Learn how to use massage therapy balls to release tension in the body and melt into a series of passive stretching yoga poses. Each week we will begin with a calming breath practice, followed by a sequence of roll out methods, and round out the practice with Yin style yoga postures and a relaxing savasana. Warning: drooling may occur along with a dreamy, smiley face that could last for hours after.

Teacher

Stella Cornett

Cost

$85 for the series or drop-in

Sound has always been a part of meditation practice. Mantra, for example, is the repetition of sacred words that can be chanted or repeated aloud or silently. It feels wonderful to be bathed in sound, to feel the essential vibration of life itself. Sound vibrations quiet the mind, which always feels like a relief, even though a quiet mind is not at all required for meditation.

In this 8-week series, we’ll explore simple practices that bring ease and a sense of openness to our ears and even sense our whole body as an instrument of listening and sound. We’ll explore the sacred sound of OM in lots of ways. We’ll listen to the world outside and a vast interior world as well. Join us for what will be a fun, interesting and relatively easy way to meditate. For sure you will have a new and heightened experience of vibration inside yourself. As part of Sutra 16 of The Radiance Sutras says,

The sacred power of space will carry you

Into the dancing radiant emptiness

That is the source of all.

The ocean of sound is inviting you

Into its spacious embrace,

Calling you home.

And as a special experience, the final class will be a sound bath offered by Lori Bower. 

Dates

Wednesday, May 14 through July 16 (no classes June 18 or 25)

5:00 to 5:30p ET (We generally stay together until 5:40 but the meditation always ends by 5:30.)

Teacher

Marcia Miller

Cost

$144

Recordings will be sent after each class and will be available for 3 months.

While this is a series class, and will build week to week, each class will also be a complete experience in itself and is available as a drop in.

***Please Register for the livestream option before 2:30p on May 14 so that we can make sure you receive the link to the class.***

*This event is open to everyone! Come celebrate Pride Month—whether you identify as queer, an ally, or are simply curious.*

"We’re all born naked, and the rest is drag." — RuPaul

This quote perfectly encapsulates the essence of both meditation and queerness — which are deep, embodied explorations into the nature of identity. This three-week series will guide participants to explore their own identities through the lens of both pride and meditative self-inquiry. The class will utilize iRest Yoga Nidra, journaling, and other contemplative practices to deepen the exploration.

Throughout the series, participants will delve into the following themes:

Shame and Pride: Pride month serves as a reminder of the significance of accepting and celebrating our true selves. Unfortunately, many of us are conditioned to feel ashamed of our identities. Through meditative practices, we learn to cultivate opposing emotions like pride instead of shame, which can guide us to transcend places where we feel stuck.

Exploring Identity: Who are we without our stories? The LGBTQ+ community has long understood that the expressions of our identities are merely roles we play. This class is about peeling back all of these roles and discovering who we are before we identify with our jobs, relationships, age, race, sexual preference and gender.

Coming Out: The process of coming out is not exclusive to queer individuals. It is the act of speaking the hidden secrets in our hearts, a journey that many of us undertake in different ways. Whether we identify as LGBTQ+ or not, we may carry secrets or shame that inhibit us from expressing our authentic selves. This class is an opportunity to summon the courage to look within, discover our truth, and hold it with loving awareness in our hearts.

This class is open to all people, not just those who identify as LGBTQ+. It is an invitation to know ourselves and practice ways to rest back into the truth of who we are, just as we are.

Participants will receive recordings of each meditation to practice outside of the session, as well as journaling prompts to further explore the themes outside of class.

Teacher

Evan Wilkerson

Cost

$70