Virtual Classes on Zoom
Join me live each week for soulful practices that blend movement, meditation, and energy work.
Yoga in the Garden
Join me every Thursday at the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill for creative, nature-inspired yoga.
Special Events
Throughout the year, I offer seasonal events to connect with the rhythms of nature and the turning of the Wheel.
Emotional Reset Challenge
Release what weighs on you. Restore what nourishes you. Return to yourself.
The Song of the Soul in Motion
About Mandi
Mandi Garrison is an educator, writer, and guide whose work explores the meeting place of movement, nature, mythology, and living mysticism. Drawing from yoga, energy healing, seasonal wisdom, and contemplative traditions, she creates experiences that invite curiosity, remembrance, and a deeper relationship with ourselves and the world around us.
Membership
Step into a supportive community with weekly yoga classes, monthly full moon workshops, and an ever-growing library of rituals, meditations, and healing practices. For just $17 a month, you’ll receive free access to all live virtual classes (with reminders), exclusive class recordings, and seasonal offerings designed to help you move, heal, and transform in rhythm with the cycles of nature.
The Rose and the Raven Shoppe
Discover handcrafted crystal jewelry, malas, and seasonal offerings designed to support your practice and carry a touch of magic into daily life. Each piece is created with intention and infused with the wisdom of the elements.
Testimonials
“I can honestly say that you, as an instructor, rank right up there as one of my favorites of all time. I’m immediately immersed in class - your voice, tone, in-depth instruction and cueing - your warmth, compassion and ease. You’re everything a true yogi is all about … exactly what i’m looking for in an instructor. I always leave your classes feeling relaxed, centered, grounded and at ease.”
“Thank you so much for these practices! Soul changing. I feel so rooted in my body and my mind feels at peace. I don’t think I’d be stretching to the places I’m going, spiritually or physically, without the trust I have for you and this work. Thank you thank you thank you.”
“I feel so refreshed after a class with Mandi whether I take a class in person or virtually. Each class is so thoughtfully planned with movement that aligns with the moon and Earth patterns. I come away learning something new and feeling peaceful.”
“Mandi has a unique ability to create inner calm and lasting joy, which I always look forward to when practicing her online yoga classes and her in-person classes at Tower Hill. There’s nothing better than feeling an inner smile creep onto my face when reflecting on her classes and teachings.”
““I’m at a loss for words and full of feeling since I found you and this container you create! It’s been a pure joy and deep comfort to follow your videos and feel the effects in person. I am totally transforming into a version of me that I’ve always wanted.””
“Mandi has a natural way of teaching that I gravitate towards... She is your ideal yoga teacher, energy healer, and spiritual mentor. I appreciate her time and calming presence every week.”
“I’ve been practicing yoga with Mandi Garrison for over 10 years, and I can’t say enough about her incredible gifts as a teacher and healer. If you’re looking for a yoga teacher, Reiki guide, or just a mentor to support your wellness journey, Mandi is the one.”
“Mandi’s quiet and gentle encouragement gave me the confidence to find my strengths, and not be afraid of reaching out to realize my gifts. In this time of crisis and fears, I am able to comfort the Seniors I serve and their families. I am filled with gratefulness every day.”
“Mandi is a wonderful teacher. Her classes are accessible for all with guided movement at the individual level of comfort. Her choice of music, guided meditations and her beautiful singing to end the class all combine for a wonderful experience.”
“You are an outstanding yoga instructor/teacher and it shows by the preparation you place on each class, which makes you above reproach.”
“Should your heart and soul long for an encounter with the nurturing and expanding qualities of the Divine Feminine, look no further.”
For the priestess, the mystic, the lover of beauty and the keeper of sacred mysteries — for the woman who understands that true transformation asks us to journey through both shadow and light.
The Rose of Venus Mala was inspired by one of the most beautiful celestial patterns in our solar system: the fivefold dance of Venus and Earth around the Sun.
Handcrafted with rich, dark 8mm Ebony Wood and gorgeous faceted Labradorite that flashes with blue light, this mala honors Venus not only as the goddess of love, beauty, and harmony, but as an archetype of transformation, descent, renewal, and feminine sovereignty.
At its heart hangs a beautiful gold-toned brass pendant featuring a five-petaled lotus and Moonstone, honoring the fivefold geometry of Venus. Faceted gold-plated hematite adds flashes of golden light throughout the design, while the traditional knotted ends are finished with sparkling 18K gold-plated cubic zirconia triangle charms.
Unlike my newer clasped malas, this piece is strung in the traditional manner and secured with a knotted finish, making it a beautiful companion for meditation, ritual, and devotional practice.
The design was inspired by the current Venus retrograde cycle — a celestial moment associated in astrology with the renewal of Venusian themes through the depths of the unconscious.
As Venus begins another retrograde journey, this mala becomes a reminder that our greatest gifts emerge from the places where we have been willing to transform.
The Sacred Geometry of Venus: 5 • 13 • 8 • 18
The numerology of this mala is not arbitrary. Each number honors the extraordinary relationship between Venus, Earth, and the Sun.
5 — The Five-Petaled Rose: Over approximately eight Earth years, five Venus–Sun inferior conjunctions occur, tracing a beautiful fivefold pattern when their positions are connected around the zodiac. This pattern has inspired the modern spiritual symbolism of the Rose of Venus, the pentagram, and the sacred feminine.
13 — The Dance of Venus: During this same period, Venus completes approximately thirteen revolutions around the Sun. Thirteen also carries associations with transformation, feminine mysteries, and the cycles of death and rebirth.
8 — The Earthly Cycle: While Venus completes approximately thirteen solar orbits, Earth completes eight. This remarkable near-resonance allows the fivefold pattern of Venus conjunctions to return to nearly the same positions, creating the appearance of a celestial flower unfolding through time.
18 — The Petals of Becoming: Approximately eighteen to nineteen months separate successive inferior conjunctions of Venus and the Sun. Each conjunction marks another point in the fivefold pattern, gradually revealing the full celestial rose over an eight-year cycle.
Labradorite: The Magic of Transformation
Few gemstones capture the mystery of hidden light quite like Labradorite.
A member of the feldspar family, Labradorite is celebrated for its extraordinary optical phenomenon known as labradorescence. As light interacts with microscopic internal structures within the stone, flashes of blue, green, gold, and sometimes violet seem to emerge from its otherwise dark surface.
These particular faceted beads reveal gorgeous flashes of electric blue — a beautiful contrast against the deep, polished black of the ebony wood.
In contemporary crystal traditions, Labradorite is associated with:
Transformation and spiritual awakening
Intuition and psychic perception
Energetic protection and shielding
Navigating periods of change
Shadow work and inner alchemy
Strengthening spiritual discernment
Discovering hidden gifts and possibilities
For me, Labradorite is a perfect companion for the Venus retrograde journey. Venus invites us to discover beauty and wisdom in the parts of ourselves we have yet to fully understand.
Ebony Wood: Rooted in the Mystery
Ebony is treasured for its rich, dark appearance, smooth texture, and remarkable density. Traditionally used in fine carving, sacred objects, and decorative arts, its deep coloring lends this mala an earthy, grounding presence.
Energetically, I associate ebony with protection, stability, inner strength, and the wisdom of the unseen.
It brings a beautiful balance to Labradorite, creating a mala that feels both deeply rooted and spiritually expansive.
The Five-Petaled Lotus and Moonstone
At the center of this mala rests a gold five-petaled lotus and Moonstone.
The lotus has long represented spiritual awakening, purity, and the unfolding of consciousness. Its five petals also honor the fivefold pattern of Venus, creating a beautiful bridge between celestial geometry and sacred symbolism.
Moonstone, another member of the feldspar family, is traditionally associated with intuition, lunar cycles, receptivity, emotional wisdom, and the Divine Feminine.
The sparkling triangular charms at the knotted ends offer a final touch of sacred geometry, recalling the triangle as a symbol of creation, integration, and the meeting of complementary forces.
Wear this mala for meditation, Venusian ritual, shadow work, spiritual contemplation, or as a beautiful reminder that transformation is part of the sacred dance of life.