Kellen Brugman, Certified Ayurveda Lifestyle Counselor, yoga teacher and holistic wellness coach is special guest teacher for the September “Journey Home to Ourselves” event in Northern Michigan this fall. She is teaching - Kindle Digestive Fire and Stoke Creative Spark.

Through yoga-ish movement, breath meditation, and Ayurveda self-care tips, you will learn to ignite, kindle, tend, and nourish digestive fire in your body, mind, and creative spirit.

We will gather at hearth of heart space. Light candles and ignite curiousity. Kellen will navigate you through spiritual adventure of Ayurvedic holistic wisdom, yoga-ish flow, and sacred breathing practice. Support nervous system through an energetic tapas ceremony that removes old thought patterns and emotions smothering your creative fire. Then, stoke your creative spark through blank page meditation. This journey will help you transform fear to love and doubt to courage.

Release what no longer feels or tastes like nourishment. Stoke creative fire with your inherent gifts and creativity.

Nourish creative sparks and digestive fire.

Flourish Soul’s purpose and well-Being!

An Ayurvedic heart-centered wellness class

This is a virtual class. Zoom link provided upon registration and payment.

According to Ayurveda, the heart is home for all life and happiness.

Nutrient, oxygen-rich blood constantly flows through physical heart. A key factor in immunity- ojas, is produced in heart. Emotions are processed through the energetic heart’s intelligence. And, heart is seat of your Soul, and Source of compassion and creative inspiration.

The heart is a treasure chest. Daily self-care practices are priceless gems, increasing value in your heart health and all relationships.

In this class, you will learn heart healthy tips to nourish self-care and flourish wellbeing everywhere. In relationships, friendships, families, careers, creativity, and community. By being rooted in self-care, one effectively and easily creates success and happiness in all areas of life.

This class includes: 

• Yoga inspired poses (all levels) to support heart health

• Breathing practice to balance emotions and cultivate compassion

• Ayurvedic acupressure ritual to release worry and increase positive vibes

• Create Valentine for yourself, sweetheart, or local senior in need

• Nourishing organic tea tonic for heart health

• Aveda self-care swag bags –essential oil treats!

Bring your true love, best buddy, favorite friend, or your sweet self.

An Ayurvedic heart-centered wellness class

According to Ayurveda, the heart is home for all life and happiness.

Nutrient, oxygen-rich blood constantly flows through physical heart. A key factor in immunity- ojas, is produced in heart. Emotions are processed through the energetic heart’s intelligence. And, heart is seat of your Soul, and Source of compassion and creative inspiration.

The heart is a treasure chest. Daily self-care practices are priceless gems, increasing value in your heart health and all relationships.

In this class, you will learn heart healthy tips to nourish self-care and flourish wellbeing everywhere. In relationships, friendships, families, careers, creativity, and community. By being rooted in self-care, one effectively and easily creates success and happiness in all areas of life.

This class includes: 

• Yoga inspired poses (all levels) to support heart health

• Breathing practice to balance emotions and cultivate compassion

• Ayurvedic acupressure ritual to release worry and increase positive vibes

• Create Valentine for yourself, sweetheart, or local senior in need

• Nourishing organic tea tonic for heart health

• Aveda self-care swag bags –essential oil treats!

Bring your true love, best buddy, favorite friend, or your sweet self.

A 5-week Series

Mondays 10:00 - 11:00am EDT

January 31st - February 28th

It’s never too late ( or early) to start practicing yoga. Whether you are in your 40’s or 80’s, you can improve strength, flexibility, and range of motion through daily self-care routines that include yoga, breathing practices, and wellbeing rituals.

This course helps you regain and maintain holistic wellbeing and vitality. Yoga feels good when you do it, and that feeling transcends into other realms of life...for the rest of your life. 

Benefits of course include:

• Muscle strength

• Better balance

• Improved flexibility in shoulder, hips and knees

• Immunity balance

• Respiratory and sinus support

• Regular digestion and elimination

• Blissful, restorative sleep

• Relief from chronic pain and stiff joints

• Nervous system tune-ups to support brain function and memory

Join this course and begin blazing a new life path to feeling better as you age with grace and strength. It’s possible to reverse the aging process! More importantly, learn ways to maintain health on daily basis. Learn ways to use yoga and Ayurveda in daily routines, so that life is not so much an aging process of the body, but a fun journey into becoming a healthier and happier you.

4-week on-line course

January 6 - January 27 from 7:00 - 8:15p ET

A 4-week on-line course covering the basics of Ayurveda - the holistic wellness system and sister science to yoga. Ayurveda, “the science of life and art of daily self-care” encompasses lifestyle, diet, yoga, breathing practices, herbs, acupressure, self-care treatments, sound therapy, and aromatherapy.

Learn to support body-mind wellbeing using basic Ayurvedic lifestyle tips and self-care treatments. Topics include: stress relief, immunity balance, and cold/flu prevention and recovery. Kellen is Certified Ayurveda Lifestyle Counselsor, from The Ayurvedic Institute.

This class is taught through North Central Michigan College.

Click here for more information and to register.

BREW. STEEP. SIP.

The simple, sacred process of making and enjoying tea is similar to the process of living a life steeped in clarity, ease, and peace.

Join me for a weekly teatime wellness and meditation break. Every Wednesday, Chai O’Clock begins at 3:30p EDT. A 45-minute pause where, unhinged from tasks and to-dos, stillness time warps you into space of possibility. In Ayurveda, this space is Purusha - the supreme, unmanifested space of pure divine unlimited creative potential.

Experience how the simple ritual of making and enjoying afternoon tea supports nervous system health and immunity balance.

In cozy comfort of your home. Nested in favorite chair or meditation cushion. Holding your favorite teacup or Libre bottle infuser. Gathering with longterm friends. Meeting new friends. Teatime is ancient gathering place, where Souls meet in heart space.

Enjoy a cup of tea and learn to infuse more ease and joy in your daily routine.

Welcome to a weekly adventure of learning to infuse your life with more wellbeing and creative potential, by weaving the tea making process into daily self-care rituals. Each week’s teatime includes:

1. BREW. The Tea. Before our gathering, brew your favorite cup of tea. For monthly subscribers, I’ll share the weekly tea recipe before Chai O’Clock. Snacks encouraged. Once a month, I’ll share some of my favorite Ayurvedic snacks.

2. STEEP. The Pause. A 10-minute guided meditation, using simple stretches, an easy breathing practice, and rejuvenating Ayurvedic stress-relief treatment. Taking time to steep in a self-care moment infuses wellness into your body and mind.

3. SIP. The Lifestyle Tips. From my 24-years of experience weaving Ayurvedic holistic lifestyle rituals into my daily routine, and sharing them with thousands of clients. You’ll learn easy, effective, and enjoyable holistic wellness tips to weave into your daily routine.

Chai O’Clock.

A virtual, teatime meditation break brewing up Ayurvedic wellness tips and creative magic. Each Wednesday from 3:30-4:15 pm EDT. It’s the perfect time to pause, and steep in possibility.

How to Attend Via Zoom

1. Send Teatime Tips before class, via Venmo or PayPal. Click payment link below.

2. Set event time, 3:30-4:15p EDT zone, on your calendar.

3. Bring favorite teacup, filled with tea of choice. Also pen and paper/journal.

4. Sign into class via Zoom link provided below.

Note: PayPal option: please pay as friend or family.

Prepare for and welcome October’s new moon in Libra, by adventuring into water element and second chakra. Kidneys are highlighted in this moon, so this event helps you better filter what’s truth versus malarkey; and, release toxic mental thoughts and stagnant creative blocks.

The new moon is auspicious time to set intentions and begin baby stepping towards new career dream and/or creative goal. New Moon Dreamscaping Gathering will help align your intuition and creative power with new moon magic.  

Begin new cycle of dreamscaping  heart’s desires. Experience energy shifts via diving into personal practice AND sharing in sacred commUNITY space.

New moon is earthly moment of darkness. It’s a spiritual moment of mystery and new possibility. Darkness either triggers fear of unknown; or, darkness creates sense of mystery. During change and uncertainty, fear affects power to create. One’s energy becomes blocked or locked. Yoga, breath, gathering in commUNITY, supports one’s ability to unlock powers of curiosity and wonder, thus, opening doors to new life adventures.

Friday October 1 from 6:00 - 7:15 EDT

Dive into dark depth of vast unknown and find treasure trove of creative magic:

•  Portal into heart space thru slow flow yoga sequence and ignite Soul’s light

• Poses and acupressure supporting second chakra and kidney energy

• Clear mental blocks with ancient, transformative breathing practices

• Guided meditation to shift into space of curiosity and confidence, align with Purusha, and manifest one's life goals and heart's desires

• Wee bit of writing adventure to explore career/personal dreams and creative goals.

How to Attend Via Zoom

1. Send payment (link below) by September 30.

2. Email me at kellen@kellenbrugman.com to be added to event list. Provide your Zoom name if different from email.

3. Set event time to EDT zone on your calendar

4. Bring mat, blanket, two blank 4x6 pieces of paper, a red marker, and favorite pen

5. Sign into class via Zoom link provided below.

Zoom Meeting ID: 467 579 7707

Passcode: GRATITUDE

Join me for a special event just outside of Nashville. If you feel stuck, confused, or overwhelmed navigating change and blazing your career path, this retreat will help you manifest career dreams and creative goals. I’ve been a creative entreprenuer for 20 years and have traiblazed unknown terrains like natural disasters, career shifts, and cross-country moves. Through practical and magical wellness routines and spiritual rituals you’ll learn how to better switchback through change and resistance.

Bridge Heart + Head to Arrive in Career & Creative Dreamscapes

Using beautiful footbridge that crosses over flowing stream, you align with powerful Universal support and ease.

Sunday May 30 | 2:00 - 4:00 CDT

Nashville, TN

$35

Directions provided upon payment.

RSVP by noon CDT May 29, to receive your special Spiritual Bushwhacking swag bag.

What’s on our retreat adventure map:

• yoga-ish flow sequence to bullseye dreams and goals

• sacred Ayurvedic breathing practices to remove stress and stoke creativity

• simple, powerful aromatherapy & acupressure sequence to Bridge Heart & Head chakras

• manifestation mantras

• hOMEmade Ayurveda tuning kit swag bag to support your spiritual trail adventures

• commUNITY connection

Wear comfortable yoga-ish clothes. Bring yoga mat, blanket, water bottle, journal, favorite crystal or talisman, and 3 pens of different colors.

Breathe & Relieve

Calm down stress. Rev up creativity.

A weekly breathing + meditation class to introduce you to the benefits of a regular breathing practice. Begin to lower stress in body and mind, and generate more potent, effective creative energy to imagine, create, finish, and share your projects. This class is for anyone who has felt a creative rut or battled procrASStination and is seeking a more effective, easy way to enjoy sustained creative success,

Besides increased creative function, you will begin to notice improvements in immunity, digestive health, sleep quality, hormonal balance, mental clarity, athletic performance, and overall groove of ease and joy. Weaving Ayurvedic breathing practices and acupressure points, I will teach you three breaths, then lead a five minute meditation practice.

Twenty minutes daily creates lifetime benefits.

“20 is Plenty and 8 is Great.” My self-care motto regrading daily breathing practice. It’s an effective model to successfully weave daily breathing practice into your life. Shorter periods of breathing and meditation done consistently are more effective than 1-2 longer sessions a week.

My Tuesday weekly classes are 20 minutes, plenty of time (and value) to support your work productivity and kindle creative fire. It’s an easy routine and you get access to PDF downloads of each breathing practice, in order (and holy chaos) to launch your home routine.

Classes are 11:00 - 11:20 am ET every Wednesday

Although I recommend weaving the 20 minute practice into your daily routine, I understand how we all have moments when we feel we are lean on time or motivation. In these moments, less IS More. It’s more important to do a little less, than nothing at all. So, the 20 minute practice can be easily edited by doing just one of the breathing practices plus a 4 minute meditation.

During my certification for Ayurvedic Practitioner and Holistic Lifestyle Consultant, I learned (in-person) ancient Ayurvedic pranayamas from Dr. Vasant Lad of The Ayurvedic Institute. I have 750 hours in-person hours with him, and love sharing healing breathing routines with others.

Please send payment before class begins. $5 via Venmo link below.

Zoom Meeting ID: 467 579 7707

Passcode: GRATITUDE

Breathe & Relieve

Calm down stress. Rev up creativity.

A weekly breathing + meditation class to introduce you to the benefits of a regular breathing practice. Begin to lower stress in body and mind, and generate more potent, effective creative energy to imagine, create, finish, and share your projects. This class is for anyone who has felt a creative rut or battled procrASStination and is seeking a more effective, easy way to enjoy sustained creative success,

Besides increased creative function, you will begin to notice improvements in immunity, digestive health, sleep quality, hormonal balance, mental clarity, athletic performance, and overall groove of ease and joy. Weaving Ayurvedic breathing practices and acupressure points, I will teach you three breaths, then lead a five minute meditation practice.

Twenty minutes daily creates lifetime benefits.

“20 is Plenty and 8 is Great.” My self-care motto regrading daily breathing practice. It’s an effective model to successfully weave daily breathing practice into your life. Shorter periods of breathing and meditation done consistently are more effective than 1-2 longer sessions a week.

My Tuesday weekly classes are 20 minutes, plenty of time (and value) to support your work productivity and kindle creative fire. It’s an easy routine and you get access to PDF downloads of each breathing practice, in order (and holy chaos) to launch your home routine.

Classes are 11:00 - 11:20am ET every Wednesday

Although I recommend weaving the 20 minute practice into your daily routine, I understand how we all have moments when we feel we are lean on time or motivation. In these moments, less IS More. It’s more important to do a little less, than nothing at all. So, the 20 minute practice can be easily edited by doing just one of the breathing practices plus a 4 minute meditation.

During my certification for Ayurvedic Practitioner and Holistic Lifestyle Consultant, I learned (in-person) ancient Ayurvedic pranayamas from Dr. Vasant Lad of The Ayurvedic Institute. I have 750 hours in-person hours with him, and love sharing healing breathing routines with others.

Please send payment before class begins. $5 via Venmo link below.

Zoom Meeting ID: 467 579 7707

Passcode: GRATITUDE

Are you nurturing a dream while tending to pandemic reality? Living between two states, be it geographically, career, or energetically? Need an energy boost and holistic tips for immune system?

If so, would you like help navigating change, taking leaps of faith, and investing in daily wellness rituals?

Navigate Change from the Heart

Saturday, January 16, 2021 from 1:00-3:00p ET

An Ayurvedic based wellness adventure to:

Support immunity through yoga and breathing. Rejuvenate your body and refresh creative energy. Clear stress via Ayurvedic acupressure points.

Release worry by journeying thru the senses and journaling while discovering nature’s healing magic in your backyard.

Yoga and breath- the yellow brick road returning you home. Home to a state of ease, peace and possibility. where clarity focuses your outlook and intuition guides daily choices. Unroll your mat. Arrive at hearth of your heart.

Breath by breath, you stoke sacred flame of love, transforming disparity into clarity. Pose to pose, a frantic pace shifts into divine grace. As lies disappear and layers crumble, you feel your body, mind, and heart surrender to possibility and acceptance.

The desert, cross, yoga mat, and the year 2020. Places of surrender and transformation. Spaces where new paths lead to new life. Paths returning us home, to the hearth of the soul - your heart.

At this time, when “there’s no place like home” may feel like geographical confinement, a yoga mat becomes a welcome mat. Being at Home yoga is a journey, through poses and breath, arriving to your heart- the hearth of your Soul.

Being at Home yoga is:

•  All levels yoga-ish class that supports immunity and reduces stress.

•  Breathing practices to strengthen respiratory system

• Ayurvedic acupressure points with poses to release stress and support vital organs/systems.

•  Guided breath meditation to foster blissful sleep

• Journal prompt to explore possibility and navigate your week from heart space

WHAT TO BRING: Yoga mat, blanket or large towel and 2 tennis balls. Optional: calming essential oil.

December 29, 2020 from 5:30-6:30p ET

I donate 10% of each class to Bonaparte’s Retreat, a Nashville based dog rescue founded by Emmylou Harris.

When: 5:30-6:30p ET on Wednesday, December 23rd

**WEAR YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY SWEATER! **

Teas, tonics, and tune-ups.

Welcome to my virtual version of a speakeasy. Breath meditations and healthy libations.

Mixing together my loves of Ayurveda and elixirs, I’m serving up a happy hour and easy DIY recipes to support digestion and immunity.

Each month I share a “Kellen Crafted” mocktail. Recipes created from Ayurvedic food and herb principles and festive whimsy fun. Learn easy recipes, based on current season, for healthy teas, tonics, and elixirs. Experience a short Ayurvedic breathing practice and guided meditation to help you relax. Then enjoy inspiring social time while sipping your mocktail.

 MEDITATION & MOCKTAILS: 

• First, mix yoga-ish stretches, relaxing breath and contemplative meditation for 15 minutes

• Then, discover my twist for making Ayurvedic teas & tonics

• Add shot of immunity and stress-relief self-care tips

• Serve up with friends, connecting with commUNITY

Mix the above into a fun hour with community, in the coziness of favorite lounge chair or hammock. Garnish with seasonal fruit, garden veggie, or fresh herbs that are both FESTIVE & DIGESTIVE. Paper umbrellas encouraged. 

Starting in January, join me the second Friday of each month. 5:30 - 6:30 pm ET.

Via Zoom. Password: GRATITUDE.