with Taina Lyons

Join me in an exploration of the many varied qualities of Contact Improvisation – slow and grounding, fast and flowing, energetic and emotional.  Using the elements of Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and Ether as our guides, we will cultivate these qualities in ourselves and our dances. Through movement exercises, we will practice basic skills for dancing Contact Improvisation and deepen our sense of connection to self, other, and the environment.  Each session in this series is offered as a stand-alone class, beginning with Earth as the principal theme.  In this class we'll focus on how to safely share weight, and we'll explore the benefits of grounded co-regulation.  We'll practice principles of CI that are also tools for connection and for restoring ease to your nervous system in these cold winter months.  All classes in this series will include skills for boundaries and consent, which are at the core of CI practice.  This class is appropriate for beginners and all bodies and abilities.   

• ❉ 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝: Grounding, Gravity, Being a base, Compression, Weight… (January)

• ❉ 𝘼𝙞𝙧: Lifts, Breath, Flying, lightness…(April)

• ❉ 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙚: Momentum, Expression, Will, Centrifugal Force, Transformation…(July)

• ❉ 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧: Flow, Falling, Rolling point of Contact…(October)

• ❉ 𝙀𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧: Energetic Space, Eye Contact, Spacial awareness, Intuition…(January '27)

Sliding-scale workshop pricing: $20–50.*

*A note regarding accessibility to all Sanctuary offerings: 

We have a range of scholarship options available. If the cost of participating is prohibitive, please email us at studio@yoga-sanctuary.com to learn more.

Cancelation Policy (All Sanctuary Special Programming): If you register for a workshop or event and you do not show up, you forfeit your pass. We require a minimum of 24 hours’ notice for reservation cancelations. Please email us at studio@yoga-sanctuary.com if you cannot make it, so we can offer your spot to someone on the waitlist. We are unable to offer credits or refunds.