presented x The Village Co-Op & Squadstyle
expansive & alcohol-free nights with community
The Elevator Lounge is a new 3-hour monthly event at Squadstyle in Frederick, brought to you by The Village Co-Op, Squadstyle, & an array of local, creative wellness vendors.
Elevate your weekend hang, Uplevel your date night, & Find your Village at the New Frederick Night Spot.
OUR FLOW
We begin with an intention-setting circle, where all are welcome to share and receive witnessing as we weave community skills together.
This is followed by an expansive group experience as our Elevator “goes up” together. This could be some facilitated movement, creativity, or community-building activity led by a local vendor.
In the peak middle, it’s choose your own adventure. Join us on the dance floor for ecstatic dance (a judgment-free, communal dance practice that brings you to a state of heightened awareness) as DJs or sound artists set the vibe.
Or, if it’s more your speed, use this time to visit the sauna, collaborate with another lounger, or try out one of the many solo stations set up around the space for reflection. Because sometimes the journey is communal, and sometimes it’s inward.
Afterwards, we reconvene for a grounding group experience as our Elevator “comes back down” together. Again, this could look like anything you can imagine - yin yoga, meditation, or a tea ceremony - led by a local vendor.
Finally, we will close with an integration circle, where you can share out with the group what you’re taking away from the night as we continue to deepen this Village.
WHEN
Saturday evenings, monthly, from 6:30pm - 9:30pm
WHERE
Squadstyle Work ‘n’ Wellness in Frederick, MD
PRICE
$25 for Squadstyle members (use the link in your email)
$35 general admission
WHO
All genders (with the exception of Ladies Lounges) / introverts welcome / 18+ event
You belong here.
We will peak together with a healing ecstatic dance party led by DJs & sound artists!
Most nights featuring our in-house muse, DJ Irish Goodbye!
Let’s walk each other home to collective healing through vulnerability, intimacy, expansion, and grounding. The revolution will be community. Now, more than ever, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Let’s plant, nurture, and bring back The Village, together.
Join us for our upcoming lounge!
Root to Rise: A Transformative Journey of Movement, Breath, & Sound
Saturday, September 6th, 6:30 - 9:30pm
Featuring:
Circle facilitation & community weaving by Ellen Gilbert of The Village
Our Guest Facilitators:
Rachel Okotete is a Breathwork Facilitator and Yoga Teacher based in Arlington, VA. She creates empowering spaces that blend mindful movement and conscious breath, helping people reconnect with their bodies, release stress, and cultivate inner clarity. Her teaching style emphasizes presence, compassion, and accessibility, making her classes both grounding and transformative.
Rachel Okotete
We will begin our evening with an elevating yoga flow from Rachel to get us into our bodies and prepared to dance! Following our dance party, Rachel & Heidi will lead us in a transformative mini session designed to bring you back to yourself. Your guided breathwork journey will help move energy and open space within. In the presence of a supportive group, your breath becomes a bridge, connecting you to your body’s truth and clearing what no longer belongs. Together, we’ll shed the layers and listen for what’s underneath.
Yoga Flow & Breathwork Journey
Meet Heidi Tacktill, a grounded guide for women stepping into new chapters of self. Heidi works with people who are ready to remember who they were before the world told them who to be. She meets each person where they are, holding space for their own timing and their own process.
Through integrative breathwork journeys, Heidi guides clients into deep, altered states of consciousness where the thinking mind can quiet and the body’s wisdom can lead. In this space, the breath becomes a doorway to release what has been stored for years, emotions, tension, and patterns that have been running beneath the surface.
Her work is rooted in helping people return to their bodies, feel what they have been avoiding, and move energy that has been stuck. Sessions are designed to bring clients out of autopilot and into a state where they can hear their own truth, hold clear boundaries, and live with greater self trust.
This is not about adding more to your plate. It is about creating spaciousness, presence, and a deeper connection to yourself so you can expand into the life that is calling you.
You can find Heidi at www.heiditacktill.com, where you can book a private 1:1 session or join a group breathwork journey virtually or in Bethesda, MD. Follow along on Instagram @heiditacktill for upcoming events, insights, and ways to work together.
Heidi Tacktill
Breathwork Journey & Sound Bath
After Heidi & Rachel’s collaborative breathwork journey, Heidi will close us out and guide you into stillness with a sound bath to help integrate the work, lock in what’s landed, and anchor it in the body. This is a powerful reset, a return to your center, and a chance to move forward with clarity and grounding.
Upcoming Dates:
✨October 4, 2025 {Ladies Lounge}
Call for Collaborators
Are you a local wellness vendor, artist, or service provider? Yoga teachers, sound healers, ceremonialists, artists, facilitators, and more - we want to hear from you! Pitch us your idea for a community expansion or grounding session, and we would love to have you join this Village and collaborate on our next Elevator Lounge! We use a profit-sharing model. If this sounds groovy to you, get in touch!