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11/01/2026

November 😮‍💨

Swipe for our upcoming workshops & events 🤍

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10/30/2026

November’s blog is out a couple of days early…

Lauren Z wrote a little blog for us classically titled “Why Choose our Foundational 200+ Hour YTT?”…

Yes, our training hits the fundamentals of a 200 hour training. Yes, (from day 1, 8 trainings ago) we dive deep & take a justice-oriented approach to developing yoga teachers.

This year though, different from years previous, we have added a small group & 1:1 mentorship to our training. Why? Because we wanted to highlight how important relationships are. Individualized training and time with each of you that decide to make this huge commitment with us. We want to get to know you, we want to help you discover your individual voice as a teacher.

Lastly, we want you to lean into your community of fellow trainees, facilitators, and the greater PYP community.

This isn’t a 6 month time period together. This is a commitment to stay in relationship with the graduates who want to continue their teaching journey with us.

Directly from the blog…
“It’s our way of honoring the teacher-student relationship. Not just churning out teachers, but staying in relationship with them.”

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10/28/2026

ACTION EVENT FOR PRESENTE! MAINE

Saturday October 31
11am by donation vinyasa class with Victoria

For the last few years, The Portland Yoga Project has been working hard to truly embody the values of mutuality and solidarity that is at the heart of a fully expressed yoga practice. We’ve created a database of organizations and non-profits who are doing value aligned work. We have invited our students and community members to create comprehensive mutual aid plans that keep them in relationship to all the positive work that’s going on in the greater Portland area (whether that’s $5 a month, or $50). We’ve created affinity spaces where folks of all identities can gather, generally for free, to get a chance to move and play in their bodies, and their pace.

But we know that we can do more.

Starting this fall, we are going to host events that directly fund the organizations that we support.

In addition to class, we will talk about the good work that Presente is doing in service to the immigrant population here in Maine, and make sure that we are leaving folks inspired and accountable for setting up their continual mutual aid practices.

We will have snacks and some time to hang out after the class, to get to know each other and build the kind of bonds that remind us that our safety, liberation, and agency are tied together!

Bring a friend, bring your wallet, and bring your body to move and be in community.

Link in bio to register for free so we know how many to expect. Donations will be taken at the desk!

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10/27/2026

SOUND BATH & YOGA NIDRA
with Victoria Rutledge

FREE for auto-renew members or $20

Join Victoria as you ease your body and nervous system back into harmony. Brief asana practice will prepare the body for Yoga Nidra as we travel from the awareness of the physical body to the awareness of the subtle energetic body. Yoga Nidra is a passive practice that is designed to create deep relaxation in the body and mind. It is for everybody and every body. It requires no movement—just you and your mat. Once you are in a state of peace, you will bask in the vibrations of quartz singing bowls.

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10/24/2026

Rolling into Balance: A Rolling, 5 Element Acupuncture & Yoga Nidra Workshop

Saturday, November 21 from 4-6pm at PYP FOREST

with Jamie Navarro of Renew and Restore ME & Carly Rice of Starlight Healing Clinic Acupuncture

Join us for a deeply rejuvenating 2-hour journey designed to harmonize body, mind, and energy through rolling, acupuncture, and guided Yoga Nidra. Inspired by the wisdom of the 5 Elements of Chinese Medicine, this workshop offers a potent blend of practices to support deep rest and energetic harmony.

What to Expect:

🔹 60 Minutes of Down-Regulating Rolling: Begin with guided self-massage using Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Balls to release fascial tension, down-regulate the nervous system, and awaken energetic pathways aligned with the 5 Elements. We will be rolling through each of the Acupuncture meridians.

🔹 Restorative Pose with Acupuncture: Transition into stillness as you’re supported in a restorative posture while receiving a complete 25 minute Five-Element acupuncture treatment, made even more powerful from opening and rolling through the meridians before receiving acupuncture. Each point is chosen to invite inner balance and energetic alignment.

🔹 Closing with Yoga Nidra: We’ll finish our time together with a guided Yoga Nidra practice, allowing the body and nervous system to fully integrate the work and settle into a state of deep rest.

This sold out last year! Grab your spot now! Link in bio…

10/20/2026

Yoga & the Mind: Exploration of Yoga Texts and Their Practical Everyday Use with Rebecca Ketchum

November 15
12-4pm
PYP DOWNTOWN

We are excited to have Rebecca visiting from NYC - join her on Sunday, November 15 for her only public workshop during this visit (she is here for an in-house training for our yoga teaching staff 🤩)!

Description:

While most yoga classes focus on the poses, the yogic tradition offers much more. Yoga’s history and philosophy are complex, offering a rich foundation for engaging mindfully with the world. Through discussion, close readings, and lecture, we will unpack various aspects of yoga philosophy, focusing primarily on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Throughout the workshop, we will explore how somatics intersects with the postures, breathwork, the idea of the “self”, and mindfulness practices built into Patanjali’s system. Participants should expect to move, breathe, and discuss from a “beginner’s mind” perspective. Come ready to move and please bring a journal.

Who is this workshop for?
Anyone interested in yoga and philosophy, including both students and teachers. It serves as a great refresher for those with 200-hour certifications or an excellent introduction for beginners.

About Rebecca:
Rebecca’s interest in the philosophy of yoga has led her to study with Manorma, Seth Powell, Michael Stone, and Rhagav-ji, among others. While she understands that Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras are not yoga’s only important text, she sees them as a great point of entry into the complexities of yoga philosophy. Rebecca acknowledges that she teaches from an etic (outside of the culture) perspective, and she addresses issues of cultural appropriation and the history of injustices that accompany yoga. In addition to teaching yoga at Kula, Rebecca is on the faculty of several yoga teacher training schools around the world.

$85 before 10/31 - grab your spot now

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Rebecca Ketchum

10/19/2026

PYP MEMBERSHIP PERK ✨✨✨

$100 dollars off your initial assessment with Alex Kalinkos - Acupuncturist, Rev6 master instructor, Stecco FM practitioner.

Alex is absolutely incredible - even a bit of a magician - his knowledge and experience in acupuncture, movement, and Stecco is a formula for success.

Check out his website - and IG Alex - go pay him a visit!

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10/17/2026

FOUNDATIONAL YTT: a 200+ Hour Yoga Teacher Training | January-June 2027

Curriculum Breakdown: Self Practice

Self practice is a center piece as a teacher. It is where you discover, create, and explore. Self practice will help you stay inspired and excited.

With a free membership to PYP you will have the opportunity to dive deep into self practice. You’ll be able to integrate into the community, creating a network of peers, mentors, and teacher who continue to learn from one another.

Sign up now & start this process with your free membership immediately!

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10/16/2026

DIGESTIVE SUPPORT LAB

Saturday, November 7
1pm-3pm
with Liz Mulkey
PYP DOWNTOWN

This class supports digestion by addressing the mechanical understanding, neurological relationship, and respiratory impact components of gut health. Through self-massage with balls, spinal mobility exercises, gentle strengthening, and breathwork, participants improve diaphragm function and stimulate the vagus nerve—two primary regulators of the digestive system.

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Liz Mulkey

10/15/2026

THE ARC FLOW

Saturday, October 17, from 2pm-4pm

with Mel Walbridge at PYP DOWNTOWN

The Arc Flow is a 2-hour yoga class designed to move you through a full arc of practice—from dynamic movement and focused breathwork to deep, supported rest.

We’ll begin with a steady, breath-centered vinyasa flow designed to warm the body, build strength, and create spaciousness, physically and mentally. Expect intentional sequencing, adaptable challenge, and space to explore both effort and ease.

Pranayama will be woven throughout the practice to support focus, nervous system regulation, and a deeper connection to your breath and body. We’ll close with long-held, restorative postures, fully supported with props, allowing time to slow down, integrate, and reset.

Open to all levels. Come ready to move, breathe, and rest deeply.

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Address

449 Forest Avenue
Portland, ME
04101

Website

http://theportlandyogaproject.com/

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