Events
Cello & Chill: Candlelight
SUNDAY, APRIL 26th 7:00-8:30pm
Leavenworth, WA
As spring emerges, the energy of nature begins to rise and expand. What was once dormant now stirs awake — sap flows, buds open, and life reaches outward with renewed vision and purpose. This season invites us to stretch, clear, and realign with the rhythms of growth that guide us forward with hope at the helm — especially as we transition into a new season.
Join Rae Helsel, Tarcy Rosario, and Hans Joseph for a nourishing practice designed to support the Wood element — encouraging circulation, flexibility, and the smooth flow of energy throughout the body. This 90-minute class blends myofascial release, intuitive hands-on assists, nervous system regulation, and a restorative sequence — creating space for release, renewal, and expansion through breath, awareness, and touch.
Throughout the practice, the live meditative cello of Hans Joseph will calm your inner landscape, helping to harmonize emotional and energetic flow as we reconnect with the body’s natural rhythms — physical, emotional, and energetic.
A space to open, awaken, and grow.
Support to move forward with vision, purpose, and self-compassion.
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DURATION
SOLD OUT
Canyon Wren, Icicle Creek Center for the Arts
Leavenworth, WA
90 Minutes
The Art of Hands-On Assists: A Thai Massage–Inspired Approach
3-Hour Continuing Education Workshop for Yoga Teachers (3 CEUs)
Sunday, February 15th, from 2-5pm
Leavenworth, WA
Hands-on assists are a powerful way to support students’ nervous systems, deepen trust, and invite profound relaxation—but they require presence, confidence, and skill. This 3-hour workshop is designed for yoga teachers who want to refine the art of assisting with clarity, sensitivity, and intuition, drawing from the grounding and fluid principles of Thai massage.
Rooted in a Thai massage foundation, this training explores how to safely and effectively offer hands-on assists using props, body weight, and mindful touch. Teachers will learn how to energetically and physically approach students, read subtle cues, and offer assists that guide students toward release—without force or over-efforting.
We’ll explore how to connect with your intuition while maintaining clear boundaries, consent, and professionalism. You’ll gain practical tools for building confidence in assisting students in a variety of bodies and needs, with special attention to restorative yoga.
The workshop culminates in learning a 75-minute restorative yoga sequence specifically designed for hands-on assists, including options for double touch, so you can immediately integrate these techniques into your own classes.
In this workshop, you will learn to:
• Apply Thai massage–inspired principles to yoga assists
• Gain confidence assisting students using props and supportive positioning
• Energetically and physically approach students with clarity and ease
• Develop intuitive awareness while offering safe, grounded touch
• Assist students toward deeper relaxation, release, and nervous system regulation
• Learn and practice a full 75-minute restorative sequence with hands-on assists and double touch options
About the Instructor: Rae Helsel
Rae is Thai massage certified, holds over 1,000 hours of Yoga Alliance training, and has 15 years of experience teaching and assisting students in a wide range of settings.
Her approach blends technical skill with intuitive presence, emphasizing safety, compassion, and embodied awareness.This workshop is open to yoga teachers and qualifies for 3 Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
LOCATION
DURATION
COST
Canyon Wren, Icicle Creek Center for the Arts
Leavenworth, WA
3 Hours
$95
Power Restore Pop-up
Sunday, 4/26 from 9:30-10:45am
Leavenworth, WA
Power Restore blends intentional strength work with deep restoratives to support nervous system regulation, resilience, and sustainable power. We’ll move with purpose, then slow way down—so your body has time to integrate, recover, and reset. The practice is accessible and open to all levels, with options always offered.
What to bring
comfy layers (a cozy layer or socks for savasana are great)
water bottle
all other props and a mat are provided
Please arrive a few minutes early to settle in. If you have any questions, feel free to email me here: rae@restorativeyin.com
LOCATION
Canyon Wren Recital Hall
Icicle Creek Center for the Arts
7409 Icicle Rd
Leavenworth, WA 98826
COST
$25
Myofascial Yin Series
Saturdays, 10-11:15am
January 24, January 31, February 7, February 14
Leavenworth, WA
Fascia is the body’s fabric—when it softens, you move with more ease.This class brings together two healing and strengthening modalities for the connective tissues in the body - the first half of the session is a self massage with therapy balls (provided) that brings about an increase of hydration for the whole of the fascial system. Primary benefits include chronic pain relief, increased mobility, injury prevention, and stress reduction. Last half will bring mindfulness based practices into traditional yin shapes geared towards the health of the fascia, ligaments, tendons, and joints. Both sides of this practice support a sense of grounding and nervous system down-regulation with 5 element meridian theory woven throughout.
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COST
Canyon Wren, Icicle Creek Center for the Arts
Leavenworth, WA
75 minutes per session
28$ per class