THE HEART OF KIRTAN: A Special Afternoon Workshop
with Shubalananda & Shivananda
Sunday, July 5, 1-5pm
Join master kirtan wallah Shubalananda and celebrated Indian violinist/drummer Shivananda Sharma for an intimate afternoon exploring the depths of kirtan music, chants, and inspiration. In this interactive workshop Shivananda and Shubal will:
• Delve into the history and practice of this practice, or sadhana
• Teach the basic principles of participating and leading kirtan
• Help you find your most expressive tonal range, or sa
• Teach the basics of kirtan rhythm
• Provide an opportunity for each participant to lead a kirtan
• Enjoy a late afternoon raga
The cost for the workshop will be $50, payable to The Arlington Center. All income after expenses will go directly to Shivananda Sharma’s free music school in Rishikesh. Founded by Ma Chetan Jyoti and Shivananda 10 years ago, the school provides free lessons to the poor children of Rishikesh. When Mataji left Her body last year, Shivananda took on the responsibilities of directorship as well as master teacher for a group of 60 poor children in Rishikesh, India. Donations may also be sent directly to Larry Kopp, PO Box 95, Wendell, MA 01379. Shivananda will be available for private lessons for drummers, violinists, or those interested in learning Indian musical forms - write to Shubalananda@aol.com to arrange lessons

YOGA SUMMER CAMP: Weeklong Morning Yoga For Adults
with Annie Hoffman
Mon-Fri, July 6-17, 7-9am
Join Iyengar yoga teacher Annie Hoffman for an invigorating daily morning practice that will activate, ground and restore the vital flow! All classes are dedicated to the reconnection of the mundane and the sacred - how we find meaning in movement, and love in relationship. Each week will proceed sequentially balancing strength and relaxation as you explore standing poses, twists, inversions, backbends and restorative yoga & pranayama. Yoga Summer Camp will deepen your practice, awaken the body & calm the mind. Feel free to attend any of Annie's classes prior to the intensive to get the flavor of her personal approach which combines Iyengar, non-violent communication and Awareness Through Movement. $150/week, $35/session ~ attend any day or week ~ all levels welcome

YOGA FOR THE EMOTIONAL BODY, Level II with Bo Forbes
Eating Disorders, Bipolar Disorder
Friday-Sunday, July 10-12
Details & registration at elementalyoga.com

FACE YOGA with Carrie Tyler
Saturday July 11, 1-4pm
Feeling a little yoga'd out? Crows feet a little deeper than they were a year ago? Chin a little droopy? Come renew your spirit and tone your face with this ridiculous and fun afternoon yoga class. We'll spend the afternoon restoring ourselves through facials, facial asanas and restorative postures. Bring a wash cloth and a friend to laugh with! Class is appropriate for all levels. $45 - details & registration at rasamaya.com

RESTORATIVE YOGA: A Weekend Training with Bo Forbes
Friday-Sunday, July 17-19
Restorative Yoga bridges the gap between mind and body. Involving gentle, passive stretching of the body while supported by yoga props such as bolsters, blankets, and eye pillows, it is a calming and therapeutic style of yoga for students of all levels. Restorative yoga deepens the relaxation response, balances the nervous system, and reduces stress, anxiety, and insomnia. Its long holds promote the healing of soft tissue injuries and the deep opening of hips, back, and shoulders. It also helps to release stress and enhance the effects of conscious relaxation. In this workshop we will learn the art of restorative yoga. We will learn how to practice the basic restorative yoga poses, and how to assist students in each pose. We will also review restorative yoga sequences for injuries, pregnancy, anxiety and insomnia, depression, and other therapeutic needs. Details & registration at elementalyoga.com
Schedule: Fri, 6:30-8:30pm; Sat, 12:30-6:30; Sun, 11-5

KIRTAN with Shubalananda & Durga plus special guests
Saturday, July 18, 7pm
The singing of kirtan goes back thousands of years in India. Created by ancient rishis from the seed mantras of the Vedas, the sounds are designed to resonate with your chakras to help move the energy up your spine. The rishis set phrases like Om Namah Shivaya or Sita Ram to simple melodies and sang them. As powerful as it is, kirtan is effortless and incredibly enjoyable! We’ll sing the kirtan, call and response style, over and over, with more and more bhava (spiritual emotion or soul - think Ray Charles) until the singers enter higher planes of consciousness. The wonderful thing about kirtan is that it is fun. Other forms of spiritual practice, or sadhana, can be strenuous, but kirtan just flows from everyone’s connection to music. Even those who feel they do not have a good voice discover themselves singing on pitch, in time. Singing these Sanskrit seed mantras is an excellent way to discover your true voice. Shubalananda (Larry Kopp) has been leading kirtan for many years, having studied with Neem Karoli Baba, Sathya Sai Baba, Karunamayi and currently Shree Maa. His guitar and harmonium playing and his voice of experience gives his kirtan a power and a bhava that is shared with all who join him. Come and experience this easy, happy, and deep form of Sadhana, and find out more at http://shubalananda.weblogger.com. Free/donation

ZUMBA! Exhilarating Dance & Fitness with Lauren Summers
Friday, July 24, 7:45-8:45pm
Zumba is dance-fitness fun, fun, fun! Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow dance moves get you fit in a high energy workout party for body, mind and spirit. Learn to move your waist with Salsa, Merengué, Samba, Cumbia, Calypso, and even a little bit of Reggae and Hip Hop. Release the stress and boost your mood as you laugh, smile, throw your cares away and dance like there’s no tomorrow! You'll be sweating, toning, shaping, strengthening, and having so much fun, you won't even feel it. Please wear athletic or dance shoes with soft soles - no black rubber, please. Single: $15 or class card

DANCE SATURDAY! A Barefoot Celebration with Wyoma & Barbara
Saturday, July 25, 7:30-10:30pm
Join us for our monthly dance celebration at the Center! Have a blast, dance 'til you drop, and dance any way you please - freestyle, trance, African, partnered - it's your thing, do what you wanna do. Finest dj'd music - soul, rock, jazz, jungle. Come dance and play together with friends. There will be free lessons with Wyoma from 7:30-8, if you like - after that, the sky's the limit! $10 at door
There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a
great deal of good. ~ Edwin Denby

CHANGES FOCUSING GROUP with Joan Klagsbrun, PhD, & others
Sunday, July 26, 2-4pm
Focusing is a mind/body/spirit process developed by Eugene Gendlin to access the body’s innate wisdom and cultivate compassion towards oneself and others. Focusing is useful for decision-making, clarifying life issues, moving past blocks, enhancing creativity, deepening spirituality, and knowing oneself more deeply in each moment. This monthly drop-in group provides an opportunity for both those new to Focusing, as well as experienced Focusers, to practice within a supportive community. Newcomers will have an opportunity to be taught the Focusing process. Co-leaders include Joan Klagsbrun, Marek Tresnak, Susan Lennox, and Jocelyn Lopatin. $8 at the door

BONES FOR LIFE: An Introduction with Deborah Lotus
Saturday, August 1, 2-6pm
The production of new bone tissue does not stop when we are grown! Life-long bone building continues as we feed our bones with the proper components: calcium-rich nutrition, proportional weight-bearing activity, optimal alignment, consistent pressure through the skeletal system, and pulsating movements which create a vibratory frequency known to stimulate the growth of new bone tissue. This introductory workshop invites you to taste some of the most enlivening movements chosen from the 90 processes comprising Bones for Life® I, II, & III. The BFL 60-hour program for strong bones, good posture and biological optimism was researched and developed by Ruthy Alon. Based on Feldenkrais movement principles, BFL incorporates traditional wisdom and recent scientific research for a natural approach to bone building and has garnered the interest of the National Osteoporosis Foundation and NASA for future research. There will be peer-led discussion about nutritional supplements, weights, the use of a personal 'bones' wrap' , vibrating platforms, and more. Online resources as well as handouts will be provided
$45 or class card x 3
Deborah Lotus is one of the first designated BFL Pioneer Trainers in the US. For more information, please contact her at DeborahElizabeth.Lotus@gmail.com, or call 617-661-1585. For more information on the BFL Program, please visit www.bonesforlife.com

EAST COAST CHANT with Tonia Pinheiro and Friends
Saturday, August 8, 7-9pm ~ all welcome!
East Coast Chant is Spirit-inspired music, singing, dance and healing ritual created to align and uplift the body, mind, emotions and spirit of everyone present. Join us for this unique 'Cosmic Cabaret' of songs - various genres and styles both improvised and composed ~ chants - mantras, invocations and prayers, both traditional from various cultures and originals created by Tonia ~ dance - move, groove and express your soul through your body as you are inspired - spoken word - as poetry, commentary, invocation, guided imagery ~ ritual - inspired and intentional healing journeys ~ mystery - unplanned, unexpected, transcendental social, emotional and soul experiences ~ playfulness - in whatever form it takes. Inner and outer children welcome! Sliding scale: $20-$10 at the door
Tonia Pinheiro is the founder of East Coast Chant. Tonia (tone-ya) is a seasoned and inspired vocalist, facilitator, intuitive healer, and Ascension Path practitioner (read more...). Ukumbwa Sauti is an accomplished percussionist, vocalist and shamanic healer/seer who creates inspired acoustic and electronic rhythms, environments and sound atmospheres. Paul Rodriguez is a warm, talented, inventive guitarist and vocalist who produces many voices and moods with his guitars, and textures with his voice

ZUMBA! Exhilarating Dance & Fitness with Lauren Summers
Friday, August 14, 7:45-8:45pm
Zumba is dance-fitness fun, fun, fun! Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow dance moves get you fit in a high energy workout party for body, mind and spirit. Learn to move your waist with Salsa, Merengué, Samba, Cumbia, Calypso, and even a little bit of Reggae and Hip Hop. Release the stress and boost your mood as you laugh, smile, throw your cares away and dance like there’s no tomorrow! You'll be sweating, toning, shaping, strengthening, and having so much fun, you won't even feel it. Please wear athletic or dance shoes with soft soles - no black rubber, please. Single: $15 or class card

AFRICAN HEALING DANCE with Wyoma
Saturday, August 15, 2-4pm
Learn traditional African, Caribbean & Brazilian dance with Wyoma, master instructor, choreographer, and star of the best-selling DVD, African Healing Dance. Learn to move your entire body with passion and joy as you sway to throbbing drums and pulsating world rhythms! This celebration of life through movement, music, & song is a fun, exhilarating, high-energy workshop even for the novice.
$25 or class card + $10

KIRTAN with Shubalananda & Durga plus special guests
Saturday, August 15, 7pm
The singing of kirtan goes back thousands of years in India. Created by ancient rishis from the seed mantras of the Vedas, the sounds are designed to resonate with your chakras to help move the energy up your spine. The rishis set phrases like Om Namah Shivaya or Sita Ram to simple melodies and sang them. As powerful as it is, kirtan is effortless and incredibly enjoyable! We’ll sing the kirtan, call and response style, over and over, with more and more bhava (spiritual emotion or soul - think Ray Charles) until the singers enter higher planes of consciousness. The wonderful thing about kirtan is that it is fun. Other forms of spiritual practice, or sadhana, can be strenuous, but kirtan just flows from everyone’s connection to music. Even those who feel they do not have a good voice discover themselves singing on pitch, in time. Singing these Sanskrit seed mantras is an excellent way to discover your true voice. Shubalananda (Larry Kopp) has been leading kirtan for many years, having studied with Neem Karoli Baba, Sathya Sai Baba, Karunamayi and currently Shree Maa. His guitar and harmonium playing and his voice of experience gives his kirtan a power and a bhava that is shared with all who join him. Come and experience this easy, happy, and deep form of Sadhana, and find out more at http://shubalananda.weblogger.com. Free/donation

SECRETS OF SOUNDER SLEEP: A Workshop with Josh Schreiber
Sunday, August 16, 10:30-1
The Sounder Sleep System uses synchronized movements and breathing techniques called mini-moves that relax your body, calm your mind, and lull you into blissful, restorative slumber. If you wake up during the night, the mini-moves get you right back to sleep. During the day, the mini-moves quickly counteract the effects of stress and tension, bringing you greater mental and physical ease and promoting peak performance. In these turbulent times, these are essential tools for self-healing and inner peace. The Sounder Sleep System is based on traditional and modern self-healing methods as well as original innovations by the system’s founder, Michael Krugman. $28 or class card x 2

BONES FOR LIFE: An Introduction with Deborah Lotus
Sunday, August 16, 1:30-5:30pm
The production of new bone tissue does not stop when we are grown! Life-long bone building continues as we feed our bones with the proper components: calcium-rich nutrition, proportional weight-bearing activity, optimal alignment, consistent pressure through the skeletal system, and pulsating movements which create a vibratory frequency known to stimulate the growth of new bone tissue. This introductory workshop invites you to taste some of the most enlivening movements chosen from the 90 processes comprising Bones for Life® I, II, & III. The BFL 60-hour program for strong bones, good posture and biological optimism was researched and developed by Ruthy Alon. Based on Feldenkrais movement principles, BFL incorporates traditional wisdom and recent scientific research for a natural approach to bone building and has garnered the interest of the National Osteoporosis Foundation and NASA for future research. There will be peer-led discussion about nutritional supplements, weights, the use of a personal 'bones' wrap' , vibrating platforms, and more. Online resources as well as handouts will be provided
$45 or class card x 3
Deborah Lotus is one of the first designated BFL Pioneer Trainers in the US. For more information, please contact her at DeborahElizabeth.Lotus@gmail.com, or call 617-661-1585. For more information on the BFL Program, please visit www.bonesforlife.com

RASAMAYA STRUCTURED CONTACT DANCE
with Carrie Tyler & Amberlee Timm
Saturday August 22, 2 - 6pm
Come play with us! This workshop is geared to anyone who loves to move and wants to explore their emotional and energetic body through fun physical movement, dance and play. This jam will begin with a Rasamaya yoga warm up after which we will turn our focus to free form movement within the container of structured exercises and gentle guidance. Partnering work will be touched on as well as performance and theatrical technique. You will be amazed at what your body can do and how easy it is to make art!!  You are welcome to move through this workshop at your own pace, and are never forced into particpation outside of your comfort zone. Open to dancers and non-dancers both, this workshop is for anyone who likes to play and move - and laugh a lot. $58 - details & registration at rasamaya.com

CHANGES FOCUSING GROUP with Joan Klagsbrun, PhD, & others
Sunday, August 23, 2-4pm
Focusing is a mind/body/spirit process developed by Eugene Gendlin to access the body’s innate wisdom and cultivate compassion towards oneself and others. Focusing is useful for decision-making, clarifying life issues, moving past blocks, enhancing creativity, deepening spirituality, and knowing oneself more deeply in each moment. This monthly drop-in group provides an opportunity for both those new to Focusing, as well as experienced Focusers, to practice within a supportive community. Newcomers will have an opportunity to be taught the Focusing process. Co-leaders include Joan Klagsbrun, Marek Tresnak, Susan Lennox, and Jocelyn Lopatin. $8 at the door

ZUMBA! Exhilarating Dance & Fitness with Lauren Summers
Friday, August 28, 7:45-8:45pm
Zumba is dance-fitness fun, fun, fun! Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow dance moves get you fit in a high energy workout party for body, mind and spirit. Learn to move your waist with Salsa, Merengué, Samba, Cumbia, Calypso, and even a little bit of Reggae and Hip Hop. Release the stress and boost your mood as you laugh, smile, throw your cares away and dance like there’s no tomorrow! You'll be sweating, toning, shaping, strengthening, and having so much fun, you won't even feel it. Please wear athletic or dance shoes with soft soles - no black rubber, please. Single: $15 or class card

DANCE SATURDAY! A Barefoot Celebration with Wyoma & Barbara
Saturday, August 29, 7:30-10:30pm
Join us for our monthly dance celebration at the Center! Have a blast, dance 'til you drop, and dance any way you please - freestyle, trance, African, partnered - it's your thing, do what you wanna do. Finest dj'd music - soul, rock, jazz, jungle. Come dance and play together with friends. There will be free lessons with Wyoma from 7:30-8, if you like - after that, the sky's the limit! $10 at door
There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a
great deal of good. ~ Edwin Denby