Upcoming Workshops
Special Events and Classes
Restorative Yoga Mini-Retreat August 2026
Dates: Saturday, August 29, 2026
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person
$40 general/$36 members
2:30-4:30pm, in-person
It's easy to ramp up the doing without giving ourselves enough time to rest and reflect. This two-hour mini-retreat is the perfect opportunity to pause from doing and receive nourishing rest for your body and mind. In this unique circuit-style approach to Restorative Yoga, all the necessary blankets, blocks, and bolsters are skillfully arranged before you arrive. You move from station to station to receive the nourishing benefits of the Restorative Yoga poses with no effort required. Come to initiate your body's relaxation response and feel fully supported as you release chronic tension and stress. You'll leave feeling completely revitalized, refreshed and renewed in body, mind, and spirit.
Soothing Sound Bath Sunday Sept 2026
Dates: Sunday, September 06, 2026
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person
$36 general/$22 members
7-8:30pm, in-person
Explore your personal relationship with sound, mood, health, and
body. Sound healing is an ancient technique used around the world, from
the gongs and bowls of Tibet to the Salish Drum Circles of the Pacific
Northwest. Advances in aural science have allowed scientists to
study the impact certain frequencies and tones have on cellular
structure and biorhythmic processes. Increasingly, sound healing is
employed as a holistic tool to calm, repair, and heal. We begin
our monthly sessions by setting a personal intention (sankalp) and
dimming the lights. We are guided through meditation to center ourselves
before we drift into a sonic bath. Every month, we will employ
frequencies and tones to aid cell repair, reduce anxiety, and manage
stress.
Honoring our Professional Grief: One-Day Retreat
Dates: Monday, September 07, 2026
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person
$108 general/$96 members
10am-4pm, There will be a lunch break (please plan to bring or buy your lunch and snacks), as well as multiple journalling and bio breaks during the day.
This gathering is an invitation to set aside time and space to explore our professional grief as sacred. From many of us in this town, the political climate has meant a deeply profound personal impact. Our professions, our institutions, our life paths have been impacted by the political reality in Washington DC in permanent and indelible ways. While there are resources for re-charting our professional careers, there is a vacuum. This gathering is an opportunity to acknowledge and honor the emotional cost of this change in our professional aspirations.
Nature & Nidra: Transitioning from Summer to Fall 2026
Dates: Sunday, September 13, 2026
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person
$36 general/$24 members
2- 3:30pm, in-person
Join us as we shift from the summer season of fire and action to the fall season of change and harvest. We will practice a pranayama meditation, followed by a guided yoga nidra, accompanied by a sound bath. Nidra is guided meditation which takes you through the pancha maya kosha (five layers of self), leaving you with a sense of connection and relaxation. There is no wrong way to practice Nidra. We will get comfortable in the studio and use props to offer ourselves space to explore what you need in the moment. Nidra promotes deep rest and relaxation, calms the nervous system, reduces stress and promotes better healing - a wonderful way to spend your Sunday afternoon.
Autumn Equinox Forest Bathing - 2026
Dates: Sunday, September 20, 2026
Location: Rock Creek Park
In-Person
$50 general/$45 members
2-4pm, In-person only, Rock Creek Park
Celebrate the start of Autumn with a mindful walk in nature. Join DC
Certified Forest Therapy Guide, Sarah DeWitt, in this two-hour gentle
walk that encourages you to slow down and reconnect with yourself,
nature, and your community. Forest bathing, or shinrin yoku, is
the simple practice of taking in the woods through the senses.
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika Book Club - Sept 2026
Dates: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 - Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Location: Online
Online
$90 general/$80 members
5 Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30pm, online only
The
Hatha Yoga Pradipika, also known as Light on Hatha Yoga, is widely
agreed to be the most influential surviving text about yoga. Written as a
technical manual, it includes detailed descriptions of asana,
pranayama, mudras and bandhas, as well as the states of consciousness.
This medieval Indian text is full of fascinating metaphors, esoteric
ideas, and a whole lot of entertaining hyperbole. Join us for this fun
and nerdy book club to uncover how the original intentions and
techniques of hatha yoga relate to your yoga practice today.
Prenatal Yoga 6-Week Series -Sept/Oct 2026
Dates: Thursday, September 24, 2026 - Thursday, October 29, 2026
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
Online In-Person
$108 general / $96 members
6:00pm-7:15pm, Online or in person.
Join birth and postpartum doula Rebecca Henry for our unique hybrid Prenatal Yoga Series!
Prenatal yoga is not just a regular yoga class adapted for pregnant people. At a time when everything is changing in your body, prenatal yoga helps moms-to-be reconnect with and build body awareness, stretch, strengthen and release the muscles most easily affected by pregnancy and foster a greater understanding of what is happening with our bodies during pregnancy and childbirth.
Postnatal Yoga 6 Week Series - Sept/Oct 2026
Dates: Friday, September 25, 2026 - Friday, October 30, 2026
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
Online In-Person
$108 general / $96 members
Fridays, 11am-12:15pm, online or in person.
This postnatal class series, designed for people with babies 6-weeks to pre-crawling, will focus on exploring and learning about how the core, pelvic floor and joints can all be affected by pregnancy and how we can work to heal, strengthen and stabilize. Restorative poses throughout each class will help soothe baby-addled nerves. And with babies welcome in class (both online or in person), you can feel free to stop your practice anytime you need to care for baby. And you'll receive a recording of each class, so if you had to leave practice to care for baby, you can pick up where you left off on the recording later! Each class gives you a chance to connect with other new parents in the community and talk about any issues you are having with your post baby body.Zhineng Qigong and Essential Oil Treatment: A 90-minute experience combining movement, presence, and plant medicine.
Dates: Saturday, October 03, 2026
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person
$36 general/ $26 members
2-3:30pm, in-person
From the Medicineless Hospital, the Huaxia Center in China, join a Zhineng Qigong class taught by Mary Morrison, MAc, a certified practitioner trained in its lineage.
You'll meditate, move energy, and settle into your own body's intelligence.
No prior experience necessary to attend.
Becoming the Best Birth Partner - October 2026
Dates: Saturday, October 10, 2026
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person
$125 (per couple) general/$95 members
2-5pm, In-person at Lighthouse studio.
Working with both pregnant person and partner, Rebecca will show birth partners how to guide, and support the laboring person, both at home and in the hospital, so that they can find their inner strength to bring forth baby. Together you’ll learn the basics of what to expect during labor, along with partner-enhanced poses and other relaxation techniques that you can use throughout the remainder of pregnancy and labor. The goal is to to ease stress, anxiety and pain, and to promote relaxation and calm so that you can both work to bring baby into the world surrounded with love and joy!Price is per couple.
Restorative Yoga Mini-Retreat October 2026
Dates: Sunday, October 11, 2026
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person
$40 general/$36 members
2-4pm, in-person
It's easy to ramp up the doing without giving ourselves enough time to rest and reflect. This two-hour mini-retreat is the perfect opportunity to pause from doing and receive nourishing rest for your body and mind. In this unique circuit-style approach to Restorative Yoga, all the necessary blankets, blocks, and bolsters are skillfully arranged before you arrive. You move from station to station to receive the nourishing benefits of the Restorative Yoga poses with no effort required. Come to initiate your body's relaxation response and feel fully supported as you release chronic tension and stress. You'll leave feeling completely revitalized, refreshed and renewed in body, mind, and spirit.
Honoring the Ancestors - Fall 2026
Dates: Sunday, October 18, 2026
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person
$40 general/$36 members
4-7:30 pm In-person
Whether you call it Shradh, Samhain, Da de los Muertos, All Hallow Eve, All Saints Day, or All Soul Day, cultures across the planet believe this moment halfway between fall and winter is a time when the veil between worlds grows thin, allowing us to connect with the souls of the departed. We will come together to create a safe community to make peace with the past, honor our grief, and connect with our ancestors, both known and unknown.
Upanishads Book Club
Dates: Wednesday, October 28, 2026 - Wednesday, December 09, 2026
Location: Online
Online
$90 general/$80 members
5 Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 pm
The Sanskrit word upanishad literally means “sitting down near.” The Upanishads as a whole are a collection of spiritual teachings, not systematic or sequential, but more like a photo album of mystical experiences. Each one is unique and resonates differently with different seekers. Yet in beautiful and poetic language, they all address common themes, including meditation, philosophy, and the nature of consciousness.
In this book club, we will read and discuss excerpts from the Principal Upanishads and discover how these texts from thousands of years ago lay the philosophical groundwork for the yoga we practice today.