Y12SR - Yoga for 12 Step Recovery

FIRST FRIDAYS: 6:15 - 7:45 PM **NEW TIME**

Y12SR (Yoga for 12 Step Recovery) blends the practical tools of the 12 step programs with the ancient wisdom of yoga. This class is a 12 step based discussion and yoga practice that is open to anyone and everyone dealing with their own addictive behavior or affected by the addictive behavior of others.

The 12-step program approaches addiction at a cognitive level; yoga includes a somatic approach. This combination recognizes that yoga is part of a holistic recovery program and provides tools to address the physical, mental and spiritual disease of addiction.

This is an open and inclusive group - all A's are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing.

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Resilient Recovery Circles

THIRD FRIDAYS: 7:00 - 8:15 PM

SIGN UP HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/resilient-recovery-circle-oak

Class may not be "full" as indicated. Sign-Up at: https://events.humanitix.com/resilient-recovery-circle-oak

Resilient Recovery Circles

with Yoga Therapists & Somatic Practitioners Chelsea Rappel & Beth Foley

Every 3rd Friday of the Month -

From 7 - 8:15 PM | In-Person & Livestream

$25 with a sliding scale option

We have found a huge gap in the recovery space – a supportive community that’s focused on the somatic aspect of sober living.

If you are on a recovery journey and want to feel more ease and freedom in your body, join us to…

• Understand why your body is the missing link to sustainable change

• Build capacity to navigate your emotions with confidence and compassion

• Reclaim personal agency in your body and experience freedom from unwanted behaviors

• Learn practical somatic tools to self-regulate and soothe discomfort naturally

• Receive support and co-regulate with like-minded community

We recognize all forms of addiction when we use the term “in recovery,” and intend for these groups to be fully inclusive. As long as you are interested in reconnecting with and deepening connection to your body, we would love to have you.

Every group will follow the same rhythm of peer support and process time, along with guided somatic practice and reflection. This is a trauma-informed, relaxed space to share and relate with each other, and ourselves, in new ways.

Whether you’ve been in recovery for years, months, days, or are debating whether sobriety is right for you, you are welcome!

“Once you start approaching your body with curiosity rather than with fear, everything shifts.” — Bessel van der Kolk

Beth Foley: Beth is a Midwest-born nature lover who found her way to sobriety through the path of yoga, an ever-evolving practice that continues to inspire and support her. Her work focuses on the power of somatic awareness and nervous system regulation to transform unwanted patterns, an invaluable skill for navigating recovery of all kinds. Beth has been sharing this work for several years, supporting many clients in releasing held trauma from their bodies and living a more aligned, fulfilling life. Learn more about Beth at www.bethyogatherapy.com

Chelsea Rappel: Chelsea is first and foremost a grateful person in long term sobriety, as well as a bunny mom and lover of rock climbing. As a Somatic Practitioner and Yoga Therapist, Chelsea is committed to supporting others on their journey to freedom from addiction in a way that is authentic and meaningful to the individual. Chelsea is also the founder of Awakened Recovery, a Body/Mind healing modality for embodied, soulful recovery, and is passionate about helping folks feel more alive and empowered in their skin. Learn more about Chelsea at www.AwakenedRecovery.com

For more information about Chelsea and Beth and their programs, visit their website: www.resilient-recovery.com

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Death Cafe

Sunday November 1st

3:00 - 4:30 PM

with Leslie Howard

FREE. Donations accepted.

Join Leslie for a Death Café at Nest. At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cookies, drink tea and discuss death.

Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'.

A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session.

Our Death Cafes are always offered:

- On a not for profit basis

- In an accessible, respectful and confidential space

- With no intention of leading people to any conclusion, product or course of action

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Yoga for Sleep: A Sunday Afternoon Restorative

Sunday, November 8th

4:00 - 6:00 PM

with Margi Young

In Person

We all know how much better life feels after a good night’s sleep. When we’re well rested, we have more energy, more patience, and just feel more like ourselves. But when sleep is hard to come by in this spiraling world, everything can feel a little harder and stress builds.

The good news? We can learn how to create the conditions for better rest.

Join Margi Young for a 2-hour Yoga for Sleep workshop Sunday afternoon, November 8th, designed to help you slow down, release tension, calm your nervous system, and reconnect with your body’s natural ability to rest.

Rather than trying to force yourself to sleep, you’ll explore simple, practical practices that help shift you out of stress mode and into a calmer, more restful state. We will also touch on the science of sleep and best practices for quieting in the evening and waking in the morning.

During the workshop, Margi will guide you through:

✨ Simple breathing techniques to calm the mind and reduce stress

✨ Gentle movement to release physical tension and help you unwind

✨ Restorative yoga to support deep relaxation and rest

✨ A plan for before you go to bed, and the morning to set circadian rhythms.

✨ Easy take-home tools you can use whenever you need help slowing down and preparing for sleep

Whether you have trouble falling asleep, wake up during the night, wake feeling exhausted, or simply want to improve the quality of your rest, this workshop is for you.

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Sweet Deep Tension Release

Saturday, November 14th

12:30 - 3:00 PM

with Kimberly Paul

In Person

A Myofascial Release and Yin Yoga Workshop

This workshop is a must for anyone who wants to better understand their body,

release deeply held tension, and develop practical tools for greater ease.

No yoga experience is necessary—only a willing and curious spirit.

Using yoga therapy balls, you will learn targeted myofascial release techniques designed to identify your body’s “blind spots”: areas that may be overused, underused, or misused—and may contribute to pain, restriction, or injury.

Over two plus carefully curated hours, we will combine therapeutic rolling with the quiet, sustained practice of yin yoga. Together, these practices can help:

Release muscular and fascial tension

Reduce stress and calm the nervous system

Improve mobility and range of motion

Increase body awareness

Support your body’s natural capacity for healing

We will focus on some of the tightest and most commonly restricted areas of the body, including the hips, legs, and shoulders.

This powerful combination can reveal patterns you may not have recognized before—helping you understand where you hold tension, how your body compensates, and what it needs to move with greater freedom.

You will leave feeling refreshed, relaxed, and equipped with simple techniques you can continue using at home.

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Full Moon Gratitude Sound Bath

Sunday, November 22nd

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

with Fawntice Finesse

This month, we honor with gratitude what we choose to take with us into our next cycles, and releasing with gratitude what isn’t serving the greatest good in our authenticity, growth, and wellness. Like traditional sound healing, full moons are the time for illuminating what is not usually seen. In this Full Moon Sound Bath, we practice gratitude for it all, starting with a special silent meditative intention setting activity that you can also practice at home with your loved ones or as a personal reset whenever needed. We’ll then settle into powerful collaboration with the science and magic of sacred sound guided by certified sound and yoga therapist Fawntice.

Benefits of Sound Healing

Sound and music have been regarded as healing and medicinal tools of body, mind, and spirit across cultures and from the beginning of time, playing an important role in individual and social wellness. Modern science has proven that the body’s nervous system responds to healing sound vibration by inducing the relaxation response and meditative mind, as our muscles, bones, tissues, internal organs, cells and molecules are gently massaged. This greatly reduces stress, enhances wellbeing, and triggers additional successful healing transformation of the physical and energetic subtle bodies.

During your group Sound Bath with Fawntice Finesse, the Tibetan singing bowls, bells, gong, and other sacred instruments are mindfully played, enveloping you in healing sound vibrations. Lay on your mat comfortably & cozily while journeying with the magic of healing sound.

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Yoga for Menopause and Perimenopause

Thursdays December 3, 10, 17 

5-6:30 PM

In Person and Livestream

Recorded for 30 day access

Perimenopause and menopause can bring a surprising array of changes—hot flashes, fatigue, sleepless nights, brain fog, mood changes, and shifts in sexual and pelvic health.In this three-part series, Leslie Howard brings together current science, more than 30 years of yoga teaching, and two decades specializing in pelvic floor health to help make sense of what is happening—and what we can do about it.Each workshop combines information with yoga, breath, and practical tools. We begin with the pelvic floor—our foundation for breath, movement, and core support—and build from there.

Part One: Sex, Sensation & the Pelvic Floor

December 3, 2026

Let's talk about the things women are often expected to quietly put up with: vaginal dryness, changes in desire, painful sex, decreased sensation, changes in orgasm, urinary symptoms—and a pelvic floor that may be too weak, too tight, or both.We'll look at how hormonal changes affect vulvar and vaginal tissues, how the pelvic floor influences sexual function, and why pelvic floor health involves much more than Kegels.We'll also explore desire, arousal, body image, and how our ideas about satisfying sex can evolve as we age.Along the way, we'll establish a healthy relationship between the pelvic floor, breath, and core—creating a foundation we can build upon throughout the rest of the series.

Part Two: Hot Flashes, Energy & the Changing Body

December 10, 2026

Why does your internal thermostat suddenly seem to have a mind of its own? Sometimes you are running too hot and sometimes so cold you can't get warm.  Why are you more tired, or finding that your body doesn't respond quite the way it used to?We'll explore what can be done to lessen the frequency and duration of hot flashes and shifts in energy, as well as a different approach to your yoga practice.Through yoga, breath, and intelligent movement, we'll explore practical ways to support strength, vitality, and resilience as the body changes.

Part Three: Sleep, Brain Fog & Mood

December 17, 2026

Wide awake at 3 a.m.? Searching for a word you know you know? Feeling more anxious, irritable, or emotionally reactive than you used to?Sleep disruption, brain fog, and mood changes are among the most frustrating and interconnected symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.We'll look at what's happening in the brain and nervous system and explore how yoga, breathing, restorative practices, and nervous-system regulation can support better sleep, clearer thinking, and greater emotional well-being.Come for information, movement, and conversation. Leave with practical tools and a better understanding of what's happening in your body—and how yoga can help you navigate this transition with strength and confidence.

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Svadyaya 2027: Mentorship (100 Hours)

MENTORSHIP (100 Hours)

With Annie Carpenter

January 18 - March 29, 2027

$2199 before November 30th; $2499 full price

In Person, Livestream and Recorded for access until April 30, 2027

Svadyaya (Self-study) : An Intimate, In-depth and Inspiring Mentorship

This Mentorship is designed for Yoga Teachers looking to deepen their own relationship with the teachings of Yoga: Asana, Pranayama and Spiritual.

Teaching is so much more than learning the essential facts:

--To teach well is to connect, moment by moment, with whomever is in your room.

--To teach well is to have an ongoing commitment to your own practice—on the fun easy days, and the other ones too.

--To teach well is to understand why you practice; and all that Yoga can be over one’s lifetime.

--To teach well is to stay inspired.

Included in this Mentorship program:

• 10 2-hour meetings with our small group (Times TBD)

• 2 classes per week • 8 classes to observe/study/assist

• Deep study and discussion of the Upanishads

• Development of a Seva Project

• Time for all your questions on all things Yoga and teaching Tentative Group Meeting

Dates:

January 18 - March 29, 2027

Take 2 classes with Annie per week, beginning week of 1/18. Ten group meetings will be scheduled; 3 of the meeting dates (tentative) are below:

1)Friday, 1/22 @ 1 PM and/or Saturday 1/23 @ 1 PM

2) Friday 1/29 @ 5 PM

3) Saturday 2/6 @ 1 PM. . . (These and all dates and times TBD)

This program is for YOU if:

* You have been practicing with Annie

* You have completed a minimum of one 200 hour training

* You have been teaching for at least one year

* You need inspiration

* You are ready to uplift your teaching to the next level.

PREREQUISITE & APPLICATION

This training is designed for teachers and experienced SmartFLOW® students. The 100 hours can be used towards your Advanced Certification at SmartFLOW or serve as CEUs through Yoga Alliance. If interested, submit your application to kim@nest-yoga.com for consideration. Please include where you did your 200 Hour training, what type of yoga you like to teach and where you are teaching now.

*This course is approved by the Yoga Alliance at the 300/500hr level and is part of Annie’s SmartFLOW 300/500hr Yoga Alliance Certified Curriculum.

SamKrama- The Art of Sequencing with Annie Carpenter (30 Hours)

April 22-25, 2027

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM & 1:30 - 4:30 PM

PRICING: $699 Full Price; $625 Early Bird before 2/1/27

In Person / Via Livestream and Recorded for 30 days access

"The person for whom small things do not exist, the great is not great.”

~ Jose Ortega y Gasset

Sama: even, balanced.

Krama: to progress, step by step.

The Art of Sequencing: Creating a meaningful and intelligent Yoga sequence is an art, and a skill – that can be learned and honed into a fun and deeply satisfying art for you and your students. A good sequence, like all worthy endeavors, has a clear arc that begins with an inspiring inquiry and takes each practitioner into her own depths, then mindfully brings each student back to center, to calm and deep rest.

The heart of this 30-hour intensive is in the strong morning Asana practice. Each daily practice will feature one Movement Principle and highlight an essential aspect of the arc of sequencing; afternoons will be spent mapping the sequence, generating alternate “itineraries” and modifications, and illuminating each of the elements that great sequences all share.

• Strong Morning Sadhana

• Sequence Mapping

• Generating creative and intelligent sequences

• Drives and themes that are authentic to you

• Balancing the effort and the return: inspire your students without hooking their egos

• Including the return to center: rest is an essential element!

• Creating self-practices that will continue to inspire you as Practitioner and teacher

PREREQUISITE:

This training is designed for teachers and experienced students. If you received your 200-hour TT (or other teaching certificate) from a school other than SmartFLOW Yoga, we highly recommend that you complete Annie's Online Training “Heart of SmartFLOW Yoga.” Those hours can be used towards your Advanced Certification at SmartFLOW or serve as CEUs. Please reach out to Annie with any questions:

annie@anniecarpenter.com

Hours:30

*This 4 day/30hr course is part of Annie’s SmartFLOW Advanced Curriculum. In addition to the actual in-class time, the course includes The SmartFlow SamKrama Manual, online content, written homework, and a practicum.

Cancellation Policy:

*Full refund is available if cancellation is received 21 days prior to Training start. After that, payments are non-refundable but may be converted into Nest account credit if cancellation is received 7-days prior to the training. Cancellation within 7 days will incur a $100 cancellation fee.

Email kim@nest-yoga.com for payment plan questions