Practicing yoga and meditation is even more important as we approach the busy (and often stressful) holiday season. Find your perfect workshop, event or special class in this week’s Denver yoga calendar.

Monday, November 18: Check out these regularly scheduled Monday night classes. Get your yoga practice off the ground with Sarah Clark’s Aerial Yoga Flow Basics at Atherial Yoga, Barre & Aerial Fitness. Decompress your spine with this “inversion therapy.” Attend Lez Do Yoga – Yoga for the LGBTQ+ Community (+ conscious allies) at ColorUp Therapeutics. Or try CBD Yoga – Flow & Restore with Vibe High Yoga at RiNo Yoga Social. Enjoy this beginner’s level flow followed by CBD yoga massage assists.

Tuesday, November 19: Comeback Yoga offers a free yoga class with Dan R. for veterans, family, friends, and post members this and every Tuesday night at VFW Post 1. Check out Comeback Yoga’s website to find free yoga classes for veterans, active duty military and their support network throughout the Front Range. Watch the Comeback Yoga 30 minute flow below.

Thursday, November 21: Balance your emotions and develop your mental clarity with John Nangle’s Intro to Lu Jong this and every Thursday night at Mayu Sanctuary. This ancient Tibetan practice is a series of simple body movements done with rhythmic breathing. Learn the Five Elements and Nine Breaths movements.

Expand your practice with Jnana Yoga this evening at the Asana Yoga Book Club. Join Teri Mullen to dive into the spiritual principles of selected books.

Relax and unwind at ColorUp Deep Stretch this and every Thursday evening at ColorUp Therapeutics. This accessible slow-flow style yoga class focuses on floor-based stretching to relax the muscles. The instructors provide education and assists using essential oils and ColorUp products. 

Friday, November 22: Set your volume and your intentions at Uxia Ellerby’s Sonic Yoga this evening at Yoga Junction. Experience music, yoga, dance and guided meditation through Silent Disco Headphones.

Take your child aged 4+ to Sara Guenther’s Mother Child Yoga Date Night: Yoga & Slime tonight at The Mama’Hood. Nurture the mother/child bond through themed discussion, breath work, games, and individual and partner yoga poses. Make “galaxy slime,” a combination of multiple colors of slime and glitter, after class. Light refreshments and organic tea are provided.

Lessen your impact on Mother Earth with Sara Shaw’s Yoga and Green Living  tonight at Yoga Pod Southglenn. Explore simple ways to cultivate an eco- friendly lifestyle.

Cultivate an attitude of gratitude with Sarah Wartell’s Grateful Yoga this evening at Asana Yoga Studio. Breathe, meditate and practice gentle yoga to connect with your “grateful heart.”

Quiet your mind and body at Mary Schroeer’s Mind Free Friday: Alchemy Singing Bowls & Energy Healing tonight at Karma Yoga Center. Let the harmonies of alchemy crystal singing bowls move you into a deep meditative state.

Register early for Jacki Brown’s Acupuncture and Sound Healing Experience at Uptown tonight at Samadhi Yoga Uptown. Expect breathing practices, essential oils and acupuncture as well as a singing bowl and gong sound bath.

Slow down and tune inward at Stacy Devanney’s Mindful Candlelight Yoga, Oils, Crystals & a Guided Meditation tonight at ColorUp Therapeutics. This essential oil and crystal enhanced flow ends with a short, relaxing guided meditation.

Meditate & Restore with Essential Oils with Heidi Schumacher and Meghan Trujillo tonight at Container Collective Yoga and Bikes. Or balance body and spirit with Ronda Cooper’s Essential Yin & Reiki tonight at Earth Yoga Colorado. Unwind during this special yin yoga practice enhanced with botanical scents and essential oils. Deepen your relaxation and healing with Reiki energy.

Saturday, November 23: Release what no longer serves you at Ali Duncan’s Tap Tap Flow this and every Saturday morning at Urban Sanctuary. Support the body’s healing and transformation using guided tapping, with a different focus each class. Or snuggle with baby goats at one of the Goat Yoga session with Rocky Mountain Goat Yoga this morning or this afternoon at Littleton’s Omni Ballroom.

Learn Hands on Health the Maya Way with Cindy Aspromonte today at hOMe Collective Yoga. Get introduced to the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal and Uterine Therapy (for self-care only). This gentle, external massage technique guides the uterus and support organs into optimal pelvic placement to support reproductive and digestive health.

Sign up for the Mala Making and Vedic Astrology Workshop with Bryan McRea and Megan Gallus-Grimm this afternoon at Five Wellbeing Studio + Spa. Create your own mala with beads chosen based on your Vedic astrology reading.

Soul Tree Yoga hosts a free Holiday Bazaar this afternoon at their Simpson Studio. Find handmade gifts including pottery, artwork and contemporary jewelry.

Deeply relax at one of these events. Take care of your mind, body and soul at the Restorative Yoga Workshop – Preparing for the Holidays with Channing Grivas this afternoon at iBody. Sign up for Vanessa Cameron’s Esoteric Acupuncture + Yoga Nidra session this afternoon at The Freyja Project. Get guided through an aromatherapy-enhanced gentle yoga practice at Becky Swenson’s A Space for Peace late this afternoon at Littleton Yoga Center. Or “cocoon into the aerial silks” for Sraddha Faraji’s Aerial Etherial Float this evening at Yoga Pod Lowry. Expect essential oil diffusion, hands-on myofascial techniques and sound healing with 18 Tibetan singing bowls.

Take your family to the Annual Star Lighting this evening at Castle Rock’s Buka Yoga. Arrive early to get a parking spot. Or, if you’re a Reiki practitioner or student, join Caitlin Lange for tonight’s Reiki Support and Exchange at MahaSoul. Bring a snack to share.

Sunday, November 24: All bodies are welcome and supported at 100% that Twist: Lizzo Yoga with Kady of Big Booty Yoga this morning at The Viewhouse Ballpark. Expect yoga and Lizzo Jams through Sound Off Headphones. Stay after class for drinks or brunch at ViewHouse.

Re-balance your nervous system at Nadine Desormeau’s monthly Indi Community Acupuncture – Anxiety and Stress Clinic midday at Indi Yoga Studio. Call to reserve your spot.

Set yourself up for sustainable success with Lily’s Bountiful Balance: Peace & Productivity in Vocation, Vibrancy and Beyond this afternoon at Ceremony Center for Healing. Learn to reclaim your space, energy, attention and time.

Count Your Blessings with Katrina Marie and Michael Shankara this afternoon at Karma Yoga Center.  Use your astrology chart to cultivate health and prosperity.

If you’re a prenatal or postnatal student, sign up for Sara Guenther’s Yoga For Pelvic Pain this afternoon at The Mama’Hood. Minimize pain and create more balance within your pelvis by practicing yoga postures, corrective exercises and dynamic movement.

Explore the Fundamentals of Neurosculpting with Stefanie Rothert late this afternoon at Maitri Yoga Arvada – Usha Shala. Discuss the scientific background of this 5-step meditation process and explore a variety of meditations. Watch the video below for Key things you need to know to understand Neurosculpting®.