WORKSHOPS

Willow Street Yoga is excited to offer a variety of special events and workshops that expand the practice of yoga. Our teachers and world-renowned guests specialize in a variety of topics that encourage our community to learn and grow. Members receive 20% off workshop registrations!

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FEATURED WORKSHOPS

Family Yoga: An adventure for the family with littles ages 3-6 with Susan Comfort

Saturday September 6th | 12:30pm - 1:30pm EST | In-Studio | $25 per mat

Family Yoga: Move, Play, and Connect (Ages 3–6)

Come stretch, breathe, and play together in our Family Yoga workshop—designed especially for parents and their little ones (ages 3–6). This joyful and interactive class blends simple yoga poses and playful movement to help children build body awareness, balance, and focus all while having fun on their own or with their loved ones.

Led by experienced children’s yoga instructor, Susan Comfort, and Sonja Johnson, this session offers families a chance to connect through movement and mindfulness in a relaxed and judgment free space. No prior yoga experience needed—just bring your curiosity, a sense of play, and a willingness to get a little silly!

What to expect:

Yoga sequences adapted for young children and parents
Techniques to encourage calm, focus, and emotional regulation
Quality bonding time that strengthens both bodies and relationships

Perfect for: Those with children ages 3–6. Mats provided or bring your own.

Come as you are, and leave feeling centered, connected, and full of smiles.

Date: Saturday, August 23rd & Saturday, September 6th || Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm || Cost: $25 per mat (mat can consist of two people) per session

Family Yoga

Elementary Yoga: Playful Poses for ages 6-11

with Susan Comfort

Saturday September 6th | 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST | In-Studio | $30 per person

Elementary Yoga Workshop | Playful Poses for littles ages 6–11

Let your child stretch, breathe, and move in a fun and supportive environment designed just for them. Elementary Yoga is a 90-minute workshop tailored specifically for elementary-aged children (ages 6–11).

Through playful movement, age appropriate yoga poses, breathing exercises, and mindfulness games, kids will build strength, flexibility, balance, and focus all while having a fun time.

This workshop encourages creativity, confidence, and body awareness, helping kids develop healthy habits they can take off the mat and into their daily lives.

Led by experienced instructors, Susan Comfort and Sonja Johnson, who specialize in teaching children's yoga, the session is designed to be active, engaging, and relaxing all at once.

Please note: This is a kids-only class.

Perfect for both beginners and returning young yogis. No prior experience needed! Mats and props are provided, but please feel free to bring your own.

Elementary Yoga

Tai Chi with Robert Anderson

Sundays, September 14th, October 12th, and November 9th

10:00 am - 11:00 am EST | In-Studio | Cost: $119 for the full series | $49 per class

Tai Chi is a gentle, low-impact exercise that originated in China as a martial art. It involves a series of slow, controlled movements and postures, along with deep breathing and a meditative state of mind. Tai Chi is often called "meditation in motion" because it is designed to harmonize the body, mind, and energy levels. It can help with a variety of health concerns, including flexibility and strength, balance and coordination, stress and anxiety, depression, and pain relief.

Workshop participants experience introductory basics as well as advanced movements and exercises in order to gain a full understanding of Tai Chi’s philosophy so that they can begin to incorporate it into their everyday wellness practice.

In this workshop, experienced and beginning students learn Tai Chi’s four core mental health benefits: calming, grounding, letting go, and creating. Tai Chi’s gentle, low impact mind and body exercises incorporate graceful, relaxing movements that help generate physical and mental balance. Each session has a different focus and provides practical tools for your everyday life:

9/14 - Tai Chi for Calming
10/12 - Tai Chi for Grounding
11/9 - Tai Chi for Releasing

Cacao & Sound A Journey with the Energy of Keme with Johanna Olivas

Saturday, September 27th

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EST | In-Studio | Cost: $40

Join us for a heart-opening ceremony that blends the sacred medicine of cacao with a restorative sound journey, guided by the energy of Keme in the Mayan Cholq’ij calendar- a day of ancestral connection, release, and spiritual renewal.

We’ll begin with a ceremonial cup of cacao to soften into presence, followed by intention setting and gentle movement. We will flow into an immersive sound bath using crystal alchemy bowls and other instruments, supporting deep rest and emotional release.

Keme reminds us that healing ripples across time. Together, we honor what we carry, what we’re ready to release, and the wisdom waiting to be remembered.

All are welcome.

Four Seasons of Forest Bathing

with Susan West Montgomery

Saturday, September 20th | 3:00pm - 4:30pm EST | Rock Creek Park | $55

Follow the Wheel of the Year with seasonal forest bathing sessions in Rock Creek Park!

Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, is a Japanese wellness practice that helps individuals access the healing properties of nature.

These can be especially powerful during the times of transition offered by the changing seasons. Each walk will follow a different route, but all will allow us to experience this familiar landscape at
different times of the year.

You will be invited to slow down, to be curious, and to touch, smell, hear, and see nature more fully. The walks will not be strenuous but requires the ability to walk a mile or so on uneven surfaces.

About Susan:

Susan is long-time member of the Willow Street Yoga Community and a Kripalu certified Outdoor Mindfulness Guide. She provides customized outdoor mindfulness excursions in the Washington DC region and beyond. She is also a passionate advocate and non-profit consultant who is committed to leveraging natural and historic places to connect citizens, promote social justice, and foster health and well-being. Learn more at susanwestmontgomery.com

NOTE: Location and parking details will be sent out via email one week prior. Locations will most likely be varying meeting points within Rock Creek Park.

Forest Bathing

Radiant Rhythms Ecstatic Dance with Clara Fang

Saturday, October 4th | 6:45pm - 9pm EST | In-Studio | $30

Ecstatic dance is an exceptional wellness practice exploring free expression through movement in a substance-free, facilitated, and inclusive environment. In ecstatic dance, there are no set steps or structures, you move however you feel moved to move.

Do you feel like doing graceful twirls by yourself or with a partner? Stomp and punch the air? Rock back and forth on your back? Put your legs up against a wall? Curl up in a corner? You do anything you want that doesn't interfere with others' self expression.

In ecstatic dance, we co-create a safe space where everyone is free to be their authentic selves. The result is mental clarity, emotional freedom, and physical embodiment.

The benefits of ecstatic dance include:

Stress and tension relief
Mindfulness and relaxation
Somatic healing
Self-expression
Exercise and play
Community and connection

An Inclusive Space: All ages, genders, sexual orientation, and abilities welcome.

About the Facilitator:
Clara Fang, Ph.D is the founder of Green Tara Consulting, a consulting firm that specializes in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. She is an experienced facilitator of ecstatic dance, meditation, and authentic relating. She lives in Germantown, MD. Learn more at bio.site/cfang

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