Monthly Topics

At Unfold, we center our classes and community focus around a topic of the month. This practice gives us a sense of community, and freshens our perspectives as we view yoga practice as it applies to everyday life through a new lens each month. Some examples are below.

Anahata Chakra in the New Year

This month, we're on the 4th chakra - the Anahata chakra. It is associated with the heart, with love, compassion, empathy and self-acceptan

Jan 2, 20242 min read

Making Belonging a Practice, Part One

Our topic of the month is belonging, particularly inspired by author and Buddhist teacher Sebene Selassie and her work on the subject....

Sep 6, 20232 min read

Acatamiento - Holding One Another with Affectionate Awe

I got to see Father Greg Boyle speak last month when he was visiting Portland. If you don't know Father Greg, he is a Jesuit priest who founded Homeboy Industries, the largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world. You may have read his book, Tattoos on the Heart . If you haven't yet, it will open your heart an inch or two more. Anyway, in his lecture, Father Greg talked about this term used by St. Ignatius in his journals back in 1544, acatamiento, (ah-kah

Aug 1, 20232 min read