September 14–20
The week opens with a new Monday gathering at Celeste Farms — saunas, sound, yoga, and food all in one — and closes with yoga on the museum lawn at VMFA. In between, sound baths ripple through Buffalo Firefly most nights, Glenmore Yoga marks the shift into fall with a heart-centered sound bath, and Second Arrow invites partners onto the mat together.
42 wellness events in the Richmond, VA area from September 14–20, 2026: 12 yoga, 8 meditation, 8 spa & recovery, 6 sound healing, 5 other wellness and 3 fitness. Listings cover Richmond, Mechanicsville and Forest Hill Park, plus a few virtual sessions run by local studios.
Updated . Every listing links to the host's own page; times and details can change, so check there before you go. See this week's events →
Monday, September 14
- 7:00amMeditation
Silent Meditation
Living Water Community Center, Richmond (see event link for address)
A quiet, sliding-scale sit to open the day.
Details & booking for Silent Meditation → - 4:00pm–9:00pmOther Wellness
Gather
Celeste Farms, Richmond
A weekly reset night with free entry — the Field Spa is open all evening with no time limit, plus optional $18 add-ons for barn yoga (6:30–7:30pm) and a sound bath (8–9pm).
Details & booking for Gather → - 6:30pm–7:45pmOther Wellness
Foundations of Tai Chi Series w/Cheri
Buffalo Firefly, 4025 MacArthur Ave, Richmond
A beginner-friendly introduction to Tai Chi fundamentals. Week 1 of an 8-week series running Sept 14–Nov 9.
Details & booking for Foundations of Tai Chi Series w/Cheri → - 7:30pm–8:45pmSound Healing
Gong and Sound Experience w/Katie Lemmert
The Yoga Dojo, 6517 Dickens Place, Richmond
A deeply restorative sound experience featuring gongs and other healing instruments, opening with a short grounding meditation before settling into a sustained immersion in sound and vibration.
Details & booking for Gong and Sound Experience w/Katie Lemmert → - 8:00pm ESTSound Healing
Weekly Sound Bath (Virtual)
Virtual — Zoom (House of Undine)
A live virtual sound bath with crystal singing bowls.
Details & booking for Weekly Sound Bath (Virtual) →
Tuesday, September 15
- 7:00amMeditation
Silent Meditation
Living Water Community Center, Richmond (see event link for address)
A quiet, sliding-scale sit to open the day.
Details & booking for Silent Meditation → - 7:00am–7:30amOther Wellness
7-Day Virtual Contemplative Practice Series
Virtual (see event link for access)
A daily guided series offering reflection, grounding, and shared presence to start the day with intention. Runs daily through Sept 21.
Details & booking for 7-Day Virtual Contemplative Practice Series → - 9:30am–10:30amYoga
Hatha Yoga
Health Link Chiropractic, Mechanicsville
A gentle, all-levels Hatha class led by Holly Henty.
Details & booking for Hatha Yoga → - 5:00pm & 5:45pmYoga
Birdhouse Farmers Market Yoga
Petronius S. Jones Park, Richmond (meet by the community garden greenhouse)
Casual, thirty-minute yoga classes held alongside the farmers market. Runs Tuesdays through November.
Details & booking for Birdhouse Farmers Market Yoga → - 6:00pmYoga
Community Yoga at Maymont
Maymont Farm, 1001 Spottswood Rd, Richmond (Children's Farm entrance)
A family-friendly outdoor class blending mindful movement, breath, and meditation, hosted by RVA Outdoor Yoga most Tuesday evenings through late September. Weather permitting.
Details & booking for Community Yoga at Maymont → - 6:30pmFitness
Farm Shred
Celeste Farms, Richmond
A one-hour, circuit-based group workout in the barn — tire flips, water buckets, and laps around the field.
Details & booking for Farm Shred → - 6:30pmSound Healing
Intro to Sound (Virtual)
Virtual — Zoom (House of Undine)
A beginner-friendly introduction to sound baths, held live over Zoom.
Details & booking for Intro to Sound (Virtual) → - 7:00pm–9:00pmMeditation
Tuesday Sit and Reflection
Ekoji, 3411 Grove Ave, Richmond (Fan District)
Sitting and walking meditation followed by a Dharma teaching and discussion.
Details & booking for Tuesday Sit and Reflection → - 7:00pmMeditation
Meditation with Josh
Living Water Community Center, 1000 Westover Hills Blvd, Richmond (Meditation Hall)
A guided sliding-scale meditation sit.
Details & booking for Meditation with Josh →
Wednesday, September 16
- 7:00amMeditation
Silent Meditation
Living Water Community Center, Richmond (see event link for address)
A quiet, sliding-scale sit to open the day.
Details & booking for Silent Meditation → - 9:15am–10:15amYoga
Kundalini Yoga & Meditation (Indoor)
The Innerwork Center, 213 Roseneath Rd, Richmond
Holly Henty's dynamic blend of rhythmic postures, breath, chanting, and meditation, indoors this week.
Details & booking for Kundalini Yoga & Meditation (Indoor) → - 4:00pm–8:00pmSpa & Recovery
Open Hours
Pyre Sauna, 1000 Westover Hills Blvd, Richmond
Self-paced sauna and cold plunge sessions for resting, socializing, or zoning out.
Details & booking for Open Hours → - 6:00pmYoga
Pre/Postnatal Yoga: Candlelight Flow
Whole Heart Space, Richmond (see event link for address)
A gentle, candlelit flow emphasizing breathwork and meditation, safe and accessible for pregnant and postpartum practitioners at any stage.
Details & booking for Pre/Postnatal Yoga: Candlelight Flow →
Thursday, September 17
- 7:00amMeditation
Silent Meditation
Living Water Community Center, Richmond (see event link for address)
A quiet, sliding-scale sit to open the day.
Details & booking for Silent Meditation → - 6:30pmFitness
Farm Shred
Celeste Farms, Richmond
A one-hour, circuit-based group workout in the barn — tire flips, water buckets, and laps around the field.
Details & booking for Farm Shred → - 6:30pm–7:30pmSound Healing
Heart Chakra Sound Bath
Glenmore Yoga, 10442 Ridgefield Parkway, Richmond (Short Pump)
A guided sound bath featuring crystal and Himalayan singing bowls, gongs, drums, and chimes, focused on calming the nervous system.
Details & booking for Heart Chakra Sound Bath →
Friday, September 18
- 7:00amMeditation
Silent Meditation
Living Water Community Center, Richmond (see event link for address)
A quiet, sliding-scale sit to open the day.
Details & booking for Silent Meditation → - 4:00pm–8:00pmSpa & Recovery
Open Hours
Pyre Sauna, 1000 Westover Hills Blvd, Richmond
Self-paced sauna and cold plunge sessions for resting, socializing, or zoning out.
Details & booking for Open Hours → - 4:00pm–9:00pmSpa & Recovery
Field Spa: Communal
Celeste Farms, Richmond
Communal access to barrel saunas, cold plunges, and a wood-fired hot tub around a large fire pit.
Details & booking for Field Spa: Communal → - 5:30pmYoga
Partner Yoga Class
Second Arrow Yoga, Church Hill, Richmond
A one-time partner practice pairing guided postures with a partner for connection and support.
Details & booking for Partner Yoga Class → - 5:45pm–7:30pmMeditation
Friday Sit and Book Reading
Ekoji, 3411 Grove Ave, Richmond (Fan District)
Sitting and walking meditation followed by a book reading and discussion.
Details & booking for Friday Sit and Book Reading → - 6:00pm–7:15pmSound Healing
Elemental Sound Healing w/Juju Desta
The Yoga Dojo, 6517 Dickens Place, Richmond
A sound healing journey through didgeridoo, flutes, singing bowls, and drums, channeling the four elements to bring the body into balance.
Details & booking for Elemental Sound Healing w/Juju Desta → - Time variesSpa & Recovery
Social Hours
Pyre Sauna, 1000 Westover Hills Blvd, Richmond
Sauna and cold plunge paired with DJ sets or live music — a livelier, more social counterpart to Open Hours.
Details & booking for Social Hours →
Saturday, September 19
- 8:00am–9:00pmSpa & Recovery
Field Spa: Communal
Celeste Farms, Richmond
Communal access to barrel saunas, cold plunges, and a wood-fired hot tub around a large fire pit.
Details & booking for Field Spa: Communal → - 9:00amYoga
Yoga @VMFA
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond (Belvedere Deck)
An all-inclusive, beginner-friendly community yoga session on the museum's outdoor deck, hosted every other Saturday through October.
Details & booking for Yoga @VMFA → - 9:00amYoga
Barn Yoga
Celeste Farms, Richmond
A rotating-teacher yoga hour in the barn.
Details & booking for Barn Yoga → - 9:00am–8:00pmSpa & Recovery
Open Hours
Pyre Sauna, 1000 Westover Hills Blvd, Richmond
Self-paced sauna and cold plunge sessions for resting, socializing, or zoning out.
Details & booking for Open Hours → - 9:30am–10:30amYoga
Kundalini Yoga & Meditation (Outdoor)
Chimborazo Park, Richmond
Holly's occasional outdoor Kundalini session — rhythmic postures, breath, chanting, and meditation in the open air.
Details & booking for Kundalini Yoga & Meditation (Outdoor) → - 7:00pmFitness
Chair Affair
TAOU Studio Carytown, Richmond
A playful chair-dance workshop focused on confidence and self-love.
Details & booking for Chair Affair → - Time variesOther Wellness
Acupuncture + Sound Bath
TAOU Studio, Richmond (see event link for location)
A restorative pairing of ear acupuncture with sound bath frequencies, designed to calm the nervous system.
Details & booking for Acupuncture + Sound Bath →
Sunday, September 20
- 9:00amYoga
Barn Yoga
Celeste Farms, Richmond
A rotating-teacher yoga hour in the barn.
Details & booking for Barn Yoga → - 9:30am–10:30amYoga
Farmers Market Yoga
South of the James Farmers Market, Forest Hill Park
An all-level, family-friendly outdoor class held on the grassy median by the market. Runs May–October.
Details & booking for Farmers Market Yoga → - 1:00pm–8:00pmSpa & Recovery
Open Hours
Pyre Sauna, 1000 Westover Hills Blvd, Richmond
Self-paced sauna and cold plunge sessions for resting, socializing, or zoning out.
Details & booking for Open Hours → - 4:00pm–5:30pmYoga
Sunday Restorative Yoga
Glenmore Yoga, 10442 Ridgefield Parkway, Richmond (Short Pump)
A supported practice using props in restful postures to reduce stress and promote relaxation. Session 1 of 3, running through Nov 15.
Details & booking for Sunday Restorative Yoga → - 6:30pm–7:30pmSound Healing
Sunday Sound Meditation
Living Water Community Center, 1000 Westover Hills Blvd, Richmond
A donation-based sound meditation with a rotating lineup of facilitators each week.
Details & booking for Sunday Sound Meditation → - Time variesSpa & Recovery
Field Spa: Communal
Celeste Farms, Richmond
Communal access to barrel saunas, cold plunges, and a wood-fired hot tub around a large fire pit.
Details & booking for Field Spa: Communal → - Time variesOther Wellness
The Sunday Reset (Virtual)
Virtual — Zoom (House of Undine)
A guided virtual session to close out the week and ease into the one ahead.
Details & booking for The Sunday Reset (Virtual) →
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