Starting December 3rd, join Fiona for Steady Vinyasa Flow now twice a week in San Rafael!
In addition to her Thursday class, you can now practice with her on Tuesdays at 4:30pm.
Could your teen or pre-teen (geared for ages 10-14) benefit from exercise, flexibility, body awareness, and mindfulness? Students will experience the amazing benefits of yoga for body, mind, and soul in a lighthearted environment. Classes will include breathing exercises, discussion of topics such as self-confidence and body positivity, yoga flow, mindfulness, and meditation.
We’re excited to announce that starting January 21, you can join Stephanie Phelan on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 pm in Corte Madera for a Fiery Vinyasa class!
This vigorous yet well-balanced Vinyasa flow, syncs breath with movement as you transition between smoothly flowing poses and longer holds to build stamina and strength.
Join Robyn Cohen for a FOCUSFit Strength Pop Up Class in San Rafael Wednesday January 22nd at 12:30-1:30 pm.
FOCUSFit Strength is strong and intentional, focusing on empowering the body through movement that supports hormone balance, strengthens muscles, and boosts overall energy. Click the photo to learn more!
The transformative time of early motherhood can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming and leave us with more questions than answers. There is so much to navigate during the perinatal year and sometimes we do not know where to turn to for resources to help us navigate all these new experiences.
Join us at Metta Mama starting in January for a free perinatal education series where we will cover topics ranging from hormonal health, to sleep, to pelvic floor health. Learn how to navigate your new normal from experienced practitioners that will help guide you to feel more confident in your body, in your mind, in your relationship, and in your new job caring for your precious little one.
Join Marina Guastucci in San Rafael for a Donation Class supporting those impacted by the LA fires.
This nourishing Vinyasa class, ending with a relaxing sound healing, will leave you feeling renewed while raising funds for boutique fitness studios affected by the wildfires. Your participation helps provide immediate relief and supports rebuilding these vital community spaces.
Join John Berlinksy and Erin Stewart for a special afternoon of restorative yoga followed by savasana with acupuncture for deep relaxation and restoration. You will spend time moving through restorative postures followed by an extended savasana with acupuncture points that activate the parasympathetic nervous system and replenish the body’s reserves.
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Join Michelle Wing from IYK for the Zen Parenting Workshop in San Rafael! In this 2-hour workshop, parents will learn practical yoga tools to reduce power struggles, manage energy, and create a more harmonious household while building resilience, compassion, and joy. Click the photo to learn more!
Come experience coworking at Groundfloor San Rafael! On Monday, January 27th, from 9am to 2pm, Groundfloor is hosting a Free Coworking Open House just for our members!
Drop in anytime during the open house hours to explore and work at this amazing space in San Rafael!
We’re excited to announce updates to Hayley’s teaching schedule at Cloudbreak: Starting January 28th, join her on Tuesday and Thursdays from 3–4 pm!
Sync breath and movement while flowing through both traditional and creative yoga poses! Hayley’s classes are transformative and empowering, helping students connect the body with breath, quiet the mind, and move joyfully. Her thoughtful sequencing, energizing music, and good vibes create a unique and uplifting experience.
Starting January 29th, join Mirabai twice a week at Cloudbreak in Sausalito!
In addition to her Friday class, she’ll now be teaching on Wednesdays at 10:30 am.
Mirabai will offer strong Ashtanga based alignment focused Vinyasa flow classes with music. Her classes are a fusion of powerful lineages and every class is creative and catered to the students' needs that are present in the room.
Join Apryl for a special evening to unwind the body and mind on a Yin Aerial Yoga Class!
Allow the season to be a guide and may the slow, hibernating Winter evenings be an invitation to practice slowly and build inner fire through a series of low-flying postures that increase core strength & balance and mental relaxation, leaving class with a deep emotional calm.
Join Katie Sullivan for an informative and supportive talk on nurturing healthy sleep habits for your baby during those critical early months, followed by a Q&A session. You’ll leave feeling more confident about your baby’s sleep needs and empowered to handle common sleep challenges.
Set your intention for Self-Care and roll into the New Year with a nourishing and balancing Self-Care Treat(ment).
You’ll start with a hands-on self-massage utilizing the unique Roll Model Method Therapy Ball(s) to release tissue adhesions and held tension throughout your body from head to toe resulting in a deeper sense of bodily awareness and lightness.
Enjoy a guided self-care session with Roll Model Therapy Balls, working from your feet to your neck to release tension and improve mobility. Finish with a 30-minute Restorative session to leave you feeling refreshed.
Join Sara for a transformative workshop where the fluidity of Vinyasa meets the mindful depth of somatic principles. Through this unique approach, you'll learn to move from within, re-educate your body’s patterns, and enhance your internal perception by focusing on attention and intention.
This three-part series will guide you through movements tailored to the upper, middle, and lower body, helping you cultivate full-body awareness.
We are thrilled to bring back our KIDS Yoga Teacher Training at Metta, in collaboration with It's Yoga Kids ®.
Designed to nurture mindfulness and well-being from a young age, this specialized program will equip you with the skills to guide children on their yoga journey.
Join us for a magical evening of profound rest, restoration, and compassion with Nimisha Gandhi and Emily Wiemer.
Begin with intention setting and a gentle yin practice, and move into yin yoga, a practice that primes your body for the soothing experiences of the Soundbath and Yoga Nidra.
Experience an inspired series of earth-based practices that transform movement and meditation into a form of medicine.
Merrill and Shana, each with a lifetime of expertise in mind-body disciplines, bring creativity, understanding, and deep insight into every session. Embark on your journey towards holistic health with Merrill and Shana as they guide you through the transformative power of movement and meditation, rooted in the cycles of the natural world. This gentle and fluid movement practice blends teachings from diverse schools including qigong, yoga, dance, authentic movement, polarity therapy and touch for health.
Starting February 10, join Dana Ryder on Mondays 8:15am for a Vinyasa Flow at Corte Madera!
This vigorous yet well-balanced Vinyasa flow, syncs breath with movement as you transition between smoothly flowing poses and longer holds to build stamina and strength.
Join us at Cloudbreak on Saturday, Feb 15th, for an special Acro Yoga workshop with Michele Bouvier!
This beginner-friendly session blends yoga, acrobatics, and Thai massage, offering a unique way to stretch, balance, and connect. Whether you’re looking to try something new with a friend, celebrate Valentine’s Day, or just explore your playful side, this is for you!
Join us for the Breath of Yin + Sound Journey, where compassion and healing converge through deep breath awareness led by Ché, accompanied by Hy Long's clearing Sound Bath to guide you through the realms of mercy, compassion, kindness, and love.
Join Leia Layus and Rebecca Eberhardt for “The Slow Down,” a 2-hour class blending flowing Yin Yoga, Restorative postures, and bodywork to ease your body, quiet your mind, and replenish your spirit.
Join Uli in San Rafael for this strong and fun Yoga based fusion class, tailor -made for runners, hikers and all outdoor enthusiast looking to enhance their game through mindful cross-training!
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Led by Michelle Wing from IYK®, this class is designed for parents and kids to practice yoga together, creating lasting memories while fostering connection, flexibility, and strength. This class offers poses and activities for all ages, with plenty of opportunities for laughter and bonding.
Each session will also support a great cause, making your practice even more meaningful. Come stretch, play, and give back as a family!
Join Dana Damara for a special Breathwork Workshop in Corte Madera!
You don’t need to go on a psychedelic “trip” to feel the essence of magic in your own body. Breathwork will do the “work” for you to release, and transform stagnate energy, old wounds, and dysfunctional patterns so you can regain lost soul parts and remember the magic of who you truly are.
In this Workshop, you’ll journey through Breathwork and close with a nurturing sound healing session, leaving you feeling balanced and renewed. Join Dana for this powerful experience!
Whether you’ve just been diagnosed with cancer, are in the middle of active treatment, are in remission, or courageously living with cancer for the rest of your life, this event is for you.
A cancer diagnosis can feel lonely, and finding the right support can be challenging. This community gathering was created to be a safe, loving, and restorative space where you can show up exactly as you are no matter where you are on your treatment journey and receive deep nourishment, connection, and healing.
Are you looking for an experiential childbirth education class? Come learn and refresh your understanding about what it means to move through the dance of labor and birth with your support person - spouse, partner, friend, or family member.
Using crystal bowls, bells, and voice, Shalom gets the whole room vibrating and harmonizing. The sound waves travel deep into your body delivering an impressive and fascinating range of benefits and profound waves of emotional release.
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Join Reiki healer Jennifer Brinn in Corte Madera for Reiki and Restorative, as she guides you into a deep rest for body, mind & spirit!
You'll be soothed by an ambient soundtrack as you're guided in meditation, restorative yoga and offered the hands-on energy healing modality of Reiki to release stuck energies and lift you into a peaceful vibe. A perfect way to begin your weekend!
Join Peter B. and Hy Long in Corte Madera on January 19th for The Core and The Cleansing, a special workshop designed to strengthen and refresh your body and mind!
In this dynamic and healing workshop, Peter and Hy Long will move deep into the core and then detoxify your body and mind into a sound bath experience that will cleanse the soul.
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Matrescence is the journey from maiden to mother (and from mother of one to mother of more, along with so many other things). It’s a rite of passage and a personal transformation in one, and it’s largely ignored in our modern society.
This motherhood reflection circle by Kate Seaton, creator of The Motherlines, will bring mothers of all ages and stages together in community to pause, reflect on, and share our unique motherhood experiences.
Join us for an overview of what to expect out of the 2025 Metta Yoga's 200-hour Yoga Alliance certified teacher training program and an open floor for Q and A with our lead teacher, Michele Klink.
Strengthen, Mobilize, and Move with Joy! Starting January 8th, join Chelsea Wiley on Wednesdays 10:45am for a Postnatal Baby Wearing FULL Body Bootcamp!
Join us for a fun and energizing full-body movement class that blends bodyweight exercises with resistance bands to help you build strength, improve mobility, and support your pelvic floor. Set to upbeat music, this class is designed for all levels and focuses on functional movements that target the key muscles supporting your core, posture, and pelvic health.
Parents are welcome to bring babies in carriers—this is a family-friendly class where you can strengthen your body and bond with your little one at the same time.
Join Hy Long on New Year’s Day at Cloudbreak from 5:30-8pm for New Year, Clear You, a special 2.5-hour yoga experience to set the tone for 2024.
In this powerful session, Hy Long will guide you through a sweaty, strong flow to create space in your body and mind, followed by seated meditation, micro-journaling, sound, and chanting.
Kick off the New Year with Special Classes!
Start 2025 with intention and connection in these inspiring New Year’s Day classes, included with your membership and packs!
Join us for a special end of the year celebration with Nimisha Gandhi and Emily Wiemer, designed to elevate your senses, reflect on the past year and set powerful intentions for the year ahead. Click the photo to learn more!
Join Leia Layus this New Year's Eve at Cloudbreak to reflect on the past year and set new intentions for the year ahead!
Guided by the Four Immeasurables—loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity—we will cultivate an Awakened Heart through meditation, yoga, and guided journaling.
This Holiday season, join Marianne Whitfield for a workshop that invites women to explore their grief through the transformative power of poetry and movement.
In this circle, we’ll use yoga to ground and open our bodies, creating space for reflection and healing. Through guided writing prompts, shared readings, breath and voice practices, participants will have the opportunity to express their grief, honor their loved ones, and connect with others in a supportive community.
Join Michele Klink at Cloudbreak for a special Winter Solstice and Full Moon Therapy Ball Roll Down and Yoga Nidra!
Gather together on these darkest nights of the year. The evening will open with a ceremony, including intention setting. We will dive deeper into mindfulness and massage with Therapy Ball Roll Down followed by and deeply relaxing Yoga Nidra. Our evening will finish with a Reiki infused savasana and finishing meditation.
Yoga Nidra 5-Day Challenge with Nimisha Gandhi!
Join Nimisha Gandhi for a 5-day Yoga Nidra challenge to help support you during the holiday season, so you don’t feel overwhelmed and can find balance and reset.
Each day, you’ll practice a 35-minute Yoga Nidra session via Zoom from the comfort of your home. This practice will help you relax, release tension, and reset your nervous system.
Are you looking for an experiential childbirth education class? Come learn and refresh your understanding about what it means to move through the dance of labor and birth with your support person - spouse, partner, friend, or family member.
Starting December 6th, join Marina Guastucci on Fridays 6:15pm for 75 minutes of a Slow Vinyasa Flow and Sound!
Marina will guide you on a nourishing, slower-paced Vinyasa class concluding with 10-15 minutes of deeply relaxing sound healing.
Starting December 3rd, join Marina Guastucci on Tuesdays and Thursdays for Core Flow, at Metta San Rafael!
This will be dynamic core focused flow designed to tone, strengthen and balance all aspects of the core. In addition to traditional yoga postures, we will use various breath, fascia release and resistance training techniques to awaken and empower our bodies from the inside out!
Join us at Metta for a FREE all-levels Vinyasa Yoga Class, part of San Rafael's annual Winter Wonderland event!
This special class will be led by Serenity Berntson, who will guide you through a flowing sequence designed to bring warmth, energy, and balance to your body and mind as we enter the holiday season.
Move, sweat, and get grounded to bring your best self to the Thanksgiving table. Reserve your spot early for our offerings on Thanksgiving morning! All included with your membership and class packs.
Starting November 21st, Peter Bartesch is taking on Thursdays 5:30pm at Cloudbreak for a Vinyasa Flow L2/3 (heated at 86F)!
If you haven’t taken Peter’s class yet, get ready for some serious FIRE! His classes are challenging but designed to help you grow in your practice, combining movement and philosophy for a unique, fun, and powerful experience.
Tend your path of yoga in this guided study group with Leia Layus. This supportive container is for the practitioner who wants to tend the path of personal growth with their peers.
Through the lens of Eastern wisdom, facilitated group discussion, and integration through somatic practices & workbook exercises, you will deepen your understanding of yoga philosophy and have tools to apply them in your daily life.
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Thanksgiving: IYK® Family
Give and receive at this IYK® Event. Strengthen, stretch and stress less with yoga and a special project to celebrate Thanksgiving. Have fun and get into gratitude. Bring a new package of diapers to benefit Homeless Prenatal Program. All ages welcome.
Join Jonathan Pofsky on November 10 for the Mindful Dads Workshop!
Modern dads often feel stressed and seek deeper connections amidst their busy lives. If you’re looking to take a dad time-out and become more present with your family, this workshop is for you.
You’ll explore mindfulness techniques to cultivate calmness, learn effective communication tools, and build a supportive community with fellow dads.
Yogic Philosophy Meets Civic Engagement: What do the 8 limbs teach us about voting, respectful debate, and making our voices heard? Join John Berlinsky, 30 yr Ashtanga Teacher, Melissa Blaustein, Sausalito City Council, Sharna Brokett, Founder of Positive People and Kit Hayes, Founder of Time Away for a vibrant discussion about taking our practice off the mat and into the world.
We’re excited to invite you to a special Donation-Based class that supports the incredible work of B4BC - Boarding for Breast Cancer.
In this uplifting class led by the incredible Bex Urban, we'll come together as a community to practice yoga, cultivate mindfulness, and raise funds for a cause close to our hearts!
Your generous donations will go directly to B4BC, empowering them to continue their inspiring work.
Join Erika van Gemeren and Bodhi Starwater in a dreamy collaboration. Practice yin yoga to live music. Get your body primed to enter into the luxurious Soundbath by Bodhi. These two have been collaborating for over 4 years now and the two will help facilitate deep relaxation, perhaps even visuals and astral travel.
Few things raise our vibe like yoga, live music, and community! Minna will guide us through an uplifting vinyasa flow as Kevin Paris plays a live set filled with original music and beloved covers. Together, we'll cultivate happiness, connection, and, of course, good vibes. Let’s end the day with smiles and gratitude!
Join us at Metta Mama for The Journey from Perimenopause to Menopause: How to Maximize Your Hormonal Health.
Experts will discuss managing symptoms like anxiety, poor sleep, and hormonal changes, and offer practical tips for navigating this life transition, followed by a Q&A session. Click to learn more!
Join Gillian on a curiosity voyage to The Upside Down!
In this workshop we'll spend 2 hours using tools in your yoga arsenal, including props, to break down high-flying poses and make them accessible. This workshop is designed for beginning flyers and will help you conquer your fear, lean in, and lift up.
Join us as we welcome back Kevin Paris for a special day of Live Music Yoga at Metta Yoga Corte Madera! Enjoy two amazing classes:
8:30-9:45 AM - One Love Flow with Carla + Kevin: Energizing flow to popular hits.
5:00-6:15 PM - Good Vibes Flow with Minna + Kevin: Uplifting vinyasa with live music.
Both classes are included with your membership or class pack! Click to learn more.
What do Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Bob Marley, Tom Petty, and more all have in common? This yoga class! Expect a lifted, energizing vibe as you move through heat-building sequences with Carla! She’ll guide you through a fiery vinyasa flow while Kevin Paris provides the soundtrack with a mix of popular hits. Come ready to groove and expect to breathe, sweat, laugh, and maybe even sing along.
Join Dana Damara at Metta San Rafael for a transformative workshop combining breathwork and sound healing. Clear anxiety, fear, and stagnant energy, and release old patterns. Experience peace and calm, followed by a journaling session to reflect on your journey.
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This event will meet at Sausalito Beach. You’ll be guided by Marlee Newman through a 30 minute breathwork sequence designed to warm & invigorate our bodies! Then we’ll cheer each other on as we plunge into mama nature’s cleansing waters.
Post plunge we’ll towel off and enjoy a morning juice shot to jumpstart our digestive system. Leave feeling nourished, connected and ALIVE as you start your day.
