YOGA WORKSHOPS WITH CHARLES MCINERNEY – 2026
ROOTED WITHIN:
A WEEKEND JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY
AND AUTHENTIC LIVING
August 7-9, 2026
Workshop 1 | Foundations of the Self: A Journey into Yoga and Self-Discovery
All lasting transformation begins with self-knowledge. This opening workshop draws on two complementary maps of human experience — the chakra system and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs — to illuminate the relationship between our physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions. Through asana that deepens body awareness and meditation that trains attention inward, we cultivate the inner concentration that is the necessary foundation of self-knowledge. Because without knowing ourselves, self-control and authentic self-expression remain permanently out of reach.
Saturday, 08.08.2026, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Workshop 2 | As You Are: The Yoga of Self-Acceptance
What would it feel like to be completely at peace with yourself — not a future, improved version, but yourself as you are right now? In this workshop we cultivate the quality of the witness — that part of us that can observe breath, body, and mind without judgment. Moving through asana with soft, non-reactive attention and resting in meditation as simple, open presence, we practice the gentle and courageous art of seeing ourselves clearly — and meeting what we find with kindness. Self-acceptance is not the end of growth. It is where growth actually begins.
Saturday, 08.08.2026, 1:30-4:30 pm
Workshop 3 | From Self-Judgment to Self-Love: A Yoga Workshop on Compassionate Living
We carry an inner critic so well practiced that its voice has become indistinguishable from our own. This workshop is an invitation to lay that burden down. Drawing on the yogic niyama of Santosha — the practice of contentment — we explore what it means to meet ourselves with compassion rather than criticism. Through nourishing asana, restorative pranayama, and loving-kindness meditation, we gently dismantle the habit of self-judgment and discover what has always been waiting underneath it: the simple recognition that we are, right now, worthy of our own love and care.
Sunday, 08.09.2026, 1:30-4:30 pm
Workshop 4 | Unleashed: A Yoga and Creativity Workshop on Authentic Self-Expression
A self that is known, accepted, and loved is a self that is finally free to be seen. Drawing on Polyvagal Theory, we explore how nervous system safety is the prerequisite for authentic creative expression. Through asana and pranayama that activate the ventral vagal state — the physiological home of connection and creative flow — we create the inner conditions for genuine expression. From that open and regulated place we engage in mind mapping: a playful, non-linear tool for creative exploration that bypasses the inner critic and taps directly into intuition and imagination. No artistic experience required — only the willingness to let yourself be seen.



