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Events
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Light Heart Healing: Movement, Energy Release, Meditation
Saturday 12/6
11:30am - 1:00pm
$30
Find your way back to compassion and love and find lightness and joy again .
Class consists of:
• Release
• Energy work
• Gentle Yoga
• Breath Work
• Guided MeditationClass is held in person and on Zoom. It will also be recorded and sent out to those enrolled, so even if you can’t make it, you can still take the class at a later time.
$5 donated from each to The Humane Society of McDonough County
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Three Thursday Series: Candlelight Yoga with Guided Meditation
Thursday December 4th
6:15pm to 7:15pm
$25 (or all 3 Thursday classes for $60)
A gentle class to nourish your inner light and reconnect you to the love and support around you and within you.
Class consists of:
* Gentle candlelight yoga
* Connection to your inner light and the love all around you
* Guided meditation
Classes are held in person and on Zoom. Classes will also be recorded and sent out to those enrolled, so even if you can’t make it, you can still take the class at a later time.
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Three Thursday Series: Candlelight Face Yoga and Self Massage and Stretching
Thursday December 11th
6:15pm to 7:15pm
$25 (or all 3 Thursday classes for $60)
We hold so much tension in our faces and our bodies. Let’s release that tension so we can deeply relax.
Class consists of:
• Face Yoga
• Self-Massage
• Gentle Stretches
• Breathwork
• RelaxationClasses are held in person and on Zoom. Classes will also be recorded and sent out to those enrolled, so even if you can’t make it, you can still take the class at a later time.
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Three Thursday Series: New Moon Chakra Soundbath with Reiki
Thursday December 18th
6:15pm to 7:15pm
$25 (or all 3 Thursday classes for $60)
Deep meditative class to call your best self forward.
Class consists of:
• Relaxing light stretches and breathing
• Chakra Soundbath
• Violet Flame and Reiki healing
• Intention setting
• Deep restClasses are held in person and on Zoom. Classes will also be recorded and sent out to those enrolled, so even if you can’t make it, you can still take the class at a later time.
Watch for a peek inside our studio
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Dawn Piper
FREE RANGE OWNER, YOGA TEACHER, CERTIFIED YOGA THERAPIST, REIKI PRACTITIONER
With over 20 years of teaching experience, 6,000+ group classes, and hundreds of private yoga therapy sessions, Dawn uses ease, awareness, and movement to help people reduce pain, feel better, and move better!
Contact Dawn: 309-333-5069 or email
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Tim Piper
STRENGTH TRAINING
With over 30+ years of experience in teaching, coaching, and training diverse athletes and individuals. Tim's Strength Lab Class offers personalized instruction to help students safely improve their strength and overall fitness!
Contact Dawn: 309-333-5069 or email
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Bill Maakestad
TAI CHI & QIGONG
Tai Chi and Qigong offer stress reduction, anxiety relief, balance restoration, and an increased sense of well-being for all ages and abilities. Bill, a retired WIU professor with extensive training, introduces these ancient mind-body arts, recognized for their superior health benefits by institutions like Harvard Medical School and Mayo Clinic.
Contact Bill: 309-255-8256 or email
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AJ (Aya Zahra)
ZUMBA & BELLY DANCE
AJ fell in love with dance by the age of five, taking ballet classes through college, and was certified in Zumba in 2010 and Belly Dance Fitness in 2013. In high school, she studied ballet and jazz with the Bonnie Haney Dance Company in Fargo, North Dakota, later expanding her dance repertoire with swing and belly dance lessons in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
Contact AJ: email
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Elygah Lyons
GROUP FITNESS
Elygah found a love of running, fitness and the outdoors at an early age which has continued to be an important passion in both her personal and professional life.
She became a CNA in high school and loves to help people become the best versions of themselves.
Contact Elygah: 309-333-6925
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Andrea Hopper
MASSAGE THERAPY
With over 10 years of experience, Andrea is a massage therapist specializing in a unique, integrative style tailored to each client's needs. Her personalized approach ensures a comfortable and healing experience.Andrea is trained in various modalities, including Cupping Therapy, Deep Tissue Massage, Ashiatsu, Lymphatic Drainage, and much more!
Contact Andrea via Text: 206-795-6893
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Audrey Thomann
Personal Training
Audrey recently completed her Master of Science degree in Kinesiology at WIU and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science in May of 2024. She has experience as an exercise specialist at a rehabilitation center as well as coaching/teaching experience for weight lifting, personal fitness, basketball, and more.
Contact Audrey: 309-265-4004
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Claire Happel Ashe
Alexander Technique
Claire brings a background in music and dance to her teaching, with a focus on how movement can become more coordinated, balanced, and free of unnecessary strain. She specializes in the Alexander Technique–an awareness-focused, hands-on approach to help people notice their habitual patterns and move with more ease.
(Photo credit: Michael Samsky)
Contact Claire: 217-653-5060 or email
Don’t want to leave your house?
You don’t have to! We offer live Zoom classes that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own space. It's the perfect solution for travelers or those who live outside the area! We offer Tai Chi with Bill & all of Dawn’s classes via Zoom!
Contact Bill: 309-255-8256 or Wj-maakestad@wiu.edu
Contact Dawn: 309-333-5069 or dawn@freerangeyoga.us
Yoga Anytime, Anywhere
Yoga Anytime, Anywhere
Take an “On Demand” Yoga class with Dawn. Choose from over 300 classes available whenever you want—practice at your convenience! Enjoy 24-hour access for $10 per class, or get unlimited access to all 300+ classes for 30 days at just $50.
Stretch Bliss mini-session
Here’s a 5 minute practice to renew your hands and wrists. Give yourself a moment today to feel better. If you love this, try our 60 minute Stretch Bliss class Tuesday nights at 6:30pm - in person and on Zoom. Yes, it is this calming - and more Here's to Bliss!! xo! Dawn