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October's OfferingsThere are some wonderful offerings this season at Heartsong Yoga, the chance to enjoy some very high level teachings, some light hearted fun and playful events, and our ongoing drop in classes throughout the week...
Peace available here, every day!
Yes! all classes will be held on Monday, Columbus Day, morning and evening!
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New! A Taste of Teen Mindfulnesswith Leslie Smith Frank: Walk ins are welcome.
This Thursday night, October 15, 7:30 pm.
15.00 per teen, parents are welcome, and free.
(Also meeting on November 19 and December 17)
Discover how simple mindfulness based stress reduction practices can be integrated into daily life. Experience a variety of mindful awareness practices, including several types of meditation.
Come to find out what mindfulness is and what it isn't! This is a program for everyone, but especially for teens...
Who might feel like life is a little out of control!
Might feel tired of being asked,'what are you doing next year'?
Might feel that the pressure of measuring up gets to them?
Might feel as though sometimes life feels like just another test!
Learn more about Leslie's programs and philosophy: Click Here
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Kirtan, this Friday night! Music, Mantra, Singing and StorytellingThis Friday October 16, 7:30 pm
(also November 13, and December 18.)
With Dave Russell, along with special guests percussionist Tony Silva and vocalist Robin Max!
Kirtan is a joyous and powerful group practice of singing simple Sanskrit mantras set to beautiful melodies. These mantras are sound vibrations which roll and vibrate through the seven energy centers (chakras ) of the body stimulating well-being in body, mind and spirit. No singing experience is necessary!
Walk ins welcome, "family friendly" $10.00 per person, kids are free!
To learn more about Dave Russell and to hear a sample of a Kirtan with him, Click Here
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2 Great Teachers, One Great Day! Sunday, Oct. 25th! An Afternoon with a Tibetan Monk |  | |
Our yearly visit with Kehn Rinpoche, Geshe Lobzang Tsetan: Abbot, Tashi Lhumpo Monastery, Karnataka, India, and Founder & Director, Siddhartha School, Leh, Ladakh, India.
Sunday, October 25, 2:30 to 4:30 pm.
Questions and discussion included, along with a meditation and blessing, in this rare opportunity to meet a Tibetan Monk in an "up close and personal" intimate gathering. He will share with us his practices of "Awakening Happiness: Cultivating Compassion" with Tibetan Buddhist techniques for experiencing joy in everyday life.
Suggested donation, $10.00
All donations welcome for this opportunity to meet Khen Rinpoche, a Tibetan Monk from India, on his annual visit to Heartsong Yoga. Donations will be presented to Khen Rinpoche that evening, and will go directly to the Siddhartha School, a school that he founded in India for children to receive an excellent modern education while maintaining their traditional Tibetan culture.
To learn more about this gracious man, the Monastery and the School Click Here
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An Evening with Beryl Bender Birch |  | |
We welcome back our beloved teacher Beryl Bender Birch, spiritual teacher, yoga therapist, and author of Power Yoga , Beyond Power Yoga, and the newly released Boomer Yoga.
Sunday night, October 25, 6 to 9 pm.
Get happy & healthy! Beryl will introduce her dynamic approach to yoga for the baby boomer generation, drawing from her new book, Boomer Yoga. She will decode yoga's secrets, and reveal how, through steady & comfortable practice, you can find balance and preserve peace of mind, even in turbulent times.
Those who are new to yoga as well as lifelong practitioners will find this energetic method a wonderful tool for staying agile, healthy, and fit. Weaving in personal experience, philosophy, and practical techniques, Beryl teaches how a conscious practice of yoga, from asana to meditation, can be used not only for strength and longevity, but to protect and restore the body from many of the common aspects of aging.
$45.00 pre paid, $50.00 at the door
All levels welcome, not just for "Boomers"
Beryl has been an avid student of yoga and the study of consciousness since l971. With degrees in philosophy and comparative religion, Beryl has traveled extensively in India, has been teaching the classical system of ashtanga yoga for 33 years, and training yoga teachers as "spiritual revolutionaries" since l980. In 2000 she was named by Yoga Journal as one of only seven American women in their "Innovators Shaping Yoga Today" issue. She is the director-founder of The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute and a founder of The Give Back Yoga Foundation.
Learn more about Beryl Bender Birch
at www.power-yoga.com.
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More October Happenings |  | |
Details on all of the classes and more: Click Here
Moms and Kids Yoga Class kicked off last Wednesday morning, with a beautiful group of moms with new babies, sweet toddlers, and pre school age children. This is a playful, lovely opportunity for moms to have the chance to do yoga, along with their children! Ongoing Wednesdays, 11 am. Pro rate the next 4 weeks of the session for $40. or drop in $15., for mom and one child.
Family Yoga is also back, the first Sunday of each month, 11 am.
Back Care Basics, on Friday mornings at 10:30 am started last week, we met our minimum of 6 to host this class and wanted to extend an opportunity for students to join the course, pro rating for the next 5 weeks of the program, for $67.00. (no walk ins for this class)
Tai-Chi-Gong kicked off on Sunday nights at 6 pm, walk ins welcome for this marvelous blend of meditative movement with Rob Rivest, donations welcome, $5.00 suggested per person.
Pre Natal Yoga new 6 week series begins on October 24, but you can start anytime!
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