Yoga Sanctuary

01/15/2026

"I'm just carrying a bag of groceries." She said when I asked if I could gather them for a quick picture as they were heading out after class.

Oh but it's so much more than that... ❤️ It wasn't about the photo, it's about what it represents. Doing what we can when and where we can.

It's choosing action over apathy.

Enacting community care, even if seen as small, rather than saying 'I can't make a difference' or 'someone else will help'.

In these times when the needs are enormous, it's so important to continue to do the best we can with the resources that are available to us- using our time, money, resources, transportation, creativity, voice, and presence.

After this morning's class, community happened-

Stories were shared about how we're showing up and balancing that with caring for ourselves and family, about those in our lives that are hurting and afraid, and about how we can continue to come together.

There were hugs and laughs... Some levity in a dark time. And there was working together to get these donations to where they were needed.

We are still collecting donations of food in the lobby for Sabathani. Please feel free to bring food along to class or visit their website to donate directly. Thank you for being a part of this work, on the mat and off.

"Grateful for spaces, places, and people like these."

01/14/2026

Sankalpa is more than just a New Year’s resolution. It is a vow to live in accordance with our highest truth, our spirit. Through the sankalpa practice, we embed this vow into the deeper realms of our unconscious - which truly governs us. In Sanskrit texts Sankalpa is the most valuable ingredient that transforms an ordinary affirmation into an experiential truth.

This workshop is intended to bring compassion to what has been, honor what is, and create clarity as we move forward in the light of the new year.

We rarely ask ourselves what it is that we truly desire, which can lead to an un-inspired life. The intention of this workshop is to ask, and receive an answer to this very question. Shelley will invite you to explore your inner-desires and offer contemplative guidance through movement, stillness, meditation and self-reflective practices to help guide you to toward your own personal sankalpa.

In the words of Indu Arora , "Rise beyond procrastination, peel off layers of inertia, and show up for yourself." 💛🙏

Join Shelley Pagitt for this New Year's Sankalpa Workshop Sunday Jan 25th 1-4:15

Register to save your spot at YogaSanctuaryMpls.com/Workshops-Class-Series

01/14/2026

Sankalpa is more than just a New Year’s resolution. It is a vow to live in accordance with our highest truth, our spirit. Through the sankalpa practice, we embed this vow into the deeper realms of our unconscious - which truly governs us. In Sanskrit texts Sankalpa is the most valuable ingredient that transforms an ordinary affirmation into an experiential truth.

This workshop is intended to bring compassion to what has been, honor what is, and create clarity as we move forward in the light of the new year.

We rarely ask ourselves what it is that we truly desire, which can lead to an un-inspired life. The intention of this workshop is to ask, and receive an answer to this very question. Shelley will invite you to explore your inner-desires and offer contemplative guidance through movement, stillness, meditation and self-reflective practices to help guide you to toward your own personal sankalpa.

Join Shelley Pagitt for this New Year's Sankalpa Workshop Sunday Jan 25th 1-4:15

Register to save your spot at YogaSanctuaryMpls.com/Workshops-Class-Series

01/13/2026

To be honest, it feels strange to be promoting workshops and classes while there is so much harm and trauma in our communities right now...

Then I think about how grounding, nervous-system-oriented, holistic, community-based offerings are so important in times like these.

We are not here for money, there are plenty of other ways to make a living. We are here for well-being and liberation that can be clarified and fortified through these powerful practices. These practices that are rooted in ancient wisdom, trauma-informed research, and community care.

As you do your work- at home with family, in your neighborhoods, and in your communities, we are here.

As a non-profit studio, we continue to be here, offering holistic yoga classes, special workshops and events, and regular free classes; we price our classes below market-rate, offer with sliding scales, and subsidies as needed. Please reach out if cost is a barrier.

If you are sheltering in place, or are tuning in from home, all of our weekly classes are also hosted online via livestream.

This Sunday, and the third Sunday of every month, Nei Huynh leads a donation based class to support a local cause. This quarter, 100% of your donations support a local organization supporting immigrant neighbors.

We are with you, in breath and action.

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01/12/2026

3 Part Breath or Dirga Breath brings attention to filling the lungs entirely by drawing awareness to first the belly, then the ribs, and then the chest.

It's a quick and sure way to have an impact on your energetic system and on on your nervous system.

We invite you to pause and breathe and notice how you feel after.

Try it with Shelley here:

3 Part Breath - Dirga BreathComplete Yogic breath brings attention to filling the lungs entirely by drawing awareness to first the belly, then the ribs, and ...

01/08/2026

'A COLLECTIVE PAUSE IN TIME OF PROTEST' - FREE for ADULTS / YOUTH

'A COLLECTIVE PAUSE IN TIME OF PROTEST'
- FREE
2 rooms with 2 offerings
for Youth and Adults to gather, connect, and process so we can reemerge into our community efforts from a place of steadiness in ourselves.

FRIDAY | JANUARY 9 | 12-1pm

ADULTS: please register on the class page
*in-person + at-home for adults
YOUTH: please register here on the workshops page
*in-person for youth

When words fall short, when anger and grief are brimming, when nervous systems and bodies are buzzing from outrage and fatigue... as we sift through this heaviness in our beloved city, we invite you to join us for a powerful pause.

There is power in our bodies collectively coming together - in protest, in collective care, and in rest.

When we pause, we don't retreat, we recalibrate, so we can move not from urgency and disregulation but from steadiness and clarity, alignment in our values and purpose.

In this adult offering led by Shelley Pagitt, we will create a container for our whole selves, allowing space for difficult emotions. We will move our bodies and breath intending to not suppress the truth that our bodies are experiencing, but to gain steadiness so we are able to BE WITH whatever arises.

There is much work to be done. Much to hold as we fight for justice and serve our community. When we come together in troubling times to build our inner resource, we are more able to show-up for others in the midst of collective pain.
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Chelsea Schmitz-Gillam will lead our youth yoga in their own space down the hall. For the safety our kids and teachers, MPS has canceled classes on Friday, January 9. Creating a safe space for Middle and High School youth to gather is so very important. They are far too often caught in the middle of violence, victims with no voice.

Chelsea will skillfully hold all youth with loving care as she guides a grounding meditation, sharing circle, restorative yoga and a short yoga nidra to bring a few moments of rest to unsettled nervous systems.

01/08/2026

Kick off the New Year with Embodied Breathwork THIS FRIDAY, a practice that nurtures your body, mind, and spirit as you set intentions for the year ahead.

🌬️By engaging in faster rhythmic breathing, we’ll help shift your brain from its usual patterns of thinking and worrying to a state of presence and connection. This practice can reset your nervous system, release stuck emotions, and guide you toward your inner wisdom—perfect for starting fresh.

✨During this guided practice, you will be invited to explore gentle movement, intentionally use the breath as a tool to go inward, and embrace the deep stillness that breathwork brings.

Registration and details can be found at YogaSanctuaryMpls.com/workshops-class-series

01/07/2026

While bodies are being threatened, taken, and harmed here in our beloved communities, while ICE is terrorizing families, friends, and neighbors, how are you residing in your body right here and now? In light of the harm being done to other bodies, how do you land in your own body, to show up for and take care of one another?

There is so much trauma and burnout happening right now... Please remember to take care of your body, see your presence in it as power, so we can continue to show up.

If you are looking for a place to return to your body, to find a moment of respite, to move, breathe, grieve, and connect, know that we are here. If ever a cost is an issue, please reach out.

And please share that our monthly free Yoga Para La Communidad is offered not just in-studio, but over Zoom as well, so you can practice where you are most comfortable. A través de posturas suaves, respiración consciente y una meditación guiada, cultivaremos un espacio donde cada uno pueda sentirse seguro, apoyado y en plena expresión de su ser. No importa si es tu primera vez en el yoga o si tienes experiencia previa, esta clase está diseñada para que todos puedan participar y disfrutar: 1/11 1-2:30

Breathing with you with deep regard.

Photo credit: MPR news 12/20/25

12/30/2025

New year, new yoga for you ❄️🕛✨🎊
Here's a look at our January Workshops, series, and special offerings.

🎊 Thurs 1/1 New Year's Day: Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra w/ Laura Reese (workshop is full- wait-list open)
🎊 Thurs 1/1 New Year's Day: 108 Sun Salutations w/ Julia Andrighetti .journeying (4 spots left)
🎊 Sun 1/4 Intergenerational Yoga (ages 8+) w/Julia Andrighetti
🎊 Wed 1/7-2/11 Mat Pilates Winter Session 1 w/Karen Youso
🎊Thur 1/9-2/12 Somatic Yoga: Winter Series 1 (in-studio or online) w/Laura Reese
🎊Fri 1/9 Embodied Breathwork w/ Krista Lindgren
🎊Fridays starting 1/9 Free Fridays at 5: Community Yoga w/
🎊Sun 1/11-3/8 Holistic Kids Yoga Winter Series w/ Julia Andrighetti
🎊Sun 1/11 Yoga Para La Communidad (in studio or online) w/ Dina Lee Ramirez
🎊Sun 1/18 Yoga & Acupuncture: Embracing Winter and Sleeping Deeply w/ Shelley Pagitt &
🎊Sun 1/18 Karma Yoga w/ Nei Huynh
🎊Sun 1/25 New Year Sankalpa w/ Shelley Pagitt
🎊Sun 1/25 Sound Healing: New Beginnings w/ Angie Ellen

Learn more and register at YogaSanctuaryMpls.com/workshops-class-series

12/29/2025

There are still a few days left to apply! 👀As we move into 2026, perhaps it is time for you to step into your authentic self as a Yoga Teacher in our Advanced Holistic Yoga Teacher Training. ✨

Are you ready for the next step on a transformative journey that will not only deepen your personal practice but also empower you to share the profound wisdom of yoga with the world? Our 320-hour Holistic Yoga Teacher Training is an advanced program designed for those seeking to truly come home to themselves, cultivate authentic community, and emerge as trauma-informed, integrated, embodied leaders.

Join us for a free informational meeting TOMORROW- TUESDAY DECEMBER 30th over Zoom 7-8pm.

We would love to connect with you.

“Yoga, as is true for any authentic spiritual tradition, is about freedom rather than rigid doctrines or mere belief. It is experiential and experimental.” - Georg Feuerstein

12/23/2025

We've got yoga gifts if you're looking for a last minute gift for the holidays ahead!

Visit our website to shop our online store or visit us in studio before or after a class to make your purchase!

Happy holidays!!

12/21/2025

Happy Solstice!
Wishing you abundance, peace, love, and clarity as we greet longer days moving into this new season.

Happy holidays and happy New Year
🕯️☀️🌑🫶🖤✨