Gentle Flow

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Dates
Tuesday 07/30/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 07/30/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 08/01/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 08/04/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 08/06/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 08/06/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 08/08/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 08/11/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 08/13/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 08/15/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 08/18/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 08/20/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 08/22/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 08/25/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 08/27/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 08/27/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 08/29/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 09/01/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 09/03/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 09/03/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 09/05/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 09/08/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 09/10/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 09/10/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 09/12/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 09/15/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 09/17/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 09/17/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 09/19/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 09/22/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 09/24/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 09/24/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 09/26/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 09/29/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 10/01/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 10/01/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 10/03/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 10/06/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 10/08/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 10/08/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 10/10/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 10/13/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 10/15/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 10/15/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 10/17/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 10/20/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 10/22/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 10/22/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 10/24/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 10/27/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 10/29/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 10/29/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 10/31/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 11/03/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 11/05/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 11/05/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 11/07/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 11/10/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 11/12/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 11/12/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 11/14/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 11/17/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 11/19/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 11/19/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 11/21/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 11/24/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 11/26/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 11/26/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 11/28/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 12/01/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 12/03/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 12/03/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 12/05/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 12/08/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 12/10/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 12/10/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 12/12/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 12/15/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 12/17/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 12/17/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 12/19/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 12/22/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 12/24/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 12/24/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Thursday 12/26/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday 12/29/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tuesday 12/31/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesday 12/31/2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm

Gentle Flow Yoga is a less strenuous practice consisting of basic poses, put together in a conscious, deliberate and slow flow coinciding with the breath. Gentle Flow focuses on cultivating balance, strength, compassion and mindfulness. This class is suitable for beginners, seniors, practitioners recovering from injury, and those who enjoy a gentle, slower pace.



Nicole Van Houten

Nicole received her 500 hour certification from Yoga Works, Baltimore, her 200 hour certification from Tranquil Space in Washington, DC, and her Budding Yogis Teaching Yoga to Kids certification from Circle Yoga. She has been trained in Prenatal and Post Natal yoga. She was first drawn to vinyasa yoga in 2000 for its flowing dance-­like sequences that can become a moving meditation. Her history as a student of dance also informs her respect for alignment within the flow.

She infuses her classes with energizing and creative sequences that challenge and nurture those in her class to tune into their own bodies, breath and minds for wisdom, strength and wonder. Off the mat, Nicole gets lessons on how to be mindful and present from her two kids.

Carolien Annink

Carolien received her 200 hour yoga teacher training certification with the first class of graduates at Nimaste in 2019. Carolien has been immersed in yoga since her teen years, during which she took private classes in the Satyananda Nath Yogi tradition with her swami, a sannyasin nun. She even passed a baccalaureate oral exam by explaining the concept of Ujayi breath in French! In her thirties, doing a headstand in yoga class while very pregnant taught her a lot about yoga anatomy. In her fifties, she discovered NiMaSte, and has been a regular practitioner there ever since, ready to take her practice to the next level when teacher training was offered.  

Carolien enjoys teaching gentle vinyasa flow sequences, attending to alignment and breath, focused on being kind to and respectful of our bodies.  She especially enjoys sharing the gift of yoga with all, regardless of flexibility, experience, or age. Carolien has three wonderful young-adult sons. When off the mat, Carolien teaches college-teachers how to teach, and enjoys cooking Indonesian meals, Zumba class, jewelry making, knitting, and traveling to her native Netherlands and to her second home on Maui.

Justyna Sadlowska

Justyna received her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training and Certification from NiMaSte in 2020. A native of Poland and with no yoga studios in her hometown, she first practiced and learned about yoga through books, re-creating asanas by imitating yogis from the photos. Justyna received her Master’s Degree in Philosophy yet was surprised how little Eastern Philosophy was mentioned during the many years at the University. Upon arriving in the USA in 2007, she was thrilled at the various opportunities to practice yoga and became an avid practitioner studying with different teachers in many studios in the DC area. 

Justyna’s slow and gentle classes allow for full immersion in movement guided by the breath. She has experience in dance and brings fluidity, stillness and imagination to her classes. She encourages curiosity, patience and persistence and offers a safe welcoming space to all. Justyna has passion for healing practices and searches across many disciplines and spiritual traditions to bring her students a nonjudgmental environment that allows for self-healing and growth and improves mental and physical health.

Susie Borchardt

Susie’s teaching style emphasizes breath, mindfulness, and full engagement in the experience of movement. Classes are often begun & ended with guided meditation and are accompanied by an eccentric mix of traditional & modern music. She revels in sculpting a creative flow; providing a supportive environment; and interweaving uplifting teachings into each of her classes. 

Susie primarily teaches a vinyasa flow based practice although she also specializes in yin, prenatal, postnatal, restorative and kids yoga. She's taught for over a decade throughout the DMV area having earned her initial yoga certifications from Tranquil Space.  She accredits her oldest son who is on the autism spectrum as being her biggest teacher and tries to implement the mindfulness and joy he exudes daily into her classes. Off the mat you can find her trying to keep up with him and his little brother and dogs. Join her on the mat virtually or in person at NiMaSte!

Rebecca Bond

Rebecca holds a 200 hour Yoga Certification from Tranquil Space in Washington, D.C. She has been teaching flow, or vinyasa yoga for nearly 20 years. Rebecca is a certified Physical Therapist Assistant in Maryland and works in retirement communities as a therapist. Her clinical training in posture, fall prevention, back safety and abdominal strengthening compliments her yoga instruction. 


Rebecca believes yoga is for everyone and that there is a modification for every pose and every body. She has taught extensively among older adult populations and those recovering from injury. She enjoys linking breath and movement in creative and fun flows that help each student find their best shape on the mat.


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