Meditation practice is at the heart of Yoga practice and we are very fortunate to have two wonderful meditation teachers coming to the Yoga Barn in June.

Charlotte Mann has been practicing Tibetan Buddhist Meditation for 20 years. From 1999 through 2003 Charlotte completed the traditional Tibetan 3 year retreat, qualifying her for the title of Lama. After traveling the world extensively Charlotte has settled in our community and will be leading a class in meditation and Buddhism at the Yoga Barn every Wednesday morning at 10:45, beginning Wednesday June 4th.

Class will be one hour and the focus will be mind calming, with and without support, awareness training, and insight practices. Charlotte will include explanations of the underlying philosophy and chanting if these are of interest to the attendees.

Annerie Cornelissen has been involved with the Divyanand Spiritual Foundation for 23 years, practicing Surat Shabd Yoga Meditation, and working as a volunteer with the Divyanand Spiritual Foundation in Stanfordville. DSF is a community of spiritual seekers who share a comminment to realizing the Divine within themselves, and to helping other seekers access the Divine within themselves through meditation. In June, Annerie will teach three classes on Sundays at 5:00 p.m. June 1st, June 8th, and June 15th.

Class will feature a spiritual discourse of the teachings of Soami Divyanand followed by a 30 minute meditation.

There is no charge for either of the meditation classes, but donations to the teachers are welcome.

Therese Balagna and Karen Crain are organizing a discussion group for the purpose of exchanging ideas, knowledge, and experiences with a focus on nutrition, exercise, meditation, herbs, and acupuncture to honor the woman we are becoming.

The first meeting will be Tuesday evening, May 20th, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Yoga Barn.

A donation of $5 for the group leaders is requested. Please contact Karen Crain if you are interested: by phone 845.677.3239 or email: crainkaren@hotmail.com

Dear Yogis and Yoginis,

Summer is here - almost - and along with summer, lots of fun stuff to do. So I figured it was a good time to begin offering monthly restorative yoga workshops as a way to remind ourselves to slow down once in awhile and savour the moments. Restorative yoga is a great way to slow down, restore ourselves and have a meditative experience rolled into one afternoon. The first one will be next Sunday, the 18th at 2:30 - see specifics above. The next one will be Sunday, June 22nd and there will be a reminder in the June newsletter.

Summer is also a time when everyone (or almost everyone) wants to get up earlier and get going to do all that fun stuff so we have a few questions about preferences in classes and times for the summer:

Saturday morning class - the choice is keeping the class at 10:00 a.m. or moving it up to 9:30 a.m. If you are a regular at the Saturday morning class please let me know your preference.
Thursday mornings - are you interested in a 75 minute class from 8:00 ~ 9:15 a.m.? Kathy Delia will teach a level 1 yoga class as she did in the winter, if there is enough interest.
Please let us know your thoughts on these two classes as well as any other thoughts you have regarding classes or activities at the Yoga Barn. You can email me at: njcausey@verizon.net

Namaste,

Nancy & Terry

Exploring the Chakras
Sunday, May 18th, 2008
This practice will be a journey through the chakras (energy centers located along the front of the spine), exploring the qualities and elements of each energy center. Using restorative asanas and some gentle movement to connect with and open each chakra center and finishing with a guided Yoga Nidra meditation.

2:30 ~ 5:00 PM $35

Space will be limited. Please be ready to reserve your place with payment.