Sellwood Yoga

10/19/2026

Still carrying the San Sebastián Retreat with us.

Rugged coastline. Deep-rooted Basque traditions. Some of the best food on the planet. Community.

Our retreat reminded us that the best ideas happen when we step away, sit down together, and savor the moment.

10/19/2026

Workshops this week!

Margaret Townsend's Community Breathe workshop is this Saturday! Come and learn how to reconnect to your breath.

10/15/2026

You know that moment at the very end of class, when you lower into savasana and nothing is required of you?

For a lot of vinyasa lovers, those few minutes might be the only taste of yoga nidra you've ever had. And most of the time, they're treated like an afterthought before everyone rolls up their mats and heads out.

That drifting, in-between state deserves so much more. It's a complete practice in its own right.

So what is yoga nidra?

"Yogic sleep" is the translation, but you're not trying to fall asleep. You're aiming for a body as deeply relaxed as it is in sleep, with a thin thread of awareness staying lit the whole time. Guided breathwork, a slow body scan, imagery, and a simple intention carry you right to the edge between waking and sleeping.

Why vinyasa people need this:

Vinyasa fires up your sympathetic nervous system. Nidra is the intentional counterbalance, giving your body real time and structure to downshift into deep rest instead of just hoping it happens in the last five minutes.

You don't have to choose between effort and rest. They were never meant to be separate. Join Kari on Sunday, October 18 from 4:30-6:00pm for 45 minutes of Vinyasa Flow and 45 minutes of Yoga Nidra Extended Practice - a complete practice.

sellwoodyoga.com/workshops

10/10/2026

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸!

Whether you need to move, rest, release, or simply be held, there is a workshop waiting for you.

𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟭, 𝟯:𝟯𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟱:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺
𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘇

A compassionate space to be with what you are carrying, through gentle yoga, meditation, and restorative practice, closing with a crystal bowl sound bath.

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱, 𝟳:𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟴:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺
𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗟𝗶 𝗙𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗲𝗲

Lie back and let resonant tones wash over you. No experience needed, nothing to do but receive.

𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳, 𝟲:𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟳:𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼

Lana Vilches guides supported, restful poses while Elizabeth Byrd plays live cello. A soft landing as the season turns.

𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴, 𝟰:𝟯𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟲:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺
𝗩𝗶𝗻𝘆𝗮𝘀𝗮 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗡𝗶𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗞𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿

Move for 45 minutes, then melt into 45 minutes of guided Yoga Nidra.

All levels welcome. All workshops are choose what you pay, so there is a way to join in no matter your budget.

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 | 𝟳𝟵𝟳𝟬 𝗦𝗘 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘃𝗲., 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱
Reserve your spot at sellwoodyoga.com/workshops

10/08/2026

Grief touches all of us.

Sometimes through profound loss. Sometimes through change, transition, and the quieter moments of letting go and holding on. However grief arrives, it can transform us.

Join Rebecca Mendez on Sunday, October 11th (3:30-5:30pm) for Yoga for Grief.

This monthly 2-hour workshop offers a quiet, compassionate space to be with whatever you are carrying. Through gentle yoga, restorative postures, meditation, breath awareness, and reflection, we create space to soften, release, and tend to ourselves.

The practice includes:

Gentle, all-levels yoga and restorative postures

Guided meditation, visualization, and breath awareness

Extended Savasana for deep rest and integration

Crystal bowl sound bath during Savasana

A supportive space with no expectation to share personal details

All grief is welcome here. Recent or long-held, big or small, personal or collective.

You do not have to explain your grief or carry it alone. Come as you are and take this time to care for yourself.

Livestream participants will receive a Spotify playlist to accompany the sound bath portion of the practice.

Please note: This workshop is not therapy. For individualized grief support, we encourage you to seek a licensed professional.

10/07/2026

Vinyasa Flow to Yoga Nidra

Sunday, October 18 - 4:30-6:00pm with Kari Kemper.

This extended practice pairs a 45-minute all-level vinyasa flow with a 45-minute guided Yoga Nidra finish - a complete arc from movement to stillness in a single session.

You will start with an all-levels Vinyasa Flow, a sequence designed to meet you exactly where you are that day with options to slow things down or bring the intensity up.

You will finish with Yoga Nidra, often translated as "yogic sleep,".

Yoga Nidra is a guided relaxation practice done lying down in a comfortable, supported position. Yoga Nidra invites you into a state between waking and sleeping, through body scans, breath awareness, and visualization. You remain conscious throughout, but the nervous system settles into deep rest - often described as feeling like hours of sleep compressed into a short practice.

Read Kari's article on the benefits of both practices, Vinyasa Meets Nidra: Creating a complete practice, on our blog by going to:

sellwoodyoga.com/blog

10/06/2026

Meet your new Thursday 4:30pm Vinyasa Flow teacher, Crystal Combs.

We’re excited to welcome Crystal to this class, available both in studio and via livestream. Crystal has been teaching Vinyasa on Mondays at noon, and we’re thrilled to add this class to her weekly schedule.

Crystal is the owner of Essential Strength Studio (ESS), her fitness studio in Sellwood, and has been a longtime part of the Sellwood community. She began practicing yoga in 2011 and has found that yoga offers a pathway to physical health as well as emotional, mental, and spiritual wellbeing.

As a teacher, Crystal is interested in the ways yoga can calm the nervous system and settle the mind, particularly as an antidote to the busy, technology-driven lives so many of us lead. Her classes emphasize breath and alignment, both on and off the mat.

Join Crystal for Thursday 4:30pm Vinyasa Flow starting this week (10/8), in studio or via livestream.

10/06/2026

10/04/2026

We offer a diverse range of classes so every student can find what supports them best.

Our instructors bring their own perspectives, training, and life experience into their teaching, creating classes that feel authentic, approachable, and personal.

Classes draw from both traditional and contemporary yoga methods, blending breath, movement, strength, alignment, and mindfulness.

Changes to schedule: Monday 6pm Vinyasa Flow now taught by Bill Wyland! Thursday 4:30pm Vinyasa Flow now taught by Crystal Combs!

10/02/2026

Exciting News!! Bill Wyland is back to teaching a 6pm weeknight class.⁠
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Join Bill every Monday at 6pm for Vinyasa Flow.⁠
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What is Bill's Vinyasa Flow class like?⁠
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It is a classic, traditional vinyasa with sun salutations and repetitive asana flow set to instrumental music, allowing you to find a moving meditation. Bill’s verbal cueing allows you to follow easily, going inward with movement and mindfulness. ⁠
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This engaged and invigorating practice finishes with a community OM with harmonium that reminds all that we are truly practicing together.⁠
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From a student:⁠
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"Bill's class is like a reliable, grounding friend, whom you are always glad to spent time with. Bill offers a consistent class style and has such an authentic presence. This class is like church to me, and I always come away feeling a good re-set and focus."⁠
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Welcome back to weeknights Bill!⁠
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