just liz, please.
I believe in kindness, truth, and miracles.
Life humbly ushered me to a yoga class and one Friday evening my life forever changed. In a room with 200 strangers I moved, breathed, sweat, and surrendered. I had no idea what I was doing, yet walked home that evening and thought, "Whatever THAT was, thank you." For the first time in a long time I felt at home. Fast forward to today and now my heartfelt intention is for all beings to feel at home in their body, on this earth, and in this lifetime.
I believe teaching is a conversation, not a monologue. I am here to see you and be with you with an open heart, open eyes, and open palms. I teach from a relevant and practical foundation while weaving in wisdom teachings, subtle body awareness and energetics, mantra, and mudra. I believe in our collective consciousness and universal heart and tap into both to teach and guide. Caveat: I am also drawn to levity and absurdity, as laughter is real good medicine.
In January of 2020, my partner Greg and I opened Love Bird Yoga in downtown Redmond, Oregon and bring yoga and meditation - in many forms and styles - to our sweet and thriving town. We believe everyone has unique gifts to share, and we celebrate every person who walks through our door. Our mission at Love Bird Yoga is for all beings to be happy, healthy, and free from suffering. And for all beings to be seen, valued, respected, and to know love.
My daily intention
I bow to the path and practices of yoga.
May my words, thoughts, efforts, and actions
bring forth more truth and more kindness
to our shared and collective world.
classes | mentorship | guidance
I am here to serve.
Classes
Monday
11:00am-12:00pm Foundations
Studio & Online
Tuesday
9:00-10:15am Mellow Flow
Studio & Online
Saturday
9:00-10:15am Flow & Restore
Studio & Online
All classes through Love Bird Yoga.
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Private Classes
Private classes give us an opportunity to understand and see ALL of you.
Perhaps you're looking for ease in your body and mind, strength in your physical being, or tools such as meditation and breathwork to help navigate and support your life.
Private classes can be individual or small groups up to 4 people. Classes are held at our studio, or online via Zoom.
To schedule or ask questions, click here to message me.
$85 / one class
$300 / four classes
Mentorship
Are you a student or teacher of yoga (i.e LIFE) ready to move forward on your path, yet not sure what step to take?
Through a series of meet-ups or Zoom calls, we'll explore your foundation (where you are right now), and your freedom (where you want, dream, desire to be). This may mean breaking down your foundation, exploring all the parts, and rebuilding.
I'm here to support you moving in the direction of your dreams and becoming an aware and empowered teacher, human, friend, partner - full of grace and strength.
My guidance includes yoga and meditation, mantra & mudra, book/podcast/reading recommendations, pranayama exercises, journaling prompts, and buckets of love.
To schedule or ask questions, click here to message me.
Sliding Scale:
$88 - $108 / session
Ayurveda:
Consultation & Guidance
Ayurveda is the oldest, continuous, prevention based approach to health and wellness in the world - rooted in livng in alignment with the natural world and one's internal nature. Through a series of three meet-ups or Zoom calls, we'll work together to identify your natural make-up (your constitution) and identify areas of deficiency, imbalance, or excess. Through lifestyle, routine, and dietary guidance and recipes, I will guide you home to your best and most harmonious self.
To schedule or ask questions, click here to message me.
$388
*includes pre-work, three sessions, and email/text support throughout*
workshops | trainings | retreats
Let's learn, grow, and evolve together.
From Earth to Sky: Love Bird Yoga 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
*Next training starts January 2024*
Yoga is a healing practice and after 5,000+ years it is still potent, relevant, and needed now more than ever. At its core, studying yoga is the study of life and self. Our time together will be spent understanding and embodying the 5 great elements - earth, water, fire, air, and space. You will peal away layers, discover your truth, and learn how to offer your gifts and inner illumination to the world. This is a Yoga Alliance approved training.
**Click here for details.**
Baja Bliss
January 5th - 10th, 2024 / 2 spots remain
Join me in Southern Baja at Topia, an all-inclusive retreat space located just north of Cerritos. This retreat is created to give you time and space to rest and restore, while offering classes, workhops, activities, and meals to support community and connection.
**Click here for details and registration.**
Creating a Relationship to the Five Elements
November 5th, 11am - 3pm
The Five Great Elements, the Pancha Maha Bhutas, are within us and around us. The five elements create our outer world and are very much a part of our inner world and subtle body. This workshop will provide an in depth explanation and exploration of the elements, lecture & discussion, a guided meditation, and an asana practice.
**Click here for details and registration.**
Introduction to Ayurveda
November 12th, 11am - 3pm
Ayurveda, the science and knowledge of life, is the oldest approach to wellness in the world. This introductory workshop will provide the history and context of Ayurveda, help you discover your constitution/dosha, review lifestyle/dietary guidelines and daily/seasonal practices, introduce and explain ama (toxicity in the body, the root of all disease) and ojas (radiance, immunity, strength, and health), and teach you how to reduce ama and increase ojas. An Ayurvedic lunch is included.
**Click here for details and registration.**
The Space Between
June 21-23, 2024
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” - Viktor Frankl
The element and energy of space and silence offer the gifts of reflection, digestion, and integration of life. This weekend will be a mindful exploration of space and quietude as a means to connect, or re-connect, to your inner light and internal wisdom.
**Details and registration open Winter 2023.**
credentials | experience
E-RYT500 + YACEP
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Trainings
Heart of the Cascades, 2011
Rolf Gates Yoga, 2014
Namaspa School of Yoga, 2016
300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Janet Stone Yoga, 2018
Path of Devotion, 108 Hour Trainings with Janet Stone Yoga
Esalen, Fall 2019
Mandala Springs, Fall 2020
Additional Training with Janet Stone Yoga
Myth and Mantra, 2019
Teaching a Healing Tempo, 2019
Living the 8 Limbs, 2018
*I am a mentor under Janet Stone and can guide you to offerings, trainings, workshops, and retreats within the Janet Stone Yoga School. More about Janet's offerings can be found here.*
200 Hour Foundations of Ayurveda
Kripalu Scool of Ayurveda, 2023
40 Hour Accessible Yoga Training
Accessible Yoga School, 2023
Etc.
School of Life: I've climbed some mountains and fallen face first into a few gutters,
1976 - present.
