Coming Home to Your Body:
Special Series - 3 Weeks of Self-Compassion
Fridays
10:30-11:45am
Led by Jessie Kissinger, PLPC, RYT-500 (she/her)
11/28, 12/5, and 12/12
In-Person
Drop-in as you like or enroll for the full series at a reduced rate
Class Description
Yoga invites us to connect with what is happening within and around us without judgment—to soften into it, to accept whatever we find, and to let that understanding guide our actions, while leaving space for mystery and transformation. This is the work of the heart. It teaches us how to meet ourselves and others with tenderness, even in the most challenging and uncertain times.
To close out 2025, Coming Home to Your Body, will explore a foundational practice of the heart: self-compassion. Each week we’ll focus on a theme inspired by Kristin Neff’s three pillars of self-compassion—mindfulness, self-kindness, and common humanity. Or put more simply: presence, love, and connection.
Class will include about 50 minutes of mindful movement followed by a meditation to cultivate self-compassion. You can join for the series or drop in individually. Beginners and longtime practitioners are both welcome.
These classes will be by donation and 100% of proceeds will go to community mutual aid.
Equity Pricing
At Empowered Spaces we value community care, we are committed to making our offerings accessible, and we believe in leveraging our privilege and resources when we can in order to support one another. This Equity Pricing Scale acknowledges that as a result of systemic injustice our ability to pay for services, and access those services, varies. Choosing a rate that is accessible and meaningful is a justice-oriented practice that honors our interconnectedness.
Drop-in Pricing:
Community Rate - I need support from my community - $10
Sustainer Rate - I can pay my way - $17
Supporter Rate - I can support my community - $24
Series Pricing:
Community Rate - I need support from my community - $30
Sustainer Rate - I can pay my way - $60
Supporter Rate - I can support my community - $90
To enroll in the series, sign up for all four classes online through Jessie’s website. You’ll receive an email with payment instructions for each class. Instead of paying for each class individually, make one payment based on the scale above for all four classes via Zelle, Venmo, or PayPal, following the email's instructions.
*Full & Partial scholarships: Empowered Spaces is committed to doing everything possible to make offerings accessible to everyone. To inquire about the Empowered Spaces Equity Scholarship please contact Kelly at kkcaul@yahoo.com.
Health and Safety Precautions
We value community care and showing up for one another. Currently: Masks are optional. Please stay home if you have symptoms, test positive, or were exposed to someone with COVID-19. We use a HEPA air purifier in the studio. If anyone would like to participate and would only feel comfortable if everyone is masked, please email Kelly kkcaul@yahoo.com.
Accessibility
The Empowered Spaces studio is located on the ground floor. There is a 12-car parking lot adjacent to the studio & additional free parking on neighborhood streets. Restroom is wheelchair-accessible and ramp-accessible in the main building. Please reach out to Kelly kkcaul@yahoo.com if there is anything more we can do to make our offerings more accessible. Empowered Spaces is committed to accessibility, and strives to be accessible and inclusive of all abilities and all individuals.
Questions?
Email Jessie at jessie@jessiekissinger.com
Meet Jessie
Psychotherapist, Yoga Teacher
Jessie Kissinger has been practicing yoga for over 15 years and teaching since 2018. She completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training at Joy of Yoga in St. Louis in 2018 and a 300-hour advanced training at Circle Yoga Shala in Jasper, Arkansas in 2025. Additionally, she participated in a 40-hour Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) workshop at Kripalu in Lennox, Massachusetts.
Jessie structures her movement classes around yogic, mindfulness, and mental health theories, depending on the needs of her students. A practice designed to soothe anxiety would focus on techniques to settle the nervous system, while a class for depression might aim to energize the body. A traditional trauma-sensitive class would emphasize noticing sensation over perfecting alignment, whereas a lesson to address chronic pain might zoom in on alignment to support efficiency and ease of movement. Regardless of the approach, Jessie's main goal is to create a space where you can listen to your body, breathe, and be kind to yourself.
Outside of teaching, Jessie is a psychotherapist (she practices here at Empowered Spaces) and a home gardener. One of the great joys of her life was spending a month at the Navdanya Biodiversity Conservation Farm, founded by Dr. Vandana Shiva, where she learned how radical it can be to save a seed.
Learn more about Jessie’s psychotherapy practice here.