Y12SR - Yoga for 12 Step Recovery

FIRST FRIDAYS: 6:00 - 7:30 PM

NEXT SESSION - September 6th

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.

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

An Artist’s Way Creative Cluster at Nest Yoga

An Artist’s Way Creative Cluster at Nest Yoga

Thursday’s* Beginning March 5th

from 5-6:30 or 5-7 PM

**No meet-ups on March 19, April 2, April 16, May 21, June 11

Via Zoom with In Person gatherings on March 5, April 30 and July 19

Space limited

Cost: $35 for Manual/Homework pages

Spark your creative journey in a circle of love, with a cohort of creatives to champion your dreams.

Unlock Your Creative Potential. If you’re feeling stuck or out of touch with your creative spark, The Artist’s Way might be just what you need. Over 12 weeks, we’ll explore themes like identity, power, and strength in a supportive community of like-minded people. These workshops aren't just about creativity—they're about rediscovering who you are and finding your unique way of being in the world. Together, we’ll break through blocks, build confidence, and explore what it means to live a more vibrant, authentic life. If you’re looking for a space to reconnect with your creative energy, join us on this journey.

Dates and Topics:

March 5, 5-6:30 PM: Week 0 - In Person at Nest - create the container to share in the space together; option to join by Zoom for those who can’t make it in person

March 12, 5-7 PM: Week 1 - Via Zoom - Recovering a Sense of Safety

March 26, 5-7 PM: Week 2 - Via Zoom - Recovering a Sense of Identity

April 9. 5-7 PM: Week 3 - Via Zoom - Recovering a Sense of Power

April 23, 5-7 PM: Week 4 - Via Zoom - Recovering a Sense of Integrity

April 30, 5-6:30 PM: Week 5 - At Nest and via Zoom - Recovering a Sense of Possibility

May 7, 5-7 PM, Week 6- Via Zoom - Recovering a Sense of Abundance

May 14, 5-7 PM, Week 7 - Via Zoom - Recovering a Sense of Connection

May 28, 5-7 PM, Week 8 - Via Zoom - Recovering a Sense of Strength

June 4, 5-7 PM, Week 9 - Via Zoom - Recovering a Sense of Compassion

June 18, 5-7 PM, Week 10 - Via Zoom - Recovering a Sense of Self-Protection

June 25, 5-7 PM, Week 11 - Via Zoom - Recovering a Sense of Autonomy

July 16, 5-6:30 PM, Week 12 - In Person at Nest and Via Zoom - In Person Celebration - Recovering a Sense of Faith

Resources: purchase a copy of The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron plus here is a bonus article by NPR: https://www.npr.org/2023/09/05/1193447515/the-artists-way

Heart Rituals and Restorative Yoga for Spring Equinox

Sunday March 15th, 2026

1:30 - 3:30 PM

In Person

with Dominique Cowling

$50

In honor of the Spring Equinox, Dominique invites you to a 2 hour offering to celebrate the seasonal shift and re-center in foundations of collective care. The Spring often has many signatures and spectrum of emotions such as joy, irritation, anger & anticipation.

We will gather to explore ways to engage with the energy through rituals with nature and embodiment practices. Expect group discussions about spiritual activism along with opportunities for heart- to- heart connections. Open to all levels.

ALL PAYMENTS ARE REFUNDABLE TO FORM OF PAYMENT IF CANCELLATION REQUEST IS RECEIVED MORE THAN 7 DAYS IN ADVANCE. NO REFUNDS INSIDE OF 7 DAYS, BUT PAYMENT MAY BE APPLIED TO NEST CREDIT IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES. 48 HOURS BEFORE WORKSHOP, NO REFUNDS.

"Balance": A Yoga Workshop to Celebrate the Spring Equinox

with Mary Paffard

Sunday March 22nd

12 - 2:30 pm

Spring Equinox reminds us of the potency of balance. Not simply in the magical craft of asana supporting ourselves on one foot or hand or upside down! but also in the liminal spaces between light and dark, between inner reflection and outer expression, between seed and bloom. This is traditionally a time of beginnings, rebirth, transformation as lunar and solar come into equity. How do we surrender to the natural exuberance of this transition time with equanimity? Befriend our inner “wobble” with ease?

This workshop will explore these themes through active and passive asana, breathwork, poetry and imagery, and meditation. Open to a wide variety of practitioner and teacher willing to play with the parameters of balance, and also to modify options to suit their unique inner harmony needs.

Mary Paffard has been teaching and training teachers for longer than she would care to admit! and she delights in honoring the seasons of our practice and our lives through yoga. www.maryyoga.com

Rooted and Resilient: Yoga for Incontinence, Lower Back and Pelvic Pain (A 3 Part Series with Leslie Howard)

Thursdays, March 19, March 26 and April 2

5:00 - 6:30 PM

$95 for all 3

$39 each session

Rooted and Resilient: Yoga for Incontinence, Lower Back and Pelvic Pain

Urinary incontinence affects millions of Americans—roughly one in four people—yet it’s rarely talked about openly. Beyond the physical symptoms, it can influence how we live, move, and connect with others. Many end up mapping their days around restroom access, cutting back on favorite activities, or carrying an undercurrent of stress and self-consciousness.

Yoga can help change that. In this interactive livestream series, yoga therapist and pelvic floor specialist Leslie Howard shares proven, practical yoga approaches for improving pelvic floor health—techniques informed by clinical research and years of experience.

Why the Pelvic Floor Matters? The pelvic floor is more than just a set of muscles—it’s a vital part of your core that works in harmony with your abdominal, back, and breathing muscles. It helps keep you stable, supports your organs, and plays a central role in bladder control. While many people are familiar with Kegel exercises, yoga offers a broader, whole-body approach that addresses strength, flexibility, and coordination together.

Leslie’s teaching draws on the protocol she developed for a University of California, San Francisco study that produced remarkable results: on average, participants experienced a 70% drop in leakage episodes. These findings highlight what yoga can offer as a safe, accessible, and highly effective way to support pelvic health.

In This Course, You’ll Discover:

Targeted yoga practices that strengthen and restore balance to the pelvic floor

How the pelvic floor integrates with the rest of your core system

Foundations for healthy, supportive movement patterns

Strategies to improve bladder control and reduce leakage

Ways to enhance whole-body stability and strength through mindful practice

ALL PAYMENTS ARE REFUNDABLE TO FORM OF PAYMENT IF CANCELLATION REQUEST IS RECEIVED MORE THAN 7 DAYS IN ADVANCE. NO REFUNDS INSIDE OF 7 DAYS, BUT PAYMENT MAY BE APPLIED TO NEST CREDIT IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES. 48 HOURS BEFORE WORKSHOP, NO REFUNDS.

Art & Asana

March 28, 2026

with Malika Rubin-Davis

2-5 PM

$60 Suggested donation; $25 minimum to cover supplies

Demystify Watercolor Painting! Begin with a gentle yoga flow then create a sweet watercolor painting one layer at a time.

Art and Asana is a unique three-hour workshop. We begin with a 45 minute gentle Vinyasa Yoga practice. Once we are calm and settled, Malika will lead a guided watercolor painting. For October, we will be painting a Fall inspired Still Life. Feel free to bring a small item to add to the still life.

Malika values creating a safe, lighthearted space where people can try new things, explore their creativity and be inspired by one another. Whether you have a regular Art or Asana practice or are a beginner, this workshop can support you in setting aside time for yourself, connecting with your creativity, and bonding with friends or family members you might bring with you! As an added bonus, you will bring home a sweet little painting to decorate your home or give as a gift.

All painting supplies are provided.

Bring a yoga mat and water bottle if you are able. Extra mats are available if needed.

No one turned away for lack of funds.

ALL PAYMENTS ARE REFUNDABLE TO FORM OF PAYMENT IF CANCELLATION REQUEST IS RECEIVED MORE THAN 7 DAYS IN ADVANCE. NO REFUNDS INSIDE OF 7 DAYS, BUT PAYMENT MAY BE APPLIED TO NEST CREDIT IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES. 48 HOURS BEFORE WORKSHOP, NO REFUNDS.

Katonah Yoga: The Three Floors of the Body

March 29, April 12, April 26

with Maggie Zebrine

$60 per session, $135 for the series

A three week workshop series of communal and contact-filled yoga to get curious about yourself and the world around you. We will cultivate meaningful movement steeped in Katonah Yoga theory— guided by metaphor, geometry, and Taoism.

The sessions will be divided into the three floors of the body working from the ground up to explore the stability of the low body, the ability of the upper body, and the vision of the mind.

Drop into a session that peaks your curiosity or have a well-rounded and layered experience by attending all three.

6 Hours bankable towards Katonah Yoga certification.

MARCH 29th: Pt 1. GROUND OF BEING

Part one will explore the soulfulness of the lower body with emphasis on Katonah Yoga asana that gets you into your hips and stirs your waters. Learn movement and theory to be more rooted, stable, and tenacious.

Pt 2. SPRING FORWARD

Part two will focus on expanding the capacity of the second floor— the torso. We’ll practice active breath techniques to enliven the lungs, change perspective with twists, and potentiate through backbends. This session will be exceptionally potent for the rising energy of the spring season. Come spring forward to be concentrated and radiant.

Pt 3. IMAGINATION & INSIGHT

Part three is for integration. Let the imagination beget insight with the poetry of practice. We’ll play techniques to not lose your mind in your body. Practice will include movement to find your spit and spirit up, active restorative shapes with ample hands on adjustments, and subtle breath techniques and meditation. An embodied reminder that you can, in fact, always change your mind.

BOOK LAUNCH~ Savasana: Between Breath and Death

Saturday, April 4th

2:00 PM

with Leslie Howard and Richard Rosen

Join Leslie and Richard to discuss their new Book ~ Savasana Between Breath and Death.

This collaboration of two world renowned and highly esteemed yoga teachers is a blend of yoga philosophy, end-of-life wisdom, and practical tools to deepen the pose, Savasana.

Savasana: Between Breath and Death invites readers to see this pose not as an afterthought, but as a doorway into the deepest teachings of yoga. With clarity, compassion, and a touch of humor, longtime yoga teachers Leslie Howard and Richard Rosen explore savasana as both an everyday practice and a rehearsal for the ultimate letting go.

This is a FREE event; feel free to come without signing up.

If you would like to leave a donation for Leslie and Richard towards their self publishing costs, feel free to select an amount that feels comfortable. To receive a signed copy of the book, please select a ticket price greater than $30. Please preorder if you can so we know how many books to have on hand.

Death Cafe

Sunday April 12th

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

Sun Salutations: Bright and Healthy

Saturday, June 20

1:00 - 4:00 PM

with Annie Carpenter

In Person, via Livestream and Recorded for 30 days access

As Yogis we love to connect to Rituals, especially those that connect us to our body and our breath, to nature, and to the great traditions of Yoga. The Sun Salutation is all of that, and much more.

We practice this beautiful pattern in Asana to warm up, to connect our movement with the breath, to build both strength and flexibility, to examine our habits and make healthy choices and to yoke ourselves to the ritual that is Yoga.

BUT— This beloved ritual can be full of poor alignment and create painful habits; it also needs to be adjusted as we mature. The Sun Salutation I did in my 20s-40s is not the one I do now.

Join Annie for an afternoon of deep respect and rethinking of this beloved ritual. We’ll look at why we do each pose and transition, and find smart and better ways to approach them. We’ll lovingly question this tradition fully and re-imagine our way for today.

This workshop is for you if:

• You love to move

• You love to breathe

• You want to continue to practice intelligently

• You are ready to refine, and adjust.

This afternoon is for all Yogis with at least a couple of years under their belts, and for teachers who want to teach smarter.

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.