UPCOMING EVENTS
Restore + Rejuvenate Mini Retreat
Sunday, July 27th
10:30am - 3:30pm
Crystal Creek Farm | 2025 I lL -176, Crystal Lake, IL
Have you been wishing for the time and space to take a retreat but can’t leave town for a week? Join Black Cat Yoga at Crystal Creek Farm Venue, less than an hour from Libertyville, for a day of movement, connection, energetic resetting and nature. Our retreat day combines activity with restoration, giving your body + mind a way to rebalance:
Our Itinerary Includes:
Arrival + Welcome
Yoga Practice + Guided Meditation with Erin
Writing + Reflection Workshop with Stephanie B.
Al Fresco Lunch
Nature Walk on the property
Healing Sound Bath Experience with Christy K.
Bring a yoga mat, wrap or blanket, walking shoes + layers. We'll be using both indoor and outdoor spaces.
Gourmet lunch + small swag bag provided!
$120 Black Cat Studio Members | $140 Non-Member
SELF CARE Camp for middle school girls
Friday August 1 and August 8
9-11:30am
7- 8pm
Simply Bee Vernon Hills
Self-care is an essential part of strong mental health - and this camp is here to support your tween in making self-care and wellness a priority this summer and beyond! Join us August 1st & August 8th for 2 days of mindfulness projects, therapeutic crafts & movement designed to empower tweens to care for themselves from the inside out.
Facilitators Emily Plesnicar, LCPC & Stephanie Bersh, E-RYT will focus on teaching campers how to stay steady in stressful moments, manage big emotions with healthy coping tools, and let go of the pressure to control things outside of their influence—like other people’s opinions or reactions. Our goal is for this camp to be a space for your tween to connect with others while building a toolbox of self-care skills and practices.
Who: Incoming 6th-8th Grade Girls
Cost: $75/Day or $125 For Both Days
Somatic Flow & Nervous System Reset
Wednesday, August 6th
6:30 - 7:30pm
Body & Story Studio Libertyville
Ease back into your body with gentle, intuitive movement and breathwork designed to downshift your nervous system. You’ll move mindfully through standing sequences, then settle into supported restorative poses to integrate and embody a deeper sense of calm.
$25
Monday Night Write
Monday August 11
7:00pm-8:30pm
Body & Story Studio Libertyville
Welcome to Monday Night Write, a monthly writing group for anyone looking to get reconnected to their creative voice, write words on a page, and to be in a community with other writers. Drop in whenever, bring a notebook or laptop to write.
Anyone who loves to write is welcome!
This is a FREE monthly meet up, drop in anytime after 7pm
RSVP TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT
Restore + Receive: Restorative Yoga & Sound
Tuesday, August 19th
7:00 - 8:15pm
Body & Story Studio | Libertyville, IL
Give yourself permission to rest. In this 75-minute evening, you’ll rest fully in bolstered, supported poses and then drift into stillness with a mini sound bath. Leave feeling replenished, clear, and ready to move through your week with ease.
$33
The Creative Way In Workshop
Tuesday, August 26th
6:30pm-8:00pm
Body & Story Studio Libertyville
As summer begins to wind down, take time to reset and reconnect with the creative part of you. Body & Story is partnering with About Time Bookstore for a special evening of reflection, inspiration, and creative reconnection centered around Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act: A Way of Being.
Bookstore owner Delanie Dochelli will guide us through selected passages from the book and share insights to spark meaningful conversation and thought. Stephanie Bersh of Body & Story will lead a grounding meditation and gentle somatic awareness practice to help you settle into your body and awaken the creative energy that lives within. You’ll leave with your own copy of the book, space for quiet reflection, and a renewed connection to the part of you that’s ready to begin again.
EVENING ITINERARY:
Welcome + Introduction | Grounding meditation + gentle movement/ somatic Awareness
Readings from The Creative Act | Journaling with Guided Prompts
Closing Reflection | Sound bath | Book Gift
Cost: $38
Awakening the Feminine: Eclipse Circle for Renewal
Sunday, September 21st
3:30-5pm
Body & Story Studio | Libertyville, IL
Step into a sacred women’s circle aligned with the new moon and total lunar eclipse. We’ll begin with embodied movement, combining gentle somatic stretches and breathwork to awaken the body’s wisdom. After settling into stillness, you will be guided through journal prompts to help you clarify and deepen your intentions. We will close with a guided meditation that grounds your visions in the eclipse’s transformative energy. This evening is your invitation to move, reflect, and release in community as you welcome what’s next.
Investment: $35