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A thoughtfully structured afternoon of gentle, guided movement combined with extended periods of meditation and mindfulness. A sound healing session wraps up the day, using the bright resonance of gong, chimes, and crystal bowls to help us access the fullness of spring’s renewal.
This workshop has been cancelled
Join Kristen to kick off March Meditation Madness, a 31-day challenge to jump start your meditation practice. This workshop will be a fun and explorative session to introduce you to a variety of ways to meditate, from the extraordinarily simple to more elaborate practice options, that you can use throughout the month.
Join us at the Fairfax Studio for an afternoon of sustenance for mind, body and spirit to help you establish or deepen contemplative practices. Spend a winter afternoon exploring intentional silence at our lovely Fairfax Studio. This half-day workshop provides an opportunity for meditation and mindfulness as well as gentle, guided movement and periods of intentional silence. Wrap-up the retreat with a sound healing session featuring peacefully employed gong, chimes, and crystal bowl tones. Accessible for all whether meditation-curious or an established practitioner.
A special invitation to experience Suzanne's new Wednesday evening "Movement Medicine: Yoga Tools for Life" class! Tame your mind, up-level your health, live your best life. In addition to a highly curated yoga and meditation class, each week will include a short discussion and time-tested practices for better nutrition, tips for managing chronic disease, reducing anxiety and living your truth.
On the heels of the holiday season, we sometimes need a break from the holiday and all of the corresponding things - travel, family, too much to do.... And at the beginning of the calendar year, it's always good to sit in stillness to feel into what commitments we want to make to our lives and communities. With light restorative movement, gongs and sound bowls, this workshop will give space to relax, clear the mind and start the New Year with peace, presence and purpose. All levels of experience will benefit from these practices and all are welcome.
Throughout human history, people have gathered together for contemplative mindfulness in times of jubilation and sorrow. Now is no different. Each monthly meditation session will include centering, presentation of the day's focus, guided meditation, silence or journaling, group discussion, and a "Zen in Ten" movement/breath practice. Attend a la carte or all four - your choice!
Explore the concepts of attachment and aversion as two of the five causes of suffering, and practice emotional resilience by learning to welcome opposites of sensation and emotions with a sense of equanimity, all while staying grounded and embodied. Experience an accessible movement practice, a philosophical explanation and discussion, and guided meditation and yoga nidra.
IN-PERSON SPOTS FOR THIS WORKSHOP ARE FULL.
Please join us live on Zoom or access the recording for one month following. For anyone seeking support, grounding, inspiration, or relief. Annie and Amir will guide the community in restorative yoga postures, breathing practice, and guided meditation. Pay what you can.
Use yoga, meditation, and community to contemplate questions around what has transpired, what is left undone, and where you’re headed for 2021.
Join us on the patio at Trade Roots Gift Store & Cafe for discussion, breathing, and a short meditation experience with Annie Moyer, Director and Co-Owner of Sun & Moon Yoga Studio, focusing on how mindfulness practices can help us through these strange and challenging times. Feel free to come and grab some coffee for extra warmth, wear a mask for extra safety, bring a friend for extra connection. Recurring event: weekly Friday mornings, weather permitting. Check our website if weather looks iffy.
Join us in an open Zoom room ALL DAY, anytime from 6:00am to 5:30pm, as we hold as a safe space for the community to gather, connect, and give and receive support. Our community of teachers will be present to either guide you in meditation, facilitate supportive and loving conversation, or simply hold space for silent reflection on what will serve the greatest good. Follow up with a FREE LIVESTREAM YOGA MOVEMENT CLASS with Dena Jensen at 5:30p on our YouTube channel.
Staying Connected to Your Heart – Heartfull® Meditation with Savitri
Join Savitri, the creator of Heartfull® Meditation, in this heart-opening class connecting you with your soul-essence which is pure love. This event is happening at 6:00pm EDT
According to the sages and the scientists, feeling separate is the root of our pain. Drop into one hour of easy seated and supine asana and simple Lojong practices to reaffirm our interconnectedness.
Explore some simple approaches to embracing inquiry for the sake illuminating the way forward in these slippery and erratic times, with humility and practice.
In the quiet container of Yin Yoga postures, explore mediations that cultivation compassion for yourself and others.
How do we remain centered and grounded amid the uncertainties that life brings to us every day? Explore mind-body tools and guided meditation based on the teachings of iRest to help develop a felt sense of well-being.
Join master yoga teachers Baxter Bell, MD, and Melina Meza for an enlightening and informative program for two consecutive weekends on Zoom. This interactive, dynamic training will focus on practical strategies for a lifetime of vitality and well-being, and includes expert medical information and adapted yoga postures for maintaining physical, mental, and emotional wellness. Suitable for everyone.
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We welcome back master yoga and meditation teacher Doug Keller for three, 2.5-hour sessions of vital information and deep experience. Friday evening, Doug takes us on a journey through the vagus (“yoga”) nerve; and Saturday and Sunday consider the vibrations, chords, melodies, and compositions of music as a metaphor for yoga. Anyone who registers will have access to a recording of this workshop beginning 24 hours after the completion of the live presentation, and available for one week following.
In this eight hour workshop series, Rixie shares her 15 years of retreat-leading experience to guide yoga teachers, thought leaders, and anyone with a flock of curious souls in constructing get-aways that make an impact. Anyone who registers will have access to a recording of this workshop beginning 24 hours after the completion of the live presentation, and available for one week following.
In addition to physical pain, chronic pain triggers changes in brain structure that are linked to depression, anxiety, and impaired cognitive function. Research shows practicing yoga and meditation benefits the brain, peripheral nervous system, immune function (and much more), and can relieve the pain itself. After a brief review of the research behind the benefits of mind-body practices for chronic pain, Carol guides you through a gentle yoga and meditation practice specifically designed for chronic pain.
By using mantra (the internal recitation of universal sound vibrations) the weights of physical and emotional suffering (karma) can be released, and the connection to our purpose in taking birth is restored. Join the workshop on Zoom and invite a soul-buddy to learn and implement these channels in meditation and in your life-expression.
Meditation is simple, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy! Let Rixie get you started in this beginners’ meditation class as she leads you through an assortment of six different five-minute practices, each with a little movement in between.
Experience profound peace with Yoga Nidra, a supported and guided relaxation that feels like a spa vacation packed into one lovely hour.
Experience the mind’s movement past everyday disturbances as Debbie leads you through progressively deeper levels of consciousness while you lie comfortably supported by blankets.
A combination of quiet practices, slowly-flowing movement, breathing and mindfulness to promote mind-body balance and nurture the conditions for inner connectivity. Additional date Saturday May 9.
SORRY THIS WORKSHOP IS CANCELLED Give yourself permission to rest and restore as you support the potential for deeper levels of peace and health. Follow a guided meditation for deep relaxation while listening to the soothing sounds of the live harp.
Based on the ancient teachings of meditation, iRest® is an evidence-based, mind-body, transformative practice that supports psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being. Each week, Asya gives a 20-minute talk focused on a different piece of the science behind the practice, followed by a 40-minute experiential practice including a guided meditation while reclined and supported with props. Meets six consecutive Thursdays, Feb 6 through March 12
Experience profound peace with Yoga Nidra, a supported and guided relaxation that feels like a spa vacation packed into one lovely hour.
Experience the mind’s movement past everyday disturbances as Debbie leads you through progressively deeper levels of consciousness while you lie comfortably supported by blankets.
The quarter-life epoch is saturated with powerful potential for life-changing growth and transformation. By cultivating our senses of compassion, curiosity, and purpose through intentional yoga postures and meditation, we will honor the light in one another and nurture a supportive space together to explore our true nature and our own life’s path.
Three powerful healing practices converge to nourish and heal. With our external environment in a perpetual state of flux, this workshop will assist with bringing internal equilibrium. Practice restful passive poses while receiving Reiki (universal healing energy) plus your choice of an essential oil to enhance the experience. Finish with a short, guided meditation.
