Yoga Refuge PDX

10/28/2026

Take a walk down memory lane with us this holiday season! Throughout the season, we’ll share childhood holiday photos and a Q&A with our teachers, giving you a chance to get to know the familiar faces who guide your practice.

Kicking things off for Halloween week is Jess Goetz! 🎃

• What did you want to be when you grew up?
“I wanted to be an Olympic roller skater, and when I realized that it wasn’t an Olympic event, a veterinarian.”

• What was your first yoga class like?
“The first time I practiced yoga was when I was 10, with my mom. We watched a Kathy Smith VHS we borrowed from the library. From then on, I was hooked.”

• What’s something you say in class all the time?
“When you’re ready…”

• What’s your favorite way to practice?
“I love practicing in the early morning hours, while the rest of my family is still fast asleep.”

• What’s one thing you hope students take away from your classes?
“Feeling the support and connection to ‘Sangha’—community.”

• What might surprise your students?
“I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Guyana, South America, where I worked on a sea turtle conservation project.”

We’re grateful this little bunny found her way into our community! Stay tuned for more familiar faces and holiday memories throughout the season ✨

10/26/2026

To our Yoga Refuge community 🤍

Beginning November 1st, we’ll be increasing our pricing. While we have been resisting this increase for quite a while, unfortunately the time for change has come. Our new pricing reflects the rising costs of running the studios, and helps us to support our incredible teachers.

Already a member? Your rate stays the same. If you’ve been considering a Yoga Refuge membership, you can join this month to lock in the current rate.

We know that cost matters, and we’re grateful that you choose to practice with us, Thank you for being part of Yoga Refuge and for all you bring to our community!

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10/22/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome Mandy Kruger to the Yoga Refuge team! Beginning this week, join Mandy at our NW studio on Fridays at 9:30 am for a 75-minute Vinyasa Flow.

Mandy began practicing yoga in college to help her heal after a serious motorcycle accident. The philosophy and meditative aspects of the practice led her deeper into the yogic path eventually leading her to attend a three month teacher training in Thailand and study of Yoga and Ayurveda in India, its birthplace. She continued on her path with the Shadow Yoga School for 12 years, studying the classical teachings with her teacher Shandor Remete. This early initiation has been the foundation of her life's work, both personally and professionally. Mandy has seen clients for twenty years in private practice, offering bodywork, massage, and private yoga.

Her teaching blends these modalities for an embodied fluid practice where rhythm is found in breath and firmness in bones, increasing our capacity to meet our life with more presence. She draws from the classical Hatha yoga and Vinyasa lens. When she is not geeking out on all things body and mind she enjoys spending time with her precious dogs, dancing in community and writing.

10/19/2026

Happy birthday to our wonderful teacher, Melanie Jordan! We’re so grateful to have her as part of the Yoga Refuge community 🌟

Practice with Melanie at the SE studio
Sundays 10:30am Hatha Flow

10/17/2026

All Hallow's Eve Crystal Sound Bowl Sound Bath: An Honoring of Ancestors Saturday, October 31st, 6:30-8:00pm
Yoga Refuge Northwest

Honoring the dead is an age-old and cross-cultural practice. This time of year is when the veil is said to be thinnest between the walking/waking world and the Spirit world. It is a time to pay tribute to and give thanks, and remember our Ancestors.

This sound bath consists of a short, guided meditation followed by an extended Crystal Bowl Sound Bath. This sound healing experience will bring you on a journey that supports your physical and emotional well-being.

Offered on a sliding scale $30-$45

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10/08/2026

10/07/2026

To our Yoga Refuge community 🤍

Beginning November 1st, membership prices will increase for new members. If you’re already a member, your rate will stay exactly the same and this increase will not affect your current membership.

We’ve held off on this change for as long as possible. As the costs of running our studios continue to rise, this adjustment helps us support our wonderful teachers and keep Yoga Refuge sustainable for years to come!

If you’ve been considering a membership, join before November 1st to lock in our current rates.

We know that cost matters, and we’re grateful you choose to practice with us. Thank you for helping make Yoga Refuge a place of connection, care, and community!

10/06/2026

Music for Stillness October 17th
5:00pm - 6:30pm at our NW location ✨

Our lives are often filled with constant movement, conversation, and responsibility. Sometimes what we need most is simply a quiet place to listen and be soothed.

"Music for Stillness" is a sound-healing journey featuring crystal and Tibetan bowls, cello, flute, handpan/hang drum, mbira/thumb piano, chimes, gong, and world percussion. Through a combination of composition and improvisation, this trio led by Board-Certified Music-Therapist Lisa Peterson creates a peaceful, organic sonic landscape that gently invites relaxation, reflection, and presence.

There are no expectations, no agenda, no right way to experience the music.
Simply come as you are, lie down, breathe, and rest in an ocean of beautiful sound.

Offered on a sliding scale $35-$55