Heart Center Family,

As July unfolds, I find myself reflecting on something we talk about often at The Heart Center for Awakening: healing doesn't happen in isolation. While each of us walks our own unique path, there is something profoundly powerful about having a community that reminds us we don't have to walk it alone.

One of the greatest joys Asha and I experience as stewards of this space is watching relationships form — not just between teacher and student, but between people who may have entered our doors as strangers and leave as friends. There is something deeply healing about simply knowing there is a place where you are welcomed exactly as you are.

With that spirit in mind, we're excited to expand our free community offerings. Beginning this month, Asha will be leading a Free Community Meditation on the first Saturday of every month. On the remaining Saturdays, whenever a workshop is not scheduled, we'll gather for Free Community Yoga. We're also thrilled to offer Free Community Yoga every Monday evening at 7:00 p.m and every Thursday at noon. These offerings are our way of giving back to the community that has given so much to us, and we hope they'll provide a welcoming space for anyone seeking connection, movement, stillness, or simply a place to belong.

Our July workshops continue that same spirit of nurturing and healing.

On Saturday, July 18 & Sunday, July 19, we're honored to welcome Amara for Nurturing Touch. This unique experience invites participants to reconnect with a profound sense of trust, safety, and support through nurturing touch — offering a gentle reminder of what it feels like to be held with compassion and care.

Then, on Sunday, July 26, our own beloved Yin Yoga instructor, Doris, will be offering a workshop inspired by supporting veterans and those living with PTSD. Whether you are a veteran yourself, love someone who has served, or simply wish to better understand the healing journey of trauma, this promises to be a meaningful and compassionate offering. I am especially excited to see Doris share this work, as it reflects the depth of care and wisdom she brings to our community.

Looking a little further ahead, Kaila's Reiki Level I Training has been rescheduled for September 5–6. Reiki holds a special place in my own life and, in many ways, helped guide Asha and me to become stewards of this beautiful space. I always look forward to watching others begin their own Reiki journey.

As always, keep an eye on our calendar as we continue adding workshops, gatherings, and opportunities to learn, heal, and grow together throughout the summer and beyond.

Whether you've been part of our community for years or you're considering visiting for the very first time, know that there is a place for you here. Thank you for helping make The Heart Center for Awakening more than just a studio. Together, we're creating a home for movement, mindfulness, healing, laughter, and authentic connection.

With gratitude,

Theodoryc

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Take advantage of this incredible deal & stay committed to your practice all summer long

SPECIAL PRICING EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 31!

Non-members

3 months of unlimited yoga classes

Start anytime until September 30

Just $222!

Already an annual or monthly member?

Receive an account credit of $111!

Refer a friend to The Heart Center; if they purchase this special or sign up for a monthly membership, email us, let us know their name & we will take care of the rest.

It's a win-win for you & your friend.

Our summer schedule is in effect

Register for classes on our website or

on the Mindbody app

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Help support our Community Beautification Initiative

by Sunday, July 5!

Place your thoughts on a heart at The Heart Center so we can share our collective voices with King County for grant funding opportunities.

Let us unite to address challenges in White Center — scattered trash, unsafe activity, and a sense that the space has been forgotten — on 15th Ave SW between SW Roxbury and 98th, right behind our studio.

This project is about more than plants and paint — it is about reclaiming a space that belongs to all of us. It’s about showing that when a community comes together — even a forgotten corner can become a place of beauty, safety, and belonging.

This block is worth investing in. Our community is worth investing in. A thoughtfully designed and cared for green space can help us:

• create a safer, cleaner environment for the White Center community
• reduce litter and improve visibility in the alley
• support the birds and wildlife already thriving in our area.
• offer a shared space for outdoor community gatherings
• provide opportunities for small businesses to host pop‑ups, music, and seasonal events
• strengthen the sense of connection and care in our neighborhood.

Hearts are in the studio — please drop in and show your support. 

We are delivering the hearts to the King County Council on July 6.

JULY EVENTS

Join us for a free meditation on the first Saturday of the month. Open to all. Must have a Mindbody account in order to register.

Nurturing Touch Workshops

2 days | 4 events

Saturday, July 18

Sunday, July 19

with Amara Karuna

We are THRILLED to host Amara for her Nurturing Touch workshops this month, and we can't wait to share her offerings with you.

Prices are sliding scale — select investment based on your abundance.

Choose to attend all weekend events ($230-$425) or

individual sessions (priced below).

Heartbeat Nurturing with Amara

Saturday, July 18 | 12-6 pm

Returning to the infant state, being cradled in loving arms, letting go and trusting

$90-$180

Energy Synergy NeoTantra Ritual with Amara

Celebrate the mystery of our energetic bodies, and how we can play with them together!

Saturday, July 18 | 7:15-9:30 pm

$40-$60

Blissflow Couples Massage with Amara

Enjoy an amazing date with your beloved, and learn some new ways to delight them!

Sunday, July 19 2026 | 12-6 pm

$90-$125

Snuggle Meditations with Amara

Join us for a sweet, snuggly evening of conscious connection!

Sunday, July 19 | 7:15-9:30 pm

$40-$60

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Yin Yoga for Veterans and First Responders

Sunday, July 26

1:30 to 3 pm

led by Doris

$20

Join us for a special yin yoga class specifically curated for veterans and first responders. Yin yoga is a unique practice that can reduce stress, improve sleep, and release physical and emotional tension from demanding work and life experiences.

This class offers a quiet, supportive space for veterans and first responders to slow down, release tension, and reconnect with their bodies. Yin yoga uses gentle, long-held poses to target the deep connective tissues of the body while calming the nervous system. This meditative practice can help reduce stress, improve sleep, and support the release of physical and emotional tension often carried from demanding work and life experiences. No prior yoga experience is needed, just come as you are.

Doris is a certified EMDR therapist, specializing in trauma and anxiety. She is also a certified yoga teacher with additional certification in Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma and is a trauma-informed somatic yin yoga teacher. Her 29 years of experience as a therapist brings a unique perspective to her yoga teaching, allowing her to create a safe and supportive space for her students to embark on their own paths of self-discovery, healing, and empowerment through the practice.

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AUGUST EVENTS

Lion's Gate

with Kaila Hall

Saturday, August 8

10:30 am to 4 pm

$150

The Lion's Gate Portal Celebration — a truly special event where we will throw down a canvas and paint with natural mediums, guided by our bodies, our hearts, and the vibrations of our souls. This will be a journey of expression, liberation, and communal magic!

DETAILS

This is held at the 8/8 Nexus portal, embracing Lion energy in Leo season, and themed for stepping into your full, embodied expression — welcoming in courage, safety, and non-judgment, and stepping into our power, which is represented by the Lion’s Mane.

SCHEDULE

10:30-11:30am: Flow and Restore Yoga

11:30-12pm: Break, social time while preparing canvas

12-12:15pm: Welcoming, intention setting, easing into experience

12:15-1pm: Cacao ceremony

1-3pm: Sound and movement, engaging with the canvas

3-4pm: Cutting of the canvas and personal resonance tagging ceremony

PRICE

$150 per person, and includes yoga, sacred cacao ceremony, guided meditation, and art embodiment experience. We will supply non-latex gloves. 

Participants should have or bring smocks/clothes they don’t mind getting paint on because they WILL be engaging with the canvas!

JOIN US IN COMMUNITY

COME BE FREE

LET YOUR INSPIRATION FLOW

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Glandular Reset & Ayurvedic Dinner

Sunday, August 2 | 4-7pm | $108

3-Class Series — take one, two, or all three!

Sundays, August 9, 16, 23 | 4:30-6 pm | $36

Save 30% when you register for workshop + all three classes

So many of us are living with quiet hormonal imbalances, feeling tired all the time, fatigue that doesn’t lift, mood swings that come out of nowhere, sleep that won’t regulate, digestion that’s unpredictable, cycles that feel off, a sense that the body is working harder than it should, or unexplained weight loss or gain.

Most people never learn that the endocrine system is deeply responsive to breath, movement, stress patterns, foods, and daily habits — and that it can be supported naturally.

Through targeted kriyas, breath practices, meditation, and deep relaxation, we’ll work directly with the glands that influence energy, metabolism, mood, and reproductive health. You’ll learn how the nervous system and the HPA axis shape hormonal balance, and how ayurveda offers clear, practical tools to support long‑term glandular health.

If your body has been asking for balance, clarity, or a reset, this retreat and class series offer direct, accessible ways to support your endocrine health from the inside out.

Led by Shabadrang Bandhana Kaur Khalsa, 200‑hr YTT in Hatha, Vinyasa, and Kundalini Yoga, and a Master’s student in Ayurveda & Integrative Medicine.

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COMING THIS FALL

We are THRILLED to offer our 200-hour Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training

Fall-Winter 2026-27

Everyone is welcome to participate.

Participants who are not looking for certification may attend any units at their leisure with no requirements.

STAY TUNED! We will announce dates soon!

This training is taught under The School of Himalayan Kundalini Yoga, centered around the Mahasiddha Baba Sri Chand Meditation Centre, an ashram established by Yogi Amandeep Singh, based in Punjab, India.

The foundation of Kundalini Yoga is the awakening of awareness, and this can only be taught by first enlivening it within yourself. In every module of this training, the aim is to strengthen the inner teacher — the inner knower — so your guidance comes from lived experience rather than memorized information.

When you are connected to this inner knower, teaching stops being performative. It becomes an expression of your own presence, and students learn naturally, you teach intuitively, and with ease. By understanding the history of these teachings, the tools and technologies that support awakening, and the deeper purpose behind awareness itself, you develop both the skill and the consciousness needed to teach authentically.

This training is designed to deepen your personal practice, and for those who choose, to prepare you to step confidently into the role of a Kundalini Yoga teacher.

We look forward to leading you through these offerings. Some of these offerings are led by our staff and others are led by people outside our staff.

• You can register for Heart Center staff-led workshops on the Mindbody app or through the schedule on our website. 
• For workshops led by others, please register through the link in this newsletter. Be sure to review their workshop information for additional details! 
• You can follow us on Facebook or Instagram @heartcenterforawakening