Spring Equinox Celebration Half Mala and Full Mala

We practice 108 Sun Salutations as a moving meditation to welcome change, build resilience, and mark a new season, like spring.

For those who want the ritual without overextending or overworking the body, we’re also offering a Half Mala (54 rounds) It’s a more accessible way to stay intentional, connected, and energized while honoring your body’s limits.

Choose your path:

Half Mala — 54 Sun Salutations

Full Mala — 108 Sun Salutations

We’ll flow through the first 54 salutations together, pause for a grounding intermission with gentle journaling and a short sound bath, then complete the final 54 as a collective. This practice invites renewal, clarity, and a deep sense of connection as we welcome the new season.

Both experiences include an intermission sound bath! People who choose the half experience will exit after the sound bath, those who want the full experience can continue. And don’t worry, not every round has to be a full expression. You’ll be guided through variations so you can move in a way that supports your body every step of the way.

Celebrate the return of light with a powerful 3-hour Equinox Mala practice. As the season shifts into spring, we honor this moment of balance through movement, intention, and ritual.

Program

Event Itinerary

✨ Welcome Ritual

• Opening ceremony

• Tarot card drawing - (15 min before event.)

• Intention setting for the Equinox

🔥 First 54 Sun Salutations

• Flow begins

• Short reset + mindful pause included

🌿 Intermiss

• Bathroom break

• Mini sound bath

• Tea gathering + gentle grounding

  • If you chose a half mala experience, you will have to exit before the break ends.

  • If you chose the full Mala experience, you will continue your sun salutations after the break.

🔥 Final 54 Sun Salutations

• Continue your mala (again with options for half or full variations)

• Brief reset break

• Grand finale: Long, nourishing savasana to close the practice

There are two different pricing options, Half Mala $20, Full Mala $45. Please choose the correct length you want to practice.

Both pricing options include the 15 minute intermission sound bath. Once you completely the first half, you can exit or you can stay if you purchased the full Mala experience.

Handgun Defense + High-Stress Response

3.13 Self Defense for Women 3/3

This class explores the realities of handgun-related threats and how to respond in high-stress situations. You’ll learn practical, controlled techniques designed to help you redirect, create space, and escape safely if faced with this level of danger. We emphasize awareness, quick decision-making, and understanding when action is appropriate. The goal is not fear—but preparation, empowerment, and the ability to stay grounded and responsive in critical moments.

Self Defense for Women

Awareness + Knife Defense Foundations

In this class, we focus on building situational awareness as your first and most powerful tool for self-defense. You’ll learn how to recognize potential threats early, create space, and respond with confidence. We will also introduce foundational techniques for defending against hand-held knife threats, emphasizing safety, control, and de-escalation whenever possible. This class is about staying alert, thinking clearly under pressure, and protecting yourself with intention.

Self-Defense for Women 1/3

This special class sold out in a couple of days last time, so it’s back!

Learn practical, easy-to-use self-defense skills in a supportive and empowering space.

This 3-part Krav Maga series is designed to help women build confidence, sharpen awareness, and feel more prepared in everyday life — mentally and physically.

🖤 Led by a female Krav Maga instructor

📅 Fridays | Feb 27 – March 13

⏰ 6–7 PM

⚠️ Extremely limited capacity to ensure hands-on guidance and a safe, focused experience.

Real skills. Real confidence. Real strength you can carry with you beyond the studio.

Empowered Abundance: Personal finance and investing workshop

Led by Andrea Wilcox

Join us for an empowering evening dedicated to helping women build confidence with money. Learn practical tools for budgeting, saving, and beginning to invest—all in a supportive, judgment-free space. Perfect for anyone ready to take control of their financial future and make smarter, more intentional money moves.

2.20 Yoga and Activism - FREE

Restore and Resist with a 45-minute yoga flow and 45 minutes of filling out post cards to promote voting in swing states!

An event in collaboration with Indivisible Chicago.

Touch & Trust: A Couples Partner Yoga + Massage Experience

Slow down, reconnect, and care for one another, together.

Touch & Trust is a 2-hour guided couples experience designed to help partners deepen connection through movement, presence, intentional touch, and shared ritual. This workshop blends partner yoga, reflective writing, and practical massage education so you leave with tools you can actually use at home, even on the busiest weeks.

We begin with 60 minutes of partner yoga, focusing on trust, support, breath synchronization, and gentle assisted poses. This portion of the workshop is accessible, playful, and grounding, no yoga experience required.

Next, you’ll be guided through 20 minutes of reflective writing, where you’ll write a letter to your partner using thoughtfully crafted prompts. You will then put this card in an envelope and share it with your partner in private.

The final portion of the evening is led by a licensed massage therapist, who will teach couples how to offer safe, nurturing, and effective touch. You’ll learn why continuous touch, warm hands, and consistency matter, and you’ll be guided through a simple, repeatable 15-minute massage routine focusing on the main areas where most people hold stress and deeply crave care. All massage is fully clothed and consent-based.

Throughout the experience, enjoy our coffee and tea bar, along with a dark chocolate fountain with fresh strawberries and raspberries, a sweet, sensory touch to make the evening feel like a true date night.

You’ll leave feeling grounded, connected, and equipped with rituals that support your relationship long after the workshop ends.

No prior yoga or massage experience required.

$80 per couple, only one person has to sign up.

Half Time Show Watch Party

Get ready to turn up the energy and celebrate the ultimate halftime vibes with Bad Bunny! This watch party brings fans together for an unforgettable night of music, dancing, and pure reggaetón magic. Enjoy the electrifying performance on the big screen, surrounded by fellow Bunny fans, with themed décor, party lights, and plenty of hype. Whether you’re singing along to every lyric or showing off your best dance moves, this is the place to feel the rhythm, share the excitement, and make halftime the highlight of the night. Child friendly, and family friendly!

• BYOB

• Surround system

• High Resolution Projection of the show

• Chips + Guac!

• Water and soft drinks provided.

Bad Bunny Bootcamp: Get Dance-Ready for the Half Time Show 2/2

Get ready for the Half Time Show at Sol Space with two high-energy Friday night classes all set to Bad Bunny’s best hits. On Jan 30 and Feb 6, we’ll break down reggaeton basics, explore the roots of dembow, and learn Latin movements you can use across any song—no dance experience needed.

Come move your body, connect with community, and bring your favorite drink. These nights are all about music, culture, and celebrating a huge moment for the Latino community. Join us and start the party early!

Bad Bunny Bootcamp: Get Dance-Ready for the Half Time Show!

Get ready for the Half Time Show at Sol Space with two high-energy Friday night classes all set to Bad Bunny’s best hits. On Jan 30 and Feb 6, we’ll break down reggaeton basics, explore the roots of dembow, and learn Latin movements you can use across any song—no dance experience needed.

Come move your body, connect with community, and bring your favorite drink. These nights are all about music, culture, and celebrating a huge moment for the Latino community. Join us and start the party early!

Restorative Resolutions

Instructor: Joy Stauber

A gentle supportive practice designed to help you reset, release tension, and enter the new year with clarity and ease. 

After the rush of the holidays, this 90-minute small-group workshop invites you to slow down, reset, and begin the new year from a place of peace and intention. Through guided reflection and deeply restful restorative yoga, we’ll explore what it means to create resolutions based on being—not doing.

This workshop is for anyone feeling drained by the pace of the season or craving a softer start to the year. Perfect for busy parents, professionals, and anyone seeking clarity and calm before setting new goals.

What to expect:

• Gentle restorative yoga supported by props and blankets

• A guided reflection exercise to help you connect with your intentions for the year ahead

• Quiet time for journaling and rest

• A warm, small-group setting that feels cozy and grounding

• Tea and light refreshments to close the session

Investment

$40 early bird CODE: EARLYBIRD until 12.5

$35 for Members with CODE:MEMBER

$50 after 12.5 or at the door

Holiday Hangout

Give your partner a break and take the kids out!

Give your partner what they truly need this season — a few quiet hours to themselves (or time to finally finish that Christmas prep).

Join us at Sunny Village Café and Sol Space for a cozy holiday morning of fun! You and your kiddo will build gingerbread houses, and play at Sunny Village Cafe while giving your significant other the best gift of all — a break.

Spend two festive hours together making sweet memories and spreading holiday cheer (while mom or dad gets to breathe).

📍 Location: Sunny Village Cafe + Sol Space

💲 Price: $30 (1 parent and one child +$5 per additional child)

Self Defense for Women by Nicole Cossu

In a world that can feel uncertain, confidence and safety are essential.

Join Nicole Cossu - therapist and specialist in women's self-defense - for a powerful and supportive session designed specifically for women. You'll learn practical tools to move with awareness, assertiveness, and trust in your body.

No experience needed. All bodies welcome.

✨This is not about fear - it's about empowerment.

📆Friday, Nov 21 6:00-7:30 PM

📍Sol Space - Jefferson Park

🎟️Free for members | $28 drop-in

Dia de Muertos Community Ofrenda and Coco Dance Party

Come join us for a vibrant celebration at Sol Space! We're hosting a Dia de Muertos Community Ofrenda where you can honor your loved ones with traditional offerings. After paying your respects, get ready to dance the night away at our Coco Dance Party! Let's come together to celebrate life and remember those who have passed in a joyous atmosphere. Don't miss out on this special event!

📅 Saturday, November 1st

🕒 3–5 PM

📍 Sol Space Chicago

💵 $10 per person (Adults and children need a ticket)

All ages + Costumes Welcome

3:00 PM – Check-In

3:15 PM – Mingle & Meet Other Families

3:30 PM – Kid-Friendly Día de Muertos Basics

3:45 PM – Create Your Ofrenda at the Community Altar

(Bring a photo of your loved one to honor)

4:00 PM – Dance Party + Eat! 🎉

Entertainment: Video + Music inspired by Coco and other traditional sounds.

Food: Delicious homemade Tamales 🌽 and hot chocolate.

💛 Celebrate, remember, and dance with your community!

Yoga with Live Ambient Music by Davi Music

Join us at Sol Space for an unforgettable gentle night flow accompanied by the soul-soothing sounds of local artist Davi Music. Let each inhale and exhale be guided by live ambient melodies, creating a meditative rhythm for your body and mind.

There’s nothing like the magic of moving to music in real time — and even better when it’s crafted by one of our own community artists. Come unwind, connect, and flow under the spell of sound and movement.

Davi Music Spotify

All the details for Trunk or Treat!

Join us for our annual family-friendly Village Halloween Bash, which will include a trunk or treat in our Lawrence Plaza parking lot!

Photo ops and games at Sol Space, food and indoor play at Sunny Village Cafe. Expect music and great family memories. Plus prizes for best decorated car, group costume, and kids costume! We will even hold a sensory-friendly Trunk or Treat early in the evening 😊

Register a car to contribute to the Trunk or Treat and get a guaranteed parking spot in our lot (everyone else will need to park across the street). If you register as a “car,” this includes 4 individual registrations ($60 value)!

No worries if you aren’t able to contribute a car trunk for the Trunk or Treat. Individual registration is available for $15 per person over 12 months old. Paid registration for children AND adults required.

Tentative schedule:
4-5 Check in at Sol Space, eat, play, photos (all available until 6:30pm)
5-5:45 Sensory-friendly Trunk or Treat
5:50 Costume competition winner announcements
6-6:45 Trunk or Treat

Pregnancy Loss Remembrance Day - Healing Yoga & Candlelight Vigil

This October, we gather in recognition of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, a tender space that touches many lives—often quietly and unseen. Whether this is part of your own story, the story of someone you love, or simply a human experience you hold compassion for, you are warmly invited to join us.

With support from SolSpace and Room to Heal—an organization that helps women who’ve experienced loss clear out, store, or donate baby items to support their healing—we will come together in movement, reflection, and community.

✨ Our Practice Together

This class is not about performance, but about presence. We will honor the strength it takes to carry both love and loss, creating space for breath, release, remembrance, and healing. Your mat becomes a refuge, guided by breath and held in compassion, reminding each of us that we are not alone.

🕯 Evening Agenda

• 6:00–6:15 | Welcome & opening words

• 6:15–7:00 | Gentle yoga class

• 7:00–7:10 | Candle lighting ceremony of remembrance

• 7:10–7:30 | Snacks, tea & community connection

This event is free to attend, and donations for Room to Heal are warmly welcomed. Together, we’ll practice with gentleness, reverence, and gratitude for the resilience of the human spirit.