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A Season of Reverence & Embodied Practice 🍂 | Upcoming Classes & Subbing

October 13th Blessings 🌿

Hello dear ones,

Finding a moment midday, with the autumn sun peeking through the windows, I wanted to take a brief time to connect.

Cold mornings, cold evenings, and a brave plunge into the Sandy River found me this weekend! I was fortunate to spend time in nature with a feminine circle—singing, laughing, sharing honestly, and gathering around food and fire to honor our hurts, joys, struggles and homage to the land and the lineages that came before us. Immense gratitude for all that contribute, shared and allowed- vulnerability is not easy and it is worth it.

As autumn colors grow more vibrant here in the Pacific Northwest, I’m feeling grateful for the beauty of this season and the quiet reverence it invites. I’ve also been making space for my own continued healing: the longings and griefs we carry, the parents and generations who came before us, and the tender parts of ourselves that still need care. For me, healing is a continual practice of meeting what arises, honoring what has shaped us, and finding our way toward wholeness as we keep creating the life we wish to nurture.

No grand lessons as I trust your wisdom and seasonal teachings are shining through. My invitation is to allow—to be present in the in-between, to move and rest, to bolster our vitality and soften where we can. To keep offering ourselves and one another a more compassion, carrying our flame, nurturing our flame as the season unfolds.

My days are full with teaching and service at the college, in studio, and online.
I’m grateful for the spaces where we can continue to gather. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be subbing several additional classes at HeartSpring Health, with opportunities to explore everything from Yin and relaxation to strength, balance, and supportive practices for chronic pain and brain sensitivity.

If you’ve been meaning to practice together, I’d love to see you.
Harvest blessings, Narvatri, Samhain, All Hallows, Dia de los muertos and all that is here and to come. Know that I will be drawing in inspirations, while also surrendering into the simple seasonal rhythms in a world that demands so much our attention. From the creative, to the simple, may the practices be potent.

Below are the regular weekly offerings, along with a few special opportunities to join me.

May we keep finding beauty in the ordinary moments, tending what matters most, honoring all that has come before, and allowing sincerity and space for what is ever becoming. May it unfold, may it shine through. Shanti Shanti.

With warmth and heart,
Maya

🌿Weekly Schedule

🌿 Providence St. Vincent | SW Portland (Free + Accessible)
Mondays | • 9:00 AM Rise • 10:00 AM Stability @Basecamp

🌿 HeartSpring Health | SE Portland - Now in MindBody
Weekly Wednesdays
Small-group therapeutic wellness, community, and movement.
• Slow Flow — Wed 4:45 PM
• Embodied Yoga Therapy (Small Group) — Tues 6:16 PM

🏡 Practice From Anywhere — via Zoom
Seasonal, Ayurvedic-inspired practices
• Yoga Therapy & Individualized Support available year-round
• Community Circle (Free) — Wed 11:00 AM
30 min centering, nervous system support & connection.
• Friday Flow (Pay What You Can) — Fri 8:00 AM
45 min full body mat based yoga.

🎃 Friday, October 30 — Friday Flow Halloween Edition ! 🎃
It's that time- seasonal fun in our regular 8:00 AM online practice. Come as you are- honor the departed through play and reverence, bring forward the seasonal spirit.

🍂 Special Classes & Seasonal Gatherings at Heart Spring

I’ll be subbing a few additional classes over the coming weeks. You’re warmly invited to join me! Mind Body Class Schedule Here!

Friday, October 16
12:00 PM — Love Your Brain
3:00 PM — Chronic Pain & Brain-Sensitive Yoga
Monday, October 19
5:15 PM — Yoga for Strength
6:30 PM — Yoga for Relaxation

Saturdays: October 24, November 7 & November 14
3 upcoming Saturdays!! A seasonal stillness and strength:
10:00 AM — Yin & Win
11:30 AM — Strength & Balance

View the full schedule, details, subbing and offerings on my Classes page.

Last Seasonal Letter: Heart Centered Grounding into Autumn