Yoga with Rachel

12/20/2025

Honoring the winter solstice can involve various rituals and activities that symbolize the themes of rebirth, reflection, and the return of light. Some ideas include:

1. **Candle Lighting:** Light candles to symbolize the return of light and warmth. You can gradually light more candles as a representation of increasing daylight.

2. **Nature Walk or Meditation:** Spend time outdoors to connect with nature. Reflect on the changing seasons and the symbolism of the solstice.

3. **Feast or Potluck:** Share a meal with loved ones, incorporating seasonal and local foods. Consider foods that represent the harvest and winter abundance.

4. **Create a Wishing Ritual:** Write down your wishes, intentions, or reflections for the upcoming year. You can burn the notes in a fire as a symbolic release.

5. **Decorate with Evergreens:** Use evergreen plants like pine, spruce, or holly to symbolize life, growth, and continuity during the winter months.

6. **Reflective Practices:** Practice mindfulness, meditation, or yoga to turn inward and reflect on the past year. Consider what you want to let go of and what you want to invite into your life.

Remember, these suggestions can be adapted to fit your personal beliefs and preferences. The key is to celebrate in a way that feels meaningful and connected to the themes of the winter solstice. In the darkness be the light!
Life loves you all!
Honey, Rooster snd Shannon .s.schaefer 💯
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11/18/2025

So thankful for my people and our community!

Before the table fills and the day unfolds, come home to your breath.
Come move, soften, and root into gratitude with a Thanksgiving Day practice made for connection — to yourself, to your loved ones, and to the community around you.
Bring the people you love into what you love.
Guests join for free — all hearts welcome!
With Gratitude, The Yoga Space

11/02/2025

After a couple weeks away. It feels good to be back. Change is in the air 🍂

10/12/2025

Start exploring yoga today for $60. Your mind, body, and spirit are waiting for you!

10/11/2025

On the mat, we learn to release into the pose, to trust the breath, to stop forcing.
Off the mat, it’s the same practice. Surrender isn’t weakness; it’s wisdom — the quiet knowing that growth happens when we stop holding on so tight.

09/21/2025

I've been slowly completing a restorative yoga teacher training and will start adding elements of restorative yoga to my Sunday morning classes at .yogaspace. We'll take some time strengthen, stretch and balance and then we'll practice letting it all go.

09/05/2025

What's better than yoga, cooler weather, celebrating peace and sharing a meal? Sunday September 21 will have it all!

06/12/2025

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My yoga teacher said I could take child’s pose anytime I needed it…

So I’ve just been living there now.

Honestly though, sometimes the most advanced pose is knowing when to pause.

Tuning into your body, honoring your energy, and choosing rest when you need it?

That’s the real practice.

PS: If you need permission to skip the vinyasa and hang out in stillness today, consider this it.

05/04/2025

Whether you spend your Sunday morning on your yoga mat, curled in bed, at your place of worship or busy getting from one place to another take a pause to notice the wonder in the present.