When and Where are Classes held?
Private zoom or classes in yoga, mindfulness and meditation are available for ages preschool-adults and the following open to the public classes are offered:
*Offering an Introduction to MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) 6 week course Wednesday evenings in 2024. March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3 & 10th. Virtual class on zoom with Community Mindfulness project. For more info see the tab “What is MBSR” and/or registration details: www.CommunityMindfulnessProject.org
*Every Thursday 9am ZOOM Gentle Mindful Yoga with guided meditation: 70 minutes. if interested, please email RelaxIntoMeditation@gmail.com for details on links and password
*Meditation: I am so pleased to be a part of the inspirational facilitator team hosting guided meditation sessions at the Community Mindfulness Project, 501c3, offering free donation based mindfulness meditation sessions with rotating facilitators via Zoom & in person throughout 2022. No experience is necessary! After a brief intro to the meditation topic of the day, there is a 20-30 minute guided practice with time afterwards for discussion, Q & A, etc. www.CommunityMindfulnessProject.org
Create a Custom Workshop or choose from the following offerings:
*Private and Group Yoga and/or Mindfulness Meditation Sessions in your home, hospital, office setting, studio or wellness center or classroom
*Yoga Classes & Birthday Parties for Teens, Kids and family/parent/child yoga
*"Mindfulness in the Classroom” - teacher training workshops to explore and experience meditation, relaxation exercises and mindfulness… and how teachers can incorporate it into their curriculum through play in the classroom setting. Partially didactic: explore mindfulness of Emotions, Thoughts, and the Physical Body as well as exercises drawn from MBSR… and part fun as we experience mindful Movement together and do a few crafts like a Mind Jar snow globe. Ends with a restorative, guided meditation for stress reduction.
*Mindful Parenting: Tips and tools for incorporating our mindfulness practice into our parenting, and keeping ourselves grounded in the present moment. Learn how to surf the waves of parenthood and help your kids build essential life skills. This is as much about your well-being as theirs!
*Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) - the official 8 week program from UMASS Medical School created by Jon Kabat-Zinn (or try the abbreviated 6 week intro to MBSR also offered)
*Intro to Mindfulness & Meditation - Explore different styles of practice, both formal and informal: Mindfulness meditation, walking meditation, reclined body scan meditation & informal mindfulness practice in everyday life
*Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in the Workplace - Explore ideas for mindful communication, breaking habitual stress responses and and increased self-awareness of emotional reactivity at work. Includes mindfulness meditation practice.
*Yoga & Stress Reduction: Explore the physiology and psychology of stress and the nervous system and how the use of mindfulness practices such as meditation and mindful yoga give us the tools to more skillfully manage our stressors. Includes meditation and gentle yoga practice
*Stress Buster Workshop: The physiology and psychology of Stress & mindful tools for coping, followed by deep relaxation and mindfulness meditation
Design a class based on your interests!
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*In-person Gentle Mindful yoga with guided meditation on Mondays at 7pm resumes Sept 18, 2023 at 1st Presbyterian Church, 2475 Easton Tpke in Fairfield CT. Ages 15+, appropriate for all levels, bring your yoga mat; straps and blocks provided. Registration required - email RelaxIntoMeditation@gmail.com. 6 week session: $90
Session #1: Sept 18, 25 & Oct 2, 16, 23, 30
Session #2: Nov 6, 13, 20, 27 & Dec 4, 11
2. Friday Dec 2nd at 11:30am, 75 minute Gentle Yoga workshop at the Fairfield Bigelow Senior Center. $5 fee for members (senior center membership is free to Fairfield residents) To register: www.FairfieldCT.org/BigelowCenter
3.Sunday Dec 4th at Strong on Center in Easton, CT at 10:00 am join me for a pre-holiday stress reduction class of gentle yoga and restorative guided meditation. to register: www.StrongOnCenter.com
*Group classes as well as privates at your home or hospital room are offered. *All Classes and Workshops include guided Mindfulness Meditation practice. *Each student should wear relaxed, loose fitting clothing and bring a yoga mat.
Open to the Public Classes:
Mindfulness Meditation: Community Mindfulness Project, 5013C. Walk-ins welcome, Free, no experience necessary. www.CommunityMindfulnessProject.org (FYI: CMP sessions are offered in Trumbull 1st & 3rd Monday of each month at noon with a rotating facilitator) www.TrumbullCT-library.org Mondays Feb 3rd, March 2 & 16, April 6 &20th, May 4 & 18th at noon Trumbull Public Library Weds Feb 5th at noon New Caanan Library
*Zen Outdoor Yoga in a bucolic Easton Location! Socially distant in a beautiful garden setting. Gentle yoga while listening to the birds under a bright blue sky, super relaxing! (Under a Large tent that accommodates social distancing for rainy days) No experience necessary. Tuesdays at 4:15. September 22 & 29, October 6 & 13 at Strong on Center, 248 Center Rd in Easton. $80/4 classes. To register contact Kristen at 203-885-4940 www.StrongOnCenter.con
Kids Yoga: classes will incorporate kid appropriate yogic breathing exercises, asana (yoga poses), stillness & silliness! Yoga, mindfulness & mediation can help children develop skills for dealing with the art and stress of life. Research has shown that these mindfulness practices can help children with self-regulation, focus, self-soothing of physical and emotional stress, body/breath awareness, coping strategies, proactive social skills, balance, coordination, strength, fine & gross motor skills, flexibility and confidence....Come Play with us! Offered: Mondays after school: grades K-2 @4-4:45 at Jarosa in Fairfield. www.JarosaStudio.com
Relax Into Meditation, llc is a Connecticut based limited liability company
Upcoming Workshops:
Weds March 21st at noon New Canaan Public Library. Mindfulness Meditation. Community Mindfulness Project, 5013C. Walk-ins welcome, donation based, no experience necessary. www.CommunityMindfulnessProject.org
*January 21st, 2018 Mindful Parenting Workshop : Sunday Jan 21st 1-2:30 at Pure Yoga, Trumbull
An interactive exploration of mindfulness tools for helping ourselves and our kids develop healthy habits of mind, increase emotional intelligence and keep ourselves grounded in the present moment. Prepare to leave relaxed as you explore how to surf the waves of parenthood! www.TrumbullPTandWellness.com
Parenting Stress? Got Mindfulness?? Mindful Parenting Workshop
Saturday April 6th, 2019 2-3:30pm Jarosa Yoga Studio
An interactive exploration of how mindfulness & meditation can help us surf the waves of parenthood:
Investigate yogic breathing tools & meditation to reduce stress, and enhance your parenting skills & relationships with your children (even your teens, lol)
Fill your toolbox with practical mindfulness techniques to incorporate in your everyday parenting – drawn from John Kabat-Zinn’s MBSR program from UMASS Medical School
Let the stress melt away in a restorative, reclined guided journey to relax the physical body and the nervous system. Prepare to leave refreshed & renewed as you head home to your kiddos!
Greenfield Commons - 75 Hillside Rd, Fairfield CT 475-888-9888
www.JarosaStudio.comParenting Stress? Got Mindfulness?
Mondays 7:15pm begins Fall 2020 Gentle Mindful Yoga at Fairfield Warde High School. 75 min hatha yoga class for all fitness levels with restorative guided meditation each class. Explore the chakras, yin, Iyengar & restorative yoga with blocks & straps provided to support the body. www.FairfieldContinuingEd.com "Yoga Bliss" 10 week session meets on: Jan 27 and Feb 3,10, 24 and April 6,20,27 and May 4,11,18
Upcoming 8 week MBSR session: (see Tab 'What is MBSR' for more details)
St Paul's on the Green Church, Norwalk
Tuesday mornings 9:30-noon Oct 10- Nov 28th, 2017
Full day Retreat Saturday Nov 18th
Cost: $450 if paid by Oct 1st ($500 thereafter)
To register: call Lisa at 203-913-1702
Saturday June 9th, 2018 9:00-3pm Mindfulness in Education Conference: St. Luke's School 377 North Wilton Rd, New Canaan. Welcome to anyone who interacts with children & is interested in gaining an understanding of Mindfulness, developing a meditation practice, and the benefits and applications of Mindfulness in the school setting. To learn more visit:
https://www.stlukesct.org/page/community/summer-at-st-lukes/mindfulness-in-education-conference
*Gentle Yoga & Meditation Workshop SATURDAY OCT 5th at 1:30-3pm @Notre Dame of Easton Church. Relax and restore with Gentle yoga, followed by a deeply relaxing, 30 minute guided reclined meditation. DONATION BASED -Fundraiser to benefit the Yoga for All Cooperative, bringing yoga to kids in Bridgeport. Contact RelaxIntoMeditation@gmail.com for more info
Mindfulness Meditation workshop series Sundays April 22, May 20th & June 10th @3:30-5:00 at Pure Yoga Trumbull. Self Care through meditation - calling all parents, teachers and caregivers. After a brief introduction to Mindfulness & Meditation, the majority of the workshop will be spent exploring the formal practice of meditation....try a mindful breathing meditation, a Loving Kindness Meditation, the Mountain Meditation and a luxurious extended reclined Body Scan Meditation. Prepare to leave relaxed!! No experience necessary. Walk-ins welcome. Register online at www.TrumbullPTandWellness.com