Workshops
Two Dog offers a wide range of special events and one-time workshops with guest instructors.
Check back regularly to see what's happening next.
In-Person/Hybrid Yoga, Chant, and Sound Bath
Saturday December 20 • All Levels
8:30-10:00am: All Levels Yoga with Annie (In-person or online)
10:30-11:30am: Sacred Sound and Kirtan (chant) with Gina Salā (In-person only)
Noon-12:30pm: Sound Bath with Roger (In-person only)
Register for all three, or for individual sessions.
This Solstice season, in addition to our monthly yoga and sound bath, Gina Salā will offer Sacred Sound and Kirtan (chant): Mantra, Raga, and call and response chanting to awaken the heart and rest the mind and body. Life-long chanter and long-time sound yogini, Gina has taught and shared sacred sound in Blosm space, formerly Two Dog, since 2001.
This will be the final in-person/hybrid yoga and sound offering of the year at BLOSM Studio, and the last time in the old 'Big Dog' as Blosm moves to its new location in Wedgewood in 2026.
Prana: The Power of Yoga, with Doug Keller
February 6-8, 2026
Three sessions, Friday through Sunday
Attend the full workshop, all three sessions, $130 -or-
Attend Friday evening only, $40 -or-
Attend Saturday or Sunday only, $55 each
Friday 2/6, 6:30-8:30pm — The Power of the Breath: Resilience, Vitality, and Healthy Aging
The breath is resilience in challenging times. It is vitality, by which our strength and conviction is renewed, as well as the power by which we recover from setbacks.
The fundamental features of pranayama are being shown by modern research to be the key to our vitality in a surprisingly diverse number of ways, and because of features of breathing that are not often sufficiently explored in most approaches to pranayama.
In this session we will focus on and practice the pranayamas exemplifying these features, with a clear understanding of how and why they support vitality and resilience. This will be done with the added support of mudras which enhance their effectiveness.
If you’re looking to have your sense of purpose renewed, and your courage and conviction bolstered, as well as to support your health as we all go through the process of aging, then your first and most fundamental refuge is your breath.
This session will give you a set of tools and short practices that you can call upon to support, comfort, nourish, and inspire you to get you through!
Saturday 2/7, 2:30-5:30pm — Upper Body Strength and Space for the Breath
Maintaining upper body strength can be a challenge and an obstacle in yoga practice, as well as a limiting factor in maintaining space for the breath. A number of studies have shown that a key predictor of longevity is lung size. Maintaining upper body strength and mobility plays a significant role in maintaining the shape of the rib cage that supports full and healthy breathing.
The path to upper body strength involves understanding and capitalizing on the myofascial connections between muscles that not only control the movements and weight-bearing capacity of the shoulders, but also connect to the ‘core’ and even the hips. Poses that are weight-bearing for the arms are the most direct path to making these connections, but obstacles arise primarily from hand and wrist problems that make the poses less effective, or even impossible.
Resistance is the key, especially when weight-bearing is less than ideal. This session will explore the fascial connections that support and enhance upper body strength through isometric actions and the use of resistance bands, as well as weight-bearing and modified weight-bearing poses for the upper body.
This will include attention to the shape and movement of the rib cage in conjunction with the shoulders, for the sake of better breath practice, in yoga and in everyday life!
Sunday, 2/8, 2:30-5:30pm — Prana Practice: Integrating Breath and Asana
This session integrates the insights from the first two sessions into a practice that enhances Prana as strength, vitality, and commitment to a higher path. The practice will interweave breath practices as a catalyst and entryway into asana, and asana, bandha, and mudra as catalyst for a deeper pranayama, relaxation, and meditation.
This will include some time devoted to Savasana as an asana and a practice in itself, and its relation to Yoga Nidra. While the session itself is 3 hours, giving us time to explore all of these elements, an end result will be to give you a manageable practice sequence which you can use and follow on your own.
You’ll be provided with the sequence, which you can modify or even add to, based on your experience of the weekend, as well as a separate video taking you through the sequence, which you can return to again and again for your own practice!
Testimonials
JM
Chair Yoga is my safe space and my go-to for a weekly connection with myself and community for many years. Chair Yoga has taught me how to be comfortable in my body and how to use movement and breath to find ways to get around in my daily life. It helps me keep my perspective grounded and simple, even as life gets more challenging. I’m very thankfuI I can touch base every week for wise words from Annie and lessons in movement that help me stay active and connected.
MH
Annie brings years of bodywork experience and anatomical knowledge, guiding us safely into each pose. Every class is thoughtfully sequenced to prepare and warm up for poses later in the class. That same care is present whether we’re practicing online or in person. While the physical practice has improved my health in many ways, what’s made the most positive difference in my daily life is the way Annie weaves in breathwork, meditation, and a higher sense of physical awareness into every class. With Annie’s teaching, yoga practice has become a joy, a relief from the everyday world, a way to calm my nervous system, and improve my health. It’s a moment to take a deep breath in connection with others and explore the ways we can think about being our best selves.
KSJ
“Annie’s presence is profoundly grounding. Every time I walk into the space, I feel safe, seen and supported. Her touch is intuitive and her ability to listen – not just with her ears, but with her whole being – is a gift. Whether it’s through massage or a yoga session I always walk away feeling more whole, connected and at peace. What she offers isn’t just physical relief ( though that is incredible too ) it’s energetic, emotional, and spiritual healing. That is sacred.”
SD
“I have taken yoga classes, in-person and online, at Two Dog Yoga since before the pandemic. In addition, I have regularly received massages from Annie since 2016. Because Annie‘s work grows from her long-time and ongoing personal practice, it is deep, intentional and profoundly transformative. Annie intuitively knows how to support both my body and my soul. As a result of my time in yoga classes and on her massage table, I am more grounded, I experience greater peace of heart and mind, and I feel stronger and more resilient. Her nurturing work is especially valuable during these turbulent times. I highly recommend Annie as both a yoga instructor and a massage therapist.”