Donna Belk is a Texas-based end-of-life coach, certified Life-Cycle Celebrant, home funeral guide, and longtime yoga teacher whose work explores the intersection of conscious living and conscious dying. She has studied yoga and meditation for more than 25 years and became a certified yoga teacher through Yoga House in Austin.
Donna is the creator of Restorative Flow Yoga — a deeply nourishing style using gentle, repetitive, rocking movements designed to reduce stress, support healing, and cultivate subtle awareness, especially suited for those experiencing chronic illness, grief, fatigue, limited mobility, or emotional overwhelm. She is also a co-founder of the Texas Yoga Retreat and Free Day of Yoga Austin, programs created to make yoga accessible and community-centered.
Her end-of-life work helps families make informed, meaningful choices about after-death care, home funerals, ceremonies, grief support, and advance planning. Inspired by the loss of her father at sixteen, Donna has devoted her life to helping others find more personal, participatory, and healing approaches to dying and remembrance. Her work is grounded in the belief that death need not be hidden or feared, but met with presence, compassion, and care.
Saturday 4:15-6:00pm
Crossing the Threshold: Yogic Teachings on Death, Consciousness & Liberation 
Experience the power and depth of Ashtanga Vinyasa through a dynamic practice that blends elements of both the Primary and Intermediate Series. Rather than following the traditional sequence, this workshop draws from the Ashtanga method to explore strength, mobility, balance, backbending, and breath-centered movement in a challenging yet accessible format. Modifications and variations are offered throughout, so practitioners at different levels can work intelligently within their own practice. The session concludes with pranayama and meditation inspired by the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, inviting you to experience how focused movement and conscious breathing lead toward greater steadiness and clarity.
Intensity 1 – Anyone interested in yoga philosophy, end-of-life awareness, or meditation
50% Discussion, 50% Visualization/Meditation