Summer Outdoor Classes
Enger Park Sunrise Shakti Flow
Tuesdays & Thursdays
6:00 - 7:15 am
with Kristy Marie Chisti & Julie Deters
This all-levels Hatha and Vinyasa Flow practice is rooted in compassion and play. Participants are invited to turn inward while welcoming curiosity and lightness. Through joyful, mindful movement, we explore Shakti energy—the dynamic, creative life force—cultivating connection to our authentic selves. This class invites a shared experience that both relaxes and energizes.
We begin with 15 minutes of playful, intuitive movement to awaken the fascia and activate our core and Shakti energy. This fosters self-awareness and vitality, unlocking the body’s natural potential and a sense of liberation.
Grounded and energized, we transition into a 60-minute yoga practice to create space and deepen mind-body-spirit connection. Movements are slow and intentional, guided by breath and self-compassion. We move through asana sequences that honor our bodies, flowing with presence and joy.
Curiosity and personalization are encouraged, empowering you to follow your inner wisdom. This is more than a yoga class—it’s an invitation to meet yourself with openness and love.
Bayfront Park Balanced Flow
Tuesdays
5:30 - 6:30 pm
with Kyle Leia Heyesen & Miriam Hanson
This Balanced Flow class blends gentle stretches, Yin postures, and accessible vinyasa to honor each individual’s experience, ability, and practice goals. Rooted in the yogic principle of sthira sukham—steadiness and ease—this practice supports a return to balance.
Held outdoors at Bayfront Park beside the vast, grounding presence of Lake Superior, this practice is enhanced by the lake’s powerful energy—a reminder of both strength and stillness.
We begin with slow centering and gentle awakening of the mind-body connection, focusing on presence, rest, and building strength and flexibility. Emphasis is placed on core engagement and nervous system regulation, helping us find peace amid stress and challenge.
The class may include poetry, mindfulness, mudras, breath-work, meditation, and deep relaxation. The ultimate invitation is to release layers of stored tension, reconnect with inner wholeness, and return to center.
Sunrise Qigong
Fridays
6:00 - 7:00 am
with Krista James
Qigong is an ancient practice that harmonizes body, breath, mind, and spirit through gentle movement, breathwork, and meditation. Its simple, accessible techniques cultivate Qi—the body’s vital life force—and help release energetic blockages, supporting physical, emotional, and spiritual healing.
This special practice will take place at sunrise on the sandy shore of Lake Superior at Park Point, where the stillness of the morning and the vast, grounding energy of the lake amplify Qigong’s effects. Surrounded by nature, participants are invited to move and breathe in rhythm with the natural world, deepening the experience of connection and renewal.
Lunar Love Flow: Full Moon Yoga at Enger Park
Held on Each of the Summer’s Full Moons
Wednesday June 11 · Thursday July 10 · Saturday August 9
7:00 – 8:15 pm
with Emily Ostos
Join us under the light of the full moon for a gentle, heart-opening yoga practice honoring lunar cycles, sacral energy, and the rhythmic beauty of the natural world. Guided by Emily, we’ll move through a gentle, grounding flow with Moon Salutations and meditative movement designed to celebrate your inner tides.
We’ll gather at Enger Park, taking in the panoramic beauty of the hillside, the peaceful presence of the American-Japanese Peace Bell, a gift from Duluth’s sister city of Ohara-Isumi, and the tranquil spirit of the Japanese Zen garden.