Embodied Balance: a four-week yoga journey [public]

​🌿 About Event:

​​This four-week series offers a slow, intentional approach to yoga as a complement to meditation and other inner work. Each class explores how mindful movement and breath can help integrate awareness through the whole body: releasing tension, refining alignment, and supporting nervous system balance. Accessible for beginners and suitable for all levels, the practice includes options for gentler or more active engagement. Over the month, we’ll explore grounding, release, openness, and integration in order to cultivate a steadier, more embodied presence in daily life. Drop-ins are welcome, though the arc of the series is designed to be experienced as a whole.

​​👥 Facilitator:

​​Maria Schulman is a longtime yoga teacher with training in Power Vinyasa, SmartFlow with Annie Carpenter, Rocket, Restorative (with Judith Lasater), and Yoga Therapeutics with Wall Ropes). She cares deeply about creating an accessible practice, embodied awareness, and the quiet ways that movement can support healing and resilience. Maria teaches with warmth, curiosity, and a belief that practice should meet you exactly where you are.

​​💫 Who This Is For:

​​This series is for anyone seeking a slower, more intentional relationship with their body and breath.
Ideal for:

• ​​Beginners and seasoned practitioners alike

• ​​People who meditate or engage in inner work and want movement to support it

• ​​Those feeling overstimulated, disconnected, or ready to soften back into themselves

​​All bodies, backgrounds, and levels of experience are welcome.

​🎒 What to Bring

• ​Yoga mat (some available to borrow)

• ​Comfortable layers for movement and rest

• ​Water or tea if you like

• ​Journal (optional, for reflection after practice)

​​💛 Suggested Donation / Exchange:

​​This series is offered free of charge as a gift of practice and community.

​​🏛 About The Commons:

​​The Commons is a civic temple in San Francisco dedicated to wisdom, belonging, and beauty. It is a home for shared practice, public imagination, and the work of being human—together. We welcome all who come with sincerity, openness, and care for one another.

​​🚪 Arrival Info:

​​Please plan to arrive a few minutes early to settle in. Doors open at 4:45 PM and close at 5:05 PM to honor the container of practice. Shoes off at the door.