Topics include in this order-
Generosity, Morality, Patience, Joyous Effort, Concentration and Wisdom.


This is a donation based series – suggested $12 per or $65 for the series.

About Ven. Thupten Tsondu ( Tashi ) -
Venerable Gyudmed Ngarampa Thupten Tsondu (Tashi) was born in Tibet but fled to India in 1959 to seek political asylum along with his parents and the Dalai Lama. At age 13 he entered Gyudmed Tantric University to become a monk according to his wishes. In 1995 he was given a dialectic exam in front of 400 monks which resulted in the Geshe Ngarampa degree, a Ph.D. in Tibetan Tantric Buddhism.

He has visited the USA, Canada, Switzerland, England, Mongolia, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal and India and has taught ritual chanting, sand mandala construction and dialectic debate to monks at the Gyudmed Tantric, Gaden Jangtse and Drepung Gomang Monasteries of India and the Pethub Stengeyling and Gyud Monasteries of Mongolia. Tashi also served as chief administrator of Gyudmed Tantric University and wrote a book on tantric ritual.

Venerable Gyudmed Ngarampa Thupten Tsondu (Tashi) is currently a Buddhist spiritual teacher in Florida.

Discover your chakras in this vinyasa class designed to awaken your shakti. Chakras, literally, wheels, are energy centers within our bodies. The 7 major centers are located along the spinal axis, and each is associated with specific psycho-physical functions.

The poses in this 90-minute session will be familiar, but you’ll leave class with a new appreciation of your energetic anatomy.

The cost is $15 for the session.

Nancy McCaochan, MA, E-RYT is a former writing professor and a published author who left the college classroom to devote her life to helping people feel better in their bodies. She’s been teaching hatha yoga since 1995 and chakra yoga workshops and teacher trainings since 2005. She also currently facilitates chakra sessions for Inner Door Center, an eating disorder recovery program.

This Yoga teacher training course exceeds the curriculum requirements specified by Yoga Alliance in:Techniques, Teaching Methodology, Anatomy & Physiology, Philosophy, Ethics, Lifestyle, and Practicum.

Also included in this program are additional workshops with Lynn Medow presenting a sessions on Modifications, Ethics & Philosophy, as well as an entire Anatomy Weekend. Natalie Donnellon will be presenting an Intro course to Ayurveda.

Join me for the transformation, it all begins this Fall!

Partner and Flying Yoga Therapeutics
2:00-4:00pm
Flying yoga is an amazing blend of Yoga, Acrobatics, Thai Massage, emotional body release and trust. Work with a partner to engage in creative expression, therapeutic massage, and dynamic embodiment of gratitude and compassion towards one another. Come and play and reconnect to your inner child!
NO PARTNER NEEDED TO ATTEND THIS CLASS!!

Organic Vinyasa Flow
5:45-7:15pm
Take a deep breath and let your practice unfold. Organically, in the flow. The way nature intends. Enjoy artisitc yoga sequencing.
Incredible music, amazing adjustments and conscious breath work. This workshop will also feature guided meditation and Kirtan. Truly an experience you wont want to miss.

I LOVE YOGA Trunkshow before and after classes

I Love Yoga produces garments and apparel that is 100% sweatshop free.
They are stylish and different, each piece imbued with love and wonderfully unique.

Moses Love also known as Michael Kup, is a perpetual seeker of truth and enlightenment. When he is not traveling the globe teaching yoga workshops and leading retreats, Moses resides in Miami, where he teaches Kundalini yoga and co-creates his company I Love Yoga. Moses has a degree in Thai Massage from the International Training Massage in Chiang Mai, Thailand, has authored a book entitled Live Hard Because You Can and has appeared in numerous national radio and TV news programs. Moses’ passion is in bringing his sacred activism fusion yoga to all corners of the globe and he is looking forward to his stop in East Grand Rapids.

Register online (prices will be $5 higher at the door):

Yogis near and far,

108 is considered a sacred number in Hinduism and Yoga. Traditionally, malas, or garlands of prayer beads, come as a string of 108 beads. Mathematicians of Vedic culture viewed 108 as a number of the wholeness of existence. 108 also connects the Sun, Moon, and Earth: The average distance of the Sun and the Moon to Earth is 108 times their respective diameters. According to yogic tradition, there are 108 pithas, or sacred sites, throughout India. And there are also 108 Upanishads and 108 marma points, or sacred places of the body.

And one can enjoy a Yoga mala of 108 Sun Salutations as an offering to Peace and Unity.

Join Michele on Saturday to celebrate the vernal equinox with 108 sun salutations!

Normal class fees apply.

-michele