upcoming Workshops:
INTRODUCTION TO BODY-MIND CENTERING:
BONE, FACIA, & MUSCLE
WITH NICOLE BINDLER
FEBRUARY 23, 7-9PM
MARCH 16, 7-9PM
These two Monday evening workshops at Shiné can be taken independently or as a pair. They will cover the relationships between form/function and structure/movement in the body. There will be a brief overview of the embryology, anatomy, and physiology of these three body systems, followed by a generous amount of time for somatic meditation, bodywork, and improvisational dancing. All levels of experience are welcome! Participants will come away with a deeper understanding of their skeletal, fascial, and muscular systems, and a sense of groundedness, interconnectedness, and soft strength.
Nicole Bindler is a dance-maker, Body-Mind Centering® practitioner, writer, and activist. She is a registered Master Somatic Movement Therapist through The International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association. Her work has been supported by numerous grants and fellowships, and presented on four continents. To learn more about Nicole's work, including recent projects in somatic research, Palestinian rights, and editorial projects, check out her website, nicolebindler.com
CONTRIBUTION: $45 each
BONE, FACIA, & MUSCLE
WITH NICOLE BINDLER
FEBRUARY 23, 7-9PM
MARCH 16, 7-9PM
These two Monday evening workshops at Shiné can be taken independently or as a pair. They will cover the relationships between form/function and structure/movement in the body. There will be a brief overview of the embryology, anatomy, and physiology of these three body systems, followed by a generous amount of time for somatic meditation, bodywork, and improvisational dancing. All levels of experience are welcome! Participants will come away with a deeper understanding of their skeletal, fascial, and muscular systems, and a sense of groundedness, interconnectedness, and soft strength.
Nicole Bindler is a dance-maker, Body-Mind Centering® practitioner, writer, and activist. She is a registered Master Somatic Movement Therapist through The International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association. Her work has been supported by numerous grants and fellowships, and presented on four continents. To learn more about Nicole's work, including recent projects in somatic research, Palestinian rights, and editorial projects, check out her website, nicolebindler.com
CONTRIBUTION: $45 each
REGISTER WITH $45 VENMO PAYMENT HERE:
REGISTRATION DETAILS - PLEASE READ!!:
-your spot will not be saved without full payment
-please include your email address and date of event with your Venmo payment, and you will receive confirmation of registration
-Registration fee is *non-refundable*
In the event of flu-like conditions or unforeseen conflicts, feel free to organize transferring your spot to a friend
FIRESIDE RESTORATIVE YOGA & HANDS-ON HEALING
February 22nd - 4:30-6:30
- FULL
ADDED VALENTINE'S COUPLE SESSION:
FEBRUARY 15TH 4:30-6:30
(spots for 2 couples left, $150 per couple)
Surrender to the need for radical rest, in this extended restorative practice in our cozy fireplace room. As you settle body & mind you'll receive hands-on healing touch. This gentle practice of soothing poses (mostly seated and supine, and supported by blankets and blocks) is open to all levels of practice. Expect to emerge grounded and nurtured.
Limited to just a handful of folks, to give you aaaall the hands-on TLC.
February 22nd - 4:30-6:30
- FULL
ADDED VALENTINE'S COUPLE SESSION:
FEBRUARY 15TH 4:30-6:30
(spots for 2 couples left, $150 per couple)
Surrender to the need for radical rest, in this extended restorative practice in our cozy fireplace room. As you settle body & mind you'll receive hands-on healing touch. This gentle practice of soothing poses (mostly seated and supine, and supported by blankets and blocks) is open to all levels of practice. Expect to emerge grounded and nurtured.
Limited to just a handful of folks, to give you aaaall the hands-on TLC.
REGISTER WITH $75 VENMO PAYMENT HERE:
REGISTRATION DETAILS - PLEASE READ!!:
-your spot will not be saved without full payment
-please include your email address and date of event with your Venmo payment, and you will receive confirmation of registration
-Registration fee is *non-refundable*
In the event of flu-like conditions or unforeseen conflicts, feel free to organize transferring your spot to a friend
SOMATICS FOR EXPANDING CONSCIOUSNESS: A PRACTICE GROUP
FEBRUARY REGISTRATION CLOSED
MARCH DATES TBA
A supportive collective space to practice somatic techniques that can facilitate the healing potential of journeys into expanded states of consciousness.
We begin with an accessible somatic practice, with various tools from polyvagal techniques to EFT (tapping) to embodied parts work. We move towards a period of solitary integration, with time for journaling (or drawing or contemplative practice), and an option for drinking in the James Turrell closed loop of the Skyspace, "Greeting the Light." Our time together wraps up with discussions in small groups and a closing circle.
Although psychedelics are not required for shifting perception, many folk are encountering expanded states through psychedelic journeys. Until our culture can embrace this cutting-edge healing modality, engaging in psychedelic work can be lonely and stigmatizing. Here is an intimate space to build camaraderie and connection with other seekers exploring the subterranean worlds of the soul.
Preparation: Please reach out to [email protected] to set up an appointment to speak by phone with any questions you have, especially about how to prepare for our time together.
FEBRUARY REGISTRATION CLOSED
MARCH DATES TBA
A supportive collective space to practice somatic techniques that can facilitate the healing potential of journeys into expanded states of consciousness.
We begin with an accessible somatic practice, with various tools from polyvagal techniques to EFT (tapping) to embodied parts work. We move towards a period of solitary integration, with time for journaling (or drawing or contemplative practice), and an option for drinking in the James Turrell closed loop of the Skyspace, "Greeting the Light." Our time together wraps up with discussions in small groups and a closing circle.
Although psychedelics are not required for shifting perception, many folk are encountering expanded states through psychedelic journeys. Until our culture can embrace this cutting-edge healing modality, engaging in psychedelic work can be lonely and stigmatizing. Here is an intimate space to build camaraderie and connection with other seekers exploring the subterranean worlds of the soul.
Preparation: Please reach out to [email protected] to set up an appointment to speak by phone with any questions you have, especially about how to prepare for our time together.
$75 FEBRUARY REGISTRATION IS CLOSED - MARCH DATES TBA
REGISTRATION DETAILS - PLEASE READ!!:
-your spot will not be saved without full payment
-please include your email address and date of event with your Venmo payment, and you will receive confirmation of registration
-Registration fee is *non-refundable*
In the event of flu-like conditions or unforeseen conflicts, feel free to organize transferring your spot to a friend
ONGOING:
PRIVATE GROUP FIRESIDE RESTORATIVE & MASSAGE
2-hour session scheduled at your convenience
*space available February 15th - 4:30-6:30
A sweet way to bond with your besties. Gather up to 5 friends for a cozy, intimate fireside session of restorative poses with hands-on TLC.
Maybe there's a happy occasion (birthday, graduation, retirement, etc) or maybe there's something that needs a container for collective grieving (divorce, loss, new diagnosis, etc). This is a sweet way to mark an important moment in your lives by holding some space for it. This gentle practice of soothing poses (mostly seated and supine, and supported by bolsters, blankets and blocks) is open to all levels of practice. Expect to emerge feeling sweetly tender and deeply connected.
Affordably priced at $250 for up to 3 participants and $50/head after that.
Please use the "contact" link with any questions, or to reserve a date!
REPATTERNING DOMINATION, REVIVING MYSTICISM
MARCH 15, 4:30-6:15PM
How do we get free of the perceptual and somatic shaping that is rooted in domination culture? That is to say, can we create new grooves in the place of sticky feelings of scarcity, perfectionism, superiority, or competition? How do we return to older ways of knowing?
A whole-self approach to social change takes into account the ways that certain ways of being inherited from the culture around us are imprinted into our bodies. Repatterning the rhythms and habits of thinking and feeling takes time, attention, and care. To engage this challenging work, we draw from two orientations:
-social justice somatics (how collective change can only happen in relation to an inner transformation of every level of our being - including sensing, feeling, and intuiting)
and
-a return to mystical ways of knowing (with "mysticism" defined as the belief that we receive messages of wisdom from bigger, broader currents in the world, in direct and deeply embodied ways)
How can we move collectively into a more open experience of body, mind, and heart, to take part in reshaping the world that is constantly shaping us?
CONTRIBUTION: $45
*no one will be turned away for lack of funds - please use the "contact" link to discuss, if this is a concern.
MARCH 15, 4:30-6:15PM
How do we get free of the perceptual and somatic shaping that is rooted in domination culture? That is to say, can we create new grooves in the place of sticky feelings of scarcity, perfectionism, superiority, or competition? How do we return to older ways of knowing?
A whole-self approach to social change takes into account the ways that certain ways of being inherited from the culture around us are imprinted into our bodies. Repatterning the rhythms and habits of thinking and feeling takes time, attention, and care. To engage this challenging work, we draw from two orientations:
-social justice somatics (how collective change can only happen in relation to an inner transformation of every level of our being - including sensing, feeling, and intuiting)
and
-a return to mystical ways of knowing (with "mysticism" defined as the belief that we receive messages of wisdom from bigger, broader currents in the world, in direct and deeply embodied ways)
How can we move collectively into a more open experience of body, mind, and heart, to take part in reshaping the world that is constantly shaping us?
CONTRIBUTION: $45
*no one will be turned away for lack of funds - please use the "contact" link to discuss, if this is a concern.
REGISTER WITH $45 VENMO PAYMENT HERE:
REGISTRATION DETAILS - PLEASE READ!!:
-your spot will not be saved without full payment
-please include your email address and date of event with your Venmo payment, and you will receive confirmation of registration
-Registration fee is *non-refundable*
In the event of flu-like conditions or unforeseen conflicts, feel free to organize transferring your spot to a friend
SOMATIC RESOURCING FOR THE GIVERS
SPRING DATES TBA - PRIVATE GROUP SESSIONS AVAILABLE
Calling all teachers, activists, and caretakers to circle up and synchronize our movements and our hearts.
We need one another, to resist the flooding that can happen when we're besieged every day by fear tactics and social media distraction. The overwhelm makes it easier to fall into the trap of individualism, of seeing one another as "other," of holing up and shutting down. Come resource from the strength of the collective, and remember what it feels like to feel held inside it.
75 minutes of Shiné somatics (yoga, polyvagal techniques, and other embodied strategies for soul-spelunking) will be followed by a short period of reflection and connection.
We are "phase locking" our neural patterning with one another, to remember the feeling state of belonging. To keep committing to the things we care about, we need to resist the pressure to fall into fear, dissociation, and shut-down. If we can resist being bamboozled out of trusting our senses - eyes and guts, we can tap into a deep way of knowing that restores our resilience.
Come circle up and attune to the heart of the whole.
CONTRIBUTION: $30
*no one will be turned away for lack of funds - please use the "contact" link to discuss, if this is a concern.
SPRING DATES TBA - PRIVATE GROUP SESSIONS AVAILABLE
Calling all teachers, activists, and caretakers to circle up and synchronize our movements and our hearts.
We need one another, to resist the flooding that can happen when we're besieged every day by fear tactics and social media distraction. The overwhelm makes it easier to fall into the trap of individualism, of seeing one another as "other," of holing up and shutting down. Come resource from the strength of the collective, and remember what it feels like to feel held inside it.
75 minutes of Shiné somatics (yoga, polyvagal techniques, and other embodied strategies for soul-spelunking) will be followed by a short period of reflection and connection.
We are "phase locking" our neural patterning with one another, to remember the feeling state of belonging. To keep committing to the things we care about, we need to resist the pressure to fall into fear, dissociation, and shut-down. If we can resist being bamboozled out of trusting our senses - eyes and guts, we can tap into a deep way of knowing that restores our resilience.
Come circle up and attune to the heart of the whole.
CONTRIBUTION: $30
*no one will be turned away for lack of funds - please use the "contact" link to discuss, if this is a concern.
REGISTRATION DETAILS - PLEASE READ!!:
-your spot will not be saved without full payment
-please include your email address and date of event with your Venmo payment, and you will receive confirmation of registration
-Registration fee is *non-refundable*
In the event of flu-like conditions or unforeseen conflicts, feel free to organize transferring your spot to a friend
THE SOMATICS OF MYSTICISM
An embodied journey into deep presence
2026 DATES TBA
Mystical experience is so often imagined as something that happens “in the head”—a flash of insight, a transcendent idea, a moment of spiritual clarity. But across traditions, mystics describe something different: a body that becomes a doorway. Warmth spreading through the chest, a softening in the belly, trembling at the edges of surrender, a widening field of stillness. Something ancient awakens not above us, but within us. This workshop is a guided, experiential immersion into that doorway. Through intuitive movement, devotional stillness, cellular breathwork, and relational presence, we explore the body not as an obstacle to the sacred, but as its most faithful oracle.
Across this journey, you’ll be invited to slow down and listen deeply. We begin by grounding the nervous system and orienting to the three centers—mind, heart, and gut—so that wisdom can arise from an integrated whole-self presence. Through somatic inquiry and IFS–inspired posture work, you’ll learn how the body speaks in unmistakable truths—yes, no, maybe—and how parts of you long to be witnessed, softened, and met.
As the field broadens, we enter practices drawn from Body-Mind Centering, Laban movement, elemental embodiment, and devotional bowing. These portals reintroduce you to the sacred through breath, gravity, rhythm, and spacious awareness.
In the collective space, we'll move into soul listening, gentle companioning, optional trauma-informed touch, sound-sharing, and the quiet mystery of being sensed and seen.
We close in ritual—rooted, opened, and more deeply attuned to the subtle pulse of the holy.
If you’re longing for a spiritual experience that is felt, not forced—an embodied mysticism that honors intuition, presence, and the wisdom of the living body—this workshop is a homecoming. Join us. Let the body reveal what the mind has never been able to name.
An embodied journey into deep presence
2026 DATES TBA
Mystical experience is so often imagined as something that happens “in the head”—a flash of insight, a transcendent idea, a moment of spiritual clarity. But across traditions, mystics describe something different: a body that becomes a doorway. Warmth spreading through the chest, a softening in the belly, trembling at the edges of surrender, a widening field of stillness. Something ancient awakens not above us, but within us. This workshop is a guided, experiential immersion into that doorway. Through intuitive movement, devotional stillness, cellular breathwork, and relational presence, we explore the body not as an obstacle to the sacred, but as its most faithful oracle.
Across this journey, you’ll be invited to slow down and listen deeply. We begin by grounding the nervous system and orienting to the three centers—mind, heart, and gut—so that wisdom can arise from an integrated whole-self presence. Through somatic inquiry and IFS–inspired posture work, you’ll learn how the body speaks in unmistakable truths—yes, no, maybe—and how parts of you long to be witnessed, softened, and met.
As the field broadens, we enter practices drawn from Body-Mind Centering, Laban movement, elemental embodiment, and devotional bowing. These portals reintroduce you to the sacred through breath, gravity, rhythm, and spacious awareness.
In the collective space, we'll move into soul listening, gentle companioning, optional trauma-informed touch, sound-sharing, and the quiet mystery of being sensed and seen.
We close in ritual—rooted, opened, and more deeply attuned to the subtle pulse of the holy.
If you’re longing for a spiritual experience that is felt, not forced—an embodied mysticism that honors intuition, presence, and the wisdom of the living body—this workshop is a homecoming. Join us. Let the body reveal what the mind has never been able to name.
FOAM ROLLING & LAZY YOGA
with Jen Williams & Katy
Next date TBA
*please reach out to be placed on a wait list
Start the week off with some self-massage and grounding. Jen will lead us through 45 minutes of self massage using the foam roller. Using compression, shearing, and stretching techniques on the roller we'll quiet the nervous system and prepare our bodies for second half of class, when Katy will guide us through some supported, easeful, long-held restorative poses. Expect to emerge feeling like jelly. Calm jelly.
Jen Williams has been a licensed massage therapist since 1998. She is also a certified personal trainer and MELT method instructor. She loves to help people find ways to take care of their bodies and the foam roller is one of her favorite self massage tools.
Contribution: $45
with Jen Williams & Katy
Next date TBA
*please reach out to be placed on a wait list
Start the week off with some self-massage and grounding. Jen will lead us through 45 minutes of self massage using the foam roller. Using compression, shearing, and stretching techniques on the roller we'll quiet the nervous system and prepare our bodies for second half of class, when Katy will guide us through some supported, easeful, long-held restorative poses. Expect to emerge feeling like jelly. Calm jelly.
Jen Williams has been a licensed massage therapist since 1998. She is also a certified personal trainer and MELT method instructor. She loves to help people find ways to take care of their bodies and the foam roller is one of her favorite self massage tools.
Contribution: $45
WATERY YOGA
*SUMMERTIME OFFERING*
This workshop explores how water deepens the experience of the yogic limbs of Asana (physical poses), Pranayama (breath work), and Pratyahara (sense withdrawal).
We'll circle up around an outdoor pool (address provided upon registration) for a yoga practice intended to bring you into deeper communion with the elemental power of water. We might play with our reflections in a balancing pose, or dangle our limbs in a supine shape, or meditate on the sound of water. We'll practice breathwork on the pool deck, with the option of exploring it underwater. Folk are invited to play around with yogic shapes that benefit from the release from gravity's pull - like backbends - and also to be floated around the pool one by one, suspended on pool noodles. We close with "crocodile savasana" on the pool deck, to warm back up and come back to earth.
Imagine: you're being floated around a warm pool by your feet, drifting in and out of the sun. Allow some extra time to hang out for a bit after our practice and commune! Lemonade, yoga mats that can get wet and pool noodles provided.
*photo by underwater photographer Julia Lehman
CONTRIBUTION: $75
*SUMMERTIME OFFERING*
This workshop explores how water deepens the experience of the yogic limbs of Asana (physical poses), Pranayama (breath work), and Pratyahara (sense withdrawal).
We'll circle up around an outdoor pool (address provided upon registration) for a yoga practice intended to bring you into deeper communion with the elemental power of water. We might play with our reflections in a balancing pose, or dangle our limbs in a supine shape, or meditate on the sound of water. We'll practice breathwork on the pool deck, with the option of exploring it underwater. Folk are invited to play around with yogic shapes that benefit from the release from gravity's pull - like backbends - and also to be floated around the pool one by one, suspended on pool noodles. We close with "crocodile savasana" on the pool deck, to warm back up and come back to earth.
Imagine: you're being floated around a warm pool by your feet, drifting in and out of the sun. Allow some extra time to hang out for a bit after our practice and commune! Lemonade, yoga mats that can get wet and pool noodles provided.
*photo by underwater photographer Julia Lehman
CONTRIBUTION: $75