Class Descriptions

Sansea Sparling teaches Nosara Yoga, a gentle hatha flow, as well as Yin Yoga, a deeply relaxing practice in which we focus on joint flexibility.

In Sansea's Nosara class, poses are taught with emphasis on breath, anatomical alignment, humor and respect for the eight limbs of Yoga. Classes include vinyasa flow, breath practice, the details and refinement of specific poses and hands-on assists--all set to world music.

Sansea's classes are gentle, slow--this gives you a chance to breathe fully and stretch deeply, as you build strength, stamina and poise. Long warming sequences set the foundations in breath and alignment; we move in a measured pace, each individual modifies the practice individually according to flexibility and age.

Instruction in pranayama (breathing techniques) teaches mindfulness while it increases vitality. Wear loose, layered clothing without zippers or buttons; we practice barefoot.

This class is for those who like to take time to develop a pose. It is also an appropriate class for those who might be recovering from an injury, or who are beginners. First we sit in a short meditation, then flow into classic postures; we finish in a quiet relaxation pose.

Yin Yoga classes take place on the floor and involve using lots of props. Muscles relax, as joints are rejuvenated by holding poses for a while, breathing fully. Watchwords are compassion and acceptance. Non-striving allows us to fold or extend into a pose, as each person defines the shape and extent of the pose, deepening hip and low back mobility. Gravity is our most important prop in Yin Yoga.
Nosara Yoga, which evolved from Kripalu Yoga when Don Stapleton, originator of the Kripalu Yoga program, moved to Nosara, Costa Rica to found the Yoga Institute with his wife Amba.

Ongoing Yin Yoga classes at Open Sky Studio: Mondays Noon-1:30

Nosara Yoga classes -Open Sky Studio: Mondays 8-9:30 am

Nov. 3d Noon-3:30 take a longer, more leisurely practice ....We will be doing all the Yin poses in a measured sequence, with several savasana interludes. The joints will rejoice to have such loving and long care; The spirit will sink into a reverie of repose. A Fall celebration of self-compassion. Join us!!!
Fee: $35

Contact Sansea at 453-3894 for more information
ssparling@gmavt.net

Rates
$65 -private
$75 -Pranassage

Pilates and Stretching on Wednesdays 6:45 to 7:45 PM
Core strenthening combined with flexibility and breath.
drop-in fee is$10 or $20 for a month

For info on Healing Touch and Massage sessions
 call: 453-7397

The Coaching Circle

“Barb Torian has a unique set of tools. She is a fabulous facilitator and knows how to support your process.” Maisie W.

Need some support?
When will you start to create your life the way you want it to be? Does your money run out before the month?
Need a new Job?
What would you do if you weren't afraid?

The Coaching Circle is an opportunity for you to take a few moments to begin to create your life the way you want it to be. You along with a small group of others will choose an area in your life where you would like support in making a change.
Together we will create a map for you to reach your destination.
Limited Space. Reservation required. $15.00 377-5889

Facilitator of Change, iPEC Certified Professional Life and Business Coach, BARS Facilitator,
Masters Degree in Education, BA in Business Administration. 10 years of experience doing Energy Work.

What are the Bars?

The Bars are 32 bars of energy that run through and around your head that connect to different aspects of your life. They store the electro-magnetic component of all the thoughts, ideas, attitudes, decisions and beliefs that you have ever had about anything.

Learn more by visiting www.accessconciousness.com
Founder Gary Douglas

Learn the Bars-This exciting new healing modality is easy and fun to learn. It is a powerful tool used for creating more consciousness in your life. It could change your
life allowing you to create more ease and joy; at the very least you will feel like you just had a great massage. It is an excellent way to reduce stress.

Give yourself a mini retreat as you learn a new skill
Come with a friend and trade sessions or share your new skill with others as a new career. Learning to run Bars is a great way to help others clear old patterns that no longer serve them.

This one day course will teach you the points located on and around the head. You will give and receive the bars twice through out the day.

What does a Bars session do?
The Bars takes all the considerations, thoughts, feelings, emotions, decisions, judgments, and beliefs from any lifetime, that are electrically stored in the brain and releases them. This release occurs when the bars are
touched; it allows that stored junk to be released.
Similar to when the lights go out in your house and you flip the circuit breaker or trip switch so the lights come on: having your bars done allows your lights to come on. The energy of the universe becomes available to you
and this often results in more peace, ease, joy and glory in life.

Several doctors who are experts in biofeedback have reported changes in their brain waves, going from beta to much more relaxed theta waves in the course of a one hour session.

Access The Bars classes have been approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) to award 8 to 10 CE hours of credit for each Access The Bars class attended.

Schedule a class for your workplace. 377-5889 btorian@gmavt.net
www.barbtorian.com

Brenda Myrick - Expressive Arts Workshops. Brenda is offering a workshop called Soul Drawing at the Open Sky Studio.

Drawing through your soul is a simple but profound process (Originally developed by artist Deborah Koff-Chapin) where by one’s fingers and hands take the place of a pen or a brush. After a guided meditation, special papers are placed over an inked board and where ever it is touched, an imprint is made on the back side. The image is felt rather that seen. Many drawings can be created in one session, each a stepping stone to the next, guiding one deeper and deeper into the soul. Those who believe they cannot draw, or feel they are in an “artist’s slump” find this process to be a powerful and awakening experience.

“I continued using the paper and paint, I was struck by how much wonderful beauty was appearing. Rather than it being my thinking and planning it, it was more a flow reflecting random beauty from the universe. It felt like some magical hand was revealing how exquisite the unseen is, and it felt very comforting. The more I painted, the peaceful and delighted I felt."- Quote from a participant from Charlotte, VT.

Up-coming workshop date: Nov. 12

Call Brenda to register at 453-6323 or e-mail wonder@gmavt.net 
for more information and for future workshop dates.

35/55 suggested donation for the workshop-materials included
 
Private sessions are available.
Bartering and also collaboration suggestions are welcomed.

LIVING YOGA: Kundalini Yoga for enhancing your life and personal health. The great sage Patanjali recorded the first written teachings of yoga (sutras) between 200 B.C. and 200 A.D. They contain teachings for the body, and are a non-religious path to personal enlightenment. The 1st sutra says yoga is “the refining of the thought waves of the mind.” Once we relax out thoughts and
accept ourselves as we are, we can move forward in healthy and sustaining ways. The physical, mental and spiritual benefits go much further than improving body tone - it provides a holistic system of refining the body, mind and spirit in unison, a living practice we each build for ourselves..

This class is appropriate for all levels. We will cultivate a meditative space and return continually through the session - opening our bodies to the opportunity for healing on its own. Our practice will
enhance the overall vitality of the brain, spine and nervous and glandular systems, increasing our overall awareness and youthfulness. Muscle strengthening and release brings comfort and fluidity, meditation techniques develop our focus and connection, while deep relaxation consolidates our efforts, bringing all benefits of our practice into our body-mind permanently.
Clear your mind and return to your natural state of peacefulness. Release stress now and each day by learning to breathe well, energize, oxygenate, re-sync and detoxify your body. Cultivate physical health on all levels, allowing the body-mind to work for us. Through breathing, asana, and meditation, enjoy the vast spiritual and physical benefits of true yoga practice.

Sunday mornings @ 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday & Thursday evenings @ 6:30 p.m.
Donations are accepted.
Visit  healingspacevt.org for more information or contact me at 453-8504 or calliepegues@yahoo.com 

Tai Chi:

Beginning Tai Chi Chuan class from 3:30 – 4:30 on Monday afternoons. This is ongoing and is open to new students at any time.
First class is free, then $15.00/class or $50.00/month.

Art Classes :
Both art classes will form around the interests of the students. Students will be encouraged to create a body of work within a community of fellow artists. No former training is necessary.

Teen Art Class on Tuesdays from 4:00 – 6:00. Fall 6-week course: Sept. 20 – October 25.
$180.00 (includes most materials)

Adult Art Class will meet on the first Friday of each month from 6:00 – 9:00. First session: October 7, November 4 & December 2.
$75.00 (includes most materials)

Questions or interests, call Nancy at 802-343-0242 or email: elderhill@gmavt.net