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Yoga Nidra is a guided lying-down exercise that induces full-body relaxation and strong states of awareness.  Each session will begin with very gentle tension-relieving stretches for neck, shoulders and low back, followed by reclining “restorative” poses with soothing live music. The session culminates in a 45-minute Yoga Nidra experience. The various elements of the workshop taken together can assist in getting a good start to the fall season or ease holiday stress. These practices are highly accessible, ideal for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike, and require only an ability to get down onto the floor and back up again unassisted. Seated stretches can be done with the support of a chair if needed.  Mats and other props will be supplied or you may bring your own. Limited to 12 participants. Registering in advance is required. $24 Member / $29 Non-member

Sunday, May 19th, 2-4pm REGISTER

Sunday, June 23rd, 2-4pm REGISTER

Sunday, July 21st, 2-4pm REGISTER

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Each hiking excursion on the arboretum trails leads to a different destination where we will explore mindful movement and meditation in nature. Mindful movement will include yoga stretches and balance poses blended with qi gong movements. Seated, walking, and lying-down meditation will also be incorporated. Participants are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather and to bring a large towel or a yoga mat for practicing in the outdoors. $34 Member/$39 Non-Member

Saturday, May 18th, 10am – 12:30pm  REGISTER

Saturday, July 20th, 10am – 12:30pm REGISTER

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Yoga Nidra is a practice that ANYONE can do; it does not require physical exertion. It is a guided lying-down meditation that induces full-body relaxation and strong states of awareness. This 2-hour session begins with gentle tension-relieving stretches and resting poses, leading up to a 45-minute Yoga Nidra practice. The various elements of the workshop, taken together and practiced regularly, will improve sleep and memory, relieve anxiety and fatigue, and make up a sophisticated set of mind-body tools to generate greater calm and clarity in navigating the storms of life. Cost is $20 (discounted for monthly members of The Shift and Weaverville Yoga). Registration in advance is preferred. 1st Sundays in Weaverville and final Sundays in Hendersonville.

Upcoming dates:

Sunday, May 26th, 3-5pm at The Shift Hendersonville REGISTER

Sunday, June 2nd, 3-5pm at Weaverville Yoga REGISTER

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Learn practical, yoga-based tools that will help you:
– Manage episodes and break cycles of anxiety and depression
– Establish preventative practices that strengthen emotional and neuropsychological resiliency
-Develop a relationship of safety, care-taking, and radical kindness toward yourself.

Sunday, March 17th 1 -5pm @ Weaverville Yoga
$55 Standard Registration (by March 16th)
(20% off for monthly members of Weaverville Yoga)

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Like painting or playing an instrument, releasing cumulative stress is a skill that can be honed through practice. This weekend retreat is an immersion into gentle mind-body practices to release muscular tension, calm the nervous system, digest emotional distress, and de-clutter the mind. Expect very gentle stretching and breath-based movement, guided progressive relaxations, personal journaling, mindful group sharing, and indoor/outdoor contemplative practices. Excerpts from the speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. will offer a reflection on the power of practicing care for ourselves as a skillful means to deepen our sensitivity and attentiveness to others and the world. Held at the beautiful Arboretum.
Limited to 12 participants. Advance registration required.
$159 Member / $169 Non-member

Friday, January 18, 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Saturday, January 19, 9:30am to 4:30pm
Sunday, January 20, 9:30am – 12:30pm

Celebrate the winter solstice this year with an evening of music, poetry, and fellowship hosted by Jenne Sluder. We’ll gather at sundown as we honor the longest night of the year and celebrate the coming light. Musical performance of carols, mantras, and hymns from diverse spiritual traditions around the world. Group participation encouraged during parts of the evening, but entirely optional – you may come to listen or to sing along. The evening will be interspersed with the reading of choice solstice-themed poetry by poets from around the globe and there will be very gentle stretching throughout. Enjoy hot tea and “prasad” (sweets) as you listen and socialize afterward. This is a donation-based event, $5 – $10 suggested. No one turned away. Bring friends and family!  Dates by location:

Hendersonville – Sunday, Dec 16th 6pm – 7:30 at The Shift Studio

Weaverville – Saturday, Dec 22nd 6:30 – 8pm at Weaverville Yoga

Yoga practices offer a profoundly helpful means for cultivating the four “limitless qualities” in our lives: loving-friendliness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. This workshop is an introduction to yoga-based practices that elicit a visceral experience of each of these qualities, transforming the concepts into embodied feelings that can then be more skillfully cultivated through meditation practice and day to day living. This workshop is part of a series of 3rd Sunday yoga offerings at Great Tree Zen Temple. Sunday, July 15th, 2pm – 4pm at Great Tree.  REGISTER HERE

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Loving-friendliness, Compassion, Joy, Equanimity – the four “boundless qualities” of the Yoga tradition – are the very foundation of mental health. Neuroscientists and research psychologists now confirm what so many of the world’s spiritual traditions have encouraged us to believe: that practicing compassion and inner peace are central to our wellbeing, personally and globally. Recent collaboration between spiritual thinkers, research psychologists, and neuroscientists are giving us a sophisticated understanding of how specific practices strengthen our ability to love ourselves, to give compassionate audience to our suffering, and to access the peace and joy available to us in each moment. Studies show that these tools have the power to fundamentally improve our brain chemistry and the resiliency of our nervous system. Cultivating the four “boundless qualities” is associated with significant reduction in symptoms associated with anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance and post-traumatic stress syndrome. In this 7-week series, you will learn to create an internal sanctuary that is safe, nurturing, resilient and grounded in personal insight. Practices used in this series are gentle, trauma-sensitive, and accessible to all bodies. To accommodate participant’s schedules, each session both reviews and builds upon previous content, so that up to 3 sessions can be missed while still absorbing the full content of the series. Lecture notes and instructions for practice are emailed each week.

Sundays at Weaverville Yoga, 6pm – 8pm
March 11th – April 29th (March 11, 18, 25; April 1, 15, 22, 29)
Early Bird Registration (by February 25th) $120
Standard Registration (by March 10th) $135

I offer 5 weekly public yoga classes in Buncombe & Henderson Counties. All of my classes are accessible for beginners and for those working through injury, illness and physical limitation, with the exception of Flow & Restore which is better suited for seasoned students who desire a more physically challenging practice.

Tuesdays, 9:45-11am, Therapeutic Yoga
The Shift Studio in Hendersonville

Thursdays, 9am – 10:15, Gentle & Therapeutic Yoga
Weaverville Yoga

Thursdays, 10:30 – 11:45 Yin & Restorative Yoga
Weaverville Yoga

(Begins June 2nd) Sundays, 10:15 – 11:15, Subtle Yoga for Healing
The Shift Studio in Hendersonville

(Begins June 2nd) Sundays, 11:30 – 12:30, Flow & Restore
The Shift Studio in Hendersonville