Workshops & Special Events

Winter 2020 Workshops & Special Events

Broga: Free Class
January 20 @6:40-7:40pm

Hey brogis, this is a free class for dudes who want to give yoga a try! Join Jessie L. for an all levels vinyasa yoga practice. Bring a mat and towel, ready to sweat! If you don't have either, we have them available to rent for $3.00. Grab a friend and see if yoga might be right for your weekly regi-men!
*FREE Class - First Come, First Served.

Karma Yoga Clothing Drive for Avalon Housing
January 24 @7:00-8:30pm

aUM Yoga is hosting a clothing swap! Practice non-attachment by clearing your closet of the things that you no longer wear! Come hang out with our beautiful community, find new clothes, and take home FREE stuff! If you have them, bring gently used clothing, bags, and shoes and take home what ever works for you! However, you are not required to bring anything in order to attend. There will be a $2.00 (cash) entry and all proceeds will go to Avalon Housing - who provide healthy, safe, and inclusive supportive housing as a long-term solution to homelessness.. Any remaining clothing will also be donated.

Flow + Joe -Yoga + Coffee: Donations for Australia
January 26 @10:10am-12:10pm

Join Jessie Schaffer for a Vinyasa Level 2 practice from 10:10-11:10am, followed by coffee at Vertex from 11:10-12:10pm! PLEASE pre-register for this class by January 24, 2020 so that we can ensure to have enough space for everyone interested in attending. Looking forward to caffeinating with you, yogi friends! Suggested Donation $10.00 for Class and $5.00 for Coffee. ALL of the proceeds will go to support Aid in Australia as they continue to battle bush fires.
*Suggested Donation $15.00

Aerial Inversions Workshop
January 26 @12:10-1:10pm

Aerial is a form of suspension yoga which combines traditional yoga poses done on the floor with a silk yoga hammock. Gravity helps alleviate pressure and stress on the joints. Inversions are easily accessed without stress or strain on the neck, back, or shoulders. The silks are great for core and arm strengthening - targeting different muscle groups from traditional yoga classes. Clients must wear t-shirts with sleeves (if a client wears a tank top or sleeveless shirt, they will be asked to put on a provided t-shirt). For the protection of the fabric, no jewelry or zippers may be worn.
*$25.00/Workshop

Poses That Challenge You: Arm Balance Workshop
February 1 @12:10-2:10pm

Arm balances are some of the most fun, exciting, and challenging postures in the yoga practice. Most require a degree of open hip flexibility! But, don’t let this deter you from starting this playful practice now. Using a refined and strong base of Chaturanga Dandasana, the Arm Balance Workshop will commence with a Vinyasa Flow to warm up the body and neuro-pathways of the mind. Afterwards, we will begin exploring arm balances on the back (supine) in order to understand optimal skeletal alignment before taking flight. On the backs, yogis will also develop a true sense of their core and how its location, stability, and strength correlate to our arms and legs. Yogis will learn building blocks for and full expression of twenty arm balances and transitions between them.
*$35.00/Workshop or $75.00/Series

Free Class + YTT Open House
February 7 @5:40-7:00pm

Join us for a Free Class & Yoga Teacher Training Open House. Class will be an all levels vinyasa yoga practice with Amanda. Afterwards, join Amanda and Jessie for an informational session for our Spring Intensive 2020: Demystify Yoga 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. For more information about our curriculum click here.
*FREE Class - First Come, First Served.

Open Your Heart: Backbend Workshop
February 12 @7:10-8:10pm

Join Jessie L. for a heart opening workshop just in time for St. Valentine's Day. This workshop is comprised of a vinyasa practice and safe explorations of ustrasana (camel), setu bandhasana (bridge), urdhva dhanurasana (wheel), and drop back variations. Props and spots will be used throughout. Learn the alignment and anatomy of the postures and reap internalizing, receiving, energizing, activating, and uplifting energetic effects. Don't miss this opportunity to open your heart chakra!
*$20.00/Workshop

Free Osho Active Meditation
February 25 @8:15-9:30pm

Join Jessie L. for an active meditation that unfolds in five stages. First stage (15 minutes): commences with rapid exhalation, pumping Agni (internal fire) within. Your arms help assist in this technique. Participants will feel the energy of the room begin to rise. Second stage (15 minutes): catharsis - anything goes. This phase is where you let all of your raw emotions free in a safe and sacred environment - primal noises, yelling, crying, howling, drumming, etc. Third Stage (10 minutes): communal ‘Hoo’ mantra. The group energy is reignited and yogis lightly jump with the arms raised overhead while chanting. Feel strong and empowered together. Fourth Stage (10 minutes): stillness in silence, where yogis allow the energy to pulsate throughout the body. Fifth Stage (10 minutes): celebration - expression of joy and zest for life through creative movement or ecstatic dance.
*FREE Class - First Come, First Served.

Flow + Joe: Yoga + Coffee
March 1 @10:10am-12:10pm

Join Jessie Schaffer for a Vinyasa Level 2 practice from 10:10-11:10am, followed by coffee from Vertex from 11:10-12:10pm! PLEASE pre-register for this class by November 24, 2019 so that we can ensure to have enough coffee for everyone attending. Looking forward to caffeinating with you, yogi friends!
*Regular Class // Packages Apply

Poses That Challenge You: Inversions Workshop
March 14 @12:10-2:10pm

Learn powerful and effective techniques that can make even the most challenging transitions and inversions seem approachable. Jessie will share her knowledge of anatomy to help you understand how to activate musculature, and align bone structure (scaffolding), for maximum efficiency when approaching static postures such as: chinstand, headstand, forearmstand, and handstand. This workshop will implement a ground-up approach, first learning to find ‘a-line-ment’ in a supported way before integrating strength training drills to develop muscle memory, leading up to deeper expressions of the posture. This workshop is for all levels. Leave feeling empowered, strong, and inspired.
*$35.00/Workshop or $75.00/Series

FREE Class + Shop Event at Bivouac
March 15 @10:00-11:00am

Join Jessie L. from aUM Yoga at Bivouac Ann Arbor on State Street for an all levels vinyasa yoga practice from 10:00-11:00am. This is a FREE hour long class. After practice, join us for an exclusive shopping extravaganza. Pre-registration is not necessary. Capacity for the event is 80 people. Make sure to show up early.Everyone will receive a FREE gift. There will also be a raffle - swag and prizes compliments of aUM Yoga, Bivouac, and Polarity. Make sure to bring water, towel, and a yoga buddy. There will not be mats available to borrow.
*FREE Class - First Come, First Served.

Yoga Mala: 108 Sun Salutations
March 19 @5:40-7:00pm

aUM Yoga celebrates the changing of the seasons by leading a Yoga Mala or 108 Sun Salutations. A group of people moving through Surya Namaskar together creates a beautiful, cohesive energy that honors our collective humanity. A Yoga Mala can be done at the change of a season (Spring/Fall Equinox & Summer/Winter Solstice), a holy day, or for any significant event. In this 90 minute class, the Yoga Mala is performed without pause. There is a quiet meditation at the beginning, at which time the yogi sets an intention for this moving meditation, followed by a traditional spinal warm-up before beginning. The breath is maintained throughout the practice (Ujjayi breath should be used if possible). The group moves and breaths as one. Practitioners are encouraged to rest if needed. Celebrate with us!
*Regular Class // Packages Apply

Free Class + YTT Open House
March 20 @5:40-7:00pm

Flow + Joe: Yoga + Coffee
March 29 @10:10am-12:10pm

Aerial Inversions Workshop
March 29 @12:10-1:10pm

Free Osho Active Meditation
March 31 @8:15-9:30pm

Poses That Challenge You: Contortion Workshop
April 4 @12:10-2:10pm

This workshop will commence with a vinyasa flow practice - ensuring that yogis are warmed up and ready to delve deeper! After flowing, yogis will discover the joy of back bending through variations of camel, bridge, wheel, and drop-backs. Students will be taught the proper way to enter into both standing and seated binds (including twists, pigeon, and splits). These will be long holding postures which acclimate the body to stress adaptation. Finally, the Utthita Hasta Padanguthasna Series A-D will be taught on the ground (supine), leading up to leg behind the head variations.
*$35.00/Workshop or $75.00/Series

Free Class + YTT Open House
April 17 @5:40-7:00pm

Yin Yoga Workshop
April 22 @7:10-9:10pm

Yin yoga poses apply moderate stress to the connective tissues—the tendons, ligaments, and fascia—with the aim of increasing circulation in the joints and improving flexibility. A yin practice is meant to complement a yang practice, or more vigorous forms of exercise. Yin postures are passive, long-held postures wherein the muscles are relaxed so that the pose can work to go beyond stretching the muscle and works deeper within the body. Come learn more about the Yin Yoga methodology and it's benefits during this two (2) hour workshop with Amanda.
*$20.00/Class

Free Classes with Yoga Teachers in Training
April 25 + 26 @ Different Class Times - See Schedule for Details

Come out and support our Demystify Yoga Teachers in Training during their Final Practicum(s). Classes are FREE and open to the public. Plan to arrive to classes 10-15 minutes early. Classes are first come, first served. We have yoga mats available to borrow, if you bring your own yoga towel! Otherwise, a yoga mat/towel rental is $3.00.
*FREE Classes - First Come, First Served.