Upcoming Events

Hatha Yoga with Dr. Karin Sommer

Hatha Yoga is gentle and deeply relaxing for both beginners and advanced practitioners.
With supported postures, the body can open in deeper ways than ever before, as the mind quiets and the breath revitalizes your vital energy.  Come and experience it!

Saturday, December 2
10:30 am
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to guests – Gratuities Graciously Accepted

Dr. Karin Sommer has been teaching yoga since 1996 in both the Hatha and Kundalini yoga styles. She is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, a Doctor of Divinity for interfaith ministry, and is currently finishing a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology.

Walking Meditation with Dr. Karin Sommer

We will meet at the lodge after Morning Hatha yoga and embark on a yoga meditation walk out to the Meditation Pool lawn. There we will continue this Kundalini Yoga practice, where we use a mantra Sa Ta Na Ma (which means life, birth, death, rebirth) as you touch the pointer finger to the thumb, then the middle finger, and then the ring finger as you repeat those syllables.

You can also add four sips of breath in and four puffs of breath out as you repeat the syllables. Or do long, deep breaths. This develops mind and body awareness and calms anxiety as you do this meditative practice.

Join us for one or both class offerings.

Saturday, December 2
11:45 am
Meet at the Lodge
Free to guests – Gratuities Graciously Accepted

Dr. Karin Sommer has been teaching yoga since 1996 in both the Hatha and Kundalini yoga styles. She is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, a Doctor of Divinity for interfaith ministry, and is currently finishing a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology.

Open Mic Show and Tell

All shenanigans welcome! Singing, poetry, dancing, storytelling, jokes, your favorite rock… Please join us!

The first Saturday of the month
6-8 pm in the Green Room

2023 Dates:
December 2

Live Acoustic Music with Liam Kyle Cahill & Kasey Christensen

With five albums and 1000+ shows under his belt, folk-rocker Liam Kyle Cahill brings energy and passion to his extensive mix of original and cover material. His songs shine as bright as his smile with the kind of storytelling that touches something deep within all of us.

Kasey Christensen is a Reno-based folksinger that combines her silky, soulful voice with the sweetness of an acoustic guitar or ukulele to paint an audible landscape that draws audiences in.

liamkylecahill.com
www.instagram.com/kasey.christensen.music

Saturday, December 16
Fireside in the Lodge
6 – 7:30pm
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously Accepted
Venmo: @LiamKyleMusic, @Kasey-Christensen-1

Circle Singing with Kappé Rousseau

Circle Singing is collective vocal improvisation: making stuff up and singing it together on the fly.
The facilitator creates melodies and sings them to sections of the circle. Layers of harmonies, rhythms, counter rhythms spring up with no written music. Participants will get the experience of hearing their part as an integral piece of the whole experience. The facilitator offers the pulse, feel and vibe of the flow of emotion.

Saturday, December 16
8:00pm
Sunday, December 17
10:30am
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously Accepted
Venmo: @Kappe-Rousseau

My passion for musical creativity started at an early age when I became bored with piano lessons. I had to ‘practice’ or at least ‘play’ the piano every day for an hour. I started making things up – changing things up and re-arranging the music. Later in life, I lived in NYC for a time, and I created a business of ‘arranging’ music for artists who were looking to attract interest in their songs. I can hear where the music is going in my head and then lay it out or play it out.
I’ve played professionally as part of a group and solo for years. I have a background in classical/orchestral performance in percussion. My main instrument is piano, and I am just as comfortable with guitar in open tunings. I have a BA in Music from U.C. Berkeley. My background in Circle Singing is from Oakland California and the Circle Singing team of Bobby McFerrin. I decided to bring Circle Singing anywhere I can so that people can experience the power of the collective voice and tap deeply into their inner being and soul and SING!
www.circlesing.org

Inspirational Music With Angelika

Angelika Schafer is an internationally acclaimed performing/recording artist and producer of inspirational music. She weaves deep wisdom and reflection together with beautiful songs in different languages to remind us of our deeper belonging. Her music’s intention is to bring greater peace within and without. She has been playing for Christmas at the Sierra Hot Springs Lodge for the past 25 years.
www.angelikahealingmusic.com

Friday, Saturday & Sunday
December 22 – 24
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously Accepted

New Year’s Drum Circle

Drum in the New Year!
8pm to Midnight.
Bring drums, noisemakers and yourselves…
Free to registered guests.

December 31

Qigong: Tools for Self-healing 1-1/4 hour class With Beth Freewomon

Qigong (A.K.A. Chi Gong) is a moving meditation technique that not only improves physical fitness, but also assists us in achieving a deeper sense of calm, relieves tension and stress, and helps us recover from injury and illness. It is part of the ancient systems of Taoism and Chinese medicine that value the interconnectedness and inherent wholeness of all of our Self and our body’s seeming parts. Qigong supports our bodies’ natural capacity for self-healing. Qigong allows us to relax, get out of “fight or flight” and our parasympathetic nervous system to take over so healing can happen. Our practice includes conscious breathing, stretching, activation of chi, flowing movements and more.

Friday, January 5
5pm
Saturday, January 6
10:30am
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted

Embodied Dancing Yin-prov with Dr. Karah Charette, PT, DPT, RYT

Embodied Dancing Yin-prov is a movement class that uses that structure of yin yoga to allow for deep rest in the body and nervous system, while inviting in spaciousness and play through gentle intuitive movement. This class will use the guidance of the 7 chakras in 7 different yin poses to allow for a deeper embodied connection to the corresponding anatomy (i.e.; the root chakra invites in a deep somatic connection to the pelvic floor). Using cues for imagery and guided anatomy provided by Dr. Karah, the felt sense of each area has the potential to lead into gentle explorative movement. With consent, Dr. Karah may provide light touch for tactile input to the nervous system, or even gentle contact improv touch for those who seek it. This class is held in a container of safety and slowness, with music specifically designed for each chakra to create a resonance of individual exploration held by the collective experience. Come curious, leave embodied.

Saturday & Sunday, February 10 & 11, 2024
8pm
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Venmo: @bodyfulpt 

Dr. Karah Charette, PT, DPT, RYT (she/her/hers) is a doctor of physical therapy who specializes in pelvic health. She attended Hobart and William Smith Colleges, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Dance. She received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Columbia University. A dancer for more than 20 years, Karah believes in the power of movement and its connection to expression and the human experience. Karah is also a 200 hour registered yoga teacher after doing a training in Thailand based in Ashtanga Vinyasa styled flow. She is certified in classical and contemporary Pilates mat and reformer techniques. Karah also frequently practices different somatic modalities including Body-Mind Centering and is Polyvagal informed in her teachings. Karah co-owns a pelvic health clinic in Oakland and brings her knowledge of clinical anatomy, nervous system informed care, and embodied movement practices to the classes she creates to provide an experience that is welcoming, safe, and healing for all bodies.