YogaWell 2027: Grace Upon Grace
A Christ-Centered, Trauma-Informed Yoga Education & Wellness Retreat
January 15–16, 2027
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Trinity UMC · Gainesville, Florida
Join us in person or live online
Up to 12 CEUs for Registered Yoga Teachers
A Weekend to Practice, Learn, and Connect
Come Make Room for Grace
“From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.” — John 1:16
There is always more grace to be experienced. Grace that meets us where we are, carries us through difficult seasons, and invites us to keep growing in love for ourselves and one another.
At YogaWell, we gather to make room for that grace in our movement and stillness, in our conversations, and in the simple joy of being together. Whether you are returning to a community you know or joining us for the first time, we’re glad to welcome you. Come with your questions, your curiosity, and whatever this season of life holds. You don’t have to arrive feeling rested or having everything figured out.
This year’s theme, Grace Upon Grace, invites us to explore the many ways grace touches our lives. Together, we’ll consider how grace is understood in faith and contemplative practice, how practices of resilience can support us through hard times, and how adapting our Yoga practice can make room for the bodies we have today. We’ll also explore nourishment and self-care as ways of receiving and extending care.
Through Christ-centered Yoga worship, practical workshops, and time in community, we’ll make space to listen, learn, rest, and discover. Each offering is an invitation to notice grace in a different way and to carry that awareness into everyday life.
There is room for you here, just as you are. We look forward to sharing this weekend with you.
Throughout the weekend, we’ll explore:
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Faith and contemplative practice: Connections between Yoga philosophy, Christian theology, prayer, and embodied worship.
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Resilience and regulation: How Yoga can support us through stress and help us respond with greater awareness and care.
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Accessible movement: Ways to adapt practices for different bodies, needs, and experiences.
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Everyday well-being: Approaches to nourishment, stress relief, and functional movement.
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Community: Time to reconnect with familiar faces and get to know new ones.
You don’t need to be a Yoga teacher to join us. For registered Yoga teachers, the weekend offers up to 12 CEUs through either in-person or live online participation, with opportunities to connect what you learn to your teaching.
Our Weekend Together
In-person and online attendees can choose from all concurrent workshops throughout the weekend. Join us in the session spaces at Trinity UMC or through Zoom breakout rooms, with support available to help you move between online sessions. The live sound meditation is the only offering available exclusively in person.
Friday, January 15
| Time | Experience |
|---|---|
| 2:30–5:00 PM | In-Person Check-In |
| 3:00–5:00 PM | Afternoon Workshops Intersections of Grace: Exploring Yoga Philosophy and Contemplative Christian Theology Led by Rev. Lenora Rousseau Practicing Grace: Yoga for Resilience, Regulation, and Trauma Recovery Led by Gabrielle Maurer |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Dinner Break Enjoy dinner on your own. |
| 7:00–8:30 PM |
Welcomed by Grace Opening gentle Hatha Yoga worship and welcome. Chair-based practitioners are welcome. Led by Rev. Lenora Rousseau & Gabrielle Maurer |
| 8:30–9:00 PM | Optional In-Person Fellowship & Tea |
Saturday, January 16
| Time | Experience |
|---|---|
| 9:00–10:00 AM | Morning Practice Flowing with Grace: An adaptive, intermediate mat-based flow Led by Rev. Lenora Rousseau Resting in Grace: Christ-centered loving-kindness and live sound meditation. In person only; not offered online. Led by Gabrielle Maurer |
| 10:00–10:15 AM | Fellowship Break |
| 10:15 AM–12:15 PM | Morning Workshops Space for Grace: The SAFE SPACE framework for trauma-informed Yoga with an application lab Led by Rev. Lenora Rousseau Growing in Grace: Progressing from chair-based practice to mat-based salutations and peak poses Led by Gabrielle Maurer |
| 12:15–2:00 PM |
Lunch Break Lunch on your own or optional catered lunch from Home Plates. |
| 2:00–3:30 PM | Afternoon Workshops Glowing with Grace: Face Yoga for stress relief and well-being Led by Rev. Lenora Rousseau Nourished by Grace: Fueling your life from the inside out Led by Franny Long |
| 3:30–3:45 PM | Fellowship Break |
| 3:45–5:15 PM | Practical Application Sessions Grace for Life: Functional flexibility for hips, hamstrings, spine, and shoulders. Chair-based practitioners are welcome. Led by Rev. Lenora Rousseau Graceful Adaptations: Yoga for osteoporosis Led by Tami Jungklaus |
| 5:15–7:00 PM |
Dinner Break Dinner on your own or optional catered dinner from Home Plates. |
| 7:00–8:30 PM |
Grace Upon Grace Closing Yin Yoga worship and Communion. Led by Rev. Lenora Rousseau & Gabrielle Maurer |
About the sound meditation: Resting in Grace includes live sound bowls and will be offered in person only. Online attendees will join the morning flow practice during that time.
Schedule subject to change.
Meet Your YogaWell Presenters
We’re glad to bring together a team whose offerings span contemplative faith, trauma-informed Yoga, adaptive movement, and everyday wellness.
Pointe of Grace Team
Rev. Lenora Rousseau, E-RYT 500, MSW Intern
Founder & Director
Rev. Lenora Rousseau is the Founder and Director of Pointe of Grace Project, a pastor, spiritual director, and Yoga and wellness educator. She specializes in Trauma-Informed and Christ-Centered Yoga, equipping instructors, clinicians, and community leaders to bring these practices into their work. Her passion lies in helping people heal and thrive through movement, spiritual care, and coaching, with a particular focus on supporting people navigating trauma recovery.
Gabrielle Rousseau, RYT-200, 500 RYT Intern, MSW Intern
Program & Marketing Manager
Gabrielle is a Yoga teacher and Master of Social Work student currently providing therapy to adolescents through her clinical internship. She is also currently completing her 300-Hour advanced training to become a RYT 500. She specializes in Gentle Hatha and Yin Yoga, with an emphasis on making practice accessible through adaptations. Her passion lies in helping people understand their nervous systems, explore tools for regulation, and build resilience and a greater sense of agency in their well-being.
Haley Bouschet, RYT-200, 500 RYT Intern
Event Support
Haley has been a Yoga teacher since 2019, when she completed her 200-hour teacher training in Central Florida. She loves Vinyasa Yoga and continues to deepen her practice and education through Pointe of Grace Yoga Institute’s 300-hour Advanced Training. Her connection with Pointe of Grace began at YogaWell in January 2024, where she attended through the sponsorship of a friend and pastor. The community she found there inspired her to join the advanced training that spring, and she is excited to support YogaWell and help others feel welcome and connected!
YogaWell Special Guests
Franny Long, E-RYT 500
Leading Nourished by Grace: Fueling Your Life from the Inside Out | As well as providing optional Saturday catered lunch and dinner through Home Plates
Francoise “Franny” Long is a classically trained chef, 500-hour certified Yoga instructor, certified Rainbow Yoga kids instructor, and certified holistic health coach.Â
Her path from professional kitchens to Yoga and meditation grew from a desire to understand how we nourish ourselves beyond food alone. Exploring Ayurveda helped her connect her culinary background with her interests in mindful movement and whole-person well-being. Today, she brings these interests together through Home Plates, her personal chef business, combining holistic health coaching with meals tailored to individuals and families seeking to support their health. She also teaches Yoga classes throughout the Gainesville community.
Franny has joined us at every YogaWell since we began in 2018 and is a cherished light in our community. Her warmth, enthusiasm, and care for others are part of what makes these gatherings so special, and we are delighted to welcome her back as a special guest.
Tami Jungklaus, APRN, RYT-500, YACEP
Leading Graceful Adaptations: Yoga for Osteoporosis
With over 20 years of personal yoga practice and four years of teaching experience, Tami is a graduate of Point of Grace Yoga Institute and has completed specialized training in Yoga for Osteoporosis with Dr. Loren Fishman.
Inspired by her own personal experience with bone health, Tami is passionate about helping women age with strength, confidence, and grace.
Her classes focus on safe, mindful movement to support bone health, improve balance and posture, and build strength. With a warm and encouraging approach, Tami creates a welcoming environment where women of all abilities feel supported and empowered.
Tami believes that aging well means embracing movement, maintaining independence, and finding joy in every stage of life.
Join Us at YogaWell
Gather with us in Gainesville, FL or join live from home. Both options offer a weekend of Christ-centered Yoga, learning, and connection, with up to 12 CEUs for registered Yoga teachers.
In Person · Early-Bird Registration
$167 paid in full or 2 payments of $89 ($178 total)
Early-bird registration ends November 30, 2026. Both early-bird payment options include a YogaWell sweatshirt. After November 30, the registration price increases, a sweatshirt is no longer included, and the installment payment option will no longer be available.
Spend the weekend practicing and learning alongside the YogaWell community, with opportunities to choose workshops that fit your interests and enjoy fellowship between sessions.
Your registration includes:
- Friday and Saturday retreat programming, with your choice of concurrent workshops
- Opening and closing Yoga worship
- The option to attend the live sound meditation
- Up to 12 CEUs for registered Yoga teachers
- A YogaWell sweatshirt with early-bird registration—select your size at checkout
- Complimentary light snacks throughout the retreat
- In-person fellowship and connection
Meals and lodging are not included in the retreat registration price. Friday dinner is on your own, and you’re welcome to make your own Saturday meal arrangements.
Bring comfortable clothing for movement, your Yoga mat and preferred props, a water bottle, and anything you’d like for taking notes. We’ll share arrival and venue details before the retreat!
Add Saturday Meals to Your Retreat
Lunch & dinner by Home Plates · $30 total
Enjoy a full day at YogaWell with your Saturday meals taken care of. Stay on campus, relax between sessions, and share lunch and dinner with the retreat community.
Franny Long, the private chef behind Home Plates, brings years of culinary experience, including Ayurvedic nutrition, to nourishing meals made with care. Your meal package includes a boxed lunch and a satisfying dinner, with a little something sweet planned to finish the day.
Add the Saturday meal package when you register. Friday dinner is not included.Â
Live Online · $47
Create a comfortable space at home and join us for live workshops, Yoga practices, and worship. We’ll use one Zoom space throughout the weekend, so you can return to the same place for each session.
Your registration includes:
- Friday and Saturday retreat programming, with your choice of concurrent workshops
- Opening and closing Yoga worship
- Up to 12 CEUs for registered Yoga teachers—the same number available in person
When workshops run simultaneously, online attendees will have the opportunity to choose which session they want to join and move between sessions if you choose. During the live sound meditation, which is available only in person, online attendees will join the morning flow practice.
Have your mat or a comfortable chair, any preferred props, and a little space to move ready for your practice.
Traveling to Gainesville?
We’d love to welcome you for the weekend! YogaWell will take place at Trinity United Methodist Church’s Main Campus, 4000 NW 53rd Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32653.
If you’re joining us from out of town, the hotels below offer convenient access to the retreat without traveling through the University of Florida campus area. Plan for approximately 15–20 minutes by car, with additional time for traffic.
Lodging is booked separately and is not included in YogaWell registration. Use the hotel links to compare rates and availability for your stay.
Best Western Gateway Grand
4200 NW 97th Boulevard, Gainesville, FL
Approximately 15–20 minutes by car to Trinity.
Located near I-75, this hotel offers complimentary breakfast and an on-site restaurant.
La Quinta by Wyndham Gainesville
908 NW 69th Terrace, Gainesville, FL
Approximately 15–20 minutes by car to Trinity.
Located near Newberry Road, this hotel offers complimentary breakfast.
TownePlace Suites Gainesville Northwest
7451 West Newberry Road, Gainesville, FL
Approximately 15–20 minutes by car to Trinity.
Located on Newberry road, this hotel offers complimentary breakfast.
Frequently Asked Questions
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There’s a Place for You at YogaWell
Whether you’re returning to a familiar community or joining us for the first time, we’d love to share this weekend with you.
