Did you know that you SHOULD be able to engage your core while maintaining your lumbar lordosis? What’s a “lumbar lordosis” you ask? Do you ever constantly hear yoga teachers say, “engage your core to protect your spine.”? But you’re not sure why your spine needs protecting or how to engage your core? If you’ve asked yourself any of these questions, this workshop is for you!

Join Sun & Moon Reads Community Book Club as we dive into the exploration of our relationship to self and others through written stories. This month we discuss The Measure by Nikki Erlick, a debut novel in which the world awakes to a box at the doorstep of every adult. Inside the box is a string that correlates to the length of your life. The story follows eight ordinary people who must make the choice whether to open the box and live with the consequences

Amir's workshop is an innovative and therapeutic experience that can challenge your perceptions of the body and its ability to move with ease. Join him as he guides you through a series of specially designed yoga poses and techniques that target the knee joint and surrounding muscles, helping alleviate pain and improve flexibility.

Join Sun & Moon Yoga Studio for a celebration of community and resilience as we joyfully return to Fairfax City in our gleaming bright new space. Ribbon-cutting, free yoga, sound bath, and more!

This special collaboration between Sun & Moon and Soul Fire Experiences is hosted by Arielle (aka DJ Electro-cute), a local DJ, conscious curator, and avid ecstatic dancer with a passion for creating spaces for people to connect to their bodies, community, and joyful expression. The event begins with an embodiment warmup to get us tapped into our bodies, goes straight into dance meditation with a live DJ, and cools down with a sound healing experience. This will be a two-room experience with an additional chill-out room for participants who would like to relax, have a chat, tea, and enjoy some offerings from curated vendors.

Join us at the new Fairfax Studio space for a healing sound journey with Tibetan singing bowls, crystal bowls, chimes, rain sticks and more. Experience a state of deep relaxation, through sound and vibration, turning on the body's natural ability to restore and renew. 

Cool off in our beautiful new space and move with the gentle flows of Qigong and Tai Chi, coordinating body, breath and mind in a meditative dance with nature. In this workshop we will focus on having fun and keeping it simple with a few of these practices. No previous Qigong or Tai chi experience is required.

Come celebrate the publication of Sun & Moon teacher Alison Zak’s new book Wild Asana: Animals, Yoga, and Connecting Our Practice to the Natural World . This book is a 'nature memoir through a yoga lens.' It explores how we can connect with and become animals on our yoga mats, taking inspiration from common critter pose names, Hindu mythology, wildlife research, and more.

Join us for this All levels Hatha class as we sun-salute the principles of democracy and justice that guide our way along the ongoing aspiration toward a more perfect union. Donations only - please make contributions directly to The Brennan Center for Justice.

A conversational series intended for any yoga community stakeholder. Inviting owners, directors, managers, volunteers, teachers, and committed students who have an interest, concern, or curiosity to enrich their knowledge in service of evolving the yoga culture within their respective community. All events will take place on Zoom.

A conversational series intended for any yoga community stakeholder. Inviting owners, directors, managers, volunteers, teachers, and committed students who have an interest, concern, or curiosity to enrich their knowledge in service of evolving the yoga culture within their respective community. All events will take place on Zoom.

The times require our courageous, active engagement in social change - we must move beyond talk toward inspired action, especially among the yoga community and others who seek to alleviate suffering in the world. Together we’ll explore the role of one's yoga practice in matters of social justice, racial equality and personal dharma through conversation and slow flow/deep stretch practice designed to elevate our peaceful resting state.

Referred to as "The Quiet Practice" by its innovator Paul Grilley, Yin Yoga offers a framework for attending to the often overlooked inner realms of our body, mind, and spirit. This 35-hour online course unfolds over two non-consecutive weekends in January 2021.

Amir leads the twists, Annie leads the breathing. Together we gratefully say goodbye to 2020 and start 2021 with refreshed calm and vigor.

Use yoga, meditation, and community to contemplate questions around what has transpired, what is left undone, and where you’re headed for 2021.

A conversational series intended for any yoga community stakeholder. Inviting owners, directors, managers, volunteers, teachers, and committed students who have an interest, concern, or curiosity to enrich their knowledge in service of evolving the yoga culture within their respective community. All events will take place on Zoom.

A safe and inclusive space for LGBTQ-identified folx to explore movement, discover joy, and find relaxation as a community.

The spine is our body's main support structure. It keeps us upright, and is designed to be amazingly mobile and stable at the same time. With age and everyday activities our spine can lose its natural mobility, leading to aches and pains and affecting our mood and energy level. Yoga can be the difference between discomfort and freedom!

For 13 weeks beginning Dec 4, join Melina and build community while exploring practices that span a range of focuses—some are dietary, some meditative, some yoga- or exercise-based, and others geared to sleep or self-care. Melina’s intention is to inspire each person to fall in love with simple weekly practices that you can do at home while sheltering in. She’ll teach you more about nutrition for the seasons, Ayurveda for modern times, and offer yoga tools for stress management and grounding.

The human body is gifted with an innate capacity to heal itself if we simply allow the process to happen. In this workshop we will slow down, breathe, focus, and allow our bodies’ inherent wisdom to do the art of restoration. Resting and rejuvenating can help us enjoy health and prosperity in body, mind and spirit. Join us for a short pause and feel the power of stillness.

Join us for a rolling class on Thanksgiving Day.

From 9:00am to 1:00pm, a rotating roster of teachers will hand off every 30-minutes to lead you in community space filled with gratitude meditations, gentle asana practices, and slow and steady breaths as we embark on a holiday season like none other before.

Learn about our upcoming 200-hour In-Depth Teacher Training program, starting in January 2021 on Zoom. This year we'll venture into new territory in a forever-changed landscape, while maintaining the hallmarks of our uniquely comprehensive and inspirational program.

This practical and empowering workshop is for anyone at any stage of life looking for a little boost. We'll explore the interface between the physiology, psychology, and philosophy of breath through various breath practices paired with intentional and accessible asana and meditation.

A mandala creates a sacred space to invite the Self, the center of the total personality into the present moment and a spiritual connection that perhaps you long for. This experiential workshop will include guided meditation of gratitude as we move toward the season of family, friends and hope.

Learn classic and easy Thai Yoga Massage techniques, and find the joy and zen in giving and receiving.

A conversational series intended for any yoga community stakeholder. Inviting owners, directors, managers, volunteers, teachers, and committed students who have an interest, concern, or curiosity to enrich their knowledge in service of evolving the yoga culture within their respective community. All events will take place on Zoom.

Do you have tension in your shoulders and neck from sitting in front of a computer? This VIRTUAL workshop combines yoga, myofascial release, and mobility exercises to counteract hours spent sitting in front of computers. You will learn simple exercises you can do everyday to relieve tension, prevent slouching, and improve your posture.

Join us on the patio at Trade Roots Gift Store & Cafe for discussion, breathing, and a short meditation experience with Annie Moyer, Director and Co-Owner of Sun & Moon Yoga Studio, focusing on how mindfulness practices can help us through these strange and challenging times. Feel free to come and grab some coffee for extra warmth, wear a mask for extra safety, bring a friend for extra connection. Recurring event: weekly Friday mornings, weather permitting. Check our website if weather looks iffy.

With anatomy and movement expert Theresa Murphy as your guide, feel, study, and play in and around the upper back as you bring good health and well-being to the spine, ease in the neck & shoulders, and an open & loving heart.

Let’s virtually come together to activate our minds, bodies, and hearts through yoga and play. We will meet you on our mats in our living rooms, back yards, or anywhere you and your family connect best.