Reiki Slow Flow & Restorative Journaling Book Club Feel into your practice with a gentle yet powerful slow flow infused with the healing energies of Reiki and ending with journaling or book club. During class, close attention will be paid to our own subtle body energy as the flow infuses with the healing properties of reiki and yoga. Linking breath to movement, we will take time in each pose and move with graceful presence and intentional breath. The flow will end with restorative poses for additional Reiki healing. At the end of every class, we will spend the last half hour journaling based upon the book of the month’s theme. (Except for book club night, which is the last Tuesday of every month).  On book club nights, we’ll get cozy with herbal tea and inspiring community conversation. (Book club night may run longer than the regular 90 minute session of 7-8:30pm, but will end by 9pm at the latest).  Students will leave with the title of the next month’s book. You don’t have to read the book to enjoy the benefits of an energetically healing and reflective practice! Join us either way and soak in the reflections and healing energy as you wind down your day!  April's Book of the Month is THE GIFTS OF IMPERFECTION by Brene' Brown,Ph.D, L.M.S.W. 

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Find Your Flow involves connecting the breath, body, mind, and spirit through movement and meditation. The intention is to help establish balance, flexibility, and an understanding that we can move through life with kindness, compassion, and grace for ourselves and each other. A theme of building an understanding of one’s own person will be emphasized utilizing yoga postures (asanas), breathing, and concentration/meditation in a mindful, accessible, and repeatable manner.

 

Weekend Wakeup Yoga explores the connection between mind, body and spirit as we breathe, relax, feel, watch and allow our inner self to be our personal guide. Invite yourself to experience a variety of body-enriching sequences. Join us as we discover the deep, nourishing satisfaction of treating ourselves and our practice with compassion and gratitude.

 

Slow-Flow Yoga is where we take time, our nervous systems relax, our minds slow down, our muscles become supple, our breath deepens – our inner chemistry shifts towards a biological balance, which one experiences as peace, tranquility, relaxation,  and emerging bliss. Slow Flow Yoga is based on aligning with the fluid rhythm and intelligence of your body. 

 

Using light hand weights, Yoga for Strength increases overall body strength and tones your muscles too. This cardio-strength based practice incorporates yoga postures within a fitness format mixing in strength-training exercises like squats, lunges, bicep curls, and core, to challenge your body.  Each class begins with a centering and ends with a period of relaxation.

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Restorative Yoga is the practice of the asanas (poses) using the support of props to hold the poses for a longer period of time. The practice encourages physical, mental and emotional relaxation by balancing the nervous system’s optimal energy flow.​

 

Yoga Basics explores foundational yoga poses and offers detailed cues for yoga newcomers and seasoned students alike who benefit from a fresh experience of alignment, breath work practices, yoga philosophy, and a gentler practice. Whether you are a beginner who wants to learn what yoga is all about or a yogi looking to deepen your practice by returning to the basics, this class is for you!​

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Peaceful Vinyasa Flow is a soothing yet powerful, all levels yoga flow vinyasa class for everybody.

This class is all about arriving at the perfect balance point between a sense of calm and a

powerful inner strength - regardless of how deeply you choose to go in any pose. Through a moving meditation and empowering, compassionate reflections, students will begin

their evening feeling more peaceful and connected inside and out. A rhythmic playlist with a

steady beat, candlelight, and essential oils are the background ambiance that allow us to

withdraw from our senses and turn inward for this beautiful flow.

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Meditation in the Samatha Tradition: Calm, Clarity, and Joy

Thursdays, 7pm and 8pm
All are welcome.
All classes are always free of charge.
Newcomers are welcome to join anytime, even after the first day.
No previous experience necessary; beginners especially encouraged.
Those familiar with other forms of meditation are warmly invited.
RSVP's encouraged: new.england@samathameditation.org