Yoga for Every Body

A 5-week class series

Tuesdays 7:15 - 8:15pm

April 18 & 25 and May 2, 9,16

Led by Deidra O’Loughlin, M.A., LPC, RYT-200 | she/her/hers

Please join us for the 5-week long series “Yoga for Every Body” at Empowered Spaces on Tuesday evenings beginning April 18, from 7:15-8:15pm.

All levels are welcome, including beginners, and anyone who has found yoga classes intimidating.  This is a queer-affirming class intended for people of all genders, all bodies, and all experience levels.  If you think you’re not “good enough” at yoga, think again.

In each class, we will

• Practice a variety of different yoga postures and sequences – variations will always be offered.

• Explore different practices aimed at healing our relationships to our physical bodies.

• Learn about both “body positivity” and “body neutrality” and you can see which practices resonate with you.

There will be a maximum of 12 students.  No previous yoga experience necessary.

Arrive any time after 7:00pm and we will begin at 7:15pm.
This is not yoga therapy.

Yoga mats, blocks, blankets, cushions and chairs are provided, but feel free to bring your own.  Dress in clothing you feel comfortable moving in.

Registration

• Click here to register or email deidra@deidraoloughlin.com

  Send Payment through

  Venmo: @Deidra-OLoughlin

  Cash/Check payable to Deidra O’Loughlin

  After you complete this registration form, the instructor will be in touch with you to answer questions you may have.

EQUITY PRICING:

Empowered Spaces and Deidra O’Loughlin 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.

• Sustainer Rate - "I can pay my way" - $125

• Supporter Rate - "I can help support my community" - $100

• Community Rate - "I can use support from my community" - $75

• *Full and Partial Scholarships available

(realize, too, that you can pay between these rates, as well)

If you are unable to attend all five classes in the series but would like to participate on a drop-in basis, you can pay per class: Sustainer Rate - $20 / Supporter Rate - $25 / Community Rate - $15

Yoga mats, blocks, blankets, cushions and chairs are provided, but feel free to bring your own

**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

COVID-19 PROCEDURES 

We ask that those who attend in-person are vaccinated. 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 Deidra

            Deidra completed a 200-hour teacher yoga training at Urban Breath Yoga in St. Louis in 2021 after maintaining her own regular practice for 15 years.  Her current favorite styles to teach include slow flow, vinyasa-yin, and strong vinyasa classes.  She also enjoys teaching people who are brand new to the practice, as she strives to create a non-judgmental and encouraging space for beginners to dip their toe in.  Deidra came to love the practice of yoga while she worked a series of high-stress jobs in NYC while completing her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling.  The first studio that felt like “home” to her was on a busy Brooklyn avenue: she remembers feeling in awe of the moments of serenity she was able to experience in the studio despite the sirens screaming and car horns blaring just outside of the window.  In addition to teaching yoga, Deidra works as a psychotherapist in private practice in Clayton.  Her work as a therapist enriches her work as a yoga instructor as she is trauma-aware, attuned to her students’ needs and she makes the yoga space feel containing and supportive.  Deidra recognizes the power of a yoga practice to help people with histories of trauma, those with anxiety or depression, and people who experience oppression in any way; as a result, she is passionate about facilitating classes specifically aimed at helping folks with these struggles (re)connect with their bodies in a safe way.  Deidra is a self-identified nerd who loves book clubs, appreciating art and nature, and just generally being silly (which you will likely get to experience if you attend her classes).  She hopes that if you practice with her, you leave class feeling more grounded, calmer, and stronger.