SELF-CARE SUNDAYS & OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS

**Rescheduled from 8/31 to 9/21!**

This beginner-friendly Intro to Forrest Yoga workshop is perfect for both those who are completely new to yoga and those who have some experience but are unfamiliar with Forrest Yoga - as well as anyone who wants a simple yet satisfying practice on a Saturday!

Forrest Yoga (named for its creator Ana Forrest - not trees) is a strong yet slower-paced practice, which gives you time in each posture to dive deeper into feeling the nuance and subtleties of your inner experience. This modern style of practice is a unique and powerful way to connect with your inner peace and get to know yourself in mind, body, and spirit.

Throughout the embodied and empowering experience of Forrest Yoga, you can expect to be challenged both physically and mentally, improve your strength and flexibility, connect to your core with abdominal exercises, take radically deep breaths, and most importantly to FEEL as you create more space in your body and your mind.

There will be a short discussion/Q&A portion, and the asana (movement) practice will be 60-75m. As always, options are given for all bodies and abilities so you can tailor your practice to your needs. The room will be a warm 75° - although not as warm as the 85° Hot FY class!

Teacher: Sarah Nelson
Class format: 90m workshop; hybrid format: in-person at MYC or online via Zoom.  
Cost: $15

Registration: Pre-registration required; register and pay online at sarahnelsonyoga.com or email sarahlissanelson@gmail.com to pay cash, check, or Venmo

Join us for Self Care Sunday relaxation, meditation and crystal bowl sound healing experience. This Sunday's focus is clearing aligning and balancing our Chakra Energy Centers.

Crystal singing bowls are made from 99% quartz. The crushed quartz is heated to a degree where it can be shaped into bowls and then tuned to the desired notes. The properties of quartz in the crystal singing bowls offer you a very different kind of experience.  Quartz crystal is an amplifier and transmitter of thought, emotion, and intention. Quartz crystal amplifies the biofield, or human energy field, around you.

Sound is a very physical energy. As vibrational energy, it goes through you faster than it goes through the air. Sound is also food for your nervous system. Sound energy stimulates the release of hormones from your nervous system. These can be hormones that support health or disease.

Read more about Sound Healing on Shelly's website at wholebodyhealthstore.com

Guest Teacher: Shelly King
Class format:  60m class; in-person at MYC 
Cost: $20, pay with cash, cashapp, or venmo

Registration: Text Shelly at 989-915-4734 to reserve your spot. 

 Cherish You: A Half Day Yoga Retreat for Moms 

 Mothering is amazing, and challenging. Relax, reset and refresh with other moms through gentle yoga, creative journaling, story healing circle and relaxation meditation in this half day yoga retreat designed to cherish you. 

Facilitated by Amy Phoenix, mom of five, YT 200, mindfulness facilitator and trauma recovery coach in support of her Karma Project to complete 200 hours of Yoga Teacher Training with Keri Kenney. 

Guest Teacher: Amy Phoenix
Class Format: in-person at MYC
Cost:  $25-50 Suggested Donation

Registration:  Payments serve as registration and can be made through Amy's website at: https://amyphoenix.com/payments/ 

 Unwind and rejuvenate with a blissful Sunday session of meditation and sound healing, where you can focus on self-care and find inner peace.  Join us for a rejuvenating and relaxing Self Care Sunday Meditation + Sound Healing event! Take some time out of your busy schedule to focus on your well-being and recharge your energy.

We highly recommend you to bring your favorite blanket or pillow, wear comfortable clothes, bring warm socks. Eye masks are highly recommended as well.

Please message Gina if you have any questions for this event. To know more about your facilitator: https://www.innersensoryhealing.com/meet-gina

Guest Teacher: Gina Anayana
Class Format: 60m; in-person at MYC. Max 15 people  
Cost: $30 

Registration: Pre-registration required.  Register here on eventbrite

MyoYin Yoga & Yoga Nidra are a match made in yoga heaven! These Self-Care Sunday offerings are held at Midland Yoga Collective on the first Sunday of each month (plus occasional bonus classes on other Sundays). Whether you take one or both classes, you're sure to leave feeling super relaxed!

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MyoYin Yoga is 75 minutes of deep passive stretching in yin yoga stillness combined with soothing self-myofascial massage with therapy balls ('myo' is from 'myofascia': myo = muscle, fascia = connective tissue), all ending with a relaxing sound bath savasana.
This class can help you to:
- increase flexibility
- reduce muscle tension
- find freedom in your fascia
- soothe your nervous system
- feel overall more relaxed and at ease in both body and mind

Expect to learn techniques for self-myofascial release using Yoga Tune Up therapy balls both independent from and in combination with yin postures (poses held passively with little to no effort or movement for between 1-5 minutes each).

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Yoga Nidra is a 45 minute fully-guided meditation experience that will quiet your mind and relax your body, right down to your innermost center. This practice (often referred to as "yoga naptime") requires no movement or experience. Expect to be guided verbally through layers of inner awareness toward profound relaxation - you'll awake from this practice feeling fully refreshed and renewed.

Read more about Sound Healing on Shelly's website at wholebodyhealthstore.com

Teacher: Sarah Nelson
Class format: 75 & 45m classes; hybrid format: in-person at MYC or online via Zoom.  
Cost: $12  or purchase a class pass for Sarah's classes (10 classes for $100 or 5 classes for $50). Please note that this Self-Care Sunday special event does not qualify for a "first class free" class with Sarah.

Registration: Pre-registration required; register and pay online at sarahnelsonyoga.com or email sarahlissanelson@gmail.com to pay cash, check, or Venmo

 A Self-Care Sunday Practice 
NO PRIOR YOGA EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.

Another class by popular request!!!  Gentle Yin-inspired routine for flexibility, relaxation and stress relief.  This practice will provide you with everything you need to stretch from crown to foot.  Specific stretches will target neck, shoulders, and arms, lower back and hips, as well as legs and feet.  Some Yin poses will be held for up to 5 minutes, while other poses will be fluidly combined in gentle short sequences.   

Teacher: Julie Pierce

Class format:  60 minute class; in-person at MYC 
Cost: $12 drop-in, or purchase a class pass for Julie's classes (8 classes for $80 or 12 classes for $100).   (Please note that this Self-Care Sunday special event does not qualify for a "first class free" class with Julie.)

Registration: Pre-Registration Required.  Register at julieannpierce69@gmail.com and pay at Paypal, venmo, CASH App, or In Person: Credit/Debit Card, Personal Check, and of course Cash