CHECK OUT THESE UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

February 19 - March 12 

7:45-9:00pm

Recess Yoga Durham

Triangle Shibari (Improver) 4-Week Series

 Discover the art of rope connection in this progressive, four-part series designed for beginners. 

We’ll cover essential safety, foundational knots and frictions, communication, and movement in rope. Whether you come with a partner or on your own, you’ll build skills, confidence, and connection—one step at a time. 

Wear comfortable, movement-friendly clothing—like you're coming to a yoga class—and come ready to explore shibari as a form of creative expression and embodied connection.

 Along the way, you’ll meet others who are curious, kind, and building this practice together.

This class meets 4 times:

Thursday, February 19

from 7:45 PM-9:00pm
Thursday, February 26

from 7:45 PM-9:00pm
Thursday, March 5

 from 7:45-9:00pm
Thursday, March 12

 from 7:45-9:00pm

You may sign up for the whole series for $99, or single sessions at $33/session.

Please make sure you complete the class registration along with your purchase.

February 18 - March 11

7:45-9:15pm

Recess Yoga Durham

Triangle Shibari (Intermediate) 

4-Week Series

Explore the art of rope connection in this continuing four-part series designed for those who have already taken classes with us.  

We’ll continue essential safety, foundational knots and frictions, communication, and movement in rope. Whether you come with a partner or on your own, you’ll build skills, confidence, and connection—one step at a time.

Wear comfortable, movement-friendly clothing—like you're coming to a yoga class—and come ready to explore shibari as a form of creative expression and embodied connection.

Along the way, you’ll meet others who are curious, kind, and building this practice together.

This class meets 4 times:

Wednesday, February 18

 from 7:45-9:15 PM

Wednesday, February 25

 from 7:45-9:15 PM

Wednesday, March 4

 from 7:45-9:15PM

Wednesday, March 11

from 7:45-9:15 PM

You may sign up for the whole series for $99, or single sessions at $33/session.

Please make sure you complete the class registration along with your purchase. 

March 18th

8-10pm

Recess Yoga Durham 

Triangle Shibari Rope Jam 

*included with Shibari membership or purchase a $20 drop-in 

Come join us for a night of artful, connective rope tying. 

Whether you’ve been taking our shibari classes over the last few months, are a longtime rope enthusiast, or are curious to try rope tying for the first time, we’d love to have you at our rope social event. 

We’ll open up Recess Yoga (Durham) for a freeform tying experience. Want to practice your rope skills? Make new friends and tie with different people? Share connection with your partner? 

Come experience the magic of a welcoming rope community full of like-minded, open individuals who share your interests!

This is a ground-work-only rope jam — no suspension. We will have light refreshments, good music, and resources to help provide inspiration. 

Questions? Email triangleshibari@gmail.com or contact us on Instagram @TriangleShibari. 

March 20th

7-8:30pm

Recess Yoga Durham

Spring Equinox Sound and Stillness

A Restorative Yin and Crystal Sound Bath Ritual 

with Roxie and Madeline

$60

Celebrate the season of renewal in this 90-minute candlelit equinox ritual at Recess Yoga.

As the earth tilts toward spring, join us for an evening designed to honor the shift from stillness into bloom. Settle into a grounding, restorative Yin practice led by Roxie Nebel, moving through long-held, deeply supported postures that invite your body to soften and your nervous system to reset.

Woven throughout the class, Madeline Ade’s luxurious crystal bowl soundscapes will wash over you - layered, resonant tones that dissolve tension and guide you into profound relaxation. Bathed in the warm glow of candlelight, this is your invitation to release what no longer serves you and make space for what’s ready to grow.

No experience necessary. All levels are welcome. Just bring yourself and a willingness to be still.

March 21st

7-8:30pm

Recess Yoga Carrboro 

Yin + Pin

with Sarah and Ellie

$55

*Spaces are limited

90-minutes of Yin Yoga interwoven with acupressure, acupuncture, and hands-on assists. 

We'll move slowly into long-held, supported shapes designed to access the deeper layers of fascia and connective tissue. As the body softens, gentle acupressure and optional acupuncture are offered to stimulate meridian pathways, encourage energetic flow, and support the body's natural healing response. Expect an atmosphere that invites softening and release, while supporting nervous system regulation, emotional unwinding, and quiet internal awareness.  

Acupuncture in Yin + Pin: Acupuncture is the painless insertion of hair-thin, sterile needles into specific points along the body's meridian systems (think of these as vast and dynamic energy highways flowing through your body). While acupuncture is effective in treating a wide range of conditions, in Yin + Pin we draw on its profound ability to regulate the nervous system, deepening the relaxation and release that Yin Yoga naturally invites. Toward the end of class, a few needles will be gently placed to close out the practice. 

Please wear loose, comfortable clothing that allows easy access to your lower legs and arms.

About Ellie: Ellie Blom is a licensed acupuncturist holding a Doctorate in Chinese Medicine from Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical in Asheville, NC. Her approach to healing is deeply personal — shaped not only by her clinical work as an acupuncturist and herbalist, but by her own ever-evolving practices of yoga, meditation, and Qi Gong. Ellie is passionate about guiding people back into relationship with their bodies and supporting the integration of spirit and physical form. Central to her work is the belief that when we come into the right relationship with our own energy bodies, we open the door to deeper alignment, vitality, and wholeness. 

To learn more about Sarah, visit the teachers page on our website! 

March 21st and 22nd 

12-1:30pm

Recess Yoga Durham

Yogastha Sadhana: Foundation and Fundamentals

with Aaron

$35 for a single class 

$60 for both classes

Join Aaron for this two-part comprehensive workshop focusing on the foundations and fundamentals of the vinyasa practice, Yogastha Sadhana.

Yogastha Sadhana is a modern-day raja vinyasa method that sequences postures
for a systematic approach to developing a sustainable yoga practice. This
workshop aims to highlight the foundations and the fundamentals of the standing series, seated postures, and closing sequence of Series 1, Raja Vinyasa.

Saturday’s class will begin with an introduction to Yogastha Sadhana, laying the
foundation for what the method offers. We’ll look at the fundamentals of
alignment, modifications, and transitions for the standing series, seated postures,
and the closing sequence, so expect a slow but steady pace as Aaron
demonstrates along the way. Insights on how poses and sequences are paired
will be offered throughout the class to help build knowledge, trust, and
confidence for a sustainable asana practice.

Sunday’s class will emphasize applying the foundations and fundamentals
outlined from the previous day while keeping with the steady vinyasa call for a full
Series 1. As usual with Aaron’s classes, you can expect intentional assists to
complement the transformative energy of practicing in a led class. Whether you
are familiar with or new to the Yogastha practice, this two-day workshop is sure
to reveal some light on your yoga journey.

For a preview of what to expect with this offering, come check out Aaron’s classes
at Recess Studios in Carrboro and Durham. For more information on the Yogastha practice, visit Aaron’s website at www.mokshanam.com, or just sign up! 

April 4th

4-6pm

Recess Yoga Durham

BLOOM! A Spring Somatic Reset

with Daria

$35

As we emerge from winter’s hibernation and turn our faces toward the warmth of spring, something inside us stirs – the light lingers longer on our skin, breath deepens, energy returns.

Spring’s unsuspecting invitation: to not rush forward in a frenzy of doing, but to balance the tender stillness of yin with the rising fire of yang. You may feel the urge to burst into motion, to chase your dreams with urgency — and yet there is wisdom in a conscious pause. When we steady ourselves, we can direct this fresh vitality with clarity and devotion.

Bloom is a nourishing, grounding somatic yoga practice designed to help you harmonize these inner currents, fill your cup, and reconnect with the desires quietly asking to take root.

You’ll be guided through gentle movement to open the channels of your body — softening tight edges, awakening sleepy places, and creating space where you’ve been bracing. Through meditation, you’ll bring compassionate awareness to what is ready to be released.

We’ll close with a channeled writing ritual for the astrological new year, naming your intentions and envisioning them as already blossomed — felt in your body as truth.

Wear comfy clothes you can move around in & bring your journal. Leave feeling steady and spacious, released and rooted, with a renewed vision for the bright season ahead!

April 11th 

4-6pm

Recess Yoga Durham

Body Temple Dance 

with Daria

$35

Join Daria, somatic facilitator and Recess yoga teacher, for this community movement ritual! 

This is the somatic practice your body has been craving – a place to drop into the deepest parts of yourself to express and digest what is ready to move from the inside to the outside. A place for your emotional body to dance, B R E A T H E and be fully held, without judgment or shame. 

Come shake your ass, crawl on the ground and let YOUR BODY SPEAK as we unhook from the constructs and mental gymnastics that keep us stagnant and unexpressed. This is how we get free – by feeling into our grief, rage, aliveness, awe and wonder… together!

We’ll move, dance and write our body’s story to weave a magical practice that welcomes depth, connection and aliveness back into our experience of being in a body.

You’ll dress in comfy clothes, bring a journal and water. There’s no dance experience necessary and all gender expressions are welcome and encouraged to come!

April 19th

4:30 - 6:30pm

Recess Yoga Durham

Movement, Mantra, and Meeting 

with Lee

$20

Movement, Mantra & Meeting: an experiential workshop for individuals who want to explore connection in real time. 

Through gentle somatic movement, grounding yoga asanas, and simple mantras, we’ll explore how love lives in the body and voice. The evening includes guided authentic relating games with different partners, offering a structured and supported way to meet new people. 

This is a carefully held space that balances clarity with flow and presence with play. 

Come as you are; curiosity and willingness are all that’s required. 

May 2

12-1:30pm

Recess Yoga Carrboro 

Bhakti Flow: A Heart-Opening Journey with Seán Johnson

$35

 90 Minute Vinyasa Flow +

Soulful Movement, Sacred Sound, and Deep Release
 

Nourish your soul with beloved teacher and musician Seán Johnson. This 90 minute bhakti-infused vinyasa slow flow invites you into a nourishing and heartfelt journey of movement, mantra, and deep presence, a sacred space to soften, surrender, and reconnect to what matters most.

Rooted in Seán’s signature heart-centered teaching style, this class weaves together vinyasa with storytelling, chanting, and deep relaxation. Inspired by his rich background in both yoga and Celtic spirituality, Seán invites students to embody devotion through breath, movement, and voice, awakening the heart and honoring the sacred within and around us.

Expect a soulful, imaginative, and grounded flow accessible to all levels, culminating in deep relaxation, soothing sound, and a long savasana. A perfect way to reconnect to your inner rhythm, and open to mystery, beauty, and grace.

 Seán Johnson is the Director of the Asheville Yoga Center and curator of their teacher training programs. He is a respected yoga teacher, teacher trainer, studio owner, and bhakti musician who teaches internationally.  

May 17

5-6:30pm

Recess Yoga Durham

Remembering Rest: A Gathering to Experience Yoga Nidra

with Alex 

$35

Join Alex for an evening of respite, as they invite your body to soften into the support of yoga nidra and sound. Invite your nervous system to settle and to take deep breaths. Remember yourself as Earth, and offer yourself the opportunity to rest in your heart. Reconnect with an inner sense of stability, steadiness, and confidence, as we all move with and through the uncertainty around us. Connect with old and new friends who join for this practice.

Our time will open with sound bowls, followed by Alex guiding the community through a body scan, breath awareness, and an Earth Nidra practice. Sound bowls will be used again to invite the group's awareness back into the space.

Our time together will close with space to integrate your experience, and to connect with other members of the community with tea.