10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13
Wednesday, 5pm – 6pm

You’ve now completed your Beginner Pole Level 1 series, time to level up to your Beginner Level 2 series!! You will have the opportunity to learn more challenging and new spins and transitions. We will build on the skills learned from the series before, review and repeat, so that you will have the confidence to remember everything. Your instructor will help each person individually put together a personalized routine that’s all your own to your own music. In the last class we will warm up together and everyone will have the chance to perform your personalized dance routine. In addition you will have gained the strength, confidence, and skills to reach the next level in your pole journey!

Prerequisite: Pole Foundations and Beginner Pole 6 Week Series Level 1 or teacher’s approval. This class series is limited to 5 students.

Cost of workshop: $300 for the series

Friday, 6:15 – 7:30pm

This transformative experience will combine the lightness of a suspended, floating body with the soothing practice of a sound bath. 

Harmonizing the body with sound has the power to regulate energy along the meridians and calm negative emotions. It also breaks down old patterns of behavior and the fears attached to them, and resets the physical, emotional and mental body.

The hammock offers a cocoon-like environment, which some compare to the maternal womb that cradles and protects your body.

Enjoy the ultimate experience of relaxation and meditation through a sound bath as you float weightlessly to the binaural sounds of crystal singing bowls.

Cost of workshop: $40 without a hammock rental, $50 with a hammock rental

About Your Teacher: Elise Pierre is a musician and yoga teacher who has adopted a holistic approach to treating an autoimmune disease developed after endometriosis cancer. Her practice integrates sound, holistic breathwork, movement, and mindfulness to create energy-liberating experiences. Particularly dedicated to Sound Bath and Yoga Nidra practices, Elise helps individuals achieve deep relaxation and healing. Her journey began from personal need and has evolved into a passion for guiding others towards wellness.

Outside of her professional life, Elise enjoys working in her vegetable garden and drawing with her two daughters. She loves hiking in the Shenandoah Mountains, swimming in the Mediterranean, and enjoying a good glass of wine with bread and cheese. These activities reflect her belief in a balanced lifestyle, blending physical activity, creativity, and relaxation.

Elise’s extensive teaching experience includes leading sound healing sessions at Wondering Wellness and Thrive Yoga Rockville. She has taught various yoga styles, including Hatha, Flow, Yin, and Vinyasa Yoga, at several reputable institutions. Her dedication to education extends to children and tweens, showing her commitment to spreading the benefits of yoga and mindfulness across different age groups.

10/13, Sunday, 2:45pm – 4pm

In this workshop students will learn the basics of bungee fitness; including equipment, terminology, and safety practices. Please note that you will learn to set up your lane, size your harness, and how to use and work with the bungee system. We will introduce you to a variety of movements with the bungee and link the movements together to create beginner sequences. The workshop will be a 35 minute set up, a 30 minute class, and a 10 min cool down. This experience will leave you feeling confident and ready for our bungee series!

What is bungee? Bungee is a high intensity, low impact workout on your joints that is a ton of fun! This apparatus requires a pack of bungee cords and a harness worn around the hips and waist to support a person while they move their body into various shapes and practice creative movements from leaping, bouncing, to lunges, push-ups, squats, handstands, jumps, etc. This cardiovascular workout will build coordination, strength, and endurance all while toning your body!

Cost of workshop: $65

10/5,  Saturday, 10:30am – 11:30am
10/13, Sunday, 1:30pm – 2:30pm

For new students who have never taken pole and students just beginning their pole journey. This workshop is for you! Students will learn the basics of pole, proper technique and queuing, and safety practices for spins and transitions on the pole. You will leave this class feeling confident and with a solid foundation built for success. 

Class limited to 10 students.

Note: This workshop is a prerequisite to all pole fitness classes. If you’re not new to pole, please contact the Front Desk for approval to attend other classes.

Please email us at info@flyingbuddhastudio.com if our workshop days/times are not possible with your schedule or if you’d prefer a private one-on-one or private group setting, we can make arrangements for you.

Cost of workshop: $55 per workshop

Saturday, 3:45pm – 5pm

You’ve seen beautiful performances and cool tricks on the Lyra, but you don’t even know yet how to get yourself up there? You think you are not strong enough, your hands get tired way before the class ends and have no idea where to even start? Start here with a Lyra Foundations workshop. You will learn easy and graceful ways to get onto the Lyra, beginner-friendly poses, transitions and shapes, low flow on the bottom of the Lyra, and aerial-specific safety and conditioning techniques and drills.

 Lyra Foundations is the prerequisite to attending other lyra classes on the schedule.

Cost of workshop: $55

New student special: Lyra Foundations + 2 lyra classes for $95

10/5, Saturday, 2pm – 3:30pm
10/19, Saturday, 2pm – 3:30pm

If you are brand new to aerial yoga this workshop is the start of your journey! We will introduce you to using the aerial hammock as a yoga prop. Students will learn the basics of aerial yoga; including terminology, wrist wraps, hammock placement, inversions, and safety practices. We will also help you understand the difference between the various aerial yoga class offerings. Leaving you feeling confident and ready for classes on our weekly schedule.

Please email us at info@flyingbuddhastudio.com if our workshop days/times are not possible with your schedule or if you’d prefer a private one-on-one or private group setting, we can make arrangements for you.

This workshop is the prerequisite to taking any aerial yoga class listed on our weekly schedule. Class is limited to 12 students. Sign up early to reserve your spot!

Cost of workshop: $55 without hammock rental, $65 with hammock rental

New student special: Aerial Yoga Foundations + 2 aerial classes for $95 (does not include hammock rental)

*Please note that we require a hammock rental to cover the costs of properly sanitizing our hammocks after each use. There is also the option to purchase your own hammock (payment plans are available). If you are bringing your own hammock that was not purchased at our studio please let your instructor know so they can evaluate the equipment for safety. Only climbing grade equipment may be used in our studio.

Sunday, 1:30pm – 3:30pm

The StrongHER® Initiative is proud to present our widely acclaimed women-led Women’s self-defense program. This research-based and trauma-informed seminar is endorsed by several area universities, including Georgetown and American University and includes insights from academic researchers, law enforcement officers and mental health professionals that will help you be better able to, not only physically defend yourself, but to better predict and prevent violent encounters through a better understanding of predatory behavior.

This 2 hour abbreviated version of our usual 4 hour seminar will focus on both the major preventative aspects of self-protection as well as the responsive aspects of hands-on self-defense. This two-part seminar begins with a guided conversation that gives insight into an attacker mentality and develops our ability to recognize pre-attack indicators and predatory behaviors. Participants will leave with a insight they can use to evaluate behaviors and feel more confident in their ability to avoid and dissuade unwanted and predatory behavior.

Second, participants will learn the foundations of self-defense from striking and blocking to defenses for common grabs and attacks as they learn how to address the physical aspects of an attacker to be better equipped to physically protect themselves. In addition to learning individual techniques, you will have the chance to employ them in fun, challenging application drills that will have you asking for more! Students will be better able to:

• Predict and prevent violence
• Verbally de-escalate threatening situations
• Combat aggressive behavior
• Use practical self-defense striking and tactics
• Escape holds, grabs, and other scenarios

Be sure to wear comfortable athletic attire to get the most out of this seminar! Learn more about us at www.Strong-Her.org or www.KravOz.com

Cost of workshop: $69

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Chantell Prestcott-Hollander founded StrongHER®, an organization committed to helping connect and strengthen women through therapy, coaching, education, and self-defense. Chantell is a Licensed Therapist, Fit to Fight® Black Belt Krav Maga/Defensive Options Instructor, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt, and Certified Personal Trainer and Yoga Instructor at Krav Oz, where she and her husband operate a self-defense and fitness center. She uses her counseling background to inform best practices and research when discussing the emotional and psychological responses in a self-defense scenario and to help participants understand the predatory mindset. She is passionate about helping women uncover their own strength from the inside out through self-defense and fitness.

10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25
Mondays, 11am – 12pm

In this level 2 series you will work on inversions, climbing, as well as different poses including aerial poses on the pole. The focus will be on strength training and practicing proper safe technique for these intermediate moves.

For intermediate students. Prerequisite: Inversions and climbing (aka Klimbing with Kat) workshop and teacher’s approval.

Cost of workshop: $300 for the series

Friday, 7pm -8:30pm

Join us for a thrilling Halloween-themed heels pole class, perfect for all levels! Embrace the spooky season as we blend sultry movement, dynamic transitions, and a hauntingly fun flow. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced, this class will have you dancing through the shadows in style. Costumes and creativity are encouraged!

All levels welcome. Heels not required. Most creative costume wins a prize!

Cost of workshop: $65

Saturday, 2pm -3pm

Bring your cuties in their Halloween costumes! We’ll learn some aerial tricks and have treats afterwards.

This class is limited to 12 students. Please sign up early to reserve your spot!

Cost of workshop: $50 without hammock rental, $60 with hammock rental

Saturday, 3:30pm – 4:45pm

In this fang-tastic workshop, kids will learn the basics of bungee fitness; including equipment, terminology, and safety practices. They will learn to set up their lane, size their harness, and how to use and work with the bungee system. We will introduce them to a variety of spooky movements with the bungee and link the movements together to create beginner sequences. The workshop will be a 35 minute set up, a 30 minute class, and a 10 min cool down.

Don’t miss out on this spook-tacular event—sign up today and let the bungee fun begin!

Cost of workshop: $65

Sunday, 2:45pm -3:45pm

Bring your tiny buddhas (ages 2 to 5) in their most adorable or spooky Halloween costumes! We’ll learn some aerial tricks and have treats afterwards. This Halloween event is perfect for bonding with your little one while celebrating the spooky season in style! 

Space is limited to 5 pairs (child and parent or caregiver). Sign up early to reserve your spot!

Cost of workshop: $50 without hammock rental, $60 with hammock rental

Saturday, 2pm – 3:15pm

You’ve seen beautiful performances and cool tricks on the Lyra, but you don’t even know yet how to get yourself up there? You think you are not strong enough, your hands get tired way before the class ends and have no idea where to even start? Start here with a Lyra Foundations workshop. You will learn easy and graceful ways to get onto the Lyra, beginner-friendly poses, transitions and shapes, low flow on the bottom of the Lyra, and aerial-specific safety and conditioning techniques and drills.

 Lyra Foundations is the prerequisite to attending other lyra classes on the schedule.

Cost of workshop: $55

New student special: Lyra Foundations + 2 lyra classes for $95

11/2, Saturday, 3:30pm – 5pm
11/16, Saturday, 2pm – 3:30pm

If you are brand new to aerial yoga this workshop is the start of your journey! We will introduce you to using the aerial hammock as a yoga prop. Students will learn the basics of aerial yoga; including terminology, wrist wraps, hammock placement, inversions, and safety practices. We will also help you understand the difference between the various aerial yoga class offerings. Leaving you feeling confident and ready for classes on our weekly schedule.

Please email us at info@flyingbuddhastudio.com if our workshop days/times are not possible with your schedule or if you’d prefer a private one-on-one or private group setting, we can make arrangements for you.

This workshop is the prerequisite to taking any aerial yoga class listed on our weekly schedule. Class is limited to 12 students. Sign up early to reserve your spot!

Cost of workshop: $55 without hammock rental, $65 with hammock rental

New student special: Aerial Yoga Foundations + 2 aerial classes for $95 (does not include hammock rental)

*Please note that we require a hammock rental to cover the costs of properly sanitizing our hammocks after each use. There is also the option to purchase your own hammock (payment plans are available). If you are bringing your own hammock that was not purchased at our studio please let your instructor know so they can evaluate the equipment for safety. Only climbing grade equipment may be used in our studio.

Sunday, 3pm – 4:30pm

Float away with a unique and relaxing sound healing experience… in an aerial hammock!

In this 90 minute workshop, you will have the freedom to float and sway to the womb-like environment of the supportive, aerial yoga hammock. You’ll learn a few restorative aerial yoga poses, so that you can explore the most relaxing shapes for you during the workshop. Poses can be grounded or flying. After taking shape with the support of the aerial hammock, you’ll enjoy deep vibrational, highly tuned sounds from perfect-pitch crystal quartz empyrean and alchemy singing bowls, Himalayan singing bowls, gongs, chimes, ocean drum and more. These powerful vibrations can balance dissonant frequencies in the body, bringing them to harmony and creating feelings of relaxation and connection. Each bowl and tone represents a different energy system or chakra, for deeply healing effects. Bring your intentions and be prepared to float away into bliss. You’ll leave feeling refreshed and relaxed in a very unique way.

To tantalize your senses even further you may want to check out our weighted eye pillows.

Space is limited. Sign up early to reserve your spot! Please note, each attendee must create a Mindbody profile and register in order to reserve their spot in this workshop.

Cost of workshop: $40 without a hammock rental, $50 with a hammock rental

Tuesdays, 6pm – 7pm
11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10

In this 6 week series you will work on inversions, climbing, as well as different poses including aerial poses on the pole. The focus will be on strength training and practicing proper safe technique for these intermediate moves.
For intermediate students. Prerequisite: Inversions and climbing (aka Klimbing with Kat) workshop and teacher’s approval.

Cost of workshop: $300 for the series

Saturday, 2pm – 3pm

This workshop is for our aerial students aged 6 to 11 and older. We will introduce (or remind) students how to properly and safely use the aerial hammock to get their practice going! We will go over basic wraps, hangs and shapes, preparing them for other classes on the schedule.

 This class is limited to 12 students.

Cost of workshop: $50 without hammock rental, $60 with hammock rental

Sundays, 2:00pm – 3:15pm

In this workshop kids will learn the basics of bungee fitness; including equipment, terminology, and safety practices. Please note that they will learn to set up their lane, size their harness, and how to use and work with the bungee system. We will introduce them to a variety of movements with the bungee and link the movements together to create beginner sequences. The workshop will be a 35 minute set up, a 30 minute class, and a 10 min cool down. This experience will leave them feeling confident and ready for our bungee series!

What is bungee fitness for kids? It’s an awesome workout that’s easy on your joints but still really exciting! Using bungee cords and a special harness, kids will get to bounce, jump, and move in all sorts of creative ways. It’s a great way to build strength, coordination, and endurance while having a blast!

Cost of workshop: $65

Sunday, 2:45pm – 4pm

In this workshop students will learn the basics of bungee fitness; including equipment, terminology, and safety practices. Please note that you will learn to set up your lane, size your harness, and how to use and work with the bungee system. We will introduce you to a variety of movements with the bungee and link the movements together to create beginner sequences. The workshop will be a 35 minute set up, a 30 minute class, and a 10 min cool down. This experience will leave you feeling confident and ready for our bungee series!

What is bungee? Bungee is a high intensity, low impact workout on your joints that is a ton of fun! This apparatus requires a pack of bungee cords and a harness worn around the hips and waist to support a person while they move their body into various shapes and practice creative movements from leaping, bouncing, to lunges, push-ups, squats, handstands, jumps, etc. This cardiovascular workout will build coordination, strength, and endurance all while toning your body!

Cost of workshop: $65

Sunday, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Celebrate gratitude, family connection, and creativity this Thanksgiving!

Join us for a special Thanksgiving aerial and acro (partner yoga) playtime designed for toddlers (ages 2 to 5) and their parents or caregivers! This festive session is all about nurturing the bond between you and your little one through joyful movement and exploration.

Engage in fun activities that encourage collaboration, creativity, and body awareness. Some playful exercises are designed for you to share together, fostering connection, while others allow your child to explore independently, igniting their imagination.

Cost of workshop: $40 without hammock rental (per pair)/$50 with hammock rental (per pair)

Thursday, 9:45am – 11am

As we approach this Thanksgiving day, take a moment to prepare your mind and body for the festivities ahead. Join us for a special yoga wall class designed to help you breathe, ground, and stretch, equipping you to navigate the joyful—and sometimes stressful—family dynamics.

In this class, you’ll engage in calming breathwork to center your thoughts, grounding poses to anchor your energy, and supported stretches to release tension. Together, we’ll cultivate a sense of peace and balance, empowering you to embrace the holiday with an open heart and a calm spirit.

Leave feeling refreshed and ready to connect with your loved ones, making this Thanksgiving a truly memorable experience. 

Cost of workshop: $50

Friday, 10am – 11am

Please note that this class consists of a 20 minute set up, a 30 minute class, and a 10 min cool down with the Rollga and stretching.

Prerequisite: Bungee Buddha Foundations

Cost of workshop: $50

Friday, 11:30am – 12:45pm

Sunday, 2pm – 3:15pm

Monday, 1:15pm – 4:30pm

1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/2
Sundays, 12:15pm- 1:15pm

For new students who are just starting their Aerial Arts journey we offer a 4 week class series that will provide a solid aerial arts foundation. You will leave this series feeling confident and ready to attend Hammock Flips, Tricks, and Transitions Level 1 or Beginner Aerial Dance.

• Hang 101: In this class you will learn primary hammock hangs and variations (i.e. Sacral Hang, Hip Hang, Hip Key) that are used in Aerial Arts.
• Climb & Press 102: In this class you will learn different ways to climb and press into the hammock to create various fundamental shapes and transitions used in Aerial Arts.
• Wraps 103: In this class you will learn different ways to wrap the hammock around your body to create various fundamental shapes and transitions used in Aerial Arts.
• Flips 104: In this class you will bring together everything learned in 101-103 and learn different ways to flip in and out of the hammock.

Prerequisites: These Aerial Arts Foundation classes are meant to be taken in order (e.g. 101, 102, 103, 104) to build on what was learned in the previous class. You must complete 101 before moving to 102 and so on.

Cost of workshop: $55 per class or $200 for all 4