special events

Yoga & books

Yoga & Books is a six-week series that combines yoga and meditation with books that help us live our yoga every day.

WHAT TO EXPECT

… Suggested reading will be made each week

… Each session will begin with a short meditation and some gentle movement

… Discussion will be guided while we enjoy tea together

… Practice will end with another short meditation

WHAT TO BRING

… Your book

… A journal and pen

… Your favorite coffee mug or tea cup

… A cozy blanket or other props to help make you comfortable

Upcoming Books

Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm April 18 - May 30

(No class May 2)

Join us for an exploration of why happiness seems elusive – sometimes unattainable or even out of reach – and why it seems like it is often fleeting.

Together we will explore each Klesha, how the mind works, ways to liberate us from our misperceptions and what waits for us on the other side.

Coming October 2024 Dates to be Announced

Workshops & SPecialty Series

Biofield Tuning: A New Approach to Sound Healing
March 30 @ 12pm

Cost: $40

Discover a new wellness modality that uses tuning forks!

Biofield Tuning is a relaxing experience that brings coherence to the electromagnetic field surrounding and permeating the body, also known as the Biofield,.

Join Daniel Dicken, owner of Stillwater Biofield Tuning, as he explains the theory behind the practice. Learn why and how Biofield Tuning works and experience the method with a group tuning.

This workshop will also include discussion on how to bring this theory into your life as a daily practice.

Please bring any items that will help you lay down in a comfortable position, such as a thick yoga mat, a pillow, knee bolster, or eye mask. Chairs are also available if laying down is uncomfortable for you.  

Honoring Loss, Growing Through Grief
April 7 @ 2pm

Cost: $40

Grief is an inherent part of the human journey. Life is change and change includes loss. The reality of all life is that we are constantly in transition, as life ebbs and flows between loss and gain.

In this workshop, you will gain insight into the grieving process, explore yoga practices for personal transformation in times of transition and loss, and learn to hold space for your grief and the grief of others.

Recommended text: Honoring Loss, Growing Through Grief, available at Inner Peace Press.

Led by Guest Instructor, Moya McGinn Mathews, E-RYT500, ®YACEP.

Available for 2 CEUs (contact hours).

Breathe & Restore: CBD 101
April 11 @ 6pm

Cost: $10

Are you curious about CBD but don’t know where to start? Join us as we combine the restorative power of yoga with the healing powers of hemp.

Come learn about CBD and its benefits; enjoy a collagen mocktail, CBD jelly samples and education after the 4/11 yoga class!

Whether you are a current CBD user or it is new for you, there will be LOTS of great information about how Green Compass is setting the highest standard with USDA Certified Organic products which can benefit you, your kids and your pets!

Bhakti Flow & Women’s Healing Circle
April 14 @ 2pm

Cost: $60

Bhakti is a Sanskrit word meaning love or devotion.

In this workshop, we will engage in devotion in motion (asana), to celebrate our interconnectedness, open and awaken our hearts, and deepen our connection to spirit. This class will incorporate basic elements of vinyasa flow with an emphasis on heart openers and chanting. Lifting our voices together, we will explore the power of our words and sacred universal sounds and conclude with a nourishing rosewater ritual.

Led by Guest Instructor, Jennifer Grubba, MA, EdS, 200 E-RYT, YACEP

Guided Chakra Balancing Meditation & Yin Yoga
April 28 @ 4:30pm

Cost: $33

In this 75-minute workshop participants will melt into Yin Yoga postures with the support of props while being guided through a Chakra balancing Meditation. 

This experience is designed for all levels of practitioners to bring more harmony, ease, and flow to mind and body.

Led by Sarah Draayer Cherry, ERYT-500 Yoga Instructor, Personal Trainer, Coach, Reiki Master, Sound Healer, Cacao Circle facilitator, International Seeker and Magic Maker

Pelvic Yoga Therapy: Book Celebration & Practice

Join local author, Cheri Dostal Ryba for two great sessions around pelvic health! Attend one or attend both – either way you are destined to gain wisdom and insight into your body and health.

Save $10 when you attend both! Use discount code VITAL10 at checkout.

Book Celebration

May 3 @ 6pm
Cost $20

Vital Roots: a whole person approach to pelvic floor health and finding your voice

May 4 @ 11am
Cost $40

Meditation In Motion – An Intro to Tai-Chi & Qigong
May 11 @ 12pm

Cost: $30

Learn about an ancient movement system designed for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. 

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi notes that ‘a healthy body, strong heart and sharp mind are outcomes’ of Tai Chi.

A low impact exercise  suited for all ages and fitness levels, Tai Chi is noted by The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi as a practice that creates “a healthy body, strong heart and sharp mind.”

In this workshop, you will learn about Tai-Chi form as well as many Qigong postures that you can practice at home or integrate into your other wellness practices.

You will also receive resources for further learning to give you the opportunity to make this a new lifelong practice.

Led by Daniel Dicken, 2nd degree black sash in Yang style Tai-Chi and owner of Stillwater Biofield Tuning.

Restorative Yoga. Sound. Reiki Touch.
May 19 @ 4:30pm

Cost: $33

This deeply relaxing experience interweaves 3 healing modalities to bring restoration and balance to mind and body.

During this workshop you will:

  • Experience a deep release of tension and stress through a series of supported postures.
  • Discover the healing sounds of crystal sound bowls, an ocean drum, and binaural beats.
  • Receive gentle, non-intrusive Reiki touch that involves the laying on of hands to channel life force energy.

Led by Sarah Draayer Cherry, ERYT-500 Yoga Instructor, Personal Trainer, Coach, Reiki Master, Sound Healer, Cacao Circle facilitator, International Seeker and Magic Maker