Events / Workshops
Yoga for the Knees with Lucy Lomax
Dates:
Saturday, April 01, 2023
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
In this hybrid Yoga for Knees workshop, we will explore ways to better align the knee, strengthen the muscles of the upper and lower leg, use the muscles of the foot to support the knee, and balance the body weight more effectively.
Our Community Walks
Dates:
Monday, April 03, 2023 - Monday, June 19, 2023
Location:
Online
In-Person
Join Kathy Donnelly on the first and third Monday of each month at Centennial Park to walk around the lake.
When you enter the park, take the first right turn and continue down to the boat ramp parking lot.
We will walk Rain or Shine.
This is a free event open to anyone in the community. Feel free to bring a friend (furry ones too).
Inclement Weather Notice: If Howard County schools are closed due to inclement weather, we will cancel the walk for that day.
Restoratives, Reiki, Reflexology with Linda Stevens and Mo Rosenbloom
Dates:
Friday, April 07, 2023 - Friday, May 26, 2023
Location:
Yoga Center
In-Person
Rejuvenate your body, mind and spirit with 90 minutes of de-stressing. This will be a hands-on experience with Reiki healing energy to your head and shoulders and reflexology therapy to your ears and feet while reclining in yoga restorative postures - total relaxation.
These workshops will be in-person event at The Yoga Center of Columbia. Participants must be vaccinated to attend.
Yoga Nidra with Karla Kettler
Dates:
Sunday, April 16, 2023 - Sunday, June 11, 2023
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Yoga Nidra, or Yogic sleep, is a guided meditative practice that deeply relaxes your body, as well as your emotional and mental systems. This workshop will be hybrid, participate in person (for those who are vaccinated) or live-streamed via Zoom.
Our Community Hikes with Chris McCloskey and Lauren Vint
Dates:
Friday, April 21, 2023 - Friday, June 16, 2023
In-Person
$5 Donation Requested to benefit Middle Patuxent Environmental Foundation
No hiking experience necessary. Please bring water. (Please arrive a few minutes early to park and get situated.)
*Inclement Weather Notice: If the thunder roars, go indoors! In the case of severe weather, the hike will move to the Sunday following the Friday from noon – 1:30 pm.
Friday, April 21 - Middle Patuxent Environmental Area
Meet at Southwind Trailhead @ 11:45 am. Restrooms located at Trotter Road Trailhead. $5 donation to benefit Middle Patuxent Environmental Foundation
Friday, May 19 - Rockburn Area Trail
Meet at parking lot just past the Pfeiffer's Corner School House (one room schoolhouse) on the left-hand side of Rockburn Branch Park Road @ 11:45am. No restrooms at trailhead. $5 donation to benefit Middle Patuxent Environmental Foundation
Friday, June 16 - Wincopin Trail
Meet at the trailhead @ 11:45 am. 9299 Vollmerhausen Rd, Jessup, MD 20794. Restroom at trailhead. $5 donation to benefit Middle Patuxent Environmental Foundation
Activate and Align Your Energy Body
Dates:
Saturday, April 22, 2023 - Saturday, May 20, 2023
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
This hybrid workshop will offer a basic introduction to the principles of Energy Medicine Yoga® (EMYoga), a synthesis of yoga and energy medicine.
Through tapping, massaging, tracing and holding specific points, you will be empowered to calm your stress response, boost your immune system, release stuck energy which presents as pain in the physical body, and transform challenging emotions.
Through this practice that focuses on both the physical and energetic structure, learn to restore and support the body’s inherent wisdom and capacity to heal and thrive, which in turn will reignite your natural state of joy.
Taught in-studio (For those who are vaccinated) and live-streamed via Zoom to those who are not fully vaccinated or choose to stay on Zoom.
Yin Yoga with Linda Stevens
Dates:
Sunday, April 23, 2023 - Sunday, June 18, 2023
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
COME AND EXPLORE THE BENEFITS OF A YIN YOGA PRACTICE FOR YOUR BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT.
No Yin Yoga experience is needed. These workshops will be Hybrid which means you can attend either Live-Streamed via Zoom OR In-Person at The Yoga Center (if you are fully vaccinated).
Teacher Trainees Free Gentle Yoga Class with Lucy Lomax and students from our RYT200 program
Dates:
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Teacher Trainees Free Yoga 1 Class with Kelly Fisher and students from our RYT200 program
Dates:
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
An Evening of Self Care for Teens with Lauren Vint
Dates:
Friday, April 28, 2023
Location:
Yoga Center
In-Person
This workshop is intended for any teen who wants to experience an evening of fun and relaxing self-care.
We will practice yoga, reflective journaling, meditation and other relaxation strategies in a non-judgmental space.
We will explore various ways to reduce stress and anxiety, and teens will leave with new ideas for settling their minds and bodies.
THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE IN PERSON. Taught in-studio (For those who are vaccinated).
BRING A FRIEND, OR COME AND MAKE A NEW ONE.
Yoga for Walkers with Karla Kettler
Dates:
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
We will discuss different ways to turn your walks into opportunities for mindfulness and increased relaxation.
Yoga for walkers is a hybrid workshop that will:
· teach you what poses will be good for you to do off the trail to strengthen muscles that will make your walks easier.
· cover poses that help open and relax you after a walk.
· show you how to integrate yoga poses into your walking routine to ease tension when it occurs.
· make your walks an even more enjoyable experience.
Taught in-studio (For those who are vaccinated) and live-streamed via Zoom to those who are not fully vaccinated or choose to stay on Zoom.
Book Group: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
Dates:
Wednesday, May 03, 2023 - Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
The Gifts Of Imperfection, by Brené Brown
Extend yoga beyond your mat! Gather with others in our community! All donations benefit The Yoga Center Scholarship Fund.
Join our Yoga Center Community for a book that teaches self-compassion. In The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown, a leading expert on shame, authenticity, and belonging, shares ten guideposts on the power of wholehearted living—a way of engaging with the world from a place of worthiness.
Yoga and Kayaking at Piney Run Park with Kathy Donnelly
Dates:
Saturday, May 13, 2023
In-Person
Join Kathy as we combine her two passions: Yoga and Kayaking
We will start the day with a 90 minute yoga class at 11am at the Yurt behind Nature Center. Then we will break for lunch until 1pm when we will join with the Naturalist for a guided tour of the 300 acre lake.
Using Breath to Find Balance: A Pranayama Workshop with Karla Kettler
Dates:
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
Using Breath To Find Balance. A pranayama Workshop with Karla Kettler
Develop a deeper relationship with your breath in order to create balance in your life. Learn and sense what happens in your nervous system when you are out of balance. Learn and practice simple pranayamas to calm when overstimulated, to energize when feeling lethargic, and to maintain calm and balance. Continue to practice on your own.
THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE HYBRID. Taught in-studio (For those who are vaccinated) and live-streamed via Zoom.
Healing Through Breath & Movement with Lucy Lomax
Dates:
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Location:
Yoga Center
Online In-Person
In this hybrid workshop, we’ll connect breath with its movement through the body while emphasizing mindful movements from the core.
The workshop will include a short lecture, breath awareness exercises, and slow and active movements on the floor, seated, and standing and is appropriate for yoga students with at least 6 months of a regular yoga practice (at any level).