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Yoga therapist and owner of Elk Rock Yoga. Feminist, anti-oppressive, inclusive, collaborative, weight neutral lens. C-IAYT YACEP E-RYT 500 BFA HAES CREDN.

All her offerings are designed to help people gain greater self-empathy, connection and function. I have been teaching and creating vibrant and innovative learning experiences since 2008. Through interactive workshops for groups of up to 100+ participants, I bring my extensive experience as a somatic educator to organizations and institutions where I consult, provide guests lectures, and deliver staff development.

05/06/2025

I recently opened a new retail and event space on East Burnside called the Outpost. Offering consumables, wellness and self care items, imports, art supplies, some vintage and gifts, it also functions as an event space for tastings, workshops, and music.

I took my time researching and testing the viability of this project during 2024, and created a micro boutique at Elk Rock Yoga studio. It was a treat to bring favorite products into the space; by testing things out, I knew what I would sell if the shop ever came to life. The universe listened and by the end of 2024, I was in talks about a new space.

Fast forward to 2025, an abnormal biopsy resulted in a suddenly scheduled surgery. I thought recovery would be some PT, and short hiatus from teaching yoga. It was also a busy time: the new store was underway; the PSU Business Degree Program who had asked to use the Outpost for a senior capstone project was starting their term. I figured in recovery, I would have a decent amount of time being bored and loved the idea of tackling projects behind the scenes.

But my post op appointment revealed another big shock: I had advanced stage endometrial cancer, and I was scheduled to begin treatments right away.

The store did open on Memorial Day Weekend with live music, a sound bath, food and beverage vendors, just like I planned. The seniors gave their final presentations this week (the absolute sweetest/heartfelt business recommendations I've ever received). I have done two rounds of cancer treatment, and I remain hopeful that this passes, becomes a blip on the radar of life.

The store brings me such pleasure— it’s meant to do that for others as well. It means a lot to connect through yoga, and know many of you in this way over the past 15 years.

For those who feel called, a neighbor started a Meal Train I'll post in comments. Other ways to offer support would be to shop at the Outpost— we ship anywhere, or buy a membership at the yoga studio— we offer online classes if you’re out of town!

As always, sending peace and cheering you on.

29/05/2025

Ever grateful for an amazing opening weekend at and all the community support. Huge high fives to and Shawn for hosting the first sound bath, first of many. Deep appreciation to for making some noise at our first all ages music night, hopefully first of many. Much thanks to the first food and beverage pop ups and .pdx— we want pop ups weekly so spread the words. and for stepping in to keep doors open more often than I can at this stage, loves. Big hearted thanks to .leilani for pushing the fun and positive energy, always working with joy and purpose. perfect amount of IRL pre launch time since like forever, and glad for long term old Portland connections. Thank you to my family and my Dad who traveled all the way across the country to be here💕💗🫶
thank you to anyone and everyone who has reached out on this platform or the meal train or text or snail mail or at the store. Go do some yoga I’m biased but it truly is the best studio.
Love🌸

16/05/2025

Preemptive cuts.

Jubal drew a calendar for me to track side effects. Part of me thought what a waste of paper, wall space. An endless learner and dumb optimist, I begrudgingly embraced the pharmaceutical storm tracker.

Same with this pixie-mullet.

Part of me is filled with rage. I hate that this is happening. But there is so much more to health than a diagnosis (what I tell others and what is true).

I have been working furiously on my art— a new community space, interior environment, and its virtual counterpart. The website launched yesterday for 🎉

It was new software for both me and fellow digital wrangler Matt, but our asynch project came together in a surprisingly smooth and intuitive manner.

Peep the new website elkrockputpost.com and inside 2205 East Burnside💡

Grand opening weekend is May 23-25 with events each day. Give my new project a follow

07/02/2025

Below are some words of strength written by fellow C-IAYT Kristine Weber. I shared earlier this week with my Elk Rock Yoga team of teachers and our teacher training cohort, but this advice can apply to any helper:

As the news gets scarier and crazier, please remember that yoga teachers have an important role to play right now. And it's not about politics (unless you are a politician or commentator, or that's your jam), it's about students and people around you and their increasing stress, shock, trauma, dysregulation, and mental health challenges.

If you want to make real, sustainable changes in the world, you will be more effective if you do it from a centered place. And you will be more effective if you can get back to baseline quickly after getting knocked off center (which is pretty much guaranteed every time you look at the news these days). Your job is to self-regulate, co-regulate others, and help others learn to self-regulate.

This is not a time for burying your head in the sand or spiritual bypassing (which, good goddess, I see everywhere in the yoga world these days.

Doing whatever you can to help is important now, and will become increasingly important in the future, and the world certainly needs activism. But it's okay and in fact important to hold complex, nuanced, and varied opinions. It's okay to not buy the party line. Human beings are complicated, why should we allow ourselves to be shoved into boxes and forced to think in black and white? Stay centered as you try to have discussions with people who don't think like you. Don't rely on one source of information. It's so important to remember that most human beings want similar things, but there is a lot of freaking out going on right now and if you can stay centered, you'll be better able to deal with whatever new craziness erupts and help others deal with it too.

This sh*t is getting real.

People are suffering everywhere and it looks like it's going to get worse. So please keep breathing, keep practicing, and keep helping each other. Your work is more important than you realize.

31/12/2024

Guided 1600 students (of the 12,000 at Elk Rock Yoga this year).
Led 100 corporate wellness classes.
Provided 45 yoga therapy sessions.
Hosted 5 yoga retreats.
Taught 5 yoga therapy workshops.
Relaunched 10-month yoga teacher training program.
Practiced what I preach as a wellness leader and scheduled days off, and was able to increase my weekly downtime by year's end.

Thank you, 2024. I will be alchemizing these wins into pure joy in the new year.

But...it all started here at PNCA my alma mater where I founded a yoga program for mental wellness, and haven't stopped teaching yoga since. See if you can find me in the class of '04/05.

Happy 2025, and beyond.

21/12/2024

Six months ago we gathered to contemplate what healing community looks like, feels like at Elk Rock Yoga.
presence
nourishing innovations
loving
breath
plants+nature
honoring teachers+creators
rest
forgiveness
circular structures
decolonization
generosity
racial justice
art+artfulness
connection
food+water+nourishment
honesty
love
kindness
sleep
safe
creativity
practicing consent
compassion
acceptance
environmental justice
disability justice
social justice
inclusive
nurturing
healing movement
access
trust
happy
adaptable
laughter
joy
decentering whiteness
inspiration
playful
Repetition creates those grooves. Here is your reminder.

18/12/2024

From the yoga teacher talent show archives. I think the song we played was Wild Thing by the Troggs.

13/12/2024

Future Self Retreat is a gathering to manifest future desires and wishes, and compost outdated modes of engagement. Over a long weekend of moody weather, the romantic, rugged PNW coast we set intentions to guide the next 6 months through writing, movement, contemplative practices, camaraderie.

Love notes from past participants:

The retreat experience was wonderful. Fawn creates a beautiful container for restoration, exploration and community with attention to detail to help attendees feel comfortable. The magnificent Pacific ocean and surrounding area provided an incredible soothing and energizing backdrop.

Fawn’s in-depth understanding of human anatomy and holistic healing modalities makes her the perfect retreat guide. Well paced and nourishing, her retreat offers a chance to quiet the mind and intentionally go inward, in a space of supportive community.

Thank you for the opportunity and space to rest and relax while stretching my yoga wings. This retreat allowed me to reset my intentions for myself and get grounded on a new birth year for myself!

Thank you for a truly lovely retreat! I enjoyed your yoga therapy and generous heart-filled facilitation, I feel nourished, refreshed, and grateful for the openness in my mind and my body!

Registration is now open for Future Self March 20-24, 2025 with a discounted preorder sale now. Your future self will thank you. Register: elkrockyoga.com/shop

Address

5975 SE 52nd Avenue

97206

Website

http://www.yogawithfawn.com/, https://www.elkrockyoga.com/

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ORIGIN STORY

In my early twenties I fronted a band, lived in a skate shop in San Francisco and wore the heck outta some pleather and animal print🐆. Studying jazz composition and postmodern dance by day, serving punk shows by night, these were my formative years, and when I first began using yoga for self care. The yoga scene back then was pretty much only vinyasa. As a dancer I really didn’t benefit from practicing extreme yoga postures. Lucky for me my dance teacher always taught a few restorative and yin poses. I found these poses soothing to my whole system, unlike the sweaty vinyasa rooms which seemed oddly competitive, and stressful. I found much needed peace through gentleness, presence, stillness, and contemplation.