Dance your Yoga!
An Exploration of Kripalu Yoga and Creative Movement
with Nadia Puttini

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (2 hrs)

Kripalu Yoga and Creative Movement share a similar intent:  to deepen the form so as to connect with the inner wisdom that moves us all. 

In this workshop we will warm-up with Yoga asanas, practicing with attunement to breath and sensation, awareness of the mind and an attitude of playfulness and exploration of each pose. 

Connecting with our body-mind in the present moment will then allow us to step into a live creation of movement, a guided surrendering into the external frame of the music and the internal experience of letting it go and letting it flow.  Finally, we will nourish ourselves with relaxation and an activity to integrate the journey. 

COST: $40 for the 2-hour workshop

Nadia Puttini is a certified 200 hour Kripalu Yoga Instructor working toward her 500 hour Professional-Level Certification.  She started meditating at a young age, and has continued to explore the richness of the inner world ever since.  About twelve years ago, she discovered Kripalu Yoga and became deeply committed to the practice of postures, breath and self-inquiry under the guidance of beloved senior teacher Shobbhan Richard Faulds.  She graduated from Lesley College with an MA in Creative Arts Therapies which sparked a passionate relationship to dance and movement and the exploration of moving from within.  After working in the mental health field for a few years, Nadia became a Mom-at-home while continuing the study of Yoga.  If asked, she will say that Yoga is a fascinating life path, complete in its physical, emotional and spiritual components and that there is always more to learn, which is the best part (here she usually chuckles!).  Of course, being the mother of an young daughter is possibly the greatest teaching of all.  She teaches classes as well as private sessions.

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Mindfulness Practice - An Afternoon Retreat
with Cindy Gittleman
Licensed Educational Psychologist and
Teacher of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (3 hrs)

Give yourself the gift of engaging in a silent afternoon of guided mindfulness meditation practices from the world-renowned Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn.  This extended practice session will include:

• Guided Sitting Meditations

• Gentle Mindful Hatha Yoga

• Walking Meditation

• Guided Body Scan Meditation

• Lovingkindness Meditation

Some experience with Meditation is recommended.

NOTE: PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

COST: $45

Cindy has recently presented the world-renowned Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, originally developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, at Serenity Yoga Studio. 
She will be offering that program again in the future.

For info about Cindy and all the programs she offers, visit her website www.sunrisemindfulness.com

Cindy Gittleman, MA. MA, CAGS, is a Licensed Educational Psychologist who holds graduate degrees from Columbia University and City University of New York.  She undertook additional graduate training in psychology at Adelphi University and earned a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies from the University of Massachusetts in Boston.

She completed the Stress Reduction Program and the Practicum in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester.  She has appeared as a guest on the cable television programs "Shrink Rap" and "Where's Wilmington," and has presented workshops on Mindfulness-based stress reduction to various organizations and groups.

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Happy Minds, Wise Hearts:  A Mindfulness Retreat for Moms
with Mary Ann Burnside

6 weeks

As busy moms, we know that our families depend on us for many things.  Because we tend to focus more on others than we do on ourselves, we’re less likely to know that our happiness also depends on us.  It’s true.  We grow our own happiness through our daily actions:  the things we say and do, the choices we make, the people we spend time with, and the ways in which we take care of ourselves and others.  As simple as this sounds, it’s not easy.  But it is something we can learn.

Happy Minds, Wise Hearts is a mindfulness retreat designed specifically for moms and expectant moms.  This six-week educational program will be offered in a relaxed setting where you can connect with other women and learn about relational well-being to the benefit of yourselves, your children, and others.  Together, we’ll explore three disciplines that help us cultivate happiness and influence our well-being:  mindfulness (a quality of attention), heartfulness (lovingkindness toward self, children, and others), and skillfulness (relational practices toward self, children, and others). 

Over the six weeks, you'll experience a variety of learning activities and practical skills that can be of immediate use.  Through gentle instruction and guided meditation, we’ll practice deepening our capacity to balance what goes on within us with what goes on around us. No prior experience with mindfulness or meditation is necessary.

Space is limited to 10 participants.

To register for either section, please visit Mary Ann's website at www.withheartsandminds.com 

COST: $150 for 6 meetings
 

Mary Ann Christie Burnside, Ed.D. holds graduate degrees in human development and psychology from Harvard University. Since beginning a personal mindfulness practice seven years ago, she has studied professionally with well-known mindfulness educators, including Jon Kabat-Zinn, Susan Kaiser Greenland, Jack Kornfield, Dan Siegel, and Diana Winston.  In 2008, Mary Ann founded Hearts and Minds to bring mindfulness education to parents, teachers, and children in and around the Boston area.

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