SPRING FORWARD MINI-RETREAT
Dates TBA
A day at the beach, to welcome the potential for new life this spring.
Our day together includes:
-Centering breath practice
-Heart-opening mindful movement
-Welcoming the Light: embodied prayer
-In-word Turning: simple, process-oriented writing prompts to build clarity on your purpose this spring
-Crafty Surprise: You can look forward to emerging with a nifty piece to bring home, a message in a bottle to your soul
Contribution: $60
Dates TBA
A day at the beach, to welcome the potential for new life this spring.
Our day together includes:
-Centering breath practice
-Heart-opening mindful movement
-Welcoming the Light: embodied prayer
-In-word Turning: simple, process-oriented writing prompts to build clarity on your purpose this spring
-Crafty Surprise: You can look forward to emerging with a nifty piece to bring home, a message in a bottle to your soul
Contribution: $60
RECORDED CLASSES *suspended*
MOVING POETICS: THE POETRY OF YOGA
An embodied exploration of poetic language, through yoga-based movement classes. Check out the library of classes to take individually, or choose the weekly subscription.
Each practice selects a poem or set of poems corresponding to a moment on the calendar or seasonal change in nature.
EACH CLASS INCLUDES:
*a 60-minute creative flow practice
*a hand-made Spotify playlist to match the flow
*links to poetry, and reflections offering "ways in"
check it out on:
movingpoetics.com
MOVING POETICS: THE POETRY OF YOGA
An embodied exploration of poetic language, through yoga-based movement classes. Check out the library of classes to take individually, or choose the weekly subscription.
Each practice selects a poem or set of poems corresponding to a moment on the calendar or seasonal change in nature.
EACH CLASS INCLUDES:
*a 60-minute creative flow practice
*a hand-made Spotify playlist to match the flow
*links to poetry, and reflections offering "ways in"
check it out on:
movingpoetics.com
AUTUMN: FALLING BACK INTO WISDOM WORKSHOP
A workshop designed to return us to our sanity, sense of community, and inner knowing, in the face of these challenging times.
Incorporating strategies that bypass the rational mind, we will tap into intuition, to return to our sense of trust in one another and in our own innate wisdom. Three elements will be cross-pollinated in these workshops:
-mindfulness techniques targeting breath, simple restorative poses, and visualizations
-Nervous system hacks from current neurobiological research
-Poems as spells: the musicality of poetic language to bypass the rational brain
*stay tuned for October dates and details*
A workshop designed to return us to our sanity, sense of community, and inner knowing, in the face of these challenging times.
Incorporating strategies that bypass the rational mind, we will tap into intuition, to return to our sense of trust in one another and in our own innate wisdom. Three elements will be cross-pollinated in these workshops:
-mindfulness techniques targeting breath, simple restorative poses, and visualizations
-Nervous system hacks from current neurobiological research
-Poems as spells: the musicality of poetic language to bypass the rational brain
*stay tuned for October dates and details*
TWEEN/PARENT INTENTION-SETTING WORKSHOP
Now available for private small groups - contact Katy with interest
A smaller, more intimate group focusing on communication, for tweens (age 9-12) and a parent companion:
Is it time for a re-set?
Touch ground with who you want to be going forward, and how your parent can support you.
Come together and re-boot your connection.
Our time will include:
-restorative poses to ground both of you
-parents learn simple, non-invasive hands-on techniques to help your tween relax and settle
-grats and asks
-mindful communication exercise
-intention-setting ritual
Tuition: $80 for the both of you
SEASONAL BENEFIT CLASSES
*everyBody welcome! live music by Raji and Radha*
bring friends and family
(...and a mat if you've got one - limited mats available)
100% of the proceeds are donated to various social justice causes
*no pre-registration required*
*everyBody welcome! live music by Raji and Radha*
bring friends and family
(...and a mat if you've got one - limited mats available)
100% of the proceeds are donated to various social justice causes
*no pre-registration required*
ON-SITE OR OFF-SITE WORKSHOPS: 2-3 hours, full day
Offering one-time or periodic workshops on cultivating resiliency for private groups at the Meetinghouse or at your business, home, vacation spot, or house of faith. Each session provides a toolbox of user-friendly strategies for physical micro-interventions that help reduce stress and increase well-being:
-mindfulness practices that use simple seated poses and breath work to balance the nervous and endocrine systems
-sense-based meditations for holding our compass within the conditions of our world
-excerpts from Quaker mystics, with a chance for reflective writing and discussion
-practical skills from somatics to integrate body, mind, and spirit
This team-building work is ideal for medical professionals, social workers, chaplains, or anyone in the helping professions.
FIRESIDE RESTORATIVE WITH MASSAGE THERAPY
*suspended due to Covid*
An extended restorative practice in Shiné's cozy fireplace room, designed to relax the nervous system. As you settle body and mind you will receive lots of hands-on TLC from 2 sets of hands. This gentle practice of relaxing poses (mostly seated and supine, and supported by blankets and blocks) is open to all levels of practice. Expect to emerge feeling grounded and nurtured.
$60 space limited
(spots are transferrable but not refundable)