Prior Events
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Beryl Bender Birch Joins Us for a Two Day Workshop
Friday, May 13th 6:00-9:00pm
Bandhas, Breath and Drishti
Learn to use the three techniques of bandhas, breath, and drishti to catapult your own practice beyond asana to the outer edges of your spiritual potential. These three aspects of yoga practice are not just incidental additions to asana, they are profound and powerful aids to the development of mindfulness, and designed to bring the attention into focus in the here and now. That alone is where we find lasting Joy and the true experience of yoga. Then alone can we call our practice (abhaysa), practice! Beryl's teachings of this brilliant methodology bring together like-minded souls on the journey from self centeredness and simple survival to the enlightened yoga experience of connectedness with all things. Mostly asana (vinyasa style) with some discussion.
Saturday, May 14th 9:00am-12:00pm
From Sweat to Samadhi: The miracle of the astanga yoga methodology!
The true experience of yoga is the experience of Samadhi, or the True Self and it comes out of the simple but constant effort to pay attention. This is the secret yoga code: get your attention in present time and the future will take care of itself. This is what we learn to do in our asana practice, in pranayama, in meditation, and in every moment of our lives - we work to pay attention and be present. This is what Beryl calls "doing the work". This makes your yoga practice a 24/7 activity and it is this effort that begins to expand our awareness and initiate our transformation. We must transform ourselves - the planet, our communities, our species, all species, need our best effort! Includes asana practice, short meditation and discussion.
Saturday, May 14th 1:30-4:30pm
I am Alive. I Have a Precious Human Life. I Will Not Waste This Day.
Good morning. I am awake!! Get grounded and centered with conscious breathing (pranayama) and gratitude for awakening. Briefly explore the philosophy of classical yoga and look at the role played by asana and pranayama in the evolution of our consciousness. How do we grow? Get better at our yoga? We pay attention, that's all. Regular, 24/7 effort, to keep the mind steady (abhyasa, or "practice"), takes us along the path of ever more subtle and expanded levels of awareness. We see more clearly. All levels, pranayama and discussion.
Beryl Bender Birch, author of Power Yoga, was the Wellness Director of the New York Road Runners from 1980 to 2002 and the only
astanga yoga teacher on the East Coast all through the 80's and early 90's. She taught the vinyasa flow method to tens of thousands of athletes
and is one of the best known and most experienced teachers of the strong forms of yoga. She travels internationally year-round teaching workshops
and developing teacher training programs. Her school, The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institiute, offers Yoga Alliance recognized national
200/500/1000 hour certification for yoga teachers.
Early registration: $150 for all three sessions, or $60 each session
After April 30th: $175 for all three sessions, or $65 each session
Click here for online registration
Beryl Bender Birch Joins Us for a Two Day Workshop
Friday, January 28th 6:00-9:00pm
From Sweat to Samadhi: The miracle of the astanga yoga methodology!
The true experience of yoga is the experience of Samadhi, or the True Self and it comes out of the simple but constant effort to pay attention. This is the secret yoga code: get your attention in present time and the future will take care of itself. This is what we learn to do in our asana practice, in pranayama, in meditation, and in every moment of our lives - we work to pay attention and be present. This is what Beryl calls "doing the work". This makes your yoga practice a 24/7 activity and it is this effort that begins to expand our awareness and initiate our transformation. We must transform ourselves - the planet, our communities, our species, all species, need our best effort! Includes asana practice, short meditation and discussion.
Saturday, January 29th 9:00am-12:00pm
Boomer Yoga: Keeping your body young, mind vibrant, and spirit soaring
Drawing from her new book, Boomer Yoga, Beryl will introduce a dynamic yoga practice that is especially designed for boomers to accommodate our changing bodies and minds. This is an opportunity to experience an energetic yet doable approach to asana practice that will both rejuvenate and detoxify your system. Those who are new to yoga as well as lifelong practitioners will find this method a wonderful tool for staying healthy and fit.
Saturday, January 29th 1:00-4:00pm
Decoding the Yoga Philosophy: Discussion, Lecture and Q&A (Sutra Study)
Join Beryl in a lively and enthusiastic exploration of the ancient wisdom of the Yoga Sutra. Far from boring, this is the way to study Sutra - with an inquisitive group of fellow practitioners, seeking the answer to "Who am I?" Unlike any experience you've had with Sutra Study. Further your understanding of the true meaning of the yoga experience. Bring your favorite translation of the Yoga Sutra and be prepared to read and participate in discussion.
Beryl Bender Birch, author of Power Yoga, was the Wellness Director of the New York Road Runners from 1980 to 2002 and the only
astanga yoga teacher on the East Coast all through the 80's and early 90's. She taught the vinyasa flow method to tens of thousands of athletes
and is one of the best known and most experienced teachers of the strong forms of yoga. She travels internationally year-round teaching workshops
and developing teacher training programs. Her school, The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institiute, offers Yoga Alliance recognized national
200/500/1000 hour certification for yoga teachers.
$150 for all three sessions
or $60 each session
Advanced Registration Required
Click here for online registration
Binding Pose Master Class for Teachers
with Sara Intonato
Many ancient practices involve binding poses to build strength as well as openness. These poses are often misunderstood by all levels of practitioners. Sara Intonato, E-RYT 500, will explore every element of these poses during class, especially those that are typically overlooked. When approached properly, binding asana can improve balance, cleanse and relax the nervous system, strengthen the bandhas, awaken the spine, chest, and many "hidden" spots. We will also explore the mental approach of non attachment and how binding poses are difficult to achieve without this. Join us for this fabulous class and experience how increased mindfulness can prevent "over-doing it" while still allowing one to deepen his or her practice. Don't miss this opportunity to be a more conscious yoga practitioner as well as acquiring knowledge to use in your own classes.
Wednesday, November 3rd from 12:15 to 2:15pm
$20 in advance,
or $25 the day of the workshop
Relax and Renew with Restorative Yoga
Join us for a journey into peaceful stillness. With the use of props you will bring your body into positions which induce deep relaxation, promoting healing on all levels.
Linda Hacker, RYT 500
Linda has been practing yoga for over a decade. She received her 200 hour teacher title in 2006 and her 500 hour level in 2009, both with Yoga Teacher
Training Institute. Linda is also a "Relax and Renew Trainer" certified by Judith Hanson Lasater. Linda has studied with several master teachers embrasing
the softer more theraputic approach to yoga. In 2010 she started Svadharma Yoga Project which delivers classes to breast cancer surviors and their
caretakers. Svadharma is a sanskrit word meaning "ones own way". The Svadharma Yoga Project looks to deliver a personal yoga perscription for any and
all bodies. Linda also runs the yoga program at Friends for Life Foundation a non-profit organization which provides a tender and loving support groups
among many other services to families of breast cancer patients undergoing treatment.
Sunday, October 24th from 4:00 to 6:00pm
$40 by October 21st, $45 afterwards
Adjustment Workshop for Teachers
Human Anatomy and physiology is a vast subject, as is the art of yoga. Nonetheless, it is an invaluable tool when combining the knowledge and understanding from both fields to benefit all yoga practioners. Learn to enhance your students' asana experience with safe subtle hands on adjustments. The topics will include: the anatomy of postures, possible injuries that can occur, how to safely assist your students, how to prevent injury,modifing poses for certain conditions,avoid causing pain, and so much more. Please email two asanas that you would like to work on.
Venise Mule Glass PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
Venise holds a Doctorate in Physical Therapy, and is an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist,
Certified Pilates Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer. Owner of Sunshine Physical Therapy in Commack, she has been specializing in
musculoskeletal conditions for over 25 years.
Stacy Plaske, RYT
Stacy is the founder and owner of Balance Yoga & Healing Arts Center
in Huntington, NY. She is an E-RYT 500 (Registered Yoga Teacher) and has been teaching yoga and running her yoga school and wellness center for
almost a decade. Stacy has studied and honors many Hatha Yoga traditions, particularly the Ashtanga Yoga Method as taught by
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, as well as the Krishnamacharya Lineage.
Stacy received Pattabhi Jois' blessing to teach the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga in 2006. Through her continued studies of Yoga Sutra, Asana,
Pranyama & Vedic Chanting both in India and the U.S., Stacy is extremely dedicated to sharing the powerful and transformative tools of Yoga
with her students. Stacy makes sure to meet and support each student where they are on their path. Stacy is a truly inspirational teacher whose
love and application of yogic principles shines through in all aspects of her being. Stacy is also the co-creator of the
Ultimate Energy Cleanse, a 7-day life changing whole body cleansing program.
She is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City.
Teacher training hours can be earned for this workshop
Saturday, October 23rd from 1:00 to 4:30pm
$60 per person
Advanced Registration Required
Sound Healing Workshop
Sound Healing with Quartz Bowls, Toning and Reiki
Join us for a two hour shamanic journey with Healer, Psychic and Musician Karin. Karin uses Quartz bowls and her voice to create sound for healing. The bowls are silica quartz and resonate deeply with our bones. This healing has the potential to release blockages both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It can also helps relieve people of any physical and chronic pains. This therapeutic workshop is appropriate for people of all levels of spiritual development and no previous meditation experience is required. During the journey you will be laying down with pillows and blankets, Karin will bring you in and out of meditation, do a chakra alignment, and perform reiki on each of you individually. Karin will do a small reading before the journey begins to see what energy you need and one at the end to see how you received the energy.
Sunday, October 10th at 6:30pm
$35 with pre-registration (recommended)
$45 the day of the event
Register for this Sound Healing and the 4:15pm Special Flow Yoga Class and pay only $50 for both!
Special Flow Yoga Class
with Eric Pettigrew
This class emphasizes continuous, fluid movement with some details given to each pose and hands on adjustments. It blends asanas (postures) with connecting movements (vinyasas) and strong focus on the breath.
Students will receive the benefits in this Yoga class with further hip opening, upper body and core strengthening benefits. This will build internal heat while improving strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular health. Expect the class to include some, but not be limited to, flow breath work, hip work, strength and balance work. Sun salutations, forward bends, backbends, twists and arm balances are also introduced.
This class will be 1 hour, 45 minutes long, including a 15 minute sound healing savasana with Karin.
Eric Pettigrew
Originally from Quebec, Eric began his career as a professional dancer and continues to pursue his passion for movement and healing through yoga,
massage and homeopathy. He earned his yoga teaching certificate while studying with Cyndi Lee at OM Yoga Center in New York City. Then, combining
his love of yoga & dance and to increase his knowledge of the human body he studied at Finger Lakes School of Massage, achieving his license
in massage therapy. His studies also include: yoga for cancer survivors, pilates, polarity, reflexology, applied kinesiology, cranio sacral therapy
and herbal medicine. Eric recently graduated from School of Homeopathy New York, a 4-year course in homeopathic medicine which, in addition to his
yoga and massage training, allows him to heal in a truly holistic manner. Eric's unyielding gratitude, deep commitment to his yoga practice, and
years of experience contribute to an increased awareness and quality in his yoga instruction.
Sunday, October 10th at 4:15pm
$25 by October 7th, $35 afterwards
Register for this Flow Yoga Class and the 6:30pm Sound Healing Workshop and pay only $50 for both!
Back Bending Master Class for Teachers
with Sara Intonato
The heart is the most sensitive energy center in our bodies, easily opening and closing as we encounter joys and challenges both on our mats and in life. In this special practice for teachers, led by Sara Intonato, E-RYT 500, we will methodically awaken the heart center and introduce methods of maintaining this openness when we roll up our mats and embrace the all elements of daily life. Physically, the heart center directly encompasses the chest, upper back, and shoulders. Beginning with a gentle approach, we will embark upon an exciting and invigorating practice which will culminate in advanced backbends, breaking down asana appropriately along the way. Participants will also experience precise and purposeful adjustments, a crucial part of back bending guidance. Enjoy the opportunity to be a student during this special practice, and take home techniques to share with your own students.
Wednesday, October 6th from 12:15 to 2:15pm
Other upcoming Master Classes for Teachers:
• Wednesday, November 3rd - Binding Pose Master Class for Teachers
$20 in advance,
or $25 the day of the workshop
Reiki Circle with Karin
Reiki is an ancient technique that reduces stress, promotes relaxation and enhances self-healing. It is derived from two Japanese words: "rei" meaning Universal Spirit, and "ki" meaning life force energy. A major benefit of Reiki is that it treats the body, mind, emotions and spirit as a whole, thus creating many beneficial effects, including relaxation and rejuvenation, as well as feelings of peace and well-being.
Reiki practitioners and non-practitioners are invited to join other like-minded people on this healing journey. A 30-minute guided meditation will be followed with individual Reiki treatments at the end of the Meditation.
This special Reiki Circle event will be offered by Karin, a Reiki Master and fourth generation Psychic, as well as an award winning Master of Humanities. She has been interviewed by News 12, A & E and the WE networks, and featured in articles by Newsday, Ins & Outs Magazine and other local papers.
Sunday, October 3rd at 10:00am
$15 per person
Ashtanga Workshop
with Stacy Plaske
Ashtanga Yoga is not only for young, flexible people...it can nourish the body, mind and soul through all the stages of life. Learn the most important tools and techniques to flow through this dynamic practice with grace, ease and steadiness throughout your lifetime.
Stacy Plaske, E-RYT 500
Stacy is the founder and owner of Balance Yoga & Healing Arts Center
in Huntington, NY. She is an E-RYT 500 (Registered Yoga Teacher) and has been teaching yoga and running her yoga school and wellness center for
almost a decade. Stacy has studied and honors many Hatha Yoga traditions, particularly the Ashtanga Yoga Method as taught by
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois,
as well as the Krishnamacharya Lineage. Stacy received Pattabhi Jois' blessing to teach the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga in 2006. Through her
continued studies of Yoga Sutra, Asana, Pranyama, & Vedic Chanting both in India and the U.S., Stacy is extremely dedicated to sharing the powerful
and transformative tools of Yoga with her students. Stacy makes sure to meet and support each student where they are on their path. Stacy is a truly
inspirational teacher whose love and application of yogic principles shines through in all aspects of her being. Stacy is also the co-creator of the
Ultimate Energy Cleanse,
a 7-day life changing whole body cleansing program. She is a graduate of the
Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City.
Friday, October 1st from 5:30 to 8:30pm
$40 with advance registration
$50 the day of the workshop
Sorry, no student discounts for this event; we made the workshop longer instead
Spiritual Development: Psychometry
with Vince Cesareo and Christine Marrone
Learn how to enhance your intuition and ability to sense energy that resides in all objects. Please bring a photo or object that you are familiar with the history of; these will be exchanged with other participants for and interactive workshop.
Thursday, September 30th from 7:00 to 8:30pm
$25 per person
Discovering the Power of Crystals
with Vince Cesareo and Christine Marrone
Select crystals that work best for you. Learn techniques to clean and charge crystal. Bring your crystals to class so that we can put them to work for you.
Thursday, September 23rd from 7:00 to 8:30pm
$25 per person
How to Release Negative Blocks to Turn Goals and Dreams into Reality
with Vince Cesareo and Christine Marrone
This Workshop will help you break out of old negative patterns and emotional responses to enable you to create the life you desire.
Thursday, September 16th from 7:00 to 8:30pm
$25 per person
Yoga Nidra Meditation
with Valerie Fontana
Yoga Nidra is a systematic method that induces complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation. Through guided meditation, your body arrives to a state of complete relaxation while your mind is awake and alert. Yoga Nidra can eliminate stress, boost your immune system, reduce high blood pressure, calm restless nights and promotes a sense of peace and relaxation.
Three sessions from 7:00 to 8:00pm
• Wednesday, September 15th
• Wednesday, October 13th
• Wednesday November 10th
$25 per session
or $60 for all three sessions
Reservations required
Hip Opening Master Class for Teachers
with Sara Intonato
Unlocking the pelvic region is vital for our physical, emotional, and intuitive energies to flow freely. Join Sara Intonato, E-RYT 500, for this 2 hour practice to deepen your understanding of this intricate part of the body, specifically geared for a teachers' level of knowledge and ability. We will go beyond the basic levels of using the hip joints and slowly build towards more advanced asana, and in doing so will see how unleashing trapped energy in the hips can open the entire body. As our bodies and minds begin to release, we will discuss the chakras and the strong connection our mind has upon the pelvic region. By cleansing our bodies and minds of stagnant energy, this practice will inspire us to live more openly off our mats as well. This class will not only inspire your own practice, but will give you new insight into guiding your students through these often sensitive physical and mental challenges.
Wednesday, September 15th from 12:15 to 2:15pm
Other upcoming Master Classes for Teachers:
• Wednesday, October 6th - Back Bending Master Class for Teachers
• Wednesday, November 3rd - Binding Pose Master Class for Teachers
$20 in advance,
$25 the day of the workshop,
or $50 for all three master class workshops if paid in advance
Sound Healing Workshop
Sound Healing with Quartz Bowls, Toning and Reiki
Join us for a two hour shamanic journey with Healer, Psychic and Musician Karin. Karin uses Quartz bowls and her voice to create sound for healing. The bowls are silica quartz and resonate deeply with our bones. This healing has the potential to release blockages both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It can also helps relieve people of any physical and chronic pains. This therapeutic workshop is appropriate for people of all levels of spiritual development and no previous meditation experience is required. During the journey you will be laying down with pillows and blankets, Karin will bring you in and out of meditation, do a chakra alignment, and perform reiki on each of you individually. Karin will do a small reading before the journey begins to see what energy you need and one at the end to see how you received the energy.
Sunday, September 12th at 6:30pm
$35 with pre-registration (recommended)
$45 the day of the event
Workshop with Ashley Albrand:
Arm Balance, Inversion and Bandha's
Featuring sound healing savasana with Karin Marcello
In this Sunday afternoon experience, Los Angeles master instructor Ashley Albrand will guide you toward flight. This workshop is recommended for "intermediate" level practitioners, however ALL are VERY welcome to attend. Expect to sweat, pray, strengthen, breathe, laugh and meditate! Your being knows NO LIMITS. Let's float!
Ashley Albrand has taught Vinyasa Flow yoga, meditation, and many styles of dance in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. She is a professional Hip Hop dancer and has been studying movement since the age of 5. She was drawn to the study and teaching of yoga for its powerful ability to heal the body and expand individual consciousness. Ashley donates a portion of her income and teaching to Animal Acres, a sanctuary for rescued farm animals, and GEMS, a recovery program for female victims of sexual exploitation. Her classes focus on mood-altering and enhancing asana, pranayama, releasing negative thought patterns, and pranic exchange.
You can learn more about Ashley at AshleyAlbrand.Blogspot.com
Click here for printable flyer
Sunday, August 22nd
from 1:30 to 4:00pm
$55 with advanced registration (recommended)
$65 the day of the event
Sound Healing Workshop
Sound Healing with Quartz Bowls, Toning and Reiki
Join us for a two hour shamanic journey with Healer, Psychic and Musician Karin. Karin uses Quartz bowls and her voice to create sound for healing. The bowls are silica quartz and resonate deeply with our bones. This healing has the potential to release blockages both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It can also helps relieve people of any physical and chronic pains. This therapeutic workshop is appropriate for people of all levels of spiritual development and no previous meditation experience is required. During the journey you will be laying down with pillows and blankets, Karin will bring you in and out of meditation, do a chakra alignment, and perform reiki on each of you individually. Karin will do a small reading before the journey begins to see what energy you need and one at the end to see how you received the energy.
Sunday, August 15th at 6:30pm
$35 with pre-registration (recommended)
$45 the day of the event
Reiki Circle with Karin
Reiki is an ancient technique that reduces stress, promotes relaxation and enhances self-healing. It is derived from two Japanese words: "rei" meaning Universal Spirit, and "ki" meaning life force energy. A major benefit of Reiki is that it treats the body, mind, emotions and spirit as a whole, thus creating many beneficial effects, including relaxation and rejuvenation, as well as feelings of peace and well-being.
Reiki practitioners and non-practitioners are invited to join other like-minded people on this healing journey. A 30-minute guided meditation will be followed with individual Reiki treatments at the end of the Meditation.
This special Reiki Circle event will be offered by Karin, a Reiki Master and fourth generation Psychic, as well as an award winning Master of Humanities. She has been interviewed by News 12, A & E and the WE networks, and featured in articles by Newsday, Ins & Outs Magazine and other local papers.
Sunday, August 15th at 10:00am
$15 per person
Ashtanga Workshop
with Stacy Plaske
Please join Stacy Plaske for a 3 hour exploration of the intricacies of the Ashtanga Yoga Practice. Learn the most important tools and techniques to flow through this dynamic practice with grace, ease and steadiness.
Stacy is the founder and owner of Balance Yoga & Healing Arts Center in Huntington, NY. She is a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher, an Authorized teacher of Sri K Pattabhi Jois' Ashtanga yoga, and is currently studying within the Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga Foundation. Through over a decade of continued study both in India and the U.S., Stacy is extremely dedicated to sharing the powerful and transformative ancient science of yoga with her students. She is a truly inspirational teacher whose love and application of yogic principles shines through in all aspects of her being. Stacy is also the co-creator of the Ultimate Energy Cleanse, a 7-day life changing whole body cleansing program, and a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City.
Friday, August 6th from 5:45 to 8:45pm
$40 in advance
$50 the day of the workshop
Sorry, no student discounts for this event; we made the workshop longer instead.
Body-Mind Weight Control: A Self Help Workshop
with Vince Cesareo and Christine Marrone of Positive Results Wellness
Change your Relationship with Food and with Yourself
The Emotional Food Link: Is this feeling Hunger or something else?
Self Image: "What the Mind Perceives the Body Achieves" - How your self image allows you to loose weight and how it keeps it off.
Scarcity and your Eating Patterns: What message do your eating patterns send to your body?
This is not a typical support group but an introspective approach with techniques and methods that bring about better self awareness, creating empowerment for a life change.
Take back Control
Monday, July 26th from 7:00 to 8:30pm
$25 per person
For additional information and registration, please contact Positive Results Wellness
by phone at (631) 707-0150 or email to positiveresultswellness@gmail.com
Sound Healing Workshop
Sound Healing with Quartz Bowls, Toning and Reiki
Join us for a two hour shamanic journey with Healer, Psychic and Musician Karin. Karin uses Quartz bowls and her voice to create sound for healing. The bowls are silica quartz and resonate deeply with our bones. This healing has the potential to release blockages both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It can also helps relieve people of any physical and chronic pains. This therapeutic workshop is appropriate for people of all levels of spiritual development and no previous meditation experience is required. During the journey you will be laying down with pillows and blankets, Karin will bring you in and out of meditation, do a chakra alignment, and perform reiki on each of you individually. Karin will do a small reading before the journey begins to see what energy you need and one at the end to see how you received the energy.
Monday, July 19th at 8:30pm
$35 with pre-registration (recommended)
$45 the day of the event
Reiki Circle with Karin
Reiki is an ancient technique that reduces stress, promotes relaxation and enhances self-healing. It is derived from two Japanese words: "rei" meaning Universal Spirit, and "ki" meaning life force energy. A major benefit of Reiki is that it treats the body, mind, emotions and spirit as a whole, thus creating many beneficial effects, including relaxation and rejuvenation, as well as feelings of peace and well-being.
Reiki practitioners and non-practitioners are invited to join other like-minded people on this healing journey. A 30-minute guided meditation will be followed with individual Reiki treatments at the end of the Meditation.
This special Reiki Circle event will be offered by Karin, a Reiki Master and fourth generation Psychic, as well as an award winning Master of Humanities. She has been interviewed by News 12, A & E and the WE networks, and featured in articles by Newsday, Ins & Outs Magazine and other local papers.
Sunday, July 11th at 10:00am
Reservations Required
Reiki Circle with Karin
Reiki is an ancient technique that reduces stress, promotes relaxation and enhances self-healing. It is derived from two Japanese words: "rei" meaning Universal Spirit, and "ki" meaning life force energy. A major benefit of Reiki is that it treats the body, mind, emotions and spirit as a whole, thus creating many beneficial effects, including relaxation and rejuvenation, as well as feelings of peace and well-being.
Reiki practitioners and non-practitioners are invited to join other like-minded people on this healing journey. A 30-minute guided meditation will be followed with individual Reiki treatments at the end of the Meditation.This special Reiki Circle event will be offered by Karin, a Reiki Master and fourth generation Psychic, as well as an award winning Master of Humanities. She has been interviewed by News 12, A & E and the WE networks, and featured in articles by Newsday, Ins & Outs Magazine and other local papers.
Tuesday, June 22nd at 7:00pm
Reservations Required
Special Summer Solstice Sound Healing
Sound Healing with Quartz Bowls, Toning and Reiki
Join us for a two hour shamanic journey with Healer, Psychic and Musician Karin. Karin uses Quartz bowls and her voice to create sound for healing. The bowls are silica quartz and resonate deeply with our bones. This healing has the potential to release blockages both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It can also helps relieve people of any physical and chronic pains. This therapeutic workshop is appropriate for people of all levels of spiritual development and no previous meditation experience is required. During the journey you will be laying down with pillows and blankets, Karin will bring you in and out of meditation, do a chakra alignment, and perform reiki on each of you individually. Karin will do a small reading before the journey begins to see what energy you need and one at the end to see how you received the energy.
Monday, June 21st at 8:30pm
$35 with pre-registration (recommended)
$45 the day of the event
Reiki Circle with Karin
Reiki is an ancient technique that reduces stress, promotes relaxation and enhances self-healing. It is derived from two Japanese words: "rei" meaning Universal Spirit, and "ki" meaning life force energy. A major benefit of Reiki is that it treats the body, mind, emotions and spirit as a whole, thus creating many beneficial effects, including relaxation and rejuvenation, as well as feelings of peace and well-being.
Reiki practitioners and non-practitioners are invited to join other like-minded people on this healing journey. A 30-minute guided meditation will be followed with individual Reiki treatments at the end of the Meditation.
This special Reiki Circle event will be offered by Karin, a Reiki Master and fourth generation Psychic, as well as an award winning Master of Humanities. She has been interviewed by News 12, A & E and the WE networks, and featured in articles by Newsday, Ins & Outs Magazine and other local papers.
Sunday, June 20th at 10:00am
$15 per person
Mindful Turtle is a Proud Sponsor of:
An Evening of Kirtan with Ajay Jha
A benefit concert for the "City of Light Sanctuary", Ma Mokshapriya Shakti's new Yoga and Meditation Retreat in Upstate New York
Kirtan Music is swiftly being brought to the fore of Sacred World Music Traditions with the rise of Western Kirtan singers like Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, Deva Premal and Wah!. Artemis Productions is proud to present the incomparable Ajay Jha, a classicly trained and internationally known singer and master teacher from the Jha Lineage. Over the past 23 years, this award winning singer has performed to sold out audiences all over the US, Canada and India. Sri Jha is the founder of the Indian Cultural Society, Ajay Entertainment Group and the Director of the S5 Studio all based here in NYC.
This concert will be held at the
Jeanne Rimsky Theater - Landmark on Main Street
232 Main Street
Port Washington, NY 11050
Friday, June 18th at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
For tickets or more information please visit:
An Evening of Kirtan with Ajay Jha
Quarts Bowl and Flute Concert
Join us for a concert with Karin Marcello and Anthony Morejon merging classical and original flute works with quartz crystal singing quartz bowls and voice creating a powerful journey through sound.
Karin is a flutist and vocalist as well as fourth generation Psychic and Reiki Master. She has been interviewed by News 12, A & E, and the WE networks and featured in many articles and travels internationally to lead workshops.
Anthony Morejon is an established Flautist who has performed across the country with such prestigious groups as the Atlanta Symphony, Florida Orchestra, Atlantic Symphony, Florida Grand Opera, and Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. Anthony is on faculty at the prestigious Stony Brook Boarding School and currently acquiring his Doctorate in Music at Stony Brook University. Anthony also has a Bachelor's in Ancient Religions from Harvard University.
Both performers have a love of classical and spiritual music, and an ability to play by ear creating a unique concert that features selections of works by Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Indian chant, Karin's original compositions, and live improvisation by Anthony.
Friday, May 28th at 7:00pm
$25 with pre-registration
$35 the day of the event
Reiki Circle with Karin
Reiki is an ancient technique that reduces stress, promotes relaxation and enhances self-healing. It is derived from two Japanese words: "rei" meaning Universal Spirit, and "ki" meaning life force energy. A major benefit of Reiki is that it treats the body, mind, emotions and spirit as a whole, thus creating many beneficial effects, including relaxation and rejuvenation, as well as feelings of peace and well-being.
Reiki practitioners and non-practitioners are invited to join other like-minded people on this healing journey. A 30-minute guided meditation will be followed with individual Reiki treatments at the end of the Meditation.This special Reiki Circle event will be offered by Karin, a Reiki Master and fourth generation Psychic, as well as an award winning Master of Humanities. She has been interviewed by News 12, A & E and the WE networks, and featured in articles by Newsday, Ins & Outs Magazine and other local papers.
Thursday, May 20th at 7:00pm
Reservations Required
Sound Healing Workshop
Sound Healing with Quartz Bowls, Toning and Reiki
Join us for a two hour shamanic journey with Healer, Psychic and Musician Karin. Karin uses Quartz bowls and her voice to create sound for healing. The bowls are silica quartz and resonate deeply with our bones. This healing has the potential to release blockages both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It can also helps relieve people of any physical and chronic pains. This therapeutic workshop is appropriate for people of all levels of spiritual development and no previous meditation experience is required. During the journey you will be laying down with pillows and blankets, Karin will bring you in and out of meditation, do a chakra alignment, and perform reiki on each of you individually. Karin will do a small reading before the journey begins to see what energy you need and one at the end to see how you received the energy.
Sunday, May 16th from 5:00 to 7:00pm
$35 with pre-registration (recommended)
$45 the day of the event
Reiki Circle with Karin
Reiki is an ancient technique that reduces stress, promotes relaxation and enhances self-healing. It is derived from two Japanese words: "rei" meaning Universal Spirit, and "ki" meaning life force energy. A major benefit of Reiki is that it treats the body, mind, emotions and spirit as a whole, thus creating many beneficial effects, including relaxation and rejuvenation, as well as feelings of peace and well-being.
Reiki practitioners and non-practitioners are invited to join other like-minded people on this healing journey. A 30-minute guided meditation will be followed with individual Reiki treatments at the end of the Meditation.This special Reiki Circle event will be offered by Karin, a Reiki Master and fourth generation Psychic, as well as an award winning Master of Humanities. She has been interviewed by News 12, A & E and the WE networks, and featured in articles by Newsday, Ins & Outs Magazine and other local papers.
Sunday, May 16th at 10:00am
$15 per person
Reiki Circle with Karin
Reiki is an ancient technique that reduces stress, promotes relaxation and enhances self-healing. It is derived from two Japanese words: "rei" meaning Universal Spirit, and "ki" meaning life force energy. A major benefit of Reiki is that it treats the body, mind, emotions and spirit as a whole, thus creating many beneficial effects, including relaxation and rejuvenation, as well as feelings of peace and well-being.
Reiki practitioners and non-practitioners are invited to join other like-minded people on this healing journey. A 30-minute guided meditation will be followed with individual Reiki treatments at the end of the Meditation.This special Reiki Circle event will be offered by Karin, a Reiki Master and fourth generation Psychic, as well as an award winning Master of Humanities. She has been interviewed by News 12, A & E and the WE networks, and featured in articles by Newsday, Ins & Outs Magazine and other local papers.
Sunday, May 9th at 10:00am
$15 per person
The Power of the Five Chinese Elements in Feng Shui
With Maureen K. Calamia of Luminous Spaces
Join this magical workshop that reviews how the five Chinese elements impact your life, your house, your current year and your experience of life. Learn how you can benefit from working with, rather than against, your natural elements.
This workshop will help you obtain a new perspective on your life. Learn how the five Chinese elements are the underlying building blocks of everything around you. We will explore how to determine your driving "element" by using Nine Star Ki (a form of Chinese astrology), face reading and intuition. In this workshop, we will discuss how you can best incorporate these elements into your home to restore balance and harmony in your life. By reviewing the birth dates of those close to you, you will have a better understand on how you interact and have a new perspective that can enhance any relationship (Please bring the birth dates of anyone you want to review to the workshop).
Maureen K. Calamia, BBA, CFSP, BBP of Luminous Spaces
Maureen offers green Feng Shui consultations for commercial and residential clients who are building, renovating or looking
to enhance their current space. She uses concepts of environmental psychology and biophilia in her designs to inspire balance
and joy by re-establishing a connection to the environment. Maureen is an author and lecturer, faculty of the Feng Shui
Certificate Training program at the Metropolitan Institute of Design, board member of the International Feng Shui Guild
(ifguild.org) and of the Sweetbriar Nature Center, a GreenAmerica-approved business, and Certified Feng Shui and Building
Biology Practitioner.
Thursday, April 22nd from 7:00 to 8:30pm
$27 per person, advanced registration required
Reiki Circle with Karin
Reiki is an ancient technique that reduces stress, promotes relaxation and enhances self-healing. It is derived from two Japanese words: "rei" meaning Universal Spirit, and "ki" meaning life force energy. A major benefit of Reiki is that it treats the body, mind, emotions and spirit as a whole, thus creating many beneficial effects, including relaxation and rejuvenation, as well as feelings of peace and well-being.
Reiki practitioners and non-practitioners are invited to join other like-minded people on this healing journey. A 30-minute guided meditation will be followed with individual Reiki treatments at the end of the Meditation.This special Reiki Circle event will be offered by Karin, a Reiki Master and fourth generation Psychic, as well as an award winning Master of Humanities. She has been interviewed by News 12, A & E and the WE networks, and featured in articles by Newsday, Ins & Outs Magazine and other local papers.
Sunday, April 18th at 10:00am
$15 per person
Sound Healing Workshop
Sound Healing with Quartz Bowls, Toning and Reiki
Join us for a two hour shamanic journey with Healer, Psychic and Musician Karin. Karin uses Quartz bowls and her voice to create sound for healing. The bowls are silica quartz and resonate deeply with our bones. This healing has the potential to release blockages both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It can also helps relieve people of any physical and chronic pains. This therapeutic workshop is appropriate for people of all levels of spiritual development and no previous meditation experience is required. During the journey you will be laying down with pillows and blankets, Karin will bring you in and out of meditation, do a chakra alignment, and perform reiki on each of you individually. Karin will do a small reading before the journey begins to see what energy you need and one at the end to see how you received the energy.
Sunday, April 18th from 5:00 to 7:00pm
$35 with pre-registration (recommended)
$45 the day of the event
Workshop with Ma Mokshapriya Shakti Saraswati
Mokshapriya is an ordained minister and certified yoga instructor with over 30 years of yoga experience, both teaching and personal practice. She prepares and teaches yoga and meditation classes and workshops at Yogashakti Yoga Center in Queens, New York, and prepares and gives yoga retreats, workshops and classes throughout the New York area. She is also responsible for the preparation and layout of books and publications produced by the Yoga Center.
Mokshapriya started to teach yoga and meditation classes in 1970 and also acted as a yoga instructor in high school in Miami, introducing, designing and teaching an accredited yoga course for high school students, which was adopted throughout the state. In 1992 she was ordained "Ma Mokshapriya Shakti Saraswati" by Maha Mandeleshwar Ma Yoga Shakti Saraswati at the Ujjain Kumbha Mela in India. She set aside a long professional career in the printing business to dedicate more time to community service and the propagation of yoga. In 1998 she joined with Marianne Mitsinikos and formed the Yoga Teachers Training Institute, and prepares and teaches the curriculum for yoga teachers in the New York area.
Mokshapriya is an active member of MYSIM (Ma Yoga Shakti International Mission) and associated sister organizations since 1978, and a pupil of Maha Mandaleshwar Ma Yoga Shakti Saraswati, the world-renowned expert and author of many authentic books on yoga and philosophy. She received her Ph.D. in education by researching and writing a "Comprehensive Eclectic Yoga Program: A Strategy for Self-Improvement" curriculum for college from Warnborough College in the U.K.
Mokshapriya will be discussing the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the ancient text that unites all lineages of yoga. The Yoga Sutras are a practical manual for living life to our fullest potential and helps us to understand the obstacles that we face along the way. Mokshapryiya provides practical, relevant information for living your yoga. This workshop is not to be missed!
Teacher training hours are available for this workshop
Saturday, April 17th from 1:00 to 4:00pm
$50 with advanced registration (recommended)
$60 the day of the event
Reiki Circle with Karin
Reiki is an ancient technique that reduces stress, promotes relaxation and enhances self-healing. It is derived from two Japanese words: "rei" meaning Universal Spirit, and "ki" meaning life force energy. A major benefit of Reiki is that it treats the body, mind, emotions and spirit as a whole, thus creating many beneficial effects, including relaxation and rejuvenation, as well as feelings of peace and well-being.
Reiki practitioners and non-practitioners are invited to join other like-minded people on this healing journey. A 30-minute guided meditation will be followed with individual Reiki treatments at the end of the Meditation.This special Reiki Circle event will be offered by Karin, a Reiki Master and fourth generation Psychic, as well as an award winning Master of Humanities. She has been interviewed by News 12, A & E and the WE networks, and featured in articles by Newsday, Ins & Outs Magazine and other local papers.
Sunday, April 11th at 10:00am
$15 per person
What are Essential Oils and How Can They Benefit Your Life
With Bonnie Taub, LMT and Katie Muller, LMT
Come to a fun filled workshop and learn how to distinguish qualities oils from adulterated ones, the difference between aromatic and therapeutic grade, the many uses of essential oils and what oils everyone should have in their arsenal. You will get to experience different oils and compare different companies. Everyone attending will receive a free essential oil gift.
Both Bonnie and Katie practice massage therapy at Mindful Turtle Yoga and Wellness. Each of them have been massage therapist for over 12 years. They both use essential oils personally and professionally to add more vitality to their lives and value to the their treatments.
Saturday, April 10th from 1:00 to 3:00pm
$35 per person
Adjustment Workshop for Teachers
Join Stacy Plaske, E-RYT and Venise Mule, PT for this informative workshop. Learn to enhance your students' asana experience with safe subtle hands on adjustments. Please email two asana's that you would like to work on. You will learn the anatomy of each posture, possible injuries that can occur and how to safely assist your students.
Teacher training hours can be earned for this workshop
Sunday, March 28th from 1:00 to 4:00pm
$50 per person
Advanced Registration Required
SPECIAL EVENT: Gallery Readings
with Medium Anthony Oliveto and Psychic Karin Marcello
Please join us this Saturday, March 27th from 6:00 to 8:00pm, when Karin Marcello, a fourth generation psychic, medium, and healer, will be holding a very special gallery reading along with Anthony Oliveto, a highly gifted medium who specializes in contacting people on the other side. Both psychic practitioners have been gifted since birth. For those in attendance Karin will use Tarot cards, clairvoyance, and clairaudience to receive messages, while Anthony will receive messages directly from spirits on the other side, as well as pinpointing specific names of those living and deceased. This gallery reading will offer specific spiritual messages to some of the guests who are intuitively selected in the session.
Karin is a fourth generation Psychic and Reiki practitioner as well as an award winning Master of Humanities. She has been interviewed by News 12, A&E, and the WE Networks, and featured in articles by Newsday, Ins & Outs Magazine and other local papers. Intuition and psychic dreams have always provided guidance for herself and others and predicted would be events such as the presidential election ballot fiasco of 2000 and psychic dreams about 9/11 twenty years prior to the event. Karin is descendant from a line of healers and psychics. Her great grandmother was a devout faith healer in a village in Italy. Her uncles were profound automatic writers and well known authors of their time. Karin is grateful to have this family gift. She consistently refines her abilities through teaching and attending advanced psychic development courses, seminars, and healings both nationally and internationally.
Anthony has been hearing "the dead" since he was a young child. Like most people with such a gift, at first he did not understand it and believed something was wrong with him. He tried to suppress it for quite a while, until his grandmother passed away and he found that his abilities became much stronger. Anthony began to realize these feelings were actually souls reaching out to him, looking for help and telling him he must not suppress his ability to reach out to them any longer. He came to understand and appreciate his gift, wanting to help these souls find the peace they are seeking in their eternal life. In doing this it became apparent he also gave peace and comfort to people still here in this life. Anthony wants to share with people what he says the souls wants us to know: "that we never truly die...their earthly bodies are gone, but they are always with us and see what is going on in our daily lives." Through speaking to people who've lost loved ones, Anthony is continuing to learn and strengthen his gift. His goal is to go "above and beyond" in counseling -- to help those of us here who still grieve in loss, to bring us peace, and help us heal emptiness we feel in are hearts.
Click here for printable flyer Saturday, March 27th from 6:00 to 8:00pm
$50 per person for advanced registration
$60 on Saturay evening
Due to the popularity of this event,
Advanced Registration is Highly Recommended
Please note: This event is being held for entertainment purposes only.
Sutra Study
With Danielle Tarantola
Without a broader understanding of the philosophical cornerstones of yoga, the deep and profound practice of yoga dead-ends at downward facing dog. The quintessential yoga text, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, is a practical manual for living life to our fullest potential and understanding what hinders us from doing just that.
Learn pearls of wisdom from the first and second chapters of this ancient text, including pre-requisites of yoga, the definition of yoga, the results of yoga, the means to reach a state of yoga, the obstacles we'll encounter on this path, and some solutions to pacify a disturbed mind.
Danielle Tarantola, director of The Yoga Foundation, is a teacher certified by the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation. She also trains teachers and offers Yoga Therapy. Through continued, extensive training in India and across the United States with the Desikachar family, she labors to ensure that yoga's profound wisdom comes through clearly, simply, and with total relevancy for our modern times and conditions.
Click here for printable flyer Saturday, March 27th from 1:15 to 2:30pm
$25 per person
Sound Healing Workshop
Sound Healing with Quartz Bowls, Toning and Reiki
Join us for a two hour shamanic journey with Healer, Psychic and Musician Karin. Karin uses Quartz bowls and her voice to create sound for healing. The bowls are silica quartz and resonate deeply with our bones. This healing has the potential to release blockages both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It can also helps relieve people of any physical and chronic pains. This therapeutic workshop is appropriate for people of all levels of spiritual development and no previous meditation experience is required. During the journey you will be laying down with pillows and blankets, Karin will bring you in and out of meditation, do a chakra alignment, and perform reiki on each of you individually. Karin will do a small reading before the journey begins to see what energy you need and one at the end to see how you received the energy.
Click here for printable flyer Friday, March 26th at 7:00pm
$35 per person
Advanced Registration Required
Reiki Circle with Karin
Reiki is an ancient technique that reduces stress, promotes relaxation and enhances self-healing. It is derived from two Japanese words: "rei" meaning Universal Spirit, and "ki" meaning life force energy. A major benefit of Reiki is that it treats the body, mind, emotions and spirit as a whole, thus creating many beneficial effects, including relaxation and rejuvenation, as well as feelings of peace and well-being.
Reiki practitioners and non-practitioners are invited to join other like-minded people on this healing journey. A 30-minute guided meditation will be followed with individual Reiki treatments at the end of the Meditation.This special Reiki Circle event will be offered by Karin, a Reiki Master and fourth generation Psychic, as well as an award winning Master of Humanities. She has been interviewed by News 12, A & E and the WE networks, and featured in articles by Newsday, Ins & Outs Magazine and other local papers.
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Sunday, March 21st at 10:00am
$15 per person
Detox for the Mind and Body - Asana as Tapas
A Workshop with Beryl Bender Birch
BKS Iyengar often says "the body is your temple, keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in." Experience an active, rajasic asana practice with sweat, breath, and bandhas as a powerful form of detoxification. This will cleanse the vital organs and rid the body and mind of tension, toxins, and obstacles, leading to longevity, better health, transformation, and clear seeing. This is the yoga experience itself which expands our awareness from small mind to Global Mind. Class includes vinyasa flow, breathing, and meditation.
Mostly asana in the morning (10:00am to 12:00pm).
Dharma talk, discussion, Q&A in the afternoon (12:30pm to 2:00pm).
Beryl Bender Birch
Beryl Bender Birch, spiritual teacher, yoga therapist, and author of Power Yoga, Beyond Power Yoga, and
Boomer Yoga (Sellers Publishing) has been an avid student of yoga and the study of consciousness since 1971. With
degrees in philosophy and comparative religion, Beryl has traveled extensively in India, has been teaching the classical
system of ashtanga yoga for 33 years, and training yoga teachers as "spiritual revolutionaries" since 1980. In 2000 she
was named by Yoga Journal as one of only seven American women in their "Innovators Shaping Yoga Today" issue. She is the
director-founder of The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute and
a founder of The Give Back Yoga Foundation.
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Wednesday, March 3
Full Workshop: $90
Afternoon Only: $40
Advanced Registration Required
Understanding Yoga: Moving from Gross to Subtle
A Three-Part Series with Danielle Tarantola
While most of us are introduced to yoga through the practice of postures, if it stops there, it's not yoga at all. The power of yoga lies in its ability to meet us where we are and gradually lead us to deeper levels of stability and ease - not just in class - but as we move through life. In this three-part series of workshops, you will learn how yoga can realistically serve this ultimate purpose in your own life.
Part One - The Path of Yoga
Saturday, February 27th from 1:15 to 4:15pm
Why did you initially come to yoga? Are those things you were trying to accomplish coming into fruition? Are you becoming happier, healthier, calmer, clearer - not just for a few minutes, but beyond your group class and in your life? So that it works, we should understand vital, theoretical concepts as we begin to spend more time and energy on the practice of yoga. The workshop, based on the text Yoga Sutras, will:
- clarify the term 'yoga'
- elucidate the means to reach a state of yoga
- put forth a timeline of yoga practices appropriate for different stages of life
- introduce the ashtanga yoga of patanjali, a process of external and internal purification
- give you a chance to experience more tools than just asanas, like pranayama, chanting, and visualization, within a practice
Part Two - Subtle Body Revealed
Saturday, March 20th from 1:15 to 4:15pm
Perhaps we are so accustomed to Western concepts of the physical that we haven't even considered another perspective on how and why yoga works. Is there anything much to this practice beyond stretching and strengthening, and taking a designated hour of 'me time?' In this workshop, you will begin to:
- explore a model of human anatomy which operates on a more subtle level than physical
- delve into the concept of prana
- discover why breath is so important
- acquaint with the concepts cakras, kundalini, and related topics
- understand how asanas are actually formulated around particular functions, rather than perfection of form
- practically experience 'simple' practices which have profound results
Part Three - Meditation and Transformation
Saturday, April 24th from 1:15 to 4:15pm
Meditation and yoga are not separate practices. They function to lead us, ideally, from confusion and distraction to clarity and attention. In this workshop, you will:
- review the presentation of mind and its central position in yoga
- learn yoga's presentation of meditation understand the premise of the mind over body approach
- discover the pre-requisites for meditation
- experience a practice which incorporates subtle, transformative tools
Danielle Tarantola, director of The Yoga Foundation, ia a teacher certified by the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation. She also trains teachers and offers Yoga Therapy. Through continued, extensive training in India and across the United States with the Desikachar family, she labors to ensure that yoga's profound wisdom comes through clearly, simply, and with total relevancy for our modern times and conditions.
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$150 for all 3 sessions
or $55 each
Gentle Yoga & Reflexology
with Theresa Moje and Dana Mott
Treat yourself to the healing benefits of Yoga & Reflexology
This class will consist of two hours of Gentle Yoga with half-hour sessions of Reflexology.
We will begin with gentle yoga stretches, warming and stretching the muscles of the body. As the body begins to open, we integrate soothing, relaxing poses, giving us an opportunity to linger quietly and savor the sweetness within the pose.
Reflexology is a healing therapy that applies gentle pressure to the feet. It is a technique based on the principle that there are reflex points in the feet which correspond to every part of the body. Through massage and stimulation, nerve endings are stimulated which aid in the healing of the body.
Reflexology treatments will be given every half-hour.Click here for printable flyer Sunday, January 31st from 1:00 to 3:00pm
$60 for Yoga & Reflexology (limited to 5 people)
or $30 for Yoga Only
An Exploration of the Subtler Aspects of Yoga Asana with Stacy Plaske
How Bandhas, Breath, Proper Alignment & Preparation are the Keys to Inversions
In this workshop we will thoroughly explore and practice correct Yogic breathing as well as Moola & Uddyana Bandha so students have a sound understanding of the subtle, yet highly important aspects ideally underlying all Asanas. We will also explore and practice postures and pranayama techniques that are necessary to prepare the body and mind for inversions as well as counter postures to rest the body from these naturally demanding postures. Lastly, we will explore proper form and alignment in coming into the Inversions as well as staying in them. Many modifications will be discussed and practiced as well which makes this workshop suitable for beginners and advanced students.
Stacy Plaske, RYT
Stacy is the founder and owner of
Balance Yoga & Healing Arts Center
in Huntington, NY. She is a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher and a graduate of the Long Island Yoga Teacher Training
Institute in Northport, Long Island. Stacy recently returned from her third trip to Mysore, India where she studied
Ashtanga Yoga under the tutelage of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois at the
Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute
and received her Authorization to teach the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga. Her comprehensive and integrative
training in Eclectic Hatha Yoga honors all styles of yoga practice, although Stacy's heart belongs to the practice and
teaching of the Ashtanga Yoga system. Stacy incorporates aspects of all eight limbs of yoga into her classes, as she
guides her students through a powerful, transformative practice. Stacy is truly an inspirational yoga teacher and her
love and dedication to yogic life shines through in all aspects of her being.
Click here for printable flyer Sunday, January 24th from 1:00 to 4:00pm
$50 per person
Advanced Registration Required
Sound Healing Workshop
Sound Healing with Quartz Bowls, Toning and Reiki
Join us for a two hour shamanic journey with Healer, Psychic and Musician Karin. Karin uses Quartz bowls and her voice to create sound for healing. The bowls are silica quartz and resonate deeply with our bones. This healing has the potential to release blockages both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It can also helps relieve people of any physical and chronic pains. This therapeutic workshop is appropriate for people of all levels of spiritual development and no previous meditation experience is required. During the journey you will be laying down with pillows and blankets, Karin will bring you in and out of meditation, do a chakra alignment, and perform reiki on each of you individually. Karin will do a small reading before the journey begins to see what energy you need and one at the end to see how you received the energy.
Click here for printable flyer Sunday, January 24rd at 5:00pm
$35 per person
Advanced Registration Required
Intro to Vedic Chant
A Six Week Course with Danielle Tarantola
Learn the rules behind and experience the effects of the ancient, powerful chants of the Vedas. A collection of wisdom passed down orally for many generations, the Vedas contain insight into life's deepest questions and provide inspiration for positive transformation. Through chanting, a pivotal part of a deeper yoga practice, profound effects are inevitable. We will cover secular chants which invoke health and healing, focus the mind, and relax the system.
Danielle Tarantola, director of The Yoga Foundation, ia a teacher certified by the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation. She also trains teachers and offers Yoga Therapy. Through continued, extensive training in India and across the United States with the Desikachar family, she labors to ensure that yoga's profound wisdom comes through clearly, simply, and with total relevancy for our modern times and conditions.
Click here for printable flyer Wednesdays at 7:00pm beginning on January 20th
$120 for all 6 weeks
Sutra Study
A Six Week Workshop Series with Danielle Tarantola
Without a broader understanding of the philosophical cornerstones of yoga, the deep and profound practice of yoga dead-ends at downward facing dog. The quintessential yoga text, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, is a practical manual for living life to our fullest potential and understanding what hinders us from doing just that.
In this course, learn pearls of wisdom from the first and second chapters of this ancient text, including pre-requisites of yoga, the definition of yoga, the results of yoga, the means to reach a state of yoga, the obstacles we'll encounter on this path, and some solutions to pacify a disturbed mind.
Danielle Tarantola, director of The Yoga Foundation, ia a teacher certified by the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation. She also trains teachers and offers Yoga Therapy. Through continued, extensive training in India and across the United States with the Desikachar family, she labors to ensure that yoga's profound wisdom comes through clearly, simply, and with total relevancy for our modern times and conditions.
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Mondays Nights from 6:30 to 7:45pm
Starting on January 18th
$150 for all 6 classes
or $30 per class
Tired of Broken Resolutions?
Start this Year Off Properly by Giving Yourself the Gift of Peace and Focus!
The Cultivation of Awareness
An Afternoon of Lecture and Discussion on the Development
and Expansion of Consciousness, with Peter Arebalo, LMT
Do You Desire More?
Learn how to effectively break free of static patterns by learning to shift expectations and create new belief. Find out what it is to draw upon the strengths inherent in you. Take the power out of external circumstance and build a deep and powerful resource.
Students of Personal Growth and Spirituality, who are curious about finding new ways to feel well, this lecture is for you. Join us as Peter Arebalo, LMT takes you through an incredible journey by way of the inner workings of the self. During this workshop you will be introduced to the use of sensation, thought, emotion and breath as tools to guide you to deeper growth and greater awareness.
Peter Arebalo, LMT has been involved in the field of Personal Development for the past 11 years. His personal journey draws from a very diverse background and therefore puts together a very eclectic body of work. His goal through teaching is to uplift and to integrate through all avenues of personal exploration.
Click here for printable flyer Saturday, January 16th at 1:00pm
$25 per person
This lecture has limited capacity. Please do not hesitate to make your reservation today!
Create & Live the Life of Your Dreams
A Five Week Workshop Series with Karin Marcello
In this course we will define goals, strengths and weaknesses, remove self-imposed limitations, and create the life of our dreams. Karen will help you create your own personalized affirmations and plan to achieve what you want. We will also learn self coaching techniques and align our activities with our true desires.
Each class will consist of a lecture, question and answer session, and meditation.
Karin Marcello is a Reiki Master and fourth generation Psychic, as well as an award winning Master of Humanities. She has been interviewed by News 12, A & E and the WE networks, and featured in articles by Newsday, Ins & Outs Magazine and other local papers.
Click here for printable flyer Tuesdays at 7:00pm beginning on January 5th
$30 per class or $125 for the entire 5 week series
Sound Healing Workshop
Sound Healing with Quartz Bowls, Toning and Reiki
Join us for a two hour shamanic journey with Healer, Psychic and Musician Karin. Karin uses Quartz bowls and her voice to create sound for healing. The bowls are silica quartz and resonate deeply with our bones. This healing has the potential to release blockages both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It can also helps relieve people of any physical and chronic pains. This therapeutic workshop is appropriate for people of all levels of spiritual development and no previous meditation experience is required. During the journey you will be laying down with pillows and blankets, Karin will bring you in and out of meditation, do a chakra alignment, and perform reiki on each of you individually. Karin will do a small reading before the journey begins to see what energy you need and one at the end to see how you received the energy.
Click here for printable flyer Sunday, December 27th at 5:00pm
$35 per person
Advanced Registration Required
2009 Holiday Event and Boutique
Please join us on Sunday, December 13th for a very special holiday event. We will be holding a free yoga class as well as a holiday boutique. Come meet our practitioners, purchase your holiday packages and Arbonne products, and have an opportunity to see the full line of Lotus Gear yoga clothing.
From 1:00 to 4:30pm our practitioners will be offering...
- 15 minute Psychic Readings for $30
- 15 minute Chair Massage for $20
- 15 minute Mini-Facials for $15
From 3:00 to 5:00pm, Lotus Gear will have their full line of yoga clothing available. Clothing will be available for purchase.
From 5:00 to 6:30, join Danielle and Karin for a free, special holiday class. Danielle will lead you in a gentle Vinyasa class while Karin provides beautiful music with her quartz bowls and bells.
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An Evening of Relaxation
Chandra Namaskar and Yoga Nidra
Chandra (moon) Namaskar is a lesser-known companion to Surya Namaskar or Sun Salutations. The Moon Salutations cultivate a calming, rejuvenating quality preparing the body for deep relaxation. Valerie will guide you moving at your own pace, modifying as needed.
We will follow with Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) to induce complete mental, physical and emotional relaxation. No prior knowledge of Yoga is required; just show up prepared to relax and allow your mind to be a witness for your inner stillness.
Valerie's background as a certified medical assistant led her down the path to studying the healing properties of Yoga. With a strong foundation of anatomy and a respect for the human body, her classes span all ages from teens to seniors, with a focus on healing. Certified at the Kripalu Institue 200 hour and working toward her 500 hour, Valerie is also certified in Yoga Nidra (meditation and relaxation) and is a member of KYTA and LIYA.
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Wednesday, December 9th from 7:15 to 8:45pm
All Levels Welcome
$25 per person
Advanced Registration Recommended
Srishti Flow
Master Class with Mish Volonino, E-RYT
Srishti is a Sanskrit word that translates to "creation or nature". It also can mean "to omit" or "to let loose". Since our practice is pure and creative, we allow the srishti to flow from deep within. This Rahini inspired flow is a complete yoga practice that focuses on cleansing the Nadis and subtle energies of the body through a systematic sequence of movements, asanas (poses) and pranayama (breathing) bringing a higher state of awareness and clarity of mind.
The class will start at a slow pace working through preliminary root warm ups and certain pranayama techniques to release blockages within the Nadi channels. At the completion of these essential root warm-ups, we will start to progressively build heat within the body through constant, dynamic movements to prepare the body for Surya Namaskar and the many variations that are available through creative expression and expansion (Srishti). Clarity of mind can and will be achieved to aid during the most challenging asanas in static form. Intensity builds slowly and continuously bringing about a heightened state of awareness. The class will organically flow to bring us back down to our mat in preparation for silent seated reflection and absorption.
Throughout the practice we will incorporate several Pranayama techniques, Hasta Mudras and Y.A.S.A. (Yoga and Self-Accupuncture). Savasana will be approximately 20-25 minutes long and refresh your sense of being while being soothed by the beautiful sounds of Live Tibetan Singing Bowls.
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Sunday, December 6th from 1:00 to 4:00pm
$35 per person
Space is Limited. Advanced Registration Required
Prior experience with Vinyasa/Flow Yoga is recommended.
It is suggested you wear several light layers of clothing to adjust accordingly to your internal temperature.
Please bring water and a blanket (eye pillows are optional)
Reiki Circle with Karin
Reiki is an ancient technique that reduces stress, promotes relaxation and enhances self-healing. It is derived from two Japanese words: "rei" meaning Universal Spirit, and "ki" meaning life force energy. A major benefit of Reiki is that it treats the body, mind, emotions and spirit as a whole, thus creating many beneficial effects, including relaxation and rejuvenation, as well as feelings of peace and well-being.
Reiki practitioners and non-practitioners are invited to join other like-minded people on this healing journey. A 30-minute guided meditation will be followed with individual Reiki treatments at the end of the Meditation.This special Reiki Circle event will be offered by Karin, a Reiki Master and fourth generation Psychic, as well as an award winning Master of Humanities. She has been interviewed by News 12, A & E and the WE networks, and featured in articles by Newsday, Ins & Outs Magazine and other local papers.
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Sunday, December 6th at 10:00am
$15 per person
Sound Healing Workshop
Sound Healing with Quartz Bowls, Toning and Reiki
Join us for a two hour shamanic journey with Healer, Psychic and Musician Karin. Karin uses Quartz bowls and her voice to create sound for healing. The bowls are silica quartz and resonate deeply with our bones. This healing has the potential to release blockages both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It can also helps relieve people of any physical and chronic pains. This therapeutic workshop is appropriate for people of all levels of spiritual development and no previous meditation experience is required. During the journey you will be laying down with pillows and blankets, Karin will bring you in and out of meditation, do a chakra alignment, and perform reiki on each of you individually. Karin will do a small reading before the journey begins to see what energy you need and one at the end to see how you received the energy.
Click here for printable flyer Sunday, November 29th at 5:00pm
$35 per person
Advanced Registration Required
Gentle Yoga & Reflexology
Treat yourself to the healing benefits of Yoga & Reflexology
This class will consist of two hours of Gentle Yoga with half-hour sessions of Reflexology.
We will begin with gentle yoga stretches, warming and stretching the muscles of the body. As the body begins to open, we integrate soothing, relaxing poses, giving us an opportunity to linger quietly and savor the sweetness within the pose.
Reflexology is a healing therapy that applies gentle pressure to the feet. It is a technique based on the principle that there are reflex points in the feet which correspond to every part of the body. Through massage and stimulation, nerve endings are stimulated which aid in the healing of the body.
Reflexology treatments will be given every half-hour.Click here for printable flyer Saturday, November 28th from 1:00 to 3:00pm
$60 for Yoga & Reflexology (limited to 5 people)
or $30 for Yoga Only
Backbending and Hip Openers with Stacy Plaske
A Heart-Warming Yoga Practice for a Fall Afternoon
This workshop is suitable for beginner to advanced students alike. We will dive into hip and shoulder opening asanas in preparation for backbending, as the hips and the shoulders play a very important role in successful backbending. Once the hips and shoulders are warmed up and opened, we will move through progressively deeper backbends, repeating them so that the spine opens in a safe, comfortable way. By the end of the workshop, the body will feel open and energized and the heart will be bursting with light and love!
Stacy Plaske, RYT
Stacy is the founder and owner of
Balance Yoga & Healing Arts Center
in Huntington, NY. She is a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher and a graduate of the Long Island Yoga Teacher Training
Institute in Northport, Long Island. Stacy recently returned from her third trip to Mysore, India where she studied
Ashtanga Yoga under the tutelage of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois at the
Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute
and received her Authorization to teach the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga. Her comprehensive and integrative
training in Eclectic Hatha Yoga honors all styles of yoga practice, although Stacy's heart belongs to the practice and
teaching of the Ashtanga Yoga system. Stacy incorporates aspects of all eight limbs of yoga into her classes, as she
guides her students through a powerful, transformative practice. Stacy is truly an inspirational yoga teacher and her
love and dedication to yogic life shines through in all aspects of her being.
Click here for printable flyer Sunday, November 22nd from 1:00 to 4:00pm
$50 per person
Advanced Registration Required
Introduction to the Yoga Sutras
A Workshop Series with Danielle Tarantola
Without a broader understanding of the philosophical cornerstones of yoga, the deep and profound practice of yoga dead-ends at downward facing dog. The quintessential yoga text, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, is a practical manual for living life to our fullest potential and understanding what hinders us from doing just that.
In this course, learn pearls of wisdom from the first and second chapters of this ancient text, including pre-requisites of yoga, the definition of yoga, the results of yoga, the means to reach a state of yoga, the obstacles we'll encounter on this path, and some solutions to pacify a disturbed mind.
Danielle Tarantola, director of The Yoga Foundation, is a teacher certified by the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation. She also trains teachers and offers Yoga Therapy. Through continued, extensive training in India and across the United States with the Desikachar family, she labors to ensure that yoga's profound wisdom comes through clearly, simply, and with total relevancy for our modern times and conditions.
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Mondays from 6:15 to 7:30pm
November 16th through December 21st
$150 for all 6 workshop dates
or $30 per session
Thanksgiving Food Drive
In the spirit of Thanksgiving and giving back to the community, Mindful Turtle Yoga & Wellness is proud to be sponsoring a food drive to benefit families of the Three Village Community. We will be collecting non-perishable food items as well as gift cards to local stores such as Stop & Shop, King Kullen, Target, Walmart, etc. All of the items collected will be given to the social workers of the Three Village School District to be distributed to local families in need.
We will be collecting items at the studio until November 22nd Click here for printable flyer
Relaxation Workshop
Based on Alexander Technique principals
This technique opens up new avenues of perception; you'll learn to access unconscious processes and free up repressed muscular energy, and then reintegrate and reorganize the body and mind for optimal use.
We'll address:
- Pain, injuries, habits, how you use your body and brain, peak performance
You'll learn:
- New ways to relax, breathe, think and move
- Anatomy of movement - release muscular holding patterns in order to access your reflexes
- Vision - a new way of seeing
- Accessing and rewiring your brain; reclaiming three dimensional space
- Evolution of personal consciousness - releasing unconscious habit patterns that cause pain and confusion
- How to be more effective while exercising, doing yoga or daily activities, or practicing any of the performing arts
- Creating more time and space for yourself
- Raising energy level, comfort level and level of functioning
Please wear comfortable clothing; you will be lying down, sitting, standing and walking. If you wear contact lenses, please wear glasses instead.
This workshop will be person specific, so enrollment is limited to 8 people maximum.
The Alexander Technique is often considered when no one else can help you, and as an alternative to surgery or drugs.
Bob Bradley is a certified Alexander Technique Teacher. He graduated from The American Center for the Alexander Technique in 1998. He has a private practice in East Setauket and teaches out of the Music Building at Stony Brook University.
Click here for printable flyer Sunday, October 25th from 1:00 to 4:00pm
$45 per person
Advanced Registration Required
The Tools of Yoga and How They Work
A Workshop with Danielle Tarantolo
Asana is the most popular tool of yoga. Standing along, though, it is not at all yoga. Only when combined with other practices, it facilitates the process of going inward, which yoga must help us to do. In this workshop -- part lecture, part practice -- students will learn about other tools of yoga, including pranayama, visualization and meditation, mantra, gestures, and adopting certain attitudes. Students will leave inspired to explore their amazing potentials, and the transformative power of yoga, with more enthusiasm.
Danielle Tarantoloa, director of The Yoga Foundation, is a teacher certified by the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation. She also trains teachers and offers Yoga Therapy. Through continued, extensive training in India and across the United States with the Desikachar family, she labors to ensure that yoga's profound wisdom comes through clearly, simply, and with total relevancy for our modern times and conditions.
Click here for printable flyer Saturday, October 24th from 2:00 to 4:00pm
$45 per person
Payment in advanced required to hold your space for this event
Sound Healing Workshop
Sound Healing with Quartz Bowls, Toning and Reiki
Join us for a two hour shamanic journey with Healer, Psychic and Musician Karin. Karin uses Quartz bowls and her voice to create sound for healing. The bowls are silica quartz and resonate deeply with our bones. This healing has the potential to release blockages both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It can also helps relieve people of any physical and chronic pains. This therapeutic workshop is appropriate for people of all levels of spiritual development and no previous meditation experience is required. During the journey you will be laying down with pillows and blankets, Karin will bring you in and out of meditation, do a chakra alignment, and perform reiki on each of you individually. Karin will do a small reading before the journey begins to see what energy you need and one at the end to see how you received the energy.
Click here for printable flyer Sunday, October 18th at 4:00pm
$35 per person
Advanced Registration Required
Gentle Yoga & Reflexology
Treat yourself to the healing benefits of Yoga & Reflexology
This class will consist of two hours of Gentle Yoga with half-hour sessions of Reflexology.
We will begin with gentle yoga stretches, warming and stretching the muscles of the body. As the body begins to open, we integrate soothing, relaxing poses, giving us an opportunity to linger quietly and savor the sweetness within the pose.
Reflexology is a healing therapy that applies gentle pressure to the feet. It is a technique based on the principle that there are reflex points in the feet which correspond to every part of the body. Through massage and stimulation, nerve endings are stimulated which aid in the healing of the body.
Reflexology treatments will be given every half-hour.Click here for printable flyer Saturday, October 10th from 4:00-6:00pm
$60 per person
Class limited to 5 people
Meditation Workshop
Gentle Yoga and Meditation Class
Join us for a relaxing evening of gentle yoga and meditation with yoga and meditation instructor Theresa Moje. In this class we will relax the body with gentle yoga, then chant the mantra "Om Namah Shiviya", which means I honor my inner self, and end by bringing the vibration of the mantra deeply within and meditating for 30 minutes.
The class with consist of...
- 30 minutes of gentle yoga to open the body to sit more comfortably for meditation
- 20 minutes of chanting the mantra "Om Namah Shiviya", stilling the thought waves of the mind
- 30 minutes of meditation
Mantra meditation is the chanting of sacred words or sounds, that is a central part of yogic meditation. Matra comes from the combination of two syllables: "man" meaning "to reflect" or "be aware", and "tra" meaning "tool for" or "agent of". A mantra is a tool for reflection and the cultivation of awareness, and is used for both concentration and contemplation on the Source. Within yoga, mantras are based upon sounds that reflect the energy of our divine nature.
Click here for printable flyer Sunday, October 4th at 5:00pm
$35 per person
Advanced Registration Recommended
Please bring a shawl or light blanket to wrap around you
and a small pillow to sit on
Sound Healing Workshop
Sound Healing with Quartz Bowls, Toning and Reiki
Join us for a two hour shamanic journey with Healer, Psychic and Musician Karin. Karin uses Quartz bowls and her voice to create sound for healing. The bowls are silica quartz and resonate deeply with our bones. This healing has the potential to release blockages both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It can also helps relieve people of any physical and chronic pains. This therapeutic workshop is appropriate for people of all levels of spiritual development and no previous meditation experience is required. During the journey you will be laying down with pillows and blankets, Karin will bring you in and out of meditation, do a chakra alignment, and perform reiki on each of you individually. Karin will do a small reading before the journey begins to see what energy you need and one at the end to see how you received the energy.
Click here for printable flyer Monday, August 24th at 7:00pm
$35 per person
Advanced Registration Required
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