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Arm Balances Workshop

Forest Hills 820 Forest Hill Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
Taught by Larissa, this Funky Buddha Yoga workshop is all about adding strength, coordination and a nice challenge (of body and mind) to your practice using Arm Balances.

This workshop is great for all levels, as we'll work into Arm Balances with gradual steps.

In this workshop we will begin in supported postures like standing, propped near a wall, or on our backs. This way we can work on the mechanics and fundamentals that'll provide access to benefits like strength, coordination, and much more, before adding the element of balancing on your hands or forearms. Once we have some mechanics down, we'll play with gravity! You can practice lifting one toe at a time - no rush, just play.

If you are already comfortable with all your toes off the ground, you'll learn a few new arm balance variations, ways to support your wrists and hands, and find new core awareness and stability, to flip your base more often with ease!

We invite you to play with us on Friday, April 12th from 6-8:30pm at the Forest Hills studio, as we flip arm balances on their head (and back, and feet, and whatever other fun things we can think of!)

Spots fill quickly so reserve yours today! We can't wait to see you!

Reserve Your Balancing Space!

Grow Your Practice Challenge Sign Up!

30 Classes; 30 Days; 30 Gold Stars!
We invite you join us for a wonderful opportunity to grow your practice! They say consistency is key and the Funky Buddha Yoga's May Grow Your Practice Challenge is the perfect opportunity to jumpstart, or recommit, to your mat <3 Beginning May 1st-May 30th, take 30 in-studio classes, or live virtual meditations, to be entered to win weekly giveaways, an awesome tee shirt, and of course the grand prize: a FREE 3-month Unlimited Membership! Worried you'll miss a day? Fret not! You may take up to two classes (or meditations) per day to count towards your total 30 classes! This challenge is FREE! Simply be sure to have a package for your classes! Sign up is now open until May 5th.
Don't have a class package or membership?
We've got you! Check out our Challenge BOGO Pass, buy May and we'll gift you June free! Woot Woot!
Sign Up To #GYP Purchase Your BOGO Pass

Free Yoga Day

Warm up in studio with FREE yoga classes, ALL day at ALL Funky studios!

Join us for fun, free, accessible classes- with lots of schedule options to suit your availability.

You can expect our supportive staff and community to help you start (or grow) your yoga practice and explore alll the ways yoga can benefit you! 

Class is free, however preregistration is required! Free Yoga Day fills quickly, so reserve your mat space!

 

New to Funky Buddha?

We'll be offering a $19 discount on our 30-Day Trials for new students!

Reserve Your Space :)

Immersion Weekend

Forest Hills 820 Forest Hill Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
Join us for two immersive days of yoga bliss!

This is a great way to kick-off your #GYPChallenge, as each session counts for 3 classes!

Day One: Friday, May 3rd – 6-8:30p | Myofascial Releasing with Jen

The first part of this immersion workshop is allllll about taking care of your body, which cares for your mind too! You’ll learn how to use tools like a tennis ball, a block, and your own hands to move tension out of your body, and you might discover places in your body you didn't even know needed releasing. We’ll warm up with fun yoga movements, spend most of our time working out body tension, and end with a nice long savasana. 

If you’ve taken a self-myofascial session with us before, we invite you again! Jen always has some amazing tips to share, and the main goal of this is the care and tending you may receive as you roll away tension from your amazing earth home, your body. 

Join us for a great warm up, a nice long tension releasing session for your body, and rest and restoration for your mind. This is for YOU! <3 

Day Two: Saturday, May 4th – 12:30-3p | Change Your Perspective: Inversion Edition

For our second Immersion day, we’re flipping into Inversion play! How fun! Going upside-down is good for our blood circulation and lymphatic system, builds strength and coordination in our muscles, strengthens our vestibular system, and has many other benefits

We will flow, explore, and learn the necessities to gain more confidence in including inversions in your practice.  

Wherever you are on your yoga journey, this workshop is for you! Those of you that feel confident in your inversions will have an opportunity to dial in to some of the nuances of your favorite gravity-defying poses and learn some new skills to take your flying to the next level. 

Get ready to breathe, move safely and confidently, take a foot (or feet!) off the ground, and have a blast.

We’ll follow up this fun upside-down play with a gentle, guided meditation to allow your new perspectives to settle in your muscle memory. Ending with deep rest, in savasana, will round out our afternoon of yoga. We can’t wait to share and grow with you! :) 

This Immersion Weekend is $39 per session, full weekend $69 for members; $49 per session, full weekend $89 for nonmembers.
Reserve Your Weekend Of Yoga!

Funky Foundations | Holland & Eastown

We invite you to come get familiar with our spaces, and Funky Foundations is a great place to start!
This class is designed for folks who are new, or newer, to yoga (or to Funky Buddha,) though no matter your experience level, we invite you to join us and build the foundation of your yoga practice. In this class, we'll go over:
  • Movements and foundational postures you'll experience in our Funky Buddha Yoga studios.
  • Best practices for building your yoga practice.
  • Funky tips on next steps and setting yourself up for success!
Our experienced teachers will get you moving and flowing with our community, in our warm and welcoming spaces. We'll save time for any questions (but, of course, no pressure to ask) and invite in lots of fun and play! Whether you're looking for a beginner-celebrated yoga class or would like to deepen your practice by going back to the foundation, we invite you to look for Funky Foundations at the beginning of each month!
Offered at our Holland Studio on May 11th at 12:00pm, and our Eastown Studio on May 12th at 1:30pm, for just $10!
We can't wait to meet you and support your yoga practice! Purchase Your $10 Funky Foundations Credit Register For Holland! Register For Eastown!

In-Studio Meditation | 8-Fold Path

Forest Hills 820 Forest Hill Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
We’re so excited to invite you to join us for a Funky Buddha Yoga in-studio meditation once per month!

Join Larissa and sangha (community) for learning, practice, and community support <3 

This session will start with 10-15 minutes of very gentle movement to help us get ready for meditation, then we’ll have a short teaching and discussion on the 8-Fold Path, and end with, at least, 30 minutes of meditation.

Reminder, you don’t need to have meditation practice to join! If you'd like to learn more about our meditation practice, check out our Youtube! Or head on over to the blog! We’ll always give many options so you can find comfort and resourcing as you practice. We can't wait to welcome you into our cozy space for this special in-studio meditation class. 

This class is free to members, with regular drop in pricing- you can use class packs!
Reserve Your Circle Spot!

Funky Foundations | Holland & Eastown

We invite you to come get familiar with our spaces, and Funky Foundations is a great place to start!
This class is designed for folks who are new, or newer, to yoga (or to Funky Buddha,) though no matter your experience level, we invite you to join us and build the foundation of your yoga practice. In this class, we'll go over:
  • Movements and foundational postures you'll experience in our Funky Buddha Yoga studios.
  • Best practices for building your yoga practice.
  • Funky tips on next steps and setting yourself up for success!
Our experienced teachers will get you moving and flowing with our community, in our warm and welcoming spaces. We'll save time for any questions (but, of course, no pressure to ask) and invite in lots of fun and play! Whether you're looking for a beginner-celebrated yoga class or would like to deepen your practice by going back to the foundation, we invite you to look for Funky Foundations at the beginning of each month!
Offered at our Holland Studio on June 1st at 12:00pm, and our Eastown Studio on June 2nd at 1:30pm, for just $10!
We can't wait to meet you and support your yoga practice! Purchase Your $10 Funky Foundations Credit Register For Holland! Register For Eastown!

Pride Benefit Outdoor Kick-Off Class

We invite you kick-off our Sunday Night Outdoor Community Classes with a donation-based class for Pride!

All ages are welcome and encouraged, for all Funky Buddha Outdoor Classes. We have partnered with Grand Rapids PRIDE Center and Out On The Lakeshore (Holland) for these events and invite you to check out their resources, upcoming events, and ways to get involved <3

We’ll begin class with a short introduction of each organization and then practice a classic Funky Buddha flow, as a community. Exclusive Funky Pride stickers will be available for those who donate! :)

Grand Rapids:

Benefiting GRPRIDE, our Grand Rapids kickoff will be hosted at Wilcox Park at 6:30pm.

Meet us on the Corner of Milton St. & Youell Ave.

Holland:

Benefiting OOTL, our Holland Kickoff is located at Centennial Park at 6:30pm.

Meet us at the corner of Central and 12th St.

Sign Up for GR - Wilcox Park Sign Up for Holland - Centennial Park

Free Yoga with GRAPF!

Calder Plaza 300 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, United States
Join us and be entered to win a 3-Month Unlimited Membership

We invite you in celebration of the Grand Rapids Asian Pacific Festival, to start the day off with FREE yoga in Calder Plaza, and be entered to win a 3-month Unlimited Funky Buddha membership! As one of our Community Partners, we have teamed up with GRAPF to bring our wonderful community together, in the heart of Downtown.

 
Bring your mat, catch a bite-sized yoga flow, and then join in on all the festival fun! 

Hosted on Saturday, June 15th at 10:30am in Calder Plaza, this 30-minute Funky Buddha flow is open to all ages, at no cost.

Participants over the age of 16 will be entered to win a 3-month Unlimited Yoga membership at Funky Buddha Yoga Hothouse; winner will be contacted via email on Monday June, 17th.

Sign Up today!

Summer Solstice Free Yoga Day

Warm up in studio with FREE yoga classes, ALL day at ALL Funky studios!

Let's celebrate the Summer Solstice and practice together! Join us for fun, free, accessible classes- with lots of schedule options to suit your availability. You can expect our supportive staff and community to help you start (or grow) your yoga practice and explore alll the ways yoga can benefit you! Class is free, however preregistration is required! Free Yoga Day fills quickly, so reserve your mat space!
New to Funky Buddha?
We'll be offering a $19 discount on our 30-Day Trials for new students! Reserve Your Space :)

Meditation Circle | Somatic Summer Solstice

Wilcox Park 100 Youell Ave SE, Grand Rapids, United States
We’re so excited to invite you to welcome the Summer Solstice with a free outdoor meditation circle in Wilcox Park! 

 

Join Larissa and sangha (community) for learning, practice, and community support <3 

 

This session will start with 10-15 minutes of very gentle movement to help us get ready for meditation, then we’ll have a short teaching and discussion on Somatic Healing Techniques, and end with, at least, 30 minutes of meditation.

 

Reminder, you don’t need to have meditation practice to join! If you'd like to learn more about our meditation practice, check out our Youtube! Or head on over to the blog! We’ll always give many options so you can find comfort and resourcing as you practice. We can't wait to usher in the Summer Solstice with you!

 

This class is completely free! 
Reserve Your Circle Spot!

Beach Yoga

Tunnel Park 66 N Lakeshore Ave, Holland, MI, United States
We invite you to bring your sense of adventure and join us for 60 minutes of Funky Buddha Yoga with a gorgeous view of Lake Michigan. Grab your mat, towel, and water bottle and join us for blissful beach sunsets combined with a Funky flow, to make it a perfect summer Friday night! Beach Yoga begins July 12th and will take place at Tunnel Park in Holland, from 7:30-8:30pm for two Fridays in July and three in August. As with all outdoor Funky Buddha offerings, this class is free! All ages and experience levels are welcome, pre-registration is required!
Summer Beach Yoga Dates:
July 12th July 26th August 2nd August 16th August 23rd Since Michigan weather is unpredictable, we will make any cancellations the afternoon of classes and announce via social media channels. Register for July 12th Register for July 26th

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