This 90-minute class will begin with calming breathwork before moving into gentle, invitational movement. The second half of class will foster deep rest and nervous system regulation as you sink into supported restorative shapes surrounded by a gentle sound bath of Crystal Tones® singing bowls, chimes and other percussion. This class is adaptive and inclusive - Sarah offers MANY options for new and seasoned yoga practitioners. We have blankets, mats, blocks and bolsters in the studio space, but feel free to bring your own for added comfort!

Sarah is a member of Yoga Alliance and is also a certified trauma-informed SHE RECOVERS Yoga Teacher.

All of us were once children filled with light, curiosity, and wonder. Small and vulnerable, we had to figure out how to stay safe and find belonging in the world we grew up in. 

Many times, the best option in overwhelming situations was to move our attention in an attempt to “turn down” the volume of whatever was “too much” or upsetting to us.

Ultimately, five options arose to turn down that volume:

1. Leave our body

2. Merge with others in the hope they could meet our needs

3. Hunker down and endure the storm

4. Get aggressive in an attempt to get what we want

5. Become rigid and follow the rules

These are the 5 Personality Patterns we all relied on to make it to adulthood.

Even after realizing we have better options to stay safe and connected, these habitual ways of seeing the world taint our experience of the here and now. Instead of responding to the present moment, the habitual responses from our past take over.

The good news is that these personality patterns are not who you are.

It’s not your most authentic expression. 

In fact, your personality patterns are what keep your truest self from shining through.

Underneath your personality patterns is where you can connect back to your most authentic self.

Join Vitalist lead teachers, Kaycee Joy and Ryan DeLuca, for this six-week Embodiment Series aimed at connecting you back to your soul's most authentic expression through an embodied understanding of the 5 Personality Patterns. 

Join us on Friday, March 21st at Unity Spiritual Community in Ada, Michigan, for a vibrant Spring Equinox Celebration. This event, co-hosted by The Vitalist Institute and Unity, honors the season of renewal through music, dance, and reflection.

The Vital Hive will lead us in uplifting songs and dances celebrating the rebirth of spring. Participants are encouraged to join in the singing and dancing, with interspersed moments of silent reflection to connect deeply with the season's energy.

Children are welcome to participate, provided they can engage harmoniously with the gathering's flow. Childcare services for 4 years old and above will also be available for those who prefer it. 

Come together with us to embrace the arrival of spring, fostering celebration through shared music, dance, and contemplation.

*Please bring your own meditation cushions and blankets for floor sitting. Chairs will also be available. 

Please note: This event will not be held at the Vitalist Institute in Eastown. Click through for location + details.

Our heart is believed to be the seat of our intuition, the place in our body where we can connect to who we truly are. This brand new event at Vitalist Institute invites you to enjoy a cup of ceremonial cacao that has been hand-crafted by Vitalist lead teacher, Ryan DeLuca. Ryan will guide you through a gentle breath and embodiment practice to quiet your mind and relax your nervous system. The session will move into a guided meditation of your heart space, inviting you to connect deeper to yourself and your life.

This heart-centered class will recur on the third Friday of each month. 

These monthly moon ceremonies provide space for the sacred feminine to emerge from the deepest parts of our body & soul.

Come gather in a circle of women for a moon ceremony. Kaycee Joy is thrilled to bring this offering to the community once a month. These ceremonies invite sisters to circle up and work with the moon cycles, astrology, ritual, archetypes, soul journeys, goddess traditions and so much more. Each session will be tailored around a new theme to work with throughout the month. You’ll be immersed in the divine feminine spirit, free to explore all of your parts that are asking to be tended to. These ceremonies are for anyone who identifies as a woman or non-binary individuals who identify with women’s communities.

All of us were once children filled with light, curiosity, and wonder. Small and vulnerable, we had to figure out how to stay safe and find belonging in the world we grew up in. 

Many times, the best option in overwhelming situations was to move our attention in an attempt to “turn down” the volume of whatever was “too much” or upsetting to us.

Ultimately, five options arose to turn down that volume:

1. Leave our body

2. Merge with others in the hope they could meet our needs

3. Hunker down and endure the storm

4. Get aggressive in an attempt to get what we want

5. Become rigid and follow the rules

These are the 5 Personality Patterns we all relied on to make it to adulthood.

Even after realizing we have better options to stay safe and connected, these habitual ways of seeing the world taint our experience of the here and now. Instead of responding to the present moment, the habitual responses from our past take over.

The good news is that these personality patterns are not who you are.

It’s not your most authentic expression. 

In fact, your personality patterns are what keep your truest self from shining through.

Underneath your personality patterns is where you can connect back to your most authentic self.

Join Vitalist lead teachers, Kaycee Joy and Ryan DeLuca, for this six-week Embodiment Series aimed at connecting you back to your soul's most authentic expression through an embodied understanding of the 5 Personality Patterns. 

In this ceremony, you will enter into a non-ordinary state assisted by ceremonial cacao and breathwork. By entering this state of being, you will be guided through a process to melt away the congestion in your physical, mental, and energetic body. You will be immersed in a sound bath filled with the gong, crystal singing bowls, guitar and vocals to enter a deep state of relaxation and ease.

This container will be held by Vitalist Institute founders, Leah Grace + Micah Mclaughlin and supported by Vitalist lead teachers, Kaycee Joy + Ryan DeLuca

Experience a journey back to your essential self while creating new pathways of ease and vitality in your body and life!

No experience is necessary, just a willingness and curiosity is all that is required. 

This is our most popular event and sells out quickly. Secure your space early to avoid the waitlist!

This series is designed for those who are completely new to embodiment, as well as those looking to expand and deepen their current practice. Kaycee Joy and Ryan DeLuca will explore the core principles of embodiment and provide practical tools and exercises to help you connect more deeply with your body and mind, cultivating a deep understanding of your human experience.

Bioenergetics and breathwork offers a multitude of benefits. It can lead to reduced stress and anxiety by releasing pent-up emotions and tension. Embodiment also enhances creativity by breaking through mental and physical blocks, allowing individuals to access their most authentic self. Bioenergetics helps individuals become more attuned to their thoughts, feelings, and sensations through increased self-awareness. This practice produces a greater sense of vitality and aliveness by fostering a deeper connection with the body.

At our new women's breathwork gathering, we’ll use the transformative power of breathwork to break free from the traumas and cultural conditioning that have held us captive for too long. Breathwork has the power to bring us into deep states of consciousness where we can connect to the larger world—where we can breathe not just for ourselves, but for our global sisters, for those who need us to stand with them.

This isn’t just another event—it’s a movement. A reminder that when we come together, we are unstoppable.

Join Micah McLaughlin and Matu Kurzava as they lead our community in heart songs! We will gather to share and celebrate songs of devotion from all around the world. These songs of love and healing are intended to connect us to our own hearts, to each other, to mother earth and to the Great Mystery. Those joining are invited to bring any instruments they might play as well as songs they feel inspired to share (or just bring your voices and your presence). 

Come sing from your heart…dancing and improvisation are welcome too!

$10 cash donation. No registration necessary. Ages 4+.

NEW TIME!! 6:30 - 8:30pm

There’s a belief that when we speak authentically and in alignment with our heart, our voice has a specific tone and vibration. Vocal toning is a form of sound healing that involves using your voice as a tool to create vibrations in your body. This workshop will be an exploration of how you can use your voice as a tool to shift how you feel and connect deeper to yourself.

This series is designed for those who are completely new to embodiment, as well as those looking to expand and deepen their current practice. Kaycee Joy and Ryan DeLuca will explore the core principles of embodiment and provide practical tools and exercises to help you connect more deeply with your body and mind, cultivating a deep understanding of your human experience.

Bioenergetics and breathwork offers a multitude of benefits. It can lead to reduced stress and anxiety by releasing pent-up emotions and tension. Embodiment also enhances creativity by breaking through mental and physical blocks, allowing individuals to access their most authentic self. Bioenergetics helps individuals become more attuned to their thoughts, feelings, and sensations through increased self-awareness. This practice produces a greater sense of vitality and aliveness by fostering a deeper connection with the body.

This 90-minute class will begin with calming breathwork before moving into gentle, invitational movement. The second half of class will foster deep rest and nervous system regulation as you sink into supported restorative shapes surrounded by a gentle sound bath of Crystal Tones® singing bowls, chimes and other percussion. This class is adaptive and inclusive - Sarah offers MANY options for new and seasoned yoga practitioners. We have blankets, mats, blocks and bolsters in the studio space, but feel free to bring your own for added comfort!

Sarah is a member of Yoga Alliance and is also a certified trauma-informed SHE RECOVERS Yoga Teacher.

These monthly moon ceremonies provide space for the sacred feminine to emerge from the deepest parts of our body & soul.

Come gather in a circle of women for a moon ceremony. Kaycee Joy is thrilled to bring this offering to the community once a month. These ceremonies invite sisters to circle up and work with the moon cycles, astrology, ritual, archetypes, soul journeys, goddess traditions and so much more. Each session will be tailored around a new theme to work with throughout the month. You’ll be immersed in the divine feminine spirit, free to explore all of your parts that are asking to be tended to. These ceremonies are for anyone who identifies as a woman or non-binary individuals who identify with women’s communities.

This series is designed for those who are completely new to embodiment, as well as those looking to expand and deepen their current practice. Kaycee Joy and Ryan DeLuca will explore the core principles of embodiment and provide practical tools and exercises to help you connect more deeply with your body and mind, cultivating a deep understanding of your human experience.

Bioenergetics and breathwork offers a multitude of benefits. It can lead to reduced stress and anxiety by releasing pent-up emotions and tension. Embodiment also enhances creativity by breaking through mental and physical blocks, allowing individuals to access their most authentic self. Bioenergetics helps individuals become more attuned to their thoughts, feelings, and sensations through increased self-awareness. This practice produces a greater sense of vitality and aliveness by fostering a deeper connection with the body.

In this ceremony, you will enter into a non-ordinary state assisted by ceremonial cacao and breathwork. By entering this state of being, you will be guided through a process to melt away the congestion in your physical, mental, and energetic body. You will be immersed in a sound bath filled with the gong, crystal singing bowls, guitar and vocals to enter a deep state of relaxation and ease.

This container will be held by Vitalist Institute founders, Leah Grace + Micah Mclaughlin and supported by Vitalist lead teachers, Kaycee Joy + Ryan DeLuca

Experience a journey back to your essential self while creating new pathways of ease and vitality in your body and life!

No experience is necessary, just a willingness and curiosity is all that is required. 

This is our most popular event and sells out quickly. Secure your space early to avoid the waitlist!

This series is designed for those who are completely new to embodiment, as well as those looking to expand and deepen their current practice. Kaycee Joy and Ryan DeLuca will explore the core principles of embodiment and provide practical tools and exercises to help you connect more deeply with your body and mind, cultivating a deep understanding of your human experience.

Bioenergetics and breathwork offers a multitude of benefits. It can lead to reduced stress and anxiety by releasing pent-up emotions and tension. Embodiment also enhances creativity by breaking through mental and physical blocks, allowing individuals to access their most authentic self. Bioenergetics helps individuals become more attuned to their thoughts, feelings, and sensations through increased self-awareness. This practice produces a greater sense of vitality and aliveness by fostering a deeper connection with the body.

This series is designed for those who are completely new to embodiment, as well as those looking to expand and deepen their current practice. Kaycee Joy and Ryan DeLuca will explore the core principles of embodiment and provide practical tools and exercises to help you connect more deeply with your body and mind, cultivating a deep understanding of your human experience.

Bioenergetics and breathwork offers a multitude of benefits. It can lead to reduced stress and anxiety by releasing pent-up emotions and tension. Embodiment also enhances creativity by breaking through mental and physical blocks, allowing individuals to access their most authentic self. Bioenergetics helps individuals become more attuned to their thoughts, feelings, and sensations through increased self-awareness. This practice produces a greater sense of vitality and aliveness by fostering a deeper connection with the body.

Join Micah McLaughlin and Matu Kurzava as they lead our community in heart songs! We will gather to share and celebrate songs of devotion from all around the world. These songs of love and healing are intended to connect us to our own hearts, to each other, to mother earth and to the Great Mystery. Those joining are invited to bring any instruments they might play as well as songs they feel inspired to share (or just bring your voices and your presence). 

Come sing from your heart…dancing and improvisation are welcome too!

$10 cash donation. No registration necessary. Ages 4+.

NEW TIME!! 6:30 - 8:30pm

This series is designed for those who are completely new to embodiment, as well as those looking to expand and deepen their current practice. Kaycee Joy and Ryan DeLuca will explore the core principles of embodiment and provide practical tools and exercises to help you connect more deeply with your body and mind, cultivating a deep understanding of your human experience.

Bioenergetics and breathwork offers a multitude of benefits. It can lead to reduced stress and anxiety by releasing pent-up emotions and tension. Embodiment also enhances creativity by breaking through mental and physical blocks, allowing individuals to access their most authentic self. Bioenergetics helps individuals become more attuned to their thoughts, feelings, and sensations through increased self-awareness. This practice produces a greater sense of vitality and aliveness by fostering a deeper connection with the body.

This 90-minute class will begin with calming breathwork before moving into gentle, invitational movement. The second half of class will foster deep rest and nervous system regulation as you sink into supported restorative shapes surrounded by a gentle sound bath of Crystal Tones® singing bowls, chimes and other percussion. This class is adaptive and inclusive - Sarah offers MANY options for new and seasoned yoga practitioners. We have blankets, mats, blocks and bolsters in the studio space, but feel free to bring your own for added comfort!

Sarah is a member of Yoga Alliance and is also a certified trauma-informed SHE RECOVERS Yoga Teacher.

These monthly moon ceremonies provide space for the sacred feminine to emerge from the deepest parts of our body & soul.

Come gather in a circle of women for a moon ceremony. Kaycee Joy is thrilled to bring this offering to the community once a month. These ceremonies invite sisters to circle up and work with the moon cycles, astrology, ritual, archetypes, soul journeys, goddess traditions and so much more. Each session will be tailored around a new theme to work with throughout the month. You’ll be immersed in the divine feminine spirit, free to explore all of your parts that are asking to be tended to. These ceremonies are for anyone who identifies as a woman or non-binary individuals who identify with women’s communities.

This series is designed for those who are completely new to embodiment, as well as those looking to expand and deepen their current practice. Kaycee Joy and Ryan DeLuca will explore the core principles of embodiment and provide practical tools and exercises to help you connect more deeply with your body and mind, cultivating a deep understanding of your human experience.

Bioenergetics and breathwork offers a multitude of benefits. It can lead to reduced stress and anxiety by releasing pent-up emotions and tension. Embodiment also enhances creativity by breaking through mental and physical blocks, allowing individuals to access their most authentic self. Bioenergetics helps individuals become more attuned to their thoughts, feelings, and sensations through increased self-awareness. This practice produces a greater sense of vitality and aliveness by fostering a deeper connection with the body.

Our heart is believed to be the seat of our intuition, the place in our body where we can connect to who we truly are. This brand new event at Vitalist Institute invites you to enjoy a cup of ceremonial cacao that has been hand-crafted by Vitalist lead teacher, Ryan DeLuca. Ryan will guide you through a gentle breath and embodiment practice to quiet your mind and relax your nervous system. The session will move into a guided meditation of your heart space, inviting you to connect deeper to yourself and your life.

This heart-centered class will recur on the third Friday of each month. 

Women’s Breathwork Ceremony

A space for the sacred feminine to emerge from the deepest parts of our body & soul

Join Leah Grace, Kaycee Joy and Sarah Simon for a beautiful evening of sisterhood, cacao, breathwork & sound. The invitation for this ceremony is to arrive with the intention of connecting to a part, trait or quality within our being that you can nurture into its fullest form of expression. Perhaps you’d like to express yourself more authentically? Or embrace more lovingly your ever-changing physical form? Or maybe to find some space to reparent yourself with the sweet, tender care that you didn’t receive from a caregiver? You’ll be immersed in a feminine container, free to explore all of your parts that are asking to be nurtured.  

This ceremony is for anyone who identifies as a woman and non-binary individuals who identify with women’s communities.

Join Micah McLaughlin and Matu Kurzava as they lead our community in heart songs! We will gather to share and celebrate songs of devotion from all around the world. These songs of love and healing are intended to connect us to our own hearts, to each other, to mother earth and to the Great Mystery. Those joining are invited to bring any instruments they might play as well as songs they feel inspired to share (or just bring your voices and your presence). 

Come sing from your heart…dancing and improvisation are welcome too!

$10 cash donation. No registration necessary. Ages 4+.

NEW TIME!! 6:30 - 8:30pm

This 90-minute class will begin with calming breathwork before moving into gentle, invitational movement. The second half of class will foster deep rest and nervous system regulation as you sink into supported restorative shapes surrounded by a gentle sound bath of Crystal Tones® singing bowls, chimes and other percussion. This class is adaptive and inclusive - Sarah offers MANY options for new and seasoned yoga practitioners. We have blankets, mats, blocks and bolsters in the studio space, but feel free to bring your own for added comfort!

Sarah is a member of Yoga Alliance and is also a certified trauma-informed SHE RECOVERS Yoga Teacher.

Our heart is believed to be the seat of our intuition, the place in our body where we can connect to who we truly are. This brand new event at Vitalist Institute invites you to enjoy a cup of ceremonial cacao that has been hand-crafted by Vitalist lead teacher, Ryan DeLuca. Ryan will guide you through a gentle breath and embodiment practice to quiet your mind and relax your nervous system. The session will move into a guided meditation of your heart space, inviting you to connect deeper to yourself and your life.

This heart-centered class will recur on the third Friday of each month. 

These monthly moon ceremonies provide space for the sacred feminine to emerge from the deepest parts of our body & soul.

Come gather in a circle of women for a moon ceremony. Kaycee Joy is thrilled to bring this offering to the community once a month. These ceremonies invite sisters to circle up and work with the moon cycles, astrology, ritual, archetypes, soul journeys, goddess traditions and so much more. Each session will be tailored around a new theme to work with throughout the month. You’ll be immersed in the divine feminine spirit, free to explore all of your parts that are asking to be tended to. These ceremonies are for anyone who identifies as a woman or non-binary individuals who identify with women’s communities.

Join us for something new and unique at Vitalist institute….. We’re pleased to announce our inaugural holiday gift market held in our Eastown studio space. In collaboration with Beemo Textiles, we’ll be hosting 18 local artisans - many from our vitalist community - who will be selling their creations. Shop for modestly priced gifts and support local makers of textiles, pottery, jewelry, tea, art prints, apothecary and much, much more! We’ll be selling fresh handcrafted cacao to enjoy while you shop and we will even have a gift wrapping station! Mark your calendars for December 14th, 11:00am-5:00pm! Free Admission.