For Beginners
Yoga 101: FUNdamentals!
with Elizabeth Gallo, Evelyn Lopez or Virginia Lamb
Start the new year right ~ body, mind & spirit! This is a wonderfully auspicious time to begin the practice you've always wanted or commit to deepening your existing practice.
When: 6 Mondays, 6:15-7:30pm, January 9 - February 13 with Elizabeth
6 Tuesdays, 7:30-8:45pm, January 17 - February 21 with Evelyn
6 Tuesdays, 11:15am - 12:30pm, January 24 - February 28 with Virginia
Cost: $90 for 6 weeks, pre-registration only, drop-ins welcome $18 (sorry, no class cards)
Register: call 973 -763-2288 or pay online - this is a non-refundable series
This 6-week series is great for brand new beginners and practitioners looking to firm the foundation of their practice. n each session, we'll stretch, strengthen and move, applying a weekly foundational theme.
February

Meditation for Families, Teens & Adults
with Paige Continentino
Family Meditation ~ For kids ages 6-10 and their parents.
When: Sundays, 5-5:45pm, February 5 ~ Free Trial Class
2-week mini-series ~ February 12 & 19
Cost: $30 for the first person, $10 for each additional person (includes both classes)
Register: call 973-763-2288 or pay online (registers 1st person, additional family members paid for at Shakti)
Share the experience of finding peace and calm with your children in a fun and relaxed environment. We will focus on cultivating awareness and the many ways of practicing awareness. Meditations are short (5-10 min) and include mindfulness meditation and guided meditation. Children are not expected to sit still and be quiet!
Meditation For Teens & Tweens ~ For ages 11 and up.
When: Look for new date and time coming soon, let us know if you're interested
Cost: $30 for both classes
Register: call 973-763-2288 or pay online
Come relax and ease your stress. Meditation can help you increase focus/attention, reduce stress/ anxiety, clear your mind, find your inner peace, and know yourself better!
Energy Balancing & Meditation for Adults ~ All are welcome.
Start your day in physical, emotional and mental alignment. Get the energetic 'static' out of your system with energy exercises and clear your mind with meditation. This class includes exercises from Donna Eden's work, including the daily energy routine and stress/anxiety reduction techniques.
When: Mondays, 8:15-9:15am
Cost: $15 or class card
Register: no need, just drop in
Questions? 347-724-2254, paigecontinentino@hotmail.com or www.paigecontinentino.com
Bead for Peace (& Love!) ~ a Jewelry Making Workshop
with local artist Maya Bloom
This is a wonderful opportunity to make a very special Valentine's Day gift for someone you love...
When: Sunday, February 12, 1-3pm
Cost: $35 individual, $60 for two
Register: call 973-763-2288 or pay online ~ Pre-registration is required.
Class size is limited so please sign up by Friday, February 10.
Bead for Peace invites individuals to join our effort to disseminate the message of tolerance & reconciliation through the creation of decorative craft items which incorporate two beads in the shape of doves: Symbols of Peace.
Maya will provide all the materials needed and give instruction on how to make a beautiful item that you will be able to take home.
Dragon’s Way ~ Weight Loss and Wellness program based on Traditional Chinese Medicine
with Debra Bernath, LMT, Qigong Meridian Therapy,Reflexology, Dragon’s Way & Breast Health Instruction

When: 6 Thursdays, 7:30-8:30pm, February 16 - March 22
6 Sundays, 3:30-4:30pm, January 22 - February 26 (ongoing)
Cost: $199 for new students, $50 for returning students
Register: call 973-763-2288 or pay online
Questions? 917-353-7363, e_pathways@mac.com or www.energypathwaystoharmony.com
~ Manage Stress ~ Shed Pounds ~ Sharpen Intuition ~ Rebalance your body ~
*Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is one of the oldest holistic systems in the world. TCM treats the WHOLE person - body, mind & spirit. Working with “Qi" - your life force - and your own innate healing ability, you can bring your body back into balance and harmony.
Increase your energy foundation ~ Practice Qigong Meridian Movements ~ Learn ways to deal with stress
Study the healing essence of food ~ Tap into your intuition and listen to your body
Suitable for anyone, young, old, male or female, who is serious about getting well and staying well.
New Student Special! Discounts on QMT treatments with Debra during the course, 1 hour sessions $10 off, 1/2 hour sessions $5 off.
Introduction to Thai Yoga Bodywork
with Gena Rho-Smith and Anna Winkler
When: Saturday, February 18, 2-5pm
Cost: Individual $35, Bring a Valentine, friend or partner $60 (for two)
Register: Call 973.763.2288 or pay online
Give and receive a short, basic Thai Massage
Learn easy, basic Thai Massage moves
Thai Yoga Bodywork is an ancient and sacred healing art form with deep roots in traditional Thai massage, Buddhism and Yoga. This workshop will be an opportunity to learn and experience basic Thai bodywork techniques that facilitate mobility and balance the body's vital energy. Anyone can participate, no previous massage experience necessary, however,you must be able bear weight on your hands and knees. Yoga experience is helpful, but not necessary.
Gena Rho-Smith has been a Thai Yoga Bodywork practitioner since 2004. She began practicing and teaching yoga in 1998 after performing with the Trisha Brown Dance Company. She received her yoga certification from Raji Thron.Gena learned the art of Thai Yoga Bodywork from Jonas Westring and has assisted him in training others. This February she travelled to Chiang Mai, Thailand to study Anusara with Jonas.
Please wear comfortable cotton clothing that you can move in easily.
Pain-Free Legs, Hips & Hamstrings with Somatics
with Martha Peterson, CHSE
When: Sunday, February 19, 1-3pm
Cost: $30 in advance, $35 day of workshop
Register: call 973-763-2288 or pay online
Questions? 973-951-7845, martha@essentialsomatics.com or www.essentialsomatics.com.
Rid yourself of nagging hip pain that interferes with your running, dancing or active lifestyle. In this workshop you will learn Somatic Exercises and powerful, yet easy techniques to safely release tight back and hip muscles.
We'll integrate the upper body with the legs and hip joints for improved alignment in the pelvis and spine. The result will be a reversal of back and hip pain, sciatica, leg length discrepancy and knee pain.
Experience more fluid walking, running, flexibility, balance and coordination.
You will learn to use your brain, the command center of your muscles, to "re-program" your muscles for improved length and relaxation. You will regain more efficient muscle control as you eliminatinate pain and stiffness.
This workshop is of particular interest to dancers, runners, yoga practitioners and anyone recovering from injury or surgery or suffering from sciatica or low back pain.
Somatic Exercises are appropriate for all ages and activity levels.
Monthly Reiki Healing Circle
with Madalina Blanton
When: Fridays, 7:45-9pm: February 24 & March 23
Cost: Suggested Donation $15
RSVP or Questions: (347) 526-4748, madalina@soultoearthhealing.com or www.soultoearthhealing.com
Join us for an evening of Reiki. The Reiki System of Natural Healing helps reduce stress and induces great relaxation. Reiki can also relieve pain, balance emotions, enhance focus and help with personal healing. The evening will include:
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Guided Meditation
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Breathing Exercises
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Mini Reiki Sessions
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Q&A
All are welcome, no need to be Reiki certified. Please join us for an evening of healing and relaxation.
Explore Your Chakras
an 8-week Series with Madalina Blanton
When: 8 Tuesdays, 7:30-9pm, February 28 - April 24
Cost: $199 for the 8-week series before 2/12/12, $222 thereafter
$99 For return students, $30 drop in, $5 to retake a missed class from a previous series
Register: call 973-763-2288 or pay online
Questions: madalina@soultoearthhealing.com, (347) 526-4748 or www.soultoearthhealing.com
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Learn ways to keep your chakras well tuned.
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Each chakra gets one week of exploration.
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Use chanting, breathing and crystals to balance and enhance the flow of energy.
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Discuss how foods affect the chakras.
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Put together a general maintenance program that you can add to your Wellness Tool Kit.
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Receive hand-outs and recipes to further your appetite for the knowledge of your internal energy structure.
In times of change, look inside for answers; the inner landscape is endless.
March
Pain-Free at Work - Seated Somatic Exercises for Rapid Pain Relief
with Martha Peterson, CHSE
When: Sunday, March 11, 1-3pm
Cost: $30 in advance, $35 day of workshop
Register: call 973-763-2288 or pay online
Questions? 973-951-7845, martha@essentialsomatics.com or www.essentialsomatics.com.
Do you have back, neck or shoulder pain from sitting for hours at your desk? Do your arms and wrists bother you?
Sitting and computer work can teach muscles to “freeze up,” and become painful. This can result in chronic low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, TMJ. and neck and shoulder problems.
~ Learn how to sit properly for a relaxed back in addition to common sense techniques to teach your muscles to relax and release.
~ Learn easy, gentle movement sequences that you can do on the floor, seated at your work station, and standing next to your desk.
These movements will leave you feeling relaxed and pain-free while at work, while your brain feels refreshed.
This workshop is beneficial for anyone who sits long hours at a desk, or in a car. For those wanting to increase their creativity, focus and energy level while at work, this workshop is for you!
WuMing Qigong for Breast Health
with Debra Bernath, LMT, Qigong Meridian Therapy, Reflexology, Dragon’s Way & Breast Health
When: 3 Sundays, March 11- 25, 3:30-4:30pm
Cost: $45 for whole series or $18 drop-in
Register: call 973-763-2288 or pay online
Questions: e_pathways@mac.com or call Debra at 917-353-7363
Learn 7 powerful Wuming Qigong movements and other helpful lifestyle and food tips which benefit breast health from the Chinese medicine perspective.
From the Chinese medicine perspective, true health can only be gained from a strong internal energy system. When energy stagnation in the breast area is not addressed and certain conditions such as chronic stress, poor diet and life imbalances are present, it will ultimately lead to physical manifestations of disease such as calcifications, cysts, and breast lumps.
Self-healing Qigong movements for Breast Health stimulate the energy flow along the key energy pathways running through the breast area.TCM believes that before physical problems appear, they first occur at the energy level and then manifest on the physical level. Qigong works on this energy level, strengthening Qi or life force and supporting the immunesystem.
Wuming Qigong for Breast Health DVD’s for sale at workshop for $20 (normally $30), for attendees only.
Ongoing Classes & Series
This "Somatic Essentials" class teaches the essential tools for body maintenance and can serve as a "refresher" course for those with previous knowledge of Hanna Somatics, or as an introduction to Somatics, for those who are curious about Somatics and would like to try out a class before signing up for the "Myth of Aging" series.
Teaching yoga is one of the most honorable services today. The venues to teach are growing: schools, hospitals, corporations, community organizations, senior centers, yoga studios and gyms. From young to old, athlete to those physically challenged, the gift of yoga has no
limitations.