Workshops and Retreats

Monday, October 16

9:30am - 12:30pm

with Kim Hoenie 

 In this workshop, we will focus on our energetic heart center. Yogic activities will include a gentle practice combined with heart-opening yin postures to stimulate the heart center as well as restorative practice combined with yoga nidra to expand & heal this place of compassion, love & forgiveness. Other heart-focused activities will include pranayama & meditation. 

Workshop Fee: $40.00

 (Limit 14)  

Tuesday, October 31

11:00am - 12:30pm

with Denver Clark

Join Denver Clark, C-IAYT

for this inspired spooky fun all levels yoga class to celebrate Halloween!

**Wear a costume if you'd like to enter the costume contest and win a prize!

Stay afterward for an informative joints workshop and learn about how you can support your body on and off the mat! 

(registration for the joints workshop is required to attend)

Class Fee: $20 drop in

Or students may use a class from their pre-paid class package

(Limit 18) 

Tuesday, October 31

1:00pm - 3:00pm

with Denver Clark

Join Denver Clark, Yoga Therapist, Massage Therapist and Anatomy Teacher at Heartwood for a unique Halloween workshop for the spooky skeleton in you!

In this interactive and informative workshop we will explore through discussion and movement how to support, strenghten and modify your yoga practice for these 6 most important areas of the body:

- Wrists, hands and thumbs

- Elbows

- Shoulders & neck

- Hips & low back

- Knees

- Feet & ankles

This class is suitable for students who want to understand their body and learn how to treat it better both on and off of the mat.

This class will also provide useful information for yoga teachers who want to support their students through modofications and exercises to relieve pain and discomfort in the joints.

Participants will leave with a gift and notes to take their newfound knowledge home!

JOIN OUR SPOOKY POP UP YOGA CLASS BEFORE THIS WORKSHOP FOR A FUN HALLOWEEN DAY OF LEARNING AND YOGA!

Workshop fee: $40.00

 (Limit 18)  

Friday, November 3

9:30am - 12:30pm

 with Kim Hoenie

During this season of releasing and letting go,  Autumn encourages gratitude for our abundant blessings. This mini-retreat will explore mindful yogic activities, mantras, pranayama, guided meditation & a restorative practice with the purpose of inviting more gratitude and joy into your life. Instructor will supply takeaways for use at home. 

Workshop fee: $40.00  

(Limit 14)

Sunday, November 5

10:00am - 2:00pm

 with Bonnie Francis

An Ayurvedic workshop to reconnect with nature’s rhythm through yoga, meditation, journaling, group dialogue, recipes and rituals. 

This workshop will focus on the Autumn season as we move from the Hot Pitta summer into the Cooling Vata Winter. Looking through an Ayurvedic lens to bring awareness and tools to support the upcoming Vata season through:

• yogic breathing to boost and stabilize your energy,
• grounding meditation to help balance seasonal transitions,
• gentle restorative yoga practice to unlock physical and emotional blocks 
•  nourishing teas and a light seasonal snack as we reflect through journaling and group discussion.

Using tools from this workshop, we will develop our individualized tool kit to support a healthy and mindful perspective for the upcoming Vata season of the soul.

To help prepare for this workshop, if you don’t already know your Dosha, please visit Banyon Botanicals website and complete the Dosha Quiz. https://www.banyanbotanicals.com/info/dosha-quiz/

Workshop fee: $55.00  

(Limit 14)

Friday, November 10

10:00am - 1:00pm

with "Zen" Jen Brown

This 3-Hour workshop for women includes gentle and meditative movement, restorative yoga in the pavilion, guided meditation and sage smudging ceremony and more...

No yoga or meditation experience needed, just dress comfortably and be ready to release, relax and restore.

Includes all materials and any take home items. 

**Students will be outside on the grounds of Heartwood in this workshop.**

Workshop fee:  $40.00 

(Limit 18)

Tuesday, November 14

11:00am - 3:00pm

with Denver Clark

A circle represents all of life and the never-ending connection we all have.

This workshop will explore the mandala or circles around us in nature and in our relationships to one another.

We will enjoy:

- A circular mandala yoga class 

- A lesson in the history & significance of the mandala

- Nature mandalas

- Painted rock mandalas

** All supplies are included 

 **BRING A LUNCH** for our 20 minute lunch break at 12:30pm. 

Workshop fee: $50.00

 (Limit 16) 

Saturday-Saturday, December 2-9

 8:30am - 10am

with Ginny Shaddock

If you have always wanted to dive into the deeper dimensions of yoga and been inspired to explore the profound teachings which, applied to your life, create remarkable transformation, the place to begin is through an introduction to the Yamas and Niyamas and core teachings of the Yoga Sutras. The course offers discussion and lecture to learn the foundations of yoga philosophy and the 196 yoga sutras of Patanjali. This course includes a creative art project to reinforce the teachings and each individual's interpretation of them.

Workshop fee:  $495.00 

(Limit 12)

Monday, January 1, 2024

4pm - 7pm

OR

 Tuesday, January 2, 2024

4pm - 7pm

with Ginny and David Shaddock

Did you know the labyrinth at Heartwood is an 11-circuit path, the most traditional design and it is a replication of the Chartres cathedral labyrinth in France? A labyrinth offers a mindful meditative walk because, unlike a maze, a labyrinth is not a puzzle to figure out, but a pattern reflective of sacred geometry that inspires and invokes connection.  What better way to ring in the new year than through a gentle yoga and sound bath experience and a mindful walk that invites us to consider the path of our lives, where we have been and where we are going? 

Learn all about the labyrinth, from the history to the ceremony of walking the path for reflection and insight with Ginny and David Shaddock, owners of Heartwood and founders of our labyrinth.  This workshop includes a gentle yoga class, walking the labyrinth by candlelight as evening rolls in, journaling the labyrinth, and an introduction to the labyrinth as a tool for self-discovery and stress relief. This workshop is held later in the day so we can walk the labyrinth by candlelight, inspired by the stars and the transformational element of fire in our beautiful labyrinth ceremony designed to set intentions and clear our heart and mind.  

Workshop fee: $50.00  

(Limit 18)

TBA

with Yvette Om

Unleash your creative nature and join us for a fun exploration into the healing art of music and mantra. This sensorial workshop will fill your soul with energy and joy with journaling, reflection, sounding and play. No experience necessary - just a beginners mind and an open heart.
 

Includes a copy of the newly released "Playbook for muse-ical Meditation and mantra book
 

Yvette Om is a singer, poet, songwriter, intuitive and chant artist with a passion for awakening the hidden song within us all. She has recorded many celebrated albums that marry the ancient healing chanting of Sanskrit with inspiring English lyrics. Yvetter is also a yoga teacher, and a meditation and mantra coach. She loves to bring people together to hold up the mystical mirror while exploring the infinite nature of each participant through a variety of workshops, kirtan and retreats.
 

Workshop fee: $55.00

 (Limit 18)  

TBA

with Jen Brown

 Join DJ “ZEN JEN” for this fun and introspective 3-hour workshop - a supportive environment with other women. This workshop will provide the opportunity to review our lives - and where we are in it. It’s a great way to connect with others, learn about yourself & have fun while doing it! Yes, this workshop has a DISCO element - which will make it fun - But this workshop also features the deep rest of a Yoga Nidra Guided Meditation, and journaling - Journaling is a great way to take stock of where we are in life and how far we've come, it can also help us identify what's holding us back from living our best life. Don't worry if you're not a dancer - we're not really dancing - we will be noticing how the music makes us FEEL. Everyone is welcome to participate in their own way. The intention of this workshop is to connect with ourselves and have fun doing so. Includes all materials needed and/or take home gifts. No yoga or meditation experience necessary, just dress comfortably. 

Workshop fee $40.00  

(Limit 17)

TBA

with Ginny Shaddock 

C-IAYT Yoga Therapist and MFA in Writing

This 4 week journaling course explores various techniques and approaches to the page for emotional balance, creative awareness, self- discovery and more. Learn about journaling for chakra clearing, spiritual growth and personal insight. Each class includes exercises, sharing, lecture and inspiration!   

We meet for 4 two-hour sessions building on information to expand journaling concepts. Homework is given so we can discuss results at the next meeting.

4 Weeks Total Fee: $75.00

 (Limit 14)