Nantucket Wellness Festival: Full Schedule

8:00am EDT

The Core of You: Creating a Strong Center

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

What is the core? It is more than just your abs! The Core is a container, a connector, a stabilizer and a facilitator of movement. We will discover that cultivating core strength involves more than crunches. We will look at when the core engages to stabilize movement and when it works to facilitate movement. We will practice some of the best ways we know how to strengthen your core… all 360 degrees of it. We will create a girdle of strength in your body. Leave with a feeling of confidence knowing your center is strong!

Presenters

Ramsay Trussell

On The Mat Yoga

Ramsay TrussellOwner of On the Mat Yoga in Concord, MassachusettsRamsay (RYT 500) believes strongly that yoga is a healing practice for the body. Ramsay completed her 200-hour RYT (YogaWorks 2006) and 500-hour RYT (Down Under Yoga 2013) with Natasha Rizopoulos who is a master at teaching precise alignment to keep the body strong and mobile. Ramsay... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Studio Theater

Studio Theater

9:30am EDT

The Love Offensive

Saturday June 27, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am EDT

Studio Theater

Spend an hour on your mat with the best version of yourself: the part who is grateful, resilient, confident, and strong. The class will give us a chance to practice being uncomfortable. This will, in turn, give us confidence in our own ability to do difficult things, to soothe ourselves, and to ultimately handle whatever comes our way. In other words, we will use our body for mental health -- we'll practice knowing our strength, our goodness, and remembering that we somehow, someway, always figure it out.

Presenters

Tara Morris

The Love Offensive

Yoga powerhouse, photographer, studio owner, author, and entrepreneur Tara Morris lives a big, full, and joyful life with her incredible friends and yoga community in Providence, Rhode Island. Originally from Marshfield, MA, she has lived all over the country and traveled the world... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Studio Theater

Studio Theater

11:00am EDT

The Practice of a Spiritual Gangster: From Stress to Clarity

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Studio Theater

From Stress to Clarity
What if the chaos in your mind isn’t something happening to you - but something you can learn to shift?
Through mindful movement, breathwork, and meditation, you’ll discover how to regulate your nervous system, quiet mental noise, and return to a grounded, clear state. You’ll leave feeling aligned, present, and back in your power.

Presenters

Ian Lopatin

The Way of a Spiritual Gangster

Ian Lopatin is a visionary entrepreneur, author, and frequency architect best known as the co- founder of Of Course Sanctuary and Spiritual Gangster — brands that have redefined how spirituality, wellness, and modern lifestyle intersect.
After beginning his career as an entertainment lawyer in Los Angeles, Ian followed a deeper calling and founded At One Yoga, one of the country’s pioneering yoga studios, which he later sold to Lifetime Fitness. Together with his wife, Vanessa, he went on to launch Spiritual Gangster... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Studio Theater

Studio Theater

1:00pm EDT

YOGA FOR LOW BACK HEALTH

Saturday June 27, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Studio Theater

There’s an epidemic of low back pain in America. It’s hard to find a single person who hasn’t experienced an excruciating episode of pain. The question is why? And then, how can we prevent it?
I think the answer to "why the epidemic of pain" is pretty simple. We sit too much. When we sit a lot our glutes de-activate and weaken. When that happens, it can lead to hip and back pain, often SI joint pain is a bi-product of underactive glutes. Our glutes are critical to supporting our pelvis and our lower spine. Strong glutes are central to healthy movement. There are other components to a healthy low back as well- core strength, length in hip flexors and length in hamstrings. I consider these important but secondary to the glutes. I have worked with many specialists and this is the consensus these days.
For 60-minutes we will practice a yoga class with our glutes as the main focus.. tho we will touch on core, hip flexors and hamstrings as well. We will follow up the practice with questions and discussion.

Presenters

Ramsay Trussell

On The Mat Yoga

Saturday June 27, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Studio Theater

Studio Theater

2:30pm EDT

Sunset Qigong and Tai Chi: Increase Your Energy and Reduce Stress

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Studio Theater

Qigong and Tai Chi to increase energy and reduce stress with Sunset Cleansing
Stress is physical, mental and emotional. This stress drains us on different levels, leads to stagnation and holding, or storing, “impurities.” Stagnation and lack of circulation leads to low energy, a weak immune system, and can lead to sickness. In this class, we will learn and practice Qigong and Tai Chi, as well as how to utilize the setting sun to dissolve, melt, and cleanse our physical and energetic bodies.

Presenters

Ramel Rones

Sunrise and Sunset Tai Chi

Ramel "Rami" Rones is a champion martial artist and health expert offering cutting edge therapies based on the
philosophies of Chi Kung, Tai Chi and meditation to complement medical treatments and improve quality of life. After his involvement in professional martial arts, Rones turned his efforts to helping people with conditions such as cancer, fibromyalgia, IBS, arthritis, age related issues, injuries, chronic pain, and stress. He has served as a Scientific Consultant of Mind-Body Therapies at... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Studio Theater

Studio Theater