A SUFI STUDY OF JOY!
Svalja Yoga Studio
16 1/2 1st Ave W, Duluth, MN
April 1
Just us for visiting guest Farhad Forrest Pierce, beloved teacher in the Ruhaniat International and a music professor at KSU. He hosts a dance circle in Lawrence Kansas and has quite the atmosphere and sincerity about him as well as joy for the path. Expect Sufi practices (a lot of musical ones) as well as a Dharma talk/teaching.
Cost $40/$30/$20/FREE
Register: www.svalja.yoga/schedule
Mn Yoga Conference
Eagan Community Center
April 15-16
Bringing together yogis of all levels from all over Minnesota and surrounding states. This conference will have a track for self-care, workshops, and education … combining a mix of asana practices, meditation and sound bath practices, lectures, and workshops to serve the MN Yoga Community. We hope to inspire various levels of students, from the beginner to the advanced, to the yoga teacher.
Cost: $275
Register: www.mnyogaconference.com
Thai Yoga Bodywork Practice Jams
Devanadi Yoga
4401 Upton Ave S, Minneapolis
April 21st
Practice jams provide the opportunity to grow your understanding of Thai Yoga Bodywork among a community of fellow practitioners. At each session we’ll explore a topic with demonstration and instruction, then practice, and share group discussion to learn from one another’s experience.
Cost $30 register: devanadiyoga.com/schedule-events/
Fashion Week Mn
Twin Cities Metro Area
April 23-29
The mission of Fashion Week Minnesota is to shine a light on local fashion designers, makers, retailers, artists and creators, and help foster a thriving fashion community. Community is at the core of our mission. We continually strive to cultivate a more representative, more equitable fashion ecosystem in the Twin Cities area, fueled by a vibrant, engaged, welcoming fashion community.
Cost: Varied www.fashionweekmn.com
ASHTANGA 40-HOUR TEACHER TRAINING WITH DAVID SWENSON
The Yoga Center Retreat, 4212 Park Glen Rd, St. Louis Park, MN 4/24 - 4/30/2023
Don’t miss the opportunity to deeply immerse yourself into the details underlying the practice and teaching of the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga with David Swenson. Participants will learn safe and effective hands-on adjustments through partner work for all of the asanas and practicalities of conducting a class and yoga theory. As in all courses run by David there is sure to be plenty of laughter and joy woven into the experience. Learn more than you ever imagined possible in a week-long course and have so much fun in the process!
Cost: $995.00
Register: theyogacenterretreat.com/specialtytrainings/
YOGIC SPRING CLEANSE FOR VITALITY + RENEWAL
In-person or virtually Minneapolis
April 29-May 13
Spring is a time of renewal — one of the best times to purify the body, mind and heart and restore vitality. Rooted in Yoga and Ayurveda, our Spring cleanse is an annual ritual of well-being. Featuring: two workshops; structured dietary guidance; holistic yoga, lifestyle and self-care practices; and resources and recordings for personalizing the cleanse to meet your individual needs. Join Angela and Ben to restore your vitality and feel great this spring!
Cost: Sliding Scale, Starts at $75 Register: vincentyoga.com/springcleanse-for-renewal-vitality-april23-may-7-in-person-or-virtual/
Fashion Week Mn
Twin Cities Metro Area
April 23-29
The mission of Fashion Week Minnesota is to shine a light on local fashion designers, makers, retailers, artists and creators, and help foster a thriving fashion community. Community is at the core of our mission. We continually strive to cultivate a more representative, more equitable fashion ecosystem in the Twin Cities area, fueled by a vibrant, engaged, welcoming fashion community.
Cost: Varied www.fashionweekmn.com
May
BLACK FASHION WEEK MN
Twin Cities Metro Area
May 5-13
A Platform To Showcase Talented, Brown Creatives in the Twin Cities Fashion Industry.
Cost: Varied www.bkwmn.com
MAMA MARKET
Blooma Studio, 5315 Lyndale Ave S. Mpls, MN 55419
May 6th
Join us at Blooma for local vendors selling handmade gifts the weekend before Mother’s Day. There will be free food and beverages, as well as special yoga classes for the whole family. We will also have a professional photographer doing mini sessions for you and your kids.
Cost: free no registration needed
June
DIVINE WOMAN: WELCOME SUMMER livestream
June 24th
Welcome the Summer Solstice through wombcentered yoga, community connection, and time with devotional mantra, we honor and celebrate body and seasonal transitions through the year. Divine Woman-Summer centers on caring for women as we explore the cyclicality of the body with Ayurveda and yoga practices that honor fertility and pregnancy, the Summertime of the body. All of you are welcome to this practice, whatever phase of life you are in. Virtual livestream event with reference guide for participants included.
Cost: $40 Register: www.backtocenterspace.com/events
YOGA @ THE VINEYARD
Burr Vineyards
10522 County Road 58 NW, Brandon, MN
June 24th
Yoga @ The Vineyard with Nicole Warner to benefit The Alzheimer’s Association-4th Saturdays of the month during the summer from noon-1pm followed with a glass of wine. Requested donation $20 (7$ for the glass of wine and the remainder goes to The Alzheimer’s Association. This class is accessible and takes place outside, while we listen to the roosters and the ducks. Mats are provided, however, you can bring your own also.
Cost: Requested donation $20 No registration required.
JULY YOGA @ THE VINEYARD
Burr Vineyards
10522 County Road 58 NW, Brandon, MN
July 22nd
Yoga @ The Vineyard with Nicole Warner to benefit
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The Alzheimer’s Association-4th Saturdays of the month during the summer from noon-1pm followed with a glass of wine. Requested donation $20 (7$ for the glass of wine and the remainder goes to The Alzheimer’s Association. This class is accessible and takes place outside, while we listen to the roosters and the ducks. Mats are provided, however, you can bring your own also.
Cost: Requested donation $20
No registration required.
Kids Yoga Camp
Yoga Sanctuary
Minneapolis MN
July 24-27
At Kids Yoga Day Camp your child will learn how to connect with their body through mindful movement & cooperative games. They will gain awareness of their powerful minds & learn how to guide thoughts by using their breath and bodies. These skills are all taught in playful ways that support each child’s inner light. Kids Yoga Day Camp will be FUN and WELCOMING for all children ages 6-10 years (a little older is fine) giving them opportunity to gain skills and confidence in cooperation, communication, leadership, compassion, flexibility, mindfulness and creativity.
Cost: sliding scale register: www.yogasanctuarympls. com/youth-class-schedule
August
YOGA @ THE VINEYARD
Burr Vineyards
10522 County Road 58 NW, Brandon, MN
August 26th
Yoga @ The Vineyard with Nicole Warner to benefit The Alzheimer’s Association-4th Saturdays of the month during the summer from noon-1pm followed with a glass of wine. Requested donation $20 (7$ for the glass of wine and the remainder goes to The Alzheimer’s Association. This class is accessible and takes place outside, while we listen to the roosters and the ducks. Mats are provided, however, you can bring your own also.
Cost: Requested donation $20 No registration required.
September
RIVER VALLEY YOGA FESTIVAL
Stillwater, MN
Sept. 21-24
River Valley Yoga Festival is a multi-day, outdoor event featuring yoga, meditation, forest bathing, sound healing, wisdom talks and more. Located in the heart of the beautiful St. Croix Valley, you are destined to find peace, tranquility and activities that ignite your soul.
Cost: Ticket prices vary Register: rivervalleyyogafestival. com/purchase-tickets/
HOLISTIC YOGA TEACHER TRAINING + PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION
Yoga Sanctuary
100 W. 46th St, Minneapolis MN
Sept 2023-May 2024
Our holistic approach integrates trauma-awareness throughout all aspects of training with specific emphasis during our Self-Care Spring Retreat where we will also learn to see yoga through a lens of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. Elemental (fire, water, earth, air, space/sound) themes provide a map for us to interact holistically with yogic concepts including asana (physical postures), yoga history, anatomy, pranayama (breath practices), yoga philosophy, Ayurveda and meditation.Our hope is that during our time together, you will get to know yourself on a deeper level—and that this true Self will be welcomed, nourished and empowered to live with steadiness and ease.
Cost: $2950 (Early Bird pricing $2800 before July 31, BIPOC scholarship available) Register: www.yogasanctuarympls. com/program-overview
DIVINE WOMAN: HONOR AUTUMN
Livestream
Sept. 23rd
Welcome the Autumn Equinox through wombcentered yoga, community connection, and time with devotional mantra, we honor and celebrate body and seasonal transitions through the year. Divine WomanAutumn centers on caring for women as we explore the cyclicality of the body with Ayurveda and yoga practices that honor postpartum and perimenopause, the Autumn of the body. All of you are welcome to this practice, whatever phase of life you are in. Virtual livestream event with reference guide for participants included.
Cost: $40
Register: www.backtocenterspace.com/events
October
FALL WELLNESS RETREAT
The Steeple Center Rosemount, MN
October 7th
Join us for a half day retreat focused on care. Enjoy a day with meditation, flow, dharma talks, yoga nidra, sound bath, and more!
Cost: $125 ($95 early bird before 6/31)
Register: www.mnyogalife.com/fallretreat
SUNLIGHT’S PANAMA RETREAT
Bocas Del Toro, Panama
Oct. 23-29, 2023
Join Sunlight Yoga + Apothecary for the best, most restful week of your decade. We are hosting 6-night, 7-day stay on a Caribbean island just outside Bocas Del Toro, Panama. Join us for yoga, beaches, over-the-water-accommodations, and adventures
Cost: $2600-$3300 www.thesunlightexperience.com/retreat
