Events
Events
Youth is not a time of life - it is a state of mind. It is not a matter of ripe cheeks, red lips, and supple knees. It is a freshness of the deep springs of life. Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years wrinkle the skin but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
Swami Bua, age 110
Belly Dance with Bronwen, March 10 - April 14, 7:15 - 8:15p.m.
Back by popular demand - the Belly Dancing Goddesses have asked for more! Join us for our second 6 week course in Belly Dance. We plan to shimmy, shake, laugh (lots of laughter) and dive deep into our feminine spirit. Come Celebrate your Curves!
Cost:6 week series $60, single class $13. Please pre-register for this event by contacting us at 609-9642 or email info@innerdanceyoga.com
Restorative Yoga Workshop, Sunday, March 7, 1:00-3:30p.m.
Relaxation is one of the best tools for increasing energy, and a restorative yoga practice can help counteract some of the energy-depleting effects of the breakneck speed in which we lead our lives. The more stress we experience, the more its effects are exacerbated within us. When stress becomes chronic, the body forgets how to relax and our immune system becomes compromised.
Restorative yoga not only relieves stress, but it strengthens our immune system and generates peace of mind. We will explore supported postures using a plethora of props and enhance the level of relaxation with body rolling.
This workshop is open to students of all levels. Please bring a blanket, a water bottle, and an eyebag if you have one. Cost: $30 Space is limited, please pre-register for this event by contacting us at 609-9642 or email info@innerdanceyoga.com.
Yoga for Balancing Moods, Sunday, March 28, 1:00-3:30p.m.
Physiologically, yoga practice is a method to balance ourselves by compressing and massaging the muscles and glands via movement. Muscles, especially of the neck, spine, and hips harbor tension in order to “be ready” to move at a moment’s notice. Yoga eases them to relaxation with deep breathing, long comfortable stretches and unhabitual, interesting movement, all beneficial for overall muscular conditioning. The functioning of the adrenal glands is vitally important; if they are depleted by stress, they do not do their job optimally. The functioning of the thyroid and parathyroid is also of vital importance; low thyroid function can bring about fatigue, low blood pressure, weight retention, and depression/anxiety.
Psychologically, yoga offers us a way to balance our approach/outlook to life, to “cleanze our filters of perception”, by providing an opportunity to observe and experience ourselves in a state of meditative calm (much easier when the brain’s chemistry has shifted more toward “balance” with the poses and movement). We begin to understand and relate to stress is a “reactive state of mind”, temporary like the spring weather or the melting flow of a river. We begin to realize that we constantly find ourselves caught up in “reaction story line”, an over-identification with our thoughts and perceptions. Yoga teaches us to simply “witness” the mental and emotional state of the moment, and relate to our stress reaction with more calm and “space”, both mental and emotional.
This workshop is open to students of all levels. Please pre-register for this event by contacting us at 609-9642 or email info@innerdanceyoga.com.
Hooping Workshop, Sunday, February 21, 1:00-3:30p.m.
If you thought hula hooping went out with the 1950’s, think again. Hula hooping is back and is a great way to work out and burn calories, tone your muscles, increase your energy and put a big smile on your face. Sound like fun? Then join Shari and enjoy making your own hoop and giving it a whirl!
Cost:$45. Please pre-register for this event by contacting us at 609-9642 or email info@innerdanceyoga.com
Partner Yoga Workshop, Sunday, February 28, 1:00 - 3:30p.m.
Please join us for a fun afternoon of partner assisted poses, body rolling and warm bamboo massage. Partner yoga can be practiced by any two people: friends, co-workers, parents and children, siblings and couples. No yoga experience is required.
Cost: $35/couple. Please pre-register for this event by contacting us at 609-9642 or email info@innerdanceyoga.com
Fibromyalgia-Reversing the Spiral, TBA
Benefit from the knowledge of professionals with extensive experience with fibromyalgia: Rheumatologist Robert Hawkins, MD, Sleep Specialist George Burton, MD, Massage Therapist Deborah Lecklider, LMT and Yoga Instructor Debbie Stirsman, RYT. Enjoy a day of expanding your understanding of FMS and experience the benefits of massage therapy and restorative yoga techniques that you can use at home. Join us for a day of information and transformation!
Cost:$75 space is limited - please pre-register.
Comment from participants in our first workshop
“I attended the first FMS retreat and highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about FMS, how to reduce their pain, and improve the quality of their lives.”
“You learn that fibromyalgia may have changed your life but does not have to ruin it. There are causes for this disease but there are also solutions.”
“I left this workshop with questions answered, new methods to try to improve my overall health and a sense of purpose that I could do something about this challenging health problem.”