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Special Events and Classes

Postnatal Yoga 6 Week Series - Sept/Oct 2023

Dates: Friday, September 22, 2023 - Friday, October 27, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
Online  In-Person

$108 general / $96 members

Fridays, 10:45am-12pm, 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.

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Becoming the Best Birth Partner - Sept 2023

Dates: Saturday, September 23, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$95 (per couple) general/$85 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.


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Donation based Community Class - Ward 4 Mutual Aid

Dates: Sunday, September 24, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

Donation based!  Pay what you can!

In-person, Sundays, thru Sept 24, 3-4pm

Join the Lighthouse Yoga Center family and meet our latest Hatha Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) graduates for a series of donation-based community classes supporting Ward 4 Mutual Aid (W4MA), our direct community. Mutual aid is about fostering joy and community by neighbors helping neighbors. What better way to do that than through channeling the power of yoga? Classes will be held in-studio on Sunday afternoons, and will offer an opportunity to use the practice of yoga to make a collective impact in our Ward 4 community and beyond. All levels welcomed! Classes are taught by our recent Hatha YTT graduates.

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Balancing Light and Dark: An Autumal Equinox Sound Immersion

Dates: Sunday, September 24, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$60 general/$50 members  

7-8:30pm, In-person only

The autumn equinox is a day of equal light & dark. Using this energy of balance we can allow the past & the future to merge to the present, facing outward as well as inward in our reflection.

This sound immersion will help clear & ground our energy so that we can set our intentions & goals for the coming fall season.

Sound vibration is felt on & throughout the body. It opens up our energy pathways that can bring relief from body pain & calming the monkey mind chatter. You will experience a safe container of deeply held space with candlelight, gongs, crystal singing bowls, Himalayan singing bowls, shamanic drum, Native American style flutes, chimes, and crystals to help raise the vibrational space & assist in the transformation. Each instrument has been curated with intention for their specific aesthetic, energy, embodiment, & healing aspects.

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Prenatal Yoga 6-Week Series - Sept/Oct 2023

Dates: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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 her unique 6-week 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.

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Full Moon Meditation - September

Dates: Thursday, September 28, 2023
Location: Online
Online  In-Person

FREE!

8pm, online

Meditating under the power of the full moon amplifies the power of our meditation, allowing us to connect more deeply with the voice of our soul and tap into our inner peace. Join us for this monthly donation-based Kundalini meditation to uplift your spirits and guide you through the coming cycle. Open to all; no meditation experience is required. Donations are accepted.



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Family Yoga

Dates: Saturday, September 30, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$50 general/$40 members (Price is PER FAMILY of 4 or less)

1:30-2:30pm, in-person

Grab your family and join Cailin and Rebecca for this fun hour of mindfulness, movement and FUN! 

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Fall in Love with Yourself: A Self-Care Retreat Day

Dates: Sunday, October 01, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$95 general/$85 members

1:30-6pm, in-person with Carrie Dennison

During the season of fall, nature invites us to turn inward and honor our harvests, I welcome you to spend the day with me nurturing the magic of the season through reflection, celebration, and self-love. This retreat will deepen your connection to self through a combination of gentle breathwork, mindful movement, self-massage, yin yoga, restorative yoga, and community ritual.

Carrie will create a space to allow you to breathe like you love yourself, move like you love yourself, and rest like you love yourself. This retreat is the perfect opportunity to take a mini self-care vacation. This is a great event to attend with your bestie, your significant other, or to enjoy the time away on your own.

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Relax into Stress Relief

Dates: Tuesday, October 03, 2023 - Tuesday, November 07, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$108 general/$96 members

6 Tuesdays, 6-7:30 pm In-person

This series will weave together the latest research on stress and stress relief with yoga theory to create an informative and embodied experience. Practicing the Relaxation Response will anchor this workshop; it is a well-researched reaction within the body beneficial in reducing stress hormone levels, lowering blood pressure, and lessening muscle tension,  activated through various mind-body activities, including yoga, meditation, and breath practices.


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Honoring the Ancestors

Dates: Sunday, October 08, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$54 general/$48 members

5-7:15 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.

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The Menopause Salon: Hormones and Menopause

Dates: Saturday, October 14, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$54 general/$46 members

OR book all four workshops for a discount! $200 general/$175 members

2-5pm, in-person

This workshop offers women an opportunity to work with some of the emotional and physical challenges that the menopause can bring on. We will discuss how hormonal changes cause issues such as sleep disturbances, hot flushes, night sweats, brain fog, and mood changes. How these and other physical symptoms can place a burden on those experiencing them and create implications for our family life, relationships, friendships, and careers.  We will have time to dialogue in an open and supportive setting about this shared experience. We will explore this period of transition with compassion for ourselves and others. Together, we will discuss nutrition, stress management, and movement strategies for self care during this important life transition.  Naturopathic Physician, Dr. Daemon Jones and Lighthouse Yoga Center owner, doula and yoga teacher Rebecca Henry will share their expertise to explore menopause from a wholistic point of view.

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Soul Awakening Sundays

Dates: Sunday, October 15, 2023 - Sunday, December 17, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$10 love offering per or $50 for the commitment of all six Soul Awakening Sundays. Additional donations welcome.

5-7:30am, in-person

Join Nandi "Thee Sadhana junkie," for Soul Awakening Sundays. A six-week, twice-a-month sadhana to nurture our souls in connection with our community as we connect to the divine and our ancestors. This practice will include pranayama, chanting, meditation, asana, and free dance. We will use this practice to count the days until winter solstice and the new year!  Soul Awakening Sundays is a community sadhana. We will join the circle at 5 a.m. for a two-hour practice of kundalini yoga and meditation. We will start with six weeks and see where it takes us. 

In 2020 Nandi started online morning sadhanas that lasted for three years. It gained great attendance. This is a fresh way to gather and raise our vibrations and nurture our souls with pranayama, meditation, asana, and dance.


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Yoga for Tots (children's yoga, age 2 to 4) - Oct/Nov

Dates: Sunday, October 15, 2023 - Sunday, November 19, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$96 general/$86 members

Yoga for Tots 

2-4 year old Class

Yoga for tots is a playful class designed for toddlers ages 2-4 years old to begin to explore yoga- alongside their parent or caregiver- in a caring, safe, and FUN environment. Together we will learn yoga poses and games that are designed to encourage body awareness, increase attention span, nurture creativity, and generally support development across this range of ages. Each class incorporates repetition, social interaction, music, fun with props, sensory exploration…and always play!

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Kids Yoga and Mindfulness

Dates: Sunday, October 15, 2023 - Sunday, November 19, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$96 general/$86 members

11:45-12:30pm, in-person

Kids yoga and mindfulness is a playful and engaging class designed for children ages 5-8 years old. Kids of all levels of ability are invited to begin to explore yoga in a caring, safe and fun environment! A yoga and mindfulness practice will help children cultivate a stronger sense of self-awareness, focus, and ease in both mind and body. Together, we’ll play games, learn songs, strengthen our bodies and learn to rest! Each class incorporates social interaction, music, props, story telling, meditation, breath awareness, imagination… and always play!

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Intro to Ganja Yoga

Dates: Saturday, October 28, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$36 general/$30 members

2:30-4:20pm, in-person

You’ve heard of hatha, kundalini, yin, flow, restorative, and other types of yoga, but… is “canna yoga” a thing? Maybe you’re someone who has privately experimented with using cannabis in their yoga practice, wondering if you’re the only one (hint: you’re not!). If this idea sparks your interest, join Jenn, LYC hatha yoga instructor and certified Ganja Yoga teacher to learn more about the centuries-old relationship between yoga and cannabis and how the two combined can amplify the meditative and healing potential the practice and plant provide separately to so many.  This introductory workshop gives an overview of the history of yoga and cannabis on the Indian subcontinent to today’s modern world, plus a bit of cannabis education and practical guidance to help inform each individual’s personal best approach to selecting, dosing, and consuming cannabis before, during, and/or after doing yoga.

Note: No cannabis will be sold, gifted, or consumed on premises at this event. Attendees must be at least 21 years old to comply with D.C. law regarding cannabis use and possession.

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Samhain Sound Immersion

Dates: Sunday, October 29, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$60 general/$50 members  

7-8:30pm, In-person only

Samhain, celebrated as Halloween by many, is the Celtic New Year, the end of summer & harvest.

As the days get shorter, it is a time for stillness, introspection, of going within to review the past year and reflect on all that has taken place. It is also a time when the veil between the spirit world & our physical world is the thinnest. We can more easily access messages from ancestors, guides, and guardians allowing for interaction and guidance, to honor our loved ones that have crossed over. As the shadows lengthen in the physical world, bringing our own shadows to light may be easier at this time as well.

Clearing our energy field with sound vibration healing and giving yourself permission to release that which no longer serves us is an important step. Sound vibration is felt on & throughout the body. It opens up our energy pathways that can bring relief from body pain & calming the monkey mind chatter

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The Menopause Salon: Wise Woman Way - An Art Therapy Workshop Exploring Menopause

Dates: Saturday, November 04, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$75 general/$65 members

OR book all four workshops for a discount! $200 general/$175 members

2-4pm, in-person

Women deserve to have a space to speak openly about the changes in their bodies, relationships, and how they see themselves. In this workshop, we’ll pull back the curtain to explore what the journey through menopause looks and feels like to you. Where are you on the journey? What has the path been like? What’s helping you get across? Living in the metaphor of a bridge or path, we’ll use art materials to explore what your journey through menopause has been like in order to build empathy and validation for your experience. In this workshop, you will set a new course for healing in a safe, supportive, and validating space. You will have the opportunity to both share your story and hold space for others. Using art, you will begin the process of putting the pieces back together with support and empathy from the courageous members of the group.

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Nature & Nidra: Transitioning from Fall to Winter

Dates: Sunday, November 05, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$36 general/$30 members

2- 3:30 pm, in-person

Join us as we shift from the fall harvest to the winter stillness. 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 profound 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,

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Mama Care Basics

Dates: Saturday, November 11, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
Online  In-Person

$75 general/$65 members

2-4pm, in-person and online

You picked out your nursery theme and made your baby registry. You took “Baby Care Basics” and know how to change your baby’s diaper, burp your baby, swaddle them, and bathe them. You and your partner have discussed a birth plan and you can’t wait to finally meet your little one and hold them in your arms. But are you ready to meet yourself as the mother of this baby?  Vaishi Tallury, occupational therapist and yoga teacher,  leads this intimate group of expectant mothers on a journey; beginning with a gentle, centering yoga session, followed by guided activities to promote self-awareness of their roles, routines, and identity. Information, tools, and resources (local and online) will be provided to educate mothers on Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), feeding/pumping, ergonomics, and lifestyle considerations. Participants will leave with an increased sense of confidence, community, and future support network as they approach this new phase of life.

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Turn up the Volume

Dates: Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$72 general/$65 members

4 Tuesdays, 6-7pm

This four-week series will sharpen our skills to hear and feel our inner wisdom through applying the latest research on our natural superpowers, interoception, exteroception and neuroception. During the workshop we will apply the practices of Kundalini yoga, breath practices, meditation and yoga therapy to deepen our relationship with ourselves to connect with our inner wisdom.

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The Radiance Sutras Book Club

Dates: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Location: Online
Online  

$90 general/$80 members

5 Tuesdays, 7-8pm, online

Join Tara Lemerise as she leads us through an exploration of the beauty of The Vijnana Bhairava Tantra (The Radiance Sutras)!

Fondly known as “The 112 Gateways to the Yoga of Wonder and Delight”, The Vijnana Bhairava Tantra (The Radiance Sutras) provides us with an alternative to the philosophy and meditation practices in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Rather than suppress the turnings of the mind and deny our desires, this text invites us to access divinity in our embodiment as the key to finding lasting peace. This text assures us that it is possible to find freedom from our sufferings via normal human experiences such as breathing, falling asleep and waking up, being in nature, and making love.

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December Rest: A Restorative Yoga Workshop 2023

Dates: Saturday, December 02, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$45 general/$40 members

In-Person with Tara Lemerise

Do you find yourself "relaxing" without ever feeling truly refreshed? Restorative Yoga is more than just an excuse to pull down those comfy bolsters from the prop shelf for a yoga nap. This practice is about learning how to allow yourself to be fully supported so you can observe and learn your mind/body's process of unwinding. Come get the deep, nourishing rest you need and deserve. Everyone welcome, no experience required.

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The Menopause Salon: Rituals for Menopause

Dates: Sunday, December 03, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$36 general/$30 members

OR book all four workshops for a discount! $200 general/$175 members

2-4pm, in-person

In a culture that hyper-medicalizes menopause and idealizes female youth, how can we find ways to reframe this rite of passage? Join Kate Miller, yoga teacher, massage therapist and doula, for this workshop circle exploring ways of respecting and honoring this meaningful transition. Through thoughtful reflection and discussion, we will cultivate ways of making our journeys sacred and significant. 

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Under the Yoga Mat Bookclub

Dates: Sunday, December 10, 2023
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
Online  In-Person

Free to all.

2-4pm, online and in-person.

Join us for an important discussion around the harm caused by the 3HO organization, the survivors and the way forward for our Kundalini classes and community at Lighthouse. Author Els Coenen will join us virtually.

This event is free, and we will provide snacks and drinks.  We will spend the first hour or so discussing the book with Els, and then we will turn to each other to hear concerns and hopes for the future of Kundalini Yoga at Lighthouse.

From the Amazon description of the book:

Els Coenen's groundbreaking exposé, Under the Yoga Mat, lifts the veil on the underexposed dark side of the history of Yogi Bhajan's Kundalini Yoga and his revered 3HO Healthy, Happy, Holy community. This is the first book presenting the multifaceted character and extent of the wrongdoings and the tactics used by 3HO leadership to keep the horrific abuse hidden for five decades. This meticulously researched non-fiction work delves deep into the disturbing tragedies that unfolded when Harbhajan, a 39-year-old Sikh-born Indian customs officer, arrived in Los Angeles in 1968, posing as a master of Kundalini Yoga.  With its compelling blend of investigative research, personal testimonies, and historical context, Under the Yoga Mat challenges our perception of spiritual leaders, champions the resilience of survivors, and sparks a critical conversation about power, manipulation, and the darker side of spiritual movements.

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The Menopause Salon: A Wise Transition - Supporting the Passage through Menopause with Herbalism

Dates: Saturday, January 13, 2024
Location: Lighthouse Yoga Center
In-Person

$36 general/$30 members

OR book all four workshops for a discount! $200 general/$175 members

2-4pm, in-person

Plants have powerful healing properties. They cultivate the body’s inherent ability to heal itself. Plant medicine allows people and communities to have more control over our own health and healing and deepens our relationships with the plants around us . These underlying values have informed Holly’s journey as an herbalist and medicine maker. This workshop will explore the many herbs and foods that can support a person’s transition into menopause and beyond.

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