Event Calendar

May

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Chakra Workshop with Kaoverii Weber

Saturday, May 19th 10:00-12:00pm

The yogis have long understood and modern research continues to demonstrate the efficacy of yoga as an integrative therapy for balancing the mind and body. Chakras are subtle energy centers which control physical, psychological and spiritual health. In this workshop you will learn about the chakras from the perspective of the ancient Tantrics – the yogis who first perceived and worked with the chakras. The workshop will be half lecture and half practice.

Kaoverii has been teaching yoga for 17 years and is the director of Subtle Yoga Training Programs. She teaches about chakras locally, regionally and internationally.

$$25-$40 Suggested Love Offering

Yoga for Women’s Sexual Health and Well Being with Robin Fann-Costanzo and Heather Cohen

Saturday, May 19th 2:30-5:00pm

Join certified massage therapist and yoga instructor Robin Fann-Costanzo and Expressive Arts Therapist and sex educator Heather Cohen for a lively and informative class exploring various modalities enhance your sexual well being. This class will consist of three parts. We will practice meditation and yoga techniques to aid in opening and relaxing the body. Then there will be time for open discussion on how to bring more awareness and joy in this area of our lives, as well as how to approach your partner with new ideas and activities.

A variety of Eco-friendly treats and goodies will be given as samples and available for purchase.

This workshop is delivered in a very sacred, and respectful way that helps women feels safe and comfortable to talk about sexuality, ask questions, and share. Our intention to to provide this kind of safe environment for women to talk and to get products that they might not otherwise feel comfortable purchasing, or even know that they are available.

$20 Suggested Love Offering

Kirtan with Luna Mela

Saturday, May 19th, 7-9pm

Enjoy a sacred evening of Bhakti Yoga, devotional yoga, with Luna Mela! Featuring Luna Ray and Melanie Leenhouts.

$20 Suggested Love Offering

June

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Alignment of the Upper Body with Meghan Ganser

Saturday, June 2nd, 2:30-5:00pm

Do have a sore neck, upper back, or shoulders? The chronic ways we hold our bodies can lead to injury and pain, and often we cannot see ourselves clearly or know the root of our misalignments, even though they may be simple! In this workshop we will learn placement and actions that support a healthy, optimal alignment of the shoulders, neck, and head. Through experiencing well-aligned poses and learning to feel when we are out of alignment, we empower ourselves to move towards optimal health. Warning: you may leave feeling wonderfully free and positive!! All levels welcome, physical practice will be of a slower pace, and modifications will be supported.

$20 – $30 Suggested Donation

The Three-Step Dance of Realization

Friday, June 8th, 6-8pm with Douglas Leenhof

The Biggest Spiritual Question of them All: How Do You Turn Concept into Realization?

We all know that study, memorization, and filling our library shelves is not enough. What is the key for making all the words come alive as experience?

New discoveries in neuroscience reveal that we co-create the universe of our perceptions and that what we create depends on which hemisphere of the brain is paying attention. Creativity, empathy, new insights, and the feeling of a living experience all depend on a three-step dance between the hemispheres. But according to a provocative new theory, the very design of modern life keeps us stuck at the second step where our own lives are an abstraction to us.

This is not the first time in history this has happened, and, remarkably, the three thousand year old practice of meditation may be one of the best tools ever developed to discover the rest of the dance.

Join author and long-time meditation teacher Douglas Veenhof for an accessible exploration of the science of meditation…as well as the dangers of taking mind-science too seriously.

Suggested Donation $25

Yoga for the Low Back with Kelly Gilmore

Saturday, June 9th, 1-3pm

Yoga is proving to be the most successful approach to relieving back pain. It is the second most common reason for visiting the Doctor’s office. The number 1 reason for seeking out a chiropractor and the leading cause of disability for ages 50 and under. (Yoga as medicine, Timothy McCall)
As a bodyworker and yoga teacher the low back is a complaint of the majority of my clients and students. There are several reasons for back pain and this 2.5 hr class will take you through a sequence to gain a better understanding of the origins of the pain by exploring the anatomy of the low back ,abdominal and pelvic muscles, demonstrations, asana, pranayama and restorative poses to end.

$20 Suggested Donation

Learn to Play the Didgeridoo with Corey Costanzo

Sunday, June 10th, 1-2:30pm

If you’ve found yourself drawn in by the mysterious sounds of the didgeridoo and thinking, “I’d like to play that someday”, then your day has come! Learn didg in a fun and exciting format and actually walk away with the skill to play and/or deepen your current didgeridoo experience with the instrument. Corey teaches from a unique perspective where you’ll actually learn how to teach yourself how to develop with the instrument and with your inner self. One student says, “Corey is a master teacher who is not just teaching an instrument, but important life lessons as well”.

Corey has didgeridoos to borrow or for sale.

$15 Suggested Donation

Didgeridoo Restorative Yoga with the Costanzos

Sunday, June 10th, 3-5pm

Restorative yoga, introduced to many by B.K.S. Iyengar, is an active relaxation practice. With the use of blankets, bolsters, and straps, the body is put into simple, restful and supportive postures to help reduce muscle tension, relieve stress, help with lymph flow, and induce a relaxed state of being. Restorative yoga is a wonderful practice when you are recovering from illness or injury, to help relieve emotional or physical stress, or to just renew and restore your body at the end of a long day.

$20 Suggested Donation

Partner Prenatal Yoga with Margaret

Saturday and Sunday, June 16th-17th

Pregnant women and their birth partners can prepare for their best birth by combining birth education with prenatal yoga. By weaving information you need with movement and mindfulness you crave, you’ll prepare yourselves thoroughly for the joys and challenges of pregnancy, birth and parenting. This workshop will comprehensively support your journey into conscious parenting by serving your baby, body, mind and spirit. Connect with other Mamas and Dads as you nourish yourselves and your precious ones for two days

$40 Suggested Donation

Hipster Yoga with Lindsay Fields

Saturday, June 23rd, 2:30-4:30pm

A dynamic yoga class focused on the lower body. This 2 hour workshop will combine a powerful vinyasa sequence with juicy hip openers held for time and tips for safe hip and leg stretching.

Hip openers target the muscles and connective tissue of the hip joints. These poses help to increase range of motion and ease of movement in daily activity. Hip openers can be therapeutic for low back pain and also in relieving symptoms of stress and anxiety.

All levels welcome. Be prepared to go deep and have fun!

$20 Suggested Donation

An Evening of Kirtan with Wayne Farris

Saturday, June 30th, 7-9pm

Experience an evening of devotional yoga with music, rhythm, melody and chants.