A Winter Holiday Class
with Karen Macklin
Winter is a perfect time to turn inward, and explore a new level of depth in your practice. This annual two-hour class will help you stay grounded in your body and connected to your heart and highest self– today and throughout the season.
In this special practice, we’ll draw the energy down to the earth for stability, prepare the digestive fire (for holiday mealtime!), and open the heart center to let in feelings of peace, compassion, and connection.
We’ll end practice with a meditation on the chakras, and some sweet treats. What better way to start Christmas day?
$25 with preregistration on or before 12/24; $30 at the door, space permitting
Karen Macklin (RYT-500) has been studying yoga and meditation since 2000 and has received training in the yoga traditions of Ashtanga, Iyengar, Shadow Yoga, AcroYoga, Therapeutic, and Restorative, as well as in various forms of Buddhist meditation, yogic philosophy, and the science of Ayurveda. She has studied with many wonderful teachers, and has been most influenced by Scott Blossom, Sean Feit, Chisandra Fox, Gary Kraftsow, and Jason Crandell.
She teaches with an emphasis on building internal and external strength, creating mindfulness, and establishing a deep connection with the energetic body. Her classes are typically strong but slow, rhythmic flows that incorporate hands-on adjustments, verbal alignment cues, and an opportunity for students to enter a space of meditation and inquiry. Karen has also written about yoga for Yoga Journal, Yoga International, FitYoga, Tricycle, San Francisco Weekly, and the San Francisco Bay Guardian.
