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It’s REALLY hot outside. How is that changing your practice? As the seasons shift, our bodies seek to discover harmony and balance through food, practice, rest, meditation, sleep, and seasonally inspired activities.
As we poured through this week’s events in NJ, we kept a mindful eye out for opportunities to nourish the body in these incredible temperatures. We hope you see something that jives well with what you’ve been feeling + share what’s lighting your INNER fire and getting you out of their air conditioning for YOGA!
Wednesday at Synergy Hot Yoga in Fair Haven
Stand Up Paddle lesson and tour followed by cocktails on the beach. You will be taught the skills needed to balance and paddle on open water and to practice paddle strokes for precision and pleasure. Classes are designed for all levels. Students must be comfortable in water and proficient swimmers. Personal floatation devices are provided when paddling in open water.
Afternoon of Transformational Breath® Work with Darryn Silver and Kirk Murdoch
Wednesday at Sun Moon Yoga in Long Branch
Join Darryn Silver, LCSW & Kirk Murdoch for an afternoon of Transformational Breath® Work. Transformational Breath® accesses a high vibrational energy created by a specific breathing pattern that permanently raises and alters the energy in our electro-magnetic field. Transformational Breath® attunes us to our natural abilities to access higher vibrational energy by utilizing a conscious, connected, diaphragmatic breathing pattern. Although Yogic Pranayama and other forms of breath works are essential to our well-being, Transformational Breath® integrates other healing modalities such as toning, hands-on, and somatic integration in its practice. All of these elements coupled with intention and invocation support the moving of energy. This movement of energy softens and allows us to embrace our essence; therefore, we meet our joy and live more effortlessly in the flow of life.
Yoga Framework: Upper Body Mobility w/Jeff Posner
Friday at Stress Free Body in Keyport
Mobility and Movement are the key to mitigating injuries, arthritis and living a healthier more accessible life. But what exactly is it? And how do we incorporate mobility training into our existing physical routine? In this workshop we will discuss the science behind the movement and mobility trend covering concepts from FRC and other lineages. You will learn how to incorporate these cutting edge concepts into your life, at class and for any level. Stop thinking you have weak joints and for that reason can’t (insert pastime favorite activity here), learn to adapt more efficiently. You’re already the most amazing machine ever made. How well are you functioning and how often are you tuning, measuring and calibrating?
Upper Limbs: There will be a focus on wrist, elbow and shoulder mobility in this workshop.
Soothe Your Back & Yoga Nidra with Stacy Joyce
Friday at Align Yoga & Strength in Matawan
Work out the kinks from the week and unwind into yoga nidra. Join Stacy Joyce for this delicious 90-minute stretch and restore class using a potpourri of techniques to expand and relax the posterior chain of muscles along the back of the body. Then relax into a meditative state of calm and peace. Yoga Nidra is a meditation and conscious relaxation practice that is intended to induce total physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. It is said that 1 hour of conscious relaxation such as yoga nidra and restorative yoga is equal to 4 hours of deep sleep.
Yoga, Tea & Tarot by Bendy Jane Yoga
Friday at A Sweet Memory Cake Shoppe in Waretown
Unwind and detox with an outdoor evening yoga class focusing on digestion. After class, enjoy endless hot or iced tea and an assortment of mini desserts. You’ll also have the option of having your tarot cards read – $10 for 10 minutes.
Yoga at the Wildflower Art & Music Festival
Saturday at the Herbary – Bear Creek Farm Howell
Join Jennifer Hansen to kick off the Wildflower Art & Music Festival at The Herbary at Bear Creek with an all levels morning vinyasa yoga flow outside. All Metta Yoga classes are designed for yogis of all shapes and experience. After yoga stay to enjoy the music and local vendors of the festival!
Healing Through Visualization w/ Ashley Seymour
Saturday at Blue Moon Yoga in Shrewsbury
Thoughts are energy and our mind and bodies are intricately linked. How we think can transform our perception of the world and the healing of our body. As we envision a different outcome, our outer world shifts and so does the inner environment of our body. You will be offered information on the mind-body connection and the power of visualization. Visualization shapes the brain through neurosculpting which has the potential to change how we think, feel, and act in order to realign with our highest good. Shamans around the world have been practicing visualization techniques for thousands of years through journeying to envision a balanced world, good health, abundance for their community and to expand their awareness beyond just this physical realm of limitations. During this ceremony you will be guided through various journeys and visualizations aimed to heal on an emotional, mental and energetic level. This ceremony will bring you into deeper connection with yourself and your potential of optimal health. Come ready to relax and journey together!
Master Class w/ Bhakti Master, Ragunath
Sunday at Satsang Yoga in Westfield
Join us for a Master Vinyasa Flow with some dope chanting. Superfood for the Summer Soul.
Recalibrate FREE Veterans Yoga Class
Sunday at Pure Toms River Yoga
Free class for veterans of ocean county. Join Recalibrate Ocean County and Adrienne for an open levels flow. Yoga can help to condition and heal our bodies and also promote a sense of calm and peace. Because of this yoga can prove very beneficial for veterans. Not only can the practice heal the body, it can also help deal with traumas and memories associated with combat and war. This may be a new for you so your always welcome to bring a friend.
Sunday at the Yoga Barn in Farmingdale
Upon arrival we will have a meet and greet with vegan breakfast treats in the renovated horse barn that sits on three acres. We will then flow into a gentle yoga class incorporating doTERRA essential oils for deeper relaxation. Afterwards, relax and spend some time by the secluded pool enveloped in nature while meeting the resident animals. A lacto vegetarian/vegan lunch will be provided followed by a workshop on strategies for “living an abundant and optimistic life” led by health and wellness coach, Melanie Kramer. Leave feeling refreshed with a healthy outlook on life.
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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