Open Heart Reiki and Yoga

02/04/2026

I’m excited for the opportunity to be leading my first yoga classes at Being Collective in Appleton this month! 🧘🏼‍♂️🧘‍♀️Visit their website for details: https://beingcollective.us/

12/01/2025

Whether you are out shopping on Black Friday or more of an online shopper, Wild & Free can always use donations!

Here are our wishlists:
Chewy: https://www.chewy.com/g/wild-and-free-rescue-corporation_b86195969

Amazon: https://a.co/1q9mQMM

Thank you for support Wild & Free Rescue!

12/01/2025

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09/17/2025

Join me Wednesdays 5:45am at Grace Under Fire Yoga to discover the amazing benefits of early morning yoga for yourself! ☀️🧘‍♀️

Morning Grace is a gentle vinyasa flow to help jump start your day! 🧘🏼

New to Grace Under Fire? Take advange of September's special and try your first class free!

There is still time to sign up for tomorrow's class!

Visit www.graceunderfireyoga.com for more information!

08/13/2025

Join me this Sunday with some super cute puppies and a beautiful view for a great cause! 🐾

🌟Rise & Shine Yoga- Puppy Addition🌟

Rise & Shine on Sunday Aug 17th with Outdoor Puppy Yoga! Feel grass between your toes, sunshine on your skin and puppy kisses on your face! This event will be led by the owner of Open Heart Reiki & Yoga, Melissa Benson. This event will be surrounded by corn fields and the good ole country breeze so grab your yoga mat and let’s go. ✌️

Event Details & Purchase a ticket:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rise-shine-yoga-puppy-addition-tickets-1554607736589?aff=oddtdtcreator

06/25/2025

This Sunday, June 29 is the Mandala Yoga Festival at Pierce Park in Appleton! Hop over to the festival Facebook or Instagram page or website for details on the day!
Close out your day at the festival with me at 5pm with a 45 min Yin and Nidra class!! 🥰

03/08/2025

💜International Women's Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating achievements of women and a day to bring awareness to ongoing gender equality issues affecting ALL women and girls. 💜

As a mom of a trans woman, 🏳️‍⚧️ the inclusion of IWD is important to me. I spend time this morning researching the inclusion and importance of the IWD on the LGBTQI+ Communities, here are 2 articles I enjoyed: 💜

💟"Happy Women’s Day 2025: 10 trans women who transformed the world"
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/happy-womens-day-2025-10-trans-women-who-transformed-the-world/amp_articleshow/118791628.cms #

💟"IWD 2025: 12 incredible LGBTQ+ women from history who completely rewrote the rules"
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/03/08/iwd-2025-12-lgbtq-women-who-rewrote-the-rules/

As I continued my readings this morning, I found this opinion piece I felt important to share: "International Women’s Day is for the few, not the many" https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2025/3/8/international-womens-day-is-for-the-few-not-the-many

For additional information on IWD please visit:
https://www.un.org/en/
https://www.internationalwomensday.com/

03/04/2025

“Let go of fear. Get on the mat. Love your body.” - Jessamyn Stanley

I would love to see you on your mat this week! Join me as I return to the studio after my week away in Costa Rica 🇨🇷 where I faced fears, stepped out of my comfort zone and showed up for myself 🥰

🌺 Join me at Grace Under Fire!🌺

🧘🏼‍♀️Wednesday
5:45 am Morning Grace

🧘🏼‍♂️Thursday
9 am All Levels Vinyasa
5:30 pm All Levels Vinyasa
7 pm Beginners/Gentle Flow

🧘🏻‍♀️Friday
5:45 am Morning Grace

🌺Register for classes at Grace Under Fire: https://www.graceunderfireyoga.com/schedule or via the Mindbody app

🪷Join me at The Yoga Loft

🧘🏻‍♂️Sunday (Suamico)
4:30pm Vinyasa
5:45pm Restorative Yoga

✨Register for classes at the The Yoga Loft: https://www.theyogaloft.yoga/schedule

DM me with any questions!

10/16/2024

Midweek Mindfulness 💐

“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers. ” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

10/06/2024

"Yoga is not a work-out, it is a work-in. And this is the point of spiritual practice; to make us teachable; to open up our hearts and focus our awareness so that we can know what we already know and be who we already are." - Rolf Gates

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10/05/2024

October snuck up quickly! Here is my October yoga schedule (a few days late!). Plenty of opportunities to join me between Appleton and Green Bay!

As the days and the light outside continue to shorten, take time on your mat to find that light within! Join me at Grace Under Fire weekly and The Yoga Loft every other week!

Register for classes through the invidiual yoga studios websites here:

Grace Under Fire: www.graceunderfireyoga.com

The Yoga Loft: www.theyogaloft.yoga/schedule

09/03/2024

I’m trying something new! Here is my full September teaching schedule!

New month, we are entering a season, and I have a new teaching schedule!

Join me at Grace Under Fire weekly and The Yoga Loft every other week!

Register for classes through the invidiual yoga studios websites here:

Grace Under Fire Yoga: www.graceunderfireyoga.com

The Yoga Loft: www.theyogaloft.yoga/schedule