Events & Workshops
Built to Perform - Pop-Up Women’s Class Series with Surbhi Adora
Build resilient strength for the life you're already living! Join Surbhi Adora for a special Women’s class series, INCLUDED with your memberships and packs.
You move regularly. You show up. You feel pretty good. But there's a difference between being active and being strong - and many women don't discover that gap until they try to hike farther, cycle longer, run faster, or simply ask more of their body than their routine is preparing them for.
This class series focuses on foundational, functional strength movements your body uses every day and in every workout. You'll learn how to load movements safely, build joint stability, and progress movements intelligently - so your body feels stronger, more supported, and capable both in your workouts and in daily life.
Designed to complement practices like yoga, this experience blends mindful strength training with nervous system regulation, helping you build resilience without burnout.
For women of all experience levels. Drop-ins welcome!
Classes running weekly from May 12 - June 9th (5 weeks), on Tuesdays 4:00-4:45pm at Metta Corte Madera.
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About Surbhi:
Surbhi is a fitness and wellness coach who helps women build strength, resilience, and a more sustainable relationship with their health. Her work blends strength training, mobility, nervous system support, and holistic lifestyle practices to help clients feel stronger, more balanced, and better supported in daily life.
She holds certifications in kettlebell training, mobility, pre and postnatal coaching, pain-free performance, TRX, holistic lifestyle coaching, and personal training, with continued education in women’s health, emotional and nervous system regulation, mindfulness, and functional movement. Her approach is grounded, practical, and focused on helping people pursue their goals while maintaining a sense of ease and well-being.
Yoga for Runners, Hikers and all Outdoor Enthusiasts
Join Uli in San Rafael for a 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!
You will flow through a variety of sequences that will move you in new and different ways to increase your strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, mental focus and overall fitness.
You will leave this class with a heightened body awareness and a list of simple movements you can easily incorporate in your daily routine, setting you on a path of continued recovery and physical well being so you can keep doing what you love feeling your best form.
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Sound Bath and Yoga Nidra with Emily Wiemer and Nimisha Gandhi
Join us for an evening of deep rest, renewal, and heart-centered compassion with Nimisha Gandhi and Emily Wiemer.
We’ll begin by grounding through intention setting, a gentle pranayama practice, and light restorative stretches to invite softness into the body and calm the nervous system. You’ll then be guided into a nourishing co-experience of Yoga Nidra and Sound Bath, woven together in a seamless journey of rest and release.
Sound Bath
Bathe in the soothing vibrations of crystal singing bowls, chimes, and other resonant instruments. These healing sounds support emotional release, energetic balance, and deep states of calm.
Yoga Nidra
Known as “yogic sleep,” this guided practice invites you to rest in stillness while being led into a deeply relaxed, yet conscious, state. Together with the sound bath, it supports nervous system regulation, clarity, and inner renewal.
Before we begin, you’ll have the opportunity to pull an oracle card to set a personal intention or receive insight. At the end of the journey, we’ll close with a heartfelt song from Emily to gently bring you back into waking awareness.
Please bring anything that will help you feel cozy and supported: pillows, blankets, an eye mask, or your favorite grounding object.
Come as you are, and allow yourself to be held in a space of compassion, deep rest, and inner connection.
Cost: $45 (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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Deeper Reset - Breathwork & Sound Immersion with Hy Long
Deeper Reset - Breathwork & Sound Immersion
Imagine an evening where the only thing you have to do is breathe.
Deeper Reset guides you through guided breathwork, spacious stretching, and something you have to listen to believe - interactive, immersive live sound.
If your nervous system has been running on overdrive, this one’s for you. Let the body do what it’s been waiting for - let go.
All levels welcome.
Come as you are - no experience is needed. Just bring a mat, cozy layers, and a willingness to listen deeply.
COST: $40 (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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As a dedicated yoga instructor, sound bath practitioner, and advocate for holistic wellness, Hy Long believes in empowering our lives through the acceptance of our authentic self.
“My hope is that we inspire one another to live our most liberated life.”
Hy Long’s studies include a 200hr YogaWorks Teacher Training with Joan Hyman and Carmen Fitzgibbon in Los Angeles, a 200hr Ananda Vinyasa Teacher Training with Lesley DeSaulniers in Marin, a 300hr YogaWorks Teacher Training with Michele Klink in Marin, Kirtan Camp Training with Jai Uttal in Marin, Sound Bath Player Teacher Training with Jamie Bechtold and Robert Lee in Los Angeles, Reiki Level II Practitioner Certification with Sophie Demitra in Los Angeles. Follow him on instagram: @hylong.yoga
Shift Your Mindset on Labor and Delivery with Ashley Stachon
Workshops this year will be held on June 13 & October 3
For many of us, the only images or stories of labor we’ve seen come from movies and TV shows. The woman is in pain, yelling at her partner for “getting” her pregnant, flat on her back, and somehow goes from no contractions to full-on labor in minutes. Her water breaks dramatically. Often at the worst possible time.
This is not representative of real labor. Only about 15% of women experience their water breaking before labor begins, and labor rarely unfolds in a sudden, chaotic way.
More importantly, labor does not have to be a scary, painful, or overwhelming experience.
A productive labor begins when your body feels safe. When you feel supported, grounded, and regulated, your nervous system can shift out of fight-or-flight and into the parasympathetic state where labor hormones flow more efficiently. This sense of safety allows the body to soften, the pelvis to open, and contractions to work with you rather than against you.
This workshop is designed to help you feel at home in your body, understand what is happening physiologically, and learn how to regulate your nervous system so labor can unfold with more ease, confidence, and trust. You will be empowered to make your labor and delivery an experience that aligns with your values, your body, and your vision. You’ll learn how to recognize and respond to the signals your body sends to your brain, strengthening your connection to intuition and your body’s innate intelligence so you can make informed, embodied choices during labor.
In this workshop, you will learn:
What exactly happens in your body when labor begins, and how proper pelvic alignment can support your baby’s descent and reduce the need for interventions
How nervous system regulation plays a critical role in productive labor and how to create a sense of safety in your body
Strategies to soften the body and quiet the mind so you can let go and allow labor to begin when the time is right
How to strengthen the muscles that support endurance, stability, and effective pushing during labor
Kundalini “keep up” exercises to train your mind and nervous system for the intensity, overwhelm, and fatigue that can arise during surges
Mental strategies to shift focus away from fear and intensity and into presence, rhythm, and trust
Meditations to move from a mindset of scarcity and fear into one of abundance, confidence, and inner support
How to set up your hospital or birth space so it feels calm, intimate, and supportive rather than clinical and stressful
Connection with other pregnant mamas in a supportive, grounded community
This workshop is not about controlling labor, it is about learning how to work with your body, your nervous system, and your baby so you can meet labor feeling prepared, supported, and deeply connected.
Cost: $55 for one person or $85 for you & your partner (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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Reviews from previous workshops:
"Ashley was a great guide making the group feel comfortable to share their stories. It was a great environment where I learned so much about labor and delivery and tips on how to make the experience better. I myself was able to release my own fears I was struggling with and came out feeling more prepared for my baby’s birth. Ashley is a wealth of knowledge regarding pregnancy, the body, labor, and delivery. I highly recommend her classes!" - Heather Abramson.
“This workshop was incredibly transformative! Ashley created such a safe and supportive space, allowing us mamas to openly share our very real fears about labor and delivery. Through her guidance, I was able to reframe many of those anxieties, replacing them with a profound sense of appreciation and wonder for my own body's amazing capabilities. The practical stretches and movements she taught were invaluable, giving me a clear understanding of how I can naturally support my body through the birthing process. I now feel so much more confident and prepared for this part of my pregnancy journey.” - Teresa Collins
“Ashley hosted a wonderful workshop where we learned all about preparing for childbirth, and addressing our fears surrounding labor and childbirth. The setting was an intimate group where each of us could openly share our story, and I left feeling both empowered and validated. Ashley shared a wealth of knowledge on tools to use during labor that covered breathwork, positioning, movement and mindset. We learned about what to expect for each stage of labor, and which tools are most useful for each stage. She shared tips for a variety of types of birth, so that we can be prepared for whatever is to come. I went into the workshop not realizing some of the fears that I was carrying around birth. Having a dedicated time to write them out and then discuss with the group really eased a lot of my anxieties. Knowledge truly is power. I highly recommend anyone preparing for any type of birth to attend this workshop..” - Chelsea Wiley
Meet yourself exactly as you are. This philosophy is at the heart of Ashley’s work. She came to yoga in 2004 as a former competitive gymnast, initially drawn to the physical challenge, and over time discovered a practice rooted in alignment, presence, and nervous system support. She became a certified yoga teacher in 2012, and her path deepened after becoming pregnant in 2016, leading her to specialize in supporting women through fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and early motherhood.
Ashley is the Director of Metta Mama, where she supports women through the matrescence journey by teaching fertility, prenatal, and postnatal yoga classes and labor support workshops. Her work centers the lived experience of motherhood, holding space for the physical, emotional, and identity shifts that come with conceiving, carrying, and raising children. She also teaches oncology yoga and yoga for healing. Across all of her work, her approach is grounded in nervous system support, helping individuals regulate stress, rebuild trust in their bodies, and move through life’s transitions with greater ease. She has experienced first hand the importance of creating a community of strong women that can support each other and she is honored to do that work at Metta Mama.
After navigating her own breast cancer diagnosis and 14 months of treatment at 43, Ashley experienced firsthand how practices like breathwork, movement, and mindfulness can support healing on every level. This deepened her commitment to creating space in people’s lives to build stress resiliency through her coaching and her work with But You Are So Healthy.
Ashley supports mothers through the daily realities and deeper transitions of motherhood by working from the body up, using somatic practices, breath, and intentional movement to unwind stored tension, regulate the nervous system, and create a felt sense of safety in the body. From this place, long-held patterns and habitual responses that no longer serve can begin to shift, allowing for greater ease, clarity, and sustainable change.
Goddess Yoga with Samantha Gilbert
Join Samantha Gilbert at Metta San Rafael for Goddess Yoga!
Gather with us for an afternoon of movement, ritual, and connection. Step into a space created intentionally for women, to move differently, breathe deeper, and reconnect with parts of yourself that may feel tucked away in the pace of everyday life.
Goddess Yoga is a homecoming for women. With influences from belly dance, hula, sensual movement and vinyasa, this practice is circular, playful, primal & focuses on opening the hips, heart, & throat. You’ll begin with rituals: gathering in a circle, anointing with oils, and pulling cards.
These rituals serve as a profound way of dropping in & simply catching up to wherever we are at in life. You will then delight in liberating somatics & yoga flow that emphasize heart circles, hip circles, breathwork, and dance.
Every Goddess Yoga class is held with the utmost reverence and respect for women, for sisterhood, and for the complex lives we live.
Come as you are and leave feeling lit up, inspired, radiant, connected and capable. This practice is life changing, but don't just take our word for it - come find out for yourself!
COST: $45 (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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About the Instructor:
Samantha is an electric force in the Wellness World. As a 500hr Yoga Alliance certified teacher who has traveled the Globe and worked as a commercial salmon fisherman for half a decade, Samantha brings a unique sense of depth, grit & playfulness into her Spiritual practices. She is a dedicated, talented, and fiercely passionate teacher, who shows genuine interest in her students well being and transformation. Her classes are smart, fun, juicy, and Samantha brings a fresh energy that’s entirely her own. Samantha's love for yoga is paired with an affinity for space holding, storytelling, and empowering those around her. Come as you are and leave relieved and inspired. Bay Area born and raised, Samantha now returns to California and is exuberant about joining the Metta Team.
Samantha also hosts retreats, workshops and writing circles and can be found at www.wildsoulcraft.com
Roots of Wellness Movement Class
Movement + Meditation for Nervous System Balance
How can we use intentional movement and focused attention to support healing, resilience, and overall well-being?
This gentle movement and meditation class invites you to experience exercise and mental focus in a new way, as practical tools for nervous system regulation, recovery, and long-term health.
This class emphasizes clarity, simplicity, and precision. Movements are accessible, intentional, and supported by breath and awareness. Practices are drawn from yoga, qigong, dance-informed movement, and somatic education to help you downshift out of stress and into a more balanced physiological state.
Each session is designed to help the body and mind move out of chronic tension patterns and into greater ease, focus, and stability.
Over time, participants often notice improvements in:
Physical ease and mobility
Mental clarity and concentration
Emotional regulation and steadiness
A deeper sense of grounding and internal safety
Guided by Merrill Page and Shana Walt’s combined decades of experience, this class frames movement as a form of applied nervous system care. Practical, accessible, and sustainable.
What You’ll Explore in Class
How stress patterns show up in the body and how to unwind them through movement
The relationship between breath, attention, and nervous system regulation
Gentle, structured movement sequences designed for clarity and balance
How seasonal and cyclical patterns can inform energy, recovery, and focus
Simple tools you can use daily to support physical and mental well-being
Foundations of the Practice
This class is informed by both modern nervous system science and traditional wellness systems such as Ayurveda and Chinese medicine. These frameworks help us understand how stress, environment, and lifestyle influence the body’s internal balance.
The focus is not on complexity, but on consistency, awareness, and intelligently applied movement that supports real-life functioning.
The Intention
This practice is designed to meet you where you are, whether you are highly active, highly analytical, or simply looking for a more sustainable way to care for your body.
The goal is not to push harder, but to help you move and think in ways that support lasting regulation, resilience, and ease.
Cost: $39 per class. (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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Roots of Wellness April 12, 2026 Class Interview Questions
This class blends movement, meditation, and somatic practices. What does a typical session feel like?
Roots of Wellness feels like opening a window and letting fresh light in, both grounding and illuminating. Each class begins with a warm welcome and a brief introduction to the month’s seasonal theme and how it influences the body and mind.
We move into a short meditation, followed by gentle, fluid movement inspired by yoga, qigong, and Pilates. As you move, you’ll receive simple, insightful teachings on how these practices support the nervous system, hormones, and overall health. Class ends with gentle hands-on integration, leaving you feeling relaxed, aligned, and more in tune with what your body needs.
How do these practices help shift people out of chronic stress?
This class is rooted in nervous system support. Chronic stress impacts the body physically, not just mentally, so we focus on helping you safely reconnect with your body. We begin with grounding, creating a sense of safety and presence. From there, intentional, fluid movement helps release stored tension while building strength and stability. This combination helps regulate the nervous system, allowing the body to move out of stress and into a state that supports healing.
How does aligning with seasonal rhythms support well-being?
At the heart of this class is what we call “earth medicine.” Our bodies are deeply connected to natural rhythms, and when we align with them, we access a more intuitive, sustainable form of wellness. This work is less about doing and more about listening, tuning inward, softening, and allowing the body to receive. It is an experiential process that helps you reconnect with your natural state of balance.
What makes this class unique compared to traditional yoga or meditation?
Roots of Wellness blends multiple modalities, including yoga, meditation, qigong, Pilates, and somatic movement, into one cohesive and accessible experience. It is designed not just to help you move, but to help you understand how movement, thoughts, and patterns influence your well-being. The goal is for you to leave feeling embodied, balanced, and empowered, with tools you can carry into daily life.
About the instructors:
Merrill Page, expert in Mindbody Medicine, practitioner of Cranioscral and Polarity therapies, author of two EARTH MEDICINE books, and mother of four boys welcomes you into a space sure to inspire your spirit, soothe your heart and soften you back into the sanctuary of your own body.
Her decades of experience and study in meditation, nutrition, energy medicine, bodywork, herbs, and movement creates a unique offering across a broad spectrum of disciplines that merge modern minds with ancient wisdom.
Shana Walt, mother, dancer, and master bodyworker, is certified in Craniosacral Therapy, Neuromuscular work and Prenatal Birth skills.
She holds a field for deep nervous system regulation and calming and uses her two decades of experience in integrative practices to move us all towards embodiment and wholeness on all levels: physical, mental, spiritual and emotional. She is inspired by the movement and rhythms of nature and possesses a deep searching and understanding that freedom comes from the inside out.
Summer Solstice Silent Disco Yoga with Carla
Join Metta Yoga for another Summer Solstice and International Yoga Day Silent Disco Yoga event to remember!
This will be a silent disco yoga experience unlike any other, taught by Carla Herzenberg! We will move and flow together to soulful, deep groove and lo-fi beats with Carla queuing the sequence in your ears.
Using wireless headphones, you’ll hear her voice and flow to deep groove beats, creating an immersive experience. With our mats on the earth, sun on our backs, breeze in the trees, and the light of one of the longest days of the year all around us, we’ll drop into a deeply connected flow.
After the flow, stay to celebrate the energy of the season with a post-class toast, bites, giveaways, and special offerings from our partners!
We're excited to be partnering with:
• Pourtal Wines – Enjoy a post-flow toast with their thoughtfully curated wines.
• Lululemon– Everyone who joins us for class will be entered to win Lulu goods!
• Santu Beauty– Discover their small-batch skincare, made with rare Mexican botanicals and sustainably sourced ingredients.
• San Korean Kitchen– Enjoy nourishing, authentic Korean bites made with locally grown ingredients!
We’ll mingle, connect, and soak in the sweetness of one of the longest days of the year together at the park!
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Meet at Corte Madera Town Park, behind the tennis courts. Kids 9+ are welcome to join with a paid ticket.
Headsets are limited, sign up AHEAD of time to secure your spot!
Cost: $40 (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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Summer Solstice Therapy Ball Roll Down, Breath & Sound with Michele Klink
Join Michele Klink for a Summer Solstice Celebration: An Immersive Experience of Full-Body Roll Down, Sound, Breath & Renewal at Metta San Rafael!
Celebrate the arrival of summer and the season of light, vitality, and abundance. As we approach the longest day of the year, join us for a sensory and immersive evening designed to release tension, awaken energy, and set intentions for the season ahead.
Through full-body Therapy Ball Roll Down, breathwork, Reiki energy transfer, meditation, and an immersive sound experience, you’ll be guided into a state of renewal for body, mind, and spirit.
Honor the sun at its peak and reconnect with your inner light leaving refreshed, grounded, and energized for summer.
Includes: Intention Setting • Full-Body Roll Down • Breathwork • Meditation • Reiki • Sound Experience.
Please bring: Yoga mat, Therapy Balls (optional), journal, and pen.
Therapy Balls are available to use or can purchase brand new at the workshop.
Cost: $45 (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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Pride Donation Flow with Marina - Supporting the Marin LGBTQ Center
Join us for a donation based class in celebration of Pride, led by Marina Guastucci on Friday, June 26th!
This community class is offered in celebration of Pride Month, with all proceeds donated to the Marin LGBTQ Center in San Rafael. Together, we’ll move, breathe, and gather in support of love, belonging, and the LGBTQ+ community here in Marin.
Expect an all-levels vinyasa flow with Marina’s warm and grounded teaching, creating space to connect to your body, your breath, and the community around you.
Come practice with us and be part of a morning dedicated to inclusion, care, and support for a local organization doing meaningful work in our community.
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Class is free to reserve in advance.
A minimum donation of $35 will be requested at check-in on the day of class through a QR code, with all proceeds going directly to the Marin LGBTQ Center.
The Slow Down: Restorative Yoga + Massage
Join Leia Layus and Rebecca Eberhardt for “The Slow Down” to ease your body, quiet your mind, and replenish your spirit.
In this special 2 hour class, Leia will open with Dharma and Satya Yoga, a flowing yin style practice with assists and adjustments.
This will be followed by 70min of Restorative Yoga, comfortable supported postures. Certified massage therapist, Rebecca Eberhardt, will move about the room to offer body work throughout the Restorative portion to encourage release and flow.
Cost: $55 (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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Deepen Your Practice: Pop-Up Classes with Michele Klink
Join Michele Klink for a series of special monthly pop-up classes to explore key elements of yoga practice and deepen your understanding of movement, alignment, and breath!
Each session focuses on a different theme and offers time to slow down, refine technique, and build greater awareness in the body. Depending on the class, the practice may include alignment work, strengthening drills, restorative postures, breathwork, or guided relaxation.
Michele’s teaching blends clear anatomical guidance with thoughtful sequencing to help students develop both stability and ease in their practice.
These pop-ups will happen at both Corte Madera and Cloudbreak Yoga, and are open to all students who are curious to learn more about how yoga works in the body and who want to expand their practice with a more educational approach.
The best part? These classes are INCLUDED with your membership and packs. Sign up ahead to save your spot!
Sat, March 28 at Cloudbreak — 5:30 pm | Theme: Restorative & Yoga Nidra
Sun, April 26 at Corte Madera — 11:45 am | Theme: Align & Flow: Strength & Stability for the Shoulders
Sun, May 31 at Corte Madera — 11:45 am | Theme: Inversions
Sat, June 27 at Cloudbreak — 5:30 pm | Theme: Restorative & Chakra Balance
Fri, Aug 29 at Cloudbreak — 5:30 pm | Theme: Restorative & Transformative Breathwork
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Included with membership.Regular drop-in rates, class packages, and memberships apply for this special class:
About Michele:
Michele has 25 years experience as a Yoga Instructor E-RYT, Yoga Therapist and Teacher Trainer. Her technical background encompasses intensive study and deep understanding in Yoga Asana, Anatomy, Yoga Therapeutics, Functional Body Movement, Neuromuscular Re-Patterning, Psychology, Philosophy and more. Influenced by many traditions especially Iyengar, Ashtanga, Restorative, Yin, Therapeutics, her classes are infused with alignment precision, anatomical understanding, safe modifications, breath awareness, positive psychology and philosophical insight.
The cadence of her instruction blends longer holds, core focus, and meditative vinyasa flow, continually linking breath with movement. Verbal adjustments help you understand your own body and offer a true experience of the pose. She aspires to weave in more than the physical aspects of Yoga with her specially crafted multi-dimensional approach offering a holistic experience where one feels better in body, mind and spirit.
Athletes of all kinds come to Michele for optimal health and recovery to endure their sport. Michele also collaborates with medical professionals to help in injury prevention and management. Michele is a teacher’s teacher and she has been training other teachers for over 13 years.
Evening Sound Bath: Rest & Restoration with Coco McKenzi
Set down the weight of your week and surrender to sound.
Join Coco for an immersive two-hour sound bath: a deeply restorative experience designed to quiet the mind, release tension held in the body, and guide you into a state of profound stillness. No experience necessary. All you have to do is arrive and let go.
You’ll rest in a comfortable supported position while layers of live sound wash over and through you — singing bowls, gongs, chimes, and other resonant instruments creating a healing sonic landscape that shifts your nervous system out of stress and into restoration. Many participants describe the experience as the deepest relaxation they’ve ever felt, with effects that linger long after they leave the mat.
Sound has been used for centuries as a tool for healing and meditation. Modern research supports what ancient traditions have long known — that sound and vibration can reduce cortisol, lower blood pressure, ease anxiety, and promote deep rest.
This offering is held as a space to slow down, soften, and be supported in a shared, intentional environment. Whether you’re moving through a stressful season, struggling to slow down, or simply craving stillness, this evening is for you.
What to bring: A yoga mat, blanket, pillow, and anything else that helps you feel cozy and at ease. Props are available at the studio.
Doors open 15 minutes before so you can settle in, breathe, and arrive fully before the sound begins.
Space is limited — reserve your spot to secure your place in this intimate experience.
Cost: $35 per person. (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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About the instructor:
Coco McKenzi passionately supports Mothers and families. As a psychedelic guide, doula, and yoga and breathwork teacher, Coco has cultivated an authentically joyful way of living and leading others. Those who work with Coco consistently describe her presence as grounding, intuitive, and profoundly refreshing. She inspires bravery and helps women cultivate self-acceptance on this transformative journey of Mother and Family-hood. Coco regularly facilitates group experiences, private retreats, and community gatherings. Coco loves self-expression, cherishes time with her family, and finds deep meaning in those unexpected "aha moments", especially when experienced under a starry night sky. She looks forward to creating meaningful connections and sharing space with you and, hopefully, your family too.
Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Emily Wiemer
Settle In & Soften: Crystal Bowl Sound Baths with Emily Wiemer
Using crystal bowls, sound healing instruments, and voice, Emily will take you on a 75-min sound healing journey meeting you right where you are.
As you receive the vibrations from outside and around you, this simultaneously restorative and stimulating experience allows you to turn inwards, providing you with the opportunity to receive a wide array of healing benefits including emotional release, renewed mental clarity, and deep relaxation.
This event is open to those who are new to sound healing to explore it for the first time, or it is a beautiful opportunity to continue and deepen your ongoing sound healing practice. At the end of the event, we will come together to share and reflect as a community.
To be more comfortable during the sound bath, please bring the following items: a yoga mat, a blanket, and a small pillow for your head. In addition, we recommend you dress in layers. Optionally you can bring an eye covering and journal.
COST: $40 (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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Emily serves as the Director of Operations at Metta and Cloudbreak Yoga studios. Her yoga practice began in 2017 as a Power Yoga student as she arrived to Marin County. This led to the discovery of meditation and the healing powers of a diverse mindfulness practice through both movement and introspection. The next steps in her journey came in 2023 as she completed a 200-hour YTT at Metta Yoga and Sound Bath training. Helping others improve their mental health and find self-love through yoga is what informs and motivates her teaching. She loves teaching fiery flows, steady flows with asana holds, and meditation-based restorative yoga.
Newborn Care Workshops
Led by a certified Doula and Educator in Breast/Bodyfeeding and Newborn Care. Presented in collaboration with Fox & Cub Family Wellness.
This three-hour Newborn Care Workshop offers in-depth, hands-on education for everything new parents need to know about caring for their baby in the early weeks. The class covers feeding basics, diapering, bathing, soothing, sleep environments, and real-life “what-if” scenarios—so you’re never left wondering what to do in any situation with your newborn.
Who it’s for:
This workshop is perfect for expecting parents at any stage of pregnancy who want to feel confident and prepared before baby arrives, as well as new parents within the first three months after birth who’d like extra hands-on guidance and reassurance as they adjust to life with their newborn.
While this workshop isn’t a full breastfeeding course, it provides valuable insight and practical tips to help parents begin their breast/bodyfeeding journey with confidence and clarity. Participants leave feeling calm, capable, and prepared to welcome their little one home.
What you’ll walk away knowing:
How to safely and confidently handle, feed, and soothe your baby
How to recognize your baby’s cues, hunger signs, and sleep needs
How to create a safe, nurturing environment that supports newborn rhythms and family bonding
What’s included:
3-hour in-person workshop taught by a certified Doula and Educator
Step-by-step guidance on newborn care, safety, and daily rhythms
Realistic “what-if” examples to help parents problem-solve with ease
Fox & Cub Client Bundle (included with enrollment):
5 digital eBooks — Newborn Care Guide, Breastfeeding Guidebook, Postpartum Recovery Handbook, Healing Recipes, and more
Exclusive discounts across the site on services including Lactation Counseling with IBCLCs, Nutrition Coaching, Pediatric Sleep Consulting, and Group Sessions
Cost: $150 - ticket includes your partner if they are joining (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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Nicole Trucillo - Postpartum Doula
Nicole Trucillo is a certified postpartum doula with over 8 years of experience supporting families through the early days of parenthood. Known for her calm, nurturing presence, Nicole brings a grounded and compassionate approach to every family she works with, helping parents feel confident, supported, and truly cared for during this transformative time.
She specializes in newborn care, emotional support, and guiding parents through the natural rhythms of life with a new baby. Nicole meets families exactly where they are, offering gentle, practical guidance while creating a space that feels safe, reassuring, and empowering. Her approach is rooted in trust, connection, and respect for each family’s unique journey.
Through her work, Nicole helps parents build confidence in their instincts, better understand their baby’s cues, and navigate the early weeks with greater ease and peace of mind. Families often describe her as warm, intuitive, and deeply supportive—someone who helps them feel held during one of life’s most tender seasons.
Olivia Fox - Educator, Doula & Founder of Fox & Cub Family Wellness
Olivia Fox has over ten years of experience educating and supporting families through pregnancy and the postpartum period. As the founder of Fox & Cub Family Wellness, she has worked with a wide range of families across the Bay Area, helping parents feel informed, supported, and capable as they enter parenthood.
Olivia’s teaching style blends evidence-based education with real-world practicality. She focuses on helping families understand not only what can happen during birth, but how to navigate decisions, communicate with providers, and transition into the early days with a newborn.
Her goal is for every parent to leave class feeling calmer, more prepared, and able to approach birth with clarity rather than uncertainty.
Fox & Cub Family Wellness is a holistic, family-centered collective offering education, guidance, and support for families from pregnancy through early childhood. Through workshops, birth & postpartum doula support, lactation counseling, sleep consulting, and wellness coaching, Fox & Cub empowers parents with evidence-based information and compassionate, real-world support. Founded by Olivia Fox, the organization blends holistic practices with modern family care to help parents feel confident, connected, and cared for every step of the way.
Regulated Life: Movement & More for Stress Relief with Ashley Stachon
The Regulated Life: Movement & More for Stress Relief
Join Ashley Stachon in San Rafael for a science-backed, body-first experience to help you release stress, reset your nervous system, and build lasting resilience.
We live in a world that keeps us constantly on edge, notifications, deadlines, and daily demands leave many of us in a near-constant state of overwhelm. You can be doing everything “right”. Eating well, exercising, supporting your hormones, but if your body is living in chronic stress, those efforts can only go so far.
You cannot out-diet or out-supplement stress. Nervous system regulation is the foundation.
Your body is constantly communicating with your brain—through your nervous system, the majority of information actually travels from the body up, not the other way around. This is why a body-first approach is so powerful.
This workshop takes an integrated, whole-person approach, exploring how movement, mindset, nourishment, daily rituals, and sleep work together to shape your stress response. You’ll learn not just what to do, but why your body feels stuck in today’s overstimulating world, and how to work with it instead of against it.
This experiential workshop includes fascia release, somatic practices, slow breath-led yoga, gentle lymphatic activation, guided breathwork, meditation, and a grounding tea ritual to help release stored tension, calm the nervous system, and support integration.
Who This Is For:
You feel stuck in chronic stress, even if you’re “doing all the right things”
You hold tension in your body (tight hips, shoulders, jaw, fatigue) that you can never quite release
You want a body-based approach, not just mindset work
You are ready to feel more grounded, calm, and connected
What You’ll Take Away
Practical tools to regulate your nervous system in minutes
Release of stored tension in muscles and fascia
A deeper understanding of how your body processes stress
Improved sleep, digestion, and emotional resilience
Simple, sustainable daily rituals to support long-term balance and energy
Cost: $60 per person. (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
FOLLOW THE STEPS TO BOOK:
Step 1) Purchase the credit for this event:
Step 2) Reserve your spot for this event on our class schedule (Do not forget this step!):
About the instructor:
Ashley is our director of Metta Mama.
Ashley Stachon is passionate about guiding women through the transformative journey from conception through pregnancy, postpartum, and early motherhood. She offers a strong, alignment-based yoga practice that invites women to connect deeply with their bodies while learning to regulate their nervous systems through intentional somatic movement and breath. Her work empowers women with education around the physiological and emotional changes of pregnancy and postpartum, helping them build trust in their bodies and resilience in their minds.
A mother of two, Ashley understands firsthand the importance of community and spaces where women feel supported, seen, and held. She is honored to cultivate that connection as the Director of Metta Mama, where she guides women through matrescence with fertility, prenatal, and postnatal yoga classes, as well as labor support workshops. Her work centers the lived experience of motherhood — holding space for the physical, emotional, and identity shifts that come with conceiving, carrying, and raising children.
Ashley came to yoga in 2004 as a former competitive gymnast, initially drawn to the physical challenge. Over time, she discovered a practice rooted in alignment, presence, and nervous system support. She became a certified yoga teacher in 2012, and her path deepened after becoming pregnant in 2016, leading her to specialize in supporting women through fertility, prenatal, postpartum, and early motherhood.
After navigating her own breast cancer diagnosis at 43 and completing 14 months of treatment, Ashley embodied in a new way how breathwork, mindful movement, and nervous system regulation can support healing on every level. While she had long understood the power of these practices through her prenatal and postnatal work, living through treatment solidified just how essential and transformative this work is — even in its simplicity. This experience strengthened her commitment to serving women not only through fertility, prenatal, and postpartum yoga, but also through oncology yoga and yoga for healing. It also reinforced her dedication to helping others build stress resilience through her coaching and her work with But You Are So Healthy.
Across all of her offerings, Ashley works from the body up. Through somatic practices, breath, and intentional movement, she helps women unwind stored tension, regulate stress responses, and cultivate a felt sense of safety in their bodies. From this foundation, long-held patterns and habitual responses that no longer serve can begin to shift, creating greater ease, clarity, and sustainable change.
“Meet yourself exactly as you are” is the philosophy at the heart of her work.
Preparing the Body for Pregnancy: Preconception & Fertility Yoga Series
This 8-week Preconception & Fertility Yoga Series with Ashley Stachon will take place on Sundays, starting July 12 and running through August 30 and then again September 20 - November 8.
This program is designed for anyone wanting to create excellent internal conditions for a stable, supported pregnancy — whether you are preparing for natural conception, IUI, IVF, or consciously entering preconception for your mind, body, and soul. Whether this is your first, second, or third time around, this series honors the depth and complexity of your journey.
Preconception truly begins at least 90 days before ovulation, during the time the follicle is developing. The quality of the egg, the hormonal environment, immune balance, and nervous system regulation are all being shaped in the months leading up to conception. What you do during this window matters. This series supports that critical window by focusing on stress resilience, circulation, hormonal communication, immune support, and deep restoration.
Ashley Stachon teaches a gentle, supportive program designed to help create the internal conditions that support conception, implantation, pregnancy, and overall reproductive health. Fertility yoga goes far beyond physical postures. It is a nervous system–informed practice that prioritizes safety in the body.
In order to bring a baby into the world, the body must feel safe enough to shift out of survival mode and into a state of repair, balance, and receptivity.
The nervous system does not distinguish between a real threat and a perceived one. In modern life, constant stress, pressure, uncertainty, and stimulation can keep the body in a chronic state of fight-or-flight, even when no immediate danger is present. When this happens, energy is diverted away from reproduction and healing.
This series focuses on building stress resiliency — the ability to return to a regulated, grounded state both on and off the mat — so the body can access the physiological conditions that support fertility.
Over the course of eight weeks, participants are guided through safe, fertility-supportive yoga practices, breathwork, and relaxation techniques that:
• Calm the nervous system
• Improve circulation to the reproductive organs
• Support hormonal signaling
• Reduce inflammation and immune overactivation
• Promote deep rest and cellular repair
Each session is thoughtfully adapted to meet individuals exactly where they are in their fertility journey, including those navigating IVF, IUI, timed cycles, or recovering from previous pregnancy experiences.
This series also emphasizes connection and community, offering a compassionate space where participants can feel supported, seen, and less alone. Fertility can feel isolating — healing should not.
By consistently practicing nervous system down-regulation and body-based safety over time — especially in the crucial 90-day preconception window — fertility yoga helps lay a foundation of resilience, trust, and balance, supporting both the physical and emotional aspects of the journey.
Primary Goals of Fertility Yoga
• Improve circulation to the pelvis and reproductive organs
• Support hormonal communication by calming the stress response
• Reduce inflammation and immune overactivation
• Promote deep rest and parasympathetic repair
• Create emotional resilience and a sense of safety in the body
• Prepare the body during the critical 90-day preconception window
Themes for the Weeks
Week 1: Creating Safety & Restoring Life Force - Building trust in the body and reconnecting with energy that nourishes fertility.
Week 2: Stress, Survival & the Fertility Connection - Recognizing stress patterns and cultivating nervous system regulation.
Week 3: Pelvic Space, Circulation & Support - Softening and creating physical and energetic space in the body.
Week 4: Boundaries, Energy & Emotional Resilience - Protecting life force and learning to conserve energy.
Week 5: Trusting the Body & Letting Go of Control - Shifting from effort to listening and rebuilding confidence in your body's natural intuitive sense.
Week 6: Deep Rest & Nourishment - Yoga Nidra, nervous system repair, and fertility-supportive nutrition.
Week 7: Cultivating Abundance & Spaciousness - Expanding beyond fixation and inviting curiosity, openness and joy into the process.
Week 8: Integration, Reflection & Moving Forward - Bringing practices, insights, and resilience into life and motherhood.
Nutrition & Deep Rest for Fertility
One session within this series will be led by Nimisha Gandhi, Functional Nutritionist & Yoga Nidra Teacher. This special class is designed to support deep restoration of the central nervous system and provide practical, empowering guidance around nourishment during the fertility journey.The session will include:
A short, nourishing Yoga Nidra practice to guide the body into deep rest, supporting nervous system regulation, hormonal balance, and cellular repair
An accessible overview of nutrition strategies that can support fertility, energy levels, and overall resilience, while honoring individual needs and treatment plans
This session complements the physical yoga practice by addressing two foundational pillars of fertility support: rest and nourishment.
Holistic Approach
Those who enroll in the full series will also receive discounts to work with trusted fertility specialists, including acupuncture, chiropractic care, and nutrition support, offering a truly holistic approach to fertility and well-being.
Acupuncture with Susan Fox: $100 discount on the initial appointment for Fertility; an 80-minute appointment including intake, lab review and/or recommendation diagnosis & treatment plan + acupuncture. This appointment is usually $400.
Chiropractic Care with Dr. Elise Freund: Free chiropractic session ($150 value)
Fertility Nutrition with Functional & Ayurvedic Reproductive Nutritionist with Nimisha Gandhi of Moon Cycle Nutrition: 15% off any service
Cost: $299 per person. (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
FOLLOW THE STEPS TO BOOK:
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Click the picture to listen to an interview with Ashley about the benefits of Fertility Yoga.
Ashley Stachon is passionate about guiding women through the transformative journey from conception through pregnancy, postpartum, and early motherhood. She offers a strong, alignment-based yoga practice that invites women to connect deeply with their bodies while learning to regulate their nervous systems through intentional somatic movement and breath. Her work empowers women with education around the physiological and emotional changes of pregnancy and postpartum, helping them build trust in their bodies and resilience in their minds.
A mother of two, Ashley understands firsthand the importance of community and spaces where women feel supported, seen, and held. She is honored to cultivate that connection as the Director of Metta Mama, where she guides women through matrescence with fertility, prenatal, and postnatal yoga classes, as well as labor support workshops. Her work centers the lived experience of motherhood — holding space for the physical, emotional, and identity shifts that come with conceiving, carrying, and raising children.
Ashley came to yoga in 2004 as a former competitive gymnast, initially drawn to the physical challenge. Over time, she discovered a practice rooted in alignment, presence, and nervous system support. She became a certified yoga teacher in 2012, and her path deepened after becoming pregnant in 2016, leading her to specialize in supporting women through fertility, prenatal, postpartum, and early motherhood.
After navigating her own breast cancer diagnosis at 43 and completing 14 months of treatment, Ashley embodied in a new way how breathwork, mindful movement, and nervous system regulation can support healing on every level. While she had long understood the power of these practices through her prenatal and postnatal work, living through treatment solidified just how essential and transformative this work is — even in its simplicity. This experience strengthened her commitment to serving women not only through fertility, prenatal, and postpartum yoga, but also through oncology yoga and yoga for healing. It also reinforced her dedication to helping others build stress resilience through her coaching and her work with But You Are So Healthy.
Across all of her offerings, Ashley works from the body up. Through somatic practices, breath, and intentional movement, she helps women unwind stored tension, regulate stress responses, and cultivate a felt sense of safety in their bodies. From this foundation, long-held patterns and habitual responses that no longer serve can begin to shift, creating greater ease, clarity, and sustainable change.
“Meet yourself exactly as you are” is the philosophy at the heart of her work.
Mom Rage Yoga Workshop with Britt Fohrman
Join Britt Fohrman at Metta Mama for a somatic yoga and emotional release workshop for mothers who are done pretending they're fine!
Motherhood can be breathtaking. It can also make you feel like you are one more question, one more sticky hand, one more "Maaaamaaaa!" away from snapping.
A lot of mothers are walking around with shoulders up by their ears, a pelvic floor that will not unclench, a nervous system stuck on high alert, and rage that either shows up at the worst possible moment or never shows up at all because it is locked down so tight.
Mom Rage Yoga is a space where that pressure can finally move through your body with guidance, support, and permission to stop holding it all together for a little while.
This is for moms with limits. The ones who are tired of performing calm while carrying a home, a family, a job, and somehow themselves too.
Your anger gets to be honest here. And human. And held.
Rage has a reason
Anger is a normal response to overload, emotional labor, constant responsibility, touch fatigue, overstimulation, and the relentless expectation to stay patient and pleasant no matter what.
When it has nowhere to go, it comes out sideways, as irritability, libido shutdown, snapping at the people you love, numbness, spiraling guilt, or exhaustion that sleep does not fix.
This workshop gives it somewhere to go.
And all emotions are welcome here: rage, grief, fear, disgust, loneliness, all of it. Whatever is alive in you gets to show up.
What you'll experience:
Grounding and nervous system resourcing practices to help your body settle and open
Somatic yoga and movement for reconnecting to your body, power, and voice
Breath, rhythm, music, and sound to help pressure and stuck energy release
Guided release practices including shaking, stomping, pushing, vocal expression
Deep relaxation and integration so you leave feeling more steady, present, and reconnected to yourself
What you'll walk away with:
You will feel lighter, clearer, and more present. You’ll leave with a better understanding of what your anger is protecting and pointing to, along with simple tools you can use at home to release stress before it builds into an explosion or internal agitation. Most importantly, you’ll leave with more capacity to respond, speak your truth compassionately, and say no without spiraling into guilt afterward.
What to bring:
Yoga mat, layers, anything that helps you feel comfortable. No yoga experience needed. Modifications offered throughout.
You do not need to be more patient.
You need a place to release the weight of the world you so lovingly carry
Cost: $50 per person. (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
FOLLOW THE STEPS TO BOOK:
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About the instructor:
Britt has spent the past 26 years working with moms, as a birth doula, yoga teacher, and somatic coach. She has sat with women in some of their most raw, vulnerable, and powerful moments, helping them find their footing and connect to their own strength.
She is a perimenopausal widowed, solo mom herself, which means she knows this territory from the inside.
Her work now is focused on helping women embrace their full intensity, the messy, the fierce, and the tender. Mom Rage Yoga is an extension of that, a space where the feelings that don't have anywhere else to go finally get to move.
Survive + Thrive: Deep Healing for Cancer with Stacy Conlon
Join us for a monthly gathering where we create a sanctuary of healing for those touched by cancer. Each session features gentle movement, guided imagery, and hands-on Reiki healing—all set to the serene sounds of live crystal bowls.
Bring a Companion: Invite a friend or family member, everyone is welcome.
What to Expect:
Settling In: We begin with a meditative moment to foster calm and connection.
Mindful Movement and Music: As the crystal bowls play, we engage in gentle stretching to quiet the mind and awaken the body.
Guided Visualization: Lie back and immerse yourself in a transformative guided meditation that prepares you for deeper healing.
Reiki Healing: Our certified Reiki practitioners will circulate, offering personalized hands-on energy healing.
This holistic approach combines multiple healing modalities to alleviate pain, reduce anxiety, and promote a sense of balance and deep well-being.
Open to All: Whether you're in treatment, recovery, or supporting someone who is, you’re invited to come exactly as you are. This gathering is designed to be a safe, loving space for sharing and connecting with others on similar journeys.
Cost: $45 (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout).
If you are facing financial hardship, please reach out to us at hello@mettayogastudio.com, as we have scholarships available.
FOLLOW THE STEPS TO BOOK:
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What to Bring and What to Wear:
Essentials: Please bring a water bottle, a yoga mat, a journal, and a pen.
Attire: Dress in comfortable, cozy clothes. Layers are recommended.
Spread the Word: Help us build a supportive community by sharing this invitation with your friends and loved ones. If you or someone you know is navigating cancer, join us in creating a space filled with support, understanding, and love.
About Stacy:
Stacy Conlon is a certified mindfulness meditation facilitator and Reiki master practitioner. With over 15 years of experience, she has aided over 50,000 people in reducing stress and anxiety through her work. Diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in 2022, she successfully healed using an integrative approach that combined Western and complementary medicine. Today, Stacy is dedicated to empowering others with effective, nourishing, and practical strategies to make the cancer healing journey easier.
What Participants are Saying:
“The Survive + Thrive class provides such a sacred safe place for healing & relaxation. The guided imagery combined with the sound bath transcended my body & mind. There is a special kind of healing happening when surrounded by compassion & warmth. Thank you for providing an environment for cancer patients and survivors to gather & heal together.” - J. J.
Reiki and Restorative with Jennifer Brinn
Join Reiki healer Jennifer Brinn at Cloudbreak in Sausalito 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!
Cost: $44 (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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About the instructor:
Jennifer is a Reiki healer, teacher, intuitive & spiritual empowerment coach with a Reiki school & healing center in Sausalito. Her work focuses on helping you connect to a deeper sense of yourself so you may show up fully in the world. https://www.jenniferbrinn.com/
Empowered Birth Partner Workshop with Elizabeth Shelhart
This workshop will be held March 21, August 8 & December 5 2026
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.
We’ll go over:
How to stay connected to your partner during labor and birth
Breathwork
Acupressure & massage
Yoga and optimal fetal positioning
Natural coping techniques for the 3 stages of labor
Emotional response to pain
Natural comfort measures to help labor progress
Positions for labor and birth
Enjoy a peaceful yoga studio setting and the unique perspective of a seasoned doula, prenatal massage therapist, and yoga teacher.
Cost: $159 per couple - includes both partners. (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
TO BOOK:
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About the instructor:
Elizabeth's yoga journey began when she was a teenager and stemmed from years of dancing, surfing, and running. She was fortunate to spend 6 months studying classical yoga in India in her twenties and dove into the practice of Vipassana meditation at this time as well. She completed a 200 hour Dharma Yoga Teacher Training in 2001 and began teaching shortly after. Weaving the contemplative practices of her Buddhist background into her yoga classes is a unique offering that Elizabeth is continually deepening. Since her initial teacher training she has studied yoga therapy, yin, restorative, and prenatal yoga as well as completing her 500 hour certification through Spirit Rock's Meditation and Yoga Mindfulness Training in 2015. Her 18 years as a bodyworker also informs her teaching and personal practice along with her work with women as a birth doula and educator.
Live Music Flow with Kevin Paris and Bex Urban
We’re so excited to welcome Kevin Paris back to Metta for a LIVE Music Yoga Experience with Bex Urban, INCLUDED with your membership!
As a singer-songwriter (listen to his last album here!), author, and pioneer yoga musician, Paris has graced stages alongside musicians like Stephen Marley, Michael Franti, and Trevor Hall. With over six independently produced albums, Kevin bridges the worlds of yoga, meditation, wellness, and healing through his soulful tunes.
Kevin has shared his gift at over two thousand yoga classes and meditations worldwide, bringing harmony to festivals, retreats, and events across the globe.
This special class will be guided by the incredible Bex Urban, known for her heart-opening flows and deep presence. As Kevin plays a live acoustic set, featuring both original songs and familiar covers, we’ll move, breathe, and reconnect to joy, community, and the moment.
The best part? This class is INCLUDED with your regular membership and class packs, so be sure to sign up ahead!
Save you spot AHEAD! Sign up below:
Learn more about Kevin Paris at his website: www.kevinparismusic.com
CircleMoms: Postpartum Series for the 4th Trimester
CircleMoms: Postpartum Support & Community
The early weeks of motherhood can feel beautiful, overwhelming, and everything in between. CircleMoms brings mothers with babies 0–3 months postpartum together for a supportive 6-week series designed to nurture, educate, and connect.
Led by Postpartum Doula Clara Love, along with guest experts in pediatric and postpartum health, each session explores topics such as birth story processing, feeding and sleep, pelvic floor recovery, infant development, and the emotional transition into motherhood.
This is more than a class, it is an opportunity to build meaningful friendships, find support, ask questions, and create a community that will carry you through your early motherhood journey.
Location: Metta Mama Yoga Studio, San Rafael
Time: 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Upcoming Circles
Late Summer Circle
Tuesdays: August 25, September 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29
Fall Circle
Tuesdays: October 27, November 3, 10, 17, December 1, and 8
Plan Ahead: CircleMoms runs year-round and often fills quickly. Early registration is recommended to reserve your spot.
Join us to connect, learn, and feel supported during one of life's most transformative seasons.
Fall Teen + Tween Yoga Series
This Fall 2026, bring your teen for a fun and empowering 10-week series with Tiana Baumsteiger in Corte Madera!
This 10-week series will happen on Tuesdays 3:50-4:40pm in Corte Madera: August 25 – October 27.
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.
Tiana is the Founder of LOVE IS RAD, an organization that empowers tween and teen girls and boys to love themselves fiercely so they can spread that love to the rest of the world. Read more about her below!
Students may register for either the Corte Madera or San Rafael series—please choose the location that works best for your family’s schedule.
Cost: $275 for all 10 classes. (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout).
Perk: Up to one missed kids yoga session may be issued as a class credit for a regular adult yoga class for the teen, parent or caregiver!
FOLLOW THE STEPS TO BOOK:
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Tiana is the Founder of LOVE IS RAD, an organization that empowers tween and teen girls and boys to love themselves fiercely so they can spread that love to the rest of the world. Tiana's passion for teaching and empowering others shines through in every aspect of her being. She loves to help young people, and by being their teacher, friend, confidant, motivator, and biggest fan, she gets to do what she was born to do! Tiana has been teaching yoga & meditation for over ten years, is a Certified Youth Life Coach, a Reiki Master Practitioner and Flexologist. Her passion is to empower and help from a place of love!
TESTEMONIALS:
”My daughter LOVES this class. Says it’s her fave 45 min of the week. Thank you!!” - S.L.
Teen + Tween Aerial Yoga Series
Sign up your kid for a 10 - Week Tween Aerial Yoga Series, with Tiana Baumsteiger!
August 27th - October 29th, Thursdays 3:50-4:40pm at Metta Yoga Corte Madera
Get Ready to FLY! This is for kids 10 and older who have taken a yoga class before (this is to ensure safety).
This 10-week Aerial Yoga series is designed just for tweens who are ready to lift off the mat and explore yoga in a whole new way. Using soft aerial hammocks, students will stretch, strengthen, invert, and float through the air - all while building confidence, body awareness, emotional regulation, and a deep sense of inner calm.
Each week blends mindful movement, playful challenges, breathwork, and safe, supported inversions that help weens feel empowered, brave and RAD from the inside out.
Tiana has been a certified Aerial Yoga Instructor since 2017 and the heart behind Love Is Rad Programs like Rad Girls Rising and Rad Boys Revolution, a youth empowerment movement dedicated to helping girls and boys build confidence, emotional resilience, and self-love. Scroll down to learn more about her.
What Tweens Will Learn:
Safe aerial hammock skills + introductory inversions
Balance, strength, flexibility & mind-body connection
Confidence-building movement
Guided breathwork + grounding techniques
Playful partner and group activities
Deep rest in a floating cocoon (a crowd favorite!)
Important Requirement - Read ME!
Because Aerial Yoga involves inversions, balance, and aerial safety skills, participants must have a foundation in ground/floor yoga prior to joining this series.
To prepare your tween for this magical experience, we highly encourage enrolling in the 10-week Fall Tween Series first. This ensures they feel confident, safe, and ready to soar when Aerial Yoga begins!
Cost: $315 for all classes (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout).
No drop-ins — full series enrollment required for safety and progression.
FOLLOW THE STEPS TO BOOK:
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Step 2) Reserve your spot on the FIRST class on our class schedule (Do not forget this step!):
Tiana has been a certified Aerial Yoga Instructor since 2017 and the heart behind Love Is Rad Programs like Rad Girls Rising and Rad Boys Revolution, a youth empowerment movement dedicated to helping girls and boys build confidence, emotional resilience, and self-love.
Through her summer programs, workshops, school assemblies, and coaching, Tiana creates safe, uplifting spaces where tweens feel seen, supported, and inspired to rise into their strongest, kindest selves.
Learn more about her work at LoveIsRad.org
Tiana brings over a decade of experience working with youth, a passion for emotional wellness, and a unique blend of playfulness, grounding, and empowerment to every session she leads.
Fall Kids Yoga Series - PreK-2nd Grade (San Rafael)
This class meets Mondays from 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm at Metta Mama in San Rafael for 10 weeks from September 28 - December 7, skipping 11/23.
Yoga helps children to manage emotions and provides opportunities to explore fun physical movement, develop body awareness, coordination, and of course, to play!
With classes taught by Stacey Capobianco (learn more about her below), we will create space to connect through yoga poses, games, storytelling and more. Through the poses your child will build balance, strength and flexibility.
We will also introduce working with the breath in an imaginative way that is accessible. Yoga and mindfulness have been shown to improve both physical and mental health in school-age children by enhancing focus, memory, self-esteem, academic performance, and classroom behavior, and can even reduce anxiety and stress in children. In this series, your little one will have countless opportunities to discover shapes, explore balance and the celebrate the body's incredible abilities.
This class is designed for ages 4-8. Class size is limited.
Parents welcome to drop off.
$250 for the series (10% off for Metta Yoga members - applies automatically at checkout)
Perk: Up to one missed kids yoga session may be issued as a class credit for a regular adult yoga class for the parent or caregiver!
TO BOOK:
Step 1) Purchase the credit for this event
Step 2) Reserve your spot for this event on our class schedule (do not forget this step!)
“Our 5-year-old took the Yoga Kids series this fall, and it was such a good experience all around. The class asked our kid to focus, be still, stretch, and connect with her breath and the others in the room, all at a totally appropriate, kid-friendly, joyful level. She loved going -- and, to be honest, we've had some struggle getting her to stick with activities that are physically challenging for her -- so her enthusiasm as well as the way we watched her grow over the series were both huge signs that it was a great fit. Thank you, Metta!” - Juliet
“This Yoga class is an activity my daughter (and I) have looked forward to week after week. Stacey is wonderful! She facilitates in a way that engages the children with fun as well as challenging them to practice maturity skills like discipline, frustration tolerance, and patience. They aren't squealing and running around the studio with manic kid energy, but a few giggle fits do break out here and there. The best part is they all walk out with smiles and things to share (and parents get 45 minutes of quiet in the hall). As a former yoga teacher, it was important for me to find a class that was focused less on little tricks to keep them excited and engaged, but really teaching them foundational yogic skills so they could participate from a relaxed and focused manner. This class is it! P.S. Bedtime is always a breeze on yoga nights." - Ashley Travis, mom of kindergartner.
About the instructor:
Stacey Capobianco fell in love with yoga while teaching first grade in India and has been practicing ever since. She is certified in yoga for children, adults and parent/baby, family health coaching and is a former classroom teacher. She loves sharing the joys, calm and strength of yoga with students and passing on tools they can apply to their lives. She believes the yoga classroom is for everyone and every level; a magical space to foster self-confidence, awareness and community.
Fall Kids Yoga Series - Pre K-1st Grade (Corte Madera)
This class meets Wednesdays from 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm at Metta Mama in Corte Madera for 10 weeks, September 30 - December 9, skipping 11/25. Drop-in’s welcome!
Yoga helps children to manage emotions and provides opportunities to explore fun physical movement, develop body awareness, coordination, and of course, to play!
With classes taught by Jen Merklin ( learn more about her below), we will create space to connect through yoga poses, games, storytelling and more. Through the poses your child will build balance, strength and flexibility.
We will also introduce working with the breath in an imaginative way that is accessible. Yoga and mindfulness have been shown to improve both physical and mental health in school-age children by enhancing focus, memory, self-esteem, academic performance, and classroom behavior, and can even reduce anxiety and stress in children. In this series, your little one will have countless opportunities to discover shapes, explore balance and the celebrate the body's incredible abilities.
This class is designed for ages 4 - 6 years old. Class size is limited.
Parents welcome to drop off.
Cost: $250 for the series (10% off for Metta Yoga members - applies automatically at checkout)
Perk: Up to one missed kids yoga session may be issued as a class credit for a regular adult yoga class for the parent or caregiver!
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About the instructor:
Jen is passionate about helping students of all ages develop a love of yoga while empowering them to improve their overall well-being. Jen’s youth classes offer fun and playful practices that build strength and endurance while cultivating a sense of mindfulness and peace. Jen utilizes an engaging and warm approach coupled with imaginative, age-appropriate sequencing to foster emotional regulation, focus and confidence.
Jen’s own love of yoga began in a prenatal class 20 years ago and quickly deepened when she was faced with a sudden health challenge. After stepping away from her career in Human Resources, she began a personal journey to rebuild her health with the help of yoga. Since that time, Jen has become a dedicated advocate for health and wellness while also volunteering in her daughters’ schools and coaching various youth organizations.
Jen completed her 200-hour RYT and IYK® Kids Yoga certifications at Metta Yoga and continues to study and expand her knowledge through ongoing education.
Mindful Dads Workshop - With Jonathan Pofsky
Modern dads work hard, play hard, and love hard. With that said, most dads admit to feeling stressed out, tired, and hungry for real connection with the challenges they face.
Do you dream of taking a dad time-out just for you? Wish you could find a way to be more present and calm with your partner and children? Is there a nagging sense of disconnection or emptiness that your favorite show or a game just doesn’t fill?
This unique group just for dads will focus on cultivating mindfulness and developing strategies to balance your presence in your work and family life.
In this workshop you will:
Experience varied mindfulness techniques to develop a calm and grounded presence
Learn vital tools to assist you in communicating empathy and boundaries to help you navigate the complexities of family life and relationships
Build a supportive community with men on the path of mindful fatherhood through story-telling and active listening skills
This workshop is for dads of any age with children of any age. No mindfulness experience necessary. Simply bring an open mind and wear comfortable clothing.
Jonathan Pofsky, MFT, CMT is a licensed somatic psychotherapist, bodyworker, yoga teacher, and mindfulness practitioner. He owns and operates the Marin Stress & Anxiety Center in Corte Madera, CA. He has been engaged in mindfulness practices for over 30 years. Jonathan is a mindful dad of two boys and is passionate about creating conscious community for men.
Cost: $45 per session (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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Teacher Training Info Session (in-person + zoom) with Michele Klink
Join Michele Klink for another Yoga Teacher Training Info Session!
If you’ve been curious about the Metta Yoga 200-Hour Teacher Training starting in September, but aren’t quite sure if it’s the right step, this free session is a great place to begin.
Michele will share an overview of the program, including how the training supports both personal practice and those interested in teaching.
You’ll learn about the structure of the program, what a typical weekend looks like, and the topics we explore throughout the training, including sequencing, anatomy, yoga philosophy, breathwork, meditation, and teaching methodology. There will also be plenty of time for questions.
Our 200-hour training runs September 11 – December 13, 2026 and follows a weekend format designed to fit real life. You’ll study alongside a supportive group while building a strong foundation for a consistent personal practice and the skills to teach safely and confidently.
This session is FREE, but reserving your spot is required.
Join us in the studio or on Zoom (registration required to receive the link).
FOCUSFit Fusion + Flow Pop-Up with Robyn Cohen
Join Robyn Cohen for a special FOCUSFit Fusion Flow pop-up at our Corte Madera studio!
This class is a favorite on Robyn’s regular San Rafael schedule, and she’s bringing it to Corte Madera for Memorial Day weekend.
FOCUSFit Fusion Flow is a strong and intentional practice that blends low-impact cardio with handheld weights, progressing into compound movements and resistance training to support bone density and build lean muscle. The class also includes mobility work, balance, flexibility, and yoga-inspired stretching to help you move well and feel balanced.
Come ready to work, move, and leave feeling energized for the rest of your day. All levels welcome.
The best part? This Class is INCLUDED with your membership and packs. Sign up ahead to save your spot!
TO BOOK:
Included with membership.Regular drop-in rates, class packages, and memberships apply for this special class:
About Robyn:
Robyn is a long time fitness expert and teacher since 1986 in San Diego, Central Coast and San Francisco. Yoga bloomed for her in 2012. Her classes are musically charged and nurturing with a strong emphasis on alignment strength and breath and are held in the intention to create a container of compassion for whatever shows up on the mat. Her hope is through guided, dynamic movement and yoga postures , students will navigate their pathways toward joy and self connection.
Robyn earned her B.S. degree in Kinesiology and minor in Psychology in 1993 and holds certifications combined with 500 hours in American Council of Exercise and American College of Sports Medicine, Keiser Cycle and CPR Certified. She went through Advanced Yoga Teacher Trainings with Lesley Desaulniers, which she is very grateful for.
Teaching and practicing is her safe haven for a peaceful, spiritual, and ritualistic lifestyle where she shares her authentic self with her students. She loves sharing stories of how her yoga practice connects her relationships with community, friends. her husband, and three grown boys (young men).
Candlelit Yin + Restore & Sound Bath with Elizabeth Shelhart and Sara Inclenrock
Come unwind in a slow and deeply nourishing candlelit Yin + Restore yoga practice with immersive Sound Healing, with Elizabeth Shelhart and Sara Sound Garden.
Elizabeth will guide the gentle and meditative yoga while weaving in breathing practices for nervous system regulation and softening. Allow yourself to settle into stillness through long-held poses and ride the waves of sensation with mindfulness.
Throughout the experience, Sara Sound Garden will guide us deeper into our hearts and bodies through a curated sound bath featuring crystal singing bowls, flute, gongs, chimes, and other healing instruments.
This fusion of gentle yoga, meditation, and sound creates a supportive space for a full body, mind, and heart reset.
Space is limited — reserve your spot to secure your place in this experience.
Cost: $45 per person. (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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Prenatal Partners Workshop with Jane Austin
Yoga is an excellent way to prepare the mind, body and spirit for the many transitions of pregnancy, childbirth and parenthood.
In this popular workshop with Perinatal Teacher and Trainer Jane Austin, you and your partner will :
Learn techniques for breath awareness, massage and partner poses, which can help strengthen and relax your body, and soothe your mind during the birth process.
Connect more deeply to yourself, your partner and your baby.
We will also explore visualization and relaxation techniques that can further assist you during childbirth.
Please eat a light meal one hour before class, and have a snack and water close by. Please wear clothes you can move in. Jeans are not recommended.
This workshop is limited to 20 couples, so please register early.
If the workshop is full, you can be placed on a waitlist, and we will contact you if space becomes available. Jane offers these events every month as well, in addition to a pre-recorded version of the course that you can take via Udemy if the timing does not work for your schedule.
Investment: $120/couple( 10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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About the instructor:
Jane Austin has worked with pregnant people and their families since 1990. She weaves her experience as a midwife, doula, childbirth educator, and a mother into all of her offerings. She teaches prenatal and postnatal yoga classes in San Francisco every week to over 200 mamas and pregnant folks.
Jane also teaches the Yoga in Pregnancy component of many yoga teacher training schools and served as the perinatal director of Yoga Tree in San Francisco for many years. Her mission is to offer pregnant folks and new parents a mindful, supportive and nourishing environment using both humor and compassion to create a sacred but authentic place to connect to themselves and their babes inside and out. Learn more at JaneAustinYoga.com.
Breastfeeding Preparation Workshop
Presented by Fox & Cub Family Wellness in collaboration with Metta Mama
Feeding your baby is one of the most natural parts of parenting — and also one of the most commonly misunderstood. Many families are told breastfeeding will “just happen,” yet most challenges occur in the first days simply because parents weren’t shown what to expect beforehand.
This workshop prepares you for real life feeding, not just ideal situations.
In this supportive, small-group class led by an IBCLC, you will learn how breastfeeding actually begins, what newborn behavior looks like in the first hours and weeks, and how to prevent the most common struggles before they start. Rather than memorizing rules, you’ll learn how to read your baby, understand your body, and adjust with confidence.
Our goal is not perfection — it’s confidence. Whether you plan to exclusively breastfeed, combination feed, pump, or just want to understand your options, you’ll leave knowing what is normal, what needs support, and how to get help early.
Partners/support people are strongly encouraged to attend so they know exactly how to help during the early postpartum days.
What We Cover
How milk production actually works
The first hours after birth and why they matter
Newborn feeding patterns & hunger cues
Positioning and latch (what comfortable feeding should feel like)
Preventing nipple pain and early complications
How to know your baby is getting enough milk
Pumping basics and when to introduce bottles
Partner support roles during feeding
Common challenges (engorgement, supply worries, sleepy babies, cluster feeding)
When and where to seek help after baby arrives
You’ll also have time to ask questions and talk through your individual plans and concerns.
Your registration includes a take-home digital resource guide.
Cost: $150 per couple (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout).
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Facilitator
Cherie Visconti — IBCLC
Cherie Visconti is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant with over 16 years of experience supporting families through feeding and early postpartum adjustment. She has helped hundreds of parents navigate everything from the first latch to ongoing feeding challenges with patience, reassurance, and practical guidance.
Cherie is known for making breastfeeding feel approachable and manageable. Her teaching focuses on helping families understand normal newborn behavior so they can respond with confidence rather than worry. Parents appreciate her calm presence, realistic expectations, and ability to troubleshoot concerns before they become overwhelming.
Her goal is for families to leave feeling prepared — not pressured — and knowing support is always available.
Unlock the Magic Of Forearm Stand with Christa Khatcherian
Join Christa Khatcherian in Corte Madera for a special workshop: Unlock the Magic Of Forearm Stand - Breaking down Pincha Mayurasana!
In this 90-minute workshop, you’ll break down everything you need to feel supported and successful balancing in Pincha Mayurasana: targeted strength work, safe alignment, and clear entry pathways.
You’ll also learn take-home exercises to build endurance over time, modifications to meet you exactly where you are, and variations to explore when you're ready for more challenge.
Only 15 spots available - Expect personalized feedback, hands-on assists, and a warm, encouraging environment where falling, laughing, and trying again are all part of the fun.
All levels are welcome! You don’t need to already be able to do a forearm stand. You just need the desire to try, explore, and have fun turning your world upside down!
COST: $45 (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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About Christa:
As a certified instructor with over a decade of experience, Christa is deeply committed to empowering the practice of others. Teaching yoga is not just her passion but her purpose—an opportunity to inspire others to uncover their inner strength and limitless potential.
Christa’s personal practice of over 15 years fuels her teaching, creating transformative and uplifting experiences for every student she guides.
Christa has taught a wide range of styles over the years—from “advanced pretzel making” to “rest and restore”—and she especially loves backbends and arm balances! Her classes are lighthearted and welcoming, designed to challenge and restore, all set to an intentionally curated playlist that enhances the vibe and supports your journey on the mat.
Heart Coherence: Self-Hypnosis & Somatic Flow Workshop
Join Rachel Currie in Corte Madera for a special Self-Hypnosis Workshop!
This unique group hypnosis and somatic workshop will help you learn how to hypnotize yourself, regulate your nervous system, and expand your ability to feel calm, connected, and aligned with your true desires.
Through movement, guided hypnosis, partner practices, and neuroscience-backed tools, you’ll leave feeling relaxed, empowered, and equipped with tangible skills to shift patterns that no longer serve you.
Rachel is a Certified Hypnotist through Grace Smith Hypnotherapy School (2021) and a Certified Integrative Coach through Melissa Tiers’ Coaching the Subconscious Mind program (2022). She continues to study the latest neuroscience research and transmutation work and has a background in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP).
Her integrative approach weaves hypnosis, somatic awareness, and science-based tools to support deep regulation and authentic self-connection.
What You’ll Experience:
Learn how hypnosis can regulate your nervous system & prime your brain
Tools to interrupt unwanted thought patterns
Gentle somatic movement & free-form dance
Partner practices for hypnotic attunement & feeling seen
Shaking medicine for emotional release
Awareness tools to expand presence & resilience
Guided group hypnosis for manifestation and integration
Cost: $75 (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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Breathwork Workshop with Dana Damara
Join Dana Damara for a special Breathwork workshop!
Breathwork is a powerful transformational journey that inspires individuals to come back to the remembrance of who they are and connect back into the powerful energy of the Earth. When paired with sound healing, the experience becomes even more nurturing, enhancing relaxation and supporting your healing journey.
Did you know that:
• We take about 21,000 breaths and host about 90,000 thoughts in one day?
• Over 80% of our population suffers from anxiety-based diseases?
• We hold all the chemicals in our own body to heal?
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. Empowerment brings wholeness and healing back into your own life, to the lives of those you love, consequently to the world at large.
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!
Limited spots available, sign up ahead.
Cost: $45 (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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About the instructor:
Dana Damara is a Master Yoga Teacher Trainer, speaker, published author, and healer dedicated to supporting others in realizing their worth. As an embodiment coach, Reiki Master, Astrologist, and sound healer, she offers private healing, coaching, yoga sessions, and astrology readings.
Through her work, Dana helps elevate your energy to align with your soul’s calling. Whether in private sessions, group classes, global workshops, or retreats, she creates the space you need for true transformation and celebrates your journey as you rise.
Sunset Yoga Flow at1 Hotel San Francisco
Sunset Yoga Flows at 1 Hotel San Francisco
We’re crossing the bridge! Metta Yoga is partnering with 1 Hotel San Francisco to bring you Yoga Flows on Tuesdays 6pm in the city, by the Embarcadero.
Join us for a one-hour rooftop vinyasa flow that connects breath and movement to energize the body and calm the mind as the sun sets over the city.
In spring and summer, class happens on their stunning rooftop overlooking the Bay Bridge and Ferry Building. During the fall and winter months, this class will be held in the Ballroom.
Open to both Metta Yoga students and hotel guests, the class is accessible for all levels.
Mats, and water will be available on-site, though you’re welcome to bring your own!
Meet us at : 1 Hotel San Francisco - 8 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105
TO BOOK:
This Class is Included with membership and packs!Regular drop-in rates, class packages, and memberships apply for this special class:
1 hotel guests with a room reservation may check in with the instructor on a complimentary basis.
Reserve your spot in class:
About 1 Hotel San Francisco:
1 Hotel San Francisco is the city’s first mission-driven hotel that celebrates the Bay Area’s natural environment and offers an urban oasis in the heart of the city. As a luxury lifestyle hotel brand inspired by nature, 1 Hotels cultivates the best of sustainable design and architecture, together with extraordinary comfort and an unrivaled level of service. 1 Hotel San Francisco has been awarded a Michelin Key and has achieved LEED Gold Certification, proving that luxury hospitality, city living, and sustainability can exist in harmony.
Embrace the beauty of the Northern California landscape through reclaimed wood, native greenery, and organic textures. Take in views of the city skyline, the iconic Ferry Building, and the San Francisco Bay from the scenic Embarcadero. The property features a wellness spa, fitness center, and over 5,000 sq. ft. of event and meeting spaces. The hotel is also home to Terrene, a farm-to-table restaurant and bar showcasing the seasonality of fresh, locally-sourced ingredients.
Childbirth Preparation Workshop
This workshop takes place on 4/18/26 and 6/27/26
Presented by Fox & Cub Family Wellness in collaboration with Metta Mama
We recommend completing childbirth education by about 36 weeks of pregnancy so you have time to absorb the information, practice techniques, and enter labor feeling prepared and confident. Many families find taking a class between 28–34 weeks ideal.This one-day immersive workshop is designed for families who want thorough, practical preparation without committing to a multi-week series. In a supportive and relaxed environment, we guide you through the entire birth process from early labor through the first hours after your baby arrives.Rather than overwhelming you with rigid rules, this class focuses on helping you understand what is happening in your body, what your options are, and how to make decisions that feel right for your family. We combine evidence-based education with real-life experience so you leave feeling capable — not fearful — about birth.Our goal is not a specific type of birth, but a prepared and supported one. Whether you are planning an epidural, an unmedicated birth, induction, cesarean, hospital birth, or birth center experience, you will learn how to navigate the process with confidence.Throughout the workshop, partners/support people learn exactly how to help during labor, not just how to watch it happen.What We Cover (12:30–5:00 PM)
Understanding labor physiology and what your body is doingSigns labor is beginning & when to call your provider or go inStages of labor and what they feel likeComfort measures, positioning, and coping techniquesPartner support skills and communication toolsPain relief options (natural and medical)Common interventions and how to make informed decisionsCreating flexible birth preferencesCesarean birth preparationImmediate newborn care and the first hours after birthThe first days postpartum & recovery expectations
The class includes discussion, demonstrations, movement practice, and real-life scenarios so you can actively learn rather than just listen.Your registration includes a digital resource guide and allows one support person to attend with you.Cost:$200 per couple (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout).
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Facilitators
Rebecca DeMartini: Doula with Fox & Cub
Rebecca DeMartini is a highly experienced birth and postpartum doula with over 30 years of supporting families through pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum period. With a deeply nurturing and grounded presence, Rebecca has guided countless families through a wide range of birth experiences, offering steady, compassionate support every step of the way.
Her approach blends practical, evidence-based education with intuitive, heart-centered care, helping parents feel informed, confident, and truly supported as they prepare to welcome their baby. Rebecca is especially known for her ability to create a calm, reassuring environment, empowering families to trust their instincts and navigate both birth and postpartum with greater ease.
Through her decades of experience, Rebecca brings invaluable wisdom, real-life insight, and a genuine passion for supporting growing families. In this childbirth education workshop, she is honored to share her knowledge and help you feel prepared, supported, and excited for the journey ahead.
Olivia Fox: Educator, Doula & Founder of Fox & Cub Family Wellness
Olivia Fox has over ten years of experience educating and supporting families through pregnancy and the postpartum period. As the founder of Fox & Cub Family Wellness, she has worked with a wide range of families across the Bay Area, helping parents feel informed, supported, and capable as they enter parenthood.
Olivia’s teaching style blends evidence-based education with real-world practicality. She focuses on helping families understand not only what can happen during birth, but how to navigate decisions, communicate with providers, and transition into the early days with a newborn.
Her goal is for every parent to leave class feeling calmer, more prepared, and able to approach birth with clarity rather than uncertainty.
Women’s Sound Bath: Rest & Restoration with Coco McKenzi
Set down the weight of your week and surrender to sound.
Join us at Metta Yoga for an immersive two-hour sound bath: a deeply restorative, women’s-only experience designed to quiet the mind, release tension held in the body, and guide you into a state of profound stillness. No experience necessary. All you have to do is arrive and let go.
You’ll rest in a comfortable supported position while layers of live sound wash over and through you — singing bowls, gongs, chimes, and other resonant instruments creating a healing sonic landscape that shifts your nervous system out of stress and into restoration. Many participants describe the experience as the deepest relaxation they’ve ever felt, with effects that linger long after they leave the mat.
Sound has been used for centuries as a tool for healing and meditation. Modern research supports what ancient traditions have long known — that sound and vibration can reduce cortisol, lower blood pressure, ease anxiety, and promote deep rest.
This offering is held as a space for women to come together, soften, and be supported in a shared, intentional environment.Whether you’re navigating a stressful season, struggling to slow down, or simply craving stillness, this evening is for you.
What to bring: A yoga mat, blanket, pillow, and anything else that helps you feel cozy and at ease. Props are available at the studio.
Doors open 15 minutes before so you can settle in, breathe, and arrive fully before the sound begins.
Space is limited — reserve your spot to secure your place in this intimate experience.
Cost: $35 per person. (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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About the instructor:
Coco McKenzi passionately supports Mothers and families. As a psychedelic guide, doula, and yoga and breathwork teacher, Coco has cultivated an authentically joyful way of living and leading others. Those who work with Coco consistently describe her presence as grounding, intuitive, and profoundly refreshing. She inspires bravery and helps women cultivate self-acceptance on this transformative journey of Mother and Family-hood. Coco regularly facilitates group experiences, private retreats, and community gatherings. Coco loves self-expression, cherishes time with her family, and finds deep meaning in those unexpected "aha moments", especially when experienced under a starry night sky. She looks forward to creating meaningful connections and sharing space with you and, hopefully, your family too.
Earth Day Silent Disco Yoga with Carla and RAEN Winery
Join us for a very special Earth Day celebration under the open sky at beautiful Piper Park with Carla Herzenberg and RAEN Winery!
We’ll gather on the grass for a vibrant 60-minute vinyasa flow led by Carla, moving through strong, uplifting sequences inspired by Spring energy!
This will be a SILENT DISCO experience, with everyone flowing together through wireless headphones so you can fully immerse yourself in the music, Carla’s guidance, and the beauty of the park around you.
Following the practice, we’ll celebrate with the release and tasting of a very special wine from RAEN Winery: the 2025 Monarch Challenge Rosé.
This beautiful rosé is crafted from organically farmed old-vine Grenache from the North Coast and produced with regenerative farming practices that support healthier vineyards and ecosystems - read more below.
The RAEN team will share all about the wine, and pour tastings in the park. Bottles will also be available for purchase so you can bring this special rosé home!
Stay, sip, and enjoy the beauty of the evening as we gather together to celebrate movement, nature, and community.
This will be a gorgeous evening of yoga, rosé, and connection under the Earth Day sky. Don’t miss it!
Sign up AHEAD to join!
Cost: $55 (10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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Nurture Neuroscience Circle – Pregnancy Series
Starting April 16th, join us for a Neuroscience Pregnancy Circle!
The Nurture Neuroscience Circle is a pregnancy circle that blends the latest neuroscience with intuitive, relational practices and the support of a community of mothers-to-be. It’s designed for anyone at any stage of pregnancy—from newly pregnant through those due in June and beyond—whether this is your first baby or you are an experienced mother.
Each week, we explore how early experiences and maternal well-being shape both your brain and your baby’s developing brain. You’ll learn research-backed strategies to regulate stress, support emotional health, and foster a strong parent–baby connection alongside gentle, intuitive practices that help you slow down, feel grounded, and trust yourself as a mother.
The circle is a space to come together with other mothers, share experiences, ask questions, and feel held in a community of like-minded peers—both in person and through an online community of other Nurture Neuroscience Circle mothers.
Every session includes:
A short grounding or nervous-system-support practice and connection with your baby
A science-informed topic such as:
How your baby’s brain develops in utero
How pregnancy reshapes the maternal brain
Supporting sleep, stress regulation, and early bonding
Creating safety, connection, and predictability for long-term resilience
Space for discussion, reflection, practical application, and community support
This is not about “doing pregnancy right.” It is a research-informed, relational, and community-based approach that helps mothers—first-time and seasoned alike—feel informed, supported, and confident, while laying a strong foundation for both maternal and infant well-being.
COST: Full Series: $560. Early Bird (until March 30): $490.
(10% off for Metta Yoga members applies automatically at checkout)
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Linda Fitzgerald is a mother, infant & child sleep consultant, and gentle parenting guide who supports families through pregnancy, infancy, and early childhood using attachment-based, neuroscience-informed care.
She facilitates Nurture Neuroscience Circles for pregnant and newborn mothers and supports families from pregnancy through age 5, offering 1:1 sleep and parenting guidance. Her work blends current neuroscience, intuition, and compassionate presence—always prioritizing the parent–child bond.
Linda is a Certified Nurture Neuroscience Practitioner, trained by neuroscientists Greer Kirshenbaum, PhD, and Rocío Zunini, PhD, and has also been trained and mentored by sleep scientist Lyndsey Hookway, PhD. As a mother herself, understanding infant brain development has profoundly shaped her parenting and continues to inform how she supports other families.
Spring PreK-2nd Grade Kids Yoga Class Series
This class meets Mondays from 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm at Metta Mama in San Rafael for 6 weeks, April 13 - May 18. Drop-in’s welcome!
Yoga helps children to manage emotions and provides opportunities to explore fun physical movement, develop body awareness, coordination, and of course, to play! We will create space to connect through yoga poses, games, storytelling and more. Through the poses your child will build balance, strength and flexibility.
We will also introduce working with the breath in an imaginative way that is accessible. Yoga and mindfulness have been shown to improve both physical and mental health in school-age children by enhancing focus, memory, self-esteem, academic performance, and classroom behavior, and can even reduce anxiety and stress in children. In this series, your little one will have countless opportunities to discover shapes, explore balance and the celebrate the body's incredible abilities.
This class is designed for ages 4-8. Class size is limited.
Our 5-year-old took the Yoga Kids series this fall, and it was such a good experience all around. The class asked our kid to focus, be still, stretch, and connect with her breath and the others in the room, all at a totally appropriate, kid-friendly, joyful level. She loved going -- and, to be honest, we've had some struggle getting her to stick with activities that are physically challenging for her -- so her enthusiasm as well as the way we watched her grow over the series were both huge signs that it was a great fit. Thank you, Metta! - Juliet
“This Yoga class is an activity my daughter (and I) have looked forward to week after week. Stacey is wonderful! She facilitates in a way that engages the children with fun as well as challenging them to practice maturity skills like discipline, frustration tolerance, and patience. They aren't squealing and running around the studio with manic kid energy, but a few giggle fits do break out here and there. The best part is they all walk out with smiles and things to share (and parents get 45 minutes of quiet in the hall). As a former yoga teacher, it was important for me to find a class that was focused less on little tricks to keep them excited and engaged, but really teaching them foundational yogic skills so they could participate from a relaxed and focused manner. This class is it! P.S. Bedtime is always a breeze on yoga nights." - Ashley Travis, mom of kindergartner.
Parents welcome to drop off.
$135 for the series (10% off for Metta Yoga members - applies automatically at checkout)
Perk: Up to one missed kids yoga session may be issued as a class credit for a regular adult yoga class for the parent or caregiver!
TO BOOK:
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Stacey Capobianco fell in love with yoga while teaching first grade in India and has been practicing ever since. She is certified in yoga for children, adults and parent/baby, family health coaching and is a former classroom teacher. She loves sharing the joys, calm and strength of yoga with students and passing on tools they can apply to their lives. She believes the yoga classroom is for everyone and every level; a magical space to foster self-confidence, awareness and community.
Mobility Flow: Strong, Supple and Steady with Uli Koehne
Join Uli in San Rafael for a special Mobility Flow class - included with your memberships and packs!
Through gentle flow and mobility-based drills, you’ll open the hips, spine, shoulders, and ankles - easing stiffness and building strength in your range of motion. Ideal for winter recovery, ski prep, or simply tending to your body’s well-being during the colder months.
Spring Equinox Acupuncture and Yoga Nidra Sound Journey
Join us for an intimate, deeply restorative evening designed to support your nervous system, energy body, and seasonal transition into spring.
Flow to Wine and Kombucha with Carla & Beyond Yoga
This March, Flow to Wine with Carla at Metta Corte Madera includes a special Beyond Yoga pop-up to celebrate the start of Spring!
Join Carla Herzenberg for a 60-minute vinyasa flow that’s fluid, groove-forward, heart-opening, and energizing - set to deep house, dance, hip hop remixes, and tropical house. After class, we’ll roll straight into wine or kombucha, staying to sip, toast, and hang together in the studio.
Beyond Yoga will also be joining us after class with their latest collection and exclusive discounts to shop as you mingle and sip!
Spring Equinox Therapy Ball Roll Down and Bhakti Yoga with Michele Klink
Celebrate the Spring Equinox: Release & Renew with Michele Klink, with Therapy Ball Roll Down & Bhakti Yoga!
Join our Spring Equinox community gathering rooted in rest, release, and devotion. This practice creates space to slow down, soften the body, and reconnect with what feels nourishing and true.
Prenatal Aerial Yoga with Coco McKenzi
Join Coco McKenzi for a Prenatal Aerial Yoga Class!
This is the class you text your pregnant mama friends about! With only 9 spots available, grab your pregnant girlfriend and sign up for our Prenatal Aerial pop-up class.
In this class, we will weave the grace of prenatal yoga with the practical wisdom of upright labor positions. Every pose serves a dual purpose: releasing tension in your changing body while equipping you with postures that may support you through labor and delivery.
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living - Series with Michele Klink
Join Michele at Cloudbreak for Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living - A Friday Night Philosophy Series at Cloudbreak Sausalito!
From insight to action to surrender, this 3-part yoga philosophy series with Michele Klink invites you to live the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita through reflection, community service, and embodied devotion. Culminating on the Spring Equinox, we release what no longer serves and renew our commitment to purposeful, heart-centered living.
Myofascial Flow and Release Training with Dr. Charisse Balance
Unlock the healing potential of fascia in this immersive, 30-hour yoga teacher training with Dr. Charisse Balance, PT, DPT, E-RYT, YACEP & myofascial release therapist.
Dive deep into the world of fascia- a transformative journey through the anatomy and function of fascia that blends hands-on learning with engaging, multi-modal experiences, offered through a hybrid format with both online and in-person sessions.
Through expert instruction and hands-on practice, you’ll uncover the intricate workings of fascia as an organ, its unique connection with the nervous system, and how fascial patterns shape our bodies.
Foundations for Baby Sleep
Join Bay Area Baby Sleep Consultant Sarah Healy, MA for this 2 hour class exploring all things sleep in the first 12 months. Sarah will be addressing the common questions and struggles parents face with sleep for babies ages 0-12 months. You will learn about different sleep training approaches, how to set realistic expectations, how to prepare and plan for sleep training, and how to assess whether you and your baby are ready.
Yoga Tools for Anxiety Relief With Jonathan Pofsky
Join us for a two-hour workshop where we’ll explore how anxiety functions in the body and mind — and how shifting our relationship to it can create greater freedom and ease.
Through the lens of yoga therapy, you’ll learn practical tools you can use anytime anxiety shows up, whether it’s a sudden wave or a constant background hum.
You’ll explore mindfulness techniques to cultivate calmness, learn effective communication tools, and build a supportive community with fellow dads.
* NEW CLASS * Yoga Nidra with Neda Shakoori
Starting February 26th, join Neda Shakoori for an evening Yoga Nidra on Thursdays 7:45pm at Metta San Rafael!
*NEW CLASS * Tues/Thurs Pilates HIIT Fusion (heated °86) with Cole Alvarado
We’re happy to share that starting February 24th, we’re welcoming Cole Alvarado to Metta for Pilates HIIT Fusion on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7am in Corte Madera!
In this high energy fitness class, you'll get an intense workout from a mix of Pilates, light weights, and HIIT exercises in a heated room. Leave class sweaty, stronger, and full of energy! The room is heated to 86 degrees. We recommend bringing a towel to this class.
Cole is a Marin native and Pilates instructor with over two years of teaching experience. He has instructed more than 2,000 reformer classes and is passionate about helping clients feel strong, confident, and connected in their bodies.
Woman to Mother Pregnancy Circle
In a world that focuses so much on the arrival of the baby, this circle offers forgotten support and wisdom for the mother who is also about to be born.
You’re preparing for birth and a new baby, but are you ready to be transformed? In our culture, preparing ourselves for motherhood is too often replaced with birth preparation and collecting the right baby essentials. But the moment a baby is born, so is a mother, and women are typically caught off guard by the transformation that follows, a journey so profound it has its own name: matrescence.
Whether you are preparing forthis transformation for the first time or readying yourself to stretch from a mother of one to a mother of two, the shift you are about to experience is as big as birth.
Community Mural Fundraise Flow with Carla Herzenberg
Flow with us as we gather to support local art, community, and a new mural for downtown San Rafael!
Metta Yoga has received a $4,000 matching grant from the City of San Rafael to create a vibrant mural on Cijos Street—celebrating community, art, and connection. To help bring this vision to life by Summer 2026, we’re gathering for a special evening at Metta San Rafael to raise the matching funds together.
*NEW CLASS* Yoga for Healing with Ashley Stachon
Yoga for Healing is a gentle, nervous-system–based class that supports the body’s natural capacity to heal. This class is for everyone - whether you are navigating trauma, chronic stress, back pain, illness or cancer recovery, injury, or simply the wear and tear of life.
The practice is alignment-based rather than vinyasa-based, blending mindful movement, breath awareness, and intentional rest to support nervous system regulation while building strength and stability. Emphasis is placed on creating a supportive foundation by strengthening the core, glutes, and upper back to promote spinal health and sustainable movement.
Movement is intentional, accessible, and adaptable, with generous use of props to create a sense of safety, support, and ease. This class offers a steady, compassionate space to slow down, reconnect with your body, and support healing on physical, emotional, and energetic levels.
Body Bliss Flow Celebration with Christina
Body Love Flow is a slow, sensual, guided movement experience for women to fall in love with their bodies again.
Blending somatic movement with intuitive feminine embodiment, this class invites you into a body love flow that honors your curves, awakening your body’s innate intelligence, releasing stored tension, and reconnecting you to the wisdom and beauty of your unique body.
Whether you’re a beginner mover or a seasoned mover, this experience is an invitation into self-discovery, play, and joy. Participants are encouraged to wear flowy, comfortable yoga wear so you can move freely and fully embrace the experience.
Metta Mingle - Yoga and Singles Mixer with Gillian Confair
Join Gillian Confair for a fun Saturday evening in San Rafael to help you connect through movement, conversation, and community!
The evening includes playful ice breakers, optional partner yoga, a feel-good flow, and a post-class social hour with drinks, music, and a raffle. We’re teaming up with Gambit, a locally founded dating app focused on intentional, real-life connection—single guests will even get early access!