Namaste Yoga Royal Oak

09/26/2025

This Saturday is the last Yoga in the Park class for this year! Come join Barb for one final class together. Let’s close out the season with connection, movement, and a little fresh air.

09/17/2025

In Sanskrit, dāna means generosity, charity, or giving. To practice dāna is to practice generosity and to recognize life’s abundance is meant to be given and received.

🫑 It is definitely the season for sharing garden bounties here in Michigan!

❌ No need to song-dong-ditch those zucchini!

🍅 If you have surplus veggies, you’re welcome to bring them in and share your abundance with the community!

08/14/2025

This Sunday join Kyla and Cassie for a Cueing with Confidence Workshop! This isn’t your average “stand at the front and talk” kind of training, it’s a lively, interactive workshop designed to help yoga teachers (brand-new or seasoned pros) find their voice and master the magic of cueing.

We’ve all been there. You finish your 200-hour training ready to teach and then realize that giving clear, concise instructions without constantly demonstrating is harder than it looks. Even if you're a seasoned pro, finding new language or ways to cue can be challenging. That’s where we come in.

Your guides? Kyla Remus, E-RYT 500, whose decades-long reputation for packed, joyful classes speaks for itself, and Cassie Barragan, RYT 200, an educator who blends her teaching expertise with her love for yoga. Together, they bring a perfect balance of experience, creativity, and fun to help you refine your teaching skills.

In this workshop, you’ll:
✨Learn how to give clear, confident cues that land every time.
✨Develop new skills to meet your students where they are
✨Create a safe, inclusive space where all students feel supported.
✨Build your confidence so you can lead classes with ease (and a little flair).

Whether you’re stepping into your very first class or looking to level up your cueing game, you’ll leave with practical tools, a fresh burst of confidence, and maybe even a few new yoga teacher friends.

Come ready to laugh, learn, and cue like a pro. Your students will thank you.

📍$55 Registration link in bio!

04/29/2025

🌳 Take a break and unwind with us in the peaceful setting of Normandy Oaks Park in Royal Oak. This all-levels (ages 16+) outdoor Hatha yoga class is about slowing down, moving with intention, and enjoying the fresh air. You’ll be guided through simple postures, easy breathing, and light meditation to help you relax, reset, and feel more grounded.

✅ It’s a great way to ease stress and connect with a friendly community—surrounded by nature. Just bring a mat and some water. We’ve got the rest covered!

🕊️ This class is free/donation-based, and all donations go to Namaste’s Karma Yoga Fund—helping keep yoga accessible to all through scholarships and community outreach.

📋 Pre-registration via FitDegree and a signed waiver are required to attend: https://www.namaste-yoga.net/schedule

🧘‍♀️ Instructors: Rachele Rose & Barb Oakes
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04/07/2025

THANK YOU to everyone who showed up, moved, breathed, donated, and shared space with us for our donation-based yoga class benefitting the Love Your Brain Foundation. The credit truly goes to Stefanie who made sure this event happened and for creating such beautiful energy when she teaches. 🙏🏼

Our goal was $500 and together, we raised $631!

Your generosity and presence made a real impact, supporting LYB’s mission to make yoga and mindfulness accessible for people affected by traumatic brain injury.

Grateful for this community and for the power of yoga to connect, heal, and give back.

03/25/2025

Join Stefanie McClellan, certified LoveYourBrain Yoga Instructor, for a special donation-based yoga class in support of the LoveYourBrain Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the quality of life for people affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their caregivers.

✨What is LoveYourBrain Yoga?
LoveYourBrain Yoga is an evidence-based, gentle yoga and meditation program designed specifically for the brain injury community. It emphasizes resilience, community, and mindfulness in a supportive and accessible environment.

Your participation and donation will directly support LYB’s programs that provide free yoga, mindfulness, and community-building resources for those navigating life after brain injury.

Whether you’re showing up to move, breathe, or simply give back, your presence makes a difference. Let’s come together in community, compassion, and care.

🧘‍♀️ All levels welcome – this class is open to EVERYONE!
💜 100% of proceeds go to LoveYourBrain Foundation.

Register via link in bio. After registering, you’ll receive an email with all the details, including how to donate!
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02/28/2025

🤨Some people might find it odd that a business would support the economic boycott, but we do. As a small locally-owned owner-operated business, we are doing everything we can to break from big businesses ourselves wherever we can.

🧘🏽 Yoga teaches us about ahimsa, which translates to non-violence or do no harm. Continuing to give money to companies that actively work against those who are buying their goods is an act of violence and harms us all. Exploitation is violence and harms us all.

🙅🏽‍♀️ We no longer use Amazon for supplies, have switched to an owner-operated class management platform, and use a credit union. We’re always looking for ways to support other local small businesses, reduce waste, and work to build a stronger community.

👎🏽 Big box businesses get to negotiate better rates for credit card processing fees, but small businesses do not.

🪧 So, our way of boycotting the continued fees on top of fees that are unavoidable is to offer a ⭐️ 5% cash and in-studio debit card discount ⭐️ on all passes, memberships (if you save a debit card), retail…everything! And yes, you can stack that discount.

Be sure to redirect your dollars locally as often as you can, not just tomorrow. 💜

01/19/2025

01/17/2025

Namaste Yoga has officially moved from Mindbody to FitDegree for class registration! 🧘‍♀️💫

To continue booking your favorite classes, please take a moment to create your FitDegree account using the steps above. If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to give us a shout! 🙌

Thank you for your continued support, and we can’t wait to see you on the mat! 🧘‍♂️💜

01/03/2025

Are you looking to make a meaningful contribution for Martin Luther King Jr. Day? Join Rachele Rose on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 6 p.m. for an all levels hatha yoga class. This community class is free to attend; however, you are welcome to make a donation. All donations will go to the Ron & Marie Teasley Foundation.

This fully guided class will incorporate breath awareness and postures that are intended to help calm the mind and body. You will be guided through a series of gentle movements to help you strengthen the connection between your mind, body, and breath. This class will conclude with a restorative meditation and a 5 minute Savasana. Beginners are welcome!

Limited studio spots are available. This class will also be live-streamed via Zoom for virtual attendees.

Reserve your spot on our website: https://www.namaste-yoga.net/events
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12/11/2024

We are so grateful to be named 2024 Best Yoga Studio in the Detroit Suburbs! We've been named Best of Detroit several times in the past, but this time is so special to us. While Namaste Yoga has been around for over 25 years, Ken & I took over in March 2020. In those almost 4 years, we've survived COVID, a fire (when we lost our previous award plaques) and a move from downtown Royal Oak!

We continue to grow and evolve every year, and we're so thankful to everyone who has come to Namaste and to all of the amazing teachers who deserve so much of the credit for making this happen.

See you on the mat.

With gratitude, Ken & Cassie

12/02/2024

If you've ever talked to someone about yoga, it's not unusual for them to exclaim "I can't do yoga, I'm not flexible!" or "I got hurt the last time I went to yoga" or even "I went once, but I didn't feel like I belonged".

It's unfortunate that yoga is so often seen as a physical practice because it creates barriers. Postures, asana, are only a small part of yoga and all are relatively easy to learn and master. What is difficult is the advanced practice of meditation and living yoga off the mat.

The intention of the physical practice is to exhaust the body so the mind can rest. This is why we end each class with savasana. Being still is considered an advanced practice because we have to release our expectations for what is considered productive or worth our time and effort.

This winter, we invite you to take some time to rest, reflect, and find some stillness.

We have several donation-based community offerings in December including:
⭐Dec. 7 Yoga & Energetic Pathways
🌲Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Restorative Yoga
❤️Dec. 8 & 15 Cultivating Compassion in Difficult Times

We also have a couple of workshops scheduled with a few more to come this week including:
🌒Dec. 8 Winter Solstice Goal Setting Workshop with Rachele Red & Ken Aubuchon
🌘Dec. 21 108 Sun Salutations Workshop with Ken Aubuchon
🎉Dec. 31 NYE Restorative Yoga & Soundbath

Link to our newsletter in bio.

See you on the mat.