Joy Rising: Summer Women's Wisdom Yoga Circle

“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” Rumi

Joy is defined as the feeling of great pleasure &  happiness.  When we are tapped into joy, life just feels better, there is an ease, a lightness. Summer is the season that invites us to embrace joy & not take life so seriously.  This is the time to let the sun shine upon us & to expand our capacity for joy.  

Joy Rising is the radical commitment to uplift the human spirit, to come together in jubilant community, to spread kindness in the world, to rise in love & a dedication to express what feels good in our hearts & souls.  It is the place to be open to the possibility of joy in the present moment for ourselves & the knowledge that we have the ability to spread joy at any moment.  Joy Rising will be a beautifully sacred expression of pleasure & happiness.  We hope you will join us this summer!

Week 1:    Activating Joy in Self 

Week 2:    Spreading Joy In The World 

Week 3:    Receiving Joy From the Earth 

Week 4:    Celebrating Joy In Community 

EVENT DETAILS:

Join Keri Louise of Radiant Life Health & Wellness and Jennifer Lynn of Joyful Nature & Yoga as we journey into what it means to feel good within ourselves & expand that feeling into the wider world. 

• The 4-week series is $98.  Advanced registration is required.  Limited to 16 women.
• We will meet Tuesday evenings 6pm-8:30pm except for the final gathering (details below)
• July 23
• July 30
• August 6
• August 13 This gathering will be 5:30-9pm & include a shared potluck picnic

You will need a blanket, journal, pen & water bottle.

An assortment of hot teas will be served.

If you do not have the recommended items, reach out, we will have a few extras on hand.

*This series of the Women's Wisdom Yoga Circle will not include traditional asana but will include movement that is move free flowing & creative.  As always, the movement portion of our gatherings is accessible to all people.

We will gather at the NEWLY RENOVATED Kentland Retreat Center situated on 19 gorgeous acres of secluded forest complete with an enchanting stream, wooded outdoor sanctuary, open fields dotted with spring wild flowers & the freshly updated, cozy lodge.  It will be a great location for our time together.  We also plan to spend some time outdoors connecting to nature as part of this heart nourishing experience.

About your facilitators:

Keri Louise is the owner of Radiant Life Health & Wellness.  She has a passion for teaching women & girls the radical art of sacred self-care. A RYT-200 + Restorative certified Yoga Teacher, 500 hr Pilates Instructor, Reiki Master, Certified Holistic Health & Wellness Coach & Sacred Sisterhood Circle Facilitator, Keri Louise believes that optimum health goes beyond what you eat & how much you exercise.  True wellness is rooted in how much peace & joy you have in your life.  She creates nurturing spaces where women & girls gather to explore ancient ceremony work, soulful connections & navigating modern life in order to manifest deeply rooted happiness & contentment. Keri Louise shares these combined passions in each of her retreats, workshops, group classes & private sessions.

Jennifer Lynn is the owner of Joyful Nature & Yoga.  Jennifer is a 200 hour RYT Certified Trauma-Informed Restorative Yoga teacher who began her study of yoga more than a decade ago.  Her interest in yoga started as a physical & external practice with the sole intention of unwinding after years spent in the corporate world; where she was often exhausted, burnt-out & lacked the tools to quiet her mind and worries.  Jennifer quickly found that yoga supported both her physical & mental health; it offered her a chance to soften & relax her body and mind in order to release tension, facilitate deep healing & restoration.  What started out as solely a physical practice quickly evolved into an understanding of the internal practice of stillness, growth, balance & acceptance that yoga offers.   Jennifer's love of yoga led her on a journey to become a teacher in 2020, where she learned just how passionate she really is about sharing restorative yoga & encouraging relaxation with the world.  She believes we are living in an unprecedented time of high burn-out, high stress & high tension in mind, body and spirit.  Jennifer offers students a chance to disconnect from the outside world & reconnect to their body, find stillness in their mind & relax into a space that promotes health and well-being.

Women's Wisdom Yoga Circles are sober spaces.  Alcohol & recreational drugs including marijuana are not permitted.  Please arrive sober to events.  The use of tobacco & vaping products are not permitted on Kentland grounds.  At this time, masking will be optional.  Thank you.