A workshop for adults (18+) who are mourning the death of a loved one, and are seeking support and tools to normalize, validate, and cope with their grief emotions and loss experiences.

When someone we love dies, it is common to feel like a part of us dies alongside them. The pain of grief is often minimized, especially in Westernized cultures, and many of us are left feeling lost, isolated, and activated in the aftermath of losing someone we love. In this intimate, supportive 2-hour workshop, you are invited to join Margy, one of our grief-focused therapists at Room to Breathe, to: 1) normalize, validate, and deepen your understanding of grief emotions and death-loss experiences, 2) learn best practices about tending to and honoring your grief and ways to care for self, 3) engage in somatic and mindfulness practice to connect with and move your emotions, and 4) be in community with others who are also mourning the death of a loved one. 

“Grief is a practice, not a problem to fix…a practice of holding on and letting go, of letting in and letting out…a practice of being human.” -Monique Minahan, The Grief Practice

What to expect:

• 90 min: brief psycho-education on grief emotions and coping tools, and individual + group reflection.

• 30 min: somatic grief mapping & mindfulness practice, with gentle movement (no previous experience with yoga or somatics required).

• All registrants will have access to the recording for 30 days following the workshop (including people who can’t attend in real time). Margy will also provide additional grief resources via email following the workshop.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $80-60; choose the amount that aligns with your financial situation. If this doesn’t feel financially feasible for you but would like to join the workshop, please reach out to Margy directly to inquire about additional sliding scale options!

with Hannah Lee

If you’ve been here for a while, you know that Hannah is a Wintering fanatic and has been leading Yoga and Journaling on this theme for a minute. This year, we are turning towards the early chapters of Katherine May’s book to “make ready” for metaphorical and seasonal winter.

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the approaching winter might feel like the lurking “Jaws” theme track – ominous, dark, and isolating. Chicagoans know all too well the frantic energy with which we pack in the summer weekends and evenings as if we are trying to store up for the impending cold and shortened days. But what if we accepted winter, both the season and the emotional periods of life where we might retreat from the world, do less, allow ourselves to rest. What if this season has something to offer us, a permission that we don’t often take? 

Katherine May writes, “We may never choose to winter, but we can choose how.” Come explore what that might look like for you as we practice gentle movement and quiet reflection together on October 19th.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $30-40

The Yoga Sutras are ancient scriptures written by Maharishi Patanjali, and they describe detailed instructions for transcending suffering and living in freedom and harmony. In this online workshop with Whitney Pasch, we will discuss interpretations of the Sutras and how to study them for practical usage.⁠ ⁠

This workshop is presented as part of our Going Deeper program, designed for current yoga teachers and/or students of yoga who want to continue to study the ancient roots, philosophy and psychology of yoga from a trauma-informed lens⁠. Learn alongside our current YTT cohort in this special workshop.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $75-95

**this workshop will not be recorded to maintain the integrity of our training cohort; please plan to attend live!

with Molly Page

As the busy summer months come to a close, life just keeps on life-ing. Let’s take time to digest some of what we've been chewing on, and then rest for a while.

This 75-minute session with Molly will combine gentle yoga postures to help promote physical digestion, and thoughtful journal prompts to aid in mental digestion. We’ll end our session with an extended shavasana and guided meditation. 

Join us as we slow down and set the stage for cozy season.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $30-40

with Erica Schweitzer and Margy Brill

As humans, we all experience grief emotions around painful life events, transitions and losses. In our westernized world we often minimize expressing our grief and tending to it in a healthy way, and many of us feel isolated and crave being in community with people who are also grieving. We invite you to join us for a grief-centered gentle, affirming yoga and reflection practice co-led by Room to Breathe yoga teacher and therapist, Erica, and therapist, Margy.

This virtual event will combine movement with moments for reflection and journaling around the following themes: normalizing grief emotions and experiences, reflecting on how and where we feel and hold grief emotions in our body, and offering space and opportunity for release and renewal in community with others.

We encourage you to come as you are, take what’s useful, leave the rest, and enjoy connection with a community of those who are navigating grief; no prior experience with yoga needed! Recording will be available for 30 days for registrants unable to join in real time. All registrants will also receive an email with additional grief resources following the workshop. 

Cost: Tiered pricing, $40-60

Join Room to Breathe for a free virtual info session! Explore a short practice with our lead teacher training faculty member, Whitney Pasch, ask questions, and learn more about our upcoming 225-hour Psych-Sensitive Yoga Teacher Training.

with Candice Tindell

Celebrate the longest days of the year with a special Summer Solstice Yoga + Journaling class designed to honor the sun, embrace the light, and energize your spirit. This fiery practice combines mindful movement, breathwork, and journaling to align with the vibrant energy of the solstice.

Together, we’ll flow through sun salutations, grounding poses, and moments of stillness to reconnect with nature and the fire within. Whether you're a seasoned yogi or new to the mat, this class welcomes all levels to bask in warmth, reflect on growth, and step into the second half of the year with clarity and purpose.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $30-40; recording available for 30 days to all registered attendees

with Sam Allweiss

This Mental Health First Aid training is designed for non-therapists in our community who are looking for ways to better support friends, family and neighbors who may experience a mental health crisis.

We want to make this information practical and applicable to everyone, so Samantha will not be using clinical jargon or diagnoses. Instead, we focus on helping you identify signs of a mental health crisis and offer language and resources for responding as alternatives to calling the police. You will also learn how to de-escalate a crisis and care for self so you can sustain your well-being while supporting others.

It is more important than ever that we care for one another and Samantha looks forward to offering wisdom gained through prior community mental health and current private practice work.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $30-50

with Mirella Silva

Join us for a gentle, trauma-informed Yoga + Journaling workshop centered around the theme: Feel Your Feelings. In a world that often asks us to stay strong and keep moving, this space invites you to slow down, soften, and reconnect with what’s really going on inside. Through grounding movement, breathwork, and guided self-inquiry, we’ll explore what it means to truly feel—without judgment, pressure to fix, or the need to be anywhere other than where you are. No yoga experience necessary—just a willingness to show up as you are.

This 75-minute session will blend accessible, choice-based yoga with reflective journaling prompts designed to gently surface and hold your emotions with compassion. Whether you're navigating grief, joy, numbness, anxiety, or anything in between, this is a space to practice honoring your inner landscape with kindness. Expect a supportive, shame-free environment where you can listen inward, feel freely, and leave with tools for emotional presence that you can carry off the mat and into your life.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $30-40

with Hannah Lee and Kath Katsikeas

Depression is isolating, painful, and very common. It can impact our lives in subtle and overt ways alike. We invite you to join us for a gentle, affirming yoga and reflection practice led by Kath and Hannah, two yoga teachers and therapists. 

This virtual event will combine movement with moments for reflection and journaling around the themes of: hypoarousal, or the experience of fatigue and depletion; hyperarousal, or overstimulation from life or overwhelm from challenges personally or in the world; isolation; and balance. 

We encourage you to come as you are, take what’s useful, leave the rest, and enjoy connection with a community of those that live with depression. No formal diagnosis needed! Recording will be available for those unable to join in real time.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $40-60

Hannah, yoga teacher and therapist, is raising funds for Chicago Abortion Fund's annual Fund-A-Thon and invites you to join her!

On Sunday, April 13th, 11:30-12:30pm, she will lead a gentle yoga practice focused on the themes of fluidity and strength. Participants are invited to donate to her page here: https://fund.nnaf.org/hannah2025. Registrants will have access to the recording if you can’t attend in real time!

The mission of the Chicago Abortion Fund is to advance reproductive autonomy and justice for everyone by providing financial, logistical, and emotional support to people seeking abortion services and by building collective power and fostering partnerships for political and cultural change. In 2024 they supported over 16,000 callers from 41 states with procedure, travel, and wraparound costs related to abortion care.

A workshop for adults (18+) who are actively navigating the death of a loved one, and are seeking support and tools to normalize, validate, and process their grief emotions and loss experiences.

When someone we love dies, it often feels like a part of us dies alongside them. The pain of grief is often minimized, especially in Westernized cultures, and many of us are left feeling devastated, isolated, and activated in the aftermath of losing someone we love. In this 2 hour workshop, you are invited to join Margy, one of our therapists at Room to Breathe, to: 1) normalize, validate, and deepen your understanding of grief emotions and death-loss experiences, 2) learn strategies for identifying, processing, and honoring your grief and ways to care for self,  3) engage in somatic and mindfulness practice to identify and move your emotions, and 4) be in community with others who are also navigating the death of a loved one. 

What to expect:

• 90 min: brief psycho-education on grief and coping, and individual + group reflection & emotional processing

• 30 min: somatic grief mapping & mindfulness practice, with gentle movement (no previous experience with yoga or somatics required!)

• Participants will have access to the recording following the workshop (and if folx aren’t able to attend they will still have access to the recording!). Margy will also provide additional grief resources following the workshop.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $80-60; choose the amount that aligns with your financial situation. If this doesn’t feel financially feasible for you but would like to join the workshop, please reach out to Margy directly to inquire about additional sliding scale options!

A portion of workshop earnings will be donated to Chicago Death Doula Collective.

with Whitney Pasch & Hannah Lee

Some degree of anxiety is a natural, valuable part of our body’s ability to protect us from danger. However, in our current world of constant demands, perfectionism, and abstract danger, it is easy for anxiety to take hold of our lives. In this special workshop led by Whitney Pasch, yoga therapist, and Hannah Lee, therapist and yoga teacher, we will move through physical postures and breathing techniques to soothe our nervous systems and find relief from anxiety. We will then lead participants through a reflective journaling exercise to experiment with a new relationship with our anxiety, explore befriending this part of ourselves, and connect with our calm, confident core selves.

All levels welcome; this virtual class will be recorded with access to registrants for 8 days after the event.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $40-60

with Hatie Parmeter

Spring is just around the corner - let’s embrace the seasonal transition together! We’ll practice slow, gentle (often) nature-related poses and journal about coming back to ourselves through nature. Bring a journal and writing/drawing utensils, comfy clothes, and any props you love. Expect a longer savasana with a stationary journey meditation into the lovely forest around Hatie's yurt home.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $30-40

with Hannah Lee

“I recognised winter. I saw it coming (a mile off, since you ask), and I looked it in the eye. I greeted it and let it in. I had some tricks up my sleeve, you see. I’ve learned them the hard way. When I started feeling the drag of winter, I began to treat myself like a favored child: with kindness and love. I assumed my needs were reasonable and that my feelings were signals of something important. I kept myself well fed and made sure I was getting enough sleep. I took myself for walks in the fresh air and spent time doing things that soothed me. I asked myself: What is this winter all about? I asked myself: What change is coming?” 

-Katherine May

In the Northern Hemisphere we often treat the cold, dark winter days with a kind of dread. What if there is another way? What if, instead of yearning for the perpetual growth and activity of summer, we see the winter as an important time to slow down, follow the cycle of the seasons, and allow ourselves time to hibernate?

Join yoga teacher and therapist Hannah Lee for gentle movement and journal prompts inspired by Katherine May's book, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat In Difficult Times. 

Cost: Tiered pricing, $30-40

with Hannah Lee and Kath Katsikeas

Depression is isolating, painful, and very common. It can impact our lives in subtle and overt ways alike. We invite you to join us for a gentle, affirming yoga and reflection practice led by Kath and Hannah, two yoga teachers and therapists. 

This virtual event will combine movement with moments for reflection and journaling around the themes of: hypoarousal, or the experience of fatigue and depletion; hyperarousal, or overstimulation from life or the holiday season; isolation; and balance. 

We encourage you to come as you are, take what’s useful, leave the rest, and enjoy connection with a community of those that live with depression. No formal diagnosis needed! Recording will be available for those unable to join in real time.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $40-60

with Nichole Brown

A tender practice focused on embracing and validating your anger. Together we'll build heat through somatic movements and powerful poses then start to slow down and soothe the body with breath and touch. We'll follow the physical practice with time for self-reflection and journaling before settling into a guided meditation and savasana. 

Cost: Tiered pricing, $30-40

A workshop for adults (18+) who are actively navigating the death of a loved one, and are seeking support and tools to normalize, validate, and process their grief emotions and loss experiences.

When someone we love dies, it often feels like a part of us dies alongside them. The pain of grief is often minimized, especially in Westernized cultures, and many of us are left feeling devastated, isolated, and activated in the aftermath of losing someone we love. In this 2 hour workshop, you are invited to join Margy, one of our therapists at Room to Breathe, to: 1) normalize, validate, and deepen your understanding of grief emotions and death-loss experiences, 2) learn strategies for identifying, processing, and honoring your grief and ways to care for self,  3) engage in somatic and mindfulness practice to identify and move your emotions, and 4) be in community with others who are also navigating the death of a loved one. 

What to expect:

• 90 min: brief psycho-education on grief and coping, and individual + group reflection & emotional processing

• 30 min: somatic grief mapping & mindfulness practice, with gentle movement (no previous experience with yoga or somatics required!)

• Participants will have access to the recording following the workshop (and if folx aren’t able to attend they will still have access to the recording!). Margy will also provide additional grief resources following the workshop.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $80-60; choose the amount that aligns with your financial situation. If this doesn’t feel financially feasible for you but would like to join the workshop, please reach out to Margy directly to inquire about additional sliding scale options!

with Hatie Parmeter

Join Hatie for a workshop on calming the nervous system. We'll practice breathwork, self-massage, meditation, journaling, and restorative yoga as we come into our bodies and slow our breathing. This is a collaborative workshop, so feel free to come with questions and share your calming practices with the RTB community!

If you have pillows/bolsters, blankets, or any other props you would like to use to support your practice, please have them accessible in your space! Wear comfy clothes, dim the lights, grab a journal, and plan to continue resting after we meet, if possible!

Cost: Tiered pricing, $30-40

with Candice Tindell

A full moon is more than just a beautiful celestial event; it's the perfect time to reflect, release, and rest. The full moon represents the natural cycles in life, invites us to foster gratitude, and welcomes space for reflection.

This special guided meditation, or yoga nidra practice, will gently guide you into a new season. Use the Hunter's Moon this October to connect with your higher wisdom by restoring and letting go to make way for fresh, new energy.

This class will offer brief, gentle movement and then shifts into still meditation. No previous yoga experience is necessary to join.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $30-40

with Kelsey Schroeder, Psy.D.

As mental health therapists, we play a crucial role in supporting our clients through challenging times, including the heightened stress and anxiety surrounding political elections. This specialized workshop is designed to support mental health professionals with the knowledge and skills useful to address election-based anxiety for their clients and themselves.

In this 2-hour workshop, you are invited to join psychologist Kelsey Schroeder, Psy.D. to unpack election-based distress and dread and find skills to enhance curiosity and community. This workshop is focused on normalizing human reactions to current social and political environments, identifying and incorporating stress management strategies for clients and ourselves, and engage with others to find support and expand sense of community with fellow clinicians.

This workshop is open to mental health therapists, counselors, psychologists, social workers, and other mental health professionals seeking to enhance their skills in managing election-based anxiety in their practice. Whether you are working with individuals, groups, or communities, this workshop will provide valuable insights and skillsets to support clients. This space will center a space to honor humanity, understand the impacts of current social and political climates, and identify useful tools to utilize. Kelsey hopes to support fellow clinicians in gaining a greater sense of community, curiosity, and empowerment in advocating for liberation-oriented care.

What to Expect:

1. Understanding Election-Based Anxiety in Clients: Learn about the unique stressors related to elections and their impact on clients’ mental health.

2. Client Communication Strategies: Develop effective communication techniques to help clients articulate their election-related concerns and fears. Learn how to create a safe space for open discussions.

3. Boundary Setting and Media Consumption: Understand the importance of setting healthy boundaries with media and political discussions for both clients and therapists. Learn strategies to help clients manage their media consumption.

4. Self-Care for Therapists: Recognize the importance of self-care in maintaining your own well-being while supporting clients. Learn practical self-care techniques and develop a personalized self-care plan.

5. Ethical Considerations: Discuss ethical considerations when addressing election-based anxiety, including maintaining professional boundaries, managing personal biases, and ensuring cultural humility and liberation-oriented clinical care.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $80-60

This workshop will be recorded; all registered attendees will receive access to the recording.

with Lauren Gestes

The Autumn Equinox marks the beginning of a season of introspection, connecting with gratitude, and preparing for winter ahead. This seasonal shift provides an opportunity to reflect on the year thus far and consider what you’d like to focus on before it comes to a close. 

Join us Sunday, September 15th at 6pm in our virtual studio to celebrate this seasonal transition. Together we’ll explore themes of balance, letting go, nurturance, and gratitude through gentle yoga, an autumnal meditation, and journaling prompts led by Lauren Gestes. 

This practice will be recorded and sent to all who register, so you are welcome to join even if unable to join live!

Cost: Tiered pricing, $30-40

with Kelsey Schroeder, Psy.D.

In this 2-hour workshop (via Zoom), you are invited to join psychologist Kelsey Schroeder, Psy.D. to unpack election-based distress and find skills to enhance curiosity and community. This workshop is focused on normalizing our human reactions to current social and political environment. Additionally, community members will find support in identifying and incorporating stress management strategies and engage with others to find support and expand sense of community.

This workshop is open to adults (18+) who are seeking to find support and tools in navigating election-based anxiety and related concerns. Whether you’re a first-time voter, a seasoned activist, or simply concerned about the political climate, you’ll find valuable tools and support here. We will center a space to honor humanity and understand the impacts of current social and political climates. Kelsey hopes to support community members in gaining a greater sense of community, curiosity, and empowerment.

What to Expect:

1. Understanding Election-Based Anxiety: Gain insights into why elections can be particularly stressful and how political events impact our mental health.

2. Somatic Stress Management Techniques: Learn various techniques such as mindfulness, deep breathing exercises, and progressive muscle relaxation to reduce anxiety and stress.

3. Active Processing and Support Strategies: Identify some impacts of politics on mental health and well-being, and ways to explore personal and communal meaning of said impacts.

4. Boundaries: Discover ways to set boundaries with social media, news consumption, and political discussions to protect your mental well-being.

5. Community Support: Explore strategies to foster a sense of community and mutual support. Additionally, identify ways to create greater space for collective grief and curiosity for forward movement.

6. Self-Care Planning: Develop a personalized self-care plan to maintain your mental health during the election season and beyond.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $80-60 **poll workers/election staff take an extra $10 off with code COMMUNITY24

This workshop will be recorded; all registered attendees will receive a copy of the recording.

A workshop for adults (18+) who are actively navigating the death of a loved one, and are seeking support and tools to normalize, validate, and process their grief emotions and loss experiences.

When someone we love dies, it often feels like a part of us dies alongside them. The pain of grief is often minimized, especially in Westernized cultures, and many of us are left feeling devastated, isolated, and activated in the aftermath of losing someone we love. In this 2 hour workshop, you are invited to join Margy, one of our therapists at Room to Breathe, to: 1) normalize, validate, and deepen your understanding of grief emotions and death-loss experiences, 2) learn strategies for identifying, processing, and honoring your grief and ways to care for self,  3) engage in somatic and mindfulness practice to identify and move your emotions, and 4) be in community with others who are also navigating the death of a loved one. 

What to expect:

• 90 min: brief psycho-education on grief and coping, and individual + group reflection & emotional processing

• 30 min: somatic grief mapping & mindfulness practice, with gentle movement (no previous experience with yoga or somatics required!)

• Participants will have access to the recording following the workshop (and if folx aren’t able to attend they will still have access to the recording!). Margy will also provide additional grief resources following the workshop.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $80-60; choose the amount that aligns with your financial situation. If this doesn’t feel financially feasible for you but would like to join the workshop, please reach out to Margy directly to inquire about additional sliding scale options!

Join Room to Breathe for a free hybrid info session! Explore a short practice with our lead teacher training faculty member, Whitney Pasch, ask questions, and learn more about our upcoming 225-hour Psych-Sensitive Yoga Teacher Training.

with Hannah Lee

Join us to mark the midpoint of the year with a special summer solstice event. You can expect gentle yoga, guided imagery, and time to reflect on journaling prompts alongside others in the Room to Breathe community.

with Karen O’Leary

Yoga can be a true keystone in your life, a practice where you can tap into and process thoughts and feelings. The mere act of being a human in the world can present us with situations that ask us to be brave. As the hero of your own life, what is the source of your courage?   

In this workshop, we'll explore where you find the resources within yourself to step outside of your comfort zone (or not - because it also takes courage to say no!) Choosing one path over another may require us to draw on wells of courage that we didn't know we possessed. 

Do you find courage in your yoga and meditation practices?  Whether the answer is yes or no, we'll explore the theme of courage through journaling prompts, gentle movement, and breath.

Cost: Tiered pricing, $30-40

Join Room To Breathe teachers, friends, and fundraisers buddies Hope and Hannah as they raise support for Chicago Abortion Fund. This practice will focus on the values of choice and bodily autonomy that are cornerstones to both psychologically sensitive yoga and the reproductive justice movement. We will offer options for gentle movement, guided relaxation, and a chance to rest in community with fellow supporters of abortion access.

The class will be free to register, and we offer this class free to anyone with financial limitations. If you are an abortion provider and/or have had an abortion, this class is our gift to you! If you have the means, we are so grateful for your donations to our fundraising page: https://fund.nnaf.org/team/564476 (suggested donation of $30). Donations April 22nd-28th will be matched. All registrants will receive a recording of the class. 

The mission of the Chicago Abortion Fund is to advance reproductive autonomy and justice for everyone by providing financial, logistical, and emotional support to people seeking abortion services and by building collective power and fostering partnerships for political and cultural change.