HIGHER GROUND
UPCOMING EVENTS & SPECIALS
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Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga for Women (TCTSY)
Sunday, October 4, 11, 18, 25 • 4-5 PM
A 4-Week Pilot Program for Women (cisgender and transgender) • Limited to 8 Participants • Registration Required • No Drop Ins
Facilitated by Brittany Kelly, TCTSY is an evidence-based, adjunctive treatment for complex trauma and chronic PTSD. Unlike traditional yoga classes, TCTSY is not focused on fitness, flexibility, or achieving specific shapes. Instead, participants are invited to explore simple movement and body sensations through choice, curiosity, and present-moment awareness in a supportive, non-judgmental environment.
Please Note: This program is not psychotherapy and is not a substitute for mental health treatment.
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Handstand Workshop
Sunday, November 1 • 3-4:15 PM
Join Sheila Lill to build a safe foundation for your handstand practice, learn how to get upside down, and have fun doing it!
We will warm up the body with poses specifically designed to prepare for handstand. We’ll learn body mechanics, core stabilization using our inner energy locks, or bandhas, and progressive wall drills to learn how to safely defy gravity and conquer the fear of falling.
Whether you are kicking up for the first time or working on your freestanding hold, you will leave with a personalized toolkit to advance your practice.
Come ready to play, grow, and take your practice to new heights!
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Free Class! Pop-Up Barre/Pilates Fusion
Monday November 2 • 7PM
Join Rachel Kyler for a low-impact, full-body workout inspired by ballet barre and pilates.
Using controlled movements and focused exercises performed primarily on the floor, you’ll build strength, flexibility, balance, and core stability.
As a former athlete, Rachel’s goal is to create an encouraging, welcoming class where everyone can feel challenged, supported, and strong!
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Higher Ground Book Club
Thursday, November 5 • 7-8:30 PM
November Selection: The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav
Led by Robyn, our book club meets on the first Thursday of each month. Read the book, then join us to share your thoughts, discuss the book together, and enjoy tea and cozy conversation with our Higher Ground community.
The Seat of the Soul is a spiritual classic that explores authentic power, the relationship between personality and soul, and the ways our consciousness can evolve. Whether you’ve read it before or are discovering it for the first time, come with an open mind and join the conversation. Free
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Ashtanga
Saturday, November 7 • 3–4:15 PM
Join Sema and Jonny for our new monthly Ashtanga Yoga class.
This class will introduce students to the traditional Ashtanga Primary Series.
Ashtanga is a structured sequence linking breath and movement to build strength, flexibility, focus, and discipline.
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Harvest Herbal Tea Making and Plant Wisdom
Saturday, November 14 • 12-1:30 PM
Join Leigh McLinden for another afternoon of herbal wisdom and hands on tea blending. We will explore in season plants, their medicinal qualities, and how to craft your own nourishing tea blend to take home.
The afternoon includes a short, gentle mindful yoga practice to help you settle into your body and deepen the experience. Tea and a personal diffuser are included so you can carry the experience home with you. -
Vin to Yin with Reiki
Sunday, November 22 • 3-4:15 PM
Beginning with pranayama to build heat with breath and center the mind, then we raise the heat through a fiery flow.
Focused on strength, balance and surrender to ego followed by restorative yin settle into passive poses held with support. Stretching out the fascia lines the deep connective tissues, ligaments and joints. Assisted with the loving healing touch of Reiki, then settle into a deep 10-minute shavasana accompanied by the sound of quartz singing bowls.
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Vinyasa and Meditation
Sunday, December 6 • 4-5 PM
Join Jen for a 45-minute unheated vinyasa practice that will move participants from the thinking mind and into body awareness through asana and breathwork.
Our physical practice will prepare the body for a 15-minute guided meditation practice that will bring clear, mindful attention to our moment-to-moment experience by anchoring through body sensations or the breath.
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Bhakti Flow
Sunday, December 13 • 4-5 PM
Maggy Barnes will be offering movement and mantra Bhakti Yoga Flow.
Bhakti is a community and heart-centered practice that weaves together gentle movement, music, chanting, meditation, and reflection to cultivate joy, connection, and compassion.
Come as you are and leave feeling uplifted, inspired, and a little lighter!
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Sound Journey with WindWaves
Sunday, October 25 • 7 PM
Sunday, December 20• 7 PM
Join WindWave (Chie & Chris) as they leads us through a meditative sound bath journey using crystal bowls, voice, drums and Native American flute!
Experience the magical blending of vibrations and the power of music to bring people together, inspire creativity, and promote positive change.
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The Art of Mandala Making
Saturday, January 23 • 2-4 PM
Join local artist and yogi Erika Matyok for a relaxing and creative mandala workshop.
The class will begin with a short yoga and meditation practice, followed by the creation of a simple nature mandala together using natural materials. Participants will then design their own mandalas on paper using compasses, pencils, and colored pencils. Sample designs and guidelines will be available so the focus can remain on exploring shapes, patterns, and color in a relaxed and enjoyable way.
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Trauma-Informed Recovery Yoga with Cheryl
EVERY FRIDAY at 6 PM
ONLINE 10/11-11/15 SUNDAYS at 6 PM
Be a part of our recovery yoga community with gentle yoga stretching and movement, balancing and guided rest/meditation.
Meet new friends, connect in recovery, and re-set! Great for beginners, all are welcome!
Mats available at studio. Free/Donation
Location
4600 Pennell Rd Aston, PA 19014
Parking and entrance are at the rear of the building.
We are above Gennaro's Restaurant
We respectfully acknowledge that our studio sits on the ancestral homeland of the Lenapehoking (Lenni-Lenape) tribes and that this land is sacred, historical, and significant, as are the lands of all First Nations People.

