We are a beautiful, serene, “green” space, honoring Karma practices, the environment and local community. We are conveniently located on Rte 94, Frelinghuysen, in a charming country setting with breathtaking views. Our location provides us the opportunity to offer special workshops and events throughout the year....
"Our goal is to create a Beloved Community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives."
~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Saturday, June 12 ~ Our 1 Year Celebration ~ What an amazing day! Thanks to all who shared their time and talents, and to everyone who came out to enjoy it! Enjoy these highlights:
Do You Know the Power of Good Bacteria?
Join us Friday August 6th at 7pm for Fermented Foods with Julie T.
Good bacteria in food helps us with digestion and so much more. Learn all about making probiotic veggies. Chef Julie T will show us how to make fermented foods with the bounty of our local in season produce. Bring a mason jar and a healthy raw, local or foraged snack to share during our potluck. $10 fee per person. For further details contact Kath Cameron at swirlysunburst@gmail.com.
Our Final Summer Session is Fast Approaching...
Yog-Art
(Yoga + Art)
For Tweens & Teens...
Feed your artistic soul!
Inside….outside…upside down...
3 Afternoons of Creative Exploration Through Movement, Music and Art
Facilitated by:
Cheryl Paulson CYT & Kris Kelleher, Theatrical Designer and Artist
August 3-5, 1-4pm
COST: $125.00 per 3 day session*
ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED! JOURNAL TO DECORATE AND KEEP!
Just bring a water bottle and a snack!
KundaliniYoga: Coming in July, 5 weeks only!!
Dates: 5 consecutive Wednesdays: 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/04, 8/11
Time: 9-10am
Cost: $50 for series, $90 for 2 people, or $12 drop-in
Theme: Flexibility of the mind, body and spirit
Come energize your system, awaken your mind and rejuvenate your spirit. As life continues to change, responding with more flexibility keeps stress down and energies up!!
Kundalini yoga will meet you where you are at so that all abilities benefit. You will be led through postures, breath techniques, relaxation and meditations which are done sequentially. Each class you will enjoy a new set, called a “Kryia.”
Having practiced Kundalini for a few years, I can say that my lfe has continuously and dramatically gotten better for me and those around me. Please contact me at yogayouk@gmail.com or cell phone: (623) 734-7424 to register.
Thank you,
Karen Gross, RYT
If you would like to learn more about Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan, please check out: 3ho.org choose the Kundalini Yoga Technology tab. ..……See you soon and please don’t hesitate to call or email with any questions.
A Special Night of Yoga for Two
Date: Wednesday August 11
Time: 7-9 PM
Cost: ONLY $25 per couple (friends or couples)
STOP and take this time to connect with yourself, your spirit and your partner. We will explore what happiness means to us, enjoy a beautiful venus kriya and meditation with our partner utilizing the technologies of Kundalini Yoga as Yogi Bhajan taught. Beginners to Advanced students welcome. You will leave with a 3 minute meditation to do daily for 40 days with your partner, if you are open for the challenge....
SIGN UP TODAY ~ SPACE IS LIMITED
Coming this Fall...
Breathing Room Study
300 Hour Yoga Teacher Certification
with Paula Tepedino, CRYT, who brings her 35 years yoga experience and gentle wisdom to this unique and inspiring course.
Each Yoga Education Module will feature expert instruction, hands-on practice, philosophy, reading material, lesson plans and much more. Leave enriched, enlightened…and with homework! Teaching practicum/assisting opportunities will be available at Breathing Room!
"I will never stop learning...."
~ Living Yoga Legend B.K.S. Iyengar, now in his 90s
Why Breathing Room Center is a good choice for course study:
~ Wholesome, Community Learning
~ Local
~ Inexpensive
~ Small, Intimate
~ Classes designed to suit your individual needs and learning styles
Intro Nite ~ Friday 10/1
Opening Module ~ Saturday 10/2
Come Learn With Us!
Upcoming Modules:
1. Yoga Therapy – using the subtle body analysis called the KOSHAS learn to create private therapeutic sessions for use with common ailments; understand the five levels of the Kosha system and its effect on our physical, mental, emotional, breath, bliss bodies; lesson plans; learn how to properly offer Yoga Nidra guidances for common ailments; use of art/journalling for self-study.
2. Yoga Nutrition – from a grassroots approach learn simple, easy, healthy cooking for seasonal and dosha body types; kitchen sadhanas (practices) that turn your everyday 'chore' into a blissful experience for you and your family; learn to balance the male/female principles through martar and pestle grinding of seasonal spices, making ghee from butter, and creating therapeutic kitchari – rice and bean – recipes for various ailments such as asthma or for organ detox; exploring how the Gunas, the 5 Elements, manifest in our bodies and how to gain Quietude.
3. Backcare Basics – using chairs in particular as well as props for modifications to explore movements that are pain-free for those less physcially able to practice yoga; focus is on working with breath and slow, supported movements for chronic pain; hand mudras for mental focus to deal with discomfort as a meditative point; lesson plans and flows; chakra work
4. Knees, Hips andShoulders– using pre and post postures as well as sequencing of effective warmups and prop-assisted asanas to ease the stress of opening this part of the body and to build strength; diet and cooking; chakra work
5. Challenging Postures – intermediate to advanced level postures to challenge your body and mind. Use of breath, bandhas (locks) for inner core strength, preparatory flow to warm up, chakra information.
6. Meditation, Pranayama, Concentration, Yoga Nidra – using the 'higher' limbs of the Hatha Yoga principles, students explore mindfulness training and life force breathing to enhance , improve and support living yoga daily in an integrated way.
7. Teaching yoga to children – some yoga experience is helpful but not required. Teaching yoga to children requires one to understand their growth and anatomy as well as sensitive periods. Receive expert instruction, lesson plans, and tools to offer children's yoga classes at your school or studio. Music, art, storytelling curriculums weaved into 15 minute to 60 minute formats.
On Saturday, April 17th, Cheryl and the gang studied Sacred Scriptures with the well-versed and gifted Paula Tepedino. We expereinced Yoga for our tongues, honing our skills at Sanskrit pronunciation, practiced Calligraphy and tackled the Bhagavad Gita....all in one day! If anyone can pull it off, it's Paula!
Thanks for the wonderful lesson!
"Thank you so much for an amazing class....the experience, and for passing along your wisdom in a comfortable, 'real' way....I look forward to continuing sutdy with you....Many thanks again for a wonderful workshop!" (Mary)
"The day was absolytley needed and really amazing!" (Bernadette)
"I am grateful for your teachings and insights....This is what I needed to expand my practice at home!" (Beth)
Join us Thursday August 19th for Power and Potluck
Call to Action: Saving The World, Just Might Save Your Wallet!
6PM ~ Potluck
6:30 PM ~ Movie: Documentary Killowatt Ours by Jeff Barrie
7:30-8PM ~ Discuss Energy Saving Opportunities and Free Energy Audit Sign-ups
Suggested Donation: $2
Please bring pot-luck dish and reusable plate ware, or healthy tasty movie snacks to share.
Carry in Carry Out Trash and Please reduce, reuse, and recycle responsibly.
Bring your energy bills, and something to take notes with.
Sponsored by Chris Trainor, Green Energy Specialist
Join Cheryl for Yoga Nidra & Dale Orlando for Intuitive Healing...
Restore & Receive LIGHT, JOY & Higher Guidance
A 2-Part Workshop to Harmonize the Deeper Unconscious & Awaken Inner Potential
Thursday, August 5, 7 pm ~ $50
“The international problem today is not hunger, poverty, drugs or fear of war. It is tension, hypertension, total tension. If you know how to free yourself of tension, you know how to solve your problems in life.” ~ Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Part I of the workshop will feature a guided session of Yoga Nidra, a simple yet profound technique of relaxation which enables us to dive deep down into the realms of the subconscious mind, releasing and relaxing mental tensions and establishing harmony in all facets of our being. Hands-on healing will be offered during the practice, which will gently stimulate the higher chakras. Then join us for refreshments as Dale meets privately with each participant, sharing information she picked up from her intuitive touch.
Experience deep release of tension, relaxation and peace of mind...plus receive creative and powerful insights!
Here's what one participant had to say: "The room itself is like being wrapped in a cocoon....I felt completely relaxed and in tune with, not only the gentle instructions, but with myself as well. It was an experience I had never had before and would love to experience on a monthly basis. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Cheryl..."
Register early, as this workshop fills up fast!
Join Cheryl at EVOLVE MUSIC & YOGA FESTIVAL
SEPT. 3-4-5-6 2010
Music-Yoga-Community-Creativity
The 4th annual EVOLVE Music and Yoga Festival (www.evolvefest.com - http://bit.ly/yKc4Z) is a 4-day community gathering for progressive, fun-loving and visionary people (just like you!) who wish to celebrate their creative human potential and explore ways to make life on Earth more harmonious, joyful and sustainable! The Evolve vision centers on our power to move forward as ONE family, aligning with our Planet and with all beings. To evolve in ways that are effective and meaningful we come together and share the transformational energy our highest aspirations. Encounter great people, fresh new positive music, healthy vegetarian food and strong positive vibes.
Evolve celebrates the creative power of the human spirit and brings together 50+bands, yoga instructors, visionary artists, environmentalists, guest speakers, Wisdom-Keepers and thousands from the community in a lively exchange of energy and ideas.
Cheryl's challenging class will take place on Saturday at 3pm.
Hope to see you there!
Yoga Mala...
Are You Ready for the Challenge?
108 Sun Salutations for Charity
Our 1st Ever Community-Wide Moving Prayer
Saturday, September 25 (Rain Date: Sunday, 9/26)
The mala (or set of 108 prayer beads) is used to focus, transform and bring the mind inward. As representative of that, we will create a community circle and collectively move through 108 Sun Salutations together in rhythm and intention. (Of course, it's okay to rest in child's pose from time to time!)
Here's What You Can Do:
~ Start thinking about who you can ask to support you in this effort. Sponsor sheets will be available soon!
~ Start building up your stamina! We're already upping the ante with our Surya Namaskar in most of our classes at Breathing Room....Keep at it over the summer!
~ Just be: Your mere presence at this event means just as much, if not more than any physical effort put forth. Remember: Even Child's Pose counts!
Join Us in Community, Compassion & Change,
One Sun Salutation at a Time
Global Mala was conceived by Shiva Rea as a way to help raise awareness and funding for some of our world’s biggest issues. Each year brings together thousands of people from around the world to create a HUGE PEACE WAVE and help many wonderful organizations big and small. The annual event always coincides with UN’s International Day of PEACE as well as the Fall Equinox. Come help make our event a shining bead on the sacred mala of peace!
Healing on September 11
A U T H E N T I C H E A L I N G OF
Y O U R C O R E I S S U E S
a Kundalini Yoga Workshop with Akalsukh
Date: Saturday, Sep 11, 2010
Time: 2:00--5:00pm
Cost: $45 ($35 if you register by 9/1)
In this Kundalini yoga workshop, you will learn how to maximize Kundalini Yoga as a healing modality to allow your soul to create changes at the core, and recover your youthful, innocent self.
“In the Age of Aquarius, the depression and stress on humankind will tear up people who do not have the technical knowledge of self.”
~Yogi Bhajan
In our journey through life, loss, grief, trauma and intense stress can create patterns of attachment, lodging in our minds and bodies. You will learn how to maximize Kundalini Yoga as a healing modality to allow your soul to create changes at the core, and recover your youthful, innocent self.
You will be working on the Lower Triangle of Chakras, the First, Second and Third Chakra, allowing the energy to transform in a balanced manner to the Higher Triangle of Chakras:
“If the energy in the lower triangle of chakras is not balanced and allowed to transform to higher energy frequencies, one is totally a slave to hunger, thirst and sexuality, following the whim of the body."
~Yogi Bhajan
During this workshop, you will also learn a set of exercises that are truly rare jewels of Kundalini Yoga. They are the:
NINE MINUTES MAX MEDITATIONS
“These sets of exercises are 5000 years old, the results of human experiments by the ancient yogis, sages and healers. These kriyas have effects which no herb, no healing, nothing can equal. They are very secret exercises of Kundalini Yoga. They are not even taught to adepts. These very special powerful kriyas take only 9 minutes with 2 minutes relaxation time.These meditations can change anybody’s life!”
~Yogi Bhajan
Spirit Painting/Soul Reading Sessions at Breathing Room!
Imagine owning art that works as a two-way mirror, the imagery reflecting what you most ache for, drawing you to your heart's longing, illuminating your path to life's full adventure. After a two-hour private session with artist Andrew Maishman, you will walk away with an original Spirit painting and recorded Soul Reading that illuminates revealing imagery through Andrew's unique language for color. It's an amazing experience that you just have to...well, expereince!!! Walk away refreshed and with a beautiful painting to treasure.
For more information: Call Andrew at 973 985 9114
Highlights from our
Wildflower Walk
~ Sunday, April 18, 2010
with Bradley White, Naturalist
We found evidence of woodpeckers, bear, fox and deer. Some of the plants we discovered included Jack in the Pulpit, Mustard Garlic, Spring Anemone, Columbine, Liver Leaf and the rare Walking Fern. We also found cool Flint and Quartz rocks. The highlight of the hike was when we saw a Long-tailed Salamandar and a wee baby Newt!
It was a great hike and awesome education in the outdoors....Thanks, Bradley!
We had an incredible time at the 2009 Community Love In Motion Autism Event in the fall. Over $1500 was raised for autistic children. We moved, grooved and gave throughout the day, sharing our time, gifts and hearts. Thanks to all who came and contributed!
Love in Motion was an opportunity to support a local non-profit organization and in turn help families in our community affected by autism. To read about these local families and their cause, click on the following links:
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