Inside This Lotus Letter 🪷

🕉️ What's coming up as we close out 2026 and move into 2027

🌙 Celtic Loon: A migrant benefit event

🧘🏽‍♀️ A rare and sacred mantra yoga practice workshop

😻 Cat Corner: It's not a cat! 🐶

🌟 Book your private sessions with Angie-Discount & Special Bonus!

Hello Reader,

I've been experiencing a quiet crisis.

It's quiet because I've only discussed it with Josh. It's a crisis because I know I need a change, and change is scary! But it's been running through my mind every day for months now, and I can not ignore the call.

I feel it's time to make a big shift.

If you have spent any time with me, you know I am both a yoga teacher and an artist.

I love both: teaching yoga and making art.

In all the work I do, my mission is to awaken a sense of spirit by exploring the connections between artful living, nature, and creativity. I find a great sense of purpose in the artful movement, mindful breath, and lifestyle support of the yoga practice.

But the very core of my identity is rooted in being an artist.

And the art always seems to take a back seat. It's really easy to keep doing what I have been doing for a few decades now: teaching weekly yoga classes, a year-long teacher training, and then sprinkling in a few other events and art shows.

I want to make room for different offerings, both with yoga and more art… and that means making some changes.

So, to make room for all the new offerings, I will not be teaching Yoga Teacher Training in 2027. I may decide to open it up again later. But I need some time away to find a new rhythm.

Here is what I envisage from now and into the next year:

November and December Events

I will offer a rare opportunity to learn a sacred sound and mantra practice on November 22.

I've typically taught this technique only to my 300 HR yoga students, but I'm opening it up to anyone interested in learning and practicing yoga more deeply.

​Learn more and about this sacred sound healing opportunity and sign up today to save your spot in the class. This one-of-a-kind teaching is offered on a sliding scale when you register. If you need more payment options, reach out to Angie. She will welcome all who wish to attend, regardless of financial ability.

I will also run my annual Free Gratitude Yoga Class on Wednesday, November 25, plus a restorative and yoga nidra class and a winter solstice class in December. So watch for those announcements and registrations to go live. We also have a few special Kirtan events coming too.

Autumn & Holiday Art Events

Come visit me this fall at:

• ​The Reading Greenhouse Artisan Market: Saturday, October 31 AND Saturday, November 7. This is a fun local arts event you won't want to miss: artists from all mediums, live music, food trucks, and more!
• Saturday, November 7: Brownsville Historical Society Art Opening. Save the date-More info TBA. Last year's show was beautiful and featured many local artists. The viewing is free and open to the public, with lots of yummy treats served!
• ​Library Arts Gallery of Gifts: Newport, NH. Nov. 7 – Dec. 23, 2025. Opening Reception: Fri. Nov. 6th – 5- 7 p.m. Show Hours: Tues.-Fri. 11 am- 4 pm; Sat. 10 am- 2 pm. Designed as a boutique-style shopping experience, Gallery of Gifts brings together approximately 100 artists and artisans each year, offering shoppers a wide variety of locally made inspiring gifts.
• ​Artist Pop-up at The Studio, Laconia, NH, Saturday, November 21, 10-4: Angie will be the featured pop-up artist at this beautiful Gift Boutique in downtown Laconia, NH. Downtown Laconia has some lovely shops. Come for the day and check out our Kirtan down the road that same day at Yoga From the Heart at 6 PM.​
• I will also be one of a handful of artisans at Jennifer Kahn's new gallery and gift shop in Shelburne, VT, Many Moons. Watch for more info on that soon!

For 2027

You will be offered more specialized in-depth yoga workshops for both teachers AND students. I am planning a year-long series of intensive yoga workshops for those who want to go deeper than a weekly class allows. These workshops will provide continuing education for yoga teachers and offer deeper learning beyond weekly classes.

As I begin planning these intensive yoga workshops, let me know if there is a topic you would like me to cover or a workshop you would enjoy seeing come to life. Just hit reply to this email and tell me your ideas!

More Art! Workshops, art shows, and, this is really exciting, perhaps a weekly art class.

AND the really, really exciting thing for me is planning a bigger-format, week-long artist retreat in the spring of 2027. More info on that coming later...

I have offered a yoga training every year for over 15 years now. When I started writing this, I felt dread about announcing a pause in the YTT. And making a change like that feels scary. But now, I am excited about these possibilities and to bring you teachings that simply aren't being offered in our community: deeper yoga practices and a chance to study even if you don't want to be a teacher.

Sometimes we need to take a bold leap into the unknown, make some much-needed changes, and just learn to trust the fall.I hope you will leap with me!

A Lotus For You 🪷

Angie

Trusting Change

“Just let go. Let go of how you thought your life should be, and embrace the life that is trying to work its way into your consciousness.” –Caroline Myss

“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” –Alan Watts

“Change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.” –Robin Sharma

"We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned to have the life that is waiting for us." –Joseph Campbell

Moving Into Stillness Class is BACK!

Yin, Restorative, Mantra, and Meditation. Find your peace with stillness.

You can join us anytime. Our next class is Thursday, Octover 8 at 10 AM.

This class is included for all yoga members. There are lots of benefits to being a yoga member. You can join at a yearly membership rate or monthly. Members get access to each week's class in their Zoom replay membership portal!

Not a member? You can use your regular yoga class pass for this series, or drop in to a single class. ​

Join us for a quiet and still yoga class. In this series, we will explore a few seated yoga postures, mantra, pranayama, and meditation. Folks loved this series in the spring, and I am happy to bring it back to help you find the magic of stillness.

​Sign up today!​

Private Yoga Sessions and Mentoring With Angie

I would love to meet with you 1:1 and grow your yoga practice.

Accountability is everything.

“I reached out to Angie because I felt a loss of creative motivation and focus... Angie helped me to clarify and engage with my purpose and strength and to open my heart again to the serendipitous world.”— Jane Whittington

You can dive so much deeper in a 1:1 yoga session. I will show you how.

I understand that yoga is a deeply personal and transformative experience. Since 2005, I’ve helped thousands of students on their yoga and creative journeys. I know how important it is to have a trusted guide to support your growth. I am here to support and guide you every step of the way.

GLOW AND GROW: Now on sale with a special bonus!

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​Sign up now to receive:​

• Three total 75-minute sessions to help you live a more inspired life. Let’s build and nourish your health, wellness, spiritual, and/or art and creativity goals. We can build your personal yoga practice, support an Ayurvedic lifestyle, work on sound healing and mantra, develop a breathwork practice, or explore marketing for yoga teachers and artists.
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• Written follow-up plans after every call, guided course material, and email support as needed. You're never left alone.
• BONUS—For a limited time: Each purchase of this Glow and Grow package includes a 3-class pass—3 regular yoga classes; that’s a $75 bonus at the drop-in rate. Use the 3 classes for yourself or gift them to a loved one!

Three personalized sessions & three bonus yoga classes! Glow & Grow is a multi-session personalized experience to cultivate, refine, and grow your yoga, mantra, breath, or creative project over several weeks. It's like getting a private workshop! Sign up to glow and grow today!

Try one session, now on sale! Book a single session to elevate your yoga practice or deepen your creative goals. I have helped people with their postures, exercises for mobility and strength, breathing techniques, daily mantra practice, and I have helped people meet their creativity goals with 1:1 sessions. Contact me to learn more! Sign up for your power hour today!

Unsure if these sessions are right for you? Sign up for a free 15-minute discovery session available here. ​

Reiki Sessions: An Energetic Relaxation, Rest, & Restoration.

Are you feeling the need to gather your reserves and rest?

I've been bringing Reiki sessions back to my community. Reiki is another beautiful way for us to work together, and for you to rest and restore deeply. Reiki may be just your antidote to the constant rushing of our world.

I have made time available for private Reiki Sessions: 50 minutes for $75.00. Sign up here. ​

Reiki Energy Sessions with Angie 50 minutes: $75, or Sliding Scale. Weekly sessions are discounted. Contact Angie for more info.

Celtic - Sylte Music Event and Benefit Concert

Learn more about this benefit event!

Jai Studios: Yoga Classes, Meditation, Kirtan, & More

Yoga Class Schedule 🌑 Sunday 9 AM–Rise and Shine 🌑 Tuesday 11 AM–Be Strong, Breathe Strong 🌑 Oct 1- Nov 5: Moving into stillness: Yin & Meditation, Thursdays at 10 AM 🌑 Thursday 6 PM- Strength and Ease, live music with Josh Hall All classes are about 75 minutes long. Our Studio is located at 1383 Rt 44, Brownsville, VT New Student Pass – 2 for $35. We offer multiple ways to join classes. See ALL class offerings

The Practice: Shipping Creative Work, by Seth Godin

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