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09/06/2025

Spanish-Speaking Pay-What-You-Can Yoga Classes at Sanctuary

At Sanctuary, EVERY body is welcome.

Movement is for all bodies and all voices. We’re excited to now offer Just Yoga classes in Spanish, carving out a space where more of our community can feel seen and supported in their practice.

This class is open to anyone who wants to move to bring union to breath and body. Whether you’re fluent in Spanish, learning, or just curious, come as you are. Lola Ochoa will guide you with care every second Saturday at 12 PM.

9/13 | 12pm
Find out more information and register here:
https://sanctuarystudiosqc.cowtinker.com/Schedule

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En Sanctuary, TODOS son bienvenidos!

El movimiento es para todos los cuerpos y todas las voces. Estamos emocionados por ofrecer para ustedes clases Just Yoga en español !! Creando un espacio donde más de nuestra comunidad se sienta visto y acompañado en su práctica

Esta clase está abierta para todos aquellos que deseen moverse a través del yoga y crear unión entre su cuerpo y su respiración, ya sea que hables español, lo estés aprendiendo o simplemente sientas curiosidad por experimentar una clase en español …ve como eres , Lola Ochoa te guiará con cariño y atención en cada segundo. Sábado 12:00 pm

9/13 | 12pm
Encuentra más información y regístrate en www.sanctuarystudiosqc.com

09/05/2025

7 PM Just Yoga classes are BACK!

Evenings at Sanctuary invite a different kind of calm. As the world slows and the light softens with the changing season, the space is ready to hold you.

Join us Monday and Wednesday nights to stretch, breathe, and settle into your body. These classes continue because our community shows up. Your presence helps keep this evening practice available for everyone.

As always, all classes are pay-what-you-can and are taught for EVERY body.

Register on our website!
https://www.sanctuarystudiosqc.com/

09/04/2025

Why don’t we label our classes by difficulty?

At Sanctuary, every class is designed to welcome every body. Our teachers are here to support you in choosing what feels best for you, whether that means choosing rest as part of your practice, using a block, or practicing from a chair.

We offer high-quality props and present each movement from the most accessible option to least accessible, so your practice adapts to you, not the other way around.

At its core, Sanctuary is about our collective need for community. We believe no one should feel like they’re doing this alone. By creating space where everyone belongs, no matter their skill level or financial situation, we strengthen not just our own practice, but our community as a whole.

We have classes all week. There's something for everyone. Check out our schedule here:
sanctuarystudiosqc.com

09/02/2025

We're back.

We've got a full line up of classes for you this week, ranging from 6 am to 7 pm. Somatic Sessions, Just Yoga, and a Full Moon Ritual as well.

All bodies, no matter their experiences, no matter their ability levels are welcome. All classes are always pay what you can.

Come see us this week. We can't wait to see you again.

Find our classes here:
sanctuarystudiosqc.com

08/30/2025

There isn’t a person alive who doesn’t know loss. It is part of the human experience.

But just because it is common to us all doesn’t mean we know what to do with it.

The complexity of grief is something we were never meant to hold on our own, and so at Sanctuary, we find a way to honor the experience together.

Whether you’ve lost a person, a pet, a hope, a dream, a sense of self, or the ability to keep going, all loss belongs with us, and Tending the Garden is a place to plant the experience of grief and care for it in community.

Tending the Garden is a two-part, pay-what-you-can offering guided by Erica Denise Franzen, LMT, LST, Shamanic Counsel and Lauren Gil Hayes, LCSW.

We’re offering two sessions in the series and recommend attending both:

Equinox Session: “Composting & Blooming”
Sunday, September 21st, 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
An activated 3.5 to 4-hour gathering with an optional garden experience afterward.
Includes altar-building, writing, soundscapes, and participatory ritual.

Short Session: “The Seed in the Dark”
October 25th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
A quieter, 2-hour gathering.
Includes sensory exploration, sound bath, and gentle witnessing.

What to expect:
A place to be with your grief in community
Invitations to move, rest, write, and reflect in response to loss
Shared silence and sound
No fixing, no performing--just tending

Come as you are. Bring something small for the opening altar if you’d like. All grief is welcome.

Register online at sanctuarystudiosqc.com

08/29/2025

Hi friends.

Beginning September 2nd, you'll notice some street closures around the Spotlight Theatre where we are located. It is anticipated to end December 1, 2025.

During this time, you'll have to drive around back onto 8th avenue to our parking lot. You may need to give yourself some extra time to get to class.

You can find more information like FAQs and maps on molinecentre.org/projects

Thank you for your patience during this time 💕

08/28/2025

We’re so glad to welcome Lynn Shipley as a Just Yoga teacher to Sanctuary Studios!

Lynn has been a devoted yoga student since 2009 and became a yoga teacher in 2022, fulfilling a lifelong dream. As a yoga teacher, bodyworker, and Reiki practitioner, she weaves her practices together to offer a holistic approach to healing and connection.

In her classes, Lynn invites students into the pause through gentle movement, stillness, and breath, so they can return to themselves feeling grounded and renewed.

Sign up for one of Lynn's classes here:
https://sanctuarystudiosqc.cowtinker.com/om/schedule

08/26/2025

As our studio rest comes to an end, we are so excited to introduce two new teachers to you!

First up is Lola Ochoa. Lola will be offering Spanish speaking classes every second Saturday at Sanctuary!

Lola creates an inclusive space where movement and breath become a shared language - reminding us that we are one, connected through universal energy.

With over nine years of experience guiding yoga classes, retreats, and teacher trainings, Lola shares a heart-centered approach that transcends language and culture.

Certified in Stretch Therapy, Reiki, Holistic, Kinesiology, Life Coaching, and Sound Healing, her method bridges the physical and energetic systems, supporting whole-body wellness.

Register for Sanctuary's first Spanish speaking class with Lola Ochoa here:
http://bit.ly/47faxRi

08/25/2025

We’re still in a week of rest, but the fall season ahead is already unfolding. And with it, our fall schedule is now live. 🍂

You'll notice a few changes on the schedule: including evening Just Yoga classes and new teachers (introductions coming soon!).

Take a moment to look through, see what times and teachings call to you, and plan your practice. Remember that we are always pay-what-you-can and you are always invited to join us just as you are.

Find the schedule here:
https://sanctuarystudiosqc.cowtinker.com/om/schedule
(Tip: when you go to the link, click the right arrow to see the September schedule)

We cannot wait to see you again on the mat.

08/16/2025

Before every break, we get asked what people can do during their time away from the studio, and our answer is always the same:

Less.
Try doing LESS.
Go looking for the moments that are asking for more, and do LESS instead.
Hunt them down. Look everywhere. Leave no stone unturned.

Treat the time off as an invitation to figure out every way you can set down the endless expectations put on your time and attention, and give yourself the gift of your own presence.

And if that seems like an impossible task, it’s okay. It feels that way to us, too, sometimes, so start small. Five minutes by the river on a bench with your face turned toward the sun will go further toward your own freedom than any accomplishment ever will.

Do less. We’ll be doing the same. We can’t wait to see you on the other side.

We'll see you when classes resume on September 2nd.

08/11/2025

Prepare to pause with us…

Starting this Sunday, August 17th, the studio will honor its commitment to rest with our bi-annual studio shutdown. Classes will resume September 2nd.

Without rest, we cannot grow.
Without pauses, we cannot hold space. For ourselves and others.

During the break, we still pay our teachers, allowing them to actually rest without worrying about how they’ll pay their bills, a feat made possible by our Outer Circle members.

This would not be possible without the support of our Outer Circle members. Their support keeps our doors open, allows us to pay teachers above the market rate, and makes these restorative pauses possible.

If you want to be a part of equitable pay for the people who teach movement at Sanctuary, check out the Outer Circle membership at:
https://www.sanctuarystudiosqc.com/membership

If you want to practice with us one more time before we go on break, grab your class here:
https://sanctuarystudiosqc.cowtinker.com/om/schedule

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Moline, IL
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