Events / Workshops
Restoratives, Reiki, Reflexology with Linda Stevens and Mo Rosenbloom
Dates:
Friday, April 26, 2024 - Friday, June 14, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
In-Person
Rejuvenate your body, mind and spirit with this quiet self-care session to unwind tension and rest. This is a hands-on experience with Reiki healing energy and reflexology for head and feet while reclining in restorative yoga poses.
Come to one session or as many as you like! All props provided. Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the start time.
Baby and Caregiver Yoga with Kate
Dates:
Saturday, April 27, 2024 - Saturday, May 18, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
In-Person
Get playful with your favorite pre-crawler. Caregiver may practice even if baby is sleeping. No experience necessary.
Pranayama to Relax, Refresh, and Renew with Chris
Dates:
Saturday, April 27, 2024 - Saturday, May 18, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Enjoy a seated, guided breathing practice each week that will leave you feeling refreshed and restored. Pranayama, breathing practices, help settle frayed nerves.
Hi, I'm Yoga: Introduction To Yoga with Natalie
Dates:
Saturday, April 27, 2024 - Saturday, May 18, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
In-Person
Brand new to yoga? This six week series is for you. Learn foundations and principles that will help you get the most out of your yoga practice.
Acoustic Yoga with Josh Anderson, Jamie Garonzik, and Kate Anderson
Dates:
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
In-Person
Be serenaded with sweet acoustic guitar and violin sounds, performed live by Josh Anderson and Jamie Garonzik, while enjoying an all-levels flow class.
Self Myofascial Release and Yoga: Explore the Shoulders with Madeline
Dates:
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Take a closer look at releasing muscles in and around the shoulders, upper back, and neck using yoga postures and self myofascial release.
Focus on the Core with Romy
Dates:
Saturday, May 04, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
In-Person
Practice and explore a more mindful approach to engaging your core by applying yogic principles including the chakras, bandha, pranayama, and the use of props. Teachers receive 2 CE hours with Yoga Alliance.
Yoga Nidra Workshops with Karla Kettler
Dates:
Sunday, May 05, 2024 - Sunday, June 02, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Enjoy the best rest you might imagine by releasing mental stress with yoga nidra. No experience necessary.
Our Community Walks with Karen and Jen
Dates:
Monday, May 06, 2024 - Monday, June 03, 2024
In-Person
Walk the #9 Trolley Trail (Ellicott City) with Karen Best and Jen Randle. This is a free event open to anyone in our community. Feel free to bring a friend, child, grandchild, and furry friends on leashes.
Yoga Teacher Incubation Space with Lauren
Dates:
Friday, May 10, 2024 - Friday, June 07, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
In-Person
Join your yoga teacher colleagues new and seasoned to practice together and explore a variety of topics in a shared learning environment. This is your chance to learn and grow in a safe, supportive space.
Toddler and Caregiver Yoga with Kate
Dates:
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
In-Person
Get playful with your favorite child aged 1-4 with songs, games, and props.
Five Element QiGong with Karla
Dates:
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Learn how to skillfully work with the energy of the five elements to improve your physical and emotional health. Based on traditional Chinese Medicine, these practices can be done standing or sitting in a chair.
Yoga for Your Sacroiliac Joints with Lucy
Dates:
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Support your sacro-iliac joints with an exploration of anatomy and yoga postures. Teachers receive 2 CEs with Yoga Alliance.
Special Mother's Day Event! Restoratives, Reiki, and Reflexology with Linda and Mo
Dates:
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
In-Person
Rejuvenate your body, mind and spirit with this quiet self-care session to unwind tension and rest. This is a hands-on experience with Reiki healing energy and reflexology for head and feet while reclining in restorative yoga poses.
This is a special Mother's Day Event! All props provided. Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the start time.
Our Community Hikes with Chris McCloskey and Lauren Vint
Dates:
Friday, May 17, 2024 - Sunday, June 16, 2024
In-Person
Tap into the healing power of nature and community! Welcome Spring back into your body, mind, and spirit by joining Chris McCloskey and Lauren Vint for some meditative time in nature. Chris and Lauren will lead monthly community hikes in Howard County and surrounding areas with the invitation to more fully awaken our senses and connect to the natural world. All $5 donations for these monthly hikes go to the Middle Patuxent Environmental Foundation.
Self Myofascial Release: Pranayama and Chakra Tour with Madeline
Dates:
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Practice MFR along the spine and breathing techniques to release tension in and around each of the seven energy centers known as the chakras with an atmosphere of ambient sounds and singing bowls.
Go Within with Lauren and Sharnise
Dates:
Sunday, May 19, 2024 - Sunday, June 23, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
In-Person
Deeply explore your personal yoga practice while considering societal pressures like toxic positivity messaging and the weight of too many things on your daily life. There will be time for discussion, group activities, reflection, and movement.
Ayurveda Basics Teacher Training with Rimmi
Dates:
Saturday, June 01, 2024 - Sunday, June 02, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Enhance your yoga teaching by learning important principles behind the practice of Ayurveda and how it blends with yoga. Prepare to offer simple practices to your students. Teachers receive 11 CE hours with Yoga Alliance.
Yoga for Strength, Balance and Ease with Lucy Lomax
Dates:
Saturday, June 01, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Immerse yourself in the anatomy of yoga poses to support your muscular strength and good balance. Teachers receive 2 CE hours with Yoga Alliance.
Yoga in the Black Community: Healing Practices and Principles Workshop and Book Signing with Authors Charlene Muhammad and Dr. Marilyn Peppers-Citizen
Dates:
Sunday, June 02, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
In-Person
Delve into the history and cultural significance of yoga, and explore a fresh perspective that highlights yoga's relevance in the Black community's journey towards holistic well-being. Enjoy a book discussion followed by a contemplative practice of yoga asana and meditation. Photos for the book were taken at the Yoga Center of Columbia!
Self Myofascial Release + Yoga to Open Your Heart with Madeline
Dates:
Saturday, June 08, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Tap into the seasonal energy of expansion and new growth with this mashup of self-myofascial release, integrative movement, and yin yoga with a focus on the ribcage, upper back, and the front line of the body.
Fundamentals of Inversions with Romy
Dates:
Sunday, June 09, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
In-Person
Go step-by-step to learn the basics of inversions in order to remove the fear and find the fun. Teachers receive 2 CE hours with Yoga Alliance.
Bhakti Yoga in Story and Song
Dates:
Friday, June 14, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
In-Person
Join your friends for a joyful evening of celebration and song. Kirtan is the practice of chanting the names of love. You do not have to be a singer to express yourself through your voice. No experience necessary. All proceeds go to support the YCC YTT Scholarship Fund.
QiGong for Better Sleep with Karla
Dates:
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Learn the theory and practices to help you fall asleep faster, release physical, mental, and emotional stress, and generally foster a good night's sleep. Based on traditional Chinese Medicine, these practices can be done standing or sitting in a chair.
Core Strength for Back Support with Lucy Lomax
Dates:
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Learn yoga poses and techniques to build core strength to reduce aches and pains in your back. Teachers receive 2 CE hours with Yoga Alliance.
Restorative Energy Medicine Yoga with Jacqueline
Dates:
Friday, June 21, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Learn to support your body in a way that physiologically soothes your nervous system with Energy Medicine Yoga® techniques, gentle movement, and long-held passive and supported poses.
Yoga and Kayaking with Heather
Dates:
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Location:
Piney Run Park
In-Person
Celebrate the Summer Solstice! Enjoy a 90-minute outdoor yoga class in the yurt at Piney Run Park followed by BYO bagged lunch, then kayaking on Piney Run lake.
Yoga for Cancer Support with Lucy
Dates:
Saturday, June 29, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Learn yoga poses and techniques to manage cancer symptoms. Yoga practices assist the body's natural healing processes to provide support in difficult times. Teachers receive 2 CEs with Yoga Alliance.
Myth, Mantra, Mudra, and Meditation
Dates:
Friday, July 12, 2024 - Sunday, July 14, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
In-Person
Learn some popular myths in yoga philosophy and how to incorporate their lessons into daily life. Tantric yoga practice employs myth, mantra, and mudra in addition to meditation on the archetypal characters of Hindu mythology in order to gain greater insight into oneself and the world around us. Receive 15 hours CE with Yoga Alliance for this training.
Secrets of Yoga: It's About the Joints Hips and Shoulders with Doug Keller
Dates:
Saturday, July 27, 2024 - Sunday, July 28, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
So much of our thought about yoga revolves around flexibility and strength of our muscles. It can be misleading, not only to those who are inflexible and wonder if yoga is for them, but also to the hyper-mobile, who are able to bask in their flexibility in yoga classes, but end up with joint pain.
The secret is that it’s about the joints. Good muscle tone, range of motion, and healthy joints come when we pay attention to the joints first - and don’t force them to extremes.
In this two-day teacher training event, Doug Keller will explore our ‘four corners’ of healthy movement — our hips and our shoulders — and principles for healthy joints and safe mobility in these areas.
Each individual workshop is $35. Pricing for all four workshops is $140.
Yoga vs. Osteoporosis Certification Course
Dates:
Friday, August 02, 2024 - Sunday, August 04, 2024
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Dr. Fishman is back! Learn to teach and troubleshoot the 12 yoga poses in the Series 1 protocol that has been demonstrated to raise bone mineral density. You will gain a deeper understanding of bone health and how yoga works to counteract osteoporosis. This weekend workshop is geared toward yoga teachers and therapists, but anyone may attend.
To be certified in this protocol, you must take a written exam and a practicum involving teaching yoga poses to the group. This course is eligible for CEUs from the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). The workshop will be recorded and the recordings will be available to all participants for six weeks after the close of the program.