The Yoga Womb received non-profit status in February 2025 and hopes to continue to empower the Door County Community through wellness.
“We really want to be a safe place for people to explore transformation and growth,” said Yoga Womb’s Executive Director Brooke Ulrich, “we’ve got a lot of ways for people to kind of dip their toe, especially if they’ve never done yoga before.”
In addition to traditional yoga offerings at their studio, The Yoga Womb organizes a variety of free community yoga events and visits local schools for on-site youth classes. Recently, they also announced a complimentary four-week series of trauma-informed yoga classes for domestic violence survivors.
“It is totally anonymous and people can come and take that class and really dive into those kinds of inner workings to do healing work,” said Ulrich, “there are some philosophies that say we store trauma in our bodies so yoga and meditation can be really powerful ways to advance your healing and transform your mental pathways.”
Ulrich said the profound changes that yoga can inspire is personal to each individual but that she hopes to see more people benefit from it. To do so, she plans to offer sliding scale classes to make it accessible for more people and an upcoming fundraiser will be at the forefront for helping to support that goal.
On June 21st, The Yoga Womb will be hosting their first-ever fundraising event, the Sun Salutation Vibration Fundraiser, from 5am-7:30am at Sunset Park in Sturgeon Bay. The event will celebrate the Summer Solstice and International Yoga Day as it raises funds to support the studio’s programs and membership scholarships.
“The funds raised during the event will help our general operations as well as support some of the programs that we have in place already and are planning to put out there, including scholarships for memberships to the studio,” she said.
The cost to attend the Sun Salutation Vibration Fundraiser is $54 but in lieu of the fee, attendees can obtain pledges for the number of sun salutations they play to do. A pledge form can be found on the studio website. During the event, participants will engage in a sequence of poses that focus on breath and meditation that honors the sun. A total of 108 salutations will be performed, with the number having a sacred meaning in many cultures.
“The idea is that you kind of get into a meditation in motion and everybody is kind of breathing and moving at the same time,” said Ulrich, “it creates this energy in the whole group.”
Following the group session, a delicious breakfast cooked up by the Skandamania Food Truck will be available for purchase.
“People’s muscles will be tired but their bellies will be full,” promises Ulrich.
Alongside the event itself, Ulrich is striving to encourage others to step outside of their comfort zone to try something new. She believes yoga can influence a change in the relationship one has with themself and that everyone, regardless of age, can benefit from taking a class.
“Our community is our whole little world; people around us, we are healing together and growing together,” said Ulrich, “when we have a healthy community around us, when we’re connected, we live longer, healthier, more meaningful lives.”
To more information on classes or to register for the Sun Salutation Vibration Fundraiser, visit www.theyogawomb.com.
Photo Credit: The Yoga Womb
