Special Events at Bad Dog Rebel

Love Letters to the Body

Saturday, April 16th, 10am-1pm
​online & limited in-person

This 3-hour yoga and poetry writing workshop will move through a variety of meditations and simple yoga poses with corresponding poetry writing prompts and activities in order to guide participants to a deeper embodiment of body acceptance, body liberation, body positivity, and body  respect. Participants will finish the workshop with multiple pages of original poetry written to and for their miraculous bodies. This workshop will take place online, via zoom. A limited number of in-person spots are also available in the Bad Dog Rebel Studio, located at 426 Beech St. in Frankfort, Michigan. Please choose the registration below, according to your preference for online or in-person.

Registration for Online

Registration for In Person

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Rebel Yoga

Third Thursday of every month, 7:30pm-8:45pm
Starting May 19th
online & limited in person

This class is nontraditional yoga at its fiercest: loud, obnoxious music and lewd, ridiculous language over a back-drop of BUTTKICKING power yoga. We take power yoga and turn it up a notch, all while jamming out to an eclectic, wild mix of very-non-fluffy tunes. Not your grandmother's or your mother's yoga. This is your cool auntie's yoga. Class takes place both online and in-person in the Bad Dog Rebel Studio at 426 Beech St., in Frankfort, Michigan. All participants are invited to share in the mocktails after-party on the porch! 

Registration for Online

Registration for In Person

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Lunar Yoga On the Farm

Every Monday night, 7-8pm
​June 6-August 29
​in person only

An in-person, moon phase informed yoga practice on Cold Creek Farm in Benzonia, Michigan on Monday nights in June, July and August. Come enjoy this outdoor yoga class throughout the gorgeous Northern Michigan summer! Payments for class are donation based and will be collected on site (or via venmo). The minimum suggested donation is $5. If you plan to attend these classes regularly and are able to give greater support to this Lunar Yoga On the Farm practice/project, please click below to provide Seasonal Support for $120. 

Seasonal Support

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The 108

​The 108: A special event taking place every three months on the occasion of the equinoxes and solstices. We gather to celebrate the changing of the seasons, check in with our bodies/ mind/ breath and challenge ourselves to move through 108 sun salutations. Let go of the last three months and ready yourself for the next with this traditional, cleansing, yogic ritual. Making this practice a cyclical ritual in your life helps to put you in sync with the rhythm of the earth which can be an incredibly empowering and liberating experiencing. Please join us. 

Each 108 is run as a fundraiser. A donation of at least $10 to the current fundraiser will be required for attendance. You do not have to take part in the practice to donate to the fundraiser. 

Sign Up For Next 108 Here!

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108s in 2022

All Bad Dog Rebel 108s in 2022 will be fundraisers for The Rebel Body Collective. Bad Dog Rebel supports Rebel Body Collective's mission: "to provide free and accessible weight-neutral movement opportunities to people seeking Body Liberation -oriented movement practices outside of weight-focused and appearance-centered mainstream fitness, dance and yoga industries." ​

A donation of at least $25 to this fundraiser is required to participate in each 108. You do not have to complete 108 full sun salutations to participate. You can modify as many sun salutations as you need and you may rest during some cycles as well. This is not about pushing yourself to physically do that much work (unless that's part of it for you) -- this is about connecting your body and mind through your breath to honor and sync with the cyclical rhythm of nature. You can do The 108 fully standing, seated on the floor or seated in a chair if that is what your particular body needs. Please don't let the physical challenge of this practice keep you from participating. This practice need only be as challenging as you want it to be. Ultimately, this is a movement meditation and thus can be adapted to your unique and wonderful body. 

Click here to receive Bad Dog Rebel's FREE 108 Prep Program, with multiple, differently-supported options for completing Sun Salutations

Sign Up For Next 108 Here!

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Previous 108s

All Bad Dog Rebel 108s in 2021 were fundraisers for Grow Benzie, a local organization that supports our values around environmental justice and healthful food equity. Almost $1000 was donated to our Grow Benzie Facebook fundraisers throughout 2021. 

Over $300 was donated directly to The Equal Justice Initiative in our Facebook Fundraiser for the Winter Solstice 2020 108 on December 19th, 2020.

Almost $300 was donated directly to National Black Farmers Association Incorporated through our Facebook Fundraiser for the 108 for Black Farmers on September 19th, 2020, in honor of the Autumnal Equinox and National Honey Month.

Over $300 was donated directly to the Black Trans Advocacy Coalition through our Facebook Fundraiser for the The 108 for Racial Justice and Trans Equality, on June 20th, 2020. 

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