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The Spring Equinox marks a moment of balance, light and dark in equal measure, inviting the body into renewal and gentle awakening. This movement exploration offers yoga practitioners and movers a space to step beyond form and technique and into embodied listening, presence, and flow.

Guided by breath, sensation, and natural movement patterns like spirals, waves, circles, and grounding lines, participants will explore how movement arises organically from the body’s inner intelligence. The practice weaves together subtle somatic awareness with fluid, accessible movement, honoring each body’s rhythm and capacity.

Rather than striving or perfecting shapes, this session emphasizes ease, curiosity, and responsiveness, allowing movement to unfold as a conversation between breath, body, and space. The experience will close with an embodied ritual, offering a moment to integrate the seasonal shift, set intention, and anchor balance through the body.

Open to yoga practitioners, movers, and all bodies curious about embodied exploration. No dance experience required.

Nejla Yatkin is an internationally acclaimed choreographer, dancer, and educator known for her evocative, cross-cultural approach to contemporary dance. A 2023 Guggenheim Fellow and recipient of the National Dance Project Award, Nejla blends European dance-theatre, somatic practices, and poetic storytelling to create transformative experiences on stage and in the studio. Her work has been presented in over 20 countries, and she continues to tour solo projects such as Ouroboros and The Other Witch around the world. As a lifelong dancer, movement artist, choreographer and certified yoga teacher, she integrates breath, body awareness, and improvisation into her teaching.

Based in Chicago, Nejla teaches across the U.S. and abroad, offering workshops rooted in presence, nature, and embodiment. More information visit www.ny2dance.com