RISE Yoga Gettysburg

06/07/2026

So much fun at the this weekend! Grateful to Ben at for bringing people together for a good time and a great cause. It was a truly spectacular day, connecting with long time friends and cultivating new friendships- I was overflowing with joy, both on the mat and on the dance floor. Thank you for letting and me kick off the day yesterday with mindful movement and sound bath meditation to help us all ground in this practice of connection- to self, to community and to the Earth that holds us. We so appreciate the opportunity to support the work of the Adams County Land Conservancy in preserving and protecting the land we live on. 🫶🧘🌱

“The land is the real teacher. All we need as students is mindfulness.”
-Robin Wall Kimmerer, from Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

06/06/2026

It’s feeling like summer, friends!! Check out our Rise Summer Class Schedule. ☀️🧘🌱

Grab your class plan and join us for Yoga in the Park, at Big Hill Ciderworks and in the studio all season long 🙏

www.riseyogagettysburg.com/plans-pricing

06/05/2026

Join us at Rise on Sunday mornings at 8 am for a summer of peak pose practices - working toward a different pose each month. 🤩💗💪

Enjoy this 75 minute energetic flow class with instructors Andrea and Stephanie as they break down different components of the peak pose and practice strengthening and creating space within each of these shapes. As always, variations will be offered to meet the needs of different bodies and abilities. ✨

May 31-June 21: variations on Lizard
*no class June 28 during our brief summer break*
July 5-26: Sugarcane pose
August 2-23: Bird of Paradise
*August 30- transition class: the final Peak of Summer before moving into our Autumn schedule*

Sign up here:
www.riseyogagettysburg.com/general-6

06/03/2026

Two weeks til our first summer camp and still a few spots left! Join us!!
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“If we are to teach real peace in this world… we shall have to begin with the children.” –Mahatma Gandhi

Join us this summer for a week of mindful movement, collaborative creativity and imaginative play at Rise Yoga Gettysburg. No prior experience with yoga or mindfulness necessary. For those who have only experienced yoga for adults, you might be thinking, "Is yoga really for kids? My kids aren't calm. Is that ok?" Children's Yoga looks a lot different than adult yoga, but incorporates the same elements of mindfulness, movement and connection, but in a fun, age-appropriate and accessible way for young people. It is a lively experience including storytelling, creative expression and teamwork, and our instructional team is certified specifically in yoga and mindfulness for kids! However this camp offers way more than yoga poses: loads of nature-inspired artistic expression, strategies to work through big emotions, social-emotional development and team-building and imaginative adventures with daily walking field trips. Send your children exactly as they are, with their big open hearts and creative energy.

We are thrilled to be offering a full-day camp this year with 3 different weeks to choose from!!

Learn about our instructors!

Melissa Rosenberger, LSW, RYT-200
Melissa is a licensed social worker working with adults, family and youth at Phoenix Wellness Center. She is the lead facilitator for the Adams County Peace Camp. Melissa is certified in Yoga and Social Emotional Learning instruction through Breathe for Change, an organization centered in the wellness benefits of yoga and mindfulness for youth and educators.

Wendy Machemer, RYT-500
One of our group yoga instructors at Rise, Wendy is an elementary school physical education teacher with a passion for health and wellness for all ages. She enjoys being outdoors, making learning fun and interactive and sharing her love of yoga and fitness with young people.

Emily Seils, RYT-200
Emily is also one of our regular group yoga instructors at Rise, and is an elementary art teacher during the school year. She loves teaching a blend of creative expression and mindful movement to build imagination and confidence.

Alli Crowell, RYT-200, MAT
Owner and lead instructor at Rise Yoga, Alli is a bilingual educator by background with over 15 years of experience in K-12 education. While Alli primarily teaches yoga for adult populations at RISE, she is certified in Children's Yoga and enjoys practicing with her own two young children, giving them the opportunity to create their own poses, grow their imagination and regulate big emotions through creative movement and breath work.

**Children will spend a large portion of their day outdoors. We ask that you bring bring sunscreen, a water bottle, packed lunch and small snack to camp each day.**

Early bird discount available through the end of February! AND enjoy a sibling discount for multiple children. When you register a second child from the same household, enter code RISEKIDS2! for a 20% sibling discount. When you register three children from the same household, enter code RISEKIDS3! for 20% off the second and third child.

We RISE by lifting others.

Link to register: https://www.riseyogagettysburg.com/book-online?category=6bd74bc6-87ac-48cf-859b-5360cf26ce36

06/02/2026

TICKETS GOING TO Kelly McKee:). Thanks and see you tomorrow!

I have a complimentary two-day pass to Dig My Earth Festival 2026 that I would love to gift to someone.

As many of you know, preserving green spaces, supporting local community, and creating opportunities for people to reconnect with themselves, each other, and nature are causes close to my heart. That is one of the reasons Soulshine By Shannon was proud to sponsor this year’s festival and support the Land Conservancy of Adams County.

To enter for the pass:

🌿 Make a donation of any amount directly to the Land Conservancy of Adams County ( per following link: https://www.preserveadams.org/donate-2)

🌿 Comment “DONE” below once your donation has been made.

🌿 Share a photo of your favorite Adams County outdoor spot and tell us why it is meaningful to you.

Whether it is a favorite hiking trail, a mountain overlook, a peaceful stream, a local park, your backyard sanctuary, or a place where you simply go to breathe, I would love to see the places that inspire you.

I will randomly select one participant to receive the complimentary two-day festival pass.

Every dollar helps support the conservation and stewardship of the beautiful lands that make Adams County such a special place to live, work, and play.

I cannot wait to see your favorite places and hear your stories. Together, we can celebrate and help protect the natural beauty that enriches all of our lives. 💚🌿

06/01/2026

Meet a very special May Rise Yogi Spotlight, Marie Haller, who we are excited to be welcoming to the instructional team later this summer for a perinatal yoga class. Read our full interview below 🤩

🧘What brought you to yoga?

"I found my way to yoga through dance classes in college and have maintained a regular practice, exploring many different modalities of yoga, for the past 20+ years. While running my own birth doula business, I trained as a prenatal and postpartum yoga instructor, so now I also weave this expertise into my work with pregnant and postpartum clients!"

✨What is your favorite yoga pose, breath or mindfulness practice? Why?

"One of my long time favorite poses is triangle pose just because it feels good to me. My current jobs involve a lot of desk/sitting time and I think this helps stretch out all of the areas that feel stiff as well as strengthen muscles at the same time."

🙏How do you notice yoga supporting you "off the mat"?

"Off the mat, I work as a Perinatal Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Coach for Prospera, and in women's health at the nonprofit CARE.org. It feels critical when working in a health/healing profession to take care of your own health and well being, so yoga is one pathway I use to support myself so I can better help others."

🫶What is your favorite thing about practicing at Rise?

"I love the community feeling at Rise, and I'm excited to bring that to the prenatal/postpartum class I'll be teaching coming up in August/September. Community support and connection make the perinatal period so much easier, and we hope to offer that, along with the obvious physical and mental health benefits of yoga, through the upcoming class."

🌱What would you tell someone who is considering trying yoga for the first time?

"Yoga practice looks different for everyone and you can't really do it wrong. Just keep breathing and noticing what feels good in your body and avoiding movement that doesn't feel right to you."

🥰Thank you for being part of our community at Rise, Marie!

If you are interested in learning more about Marie’s perinatal yoga class at Rise, contact us to learn more and provide feedback on preferred day/time! We’re still taking requests 😊

05/30/2026

And don't forget to join us TODAY at the Rec Park for our weekly Yoga in the Park class- hang out with us after for all the Gettysburg PRIDE 250 festivities- it’s going to be a beautiful day to celebrate Community, Joy and Belonging. 🏳️‍🌈💗

Make a day of it Saturday! Check out the Adams County Farmers Market through 1 pm. Bring your blanket or lawn chair to set up on the amphitheater lawn for opening ceremonies and live music starting at noon and special family-friendly activities running all day long at the park. 🌻

Sunday is the start of Summer Peaks - a monthly mini-series of peak pose practices!! Join Stephanie at 8 am tomorrow and Andrea through the month of June!

Sunday at 10 is a juicy Yin Yoga + Myofascial Release. And remember- our monthly Roots to Rise gathering on Sunday at 11:15 am is FREE and open to the public. Join us for a cozy time to connect and reflect over tea as we continue our conversation around collective care practices that nourish and sustain... 🫶

Sign up for all of it here:

www.riseyogagettysburg.com/general-6

05/28/2026

Registration is now open!! Join Alli for LYB's FREE 6-week Mindset group with Chair Yoga beginning July 8. 🤩