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Samadhi Yoga Studio
283 East Center St.
Manchester CT 06040 www.samadhiyogastudio.com email: [email protected] phone: 860-646-4341
It is the last month of the year. Time to celebrate, eat
delectable food, and prepare for the wonder and
possibility of what is to come. This is the time of year
where keeping up your yoga practice can become a
challenge, as carving out time for ourselves becomes
more difficult. Consider setting an intention of gratitude
each time you sit down to meditate or practice. This is
one of my favorite rituals for this time of year. As the
days grow shorter and the darkness grows longer, this is
the time to align with our natural need for introspection
and retreat. As you sit down to practice yoga this
month, consider reviewing your year. What are the
moments that struck you most? The precious times that
were full of sweetness or the ones that offered a
challenge that led to growth. If you love words, journal
your response. Whether you write it down or simply
honor your response in your heart, celebrate yourself,
your journey, your light and your darkness. Make time
for yourself in a way that has meaning.
Jai,
Anne
Unless otherwise noted, all photographs in this magazine were taken by Al Kim. Thank you Al!
Welcome to Samadhi’s first online catalogue. We’ve created this publication as a way to connect through the busy
holiday season, offer some of our favorite gift and crafting ideas, and encourage you to stay calm, centered and open
through the upcoming New England Winter.
This online magazine has been a tremendous and fun labor of love. We will be creating more of these issues
throughout the year as a way to build community. We invite you to let us know what is going on in your life,
submit your poems, stories of your yoga journey and any art or crafts you have created. We may use them in future
issues with full credit to you, of course! We also encourage Samadhi YTT graduates to let us know what you are up
to. We would love to support you and your teaching.
We will be launching a new website in the next month. There will be a blog space for all of us to share our passions
and creativity, as well as our yoga journey. We are also stretching into the land of Facebook and Twitter, allowing
us to offer specials and deals to those who follow us. Look for more information about all of this in our weekly
newsletter and on our Facebook page. (If you have not ‘friended’ Samadhi yet, we encourage you to do so. We will
be posting updates, specials and limited time deals only available to Facebook and Twitter folks!)
We hope to see you in the studio. Please let us know what you think of this guide and share it with your friends and
loved ones!
All the best,
Anne & Caroline
Please note that we have embedded links throughout the magazine – follow these to learn more about the products we have
highlighted, or to sign up for any of our workshops or series.
Would you like to be featured in a future issue? Send your ideas, writing, photos etc. to [email protected],
attention Caroline. We look forward to hearing from you!
WINTER SCHEDULE 2012 Begins Sunday, January 1
Sun
Sun
Sun
Sun
Sun
9:00 am
10:30 am
5:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
Vigorous
Moderate
Meditation Free
Moderate
Plus Sized Yoga Series*
Toby
Sushma
Dheeraj
Kirstii/Jessica
Caroline (1/22-2/26) Mon
Mon
Mon
Mon
Mon
Mon
Mon
Mon
Mon
Mon
6:00 am
8:30 am
9:30 am
9:30 am
Noon
4:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
Moderate Zumba Moderate Vigorous Community $6 Moderate Beginners Vigorous Mindfulness Series* Beginners Series*
Nikki Anne Sharon Anne Nancy L. Toby Tracey/Jennifer Toby Tracey (1/9-2/27) Sharon (1/9-2/13)
Tue
Tue
Tue
Tue
Tue
Tue
Tue
Tue
6:00 am
9:30 am
9:30 am
4:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
Moderate Moderate Whole Running & Yoga Series* Moderate PranaKriya Moderate/Intensive Moderate Beginners Body Image Series*
Anne
Toby
Jean ( 1/14-2/4)
Amy
Matt
Rebecca
Sushma
Marsha (1/24-2/18)
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
6:00 am
8:30 am
9:30 am
9:30 am
Noon
4:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
Moderate Flow
Zumba Moderate Vigorous Community $6 Moderate Vigorous Moderate Gentle Meditation Free
Kristen
Anne Sushma Anne Nancy L. Nancy L. Anne Sharon Sharon Nancy T.
Thu
Thu
Thu
Thu
Thu
Thu
Thu
Thu
Thu
6:00 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
Noon
5:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
Vigorous Moderate Mom and Baby Series* Community $6 Zumba Vigorous Moderate Gentle
Intro to Vigorous Series*
Anne
Sarajean
Jennifer (1/19-2/23)
Jennifer
Anne
Alysse
Jude
Jude
Anne (2/2-3/8)
Fri
Fri
Fri
Fri
6:00 am
9:30 am
Noon
5:15 pm
Moderate Moderate Community $6 Zumba
Nikki
Lisa
Amy
Anne
Sat
Sat
Sat
Sat
Sat
Sat
Sat
7:15 am
7:30 am
9:00 am
9:00 am
10:30 am
10:30 am
Noon
Vigorous
Whole Running & Yoga Series* Moderate
Beginners
Vigorous
Moderate
Zumba (no class 1/14,2/18,3/17)
Bella
Jean
Jean
Sharon
Alysse
Sharon
Anne
FIRST YOGA/ZUMBA CLASS FREE! (LOCAL RESIDENTS ONLY)
WE BELIEVE THAT
YOGA IS FOR EVERYONE &
CAN CHANGE THE WORLD…
YOGA PRICING
Membership:
Monthly Unlimited
(3 Months Minimum)
$99 + Tax
First Time Monthly $40 + Tax
Yearly Unlimited $1,000 + Tax
No additional discounts on memberships.
All memberships include yoga and Zumba
(No series or workshops)
Class Packages:
5 Class Card $75 + Tax
10 Class Card $145 + Tax
30 Class Card $360 + Tax
Single Class $16 + Tax
10% discount on Class Packages to seniors, teachers,
students, massage therapists, veterans, & family
members of Armed Service staff.
ZUMBA PRICING
Single Class $6 + Tax
10 Classes $50 + Tax
December Workshops and Events
YOGA DANCE with Jean Skeels
12/16 5:30- 6:30pm $10/$15 day of
Yoga Dance combines the intention and energy of yoga with the free
and joyful expression of dance. No dance or yoga experience required,
Yoga Dance is a practice for everybody
AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH TO NOURISHING YOURSELF
with Sarajean 12/20 7:30-9 $20/$25 day of
This workshop will offer you the tools you need to remain calm and
avoid unwanted health complications in stressful situations! We will
discuss diet and nutrition, developing your own personal yoga practice,
finding your private space, lifestyle and daily routine, and the basics of
Ayurveda as a catalyst toward perfect health.
END OF YEAR ZUMBA FITNESS PARTY with Anne
12/30 5:15- 6:30pm
Come and join this 75-minute super fun Zumba party to celebrate New
Year's Eve and get ready for a brand new Year! We'll dance to
international rhythms and beats and you'll be amazed at how much fun
the party is while having a great cardio workout! Don't miss it! Bring a
friend!
RESTORATIVE YOGA with Jude and Sharon
12/30 7- 9:00pm $20/$25 day of
Restorative yoga uses a variety of props (blankets, bolsters, straps and
eye pillows) to support and stabilize the body while promoting renewal
physically as well as mentally. Sharon and Jude will use breath work,
supported poses, hands on assists and guided meditation to bring you to
a place of complete relaxation and bliss.
January Workshops and Events
WELCOME TO YOGA with Sharon
6 week series Mondays 1/9-2/13 7:30-9pm $85
This beginners series will guide students through an exploration of many
of the basic yoga postures, pranayama and meditation techniques.
MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION with Tracey
8 Week Series Monday 1/9 - 2/27 7:30- 9:00pm
COST: $250 (+ tax) includes class, 4 cd’s and practice manual ($30
discount if registered in December)
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an invitation to learn
how to be fully present in your life, to increase your ability to relax, to
cope more effectively with the many stressors you face in your life, and
enhance your ability to cope with pain. In this 8-week course, you will
learn the tools of mindfulness meditation, group discussions will support
you in developing your own unique mindfulness practice and home
assignments will deepen the work you will be doing in the course. This
series includes a one half day retreat, Sunday February 12th 9am -1pm
WHOLE RUNNING & YOGA (TUESDAYS) with Jean
6 week series Tuesdays 1/10-2/14 9:30-11:30am $85
Whole Running is a synthesis of running and yoga to create
integration of body, mind, and spirit...in motion. Learn specific
running form based on biomechanics and movement principles.
Incorporate yoga asana(poses), breath work, meditation, and
yoga philosophy into your daily routine. This internal
foundation allows you to fully and deeply experience the process
of running, allowing you to listen to and respond to your body.
WHOLE RUNNING & YOGA (SATURDAYS) with Jean
4 week series Tuesdays 1/14-2/4 7:30-10:15am $56
MOM & BABY YOGA with Jennifer
6 weeks series Thursdays 1/19 - 2/23 10 - 11:15am $85
Breathe, stretch, and strengthen your body and spirit all while
enjoying, stimulating, and bonding with your baby. This class
will address the needs of the new mom as well as provide creative
ways to invite your baby to join your practice. We will use
gentle stretches, stimulation, and massage to engage baby while
you increase strength, flexibility, and an overall sense of well-
being. You will leave this class feeling restored and energized.
This class is recommended for moms who have had their
postpartum check up until their babies are actively crawling.
Please bring a receiving blanket with you.
PLUS SIZED YOGA with Caroline
6 week series Sundays 1/22 -2/26 6-7:15pm $85
Plus Sized Yoga is a space for yogis of all sizes to come together
and practice yoga. This class will be joyful, energetic, respectful,
and allow for plenty of permission to modify and go at your own
pace. Basically, this class is like most classes offered at
Samadhi! But here we will specifically address common issues
faced by yogis with larger bodies. The goal is to empower yogis
to become familiar with posture modifications suitable for their
bodies and encourage them to take this knowledge and explore
other yoga classes. We encourage anyone, regardless of gender,
size or yoga experience to attend this 6-week series.
HONOR YOUR TEMPLE with Marsha
6 week series Tuesdays 1/24 - 2/28 7 - 8:30pm $85
Join a safe, supportive environment where we explore the
limiting beliefs that keep us from feeling comfortable in our own
bodies. In this six week discussion group, you’ll learn how to
love your body in whatever state it’s in and build community in
your journey to self-acceptance.
BHAGAVAD GITA STUDY GROUP with Matt
1/29 4:30-5:45pm $10
Join us for an ongoing discussion on the Gita which will be done in a
way that allows you to jump in and out at any point. Each session will
include reading of section of the Gita, interpretation and explanation
by Matt, followed by an open discussion and ideas for putting the
Gitas teaching into practice.
KIRTAN with Matt, Kirstii & friends
1/29 7:30-8:30pm Donation
Kirtan is a co-created experience led call-and-response style, opening
to our own authentic voices without judgment, singing
full-throated and engaging meditatively with the silence between each
chant. Come join in sharing this practice with the community and
honoring the many forms and manifestations of divinity with ecstatic
song.
February Workshops and Events
INTRODUCTION TO POWER (VIGOROUS) YOGA with Anne
6 week series 2/2- 3/8 7:30 - 8:45 am $85
Power or Vigorous yoga is a comprehensive healing discipline. It
equally focuses on strength, flexibility, balance and meditation. It
generates heat, aliveness and detoxification of the body. Under the
expert and compassionate guidance of Anne, you will complete this
series and feel confident to practice a vigorous yoga either in the
classroom setting or in your own home. You will learn appropriate
modifications suited to your body, history and philosophy of a
vigorous yoga discipline during the actual practice.
RADICAL INTIMACY: DATING AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
with Marsha
Saturday 2/11 12:00 - 1:30 pm $20/$25 day of
While magazines have us convinced that all we need are 69 sex
positions and 21 diet tips to create the relationship of our dreams, a
deeper form of connection is possible that can satisfy our needs for
relational safety while allowing room for growth and change. Radical
intimacy is the type of authentic connection that comes from allowing
yourself to be fully seen while allowing your partner to feel safe
expressing their full self. In this interactive workshop, singles will learn
practical tools to create the intimacy they crave in their romances.
Single men and women of all sexual orientations are welcome.
BHAGAVAD GITA STUDY GROUP with Matt
Sunday 2/26 4:30 - 5:45pm $10
Join us for an ongoing discussion on the Gita which will be done in a
way that allows you to jump in and out at any point. Each session will
include reading of section of the Gita, interpretation
and explanation by Matt, followed by an open discussion and ideas
for putting the Gitas teaching into practice.
KIRTAN with Matt Falkowski, Kirstii Compton and friends
Sunday 2/26 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Donation
Kirtan is a co-created experience led call-and-response style,
opening to our own authentic voices without judgment, singing full-
throated and engaging meditatively with the silence between each
chant. Come join in sharing this practice with the community and
honoring the many forms and manifestations of divinity with
ecstatic song.
Create free
customized
labels for your
spray at
Labely.com
A thick
canvas
fabric works
best for yoga
bags…
Support your
local farmers and
shop at your
nearby Farmers
Market – lots of
markets are still
open this winter!
We are so
grateful to
have you in
our
community!
Nourish Your Body, Nourish Your Soul
A 3 Month Whole Foods Immersion Workshop by Heather,
With Community Support at Samadhi.
Over the years, many of you have asked us, “What is the healthiest, simplest and most nourishing way to eat as a
yogi?” “How do I eat, how do I cook and prepare foods, how do I feed myself and /or my family?”
There is no one answer to these questions, as everyone has different needs when it comes to personal optimal
nutrition. As a step in the journey to finding that balance for yourself, we would like to let you know about a
workshop, created and led by Samadhi YTT graduate, Heather.
Here is an opportunity to spend 3 months learning to eat from a wholesome place, under the guidance of a nutrition
expert who is also a dedicated yogi, not only on the mat but in her kitchen too.
For a limited time - enroll in the workshop and bring a friend for free!
Spend three months in the kitchen with Heather and join us in our sharing circles at Samadhi (optional, free, and
only open to workshop participants). We will meet 4 times over the 3 month workshop to support and encourage one
another on this journey.
The Nourishment Circle will meet at Samadhi on Sunday evenings - 2/8, 3/4, 4/5, and 5/6. 7:30pm -8:30pm. The
evenings will be guided by Anne and Caroline, who are also participating in the workshop.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with Tracey Sondik, Psy.D.,
Assisted by Noreen Bluemling, RYT
Welcome to this moment! Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an invitation to learn how to be fully present
in your life, to increase your ability to relax, to cope more effectively with the many stressors you face in your life, and
enhance your ability to cope with pain. In this 8-week course, you will learn the tools of mindfulness meditation
including instruction in body scan, awareness of breath, walking meditation, eating meditation, yoga, and mindfulness of
interpersonal communication. Group discussions will support you in developing your own unique mindfulness practice
and home assignments will part of the 8-week commitment to deepen the work you will be doing in the course.
Dates: Mondays 1/09/11 - 2/27/11 (8 weeks) + one half day retreat, Sunday February 12th 9-1pm
Location: Samadhi Yoga Studio
Time: 7:30pm-9:00 pm
Cost: 250.00 - price includes class, 4 cd’s and practice manual
***Pre registration is required ***
Contact Samadhi by 1/05/11 to guarantee a spot
The MBSR program offered at Samadhi is based on the acclaimed program founded in
1979 by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center’s Stress
Reduction Clinic. More that 16,000 people have completed this program to date with
the majority of the people reporting lasting improvements in their overall
psychological and physical health.
You will have the opportunity to learn these same skills in a small, nurturing setting
lead by Tracey Sondik, Psy.D. Tracey participated in the MBSR professional training
program under the direction of Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. and Saki Sontorelli, Ed.D. Tracey is a licensed clinical psychologist
and registered yoga teacher who believes that every person has the innate potential to live their lives more fully by
being present moment to moment without judgment which is the heart of mindfulness.
WELCOME TO YOGA with Sharon
6 week series
Mondays 1/9-2/13 7:30-9pm $85
This is a series designed for those new to yoga or for students who
want to gain a thorough understanding of the basics of yoga,
pranayama, and yoga meditation. This series is the proper forum
for affording more time to the details and the individual attention
that the basics require. Throughout the series students experience
a relaxation of mind and body while increasing their body
awareness simultaneous to learning the basics.
The series will guide the students through an exploration of many
of the basic yoga postures, pranayama and meditation
techniques.
Sharon RTY-500 has practiced depth yoga for over 10 years and is a Professional Level
500-hour Certified Pranakriya Yoga Teacher. She is also a dual certified teacher in both
Pranakriya & Kripalu yoga at the 200-hour level. Sharon was a health and fitness
instructor for several years and also was an avid runner. She has taught several levels of
yoga for various studios including for Yoganand Michael Carroll at Radiant Well-being
Yoga Center. Yoga has been life changing for Sharon and she enjoys sharing the gift of
yoga through her teaching.
INTRODUCTION TO POWER (VIGOROUS) YOGA with Anne
6 week series
2/2- 3/8 7:30 - 8:45 am $85
Power or Vigorous yoga is a comprehensive healing discipline.
It equally focuses on strength, flexibility, balance and
meditation. It generates heat, aliveness and detoxification of
the body. Under the expert and compassionate guidance of
Anne, you will complete this series and feel confident to
practice a vigorous yoga either in the classroom setting or in
your own home. You will learn appropriate modifications
suited to your body, history and philosophy of a vigorous yoga
discipline during the actual practice.
Anne has been teaching yoga for 13years. She has taught yoga to thousands
of students from all walks of life, founded Samadhi Yoga Studio and has
created a strong and vibrant yoga community. Anne holds three 200 hour
Yoga Certifications from Kripalu, Damon Honeycutt, and Ana Forrest. She
is a 500 Hour Certified Yoga Teacher with Yoganand Michael Carroll and is
currently studying with Marlyssa Sullivan to complete a 500 hour
certification in Yoga Therapy. Anne is also a certified Zumba teacher.
It is the last month of the year. Time to celebrate, eat delectable food, and
prepare for the wonder and possibility of what is to come. This is the time of
year where keeping up your yoga practice can become a challenge as carving out
time for ourselves becomes more difficult. Consider setting an intention of
gratitude each time you sit down to meditate or practice. This is one of my
favorite rituals for this time of year. As the days grow shorter and the darkness
grows longer, this is the time to align with our natural need for introspection and
retreat. As you sit down to practice yoga this month, consider reviewing your
year. What are the moments that struck you most? The precious times that
where full of sweetness or the ones that offered a challenge that led to growth. If
you love words, journal your response. Whether you write it down or simply
honor your response in your heart, celebrate yourself, your journey, your light
and your darkness. Make time for yourself in a way that has meaning.
As the new year approaches, people often start to experience lowered immunity
due to holiday stress, over consumption of low quality foods, and lack of
movement. Remember that getting the flu is usually an indication from the
body that it needs rest and replenishment.
Here are some simple suggestions for taking care of yourself this holiday season:
Practice gentle yoga when you feel tired to help boost your immune system.
Practice hot power yoga when you feel the need to let go of stress and center and
refocus your energies in a positive healing way.
Get out in nature. Even on cold days. Take a walk or a hike every day. Getting
outside and moving your body is a natural antidepressant. This increases your
oxygen and circulation.
Eat simple meals such as brown rice or quinoa with steamed vegetables/avocado,
sprinkled with olive oil, lemon, and sea salt.
Eat lots of greens, squashes, and foods high is vitamin c such as broccoli, red
pepper, and crimini mushrooms.
Eat food high in minerals such as warming miso soup or consider introducing
seaweeds such as kombu into your rice and bean dishes.
Treat yourself to a healthy whole foods cookbook and make some dishes for
yourself or to share with others.
Drink warm or room temperature water with lemon for vitamin C and alkalinity.
Reduce sugar, caffeine and processed foods
Get plenty of sleep and rest
Reach out to others, talk to friends or loved ones if you are feeling overwhelmed
or stressed.
Connect with a supportive community of friends who value your commitment to
health and healing.
Tutorials: Clockwise from top left:
Felt Flower Winter Wreath, Twisted Felt Garland, Whit's Knits: Big Herringbone Cowl, Felt Coffee Cozies, Heart Pins, Handmade Ties
Art can be found at etsy….
Clockwise from top left:
Who You Are Is Enough, (made by our own YTT graduate, Heather. Visit her blog Beauty That Moves, for more inspiration and wisdom), Lion Pose, Yoga Burst, Yoga Abstract
Print, Do Yoga, You Are So Loved
Zumba! Dance Way Into Shape Your
No Need to Get Your Cardio at the Gym! You can get it right here at Samadhi.
Zumba 5 Days per week beginning January 2.
Zumba is only $6 per walk in or 10 classes for $50 and….the best deal…. free to unlimited memberships.
We offer the following Zumba classes on our schedule:
Mon 8:30am
Wed 8:30am
Thurs 5:00pm
Fridays 5:15pm
Saturday Noon
What is Zumba? It’s an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-
party™ that’s moving millions of people toward joy and health.
Mom and Baby Yoga
6 week series
Thursday January 19, 2012 – February 23, 2012
10am-11:15am
$85 pre-registration required
Breathe, stretch, and strengthen your body and spirit all while enjoying,
stimulating, and bonding with your baby. This class will address the needs of the
new mom and will provide creative ways to invite your baby to join your yoga
practice. We will use gentle stretches, stimulation, and massage to engage baby
while you increase strength, flexibility, and an overall sense of wellbeing. You will
leave this class feeling restored and energized.
This class is recommended for moms who have had their postpartum check up until their babies are actively crawling. Please
bring a receiving blanket with you.
Jennifer Errickson
Jennifer received her 200 hour Yoga Alliance certification in February of 2007 from Sacred Rivers Yoga. Having
experienced the benefits of yoga first hand as the mom of two young boys, she immediately began teaching classes for
mothers and babies. Her classes provide a sense of community and an invitation to be playful on the mat while
exploring creative approaches to various asana expressions. Jennifer teaches with a careful eye for alignment and
safety, an open heart with a space for each student, an energetic delivery with precise instruction, and always with a
smile.
Jennifer is an amazingly welcoming, friendly, caring and talented yoga instructor! I always looked forward to her classes with my son!
Her smile brightened our day and her mommy and baby yoga classes helped me feel more bonded to my son and helped me relax! I still
sing some of the songs and practice some of the moves she taught me with my younger children! -Carla O'Brien
"Jen's Mom and Baby Yoga class was the perfect combination of bonding time with my little girl and the exercise my body needed. It
helped rejuvenate me mentally and physically all without missing any precious moment with my baby. I would highly recommend this
class to any new mom." Erin Butler
Mommy baby yoga was my first opportunity to connect with my newborn and other moms. Three years later, I'm still treasuring the
memory of a wonderful bonding experience with my son! I appreciated Jen's knowledge of yoga and the way she paced the class around
our needs. She is a warm and nurturing teacher! Marigrace
Honor Your Temple
With Marsha Philitas
6 week discussion workshop
January 24- February 28 7-8:30pm $85
Join a safe, supportive environment where we
explore the limiting beliefs that keep us from
feeling comfortable in our own bodies. In this six
week discussion group, you’ll learn how to love
your body in whatever state it’s in and build
community in your journey to self-acceptance.
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to:
Bring compassion to those negative feelings.
Listen without letting them overwhelm you.
Replace those beliefs with ones that are life-affirming
and healing.
Lean on the power of community.
About Marsha
I am a compassionate educator, workshop facilitator, heart healer and dorky dancer extraordinaire. I've built my own Uncontained Life
by replacing limiting beliefs with life-giving ones and I'm here to help you do the same. I'm changing the world from within and letting
my heart lead the way.
Visit Marsha’s website
MarshaPhilitas.com
For more information and
resources
Painting by ArtGarden, found on etsy
Plus Sized Yoga With Caroline
6 week series Sundays
1/22 -2/26 6-7:15pm $85
Plus Sized Yoga is a space for yogis of all sizes to
come together and practice yoga. This class will
be joyful, energetic, respectful, and allow for
plenty of permission to modify and go at your
own pace. Basically, this class is like most
classes offered at Samadhi! But here we will
specifically address common issues faced by
yogis with larger bodies. The goal is to empower
yogis to become familiar with posture
modifications suitable for their bodies and
encourage them to take this knowledge and
explore other yoga classes. We encourage
anyone, regardless of gender, size or yoga
experience to attend this 6-week series.
Caroline Finnegan
I’ve been practicing yoga for 22 years. For the entire time I have been practicing yoga, despite my at times astonishing
determination to believe otherwise, I had a body. A body that more often than not did not look like any other ‘yoga body’
in the room. This bothered me, caused me to doubt myself and practice only in the back corner of the room for many, many
years
Then I became a yoga teacher through Samadhi’s 200 hour YTT program. I’ve kept going and I am now halfway through
Pranakriya’s 500 hour program, am a certified Trauma Sensitive Yoga Teacher, and have attended many more teacher
trainings and yoga workshops along the way. All of this training has taught me how to practice yoga with my body, as it is. And, as a yoga
teacher, I love to create a space where other people can learn to do the same thing. My classes are welcoming, fun and with a very strong focus
on staying in touch with your body and how it is feeling.
I still prefer the back corners of the room, but now I seek that space primarily because I love to use the wall to deepen into postures. Or to keep
me from falling out of tree….because here is the thing about me – I’ve been doing yoga for 22 years, but I still fall.
Statue by AllThatPrettyThings, found on etsy
the manifesto of encouragement
by Danielle Laporte
right now:
There are Tibetan Buddhist monks in a temple in the Himalayas endlessly reciting mantras for the cessation of your suffering and
for the flourishing of your happiness.
Someone you haven't met yet is already dreaming of adoring you.
Someone is writing a book that you will read in the next two years that will change how you look at life.
Nuns in the Alps are in endless vigil, praying for the Holy Spirit to alight the hearts of all of God's children.
A farmer is looking at his organic crops and whispering, "nourish them."
Someone wants to kiss you, to hold you, to make tea for you. Someone is willing to lend you money, wants to know what your
favourite food is, and treat you to a movie. Someone in your orbit has something immensely valuable to give you -- for free.
Something is being invented this year that will change how your generation lives, communicates, heals and passes on.
The next great song is being rehearsed.
Thousands of people are in yoga classes right now intentionally sending light out from their heart chakras and wrapping it around
the earth.
Millions of children are assuming that everything is amazing and will always be that way.
Someone is in profound pain, and a few months from now, they'll be thriving like never before. They just can't see it from where
they're at.
Someone who is craving to be partnered, to be acknowledged, to ARRIVE, will get precisely what they want -- and even more. And
because that gift will be so fantastical in it's reach and sweetness, it will quite magically alter their memory of angsty longing and
render it all "So worth the wait."
Someone has recently cracked open their joyous, genuine nature because they did the hard work of hauling years of oppression off
of their psyche -- this luminous juju is floating in the ether, and is accessible to you.
Someone just this second wished for world peace, in earnest.
Someone is fighting the fight so that you don't have to.
Some civil servant is making sure that you get your mail, and your garbage is picked up, that the trains are running on time, and that
you are generally safe. Someone is dedicating their days to protecting your civil liberties and clean drinking water.
Someone is regaining their sanity. Someone is coming back from the dead. Someone is genuinely forgiving the seemingly
unforgivable. Someone is curing the incurable.
You. Me. Some. One. Now.
Samadhi Yoga Studio has been providing yoga to the Manchester area for 10 years. Opened by Anne Falkowski and her
husband Matthew, both Manchester natives, Samadhi has grown into one of Connecticut’s most recognized yoga
studios. With a strong focus on accessible yoga classes, accomplished teachers, community building, and their student’s
well-being, Samadhi offers 40 yoga classes a week, Zumba and various yoga workshops. Since 2005, Samadhi has run a
nationally certified and respected Yoga Teacher Training. With over 150 graduates of their teacher training, Samadhi
has made a positive impact on the quality of teachers available to Connecticut residents. The yoga teachers that come
out of Samadhi's program are highly regarded for their ability to teach yoga to everyone regardless of flexibility or age.