Workshops

ONGOING/MONTHLY WORKSHOPS


Friday Night Kirtan with Adan Ayala
Every 3rd Friday of the month (1/15, 2/19, 3/19, 4/16); 8:15-9:30 pm

Join us for an evening of bhakit yoga- devotional singing that will lift your heart. Chanting is a wonderful way to integrate breath, heartbeat, emotion, and purpose. This community building event brings people together in thought, knowledge and love. Donation based.

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Conscious Parenting Circle

Facilitated by Gina Strauss and Betsey Gilbert

The Conscious Parenting Circle is a place for parents who are yearning for community in their efforts to consciously raise their children. It is a community of support, respect and deep listening the will empower you to reconnect to your own inner wisdom so that you can provide a nurturing environment for your child's spirit to blossom and shine. Through experiential activities, you will have the opportunity to increase your self-awareness, receive support from others, learn new techniques and ideas, and deepen your ability to stay present in your parenting. Activities and content will be based on resources such as 27 Secrets to Raising Amazing Children by Molly Koch, 10 Principles of Spiritual Parenting by Mimi Doe, and Respectful Parents, Respectful Children By Sura Hart and Victoria Kindle Hodson.

Third Tuesday of every month October-June, 9:30-11:00 am
Cost: $15 per session or $90 for the full nine month series

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Turn It Upside Down: A Night of Family Fun

3rd Friday of the month (January 15th, February 19th, March 19th)

Have a night on the town with your family. A unique opportunity to increase communication, decrease stress and go on a fun-filled yogic journey. Families get active, learn coping skills and have a great time with one another with yoga postures, communication games, healthy snacks and a creative project.

Friday, 6:30-8:00pm
Cost: $25 for parent/ 1 child; $7 each additional person



ONE-DAY WORKSHOP

Yoga to Beat the Winter Blues
With Mira Tessman, MA, LCPC, RYT

Sunday, January 24th; 12:30-3:30

During the darkest season of the year, many people get the winter blues, feeling sluggish, sad, and weighted down, especially after the joy and frenzy of the holiday season has passed. There is a growing body of scientific research that demonstrates the effectiveness of yoga to regulate and balance emotions, elevate mood, and increase a sense of well being. Come learn and practice yoga postures that help to relieve stress and transform winter blues into a more energized and optimistic mood. In this workshop, students will learn a flow of asanas, breathing exercises, and meditation techniques that deepen the body-mind connection, stimulate warmth and energy in the body, and that help to balance chemicals that are responsible for an uplifted mood. Students will seal the practice with yoga nidra, a deep relaxation that allows the shifts and changes to be absorbed and integrated in the body-mind. Students will carry away simple tools to support them through the winter months into spring.
Cost: $40, $35 if registered by 1/17.

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Moving into Stillness: Yin Yoga and Vipassana Meditation
With Mira Tessman, MA, LCPC, RYT

February 7th
12:30 - 3:30pm

Experience your yoga in the larger context of a contemplative tradition. Experience a peace that is independent of changing circumstances. Experience a body more open for seated meditation.

Yin Yoga restores and maintains the natural mobility of the joints while energetically opening the body's meridian (energetic pathways) system. Vipassana meditation encourages clear-seeing, of life's experiences "as they are". Combining the two, we explore patterns of reactivity as we hold floor-based postures, preparing the mind for deeper experiences in meditation. With an emphasis on stillness and silence, we will use the physical body as a doorway to understanding the true nature of ourselves. As postures are held, layers of mental and physical conditioning can be released, inviting clarity of experience and sensation.

Through practice, reflection and dialogue, we will uncover hidden insights and gifts about our bodies, our practice and our lives.

Price: $40 ($35, if registered by 02/03)

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Share the Love Partner Massage Workshop
With Certified Massage Therapists, Sarah Strahorn & Alden Caldwell-Gaines

Sunday, February 14th; 1:00-3:30 pm

Bring someone you care about to explore the relaxing, healing, healthful benefits of massage. This lively, hands-on workshop is designed to participants easy to learn techniques which they can use to massage friends, family, and loved ones. Attendees should wear comfortable, loose fitting clothing.

Workshop fee: $85/couple. 10% discount if registered by February 10th.

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Taiji Qigong Workshop
With Jeremy Harlow, founder of the Qi Center of Maryland

Saturday, March 27th; 1:30-4:30 pm

Qigong (pronounced chee-gung) refers to a system of mind/body exercises and meditations that are practiced to promote health and longevity, to heal the mind and body, to increase martial capacity, and to enhance spiritual awareness. The exercises consist of deep breathing coordinated with gentle, flowing movements, while developing a clear state of mind. One of the main purposes of Qigong is to increase the level of Qi, or life force, in the mind/body through achieving a harmonious state, free of pain and full of vitality. In this workshop participants will learn a system of whole body Qigong with twelve individual movements that is similar to the famous art of Taiji Quan. This particular form is practiced to promote health, healing, and longevity, while at the same time releasing stress and tension. This is a great way to increase circulation, improve balance and coordination, along with enhancing the immune system.

Workshop fee: $50. 10% discount if registered by March 22nd.

About the Facilitator: Jeremy Harlow is a 65th generation disciple of Grandmaster Huang, Chien-Liang and is a certified Taiji Quan instructor through the U.S. Kuoshu Federation and the Wu Kui Headquarters. He is a co-founder of the Qi Center of Maryland, which is a school that offers a Qigong teacher certification program. Through the National Qigong Association, he is a certified level III Advanced Qigong Instructor and Qigong Clinical Practitioner. Along with practicing Native American Ceremony and shamanism since 1996, Jeremy has studied the healing and martial arts since 1994. For more information on Jeremy and his training please visit www.danceswithspirit.com.


SERIES WORKSHOPS

Each Breath: Building a Meditation Practice

“Now that all your worry has proved such an unlucrative business, why not find a better job.” - Hafiz

We spend so much time in a state of angst, worrying, clinging to the past or planning for the future. If we are to bring light, wisdom and compassion into the world, releasing worrying and fear, we must begin with ourselves. Meditation practice allows you to listen deeply to your own inner voice, to build awareness and understanding of yourself, your relationship and the world around you. This foundations course will explore various types of meditation, including walking, lovingkindness and breath, so that the practitioner can begin to feel comfortable in a sangha (meditation community). Each student will have an opportunity for a private conversation with the instructor about their challenges or questions about practice in addition to group discussions.

February 6th-March 6th

Cost: $50


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Yoga for Absolute Beginners

Curious about yoga and not know where to start? Jumped into a class and still yearn to better understand alignment principles and pranayama (yogic breathing). Participants will learn a series of primary basic, yet challenging yoga postures that could be the basis for a practice at home or in a class. Tone your body, learn to relax your mind and explore whole, healthful living.

Wednesdays, March 3rd-April 7th; 7:00-8:30 pm
Saturdays, March 6th-April 10th; 8:45-10:15 am

Cost: $90/ $106 with mat


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Reducing Stress Through Mindful Living
With Rita Janoff

Sundays, January 24th through March 14th; 6:00-8:00 pm

As we approach the holiday season, stress seems to seep in from every direction. We may find ourselves: financially stressed, unable to find balance, sad or just completely inundated with familial obligations. Bring greater presence and perspective to your life through an 8-week mindfulness course. Learn to invite a daily meditation practice into your life while becoming more aware of your conditioning. Through mindful movement, meditation and identifying stress responses, participants learn awareness techniques that can be used in every aspect of life.

Benefits of the Program:

  • Lasting decreases in physical and psychological symptoms.
  • An increased ability to relax.
  • Reductions in pain levels and an enhanced ability to cope with pain that may not go away.
  • Greater energy and enthusiasm for life.
  • Improved self-esteem.
  • An ability to cope more effectively with both short and long-term stressful situations.

Cost: $180 (includes CD's and workbook)


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Yoga of Dance
with Pasty Kuo Eisenstein, RYT 500

RESCHEDULED: Saturdays, February 13th- March 13th; 1:30-3:30pm

“Yoga at its truest, insist upon giving us not answers, but a way to find our own answers.” - The Wisdom of Yoga by Stephen Cope.

Yoga of dance is the exploration of “the answers” within you through combinations of techniques in meditation, postures practice, movements, inquiries, music, and communication exercises. It cultivates your connection to your inner self and with others. It is fun, unique, energizing, and deeply inspirational. You will meet and connect with many caring people like you who desire to explore deeply into the meditation and dance of life. Please see what participants said about their experiences at http://yogaofdance.com/Testimoney.aspx. Also see www.yogaofdance.com for additional information.

Five Week Workshop Series at evolvewell studio begins February 6th, 1:30-3:00 pm

This workshop series meets once a week for two hours each week. The class format consists of hatha yoga practice, yoga philosophy, and movement inquiries including exploration in all style of dancing, eastern and modern to discovering your own style.

You will experience an atmosphere of caring, kindness, and support throughout, the safe space to reclaim your authenticity. The harmony and rightness you will feel you'll carry out into the world, into the dance of your life. Pre-registration required by February 3rd. Limited to 12 participants.

Cost: $125



Holistic Lecture Series

The holistic lecture series occurs every 4th Thursday of the month. Through these interactive events, we hope to introduce alternative, healthy approaches to living. These free events are designed to meet like-minded individuals while learning wellness techniques you can use in everyday living. Innovative lecture topics are welcome; please call with suggestions.

 

Registration

Registration is requested for all events. Early registration is eligible for a 10% discount on one day workshops only, if done 5 days prior to event. evolvewell reserves the right to cancel a class or workshop when the required minimum enrollment is not met. Earliest notification will be given and an alternate choice or a refund will be given.




 

 

 

 

 

 


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