Yoga + Ayurveda in Sacramento, California
Join Molly for her final classes and workshops in California this summer.
Summer solstice & full Moon yoga flow
With Molly McConnell, CAP & RYT-500
Join Molly McConnell for a potent, connected, and embodied yoga class at the powerful juncture of the Summer Solstice. We’ll begin this 75-minute nourishing vinyasa flow by serving a cooling herbal tea infused with the energy of the solstice sun and a moment of guided reflection. The practice will incorporate pranayama and asana to help us realign with the rhythms of nature, restore personal power, vision new possibilities and honor the divinity of the natural world.
Please bring: yoga mat, mug for tea, journal for intentions and reflection
FRIDAY, June 21
7:30-8:45 pm
The Summer Moon
2910 Franklin Blvd
Sacramento, CA
Investment: $25
Yoga on the farm
In Partnership with The Summer Moon
This 60-minute outdoor yoga class will be held at the beautiful Soil Born Farm in Rancho Cordova, CA. Molly offers a spacious, grounded and nourishing vinyasa flow, which encourages participants to listen deeply to their bodies. Her aim is to rejuvenate the spirit of community by offering a practice that inspires a deeper connection to self and a greater appreciation for others. All of Molly’s classes are guided by the flow of movement with breath, with undertones of self love and collective wellness.
All levels welcome. Please register in advance. Drop-ins are welcome as space permits. Bring your own mat and water bottle
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Saturday, June 29
9:00 - 10:00 am
Soil Born Farms
American River Ranch
2140 Chase Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA
Investment: $15
Natural Skincare With Ayurveda
Make Your Own Face Mask, Herbal Tea and More
Join Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, Molly McConnell, to explore natural skincare with Ayurveda and learn how to make your own healing herbal preparations. Walk away with deep self care rituals — along with a customized herbal face mask and tea blend — to reinvigorate your skin care routine and revive your natural glow.
Overview
Breathwork + Meditation
Herbal Tea for Radiant Skin — learn about 8 different skin-supporting herbs, then make your own custom tea blend to take home
Ancient Ayurvedic Beauty Secrets — discover powerful skin care rituals that utilize natural ingredients, then use those ingredients to create your own take-home face mask
Walk away with…
Ayurvedic Guide for Natural Skin Care handout
8 oz organic herbal tea blend (customized!)
2 oz organic herbal face mask (customized!)
A new appreciation for incorporating herbs and other household ingredients for skin and body care rituals
An embodied understanding of 8 different Ayurvedic self care practices (including self oil massage, facial massage, dry brushing, and more)
Ayurvedic skin care samples
A chance to win giveaway prizes from Banyan Botanicals
Please bring: yoga mat, small washcloth, mug for tea
SUNDAY, June 30
1:00-3:00 pm
The Summer Moon
2910 Franklin Blvd
Sacramento, CA
Investment: $65
Workshop Coming to Iowa City, Iowa
Yoga, Tea & Ayurveda
Intro to the 3 Doshas: Learn the Basics of Vata, Pitta and Kapha
Are you curious about how to find balance off the yoga mat? Learning about your Ayurvedic dosha (or mind body type) may be the answer.
Join us for an introduction into the fascinating world of Ayurvedic doshas — the elemental energies that govern your mind body type. In this workshop, you'll gain in depth insight into each of the three doshas – Vata, Pitta, and Kapha – and how they influence your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Ayurveda is the sister science of Yoga and offers a holistic approach to cultivating a more intentional life.
Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and RYT 500, Molly McConnell will guide you through a short embodied yoga flow, followed by a comprehensive and intriguing overview of each of the three Ayurvedic mind body types. You'll learn how to identify your dominant dosha(s) and gain insight into your personal constitution, tendencies, challenges, and even cravings!
From there, you'll discover practical strategies for balancing and harnessing your unique constitution through foods, herbs and daily practices. Whether you're new to Ayurveda or familiar with some of the concepts, this workshop is a valuable opportunity to deepen your understanding of yourself and enhance your well-being.
Organic herbal tea and handouts will be provided.
SATURDAY, June 1
3:00-5:00 pm
Downward Dog Yoga
115 5th Street
Coralville, Iowa
Investment: $45
Hands-On Workshop in Boulder, Colorado
BREathwork + Ayurvedic Skin Care
90 Minute Workshop
Join Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, Molly McConnell, to explore natural skincare with Ayurveda and learn how to make your own healing herbal preparations. Walk away with deep self care rituals — along with your very own herbal face mask and tea blend — to reinvigorate your skin care routine and revive your natural glow.
In this 90 minute workshop, we’ll begin with a carefully crafted breathwork series to activate the flow of prana, soothe the nervous system, ignite your subtle essence and promote hormone balance. Then, we’ll sip tea and talk about how different botanicals can be used to support everyday beauty and body care. You’ll get a chance to experience Molly’s tried and true herbal mask for radiant skin — PLUS make your very own blend using organic ingredients.
Walk away with…
Ayurvedic Guide for Natural Skin Care Handout
4 oz organic herbal tea blend for radiant skin
2 oz organic herbal face mask
A new appreciation for incorporating herbs and other household ingredients for skin and body care rituals
An embodied understanding of Ancient Ayurvedic self care practices
A chance to win giveaway prizes from Banyan Botanicals
Please bring: yoga mat, small washcloth, mug for tea
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
7:15-8:45 pm
Yoga Pearl
900 Pearl Street
Boulder, Colorado
$35 members of Yoga Pearl
$45 nonmembers
“Thank you so much for your commitment to sharing these practices, and for targeting the needs of the community in this time. You're clearly living your vocation, and being invited to tap into that frequency with you has helped me be in tune with my own.”
— Laura
Thank YOU for being here.
We’re Sierra and Molly, two NAMA Certified Ayurvedic Practitioners and the founders of Cultivate Balance. Learn more about what we believe in here.
custom workshops
In-Person and Virtual Learning Experiences on Curated Topics
We offer a range of workshops to inspire wellness amongst our clients and communities.
Springtime Wellness for Energy & Clarity
Ayurvedic Practices to Feel Your Best for The Season
As we settle into spring and new life is sprouting up around us, allow your body to experience resilience like never before by making small shifts to adapt to the changing season with Ayurveda.
Join Molly McConnell to explore common wellness challenges that arise during this seasonal transition (brain fog, allergies, heaviness, etc.) and gain simple, yet powerful, tools ensure you remain light, activated and clear this spring.
Intro to the three doshas
Get to know vata, pitta and kapha.
Dive into the fascinating world of Ayurvedic doshas — the primary energies that govern your Mind Body Type. In this workshop, you'll gain in depth insight into each of the three doshas – Vata, Pitta, and Kapha – and how they influence your physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
You'll learn how to identify your dominant dosha(s) and gain insight into your personal constitution, tendencies, challenges, and even cravings!
Then, gain practical strategies for balancing and harnessing your unique consition through foods, herbs and daily practices. Whether you're new to Ayurveda or familiar with some of the concepts, this workshop is a valuable opportunity to deepen your understanding of yourself and enhance your well-being.
Eat Right for Your Mind Body Type
Discover a unique approach for what, when and how to eat for your constitution.
In Ayurveda, healthy digestion is the foundation of deep wellness. Your digestive fire is responsible for transforming the food and beverages that you take into your body into the nourishment that supports your thriving existence. When digestion is healthy and comfortable, your cells are nourished and damaging toxins cannot build up in your body.
In this two hour workshop, we’ll begin with a short embodied yoga flow to support digestive strength, then we’ll sip herbal tea and dive into the core concepts. Beyond learning the overarching guidelines for healthy digestion, we will also explore how each mind body type experiences digestion differently, as well as specific recipes and remedies to support optimal absorption and assimilation for all doshas.
Ayurvedic cleansing 101
Learn the basics of a traditional detox.
Rather than being about deprivation and control, Ayurvedic cleansing offers something different — an opportunity to reset your system in a way that feels grounded and nourishing. Join Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner Molly McConnell to learn why Ayurvedic cleansing is so effective and how it works, as well as what you need to consider when preparing for your own cleanse.
Molly will provide herbal tea as you learn about the key components of a traditional cleanse and discover ways to customize your own experience by working within a time-tested framework. You will also gain insight into the root causes of toxic buildup in your own body, as well as how to identify it and release it.
Foundations of ayurveda
Understand what Ayurveda is — and why everyone is talking about it!
Somewhere along your journey you may have encountered the word Ayurveda. At the very least, you’re likely to have heard talk of Ayurvedic remedies or practices, as there are many that have worked their way into mainstream wellness practices.
Bring the Foundations of Ayurveda to your community. In this 2-hour deep-dive workshop, we’ll make the principles of Ayurveda accessible by applying them to the modern context.
We’ll cover the history and philosophy of Ayurveda in simple terms, and then provide practical rituals and remedies that participants can use to integrate Ayurveda into their lives every day.
3 Key Practices for energy & Clarity
Tap into your natural state of energy and clarity with easy-to-implement Ayurvedic practices.
The ancient wisdom of Ayurveda offers us powerful and effective tools for navigating modern challenges of stress, brain fog, fatigue, burnout, anxiousness and so much more. If you want to learn where to begin in cultivating the capacity and resilience that will allow you to show up as your best, join us. Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner Molly McConnell will guide you through three core practices to steadily support inspiration, motivation, focus, and energy in everyday life.
KNOw yourself, know your people
Have you ever thought about the ways in which your mind-body type interacts with the mind-body type of the other people in your life?
Ayurveda is similar to astrology, the Enneagram and Human Design in that it offers us a way of knowing ourselves, and understanding those around us.
Ayurveda offers us a simple, profound and cosmic framework for appreciating not only ourselves, but our teams, partnerships, family, and community.
Join Sierra for an evening to discover new ways of knowing the strengths, challenges, and unique approaches of yourself and the people in your life.
Walk away with deeper self knowing, and insightful tools to inspire more connection, creativity and generativity in all your relationships.
More custom workshop topics…
Let us help your community develop the tools to sustain energy, support mood, mediate stress, and enhance digestion, so that they show up ready to support one another to serve your collective mission. Some of our accessible and solutions-oriented wellness workshop topics may include:
Seasonal Wellness Workshop Series
Radical Self Care: Feel Good, Do Good
Feelin’ the HEAT? Tips for Keeping Your Cool in Today’s World
Ayurveda for the Activated: Feel Your Best, Live Your Passion
Wellness Work Culture: Nurturing A Healthy Work Environment
Become A Self Care Extraordinaire: What Is Self-Care, And Why Is It Important?
Customize your own workshop by telling us a little about your current work culture and goals. We are eager to help you move forward with a more intentional, holistic foundation for nourishing your employees, group or community.
Looking to connect in other ways?
See our offerings for communities, groups, and corporations. Or, learn more about scheduling a private consultation.
