Turn inward with Meg Leighton for a mini silent retreat where the practices of meditation, mindful walking, and journaling will offer time for self-reflection, nourishment, and rest.
Join Meg for an enlightening 8-week online series exploring the brain science behind meditation and contemplative practices. Each session features engaging discussions, guided meditations, breathwork, gentle stretches, and practical tips to help you start or deepen your personal practice.
Transform your practice and teaching skills with the Choice Fitness & Awake Minds 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training—a comprehensive, Yoga Alliance-certified program blending in-person weekends in Peabody, MA, and online sessions, open to all experience levels starting January 2025.
Embark on a transformative journey with the Awake Minds 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program—a Yoga Alliance-certified course blending online and in-person sessions to empower your path as a vinyasa yoga and meditation instructor.
Combining yoga with the playful energy of kittens can create a delightful and engaging experience.
ALL LEVELS DONATION-BASED YOGA CLASS - FOR WARRIOR WITHIN YOGA PROJECT
FRI. NOVEMBER 8TH | 6:00-7:00PM
Join Meg for a special class at Choice Fitness in Salisbury to benefit Warrior Within Yoga Project, a nonprofit providing free trauma-informed yoga to veterans & first responders throughout Massachusetts.
Donations from this class will directly support their programs and help bring the powerful practice of yoga to those who have served.
Register for class here
Donations for class may be made here
Nourish & Reset ~ Mini Fall Retreat
with Meg & Kelly
Date: Sunday, October 27
Time: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Riverside Yoga Studio
Yoga * Meditation * Intention
Reset with grounding yoga and meditation practices this Fall with Meghan Leighton from Awake Minds: Yoga & Conscious Living and Kelly Upson Yoga for a nourishing retreat experience,
including a special lunch from Nu Kitchen.
Experience an afternoon rich in yoga and meditation, with practices curated and aligned for supporting you in the Fall months.
Topics and exeriences explored will include:
Breathwork, guided meditation, asanas, a nourishing lunch, and Abhyanga (organic oil self-massage), intentions, journaling.
Our time together will end with a blissful yoga nidra and sound bath experience releasing stress, finding harmony and balance and bringing you back to your center refreshed and renewed.
Our intention is to warmly welcome all levels of practice exactly as you are.
Bring a yoga mat, blanket, pillow, water bottle, and an open mind
Cost: $145
Limited space is available. Reserve your space here.
REST RENEW RESTORE
SOLD OUT RETREAT
A Movement & Meditation Retreat with Meg Leighton and Nicole Zaloumis-O’Reilly
The Sanctuary, 95 South Ferry Rd, Narragansett, RI
Sunday, September 29, 9am - 3pm
Join us for a day to rest on one of the most beautiful grounds in Narragansett, RI.
Experience meditation and movement, time in nature, mindful eating with a homemade nourishing Autumn meal, and deep experiences of rest.
Price: $133
All levels are welcome for this retreat.
with Meg Leighton & Sarah Oleson
9am-11am
76 State st. Newburyport, MA
With Sarah Oleson and Meghan Leighton
Join us for a grounding, all levels vinyaysa yoga flow, intention setting meditation, and guided journaling. Renew into the autumn season with purpose, good health, and positivity. Together, we will plant the seed to grow and bloom into LOVE.
Included: Intention setting, Yoga for all levels, Breathwork and meditation, Journaling and a small gift to take home with you:)
Join us for a RESET. A portion of each ticket sold will be donated to LUCYS LOVE BUS in honor of childhood cancer awarness month
Register here
Join Meg online to hear details about the content, timing, and teachers of the Awake Minds 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Oct 2024 -Aug 2025. There will be time for questions & answers, as well.
Click here to register.
Are you looking for simple tools to find ease in your day? Interested in gaining awareness around the neuroscience behind breathing techniques and how they nourish your nervous system?
Join Meg for this four-session series where we will discuss and experience:
James Nestor’s work and research on the breath.
Practical tools in overcoming stress.
Practices to start and/ or maintain a daily breathwork and meditation practice.
The science of your mind, body, breath connection.
Four different types of breathing techniques to nourish your nervous system in the summer months.. and more.
Join Meg online for four weeks, Thursdays, 5:30 - 6:15pm :
June 13, 20, 27; July 11 (July 4th skipped)
For: All Levels
Cost: $95
A Google Meet link will be emailed 24 hours prior to start date of series.
Click here to register.
Join together with Meg and like-minded women to honor and celebrate sisterhood. Experience gentle movement, meditation, and sip on warm ceremonial cacao from One World Cacao to deepen awareness and heart-centered intentions.
Leave with a new-found sense of community, support, nourishment, in remembering our connections as women through common experiences, the desire to serve, while also honoring our needs and purpose.
Bring your favorite mug and an open mind.
All levels are welcome.
Cost: $30 ($5 will be donated to Jeanne Geiger Women’s Center of Newburyport)
Registration for the Women’s Circle may be found in the link below:
http://www.riverside-yoga.com/thrive
Saturday, April 13th & Saturday, May 11th
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Share this time together with a fun and relaxing family yoga class! Practice will include calming breaths, games, partner/group poses and a guided meditation.
$25 for 1 Caregiver + 1 Child
$10 for each additional Child
Want to see more Family Yoga options on our schedule? Email Kristin@Riverside-Yoga.com with times that would work for you!
We also offer private yoga and/or meditation sessions for families!
Register here
Awaken + Flow: Sunday Yoga Retreats at Riverside Yoga
June 2 & 30
July 7, 14, 21
August 18 & 25
4:00 - 6:00pm
Yoga * Meditation * Ayurveda * Mindful Walking
Stay in flow this season ~
Join Meghan Leighton for vinyasa flow asanas, meditation & mantra, journaling, seasonal Ayurvedic wellness tips, and deep relaxation during these afternoon sessions you won’t want to miss. These experiences will leave you feeling light, awakened, motivated and free in your body, mind, spirit and soul.
No yoga experience necessary. Space is limited.
Bring a blanket, pillow, water bottle, and an open mind.
Cost: $49
Reserve your space: http://www.riverside-yoga.com/yoga-meditation-mini-retreat
With Meghan Leighton + Kelly Upson
Saturday April 20th
12-5 pm
Yoga * Meditation * Intention
Join us for rejuvenating yoga and meditation practices this Spring with Meghan Leighton from Awake Minds: Yoga & Conscious Living and Kelly Upson Yoga for a beautiful retreat experience, including a special lunch from Nu Kitchen.
Experience an afternoon rich in yoga and meditation, with practices curated and aligned for supporting you in the Spring months.
Topics and experiences explored will include:
Breathwork, guided meditation, asanas, a nourishing lunch, and Abhyanga (organic oil self-massage), intentions, journaling.
Our time together will end with a blissful yoga nidra and sound bath experience releasing stress, finding harmony and balance and bringing you back to your center refreshed and rejuvenated.
Our intention is to warmly welcome all levels of practice exactly as you are.
Bring a yoga mat, blanket, pillow, water bottle, and an open mind.
Cost: $145
Limited space is available - make sure to reserve your space early
Reserve your space: http://www.riverside-yoga.com/yoga-meditation-mini-retreat
with Meg Leighton and Doctor Shah
Thursday, April 18th 7-9 pm
Drop in | $45
Join us for an Ayurveda Movie Night at Riverside!
The Natural Law Film
The Natural Law is a film that aims to shine light on that essence. The steps we can take to reconnect with it, outlined for us in a 5,000-year-old sacred science. And the lifelong wellness we can reclaim by understanding and embodying nature’s code.
7-7:30pm Spring Yoga & Meditation - based on Ayurveda's recommendations for Spring months
7:30-8:30pm The Natural Law movie viewing
8:30-9:00pm Question & Answer with Dr. Shah
Pratibha Shah, BAMS, MD (Ayurveda), MPH, is an internationally renowned Ayurveda expert. Intensely trained in Traditional Health Sciences (Ayurveda, Energy healing) as well as Public Health, Pratibha Shah distils Eastern wisdom with an understanding of Western principles, for the best care of her clients. A strong sense of compassion and empathy, intent listening skills, in-depth thorough assessments and well contemplated individualized Master Wellness plans are a hallmark of her 30 years of practice.
Bring a blanket or pillow for an extra comfy experience!
Limited space. Register here.
Do you find your mind swinging all over the place? Have you been searching for lasting tools for ease and fulfillment?
The way of our minds is to swing from one topic to the next, but the good news is that we can train our minds with the tools of concentration and meditation.
Join Meg online for four weeks, Thursdays, 6:00 - 7:00pm :
March 28; April 4, 11, 18
Learn simple tools to:
Train your mind for focus and calm
Start a daily meditation practice
Live with more ease and presence in your day
Understand the science of your mind, body, breath connection
For: beginner practitioners, or anyone who may be interested.
Cost: $75
A Google Meet link will be emailed 24 hours prior to start date of series.
Click here to register.
8 week series with Meghan Leighton
Sundays 4:30-6 pm
March 17 - May 19
(No class on March 31st or May 5th)
Are you a yoga teacher or someone who is interested in learning more about the benefits of breathwork and meditation for your personal practice or in teaching others? Join Meghan Leighton, 800 hour E-RYT, for an eight-week workshop series to explore pranayama (breathwork), Ayurveda (yoga's sister science), and meditation tools for ease and balance. We'll dive into neuroscience, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Ayurveda tips from the book Healing Your Life, by Dr. Marc Halpern, practical tools for everyday life, and tips for teaching others.
*30 Yoga Alliance hours earned for yoga instructors, although, you don't have to be a Registered Yoga Teacher to sign up. All are welcome!
Anyone is welcome to drop into class if there is space ($50 per session) but in order to earn Yoga Alliance credits you must sign up for the full series ($320 for 8 weeks)
This series is open to 10 participants
Register here.
Saturday, February 24th
11:30 - 12:30 pm
Share this time together with a fun and relaxing family yoga class! Practice will include calming breaths, games, partner/group poses and a guided meditation.
$25 for 1 Caregiver + 1 Child
$10 for each additional Child
Want to see more Family Yoga options on our schedule? Email Kristin@Riverside-Yoga.com with times that would work for you!
We also offer private yoga and/or meditation sessions for families!
Register here
With Meghan Leighton + Kelly Upson
Saturday January 20th
12-5 pm
Yoga * Meditation * Intention
Get cozy with restorative yoga and meditation practices this winter with Meghan Leighton from Awake Minds: Yoga & Conscious Living and Kelly Upson Yoga for a restorative retreat experience, including a special lunch from Nu Kitchen.
Experience an afternoon rich in yoga and meditation, with practices curated and aligned for supporting you in the winter months.
Topics and experiences explored will include:
Breathwork, guided meditation, asanas, a nourishing lunch, and Abhyanga (organic oil self-massage), intentions, journaling.
Our time together will end with a blissful yoga nidra and sound bath experience releasing stress, finding harmony and balance and bringing you back to your center refreshed and renewed.
Our intention is to warmly welcome all levels of practice exactly as you are.
Bring a yoga mat, blanket, pillow, water bottle, and an open mind.
Cost: $145
Limited space is available - make sure to reserve your space early
Reserve your space: http://www.riverside-yoga.com/yoga-meditation-mini-retreat
Explore pranayama (breathwork), concentration techniques, and meditation tools for ease and resilience.
Maui has suffered a devastating tragedy from the fires on august 8th in lāhainā. Join me and my husband, Asa, on a yoga service trip.
A fun night out with the ladies! Girls ages 12 to 16 are invited to join us for an evening of games, gentle stretches, crafts, and a delicious meal from Nu Kitchen.
Guided by Kelly Upson + Meghan Leighton
Saturday, December 9th
4-5:30 pm
Join Kelly Upson and Meghan Leighton for an evening of movement, a deeply restorative yoga nidra (yogi's sleep) experience with a crystal bowl sound bath and a personal Reiki treatment to follow.
You will leave feeling refreshed and restored going into the Holiday season.
All levels are welcome. Limited space is available. Register early for this event.
Bring a mat, cozy blanket, and get ready to restore and relax to end your week with this candle lit session.
Kelly + Meghan both offer Private Reiki Sessions in our healing room by request. Please reach out to schedule your session: Kristin@Riverside-Yoga.com
Explore pranayama (breathwork), concentration techniques, and meditation tools for ease and resilience.
Join Meg, Val, and Jess for one of their deeply restorative one-day yoga retreats on the serene grounds of Mt. Hope Farm in charming Bristol, RI
Yogis will welcome in balance based on Yoga, Mindfulness and Ayurvedic principles. This full retreat is over 3 days, however single days can be attended.
Join Meghan Leighton for an evening of movement, a deeply restorative yoga nidra (yogi's sleep) experience with a personal Reiki treatment by Meghan to follow.
Join Meg Leighton for an hour of guided meditations and mindful walking. Each session will include breath work & meditation, mindful movement, and end with a seated meditation.
Join Meghan Leighton for an evening of movement, a deeply restorative yoga nidra (yogi's sleep) experience with a personal Reiki treatment by Meghan to follow.
