Midday Nervous System Nourishment
Thursdays, 12pm
50 minutes
Led by Jessie Kissinger, PLPC, RYT-500 (she/her)
2/19, 2/26, 3/12, 3/19
Class Description
This lunchtime yoga class offers an opportunity to take a pause from the computer, the to-do list, the heaviness, and the overwhelm, and return to your body.
Through mindful movement and grounding practices, we’ll work with the tension or stuck-ness of the morning and support your nervous system in settling and re-centering—so you can move into the rest of your day feeling relaxed, clear, and alert. Some days we’re dragging and need a little more fire; other days we’re stressed and need to slow down.
This class draws on Ayurvedic seasonal wisdom to help restore balance.
Designed for both beginners and experienced yogis, the practice emphasizes accessible yoga basics, choice-based movement, and supportive guidance throughout.
Registration
$10 per class.
Sign up on Jessie's website here or feel free to drop in and pay cash. If you are new to Jessie or Empowered Spaces, please fill out the new student forms before enrolling in class.
**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.