REFLEXOLOGY For Trauma & Addiction, Level I with Chantel C. Lucier ~ Wednesday-Thursday, April 30-May 1, 9am-5pm

Chantel’s 2-day reflexology workshop utilizes lecture, exercises, demonstration, and hands-on practice. is composed of the following segments: 1. A No-Mind Approach to Wellness (principles for releasing negative thought patterns, judgments, and diagnoses in sessions); 2. How to provide a compassionate intake process with clients to support and sustain healthful and safe environments; 3. Anatomy and physiology for specific brain structures that are affected by trauma and addiction; 4. Self-inquiry and reflection for practitioner perspective shifting; and 5. 'Reflexology Guides' (intuitive techniques and subtle rotations that enable client relaxation & support). This class offers 14 CEUs recognized by NCBTMB & ARCB. To Register: https://www.chantelclucier.com/trauma--addiction.html/#arlingtonLI ~ Pricing: $375 (members) / $425 (non-members) ~ Prerequisite: Open to all levels. While some techniques are advanced, Chantel’s approach makes the content, methods, and techniques easily accessible to all. Reflexology is a hands-on practice. Who takes this class: reflexologists, body workers, yogis, sound healers, social workers, reiki and energy students and practitioners. ~ Note: This is a hands-on workshop where students will be paired and working on each other's feet where the reflexology map is located

TRANSFORMING YOUR EMOTIONS INTO WISDOM: Meditation + Mantra Yoga with Lama Tsering ~ 5 Thursdays, 7:30-9pm, starting May 1

Join Tibetan Buddhist lama Tsering Ngodup for a 5-week training in powerful meditation and mantra practices that yogis have used since ancient times to cultivate love, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity - practices that have provided a path to healing and awakening. $150, or $130 plus Pass: Unlimited, 10 Class, Pre-Postnatal ~ Register here!  Tsering Ngodup is a spiritual teacher, authorized to teach by HH ShaMar Rinpoche. He has devoted over twenty-five years to sharing the religious and spiritual teachings of Tibetan Buddhism in the West. He has traveled across the world, translating and interpreting Buddhist teachings for highly accomplished Tibetan lamas and masters from all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He is currently a chaplain at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Live Music! KIRTAN with Shubal Larry Kopp + Friends ~ Saturday, May 3, 7:30-9:30pm ~ Free/Donate

Created by ancient Indian rishis from Vedic mantras, kirtan is a yoga of sound - an evening of beautiful music and heartfelt call-and-response singing. No previous experience is necessary to experience its emotional depth, yet powerful as it is, kirtan is effortless and incredibly enjoyable. Free ~ please make a donation!

Shubalananda Larry Kopp has been leading kirtan for many years, having studied with Neem Karoli Baba, Sathya Sai Baba, Karuna Septemberi and Shree Maa. His guitar & harmonium playing and voice of experience gives his kirtan a power and a heartfulness that is shared with all who join in. Find out more at https://www.facebook.com/ShubalanandaKirtan/

THE SHAKE with Robin Shaw ~ Sunday, May 4, 12:30-2pm

Join Robin for The Shake, a unique somatic event where we will be shaking to music for around 45 minutes. Shaking has always been part of life and movement: part of dance, part of releasing tension, part of building energy, part of regulating. It is a way to release tension in the body, and we and other animals do it naturally. Shaking can look all kinds of different ways: vigorous, like jumping up and down; gentle, like lying down and just moving fingertips; it can look like dancing. The Shake is fun, with an energizing playlist, and also kind, where you are encouraged to listen to your internal wisdom and care. It’s ultimately about tuning into your body, and finding your way to the center of your experience - so precious in these times of emotional, mental, physical and psychic stress. $25-$10 - register here!

RESTORATIVE YOGA & MASSAGE with Chandra Cantor & Robin Shaw ~ Sunday, May 4, 2:30-4:30pm

Join Chandra & Robin for an afternoon of deep relaxation and massage! Chandra will guide the class through a sequence of Restorative Yoga postures - long holds in passive, gentle poses supported by yoga props - while Robin, massage therapist offers therapeutic bodywork. This luxurious 2 hour class is a wonderful opportunity to slow down, practice self-care, and receive healing touch. All levels welcome. Reach out with any questions you may have to Robin  or Chandra.  There is the option to take this workshop along with The Shake from 12:30-2pm. $40, or $75 with The Shake ~ space is limited - reserve your spot here!

TRANCE DANCE Led By Comma Williams ~ Saturday, May 10, 7-9pm

Ritual trance journeys have been a vital part of shamanic and eastern cultures for thousands of years. Ritual Trance Dance is a moving Journey that brings together the richness of ancient indigenous rituals with innovative modern techniques focused on healing and spiritual evolution. It expands us beyond ordinary reality and probability into expansive Luminous Awareness that moves us into the wisdom and possibilities that exist in the Universe. Ritual Trance Dance uses rhythm and sound and adds movement, a transformational breathing technique and the innovative use of a blindfold/bandanna – together stimulating a deeper trance state from which to communicate with and receive guidance from our Higher Selves and the Universal Source. What you need to bring: your trust in Spirit ~ your intention ~ a willingness to be transformed. $25, or $10 + Pass: 10 Class, Unlimited - Registration in advance is encouraged and appreciated ~ reserve your space here!

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PRENATAL YOGA with Barrett Reinhorn ~ Sundays, 6-7:30pm ~ In Person & Livestreaming

Prenatal Yoga is designed for students who are pregnant and have an ongoing practice as well as pregnant students brand new to yoga. Learn practices that build strength, flexibility, calm and focus — all the way through to delivery. We begin class with a ‘check-in' to share with the others how we are doing, which builds a caring community within the group. This class is appropriate for all stages of pregnancy. Single class $25, 4-class Prenatal Yoga pass $80 ~ join here

OmDRUM: A Welcoming Circle ~ Pasha Cohen ~ Mondays, 7:30-8:30pm ~ In Person

Join professional percussionist and teacher Pasha Cohen for a lively weekly drum circle. We’ll explore together how to use the Drum as a tool for meditation and self-healing, sampling African and Western styles of hand drumming. All ages and levels of experience are welcome in OmDrum’s judgment-free space. Bring a drum if you have one, or rent one from Pasha…and if you have any friends who might like to try drumming, please tell them about it! $20 or Pass ~ $5 drum rental ~ register here

BABY & ME YOGA with Barrett Reinhorn ~ Thursdays, 10-11:15am ~ In Person

Postnatal yoga classes welcome new moms/parents with infants for a bit of quiet reflective time while building back their strength. Classes specifically focus on creating connection and comfort in the back, chest, abdominals and pelvic floor – all the places that are achy after pregnancy, birth, and life with a newborn! We focus on recovering from birth, but add a little baby yoga into the mix too (especially if the babies are restless!). Parents are welcome with or without their babies, anytime from early postpartum until babies are crawling. Bring a baby blanket for your baby to lie on, and anything else to make you and your baby comfortable (yoga mat, car seat, toy, etc). Attend single classes or buy a discount multi-pass ~ join here

AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT: Feldenkrais with Ruth Knill ~ Thursdays, 11:30a-12:30p ~ In Person & Livestream ~ Join here

The Feldenkrais Method® of somatic learning is a gentle and pleasant way to improve the quality of your movement and your awareness of your embodied self. By engaging with your habits of movement in a supportive, exploratory way, Feldenkrais can help you to discover more comfortable and efficient ways of moving and being. Safe and gentle, yet challenging in surprising and satisfying ways, the material in each class is tailored to suit the needs and interest of the participants. Attend single classes or buy a discount multi-pass ~ join here