Workshops

Deepen your understanding of yoga through a workshop that educates and inspires. Michelle offers continuing education workshops seasonally with varying topics, including physical and energetic alignment in postures, injury management, functional strength and the subtle practice of pranayama (breath work).

Upcoming Workshops

Yoga of the Heart : Yoga, CranioSacral, Sound Healing & Reiki

October 5th, 2024 : 2:00-5:00pm
Black Mountain Yoga //$108

Register HERE

Join Michelle Befus and Elizabeth Williams for a refreshing fall afternoon, designed to relax the physical body, open the heart, deepen awareness of the body’s energetic channels and quiet the mind. Experience a peaceful, contemplative and comfortable space for movement, healing, and connecting with yourself. 

 

The afternoon opens with a grounding meditation, exploring our personal connection to the space of our heart. A mindful yoga class, led by Michelle, focuses on releasing stored tension and discomfort in the upper back, shoulders and chest, revealing a natural ease and balance in your body and breath. The slow, intentional postures allow plenty of time to observe and reflect throughout the practice, inviting the body to relax, restore and receive during our time together.

Throughout the yoga practice, Elizabeth offers gentle, hands on assists using fascial awareness and CranioSacral techniques to reveal deeper layers of comfort in the body. Fascial assists are an organic recognition that softens restrictive, non-efficient patterns within the body during a yoga practice. It is a subtle, yet powerful modality that allows the person’s body to either strengthen or relax into a state of balance.

 

The retreat closes with guided pranayama (yogic breathing techniques) and an extended Savasana with a calming crystal singing bowl sound bath and Reiki to ensure full integration of the healing practice. Reconnect with the power of your body and the depth of your heart as we welcome the beauty of the Fall season. Leave feeling restored, relaxed and revitalized!

Capacity is limited for this event. Please register early, or at the latest October 3rd, to save your spot.

Elizabeth Williams, LMT, RYT-200, LE
Founder of Illumina Sky Healing Arts, Elizabeth Williams is a massage therapist, bodyworker, yoga teacher, lightworker, intuitive, and Reiki Master. She has cultivated her craft of bodywork and energetic modalities over a period of 30 years. Her main practice, however, is holding space for people to do their own healing.

Elizabeth’s philosophy as a healthcare provider is to always remain a student, both of her discipline and in deepening her understanding of her client’s needs. This doctrine has enabled her to apply a unique blend of techniques, with a decidedly holistic perspective. The modalities she most often uses are CranioSacral, energy work, reflexology, massage, meditation, yoga and ceremony.

“I have been practicing yoga since 1987 and I am stronger and smarter in my yoga practice after studying with Michelle for the past year. I would definitely recommend Michelle as a masterful yoga teacher. Michelle creates a challenging yet safe space in her classes.” ~Kelly W.