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Creating new normals. Learning new rhythms. And discovering new responses. Yeah - go us! I created Yoga to Flatten the Curve during the early days of the pandemic as a way to support students and their yoga and mindfulness practices when our world began shutting down. It was also an effort to bring light to a heavy topic. Teaching and practicing online was our way of caring for ourselves and one another, work towards flattening the COVID-19 curve and collectively practice ahimsa. (go us again!) In yoga philosophy and ethics, ahimsa invites us to cause no harm to any living being - including ourselves - in action, thought and speech. When we care of ourselves in this way, we can authentically show up for and care for one another. With Yoga to Flatten the Curve, I’ll invite you to bring your attention to breath, move in a way that’s nourishing, reconnect with your inner spirit and peace, and cultivate a compassionate and curious relationship between the mind and body. Let’s share a practice and flatten that curve together. I offer yoga, meditation and breathing practices for individuals, groups of friends or colleagues, with kids or just for kids, customized to your schedule and needs. Visit my CLASSES page to book some mat time and my VIDEOS AND AUDIO page for tools to support your practice on and off the mat. PS - As a student first and foremost, I’ve been practicing yoga for 12 years, and have been teaching for 5 years to a wide range of students and abilities. My teacher, Suddha Weixler, encourages us to investigate where our breathing is coming from in all asanas and you’ll see a hint of that in my teachings too. I’m devoted to studying all aspects of yoga and using these tools to build my practice based on unity, liberation, equity, and accessibility…not just for comfort and ease. I’m also an athlete , so I get the urge to be curious about our edges and abilities, but I do love carving out time to slow down, rest, listen, reset…and smile. Thank you for being here, and I look forward to sharing a practice with you soon! Mary Beth Pronouns: she/her Curious how using pronouns can create an inclusive environment? Visit mypronouns.org. https://yogatoflattenthecurve.com/offerings daily 0.75 2022-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7aafeba7efa22f5f9abc33/1585872951511-2GWC65L0C4S8SK3R0P2D/live%2Bonline%2Byogi%2Btoes%2B3.28.20.jpg Offerings - Private Classes Online Private classes are customized to your needs as an individual or group. Examples include: Personalized Yoga Practice: a practice that meets you where you’re at through asana, pranayama and meditation Yoga Work Break: a time to reset during the workday with your colleagues Mindful Movement: whether it’s dynamic movement or an opportunity to slow down and unwind, we’ll work on shifting your awareness from external to internal Meditation and Breathing: An invitation to pause and check-in during your day Kids Yoga: a mixture of yoga, breathing and games to build awareness and have fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7aafeba7efa22f5f9abc33/1585872861759-51I0ZVEBO4I32VJ5GG63/live%2Bonline%2Bflatten%2Bcurve%2Bstanding%2B3.28.20.jpg Offerings - Group Classes with Partnering Studios Join me for in-person, live online or on-demand group yoga classes through partnering studios. Connect with friends and fellow yogis in your neighborhood and beyond! Current classes (in-person and virtual): Mindful Flow, Wednesdays, 6:45-7:45pm CT through Namaskar Yoga (in-person, live online, on-demand; visit their website for details and to register) Gentle Yoga, Sundays, 11:15am - 12:30pm CT through Namaskar Yoga (in-person, live online, on-demand; visit their website for details and to register) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7aafeba7efa22f5f9abc33/1605739248109-DJI04WPKFS59U206BIYL/Meditating.jpg Offerings - Workshops, Programs & Gatherings Come As You Are: Holing Space for Our Truths Saturday, April 30, 1-3pm in-person at Namaskar Yoga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7aafeba7efa22f5f9abc33/1603674789460-WNQSVC3KW2LJXNY4MEOH/Reverse+Warrior+2+arms+overheard+Practice+at+Home+original.jpg Offerings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7aafeba7efa22f5f9abc33/1603674366341-N8TG6B1K1HDDV207KHTX/Sunday%2BMindful%2BCollective%2Bmat%2Bprop%2Bset%2Bup.jpg Offerings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7aafeba7efa22f5f9abc33/1615001202995-RMODAR6NP5EMVC2B5WM7/Half+Moon+on+Window+Sill.jpg Offerings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7aafeba7efa22f5f9abc33/1596141611151-NPKV5A0YSTXJB7LU2B0J/Screen+Free+Yoga.jpg Offerings - Outdoor Yoga COMING SOON! Let’s roll out our mats outside Stay tuned for screen-free classes this spring and summer! https://yogatoflattenthecurve.com/book-a-private-class daily 0.75 2021-04-16 https://yogatoflattenthecurve.com/signature-classes daily 0.75 2021-03-09 https://yogatoflattenthecurve.com/workshops-programs-gatherings daily 0.75 2022-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7aafeba7efa22f5f9abc33/e0479cf7-f045-4c1f-8292-e6067885eb4f/Holding+Space+for+Our+Truths+4.30.22+Workshop.png Workshops, Programs, and Gatherings - Come As You Are: Holding Space for Our Truths Saturday, April 30, 2022, 1-3pm CT This in-person workshop is an invitation to come as you are, settle in and be curious about your inner truth. The two+ years of the pandemic may have pulled us in many diretctions and away from what we feel is our center. Through gentle asana (postures and movement), pranayama (breathwork) a peace circle and yoga nidra (deep rest), you’ll hold space to explore the personal and collective truth. During our time together, you will be invited to: Connect with the body through gentle asana Conenct with the breath through accesible pranayama Share your relationship to your inner truth and listen to others using a restorative justice framework Take rest and ease through yoga nidra Your hosts, Mary Beth Johnson and Brittany Simons, LCSW have 10+ years combined experience facilitating yoga classes and workshops and holding space for healing and growth. We look forward to sharing this journey with you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7aafeba7efa22f5f9abc33/1618604152074-5VS9U5BJG74JI8VRR6L9/Come+As+You+Are+Graphic.png Workshops, Programs, and Gatherings - Come As You Are: An Invitation to Begin Again Saturday, May 1, 2021, 1-3pm CT This workshop is an invitation to be in community and reflect on the impact of last year and how we’d like to move forward: Move through a heart-centered asana and pranayama practice Come together in a virtual community to reflect on the last year, using a restorative justice framework Have the chance to express grief, loss, joy, hope, privilege, and anything else in our minds and/or on our hearts Explore what we want to leave behind and what we want to carry forward Share lessons we have learned/wisdom gained Your hosts, Brittany Simons, LCSW and Mary Beth Johnson have 10+ years combined experience teaching yoga and holding space for healing and growth. On a somber and rainy day, they met over a cup of tea and reflected on the last year and all of the feelings surrounding what’s to come. From those conversations, this workshop was born. They recognize that everyone has their own individual experience over the last year and they encourage and welcome you to come to this space just as you are, honoring whatever is present for you. Just as Spring showcases how earth blooms after being dormant and how each exhale leads to a new cycle of breath, we all have the invitation to begin again.