Finding the Fascia: An Introduction to Holistic Anatomy from a 3-Dimensional, Hands-On Approach

Join us Friday for a first feel of the fascia! The class will be an introduction to holistic anatomy and the primary versus secondary curves of the spine, including an introduction to the structural, emotional, and clinical patterns associated with hyperlordosis and kyphosis. We will be looking at the fascia from a systemic point of view as well as a tactile one. Continuing with the body reading from April 15′s class with Dr. Jay Rosenfeld and reviewing the text on fascia, we will take this intellectual understanding of the connective tissue matrix and begin to adopt a hands-on approach. For a fun way to dig our hands into the tissue (and a great way to stave off plastic surgery), we will explore the yoga brow lift.

Come learn, explore and play while gaining a new career in the process. Begin your transformation now and see if transformational therapeutics professional training is for you!

Price: $75 / Sign Up Online or call (774) 454-7290

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10-minute Mini-MELT for Back Pain

Here’s a sample MELT exercise that can help alleviate your lower back issues.

We’ll be hosting MELT workshops this summer with Edya Kalev, RYT:

MELT Your Hands & Feet - Friday, July 13 @ 6:30 PM

MELT Your Core - Saturday, July 14 @ 2:00 PM

MELT Your Back & Legs - Saturday, July 14 @ 3:45 PM

Pricing is $45 for a single class or $125 for all three. MELT Rollers will also be available to purchase, so you can take your practice home with you.

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Open your mind to something new this summer…

Mary Ann Fandel M. Ed, Transformational Therapist offers to you the ancient and profound consciousness awakening practice of meditation. She will share her gift of using the heart intelligence of the Sacred Divinity of the Divine Feminine to help you open your heart to this incredible connection.

You will:

- Be introduced to the Sacred Feminine
- Be presented the Chakras System and learn to use it.
- Learn Balanced Meditative breathing.
- Be introduced to the Casual Body (the spirit bodies).
- Learn the efficacy and art of sound in meditation.
- Discover your “voice” in meditation and how to develop it.
- Open to your own unique Sacred Connection.

Price: $25. To sign up online, visit our Events Page. Or, give us a call at (774) 454-7290!

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Learn to belly dance with Lindsay Williams

We love this gorgeous shot of our recent 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training graduate Lindsay Williams in her dancing attire! Doesn’t it make you want to dance barefoot in the grass?

Lindsay will be teaching an Introduction to Bellydancing on Friday, May 25. Sign up online or give us a call today to reserve your spot – only $25 if you sign up by May 18!

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Renew your commitment to practice this May

Join Gail Belaief as we welcome the spring and re-invigorate our practices.

This 4-week series is a great option for you to explore and deepen your Yoga experience:

♥ Intelligent sequencing to address your tight areas
♥ Integration of yogic breath work
♥ Theme-based sessions to build increased awareness, facilitating strength, alignment and a deeper therapeutic practice
♥ Use of Thai massage and hands-on assists to deepen your asana

Tuesdays @ 4:30 PM, beginning May 1st

Pre-register online to save your spot ~ drop-ins welcome as space permits! (Class passes are accepted.)

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MELT away your pain this summer!

What is the MELT Method? Here’s a short video featuring its founder, Sue Hitzmann, and some of her students talking about how MELT gave them better mobility and pain-free bodies.

We’ll be hosting MELT workshops this summer with Edya Kalev, RYT:

MELT Your Hands & Feet – Friday, July 13 @ 6:30 PM

MELT Your Core – Saturday, July 14 @ 2:00 PM

MELT Your Back & Legs – Saturday, July 14 @ 3:45 PM

Keep checking back for more videos on MELT and our other workshops… and feel free to give us a call at (774) 454-7290 for more information or to enroll!

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All-Levels Breathing Sequence with Leslie Kaminoff

We’re thrilled that Leslie Kaminoff, the best-selling of Yoga Anatomy and founder of The Breathing Project, will be teaching his Yoga Anatomy course at our studio this summer. Here’s an all-levels Warrior exercise video to try at home.

Keep checking back for more videos and wisdom from Leslie!

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Expand your practice with Meridian Yoga this May

Meridian Yoga works to systematically activate and balance energy in the fourteen major meridians – or energy pathways – of Oriental medicine, fostering physical health and ease of motion, mental peace and joy, and a feeling of connection with the creative infinite. Meridian Yoga includes poses and partner assists to open and balance each of the 14 meridians, improving the health and functioning of the associated organs; PNF/Resistance Stretching, a modern stretching method, scientifically proven to be the most efficient and safest way to elongate muscles and increase range of motion; Shiatsu techniques (work with acupuncture meridians using finger pressure) that complement the partner-assisted stretches, increasing the circulation of chi energy; and breathing exercises (pranayama) to contact and activate prana.

We are very excited to host Daniel Orlansky this spring at Sanctuary Studios. Daniel has been a yoga teacher for 18 years, is certified in Jnana Yoga, Kali Ray TriYoga and Kundalini Yoga, and is the originator of Meridian Yoga. He holds a masters degree in Expressive Art Therapy/Dance Therapy from Lesley University and has been a visiting lecturer in movement studies at Tufts University. A graduate of the Boston Shiatsu School, Daniel teaches regularly at the Kripalu Center, the Omega Institute, and in Europe, and also directs 200- and 500-hour yoga teacher trainings worldwide.

Beginning Friday evening, May 4, try his Meridian Yoga Immersion, or continue training through May 7 for a full Meridian Yoga Certification to expand your Yoga Teacher’s toolkit. To sign up, visit our events page, or call us at (774) 454-7290.

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Pre- and Post-Natal Yoga classes are back!

New and expecting moms, try the class designed just for you! Leslie Fairbanks will help you find strength & ease within your body as you embark on the exciting journey of pregnancy and new motherhood. You’ll tone and tighten belly and pelvic floor muscles, practice a strong, steady breath, and ease tension and soreness in the back, neck, and shoulder areas.

Read more about our Hot Mamas Pre- and Post-Natal Yoga Classes or give us a call at (774) 454-7290.

Classes will take place Fridays @ 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM. Weekend classes will also be offered this spring!

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Brain Gym for Special Needs Providers, Part I w/ Cece Koester

Brain Gym for Special Needs Providers, Part I w/ Cece Koester

Located @ 47 Main St
Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012 – Sunday, March 18, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Brain Gym 170 is an experiential course which provides an in-depth study of how to use Brain Gym ® with children and adults of ALL abilities, with specific modifications for those with special needs such as autism, cerebral palsy, attention deficit disorders (ADD/ADHD), Down Syndrome, hearing, visual and speech impairments, brain injuries, impairments cause by strokes and ageing challenges.

Learn unique tools for assessing individual’s needs. Develop a repertoire of specific ways to support them in developing positive and measurable changes, whether physical, cognitive, behavioral and emotional. This course is geared towards all types of learners and can be taken as a first Brain Gym course, or to deepen and expand you understanding, skills and tools if you already have Brain Gym experience.

This is Part I of a 2-part series and is a pre-requisite to participating in Part II.

Sign up now or give us a call at (774) 454-7290!

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