When we feel comfortable, at ease, and able to take up space in the world:
Or
When we feel small, scared, or unseen; when we hesitate to speak, ask, create, lead, or take up space in the world:
What is taking up space within us?
What might we be resisting making space for?
How do our surroundings and community influence it?
Throughout our lives, we learn what it means to take space - for ourselves, for others, for what we desire, and for what we are becoming. We also learn to constrict, contain, accommodate, and hold ourselves back. It can show up in subtle internal ways, and it can show up in something as tangible as a slouched back or sitting pretzel legged.
This day invites us to explore making space and taking space as both inner and outer practices, through embodiment, reflection, yogic philosophy, and creative inquiry.
Rather than asking us to become bigger, louder, or more visible, this is an invitation to become more available to ourselves - and from there, to discover what it means to inhabit our lives more fully.
What would it mean to take up space in the world not from a place of authority, force, or performance, but from a deeper sense of belonging?
Who Is This For?
This gathering is for anyone who has ever experienced a sense of being too small for the space they’re in - or not quite sure they’re allowed to take up space at all.
That experience can have many roots. It may be shaped by gender, identity, race, class, financial circumstances, family or cultural conditioning, our bodies, our relationships, or experiences that are harder to name.
Sometimes we know exactly where the message came from. Sometimes we simply carry its imprint.
Maybe you’ve learned to be quieter, more accommodating, less demanding, or easier to be around. Maybe you hesitate to speak, ask, create, lead, take up physical space, or express what you really want. Or perhaps there is simply a subtle sense that there should be more room for you than you’ve been allowing yourself.
You don’t need to have a clear explanation or identify with any particular experience to belong here. If you’ve ever wondered what it might feel like to take up a little more space in your own life, this gathering is for you.
Schedule
9:30-10:00 AM: Arrival + Tea
10:00-10:30 AM: Opening Circle
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Embodied Yoga Asana Practice
12:00-1:00 PM: Shared Lunch
1:00-1:30 PM: Yogic Philosophy
1:30-3:00 PM: Creative Personal Inquiry + Pair / Small Group Sharing (if you choose)
3:00-3:30 PM: Integration + Closing Circle
Optional before the gathering: Serena is offering a 15-minute one-on-one listening call for anyone who would like to share what’s alive for them. These conversations will help guide the themes, questions, and invitations woven throughout our time together.
Pricing
We’re offering this gathering on a sliding scale because we want financial access to be part of the community we’re creating.
$90 - Accessible: Choose this rate if paying the full rate would create financial strain.
$120 - Sustainer: This rate helps sustain the time, care, and resources that go into creating and facilitating the day, including lunch.
$150 - Pay It Forward: Choose this rate if you have greater financial capacity and would like to help make the accessible rate possible for someone else.
If none of these rates work for you, please reach out to disha3m@gmail.com and/or serena.may@gmail.com and we’ll work together to find what might be possible.
When
Sunday Oct 11, 2026 9:30am-3:30pm
Where
This is an intentionally small community gathering held in a private home & back patio in Albany, CA (15-20min walk from North Berkeley BART). The address will be shared upon registration.
Know your Facilitators:
Disha
Disha is a yoga teacher and the founder of Disha Mindful Yoga. She has been practicing yoga for over 16 years and teaching since 2019, with a formal 500-hour advanced teaching certification and many other niche certifications along the way. Her approach to yoga is grounded in mindful movement, compassionate self-inquiry, and the understanding that yoga extends far beyond physical postures. She is especially interested in the ways our bodies, minds, relationships, and surroundings shape how we move through the world. Get to know Disha more →
Serena
Serena is a Certified Integral Coach® (New Ventures West) who works with people on what’s hard for them in our complex world. She brings over a decade of experience facilitating change and strategic vision with leaders in multinational organizations. Drawing on adult development, philosophy, somatics and expressive arts, she designs practices that awaken attention and create conditions for transformation. She enjoys holding spaces where people can come into deeper contact with themselves and possibilities in life. Get to know Serena more →
When we feel comfortable, at ease, and able to take up space in the world:
Or
When we feel small, scared, or unseen; when we hesitate to speak, ask, create, lead, or take up space in the world:
What is taking up space within us?
What might we be resisting making space for?
How do our surroundings and community influence it?
Throughout our lives, we learn what it means to take space - for ourselves, for others, for what we desire, and for what we are becoming. We also learn to constrict, contain, accommodate, and hold ourselves back. It can show up in subtle internal ways, and it can show up in something as tangible as a slouched back or sitting pretzel legged.
This day invites us to explore making space and taking space as both inner and outer practices, through embodiment, reflection, yogic philosophy, and creative inquiry.
Rather than asking us to become bigger, louder, or more visible, this is an invitation to become more available to ourselves - and from there, to discover what it means to inhabit our lives more fully.
What would it mean to take up space in the world not from a place of authority, force, or performance, but from a deeper sense of belonging?
Who Is This For?
This gathering is for anyone who has ever experienced a sense of being too small for the space they’re in - or not quite sure they’re allowed to take up space at all.
That experience can have many roots. It may be shaped by gender, identity, race, class, financial circumstances, family or cultural conditioning, our bodies, our relationships, or experiences that are harder to name.
Sometimes we know exactly where the message came from. Sometimes we simply carry its imprint.
Maybe you’ve learned to be quieter, more accommodating, less demanding, or easier to be around. Maybe you hesitate to speak, ask, create, lead, take up physical space, or express what you really want. Or perhaps there is simply a subtle sense that there should be more room for you than you’ve been allowing yourself.
You don’t need to have a clear explanation or identify with any particular experience to belong here. If you’ve ever wondered what it might feel like to take up a little more space in your own life, this gathering is for you.
Schedule
9:30-10:00 AM: Arrival + Tea
10:00-10:30 AM: Opening Circle
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Embodied Yoga Asana Practice
12:00-1:00 PM: Shared Lunch
1:00-1:30 PM: Yogic Philosophy
1:30-3:00 PM: Creative Personal Inquiry + Pair / Small Group Sharing (if you choose)
3:00-3:30 PM: Integration + Closing Circle
Optional before the gathering: Serena is offering a 15-minute one-on-one listening call for anyone who would like to share what’s alive for them. These conversations will help guide the themes, questions, and invitations woven throughout our time together.
Pricing
We’re offering this gathering on a sliding scale because we want financial access to be part of the community we’re creating.
$90 - Accessible: Choose this rate if paying the full rate would create financial strain.
$120 - Sustainer: This rate helps sustain the time, care, and resources that go into creating and facilitating the day, including lunch.
$150 - Pay It Forward: Choose this rate if you have greater financial capacity and would like to help make the accessible rate possible for someone else.
If none of these rates work for you, please reach out to disha3m@gmail.com and/or serena.may@gmail.com and we’ll work together to find what might be possible.
When
Sunday Oct 11, 2026 9:30am-3:30pm
Where
This is an intentionally small community gathering held in a private home & back patio in Albany, CA (15-20min walk from North Berkeley BART). The address will be shared upon registration.
Know your Facilitators:
Disha
Disha is a yoga teacher and the founder of Disha Mindful Yoga. She has been practicing yoga for over 16 years and teaching since 2019, with a formal 500-hour advanced teaching certification and many other niche certifications along the way. Her approach to yoga is grounded in mindful movement, compassionate self-inquiry, and the understanding that yoga extends far beyond physical postures. She is especially interested in the ways our bodies, minds, relationships, and surroundings shape how we move through the world. Get to know Disha more →
Serena
Serena is a Certified Integral Coach® (New Ventures West) who works with people on what’s hard for them in our complex world. She brings over a decade of experience facilitating change and strategic vision with leaders in multinational organizations. Drawing on adult development, philosophy, somatics and expressive arts, she designs practices that awaken attention and create conditions for transformation. She enjoys holding spaces where people can come into deeper contact with themselves and possibilities in life. Get to know Serena more →
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