Notice anything different on the Teachers page? Four of our teachers -- Véronique, Lorelei, Bailey and Kathe, completed their RYT-500 hour training this past August, a year long labor of love, with Melissa Spamer's Lotus in the Flame School of Yoga!
All are welcome!
Monday August 7, 2017
6:15 - 7:15 pm
Cost: Free!
(donations accepted)
Sokuzan visits with Kalamazoo Zen
We are blessed and honored to announce that Kyoun Sokuzan, head teacher at SokukoJi Buddhist Temple Monastery in Battle Creek, will be coming for one of his occasional visits to Kalamazoo. When he came this past Spring he held a brief Zen sitting meditation, spoke about some aspect of the Dharma and then held a Q&A session with those assemble.
The studio was pleasantly filled with new visitors, several of the Monday night Zen Sitting regulars and friends of Sanctuary and Sokukoji.
Please, do join us!
Discover the many Benefits of the Breath as we unwind from the week and let everything go. This class will flow with an Asana practice while focusing on five basic Pranayamas - Our Life Force Energy. A great method for clearing the mind, while relaxing and rejuvenating our bodies.
This class is for everyone and every body.
This class is for everyone and every body.
The Energy of Breath
With a focus on alignment, this slow-flow class aims to cultivate courage, strength, and self-awareness! Rather than focusing on how a posture or sequence of postures looks on the outside, students will be challenged to discover how to practice from the inside out.
Join us and get grounded from the inside out! All levels are welcome.
Join us and get grounded from the inside out! All levels are welcome.
Root to Rise: Alignment Based Yoga
In this Vinyasa Flow class, where movement is synchronized with the breath, the focus is on building strength and flexibility, which in turn, frees the body to experience arm balancing and binding postures. The main objective of this class is to experience the peace that's found within our body, mind, and spirit through the ancient practice of yoga.
Fly Like Crows and Balance Like Eagles: Yoga for Strength and Flexibility
We find so few places to rest in our fast-paced, over-stimulated culture. Restorative Yoga creates a space to pause, find stillness, and slowly release tension without exertion and effort. This gentle, calming practice uses props to support the body as it softens and relaxes into a state of ease. As the body relaxes, so does the mind, allowing us to rest in our true nature with compassion and presence, and to leave feeling restored and rejuvenated.
This class is suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners.
This class is suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners.
Restorative Yoga
Lorelei is a Transformation Strategist. She helps women have health breakthroughs ~ leading them to evolve their health energy and happiness.
Most recently, in August 2016, she became a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500 hour level from Melissa Spamer's Lotus in the Flame school.
Lorelei studied Ayurveda at Kanyakumari and Bhavana Institutes from 2010-2014 and became a NAMA Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner. She is also Licensed Massage Therapist. She has been facilitating transformation through bodywork for 20 years.
Lorelei loves to draw from the wisdom of Ayurveda and Yoga in order to create Sadhana for well being. This is how she practices. She feels that it is through our deeper relationship to Self and our understanding of ourselves as nature that we will truly tap into the succulence of Truth.
Her relationship with nature deepens each day...this is where she finds her true medicine and imbibes herself with the medicine within, which she shares with her family, Friends, and each client she meets.
In addition to teaching workshops and classes, Lorelei offers Ayurvedic consultation and coaching for women.
Lorelei is the Mama in a blended family with two sons and two bonus daughters, She free range schools herself and her children. She lives life with a potent curiosity and an ever growing wonder at the possibilities of this life.
phone: (269) 568-6450
email: sadhanabodywork@gmail.com
Most recently, in August 2016, she became a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500 hour level from Melissa Spamer's Lotus in the Flame school.
Lorelei studied Ayurveda at Kanyakumari and Bhavana Institutes from 2010-2014 and became a NAMA Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner. She is also Licensed Massage Therapist. She has been facilitating transformation through bodywork for 20 years.
Lorelei loves to draw from the wisdom of Ayurveda and Yoga in order to create Sadhana for well being. This is how she practices. She feels that it is through our deeper relationship to Self and our understanding of ourselves as nature that we will truly tap into the succulence of Truth.
Her relationship with nature deepens each day...this is where she finds her true medicine and imbibes herself with the medicine within, which she shares with her family, Friends, and each client she meets.
In addition to teaching workshops and classes, Lorelei offers Ayurvedic consultation and coaching for women.
Lorelei is the Mama in a blended family with two sons and two bonus daughters, She free range schools herself and her children. She lives life with a potent curiosity and an ever growing wonder at the possibilities of this life.
phone: (269) 568-6450
email: sadhanabodywork@gmail.com
Renée has been practicing for two decades. She obtained her RYT-200 at Intentional Yoga and studied traditional Hatha Yoga at Sun Moon Yoga Ann Arbor.
Renée is also a Registered Nurse. Through her personal experience and research, she has discovered Yoga as a form of self care, useful for illness prevention and rehabilitation.
Her passion and compassion for yoga and healing is a natural gift . She is a motivating educator, empowering her clients and students to discover their inner strength to achieve and maintain optimum health and well being.
phone: 269-808-5067
email: rphillep@aol.com
Renée is also a Registered Nurse. Through her personal experience and research, she has discovered Yoga as a form of self care, useful for illness prevention and rehabilitation.
Her passion and compassion for yoga and healing is a natural gift . She is a motivating educator, empowering her clients and students to discover their inner strength to achieve and maintain optimum health and well being.
phone: 269-808-5067
email: rphillep@aol.com
Renée Leslie, RYT-200, RN
Samantha Schaefer recently received her MFA in Poetry as a Follett Fellow at Columbia College Chicago. She has worked as co-editor of Black Tongue Review, has been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes and has attended as Writer in Residence at Brushcreek Foundation for the Arts.
After completion of her 200-hour teacher training in the ParaYoga tradition with Karina Ayn Mirsky, she has since had the honor of working for Yoga International as an editorial intern and has practiced in a wide variety of styles in addition to ParaYoga; including studies in Anusara yoga in Rome, Italy, and Ashtanga yoga in Chicago, IL.
phone: 269-929-5461
email: smnthschaefer@gmail.com
After completion of her 200-hour teacher training in the ParaYoga tradition with Karina Ayn Mirsky, she has since had the honor of working for Yoga International as an editorial intern and has practiced in a wide variety of styles in addition to ParaYoga; including studies in Anusara yoga in Rome, Italy, and Ashtanga yoga in Chicago, IL.
phone: 269-929-5461
email: smnthschaefer@gmail.com
Samantha Schaefer recently received her MFA in Poetry as a Follett Fellow at Columbia College Chicago. She has worked as co-editor of Black Tongue Review, has been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes and has attended as Writer in Residence at Brushcreek Foundation for the Arts.
After completion of her 200-hour teacher training in the ParaYoga tradition with Karina Ayn Mirsky, she has since had the honor of working for Yoga International as an editorial intern and has practiced in a wide variety of styles in addition to ParaYoga; including studies in Anusara yoga in Rome, Italy, and Ashtanga yoga in Chicago, IL.
phone: 269-929-5461
email: smnthschaefer@gmail.com
After completion of her 200-hour teacher training in the ParaYoga tradition with Karina Ayn Mirsky, she has since had the honor of working for Yoga International as an editorial intern and has practiced in a wide variety of styles in addition to ParaYoga; including studies in Anusara yoga in Rome, Italy, and Ashtanga yoga in Chicago, IL.
phone: 269-929-5461
email: smnthschaefer@gmail.com
Samantha Schaefer, MFA, RYT-200
Krista began practicing Yoga in 1999. She teaches Yoga every July in Prague, Czech Republic. She completed, "The Heart of Yoga," training at Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai, India. She's studied Iyengar Yoga with Gabriel Halpern of Chicago, completed Yoga Teacher Training in California in Vinyasa Flow with Trevor Trice, Amy Caldwell and Rolf Gates.
As a formerly trained Modern Dancer, she brings her love of movement to each of her classes. Her written work on topics of Yoga, Women's Spirituality, and Poetry can be found in notable magazines, such as, Integral Yoga Magazine, Spirituality and Health, Tathaastu, and Elephant Journal. Her Poetry has appeared in anthologies, such as, "Where Journeys Meet, The Voice of Women's Poetry."
email: kristayogagirl@gmail.com
As a formerly trained Modern Dancer, she brings her love of movement to each of her classes. Her written work on topics of Yoga, Women's Spirituality, and Poetry can be found in notable magazines, such as, Integral Yoga Magazine, Spirituality and Health, Tathaastu, and Elephant Journal. Her Poetry has appeared in anthologies, such as, "Where Journeys Meet, The Voice of Women's Poetry."
email: kristayogagirl@gmail.com
Krista Katrovas, MFA, E-RYT
Bailey Mead, RYT-500
Bailey Mead is a Registered Yoga Teacher. She began practicing yoga in 1997 and earned her 200 hour teacher certification at Sattva Yoga Center in Dearborn, Michigan in 2011. She completed a year-long 500 hour certification with Melissa Spamer of Lotus in the Flame in August 2016.
Bailey has a particular interest in helping beginners to discover yoga, and in creating spaces that welcome everyone to explore these empowering practices. She believes it is each person’s birthright to experience groundedness, wellness, peace, presence and clarity in their body, and that it is never too late to begin experiencing this state of balance.
Bailey is continually humbled by the profound ways that yoga can impact well-being, both through asana and other yogic practices. She is committed to teaching in a trauma-informed way, and is grateful to Bessel van der Kolk and others who have pioneered yoga as a treatment for PTSD. Her classes and workshops are grounded in respect for the practitioner and for the incredible gift of yoga westerners have received from Indian culture.
In addition to group classes and workshops, Bailey is available for individual and small group yoga sessions. She can be reached as below.
phone: (269) 350-3134
email: baileymead@gmail.com
Bailey has a particular interest in helping beginners to discover yoga, and in creating spaces that welcome everyone to explore these empowering practices. She believes it is each person’s birthright to experience groundedness, wellness, peace, presence and clarity in their body, and that it is never too late to begin experiencing this state of balance.
Bailey is continually humbled by the profound ways that yoga can impact well-being, both through asana and other yogic practices. She is committed to teaching in a trauma-informed way, and is grateful to Bessel van der Kolk and others who have pioneered yoga as a treatment for PTSD. Her classes and workshops are grounded in respect for the practitioner and for the incredible gift of yoga westerners have received from Indian culture.
In addition to group classes and workshops, Bailey is available for individual and small group yoga sessions. She can be reached as below.
phone: (269) 350-3134
email: baileymead@gmail.com
Lorelei Love Renstrom, RYT-500, LMT, CAP
Gratitude and Judgement do not reside in the same house...
How often are you judging yourself? Wonder what it would be like to invite gratitude in the place of judgement?
Are you looking to * Feel better in your body? * Have a deeper connection with yourself and others? * Deepen your Yoga practice, Implement the daily Ayurveda practices into your life, be more joyful?
You are invited on our year long exploration into ~
* * * The Art of Self Gratitude * * *
Contact Lorelei at 269-568-6450 or sadhanabodywork@gmail.com with any questions
and to register.
How often are you judging yourself? Wonder what it would be like to invite gratitude in the place of judgement?
Are you looking to * Feel better in your body? * Have a deeper connection with yourself and others? * Deepen your Yoga practice, Implement the daily Ayurveda practices into your life, be more joyful?
You are invited on our year long exploration into ~
* * * The Art of Self Gratitude * * *
- Each Month we will come together for an enriching workshop at Sanctuary Yoga Kalamazoo to flow and unwind in Yoga practice, learn the nourishing daily practices handed down through the wisdom of Ayurveda and deepen the intimate conversation with our bodies. Share food, ease filled transformation and community.
- Weekly, you will receive support via email which will be short, sweet, enriching content that bolsters the choices for the growth you are creating.
- Daily, you will have the opportunity to check in on the secret Facebook group where we will all be sharing in community what we are learning throughout the process.
- At least one time per month you will receive a video or recording that aligns with the monthly topic.
- This year together will offer the possibilities for a more joy filled, juicy and playful life!
Contact Lorelei at 269-568-6450 or sadhanabodywork@gmail.com with any questions
and to register.
The Art of Self Gratitude
with Lorelei Love Renstrom
with Lorelei Love Renstrom
Fees: One Year: $575.00
Monthly: $55.00
Monthly: $55.00
Saturday January 14, 2017
5:00 - 7:00 pm
5:00 - 7:00 pm
The Art of Self Gratitude
with Lorelei Love Renstrom
with Lorelei Love Renstrom
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Talking Stick
with Krista Katrovas |
Free! Donations to the studio will be accepted.
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Saturday December 17, 2016
5:00 - 7:00 pm |
Come share your heart with us as we pass the Talking Stick, a Native American practice of speaking in safe space. Even if you're not sure if you have anything to say, all are welcome!
Register below, or, for more information, contact Krista via email kristayogagirl@gmail.com.
Register below, or, for more information, contact Krista via email kristayogagirl@gmail.com.
Please join Al Wolf for this Saturday Night Taoist Yoga (SNTY) series. The purpose of 'The Rehab Sessions' is to gently begin to get the body back in shape, begin to heal old injuries and stiffness, and start to regain your natural flexibility. You will stretch out your entire body to develop health, strength, fitness, and peacefulness. I will present using Yin and Yang Yoga, 5 Element Yoga and, over time, you will develop your own freestyle Yoga practice.
Taoist Yoga is a unique and user-friendly style of Yoga developed by Master Paulie Zink. This practice originated in China for health, healing, and survival. This is one of the essential practices to toughen, strengthen, loosen the body and heal chronic health conditions. This unique style of Yoga maximizes static and moving postures with breathing and polarity (mind) practice. Taoist Yoga is the basic conditioning for athletes, martial artists, and couch potatoes.
Taoist Yoga is a unique and user-friendly style of Yoga developed by Master Paulie Zink. This practice originated in China for health, healing, and survival. This is one of the essential practices to toughen, strengthen, loosen the body and heal chronic health conditions. This unique style of Yoga maximizes static and moving postures with breathing and polarity (mind) practice. Taoist Yoga is the basic conditioning for athletes, martial artists, and couch potatoes.
Course fees: Six classes - $65.00
Four classes - $52.00
Drop-ins per class - $15.00
Four classes - $52.00
Drop-ins per class - $15.00
Saturdays Oct. 1-Nov. 5, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
SNTY Series One: The Rehab Sessions with Al Wolf
Please come and participate in an introduction to Sundo, the health practices of mountain hermits. Sundo is a vast integrated system of practices. We will begin to learn the basic practices of Sundo in the four areas of breathing, meditation, stretching, and movement, as taught by Master Hyunmoon Kim. For more information on Sundo, go to sundo.org
To register, contact Al Wolf via phone 269-615- 4970 or email alwolf45@gmail.com.
To register, contact Al Wolf via phone 269-615- 4970 or email alwolf45@gmail.com.
Saturday September 24, 2016, 1:00-3:00 pm
SNTY Series One: The Rehab Sessions
with Al Wolf
with Al Wolf
Course facilitator Dr. Cathryn Bailey: Since earning her PhD in philosophy in 1994, Cathryn Bailey has been passionately curious about Buddhism and the power of meditation. Across her decades of university experience, both Cathryn’s teaching and writing have emphasized the connections between self-reflection, intentional choices, and compassion for oneself and others, especially for women. In recent years, Cathryn has been especially interested in the power of spiritual experience to transform women’s relationship to aging, illness, and mortality. Ultimately, her aim is a practical one, to digest, create, and share concepts and practices that can serve as tools for real women facing real life challenges.
How do the stories we believe about aging and about ourselves shape our hopes and fears for the future?
How can simple mindfulness techniques help us more intentionally embrace the uncertain days to come?
Each week we will touch on material by teachers such as Pema Chodron, Maya Angelou, Tara Brach and Jon Kabat-Zinn.
Note, for this course pre-registration is required -- sorry, no drop-ins. Signup at Sanctuary Yoga or contact Cathryn via email at bailey.cathryn@gmail.com to register or for more information.
How can simple mindfulness techniques help us more intentionally embrace the uncertain days to come?
Each week we will touch on material by teachers such as Pema Chodron, Maya Angelou, Tara Brach and Jon Kabat-Zinn.
Note, for this course pre-registration is required -- sorry, no drop-ins. Signup at Sanctuary Yoga or contact Cathryn via email at bailey.cathryn@gmail.com to register or for more information.
Course fee (six sessions): $60.00
Saturdays Oct. 1-Nov. 5,
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Your One Wild Life: Women and Mindful Aging
with Dr. Cathryn Bailey
with Dr. Cathryn Bailey
In addition to workshops by the regular teachers above, this October I will have the pleasure and honor to welcome Dr. Cathryn Bailey, a local professor. Cathryn will facilitate a six-week class, Your One Wild Life: Women and Mindful Aging. The classes will meet on Saturdays from October 1st to November 5th from 12:30 to 2:00 PM.
Sadhana Class
Sadhana is a sanskrit word translating to " a means of realization, an act performed with intention and awareness". During this introspective 45 minutes we will explore ways of practicing Sadhana and begin the embodiment of Sadhana awareness in everyday life. When we move through our days with more awareness around the "why we are doing what we are doing" there is more availability to "be" in the process of our activity.
This class is meant to be deeply enriching~ it precedes my Midweek Flow and Unwind class purposefully. When we create intention with Sadhana our Yoga practice and/or whatever we move into next holds the opportunity for more succulence and efficacy. Please join for a deep practice~ priming the joy that resides in the depths of your 'being'.
You may like to have a special Sadhana Journal to bring with you each week.
And again, please do consider staying for the Midweek Flow and Unwind class that follows if your schedule allows (see the description below).
This class is meant to be deeply enriching~ it precedes my Midweek Flow and Unwind class purposefully. When we create intention with Sadhana our Yoga practice and/or whatever we move into next holds the opportunity for more succulence and efficacy. Please join for a deep practice~ priming the joy that resides in the depths of your 'being'.
You may like to have a special Sadhana Journal to bring with you each week.
And again, please do consider staying for the Midweek Flow and Unwind class that follows if your schedule allows (see the description below).