Working Together

Practice with Vanessa
Classes and Consults

Group Classes

In person or remotely across multiple disciplines: Gentle, Hatha, Vinyasa, Restorative, and Kundalini.

Current Manitou Yoga
Donation-Based Public Classes:

Gentle Yoga
Mondays 10:30-11:30am
Manitou Arts Center
A slow, accessible practice. Organize, center and balance your bodymind, surrounded by art.

Vinyasa Yoga
Fridays 8:30-9:30am
Jaycee Plaza
Garden of the Gods

Moving with breath, slowly flow within and between poses in the majestic Garden of the Gods.

Morning Yoga
Saturdays 8:00-9:00am
Buffalo Lodge

Sunshine and fresh mountain air to start your day.

Gentle Yoga in the Yurt
Select Saturdays 10:00-11:00am
Flying Pig Farm

A slow, accessible practice. Connect with earth at the farm. Root down to rise up.

Private 1:1 and Small Group Classes

Customized private sessions in person or remotely with clients throughout the United States. From walking and breathing with more ease to helping your golf or tennis game, we work together to address your needs and goals. Age gracefully and sustain an engaged lifestyle.

Ayurvedic Astrology Consultations

An ancient system blending Ayurveda and Astrology, which can be meaningful, and in some cases, life changing. Harness the power of the planets as they are reflected in the different areas of your life. A roadmap to cultivate balance and live more purposefully.

Study with Vanessa
Trainings and Workshops

Vanessa designs, develops, and facilitates curriculum for Yoga Teacher Trainings, Certification Programs, Colleges/Universities. Subjects include:

Embodied Anatomy and Movement
Transform your teaching with a deep dive into embodied anatomy and kinesiology. In this course, you’re invited to learn experientially and shift paradigms.

Adaptive Yoga
“Asanas don’t have alignment – people have alignment.” 
Leslie Kaminoff
Can you adapt a practice to fit your students, or are you asking your students to fit a practice? Learn how to adapt to a variety of abilities and aging bodies so your students can feel dignity, support and inclusion.

Train Your Teaching Eye
Learn to see relationships and pathways of weight and force. Identify patterns not only in asana, but in standing, sitting and walking to empower your teaching and open up possibilities for your students.

Free Your Breath
Learn the anatomy of breathing and practice pranayama from a unique vantage point. Explore your breath patterning in asana to open space for your breath and freedom in your poses.

Sequencing with Awareness
Creatively build upon a well-rounded class structure. Inspire a higher level of credibility and confidence with your students.

Phenomenal Feet 
Learn essential foot anatomy, and gain a deeper appreciation of your extraordinary feet. Come away with tools and practices to cultivate strong, supple, nimble feet that help you adapt to different terrain, regain balance and feel confident.