Saturday Salutations
at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Saturday, October 7 :: 9AM
Join Project Yoga Richmond co-founder, J Miles, alongside ambassadors Emily and Anthony for a movement meditation at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden! Together we will move, breathe, and intentionally embody the transformation that is taking place in our city through our physical practice.
For over a decade, PYR has called yogis from all over the Greater Richmond region to come together in solidarity to raise awareness about the healing power of Yoga - and to demonstrate our ability to harness the power of our community and collective wisdom. Your practice has power - together we can do more.
Class is 9:00am-10:30am. Gates open at 8:45am
We offer 3 levels of community pricing so you can register at the amount you’re able to pay. Thank you for your contribution.
We look forward to this healing and celebratory practice with you!
If you are in need of support, please use the Contributor link above and use code FREEDOM to attend at no cost.
Do you have the means and desire to support those in our community who wish to attend this event for free? Consider registering at the Sponsor level! Your contribution is greatly appreciated and will create space for the presence and healing of those who need the additional support at this time.
Meet Your Guides
Yogi J Miles (he/him)
J is a Yogi, martial artist, body worker, retired breakdancer, community activist, and the son of a Baptist minister, and have been learning and studying eastern arts and philosophy for nearly two decades. But movement itself, and creativity and exploration of movement through dance has always been a constant source of curiosity and confidence. From learning how to headstand at five from my father, to walking on my hands and tumbling as an adolescent, to playing sports as a teen, to poppin and lockin, I’ve always been moving. These all came together for me in the Brazilian art of Capoeira, with its precision and elegance, freedom and beauty. That inexplicably led me me to Hung Gar kung fu and my first real Teacher, who unknowingly led me to yoga.
From books by Muata Ashby, to the teachings of Swami Satchidananda and Integral Yoga, along with Ashtanga, Jivamukti and other prominent systems of yoga, my “style” has crafted a style tempered by real life and humor, and relies on the importance of breath as a guide and a source of strength. My classes aim to create for each person a fluid, sustainable and enjoyable practice, that hopefully will prove to be beneficial over a lifetime. And even as this ancient practice continues to evolve, the mantra continues to be “practice is effort toward steadiness of mind”.
Emily is a Licensed Holistic Psychotherapist and RYT200. She specializes in trauma and deep level healing, and she has been a professional mental health provider since 2011. Emily enjoys utilizing breathwork and guided imagery to help rebuild the mind-body connection. She holds the space for people to bring back their awareness to their body, and she does this through her integrative techniques.
Emily is a mother of two. She enjoys spending her time reading or being outside. Her other passion is riding her motorcycle and encouraging others to join in on the fun!
Emily Webb Olsen (she/her)
Anthony Jonson (he/him)
Anthony Johnson is a 2021 Maha Vira graduate who has lived in Richmond VA for the past 7 years. Anthony has most recently taught classes in Richmond with Stonewall Sports RVA and Project Yoga Richmond. To Anthony, Yoga is a form of self expression, while also serving as both a map back to one’s true self, and the vehicle that can get you there.
