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Donation Based Warehouse Yoga

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Come join us for a relaxing yoga session in a warehouse setting where you can donate whatever you can afford – no pressure, just good vibes!

Welcome to Donation Based Warehouse Yoga at MarYSoul Studios! Join us for an energizing and sensory aware yoga session in a unique warehouse setting surrounded by art. This in-person event offers a chance to practice yoga in an intimate and inspiring environment. Come as you are and bring your own mat.

Let’s flow, breathe, and find some zen together. Don’t miss out on this special opportunity to practice yoga in a cool warehouse space. See you on the mat!

Fitness Under the Wings: Free Yoga

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Space is limited, and advanced registration is requested to secure your spot. Click HERE for more information and to register.  Walk-in yogis will be accepted on a space-available basis.
Free exercise mat for the first 5 participants each week.

New Year’s Intention Setting Yoga Classes

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Join us on the last day of the 2022 and first day of 2023 as we cultivate our sankalpa (intention) for the year ahead. Our sankalpa is our heartfelt desire and we will explore it’s manifestation through conscious intention setting, breath work, movement and even a little aromatherapy. A few restorative poses will also be incorporated to help you relax into the new year!

Venus Rising Spring Wellness Workshop

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Spring is around the corner! The Brightside is hosting a spring wellness reset, with an emphasis on recovering our spirits from the impact of the pandemic, and a tough winter. These have been stressful times! Participants will spend time soothing their spirit with sessions on Sound Healing, Somatic Trauma Resolution, Meditating from the heart, Yoga, Movement, Ayurveda, and more. It’s an afternoon of self-care that we all deserve!

SCHEDULE OF EVENT:

12:30pm – Doors Open / Mingle – Participants can take dosha quiz and enjoy tea

1pm – Welcome / Sound Bath Healing – 20 min

1:20pm – Somatic Trauma Resolution (help our nervous system recover from the pandemic) – 60 min

  • Includes: Lymph Drainage for Immunity and Allergy removal techniques for Self Care and Spring Renewal with Anjali Brannon from Ayurveda Natural Health Center (the Midwest’s premier full-service Ayurvedic & Holistic haven for wellness in Dayton, Ohio.

2:20pm – Self expression activity – 30 min

2:50pm – Gentle Yoga with Luna – 40 min

3:30pm – Heartfulness Meditation Intro & Cleaning – 40 min

4:10pm – Movement Class / DJ session – 40 min (with The Emissary of O.H.M Scorpius Max -he hails from The Frequency Music Complex. A conscientious society of music lovers who facilitate spiritual connections; forged by the listening ear and the dancing body.

How to Go?

Venus Rising Spring Wellness Workshop

Sunday, April 10th from 1pm – 5pm.  Doors open at 12:30pm

Brightside Music & Event Venue at 905 E 3rd St, Dayton – Note: This event is in the Upside Loft (stairs only available);

Limited availability space. Advanced registration is required! Please bring a yoga mat.

A portion of the proceeds benefits Dayton Heartfulness.

Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/venus-rising-spring-wellness-workshop-tickets-275638571387

Speakeasy Yoga and Square One Blowouts

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Feel good, look good, do good!
Join Square One and Speakeasy Yoga on the morning of April 10th at 11:30 for Yoga and Blowouts, all to help support our furry friends at SICSA.
Start at Speakeasy with a 60-minute vinyasa flow class led by yoga teacher and Speakeasy Yoga Studio owner Tori Reynolds, then head over to Square one for Blowouts and Mini Spa Services. Finally, to top it all off, enjoy a with a meet and greet of some of SICSA’s four-legged finest who are in need of a good home.

New to Yoga? This Class is For You!

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New to yoga? This is your perfect starting point. In this 2.5 hour workshop we will explore some basic elements of yoga, including breath, asana (poses), meditation, yoga philosophy, and even yoga studio etiquette. This class is designed for the beginning yogi, however, is a great workshop for experienced practitioners who wish to hone in on the basics.

Free Trauma Relief & Healing Workshop on Sunday August 11th

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Many Daytonians are feeling extremely traumatized from the recent mass shooting and the Memorial Day tornadoes. We are all in need of healing.

To fill that need, The Ayurveda Natural Health Center is partnering with a collection of Dayton healers to present a FREE Trauma Relief Day of Healing on Sunday August 11th from 1:30pm-5:30pm at The Brightside (905 E 3rd St). Donations will be accepted and donated to the victim’s families and Moms Demand Action.

Classroom sessions:

  • 1:30 – 2:30 Somatic Trauma Resolution with Anjali Brannon from Ayurveda Natural Health Center
  • 2:30 – 3.30 Guided Relaxation and Meditation with Julie Bowen from Heartfulness Dayton
  • 3:30 – 4:30 Yoga with BeTrice Casada
  • 4:30 – 5:30 Pranic Healing with Felisha Beverly

*Please bring a yoga mat, blanket or towel if participating in yoga session.

Mini sessions will be offered throughout the event, including Thai Yoga & Swedish Massage, Pranic Healing, Somatic Trauma Resolution, Meditation, Reflexology, Reiki & Bemer from the above mentioned practitioners along with Janae Christopher, Lori Slone, Kathryn Stomps, Colleen Curran, Susan Nunn and more to be announced.

VeganDayton’s Shelly Gompers is providing snacks and information.

Yoga on the Water

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First there was yoga, then hot yoga, then yoga with goats.  And now the newest craze is Stand Up Yoga (SUP) which happens on a paddle board.

Locally Alex Keller Yoga is leading these 90 minutes classes that include paddling instruction, safety information and an hour of guided yoga on the boards. You can immerse yourself in nature connecting mind and body as we move though yoga poses under an open sky on top calm water. This is an all levels yoga class, no prior SUP or yoga experience necessary.

Upcoming Classes:

Eastwood Lake
Saturday July 7th 9-10:30AM
Saturday Aug 11th 9-10:30AM

Riverscape
Saturday July 14th 9-10:30AM
Saturday Aug 18th 9-10:30AM

Classes are $25 and advance registration required to participate. (registration includes board rental).  You can sign up on Alex’s website.

Namaste.

Day Yoga Beavercreek Opens April 2nd

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First day of classes is April 2nd! Between now and then stay tuned as we will be finalizing our schedule with many new classes and styles to choose from. Class passes with be

honored at all three Day Yoga Studio locations giving students more than 100 different classes to choose from!

It’s our amazing teachers and students that make this all possible and we look forward to seeing all of you in April at Day Yoga Beavercreek.

Move & Meditate!

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You can feel it in the air – spring is almost here! This is the perfect time to shake off the winter “blahs” and bring more movement and meditation into our lives. On Saturday March 3, 2018 you can do just that with a 2 hour mixed session of Yoga, BollyX and Heartfulness meditation.
First, stretch your muscles and align your body with Yoga to prepare yourself for some lively movement to Bollywood music with a BollyX dance workout, and then cool down and refresh your spirit with Heartfulness Meditation! There is no set fee for this event. Donations are welcome, but not required. Any collected will go to support  the Heartfulness Center in Dayton that offers free meditation and yoga classes to the community.
How to Go?
Saturday, March 3rd
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
Venue: Ayurveda Natural Health Center, 1342 N. Fairfield Rd, Suite B, Beavercreek, OH 45432
(Park in the parking lot across from CVS, between the Shell gas station and Valvoline and then there is a walkway from the parking lot to the front door behind the Shell gas station)
Limited space. Please email dayton.oh@heartfulness. org to reserve your place as soon as possible.
Visit www.daytonheartfulness. org for more information on the Dayton Heartfulness Center.

Fe Meier Memorial Yoga Night

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Join us Tues night as Day Yoga honors the life of yogi Fe Meier who passed away tragically on Feb 14. Fe was a graduate of the 2016-2017 Day Yoga Teacher Training program as well as a practicing member of our community

Gentle Yoga from 5:30 pm to 6:45 pm

Hot Power Hour 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm

Hot Slow Flow from 7:15 pm to 8:15 pm

To participate, visit dayyogastudio.com and select March 6 at the Brown St. location to reserve a spot.

 

Proceeds from evening classes will go to help cover funeral expenses with any remaining going to her son Koen.

Other Special events to honor Fe:

Thursday, March 1st starting at 9pm  Blind Bob’s Bar

WHAT: Performances by Kelly Hanus, Sidekick Complex, Nightbeast, and Grand Mammoth. ‘80s attire is suggested.

Kareo-Fe 

9 p.m.-midnight, Friday, March 2nd 9pm- midnight at The Trolley Stop

A night of karaoke.

First Friday Art Show Featuring the Work of Fe Meier and Friends

Friday, March 2nd 7-10pm . Wells and Co. Custom Tattoo, 110 E. Third St, Dayton
Pieces by Listermann and inspired by her will be on display. Some items will be available for purchase.

 

Oregon District and downtown business are planning events to remember Felicia “Fe Meier”Listermann and support her family. Listermann died February 14 in Dayton. Submitted

Extra-Fe-Ganza

Friday, March 2nd 8pm – midnight at DK Effect, 1600 E. 3rd St.

The event will be hosted by Randi Ganza. DK Effect will be donating $1 from each pint of beer sold and matching Ganza’s tips with a cash donation.

Fe-ki Night

 Saturday, March 3rd 7-midnight at  Canal St. Deli and Arcade

Canal St. will pass out leis to guests, serving Tiki themed drink specials, and donating a percentage of sales from the night. Several baskets will be raffled.

Fried Chicken Dinner

Sunday, March 4th – 5-9pm at Lily’s Bistro
Lily’s will donate a portion of the night’s sales, and will serve special features with Fe in mind. There will also be a customized cocktail for the evening created by Dayton mixologist Amber Brady. 

After-Party at Hole

Sunday, March 4th 9pm – 21m at  Hole in the WallThe bar will have a 90s themed party.

$40 Flash for Fe, 

Monday, March 4th  noon – 8pm at Rebel Rebel Tattoo
Resident artists as well as guest artists Alex Cooper, Rachel Lare and Kaelin Moser-Viteri (Moses) will be guest-spotting for the event. Select a piece from a Fe-inspired flash sheet. Proceeds will be donated to Fe’s family.

 

Ladies Night Ride and Lantern Glow 

Tuesday, March 6th 7-9pm . at Mike’s Bike Park

Proceeds from Ladies Night will go to benefit Fe’s family. A lantern glow will be held on the roof for her family, friends and students. Reservations are not needed for either part of the evening, but are recommended for bike rental. There will be no charge for the lantern glow. Lanterns will be available first come first serve.

 

You can also donate to the YouCaring online campaign to pay for funeral expenses. Any money left over will be put into an account for her son Koen.

 

3rd Annual Mass Meditation & Yoga Event at Courthouse Square

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Dayton’s Mass Meditation and Yoga event at Courthouse Square is planned for September 21, 2017 from 5:30-7pm

For the third year in a row, the Heartfulness Institute of Dayton invites the entire community downtown to Courthouse Square on Thursday Septemeber 21st, 2017 for free, beginner-friendly yoga and meditation sessions. This lovely, community building event celebrates both the autumn equinox and the United Nation’s International Day of Peace.

The idea for this type of “mass meditation” came from Libby Ballengee, a local event organizer, who was inspired by a similar event that was planned for New York City’s Central Park. She dubbed the first event “Dayton Big Quiet” and sought out assistance from meditation experts. Ballengee explains, “It started as a “what if” conversation on Twitter, and the idea took off. It was recommended that I check out the Natural Path Meditation Center in Beavercreek for help, and I’m so glad I did! They were the perfect partner for this event.”

They were perfect for the event because teaching meditation to the community is their speciality. The Natural Path Meditation Center is also known as The Heartfulness Institute of Dayton, a non-profit educational organization. They offer free relaxation, meditation, and yoga classes, as a service to the community, so that everyone has the same tools to manage stress. They are not affiliated with any religions. The meditation trainers simply want to help spread inner peace to all, in an effort to achieve world peace. The Dayton organization has been recognized by the State of Ohio for its significant contributions to the region.

Most recently, the organization opened a center inside the Fairfield Commons Mall, which offers these same free classes. It’s an incredible way to disconnect from our busy, plugged-in world, and simply let our minds rest. You can try out this heart-based meditation style at the meditation center in Beavercreek, the mall location, or downtown at this unique first day of fall event!

How to Go?

 

3rd Annual Peace Day at Courthouse Square

5:30pm Free Yoga class

6:15pm Free Heartfulness Meditation for Humanity

Come to either event or both! #DaytonBigQuiet

NOTE: Please bring your own yoga mat, towel or blanket for yoga. Organizers will have some chairs provided for meditation if you don’t want to sit on mats during meditation.

 

Info on Heartfulness at Fairfield Commons:

Yoga 
Tuesday 6 pm – 6.45 pm
Thursday 1 pm – 1.45 pm
Sunday   2 pm – 2.45 pm

Group Meditation :
Monday   9.15 pm-9.45pm
Tuesday  6.45pm – 7.15pm
Thursday 1.45 pm -2.15 pm
Friday      9.15 am – 9.45 am
Sunday    2.45 pm – 3.15 pm

Drop-in Relaxation and Meditation Sessions at all other times.

 

Info on Heartfulness Meditation Center in Beavercreek:

Heartfulness Introductory Session: Every Sunday 12:15pm and Thursday 7:15pm.

Clink above for information on additional series classes, yoga classes, private sessions, and more. All no charge!

HeartFest: A Fun, Free & Family Friendly Wellness Festival!

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HeartFest takes place at the beautiful Natural Path Meditation Center in Beavercreek, Ohio

Stressed? Seeking some peace of mind? Aren’t we all! It’s not as complicated as we tend to imagine. Self care, through movement and meditation, can dramatically improve our ability to cope with an increasingly stressful world.

Lots of folks are unaware that we have a wonderful resource nestled right here in the Miami Valley! The Natural Path Meditation Center, a non-denominational center that teaches a heart-based form of meditation called Heartfulness, is located in Beavercreek, conveniently close to both Fairfield and I-35 (directions below).

This weekend the Center is hosting their 2nd Annual HeartFest event. It’s a FREE & fun wellness festival, with workshops and vendors for all ages! Organizers hope that by offering tools for self care and inner peace, people will be able to live a more balanced life. How wonderful would that be for our community?

Curious about meditation, yoga, and wellness? Looking for ways to cope with stress? Seeking inner peace? Something to do with the kids? All of the above? Then this is sure to be a wonderful day you won’t want to miss!

HeartFest features:

  • Heartfulness Meditation sessions all day
  • Kids Tent with Activities for all ages
  • Variety of Wellness Speakers & Vendors
  • Movement Tent offering yoga, qigong, & Melt classes + Music!
  • Food Trucks (Shakery Juice Bar, Harvest Mobile Cuisine, and Bella Sorella Pizza!)
  • For the full schedule of events, click here.

How to go?

  • 10am – 5pm on Saturday August 19, 2017.
  • Free admission!
  • Parking at St. Luke’s Parking Lot. For directions click here.

Yoga At The Museum Returns

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The Dayton Art Institute’s popular Yoga at the Museum series returns in 2017, with new sessions on Sunday, February 12 and Sunday, March 5.

On February 12, The DAI partners with Indigo Yoga for a session in the Shaw Gothic Cloister, taking place from 11 am to 12:30 pm. In this inspiring vinyasa yoga experience, Barb Morsa and Amy Fecher from Indigo Yoga will offer an upbeat, creative-flowing class, seamlessly linking breath with movement. Fluidity, rhythm and grace allow students of all levels to experience Prana, the universal source of breath, life-energy and conscious intelligence. Alignment and body centered cues will encourage participants to feel the practice from the inside out. The session will be followed by a champagne toast, and attendees are invited to explore the museum’s permanent collection galleries.

On March 5, certified yoga instructor Emily von Stuckrad will lead a unique yoga session on the stage of the museum’s Renaissance Auditorium, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A 60-minute gentle yoga practice will be followed by 15 minutes of food/meditation pairing, and mimosas. Limited space is available for this special session.

Advance registration is recommended for Yoga at the Museum sessions. All sessions are now priced at $15 for museum members and $18 for non-members. Guests must bring their own mat. No bottled water is allowed in the galleries; The DAI will provide refreshments.

For more information or to register for Yoga at the Museum, go to www.daytonartinstitute.org/yoga or call 937-223-4ART (4278) during regular museum hours. Tickets for most Dayton Art Institute events, exhibitions and programs may also be purchased online at www.etix.com.

Start Your Year With An Urban Yoga Movement

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The Urban Yoga Movement is a retreat designed to bring yogis and wellness enthusiasts together for a celebration of community, learning and peace.  The event will take place all day on Sat, Jan 7th in downtown Dayton.  Guests will enjoy a day of active and educational sessions focused on a variety of disciplines of yoga, meditation and wellness of the mind, body and soul. Active sessions will include power and restorative options while educational sessions will cover yoga lifestyle, adventure and meditation.  Breakfast and lunch will be provided by Whole Foods

The event has a new home this year! It is their goal to use a space that feels a little undergound and demonstrates the transformation possible in Downtown Dayton. Event Co-Producer Tom Helbig says, “we couldn’t be more excited about hosting our event in a large warehouse building located in the Atta Girl Arts & Gardens Complex on Third Street in downtown Dayton, owned by local artist Hamilton Dixon, and local business owner and yoga community member Carli Dixon.” The Atta Girl complex is home to Hamilton Dixon Studios, Bloombeads flower petal jewelry, Front Street Cycle and Third Street Event space.

Registration fee will include access to all classes, breakfast, lunch, social, expo and Urban Yoga Movement shirt courtesy of Wagner Subaru.

Register on line. While early bird discounts have already expired, if you register by Jan 3rd it’s just $65.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below is some background information on some of the instructors that will be a part of the day:

9am Opening Session Laughter Yoga

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The Laughter yoga session will begin with a combination of deep breathing and stretching exercises, progressing to laughter exercises, and then concludes with a laughter meditation. These exercises oxygenate your body and brain helping us to feel more healthy and energetic. It is a complete well-being workout. Life is better when you are laughing ?

Stacy Lynn is an internationally-trained Yoga Therapist and E-RYT, Exercise Physiologist, and Holistic Health Educator. She has been serving the Dayton area with Mind/Body healing practices for over 15 years. Finding significant personal healing through yoga practices, her passion is to make the transformative and empowering practices of classical yoga available and accessible to all individuals. Stacy is the owner of Enlightened Fitness, LLC and founder of Empower Yoga Project located in Centerville.

At 10:15am Ranjani will be teaching followed by an 11:30am lecture on the Ramayana!
Ranjani Powers has been practicing yoga ever since she could move…one could say her samskaras run deep.

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One of Ranjani’s earliest memories is stretching and contorting herself into what she calls “juicy” postures (which, at that time, she thought she invented) but she later (to her chagrin) found out that they were in fact traditional yoga asanas (another memory is retreating to a dark and quiet corner of her parents’ house to practice likhita japa).


In the summer of 1998, Ranjani received the blessings and instruction to teach yoga from Sri Swami Satchidananda and has since devoted her entire life to teaching yoga.

Ranjani opened one of the first ever yoga studios in the Dayton area (Down Dog Yoga in Tipp City, Ohio in 1999), as well as the largest yoga studio in Dayton, perhaps even Ohio (Sakti Yoga in Old North Dayton, Ohio in 2005), so you could say she has been around the yoga block a couple of times. Regarded by many to be the teacher of yoga teachers, Ranjani Powers was the first E-RYT 500 in the area, and the first to offer a Yoga Alliance registered yoga teacher’s training in Dayton, Ohio. Many of her students are now established yoga teachers in Dayton and around the country.


True to her name, Ranjani Powers loves dishing out powerful classes that leave students stretched, sweaty, and sublimely empowered! Her classes will work your body, and expand your mind – she will challenge you physically and mentally, then allow your spirit to soar blissfully beyond in one of her legendary relaxation sessions.

 

11:30am  Ashtanga Yoga with Ross Stambaugh
Ross enjoys sharing the tradition of Ashtanga Yoga as taught by Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois, and the KPJAYI. The asana (postures), is one thing, but sharing and taking part in the ongoing lineage, philosophy, myths, and stories add so much more to it all.

Yoga provides the tool to uncover misconceptions we have about ourselves. We are much stronger and more capable than we give ourselves credit for. Ashtanga Yoga has a way of grounding you. Ross says he needs the grounding effect it has on him every single day.

The Power of Authenticity
Ross makes annual trips to Mysore, India to practice at The K.P. J. Ashtanga Yoga Institute, (the location where Ashtanga was started) and study yoga philosophy with Dr. Jayashree and Professor Narasimha. These trips last months and allow him to ground himself as well as submerse himself in yoga and focus on his practice.
Yoga has the great ability to allow the practitioners to show their best side when presented with challenges.

 

Flow Class at 4:14pm with Heather Feather 

Feather” was Heather’s nickname growing up and it suits her well.  Feathers inspire and that is just what Heather aspires to do for YOU!

Heather’s journey in health began after her father died from a rare neurological disease called Multiple Systems Atrophe in 1999. In the first month of her Freshman year at Lake Forest College her entire world shifted. A significant transformation began when Heather started practicing yoga and running to cope with the loss. Heather was on a destructive path during her teenage years and she chose to move in the direction of health which brought forth true healing and growth.

She has not turned back and wishes to bring the healing and transformational powers of a healthy lifestyle with a focus on yoga, exercise and healthy eating.

Heather teaches in a dynamic and firm, yet non-threatening way. She always brings something new to the table whether that be in a class atmosphere, bootcamp, private training/yoga or retreats. She brings a multifaceted approach to health & wellness with her in-depth knowledge of the yoga practice, exercise and diet. Heather is strongly intuitive and steps deeply into the present moment with you to give the best service possible. She almost always combines exercise and yoga in her offerings and sometimes even a healthy, delicious treat!

Heather is an ACE certified Personal Trainer, 500 hour trained Yoga Instructor, and Chef. She also has a professional certification in the Culinary Arts, an Associates degree in Pastry Arts and a certificate in dietetics. Additionally, Heather is a certified Spin Instructor, an Ironman finisher, marathon and ultramarathon runner, long-distance swimmer and triathlete.

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You can also enjoy an afternoon session at 4:15pm hearing tales from Tom Helbig‘s Journey to Happiness. Tom’s focus on adventure, knowing his authentic self, simplicity, building community and loving people has led to a more profound passion for life. Yoga and meditation has provided an incredible balance to his life of adventure. Three days after Urban Yoga Movement last year, Tom started his cycle across America from San Diego, CA to Key West, Florida to support Special Olympics. You just might hear a story or two from that journey filled with happiness.

Tom is the co-producer of Urban Yoga Movement and owner of a playful company called Tomfoolery Outdoors. Learn more about his lifestyle here.

GO W/ THE FLOW will present the closing session at UYM this year!

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Tori Reynolds discovered yoga while studying psychology at Wright State University. Compelled to learn more, she earned her 200 hour RYT certification in 2011 in Cincinnati, completed 500-hour certification with Live Love Teach in 2012, completed 100 hours of Rocket Yoga certification in 2015 and has studied with teachers including Doug Swenson, Tim Miller, Kino Macgregor, Tiffany Cruikshank, and Noah Maze, among many others. When not teaching around her hometown of Dayton, OH, Tori also travels with the GO W/ THE FLOW project she co-founded in early 2012. This collaboration between Tori and her partner Ben allows her to share her passion for the power of intentional breathing fueled by creative and inspired music internationally.


Michigan native and musical genius of GO W/ THE FLOW Ben Rivet is known for his roles as performer, producer, designer and yogi. With a reputation for collaboration and cross- promotion, it’s no surprise GO W/ THE FLOW combines these aspects. Driven by his passion to innovate, connect and share, Ben continues to perform under the name BJSR, cultivating and refining his unique style, and also participated in Practice Yoga’s teacher-training program where he earned 200-hour RYT certification in April 2012.