Welcome to the official week of all things merry, bright, jolly, happy, joyful, and cookie-filled!
We are keeping our events light and sweet, simply because there aren’t a ton happening (maybe out of respect for all the family obligations – ha!) and it will be tough enough to get to a regular class, right?!
But, with all that in mind, we did find some ways for you to make magic. Here they are!
Monday at 1 PM at Yoga Peace Kula in Howell
Let your kids connect and move their bodies during this holiday break.Join Alicia Mendez for a two hour workshop on yoga and mindfulness for the kiddos.
The workshop will include:
Yoga and Mindfulness Practice,Games and songs to increase awareness, kindness, and love.
Awakening The Chakras – A Guided Meditation with Essential Oils and a Singing Bowl With Dawn Dayton
Monday at Soulful Awakenings in Lake Como
With the use of Yoga props, both on the mat, or if you choose, or a comfy chair, Dawn will guide you through the flow of energy from your Root Chakra (feet to hips), up through your Crown Chakra (top of the head) pausing at each one. At each Chakra, Dawn will guide you through focused meditation and the use of essential oils, as you gently open each energy center…
Thriving In Balance (waitlist)
Tuesday at Yoga Mechanics in Montclair
Join Marc for our annual Christmas Eve class which will be a perfectly balanced blend of dynamism and rest. Doing and Being. Yang and Yin. After 90 minutes of dynamic movement we will reserve the final 30 minutes for a delicious Yoga Nidra. Yoga Nidra is a guided meditation that harnesses the biological process of sleep for a spiritual purpose. Expect to feel energized, refreshed, and fully in balance.
Prayers for Peace with Dhyana Devi & Marleny Franco
Friday at Princeton Center for Yoga & Health
Join us as we pray for world peace using shantih sanskirt mantras from the Vedas and the Upanishads. Mantras are a way to focus our minds, and through that focus along with the sounds, we produce and have the capacity to manifest a different reality. Mantras are very powerful as all of creation starts with sound. May all the beings in all the worlds become happy; Peace, peace, and peace be everywhere! We will begin with a short meditation followed by peace chanting, a world peace visualization, and short kirtan. We hope to see you there!
Friday at This is Yoga in Seaside Park
Join Reiki Masters Donna & Terry Pollin as the settle you in to a relaxing reiki healing experience. Reiki is an ancient hands on energy healing modality that seeks to align body, mind and spirit! In this soothing class you will simply relax as Reiki energy is administered. You will leave feeling blissfully relaxed, renewed and restored.
Holiday Candlelight Restorative
Friday at the Camel Clubhouse in Hightstown
You must register for this event at
Take a break between Christmas and New Year’s to rest and restore. In the candlelight you will enjoy relaxing holiday music, diffused Douglas Fir oil, signature temple massage, and shoulder press, and readings from Happy Joyous and Free, The Lighter Side of Sobriety by AA Grapevine. Your restorative ends with a Step Twelve yoga nidra. Stay after class for cocoa or hot cider and snacks. Spend time with the tribe and fill up your cup!
Weekend Wine Down with Yoga & Oils
Saturday at Trinity Wellness Emporium in Union Beach
Welcome the New Year with gentle yoga & essential oils to open your senses. We are setting intentions for 2020 & celebrating with decedent wine, great company & delicious finger food. Hostesses: Betsy O’Connell & Melissa Loiacono
Sleep-Yoga and Stress Relief for Teens
Sunday at Yoga Peace Kula in Howell
This workshop was developed specifically for teenagers who are struggling with the demands of school, sports, jobs, and everything else that comes with being a teen. Students will learn simple mindfulness techniques, as well as practical and lifelong methods to support their mental and physical health.
Class will include some gentle movement, discussion, and end with a guided relaxation known as yoga nidra, or as some like to call it, sleep-yoga.
Sunday at Blue Moon Yoga in ‘Shrewsbury
Experience healing, balance, and relaxation through sound. Bridget, a certified sound healer, will guide you through a vibratory journey into a deep meditative state using the sounds and vibrations of the crystal singing bowls, crystal pyramid, the drum, chimes, and other healing instruments. A relaxing fragrance designed to balance the Chakras — our energy body – will be used. These energies work together to heighten awareness, release physical, emotional and cellular blockages, and create a deep sense of relaxation, reduce stress and anxiety to leave you with a feeling of peace. No previous expereince is needed!
May Louie first took yoga in college to fulfill a Phys-Ed requirement and immediately fell in love. She, unfortunately, did not continue with her practice but reconnected with it when she retired from her corporate job in 2002 and has since become a serious yoga enthusiast. After her second retirement in 2017, she completed her 200-hour RYT certification, studying with Dina Crosta, Ellen Mosko, and Jamie Segal Hanley, with a focus on alignment based flow.
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