Special Events and Workshops

Come to explore the deeper meaning of yoga and associated healing practices at one of our special events.

We also offer:

• Ayurveda Treatments & Workshops
• Dance & Movement classes and events
• Yoga Classes & Therapies

You can see (and print) a full schedule of all our ongoing weekly classes, our monthly specials, and our special events on our Schedule page.

Free Morning Chanting and Meditation with Rhonda and Victoria

Every Tuesday 7am–8am. $Free.

Ground yourself and create a place of peace, calm and openness to start your day. Make a difference to your day and, through that, make a difference to the people that you share your day with. Change the world a small amount but change it nevertheless.

Join Rhonda and Victoria (alternating weeks) and share in her morning meditation and chanting practice.

No need to register; just bring your open-self, join in and be present.

Angel Circles with Karen Bianco

Monthly Special: Tuesday May 22, 7pm–8.30pm. $10.
2^nd & 4^th Tuesdays of each month.

Join Karen Bianco ATP and other like minded individuals for an evening of angel energy and healing. Monthly Angel Circles are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.

What messages does the spirit world have for us all as we move forward? What messages does the spirit world have for us personally? Join us and find out.

Karen Bianco is an ANGEL THERAPY PRACTITIONER certified by Doreen Virtue PhD. Karen is also certified in massage, reiki and is a Bach Flower Essence Consultant.

Please book your place by calling Karen on 856-207-7282, or contact her through her web site AngelEssenceMassage.com.

Please call 856-404-7287 to register in advance for this class.

Open Door Drum Circles with Christine Wisedancer

Monthly Special: Sunday June 3, 3pm–5pm. $15 or class card.
1^st Sunday of each month.

Drumming in circle unifies body-mind-and-spirit through the pathways of ancient rhythms. Heals the heart with self and group expression in positive community.

Bring your drums, hand percussion and found/created percussion instruments.

No experience necessary, but experienced players will be able to carve a groove at their level.

Special Hand Drumming Fundamentals Class, Sunday June 3, 1.30pm–2.30pm. $15.

Hand drumming fundamentals class to enhance your creative expression. You will learn:

• The 3 basic sounds: Tone, Bass and Slap
• Technique for hands, body and breath
• Listening and thinking while playing
• Rhythmic independence in the groove

Drum circles are facilitated by Christine Wisedancer. Her light-hearted but savvy approach focuses on ears as well as hands, on opening hearts to support spontaneity and strengthening self-confidence for empowerment and expression. She's been having fun with West African drumming (djembe and dununs) for 25 years. Her approach to teaching drumming includes body alignment, energy flow and breath as anchoring fundamentals.

Christine studied djembe and ashiko with Gordy Ryan (of Baba Olatunje's band) in New York City and djembe and dununs with Tyler Richart in Seattle. She has taken workshops with Mamady Keita and Ubaka Hill. Her teachers' approaches covered both Olatunje's Yoruba music and traditional Mandinka ensemble drumming. She played for One World Dance's weekly classes for four years in Seattle, including improvisational drumming for the warm-up segment and performed with the One World Dance band at Seattle World Rhythm Festivals.

She facilitated the Women of Wisdom's monthly drum & ceremony circle for three years and led the community drum circles and drum band that performed at WoW's annual women's conference. She has also performed with Simone LaDrumma at the World Rhythm Festival opening ceremony and other venues and with Nicki Scully and Ubaka Hill at a WoW conference. Before getting into drumming, Christine studied West African dance (Haitian, Guineau, Congo and Senegalese) in New York City. She works as a creative arts therapist providing psychotherapy through the arts and is a Board Certified-Dance Movement Therapist.

Deep Relaxation Class with Crystal Bowls

Join Anna Castro & Rhonda Clarke for this special class.

Monthly Special: Friday June 8, 7pm–8pm. $10 in advance, $13 drop in.
2^nd Friday of every month.

In this fast-paced world, we can get so caught up in the things we have to do, that it’s easy to forget how important it is to take time to care for ourselves. In this special class we will use the ancient Healing Arts of Yoga, Sound Healing, and Deep Relaxation to relieve ourselves of stress, anxiety and worries that can bog us down.

Be gently guided to release the tension in the body, and all the stresses we hold so you can experience a much more peaceful presence and a very happy mind. A great way to start your weekend.

Anna Castro will be sharing the healing properties of sound vibration while creating a very soothing and relaxing sound with crystal bowls. Crystal Bowls are unique sound healing instruments made out of pure quartz crystal. Their melodic vibration resonate with the crystals in our bodies, mainly in our bones, having a great effect on the spine, diffusing along the nerve pathways to the organs. The effects touch systems, tissues, and cells, in turn affecting blood circulation, metabolism, endocrine and chakra balance, cleansing the auric field, and also balancing the hemispheres of the brain. But most importantly, creating a feeling of deep peace and wellbeing, aligning you with your higher Self during a very gentle yoga class that will release the tight spots in the body, preparing you for a long, deep relaxation which will restore your energy and calm the busiest of minds.

No yoga experience necessary. Free Bliss is included.

Please call 856-404-7287 to reserve your space for this event.

Zen Chats. An Evening With Seijaku Roshi

Living a Zen Inspired Life. Authentic Spirituality – Uncovering Our Original Wholeness

Monthly Special: Saturday May 19, 7pm–9pm. Doors open at 6.30pm.
$10 Individual, $15 Spouse/Partner.
3^rd Saturday of every month.

“Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you.
Unfold your own myth.” – Rumi

Please join Seijaku Roshi each month at Yoga For Living for the most important dialogue of your life! Each session centers on an aspect of Living a Zen Inspired Life and provide an opportunity for open discussion and questions.

Registration is not required but is encouraged. You may register online using the secure registration form. Tea and small refreshments served afterwards.

While we are all born with the mind of clarity and wisdom, the mind of compassion and self-confidence, we lose touch with it as we begin to develop an 'idea' of 'my-Self'. Disconnecting with our original state of mind, this self becomes our number-one preoccupation as well as a barrier to fulfilling dreams and living life to the fullest.

The Way of Zen helps us discover how to recognize and settle into our place in the world, and to encounter it through the quality of all victorious mastery.

With Seijaku Roshi's skillful interaction, lively dialogue and sharing with students and guests, we can sense the wisdom of our true-nature and begin shedding our fears. We can then begin to live more purposeful and more joyful lives.

During the course of the talks, there will be suggested practices and experiential exercises that participants can bring to their daily life and relationships. These include guided meditation and visualization techniques.

If you have ever wondered how to live a life that meets your practical and spiritual needs, you'll not want to miss an Evening with Seijaku Roshi!

This month's topic: “Transforming the Negative into a Positive”

Ordinarily, our perceptions and actions are conditioned by five basic disturbing emotions – anger, jealousy, pride, attachment, and ignorance. Roshi will show us how, through recognizing the empty nature of these emotions, specific mindfulness, and breathing and meditation techniques, they can be transformed into the spontaneous expressions of our true nature, as well as the means to freedom and real happiness.

We will learn how we can live a life where nothing that shows up in life, shows up as oppositional to our dreams.

Seijaku Roshi is from the Pine Wind Zen Community, Shamong, NJ.

Do you have aches and pains? MELT Beginner 4-class Series.

Join Keira Baheti for this special beginner series of classes.

MELT Your Hands & Feet. Saturday April 14, 11.30am–1pm.
MELT Your Neck & Shoulders. Saturday April 21, 11.30am–1pm.
MELT Your Hips & Legs. Saturday May 5, 1.30pm–3pm.
MELT for “Harmony in Your Grounding Force” (core focus). Saturday May 19, 11.30am–1pm.

Each class $20 or Yoga For Living class card.

Are you looking for a gentle, proactive approach to managing your chronic aches and pains? Join MELT Instructor Keira Baheti, for a 3-class Beginner Series geared toward novice MELTers. Each 90-minute workshop uses MELT soft foam rollers to rehydrate the connective tissue throughout the body. Try one workshop or try them all!

Hydrated connective tissue provides better support for muscles, bones, joints, organs, and nerves, so the body naturally works more efficiently from the inside out. Body awareness, alignment, and relaxation all improve almost immediately when you tap into this powerful tissue in the body.

The M.E.L.T. Method® is an innovative, science-based, self-treatment program that's being taught in some of the country's most prestigious health and fitness centers. Learn more about MELT at MeltMethod.com.

Please bring water and wear comfortable clothing.

Keira has worked in the health and wellness industry for 10 years. She holds degrees in Sport and Exercise Science, and Occupational Therapy. She is a M.E.L.T. Method® practitioner and yoga instructor, and holds certifications with A.C.E. and NSCA.

Reserve your space now by preregistering at HarmonizingWellness.com or call 856-404-7287.

Japanese Tea Ceremony with Seijaku Roshi

“All Can Experience the Beauty and Serenity of the Japanese Tea Ceremony (Chanoyu)”

Special Event: Sunday May 20, 3pm–5pm. $25.

Seijaku Roshi and the Monks of Pine Wind will present an authentic Japanese Tea Ceremony in the ancient tradition, followed by a detailed explanation of the ceremony and Chado (The Way of Tea).

Since ancient times in China and Japan serving tea has been a kind of meditation a way to detach oneself from the daily routine and to attain inner peace. Every element of the ritual is symbolic, a sanctuary is created, the room is prepared to welcome the guests, the utensils are cleaned, the bowl is made ready. Nothing is accidental even the number of times one turns the cup before you drink from it.

Here humanity, nature, and spirit are brought together through simplicity, harmony with oneself and the guests, respect for each other and each moment and at last, tranquility of mind and body. The bowl in which the tea is prepared has often been referred to as, “The Cup of Humanity”.

Seijaku Roshi is from the Pine Wind Zen Community, Shamong, NJ.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction – 8 weeks of 2-hour classes.

Each Thursday; April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. 7pm–9pm. $435 (materials included).

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) uses meditation and yoga to cultivate awareness and reduce stress. It is based on the ancient practice of mindfulness, which is about waking up, being fully alive, and being present in the richness of every moment of your life. This awakening enables you to gain access to your deepest inner resources for living, healing, and coping with stress. Course content is modeled on the acclaimed University of Massachusetts Medical Center MBSR program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD.

In this program,you will practice:

• Present moment awareness
• Deep relaxation
• Gentle mindful yoga
• Observing your reactions to life's stressors
• Choosing how to respond to stress
• Connecting more fully with yourself, your loved ones & the life you're living

MBSR can help people cope more effectively with medical problems, job or family-related stress, and anxiety and depression. The majority of participants report lasting decreases in both physical and psychological symptoms. Most people also experience an increased ability to relax, greater enthusiasm for life, improved self-esteem, and increased ability to cope more effectively with stressful situations.

Taught by Hope Honeyman MSW LCSW. Hope is a licensed clinical social worker who did her foundation work in MBSR at the University of Pennsylvania MBSR Program. She works extensively with people with anxiety and depression. Hope is certified in Evolving Thought Field Therapy, Heart Assisted Therapy, and Thought Field Streaming. She received her MSW from Rutgers University and is a member of the National Association of Social Workers.

For more information or to book your place, please contact Hope on 856-424-6887.

Download the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction PDF Flyer.