Yoga Flow - Barre - Sound baths
Vinyasa Flow - Gentle Yoga - Yin Yoga
Address: 24 First St West Waconia, MN 55387
Join a space where you can unwind, meditate, relax, and feel inspired to move your body at your own pace. Cultivate Wellness strives to provide a nurturing, challenging, and enjoyable environment where everyone can cultivate their wellness and grow as well-rounded individuals. Our teachers are true educators with professional training and years of expertise in their field.
Classes starting at $15 per drop-in starting January 2025!
Find a class the fits your pace
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Yin Candlelight Yoga
A tranquil and introspective class set to soft candlelight, Yin Yoga involves holding passive, deep stretches for extended periods. Perfect for releasing deep-seated tension, this meditative practice encourages stillness and calm, offering a retreat from the day’s stress.
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Gentle Yoga
This soothing and slower-paced class emphasizes gentle stretching, mindful movement, and breath awareness. Ideal for beginners or anyone seeking a calming practice, it focuses on releasing tension, increasing flexibility, and finding peace within.
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Vinyasa Flow
This dynamic, flowing class connects breath to movement in a sequence of postures. Designed to build strength, flexibility, and balance, Vinyasa Flow offers an invigorating experience that leaves you energized, centered, and grounded. Suitable for all levels with modifications.
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Gentle Reiki Stretch
Join us for this serene blend of light meditation, gentle stretching, mindful movement and Reiki energy healing that restores and honors the mind, body and spirit. This class is designed to decrease stress, increase relaxation, and allow you to tap into unexplored parts of yourself. As you stretch, Reiki energy healing can take greater effect, using the openness of your body in these positions to facilitate a deeper release. Sound therapy is also used in moderation, to further enhance your journey toward inner peace.
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Qigong
Qigong dates back more than 5,000 years in China. The word Qigong, is made up of two Chinese words Qi (chee) meaning life energy and Gong, meaning practice. There are thousands of ways to practice. This class focuses on movement meditation forms designed to enhance joint mobility, strengthen muscles, and open energy circulation channels for healthier organ and connective tissue function. The moves and breathing ground your nervous system and enhance your body awareness internally and externally. In this class you will learn a practice that you can use in your daily life if you choose. My students have said their posture, balance, sense of ease in their joints, and overall feelings of well being have improved through Qigong. We sometimes use imagery found in nature to tap into our creative mind as we move, like in ”retrieving the moon from the sea”, “pushing a wave” or “cloudy hands.” Some useful anatomy and Chinese terms will also be explored. I emphasize a sense of play while learning these sometimes challenging forms. Qigong is a great way to stay present with your body. It supports all other activities in your daily life and builds subtle strength. Bring water and wear comfortable clothes. You can wear shoes, or socks, or be barefoot.
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Hatha Yoga
Step into a space of mindful movement and connection in this all-levels Hatha yoga class. Designed to bring balance, strength, and calm to your body and mind, this class focuses on foundational postures, breathwork (pranayama), and gentle flows that align your body with your breath. Each class will have a theme.
Expect a slower-paced practice that allows you to explore each pose with intention, refine your alignment, and build inner and outer strength. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned yogi, this class offers the perfect blend of challenge and relaxation to leave you feeling grounded, centered, and rejuvenated.
Benefits of This Class:
• Improve flexibility and strength.
• Enhance body awareness and alignment.
• Cultivate a deeper connection to your breath and inner peace.
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Somatic Flow
Discover a powerful blend of yoga, somatic movement, and intuitive flow in this transformative class designed to help you reconnect with your body and release stored tension. Somatic Flow combines gentle, fluid movements with guided breathwork and intentional body awareness practices to unlock any physical and emotional, or energetic blockages, leaving you feeling light, empowered, and fully aligned.
This class is perfect for anyone seeking to:
• Release stress and stagnation stored in the body.
• Reclaim confidence and connection with self through movement.
Each session invites you to tune into your body’s unique rhythm, honoring your innate wisdom while cultivating strength, freedom, and flow. No two classes are the same, as each is intuitively guided to meet the needs of the participants in the moment and is for all levels. Just bring an open mind!
Benefits of This Class:
• Deepen your mind-body connection.
• Release tension and stored emotions.
• Embrace your innate creativity and feminine energy.
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Sound Baths
Experience deep relaxation and self-discovery in this Meditative Sound Bath, a unique journey designed to calm the mind and restore inner balance. In this hour-long session, participants are invited to lie back on a comfortable mat and wrap themselves in a soft blanket, creating a cocoon of warmth and support. Through healing sound therapy and gentle guided meditation, you’ll be immersed in the soothing tones of singing bowls, chimes, and other instruments that resonate through the body, releasing stress and promoting emotional and physical well-being. This restorative practice offers a peaceful space to connect with yourself, reset, and emerge refreshed.
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Reiki 1 on 1 Sessions
Immerse yourself in an hour of tranquility and rejuvenation with the soothing effects of Reiki energy healing. During the session, you will lie comfortably supported, allowing your body to drift into blissful relaxation. The gentle flow of healing energy helps release stuck energy, melting away emotional and physical blockages to encourage balance, harmony, and overall well-being.
After the session, Jess offers a comfortable and supportive space to process any emotions, intuitive insights, or realizations that surfaced. This time allows you to fully integrate your healing experience, leaving you feeling grounded, empowered, and renewed
Cost/ More information on classes:
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$15 per drop-in class. Follow the steps below to sign up and pick the class you would like to attend! Punch card options are available.
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We offer 3 different punch card options!
5 Class Pass - $70
10 Class Pass - $120
15 Class Pass - $150
**Sound bath classes not included in punch cards
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Classes are $35 per class and require a minimum of 4 students to sign up for the class in order to have the class.
How Can I pay?
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You can pay online via CC or Debit Card through your Parent Portal! There is a convenience fee of 3.05% + $0.30 per transaction.
You are also able to pay via ACH (bank account). There is a convenience fee of 1.00% + $0.20 per transaction.
If you have any questions or trouble paying online, email us at Cultivate.Wellness24@gmail.com
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At this time, paying by cash/check is not an option. This ensures that all class sign-ups are committed to attending the class.
How to sign up/ Register
Create your account!
Everything on your Portal will be housed under Cultivate Dance Collaborative, so no need to fret when you see the Dance Studio Logo and not the Cultivate Wellness Logo before logging in. New at the studio? Click Create Account at the bottom of the page to get started!
2. Enter required information
Fill out the information required. If you are the one taking classes, click the ‘I take classes' option.’ The system will auto-create a ‘student’ account for you. From there, edit and update the student information for your account. Once the information is filled out, sign the waivers and click Save Account & login.
3. Take a look at our Punch Cards before registering for classes!
Before you register for classes, once logged in, take a look at the punch cards we offer for classes! It is important that a punch card is purchased before you register as a drop in for a class so our system can recognize you have a purchased punch card. This can all be seen by clicking Shop > Dance Cards. We offer 3 punch cards at the moment:
5 Class Pass: $70 ($14 per class vs. the $15 per class drop-in rate)
10 Class Pass: $120 ($12 per class vs. the $15 per class drop-in rate)
15 Class Pass: $150 ($10 per class vs. the $15 per class drop-in rate)
4. Register for Classes!
Ready to register for classes? Click Register > Classes at the top of the screen. Choose the season you would like to register for: Cultivate Wellness or Sound Baths - Cultivate Wellness. Cultivate Wellness classes are on a drop-in basis, and punch cards can be used for these classes. The Sound Bath - Cultivate Wellness season is a one-time payment class, and punch cards cannot be used for these classes.
Once on the registration page, click the Season tab. From there, check the box to the left of the class you would like to sign up for. Dates to drop in will populate below. Choose the date you would like to sign up for > Submit.
Classes are $15 per class drop-in.
**Only one drop-in class can be scheduled at a time
Once you click submit, you will be prompted to pay. For all online payments, there is a convenience fee of:
3.05% + $0.30 per CC transaction
1.00% + $0.20 per ACH transaction
If you would like to pay via cash or check, email us at CultivateDanceCollaborative@gmail.com.
Meet the Team
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Kristal Turner
(Gentle Yoga, Yin Candlelight Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, Kids Yoga)
Instructor Bio:
I am a 200-Hour Certified Yoga Teacher, Retreat Co-Facilitator, and Mind and Body expert, who is originally from Texas. Like my home state, everything's BIGGER with me - My personality. My sense of humor. My love of adventure. And, my passion for helping people. I am a loving mother to my children, married to the best man ever, and two fur children (dogs: Axl & Madden)
Authenticity, caring, mindfulness and being fully present in life, are the values which drive me and guide my work with clients and my time with family. I love being an active member in my community and an advocate for balance and mental wellness in all aspects of life – especially those with special needs along with their caregivers.
I am passionate about yoga and you can find me working with men, women, children and seniors, who are looking to improve flexibility, strength and balance while reducing stress and anxiety levels. I mindfully focus on whole-person wellbeing to help others balance their lives physically, mentally and emotionally.Additionally, I am the Board Vice Chair for a non-profit organization, onelove.yoga, whose mission is to support the physical and mental health of children and teens in Minnesota by providing yoga, mindfulness, and community education.
Lastly, I am a Minnesota Certified Peer Support Specialist to support those on their mental wellness healing and recovery journey. I play a critical role in helping individuals in recovery achieve their goals and maintain their well-being. -
Jess Rae
(Gentle Reiki Stretch & Sound Bath Instructor)
Instructor Bio:
Jess Rae is a dedicated holistic healer and wellness guide. She offers a nurturing space for self-discovery, healing, and connection. With deep rooted experience as a Reiki Master and a nursing background in western medicine, Jess blends energy work with modern techniques to support deep relaxation and transformation. She is also a certified Internal Family Systems coach, Registered Nurse, and an experienced meditation facilitator.
At Cultivate, Jess brings a compassionate approach, intuitively helping clients release tension, process emotions, and cultivate a sense of inner peace, restoring the mind, body, and spirit.
Passionate about creating supportive environments, Jess invites each individual to explore their own journey toward wellness, offering personalized care and holistic practices that honor each person's unique path.
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Natalie Brown Earath
(Qigong Instructor)
Instructor Bio:
Natalie Brown-Earath began dance classes at age 3 in Mankato MN and has never stopped loving it. She earned a BFA in Dance from the U of M, Minneapolis in 2002 and went on to perform professionally in Jazzdance by Danny Buraczeski. She taught jazz, modern, and ballet for around 10 years in many different locations, to people of all ages and levels. Her philosophy is that to dance is human and enjoys the endorphins, life lessons, and communities created when people move together. Natalie also has a passion for helping people manage pain and stress through her practice as a Certified Neuromuscular Therapist and Qigong instructor. She earned an Associates of Applied Sciences in massage therapy from Northwestern Health Sciences in 2013 and became a certified Qigong instructor through Yoga Farm Ithaca in 2023. For six years she has owned her own practice, Minneapolis Massage and Movement. She is excited to bring Qigong and Adult Jazz to Cultivate Dance Collaborative!
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Trisha Hayden
(Hatha Yoga & Somatic Flow Instructor)
Instructor Bio:
Trisha is a passionate Yoga Instructor, Transformation and Empowerment Coach, Reiki Master, Somatic Healing Practitioner, and Women’s Retreat Facilitator. She is dedicated to guiding individuals on a journey of self-discovery, healing, and growth. With an extensive background in sound healing, meditation, and breathwork, Trisha weaves together holistic practices to create deeply transformative experiences both on and off the mat.
As a 200-Hour Certified Yoga Teacher, Trisha loves to incorporate somatic movement, energy work, and integrative wellness techniques to help students connect deeply with their bodies and release tension. Her unique approach blends the physical, emotional, and energetic aspects creating safe and supportive spaces for personal empowerment and inner expansion.
With over 20 years as a Registered Nurse and expertise in holistic practices, Trisha’s teaching philosophy centers on the belief that yoga is more than movement—it is a pathway to transforming the mind, body, and soul for lasting radiance and balance. Whether you’re seeking grounding through Hatha yoga or liberation in her Somatic Flow classes, Trisha is committed to empowering her students to step fully into their power.