tHE GATHERING
A FALL YOGA + fOOD sERIES
for the Ones Holding It Together
Four nights of movement, real food, and honest conversation — because you can't keep giving from a tank that's beginning to run dry.
September 25 · October 23 ·
November 13 · December 4
MOVE. nOURISH. cONNECT.
Fall has a way of piling even more onto the dozen roles we're already carrying.
The one who feeds everyone. Keeps the peace. Remembers what no one else remembers. Holds it all together.
It's easy to lose track of the person underneath it all, including what we actually need.
The Gathering is four evenings spread throughout the fall. We'll move a little, eat a really good dinner, talk about things that matter, and give ourselves permission to stop being productive for a couple of hours.
Some nights will be lighter. Some will go a little deeper.
Every night will have good food, good movement, and good company.
No green juice. No homework. Nothing to prove.
Come as you are.
WHAT TO EXPECT
At every Gathering series workshop:
🧘♀️ Movement - A short, feel-good yoga practice. No experience required. No Lycra Olympics.
💫 A few moments of meditation - to breathe, reset, and reconnect
🍴 Dinner - A home-cooked meal made from Maggie's recipes. Sit down. Someone else is feeding you tonight.
💬 Conversation - A little reflection, a little honesty, and plenty of room for the conversation to wander.
✨ Good company - Come with someone. Come alone. Either way, pull up a chair.
Please bring your own yoga mat and any props you like. Additionally, come dressed in comfortable clothing and bring your own water bottle.
Given our topics, we welcome children and young adults to stay home these evenings.
FOUR NIGHTS. FOUR REASONS TO GATHER.
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Before the calendar gets away from you.
Summer's loose schedule is gone and the calendar's already filling back in.
We're taking one night that's just for stretching, eating, and doing absolutely nothing productive short of caring for ourselves.
Leave armed with a few short movement breaks you can actually keep doing after tonight. A meditation you'll want to steal for the next time your brain won't quit. A second brownie to enjoy at home, in pjs.
On the table: chicken salad, good snacks + brownies that don't apologize for existing.
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A little deeper. Still very much us.
The version of your body you grew up with. The one you're living in now. And the version you're passing down whether you mean to or not. Let’s talk about and to them all.
We'll use gentle movement and honest conversation to explore body image, aging, and what it might look like to develop a more compassionate, realistic perspective.
SPECIAL GUEST
Lauren Kubik, LCSW
Supportive Solutions Counseling, LLCWe'll finish with a chocolate truffle meditation, because some lessons land better with actual chocolate involved.
On the table: warm vegan soup + homemade bread + herb butter.
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Not all exhaustion is the same.
You take care of everyone. Tonight, everyone takes care of you.
Join Maggie and special guest Jacquie Hefner for an evening exploring the four dimensions of energy:
physical · mental · emotional · purpose
Through gentle movement and guided reflection, you'll figure out where your energy has been running low and leave with one small, sustainable practice you can begin the very next day.
Small enough to be realistic.
Powerful enough to matter.On the table: snacks + something with a little sparkle in a cup.
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Less agenda. More permission.
You've got the pieces. Now let's put them together.
This is our wrap-up night: open-format yoga, a reframe on holiday stress that actually works, and a little time to look back at the fall and acknowledge what you did, didn't do, survived, enjoyed, and learned.
Flow freely.
Hold child's pose the entire time.
Both earn a gold star.
On the table: cauliflower, potato + chickpea tikka masala with warm pita, followed by dark chocolate.
Because it's December and everything is dark except your mood by the end of class.
COME FOR ONE. cOME FOR ALL FOUR.
one gathering or the whole series. You decide.
benefits of Signing Up for the whole series:
$10 registration discount
Proof you’re putting yourself first (as you should!)
Opportunity for continued conversation with teachers and new friends
Follow the thread that builds from workshop to workshop
You are more than welcome to just attend one session! While there is a throughline, each workshop will stand on it’s own.
CONVERSATION LEADERS
maggie Skarich Joos
FOOD · CHEERLEADER · YOGAA lifelong entrepreneur, writer, and storyteller, Maggie brings creativity and curiosity into the studio. Maggie’s classes offer a slow, steady rhythm with an emphasis on mindfulness and a touch of core work inspired by her love of Pilates. Students can expect to leave feeling relaxed yet focused, strengthened, and content. If the yoga doesn’t work, the offered dessert will.
Maggie lives by the motto “time is our most essential ingredient.” That doesn’t mean making every moment the most efficient, rather she fills her own cup by filling yours and inspiring you to go chase your dreams. And/or enjoying a good Diet Coke, light-hearted fiction, or introducing her daughters to Ted Lasso. (May we all be Rebeccas when we grow up!)
As our host for the series, Maggie serves as head chef, yoga practitioner, registrar, and clean-up crew.
Jacquie Hefner
ENERGY · BURNOUT · SUSTAINABLE LIVING
After 16 years leading partnerships and teams at The Walt Disney Company, Jacquie believed success meant pushing harder, doing more, and finding a way to keep going. Until burnout and an autoimmune diagnosis forced her to ask a different question: What if success isn't about managing your time, but your energy?
That question led her deep into the science of energy, human biology, and sustainable high performance. Today, she helps women understand where their energy has been depleted so they can stop surviving each day and start building lives they genuinely enjoy.
As a mom to a toddler, she knows firsthand what it feels like to balance a demanding career, family life, and the desire to still have something left for yourself. Her approach isn't about doing more—it's about making small, intentional shifts that help you reclaim your energy, one step at a time.
Lauren Kubik, LSW
Lauren is a therapist with over 10 years of experience working across a variety of levels of care. Two years ago, she founded Supportive Solutions Counseling, where she enjoys working with a wide variety of clients and helping them navigate life’s challenges and create meaningful change.
Lauren is especially passionate about working with women to build a more compassionate relationship with themselves and find greater peace with food and their bodies. Her approach is warm, supportive, and grounded in creating a space where clients feel comfortable exploring what matters most to them.
Outside of work, Lauren enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, reading, staying active, and working on puzzles.
BODY IMAGE · COUNSELING · COMPASSION