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

The Yoga Cafe with Baxter

Introducing The Yoga Cafe with Richard Rosen

May 9th with Baxter Bell

12:30 - 2:30

FREE!

Have you ever wondered how the philosophy of yoga, which reaches back more than 2,000 years, can be put into practice in our everyday lives? The Yoga Café is a come one come all, open ended discussion that encourages everyone in attendance to share their personal experiences of yoga in the 21st century. Each month Richard and a guest teacher will facilitate the discussion, now and then add something from their many years of yoga study, but otherwise the floor belongs to you. Hope to see you there. Bring questions or email them ahead of time to frontdesk@nest-yoga.com

This is a free offering, but donations are accepted for the presenters' time.

Death Cafe

Sunday May 31st

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

Roll and Restore for Deep Release

June 18th and 25th

5:00 PM - 6:15 PM

with Kimberly Paul

Experience the magic of roll and restore

If you love a good deep massage, then this class is for you!

-June 18th will focus on Upper Body

-June 25th will focus on Lower Body

Myofascial Rolling works similarly to massage and yet is a technique like

none other. With the use of yoga therapy balls you can roll out tightness and

tension, break down scar tissue, increase blood flow, and support down

-regulation of your nervous system.

This work is necessary and until recently was rather unchartered.

You do not have to be a yoga practitioner to join.

-Bid farewell to pain and discomfort

-Unleash your body’s potential

-Breakdown scar tissue and trigger points

-Say goodbye to post work out soreness.

-Refresh your body’s self healing nature

-identify body blind spots that are overused,underused,misused and potential catalysts for pain and injury.

-Great for athletes and those recovering from injury.

Join us and we promise you will leave feeling deeply rested.

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.

Handstands Baby- Let’s Flip It!

Sunday, June 21

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

with Jody!

Join Jody for a workshop focused on the elements needed to get you started or keep you progressing in your handstands. Everyone will get upside down in this workshop whether it’s assisted with props, a wall, a chair, another person or all of these. Maybe you are already doing wall assisted handstands and you are excited to balance in the middle of the room. Let’s do it.

There are quite a few elements that have to come together to get us balancing upside-down: strength, flexibility, balance ability and then of course practice - repetition, repetition, repetition.

We will work on all of these.

We will do drills for:

• Hand placement, grip and press

• Arm hug

• Shoulder to hand relationship

• Core engagement

• Shoulder mobility and strength

• Pelvic placement

• Rib cage placement

• Balance ability

• The lean

We will also explore several possible ways to hit your handstand:

• Kick up

• Pike up

• Tuck up

• Supported knees to chest

Finally, you’ll learn how to fall safely

Cuz you’re gonna fall!! and that’s just what’s needed to find balance.

Nervous System Reset: A Restorative Afternoon

Sunday, June 28th

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Sliding Scale: $45 - $65

In Person

In a world that rarely slows down, this two-hour afternoon gathering is a chance to finally pause. Through gentle breathwork, restorative poses, and quiet meditation, we'll work with the body's own intelligence to soften tension and find steadiness from the inside out.

No experience necessary, just a willingness and desire to slow down and rest. Come as you are!

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.