Love in Motion: Befriending Ourselves Through Yoga
A Four-Week Yoga Series
Wednesdays in February
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm, In-person
*sign up for the whole series or drop in to a class. registration closes the day before each class in the series. If you missed a previous session, you can still register for subsequent classes.*
Led by Savannah Carlson, PT, DPT, RYT-200 (she/her)
Welcome to a yoga experience designed to invite you into a sweeter relationship with yourself.
Throughout each class, you’ll have the opportunity to listen to your body’s cues, cultivate your mind-spirit-body connection, and give yourself permission to move (or not move!) in a way that brings you peace and pleasure.
This yoga series will use gentle yoga, breath work, and meditation as methods to nurture and befriend your one and only self.
We will also hold space for the many intersectional experiences that cause division within ourselves, such as systemic racism, sexism, and trauma. These experiences and their effects are not packages we can simply “leave at the door.” They are part of us, but through intentional healing processes, we can ensure they do not hold power over us.
This yoga series offers yet another practice to support you in your unique healing journey.
Love in Motion is open to all levels of yoga experience. Supportive props are encouraged throughout, and numerous variations of each shape will be offered. You can expect soft lighting, soothing music, and a welcoming environment.
Sixty percent of the proceeds from this class will go to the Rhea Physical Therapy Community Fund, which provides financial support to individuals seeking pelvic health physical therapy. You can learn more about Rhea Physical Therapy and the Community Fund here.
Registration
Payment can be made by cash, check, Venmo, or PayPal
Venmo: @Savannah-J-Carlson
Paypal: @savannahinmotion; paypal.me/savannahinmotion
After you complete the registration form, Savannah will be in touch with you via email to confirm your registration and to answer any questions you may have.
The class will be limited to 12 participants.
To reserve your spot, register and submit payment no later than Tuesday, February 6th. If paying with cash or check, please indicate that on your registration form so that Savannah can reserve your spot. Cash/check payments can be made at the door.
EQUITY PRICING:
Empowered Spaces and Savannah Carlson value community care. Given the systemic injustice in this world which affects each of us differently, this equity pricing scale acknowledges that our ability to pay for services, and access those services, varies. We offer a self-determined sliding scale based on the ways that your identity grants you access to privilege and to social capital, e.g. race, gender & sexual identity, socio-economic status, educational background, able-bodied-ness, etc.
Community Rate - "I can use support from my community" - $54 full series/ $15 per class
Sustainer Rate - "I can pay my way" - $72 full series/ $20 per class
Supporter Rate - "I can help support my community" - $90 full series/ $25 per class
*Full and Partial Scholarships available
(realize, too, that you can pay between these rates, as well)
**Full & Partial scholarships: Empowered Spaces is committed to doing everything possible to make offerings accessible to everyone. To inquire about the Empowered Spaces Equity Scholarship please contact Kelly at kkcaul@yahoo.com
Questions: reach out to Savannah at savannahcarlson.dpt@gmail.com
COVID-19 PROCEDURES
We will follow CDC guidelines when it comes to masking. Currently: Masks are optional. If cases go up in St. Louis County and guidelines change, masks will be required throughout the practice. Please stay home if you have symptoms, test positive, or were exposed to someone with COVID-19.
ACCESSIBILITY:
The Empowered Spaces yoga studio is located on the ground floor. There is a 10-car parking lot adjacent to the studio & additional free parking on neighborhood streets. Restroom is wheelchair-accessible and ramp-accessible in the main building. Please reach out to Kelly kkcaul@yahoo.com if there is anything more we can do to make our offerings more accessible. Empowered Spaces is committed to accessibility, and strives to be accessible and inclusive of all abilities and all individuals.
Meet Savannah
Yoga Instructor, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist, Pelvic Health Advocate
My journey to becoming a yoga instructor and physical therapist began nearly ten years ago. I was a freshman in college when I found myself laughing, sweating, and stumbling through a yoga class at YogaOasis in Tucson, Arizona. That first class started me on a path of constant self-discovery, as well as a long road of study to eventually become a doctor of physical therapy.
Now, I am a pelvic floor physical therapist, pelvic health advocate, and yoga instructor. I earned my 200 hour registered yoga teacher certification at YogaOasis in 2015. In 2018, my partner and I moved to St. Louis so I could complete my physical therapy degree at Washington University. I now run my own practice, Rhea Physical Therapy, where I provide pelvic floor PT in the comfort and privacy of my clients’ homes.
Over the years, my yoga practice has shifted from one of pushing my boundaries to one of honoring them. As I made this transition, I began to seek out a softer side of yoga. I also began to explore the intersection of yoga, mental wellness, social justice, and feminism. These inquiries led me to All Bodies Rise Yoga.
All Bodies Rise is a community of yoga practitioners and instructors that place mental health, social justice, and body positivity at the center of yoga practice. It is a trauma-informed practice that strives to make yoga accessible to everyone, regardless of their race, size, gender, ability, financial means, age, or any other identity. When I found All Bodies Rise Yoga, I knew I had found the right practice for me. I became an All Bodies Rise Yoga instructor in 2018.
Today, I offer yoga classes that are gentle and soothing. The purpose of each class is to invite the practitioner into a place of safety, calm, and pleasure in their body. Every cue is a suggestion, rather than a command, and every shape comes with a range of variations to support the needs of each individual.
My hope is that you feel confident in showing up as your whole self, whoever that may be and with whatever you might be going through. I believe that embracing the needs and desires of your heart and your body is a radical act. In my yoga classes, that is exactly what I invite you to do. I look forward to meeting you and supporting you where you are.
If you have questions about my offerings or want to learn more about my work, please email me at savannahcarlson.dpt@gmail.com or find me on Instagram @rhea.pt.stl