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Monthly Studio Talk
2026-11-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-10-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-09-02 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-08-05 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-01 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-06-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-05 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
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TBD

Back in the early 90’s when our original Yoga Workshop studio was a few years old, we started offering Studio Talks on Sunday evenings after the packed Mysore class. We never knew for sure whether there would be a talk, though usually as we rolled up our mats and wiped sweat from the floor you’d hear Richard’s voice quietly saying, “In fifteen minutes, there will be a talk…if anyone is here.” They grew from 10-20 in attendance to close to 100 at times as word spread that the talks were interesting, often funny and always free. And best of all, you didn’t have to practice yoga to join in.

When the pandemic hit in 2020 we started offering Studio Talks live online and these too have grown into a monthly online gathering of sangha members from around the world. We cover foundational yoga teachings and paradoxes in context of modern life and for those who join live, we always stick around for questions.

Love Shine Play Festival
2026-07-23 08:00 - 2026-07-26 17:00 UTC
4 Days of Movement, Music, Connection & Adventure

Join Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor this summer at Love Shine Play Festival in Asheville, NC — a gathering celebrating yoga, music, movement, community and the shared experience of practice.

Set in the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Love Shine Play brings together teachers, artists and practitioners for an immersive weekend of learning, curiosity and connection.

Throughout the festival, Richard and Mary will offer three in-depth workshops exploring movement as a living expression of breath, awareness and subtle energetic relationship.

Workshop Schedule:

Friday, 10:00amThe Serpent Spine

Saturday, 2:00pmPostures like Jewels on a Thread

Sunday, 2:00pmCurling, Coiling and Twisting in Wave Patterns

Whether you join for a single class or the full festival experience, we hope you’ll come practice with us.

Use promo code FREEMANTAYLOR2026 for $50 off a 3-day or 4-day pass.

Festival passes and information available through Love Shine Play.

See the Full Schedule Here

Buy Your Pass Here

Monthly Studio Talk
2026-05-06 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
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CANCELLED- Join us in June!

When you feel strong and flexible in body and mind, it’s a sign the yoga may be working. Should you push your way through, or pause and breathe deeply, letting prāṇa and apāna join together to do their thing deep at the root of your navel? Kicking up dust or letting it settle? This world could use a little lest dust and a lot more calm.

Ironically our May Studio Talk was titled Abhāsya Vairāgya and the Net of Time! I found myself kicking up all kinds of dust to make it work before teaching the next day in Santa Fe, as both of us settling back into the US after months in Asia.

We set schedules, goals, deadlines and fantasies for ourselves of what should be. Important, but less so than recognizing when these things are causing undue stress and that we are the ones who’ve set the parameters that are causing ourselves stress. Maybe the yoga’s working because suddenly we’re feeling a bit of flexibility of mind.

Our newsletter content is ready, and our talk semi organized, but we’re putting it on pause. We ask for your patience as we settle and take a few days off. So, no Studio Talk this month, but we’ll see you on June 3rd instead.

Make effort. Take time too. Let dust settle as you take care of yourself and others.

Stay tuned for new online and in person teaching we’ve got coming up this summer and in the fall. You can watch our Youtube channel in the meantime and we’ll be at the Asheville Yoga Festival in July and much more!

Monthly Studio Talk
2026-04-01 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
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Pre-recorded chant with Richard. Now live on Youtube

This month we are sharing a pre-recorded video of Richard chanting the Gīta Govinda on our Youtube channel.

If you’d like to follow along with Richard’s chant you can use the PDF linked below.

Gita-Govinda-for-PDF-3-copyDownload

DEEP DIVE: INTO THE ROOTS OF FREEDOM
2026-03-15 00:00 - 2026-03-25 23:59 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk) | Samahita Retreat, 75/2 Moo 4 T. Namuang, Koh Samui Surat Thani, 84140, Thailand
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WHAT:

10-day Retreat

PRICE:

Rates vary. Visit Samahita Retreat website for more information.

Whether you are brand new to yoga or have been interested in it for years, you’re likely to have experienced inexplicable moments of joy during your practice. As if you entered into a moment of spacious timelessness, and equanimity. It’s like you’ve come home to a place that is extraordinarily familiar, yet you aren’t quite sure where you are. That’s because states of freedom spontaneously arise through yoga. Freedom from habitual patterns of being and reacting to circumstances. Yoga helps us experience the joining together of complimentary patterns of feeling, thought, breath and sensation in which insight into the open nature of being spontaneously arises. Āsana opens doorways of perception, prāṇāyāma establishes pathways for intelligence, while meditation, chanting and philosophical study facilitate patience, clarity and discernment. Yoga begins and evolves within these practices in the moment at hand.

In this retreat we will work with all these forms of practice, dropping deeply into the awakened embodied state of freedom which is at yoga’s core. In the mornings we will practice prāṇāyāma and āsana (some guided, and some Mysore style all sculpted to meet individual needs) and. Afternoons will include meditation, chanting and philosophy. Using the Śiva Saṃhitā for context and as a springboard for study we will experience how communicating and working together provides a feeling of ballast and the opportunity for insight into the value and truth of interconnectedness. Together we will explore how the ancient practices of yoga can be brought into the world with meaning, to foster a sense compassion and of agency in our daily lives. This retreat is appropriate for practitioners of all levels and all traditions of practice.

Monthly Studio Talk
2026-03-04 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
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How to Succeed in Yoga Without Really Trying

Back in the early 90’s when our original Yoga Workshop studio was a few years old, we started offering Studio Talks on Sunday evenings after the packed Mysore class. We never knew for sure whether there would be a talk, though usually as we rolled up our mats and wiped sweat from the floor you’d hear Richard’s voice quietly saying, “In fifteen minutes, there will be a talk…if anyone is here.” They grew from 10-20 in attendance to close to 100 at times as word spread that the talks were interesting, often funny and always free. And best of all, you didn’t have to practice yoga to join in.

When the pandemic hit in 2020 we started offering Studio Talks live online and these too have grown into a monthly online gathering of sangha members from around the world. We cover foundational yoga teachings and paradoxes in context of modern life and for those who join live, we always stick around for questions.

Monthly Studio Talk
2026-02-04 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
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Yoga & Skillful Resistance

Back in the early 90’s when our original Yoga Workshop studio was a few years old, we started offering Studio Talks on Sunday evenings after the packed Mysore class. We never knew for sure whether there would be a talk, though usually as we rolled up our mats and wiped sweat from the floor you’d hear Richard’s voice quietly saying, “In fifteen minutes, there will be a talk…if anyone is here.” They grew from 10-20 in attendance to close to 100 at times as word spread that the talks were interesting, often funny and always free. And best of all, you didn’t have to practice yoga to join in.

When the pandemic hit in 2020 we started offering Studio Talks live online and these too have grown into a monthly online gathering of sangha members from around the world. We cover foundational yoga teachings and paradoxes in context of modern life and for those who join live, we always stick around for questions.

Monthly Studio Talk
2026-01-07 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
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Seeing in the Dark: The Yoga of Compassionate Action

Back in the early 90’s when our original Yoga Workshop studio was a few years old, we started offering Studio Talks on Sunday evenings after the packed Mysore class. We never knew for sure whether there would be a talk, though usually as we rolled up our mats and wiped sweat from the floor you’d hear Richard’s voice quietly saying, “In fifteen minutes, there will be a talk…if anyone is here.” They grew from 10-20 in attendance to close to 100 at times as word spread that the talks were interesting, often funny and always free. And best of all, you didn’t have to practice yoga to join in.

When the pandemic hit in 2020 we started offering Studio Talks live online and these too have grown into a monthly online gathering of sangha members from around the world. We cover foundational yoga teachings and paradoxes in context of modern life and for those who join live, we always stick around for questions.

STEP BY STEP: BALANCING, REFRAMING, OPENING AND LETTING GO
2025-12-07 00:00 - 2025-12-17 23:59 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk) | Samahita Retreat, 75/2 Moo 4 T. Namuang, Koh Samui Surat Thani, 84140, Thailand
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WHAT:

10-day Silent Retreat

PRICE:

Rates vary. Visit Samahita Retreat website for more information.

Schedule

Morning

6.45amTea / Coffee / Fruit7.15 am – 7:45amSit7.45 am – 8:00amBreak8.00 am – 10:00amAsana (Mysore)10.00 am – 10:45amBreakfast (silence)10.45 am – 12.00pmSit / Walk12.00 pm – 1.30 pmBrunch Buffet (silence)

Afternoon

1.30 – 3.45 pmPersonal Time3.45 – 4.00 pmSit4.00 – 6.00 pmChanting and Lecture6.00 – 7.00 pmDinner Buffet (Silence)7.00 – 7.30 pmEvening Sit

For Ashtanga practitioners sometimes the most difficult if not dreaded part of the practice is sitting still. Yet taking time to cultivate finishing postures, pranayama forms as well as meditation practice can enliven and bring a whole new depth to our daily asana practice. In this silent retreat we will focus on the balancing combination of asana, meditation and breathing practices. Each day we will sit, practice Mysore style, chant, explore postures in depth in guided sessions and work with the philosophical underpinnings of the elements of compassion and an understanding of the nature of the mind and the body.

Most days will be spent in meditative silence to allow the practices to be assimilated and take root. What better place to experiment with silence than in the supportive environment of the ocean and nature that is part of the Samahita experience. The retreat is appropriate for beginning and seasoned meditation practitioners alike. To understand more about this retreat please read this testimonial.

This retreat is a remarkable opportunity to slow down, reflect and go deeply into practice. Immersed in the richness of nature and the tropics, when we introduce silence of speech, something magical happens. Spaces, insights, and a sense of groundedness emerge freely. These shifts in experience and perspective are always there in the background, but when we introduce the freedom of silence, they shine forth.

Day two we ease into silence and on the last full day we ease back out. Students are encouraged to keep silent, stay off screens, and take advantage of the rare opportunity for reflection and renewal in the vastness of nature. Mary and Richard will be available if difficulties, doubts or questions within the practice arise.

Monthly Studio Talk
2025-12-03 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
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How Yoga Ruins Your Life

Back in the early 90’s when our original Yoga Workshop studio was a few years old, we started offering Studio Talks on Sunday evenings after the packed Mysore class. We never knew for sure whether there would be a talk, though usually as we rolled up our mats and wiped sweat from the floor you’d hear Richard’s voice quietly saying, “In fifteen minutes, there will be a talk…if anyone is here.” They grew from 10-20 in attendance to close to 100 at times as word spread that the talks were interesting, often funny and always free. And best of all, you didn’t have to practice yoga to join in.

When the pandemic hit in 2020 we started offering Studio Talks live online and these too have grown into a monthly online gathering of sangha members from around the world. We cover foundational yoga teachings and paradoxes in context of modern life and for those who join live, we always stick around for questions.

Monthly Studio Talk
2025-10-01 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
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The Joys and Challenges of Brahmacharaya

Back in the early 90’s when our original Yoga Workshop studio was a few years old, we started offering Studio Talks on Sunday evenings after the packed Mysore class. We never knew for sure whether there would be a talk, though usually as we rolled up our mats and wiped sweat from the floor you’d hear Richard’s voice quietly saying, “In fifteen minutes, there will be a talk…if anyone is here.” They grew from 10-20 in attendance to close to 100 at times as word spread that the talks were interesting, often funny and always free. And best of all, you didn’t have to practice yoga to join in.

When the pandemic hit in 2020 we started offering Studio Talks live online and these too have grown into a monthly online gathering of sangha members from around the world. We cover foundational yoga teachings and paradoxes in context of modern life and for those who join live, we always stick around for questions.

The Art of Vinyasa
2025-09-12 00:00 - 2025-09-13 23:59 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk) | Community Centre Hottingen (Zurich)
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WHAT:

2 Day Workshop

PRICE:

2 days/12 hours: CHF 390

Early bird price: CHF 350 (Until May 28th)

Schedule

MORNING | 9am -12pm

AFTERNOON | 2-5pm

In āsana, prāṇāyāma, and meditation things are always in flux, left to right, up to down, ease to difficulty on layers inside and out. Using the breath as a stabilizing foundation of physical balance, we will trace patterns of movement and form through conscious and continuous connection to internal lines of alignment so that the legs and feet connect to the earth, uddiyana and mula bandhas manifest and the coccyx and kidneys become the expressive forms of a grounded experience of expansiveness and joy in moments of transition.In morning classes, will begin with a simple prāṇāyāma practice followed by and exploration of the Ashtanga Vinyasa system of asana, following an empty thread of awareness through and between postures, and focusing on the intentional sequence of form, thought, movement, and breath that frees the mind, awakens the central channel, and allows a meditative flowing practice to naturally arise. The afternoons will include chanting detailed exploration of finishing and restorative practices that compliment and can be integrated into an active ashtanga practice.

Complimentary Opposites: Divine Female and Male Energy of Every Moment
2025-09-09 00:00 - 2025-09-11 23:59 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk) | AIR YOGA, Fabrikstrasse 10 8005 Zürich Schweiz
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WHAT:

3 Day Workshop

PRICE:

3 days/18 hours: CHF 590

Early bird price: CHF 520 (Until May 28th)

Schedule

MORNING | 8:30am -11:30am

AFTERNOON | 2-5pm

In yoga we look inward to iconic patterns of awareness and expression within the breath, body, heart, and mind to help find balance. For each of us divine expressions of female and male energy complement one another within our thoughts, movements, actions, and interactions in the world and if we lose touch with the vitality this balance provides, we and those around us suffer.This pattern of internal awareness and balance is at the core of the ashtanga vinyasa system of practice reflected not only in the modern-day practice of this form, but in texts, such as the Yoga Tārāvalī, that serve as its roots.In this workshop we will reignite the powerful expression of seemingly opposite patterns working together to awaken the fully embodied experience of the moment at hand. Together we will explore āsana, prāṇāyāma, meditation, and chanting witha focus on foundational wave patterns of movement, form and thought that make the ashtanga vinyasa inspired practice supportive, safe, strong, and supple. We will also study the Yoga Tārāvalī and experience firsthand how practicing andcontemplating in this way helps remove patterns of holding that can show up as tightness or weakness in your body, difficulty communicating with or finding tolerance for others, and tuning in deeply to your own core needs and emotions.Inspiration for this workshop grew out of real life for Richard and Mary. With over fifty years of experience each practicing, studying, and teaching yoga while navigating the complexities of life—running a business and raising a family together—they offer insight and wisdom into how to make yoga an integral part of a healthy, happy life. The capacity to see and embody through yoga the interfacing of opposites has been their greatest teacher allowing them to be supportive of one another without losing themselves as individuals in the process. They invite you to join them and explore the freedom of uniting breath, mind, body, and spirit to wake up to your full potential and embrace the capacity to be of service in the world.Open to students of all levels of practice.

Monthly Studio Talk
2025-09-03 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
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From the Archive: Theory of Prana

This Studio Talk is from our archive! Recorded in the 90’s at The Yoga Workshop – we hope you enjoy a little piece of history and the topic!

Monthly Studio Talk
2025-08-06 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
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The 5 Koshas & Layers of the Mind

Back in the early 90’s when our original Yoga Workshop studio was a few years old, we started offering Studio Talks on Sunday evenings after the packed Mysore class. We never knew for sure whether there would be a talk, though usually as we rolled up our mats and wiped sweat from the floor you’d hear Richard’s voice quietly saying, “In fifteen minutes, there will be a talk…if anyone is here.” They grew from 10-20 in attendance to close to 100 at times as word spread that the talks were interesting, often funny and always free. And best of all, you didn’t have to practice yoga to join in.

When the pandemic hit in 2020 we started offering Studio Talks live online and these too have grown into a monthly online gathering of sangha members from around the world. We cover foundational yoga teachings and paradoxes in context of modern life and for those who join live, we always stick around for questions.

YOGA FOR MEDITATORS: 10-Week Online Course
2025-07-18 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-07-11 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-07-04 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-06-27 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-06-20 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-06-13 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-06-06 00:00 - 23:59 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
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WHAT:

An Online Course with Dr. Ale Chaoul, Richard Freeman, & Mary Taylor through Wisdom Publications

PRICE:

Early Bird Discount : $197

Save $100 when you enroll before March 27, 2025 with code YFMEB100

Full Tuition: $297

Schedule

May 16: Lesson 1 released

Lesson 1: Unifying Body, Breath, and Mind

May 23: Lesson 2

Lesson 2: Channeling Prāṇa and Āpaṇa into Posture and Awareness

May 30: Lesson 3

Lesson 3: The Five Tsa Lung Movements to Enhance Meditative Focus

June 6: Lesson 4

Lesson 4: Utilizing Sound’s Energy to Connect Body and Mind

June 13: Lesson 5

Lesson 5: Deepening Awareness with the Five Prāṇa Patterns

June 16, 6–7 p.m. EST: Live Q&A online Q&A

June 20: Lesson 6

Lesson 6: Awakening the Sacred Inner Architecture

June 27: Lesson 7

Lesson 7: Deepening the Mind–Body Connection to Strengthen Mindfulness and Clarity

July 4: Lesson 8

Lesson 8: Enhancing Mental and Physical Pliancy with the Eight Limbs of Yoga

July 11: Lesson 9

Lesson 9: Overcoming Distraction, Hindrance, and Instability

July 18: Lesson 10

Lesson 10: Personalizing Your Practice

Going deeper in our practice isn’t always about spending more time on the cushion. For centuries, the great practitioners and masters have known that there are specific ways of working with body and breath which are essential to profound practice.

Through movement and breath practices drawn from these traditions, this new online course reveals the physical keys to deeper meditation.

Learn from three teachers who’ve spent decades bridging these ancient wisdom streams—discovering not just how to sit longer, but how to access the profound stillness that is the ground of awakening. Includes a live online Q&A with the teachers.

Benefits of Taking This Course

Sit Longer with Greater Ease and ComfortTransform challenging meditation sessions into profound practice with targeted techniques that prepare your body and mind for sitting

Access Deeper States of MeditationDiscover how specific movements, poses, and breathing practices create the perfect conditions for deep and illuminating meditation experiences.

Experience Practical Benefits of Ancient WisdomLearn time-tested techniques from three master teachers who bridge traditional knowledge with the needs and challenges faced by meditators today.

Discover the Power of Integrated Movement and StillnessDevelop a balanced practice that combines the best of both worlds—movement and sitting—in perfect harmony.

Build a Sustainable Daily PracticeCreate a reliable foundation for long-term meditation success through simple, effective movement techniques you can use anywhere.

Experience Immediate and Lasting ResultsFeel the difference from day one and develop skills that will enhance your practice for years to come.

Receive access to the entire course both live and recordings.

Live Q&A

Students in this course will have the opportunity to attend a live online Q&A with the teachers. The Q&A is scheduled for Monday, June 16 at 6 p.m. EST. It will be held over Zoom. When you enroll in the course, Zoom registration details can be found in your welcome email. Registration is required for attendance. The Q&A will also be recorded, so you can listen later if you can’t attend live. We hope to see you there!

Monthly Studio Talk
2025-07-02 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
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When Karma & Ego Meet

Back in the early 90’s when our original Yoga Workshop studio was a few years old, we started offering Studio Talks on Sunday evenings after the packed Mysore class. We never knew for sure whether there would be a talk, though usually as we rolled up our mats and wiped sweat from the floor you’d hear Richard’s voice quietly saying, “In fifteen minutes, there will be a talk…if anyone is here.” They grew from 10-20 in attendance to close to 100 at times as word spread that the talks were interesting, often funny and always free. And best of all, you didn’t have to practice yoga to join in.

When the pandemic hit in 2020 we started offering Studio Talks live online and these too have grown into a monthly online gathering of sangha members from around the world. We cover foundational yoga teachings and paradoxes in context of modern life and for those who join live, we always stick around for questions.

Monthly Studio Talk
2025-06-04 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
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Where to From Here? Exploring Ashtanga Yoga’s Future and Potential

Back in the early 90’s when our original Yoga Workshop studio was a few years old, we started offering Studio Talks on Sunday evenings after the packed Mysore class. We never knew for sure whether there would be a talk, though usually as we rolled up our mats and wiped sweat from the floor you’d hear Richard’s voice quietly saying, “In fifteen minutes, there will be a talk…if anyone is here.” They grew from 10-20 in attendance to close to 100 at times as word spread that the talks were interesting, often funny and always free. And best of all, you didn’t have to practice yoga to join in.

When the pandemic hit in 2020 we started offering Studio Talks live online and these too have grown into a monthly online gathering of sangha members from around the world. We cover foundational yoga teachings and paradoxes in context of modern life and for those who join live, we always stick around for questions.
