UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:
- Invitation to Yoga Nidra
Join me for a special offering that combines intrinsic intention-setting with Yoga Nidra, a healing and transformational practice. A core essence of well-being, Yoga Nidra is a discipline of yoga that promotes conscious immersion in a state of serenity, which occurs a few moments before a person falls asleep. It is often referred to as “sleep with awareness”. Allow yourself to unplug, unwind, and be led in a guided meditation to a state in which your body is completely relaxed, and you become systematically and increasingly aware of your inner world. Combined with intention setting, the practice will allow you to delve deeply into the self, restore the body's resources, uncover hidden potential, and access incredible opportunities. We practice Yoga Nidra in Savasana posture, lying down on a yoga mat, covered with a blanket, and there is nothing to do but to notice, listen, and breathe. For additional details and to register, please visit: Event Registration Form - Pop Up Yoga: Yoga Nidra - WCHS/Tower Hill Botanic Garden (thankyou4caring.org
- Creative writing walk
Experience poetry on a path in paradise, as we mindfully stroll through the gardens. I invite you to join in the timeless tradition of nature immersion to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the natural world. We will pause to observe, write, reflect, stretch, and connect mind, body, and spirit within the sanctuary of Tower Hill. Be inspired by the words of great nature poets as technology and schedules fade away. The walk will conclude with the creative synthesis of community poetry. You will leave feeling literally connected and calm (No poetic experience needed!). For additional details and to register, please visit: Event Registration Form - Creative Writing Walk 2 - WCHS/Tower Hill Botanic Garden (thankyou4caring.org
Previous Workshops:
- Forest Bathing (Shinrin Yoku)
- Canvas Meditation
Cost: $35 per person. Seats are limited. Pre-registration is required.
- Introduction to Mindfulness.
Website: http://forthillfarms.com/about-fhf/directions/
- Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
The event is free for any NEHA member and $25 per attendee for non-members. See NEHA website for more details.
https://www.newenglandhemophilia.org/event/womens-retreat/
- Going with the Flow: A fabulously creative Pour Art workshop.
- Self-compassion through Mindfulness.
This one hour mashup of Mindfulness practices will focus on the liberation and renewal that exists in the present moment. It will be a time to consider the power of forgiveness, toward ourselves and others.
- An hour of Mindfulness. January 15, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm at the Touchstone School, Litchfield, Connecticut.
- Connect and Refresh: A Restorative Mini-Retreat. February 1, 2020 9:30 am - 12:30 pm at the Tower Hill Botanical Gardens, Boylston Massachusetts.
- Overcoming Barriers to First-Year Success: Mindfulness for Gen-Z
The transition from high-school to college is a difficult one for many first-year students. In this program, we will begin by exploring some characteristics broadly applicable to generation Z, and two common barriers to their academic success. The discussion is followed by an introduction to Mindfulness as presented to students during Inquiry 101, an integral course in the First Year Experience program at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut. The workshop concludes with a 15-minute guided sitting meditation, and a gentle call to action.
- Summer Bliss Mini-Retreat (postponed due to covid-19)
Enjoy the bliss of summer in the beautiful setting of Tower Hill Botanic Garden during this mini-retreat. Together with co-leader Julie Crantz, we will guide you on an enriching sensory experience leaving you feeling refreshed and revitalized. This retreat will feature a gentle, cooling yoga practice, a mindful garden ramble, music, expressive arts, and Yoga Nidra, a deeply restorative, healing form of meditative yoga. We will also take time to savor a sweet treat and celebrate this opportunity for connection and self-care.
Additional information and workshop registration will be available at: https://www.towerhillbg.org/health-and-wellness/
- Mental resilience for public safety professionals
This 30-minute session focuses on specific contemplative practices to benefit those who serve in the law enforcement profession. After a brief opening practice, I'll explain the physiology of the stress reaction and the negative habitual patterns that stem from it. This session will introduce short practices that when done consistently can help re-wire the brain by training the attention and expanding the awareness.
- Mental resilience for public safety professionals
This 30-minute session focuses on specific contemplative practices to benefit those who serve in the law enforcement profession. After a brief opening practice, I'll explain the physiology of the stress reaction and the negative habitual patterns that stem from it. This session will introduce short practices that when done consistently can help re-wire the brain by training the attention and expanding the awareness.
- Introduction to Mindfulness in the workplace (a virtual workshop)
This 50-minute session begins with an overview of Mindfulness and its value in both personal and leadership development. Because mindfulness is best understood through embodiment, the workshop will lead participants through several brief practices that can be incorporated into daily life. These practices help to reduce stress, build self-compassion, and sharpen focus. There will be 10 minutes for Q & A at the conclusion of practice.
