TWEEN/PARENT INTENTION-SETTING MINI-RETREAT
& Optional Sunset Skyspace Opening
October 4th, 4:30-6:30pm
For tween girls, age 9-12:
Catch your breath from the whirlwind of September and touch ground with who you want to be this school year, and how your parent can support you. Use the transformative potential of autumn to come together and re-boot your connection to start the year off right.
Our time will include:
-restorative yoga to ground both of you
-parents learn simple, non-invasive hands-on techniques to help your tween relax and settle
-special savasana practice: connected but separate
-mindful communication exercise
-intention-setting ritual
Feel free to stay and check out the skyspace opening, an art installation where the domed roof of the meetinghouse opens to the sky and lighting is timed to the colors of sunset to offer a meditative visual spectacle. (yes, it's ok to leave at any point during the 50-minute experience, $5 suggested donation)
http://chestnuthillskyspace.org/visit/
Tuition: $80 for the both of you
Register here:
& Optional Sunset Skyspace Opening
October 4th, 4:30-6:30pm
For tween girls, age 9-12:
Catch your breath from the whirlwind of September and touch ground with who you want to be this school year, and how your parent can support you. Use the transformative potential of autumn to come together and re-boot your connection to start the year off right.
Our time will include:
-restorative yoga to ground both of you
-parents learn simple, non-invasive hands-on techniques to help your tween relax and settle
-special savasana practice: connected but separate
-mindful communication exercise
-intention-setting ritual
Feel free to stay and check out the skyspace opening, an art installation where the domed roof of the meetinghouse opens to the sky and lighting is timed to the colors of sunset to offer a meditative visual spectacle. (yes, it's ok to leave at any point during the 50-minute experience, $5 suggested donation)
http://chestnuthillskyspace.org/visit/
Tuition: $80 for the both of you
Register here:
BACK TO SCHOOL LUNCHTIME BASICS REVIEW
Mondays in October, 12:15-1:30
Great for brand new beginners to yoga, and those looking for a tightly-structured review: 4 sessions glossing the basics of a well-rounded yoga practice.
Each Monday will focus on what keeps us safe and grounded in a category of
physical poses, and then a related element of philosophical or energetic work.
week 1 (10/7)
standing poses; heating and cooling breath practices
week 2 (10/14)
hip openers and forward folds; mapping the energy currents and their typical blockages
week 3 (10/21)
backbends and core; mapping the chakras
week 4 (10/28)
twists and balances; 3 yoga sutras that take our practice on the mat out into the world
$75/series; $25 drop-in
TWILIGHT RESTORATIVE YOGA WITH MASSAGE
September 27th, 6-8pm
An extended twilight restorative practice designed to relax the nervous system.
As you settle body and mind you will receive lots of hands-on TLC from 2 sets of hands. This gentle practice of relaxing poses (mostly seated and supine, and supported by blankets and blocks) is open to all levels of practice. Expect to emerge feeling grounded and calm.
$60 space limited (transferrable but not refundable)
Register here:
TWILIGHT RESTORATIVE YOGA WITH MASSAGE
September 27th, 6-8pm
An extended twilight restorative practice designed to relax the nervous system.
As you settle body and mind you will receive lots of hands-on TLC from 2 sets of hands. This gentle practice of relaxing poses (mostly seated and supine, and supported by blankets and blocks) is open to all levels of practice. Expect to emerge feeling grounded and calm.
$60 space limited (transferrable but not refundable)
Register here:
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ONLINE CLASS: A CHRYSALIS FOR CHANGE
Because 6 minutes a day actually CAN transform your life.
This online work provides a "chrysalis," or structure for growth, to help you develop regular self-care practices.
Two companion courses, which can be combined or taken separately, accompany and guide you into change.
-6-minute video teachings (wisdom tradition gems and snippets of poetry)
-6-minute audio meditations (fresh techniques for finding your favorite way to drop in and center down)
-playful exercises like writing prompts, self-care tips, and experiments to export into your everyday life
*Registration Ongoing*
You choose your start date, and level of participation.
$50 - Wisdom Teachings
$50 - Meditation Toolbox
A great way to share with non-locals the poetry and embodied reflections we practice in class
Check out the promo video, introduction, and syllabus here:
katyhawkins.teachable.com
Because 6 minutes a day actually CAN transform your life.
This online work provides a "chrysalis," or structure for growth, to help you develop regular self-care practices.
Two companion courses, which can be combined or taken separately, accompany and guide you into change.
-6-minute video teachings (wisdom tradition gems and snippets of poetry)
-6-minute audio meditations (fresh techniques for finding your favorite way to drop in and center down)
-playful exercises like writing prompts, self-care tips, and experiments to export into your everyday life
*Registration Ongoing*
You choose your start date, and level of participation.
$50 - Wisdom Teachings
$50 - Meditation Toolbox
A great way to share with non-locals the poetry and embodied reflections we practice in class
Check out the promo video, introduction, and syllabus here:
katyhawkins.teachable.com
FIRESIDE RESTORATIVE YOGA WITH MASSAGE THERAPY
October 25, 6:30-8:30
An extended twilight restorative practice designed to relax the nervous system. As you settle body and mind you will receive lots of hands-on TLC from 2 sets of hands. This gentle practice of relaxing poses (mostly seated and supine, and supported by blankets and blocks) is open to all levels of practice. Expect to emerge feeling grounded and nurtured.
$60 space limited
(spots are transferrable but not refundable)
WISSAHICKON NATURE BATHING WITH MEADOW YOGA
Saturdays in fall and spring 9:30-11am
No class 9/21
Meet at the Mt. Airy Trailhead for a meditative walk (about 1/2 mile), concluding with an all-levels practice at the Monastery Stables Meadow.
Bring your mat - we will have tarps to protect it!
directions: from Wissahickon Ave, follow Mt. Airy Ave down the hill to the woods - plenty of street parking. You'll see the Shiné sign at park entrance. If you arrive late and miss us, just catch up on the trail leading to the Monastery Stables- tons of signs everywhere marking the way.
$15 drop-in - class cards welcome
10-WEEK VISITING ARTIST WINTER SERIES
January - March annually
9:30-11am
As in every Shiné class, each asana practice will be centered around a theme.
But for these special Saturday classes, Katy will theme each session on the written
or visual work of a different local artist, poet, or thinker, who will read to us in
Savasana and be available after class for questions.
WOODSY POOL YOGA WITH EUCALYPTUS SAUNA
Every Saturday 10-noon
Set back in a private pool in the Wissahickon, a small-group experience:
-Poolside all-levels yoga practice till we get hot
-Explore the release of gravity on your asana practice in the water
-Sauna with healing Eucalyptus steam
-Floating Savasana on noodles, guided by your feet
-Sunning crocodile savasana
-swim and hang after class
$40 space limited
(Transferrable but not refundable, except in case of rain)
*once you've registered, look for details via email*
8/31 *sold out*
Every Saturday 10-noon
Set back in a private pool in the Wissahickon, a small-group experience:
-Poolside all-levels yoga practice till we get hot
-Explore the release of gravity on your asana practice in the water
-Sauna with healing Eucalyptus steam
-Floating Savasana on noodles, guided by your feet
-Sunning crocodile savasana
-swim and hang after class
$40 space limited
(Transferrable but not refundable, except in case of rain)
*once you've registered, look for details via email*
8/31 *sold out*
ON-SITE OR OFF-SITE WORKSHOPS: 2-3 hours, full day
Offering one-time or periodic workshops on cultivating resiliency for private groups at the Meetinghouse or at your business, home,
favorite destination spot, or house of faith. Each session provides a toolbox of user-friendly strategies for physical micro-
interventions that help reduce stress and increase wellbeing:
-yogic practices that use simple seated poses and breath work to balance the nervous and endocrine systems
-sense-based meditations for holding our compass within the conditions of our world
-excerpts from myriad wisdom traditions, with a chance for reflective writing and discussion
-practical skills from current neurobiological research for optimal brain function
This team-building work is ideal for medical professionals, social workers, chaplains, or anyone in the helping professions.