Listening First Yoga

10/20/2026

Rest can be more than just sleep.
Yin Yoga releases held tension from the body and supports your nervous system in shifting out of fight or flight.
Restorative Yoga gently guides you toward rest and relaxation.
Leave this class feeling less tense and ready for a good night’s sleep. 😴

10/07/2026

Join me Saturday, Oct 17 at Lux Yoga Ashland City for a special extended Yin Yoga class to celebrate Autumn!

Yin Yoga draws from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), a centuries-old healing framework that views the body as an interconnected system of relationships connected to nature world around us. This special extended practice applies concepts from TCM to Yin Yoga practice. Includes supported, longer-held shapes, accessible breath practices, and meditations on the season.

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10/03/2026

Starts this week!
Slow Flow is a slower-paced vinyasa flow yoga practice. Mindful, breath-linked movement helps us build strength and flexibility while the slower pace helps us stay grounded in the present moment. Suitable for all levels, including those who are brand new to yoga.

Join me Monday at 6pm at Lux Yoga! Link in bio to sign up.

09/17/2026

09/17/2026

Yin Yoga offers balance to our busy, active lives. While more active yoga styles build strength and flexibility in the muscles, Yin Yoga focuses on supporting the fascia—the weblike connective tissue that weaves throughout your body. By holding yoga shapes in a less intense way, we allow this tissue to shift, strengthen, unwind, and repair, supporting long-term mobility.

Because we spend longer in each shape, Yin Yoga also offers the opportunity to really check into your body, letting each shape become like a mini meditation. Because our fascia is connected to our nervous system, this practice can also shift us toward a state of rest and renewal.

Come explore this practice on Monday nights at Lux Yoga & Co. in Ashland City! Yin and Restore includes a brief Yin Yoga practice followed by a supportive Restorative Yoga practice. We also explore accessible breathwork and guided meditation. These practices are great for all fitness levels!

Sign up at ListeningFirstYoga.com (link in bio).

08/22/2026

We’re back! 🎉

Thanks for your patience as I took a pause this past year. Taking this break from Listening First Yoga has allowed me to spend time caring for my son. Right now, that’s still my full-time job! But I’m excited to get back to teaching and sharing yoga in the community. As I return to Listening First Yoga, things will look a little different:

🌱 It’s just me for now. I was thrilled to work with Mary Beth and Kendyl in past years, and my hope is that LFY will continue to grow in the future. For right now, Listening First Yoga will be the teaching practice of just me, Marysa Manning. Mary Beth and Kendyl have a lot of exciting offerings coming up, and I’ll be sharing those with you very soon. Stay tuned here for updates!

🏡 More centralized classes. Limited time means I don’t have as much bandwidth to travel to teach. For the time being, the majority of my offerings will be in Ashland City (more on that soon!) and North Nashville/Germantown.

🧘New class styles. I’ll be offering new class styles and workshops! I’m really excited to explore sharing yoga closer to home.

Stay tuned for news on our new space in Ashland City! And check out ListeningFirstYoga.com for all the info.

08/19/2026

Marysa here! Listening First Yoga has taken a pause this past year while I adjust to this new chapter in my life. I’m working on some new opportunities I’m excited to share with you, including new classes in a new space! Make sure you’re signed up for our mailing list—I’ll be sharing the news very soon. 🌱

Join the list at ListeningFirstYoga.com

01/03/2026

Marysa here.

I’m so grateful for the amazing community we’ve built through Listening First Yoga over the last three and a half years. When I started this project, there weren’t a lot of spaces in Nashville offering yoga that was specifically tailored for trauma survivors. Since that time, I’ve had the privilege of seeing this movement grow and witnessing a real change in the yoga community. The Listening First Yoga team has practiced with over 500 of you since 2022! We’ve seen you take risks, try new things, and grow in your embodiment and healing. It’s been an honor to practice alongside you.

If yoga’s taught me one big lesson, it’s how to deal with change. I’ve had a big life change recently, and the small business landscape in our city is changing, too. Because of these shifts, it’s become clear to me that I can’t keep Listening First Yoga going as a business and be the mom, partner and yoga teacher I want to be. For these reasons, the business called Listening First Yoga will be taking a pause starting January 2026. Our December Winter Practice Pop-Up and Seasonal Yin classes will be the last classes we offer under this name, for now.

This isn’t the end of Trauma Sensitive Yoga in Nashville! Each of our instructors will continue offering classes in their own capacity:

🌿Marysa Manning will offer TCTSY Trauma Sensitive Yoga groups through Heart of Wisdom Yoga (). Follow me at on Instagram and www.marysamanning.com.

🌿Mary Beth Harding will continue offering a variety of trauma-informed classes through MaryBethHardingYoga.com. Follow her at .

🌿Kendyl Davidson will offer TCTSY Trauma Sensitive Yoga as part of her offerings through Resolve Therapy Group. Reach out to her at [email protected].

Marysa will also continue to offer TCTSY Foundational trainings online and in the Nashville community. You can find information about those at www.traumasensitiveyoga.com.

This pause isn’t forever: this is the best way that I can keep doing this work during this season of life. We'll let you know about any changes. Thank you so much for practicing with us, and we hope to see you on the mat again soon!

12/01/2025

Our final pop-up practices of the year are live!

Join Marysa () on Sunday Dec 14 at Heart of Wisdom Yoga () for Trauma Sensitive Yoga + Guided Meditation. This gentle class will be followed by a guided trauma-informed meditation. No prior yoga or meditation experience necessary.

Then, join Mary Beth () for Seasonal Yin Yoga: Winter on Sunday, December 21 at the Space in the East Nashville. This extended Yin practice incorporates Traditional Chinese Medicine concepts to create a practice meant to balance our bodies and nervous systems for the winter season.

Sign up at ListeningFirstYoga.com/group 💙
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