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Breath Centered Yoga
Weekly Class, Thursdays at 10:00–11:15am at Cedar Sanctuary
With Sonia Weirich of One To One Yoga
Investment $25 (First class free & 5-class pass at $100. Limited to 8 participants and advance registration suggested.)
Save-your-spot: Email Sonia at onetooneyoga@gmail.com or call/text 206-422-1317
SoulDance
Move Your Body. Dance Your Dance.
Thursday, April 18, 6:30-8pm at Cedar Sanctuary(Repeats 3rd-Thursdays)
Investment: $20 (limited to 10 participants and pre-registration required)
Contact Brenda Loukes to save-your-spot: bloukesb@gmail.com or 425. 435.9498
(Co-ed. No fitness or dance experience is necessary. Dance barefoot or wearing socks.)
We were born to move, and SoulDance is a safe and creative space to dance your dance ‘like nobody’s watching”. Dancing with no judgment of ‘right’ ways to move, this is a place for you to be you. To dance your soul with a freestyle movement experience that will light up your body, your smile, and your life. Come as you are.
“In a society that worships love, freedom, and beauty, dance is sacred. It is a prayer for the future, a remembrance of the past and a joyful exclamation of thanks for the present.”
-Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Brenda Loukes-Johnson creates a juicy free-flowing journey for each SoulDance session using voice and soul-stirring music, while drawing on her experiences as a dance instructor, Kahuna transformational bodyworker, and holding space for creative Soulpainting programs.
This program is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/396758567743662
Yoga Nidra
What to bring: Please dress comfortably and bring a yoga mat, blanket, pillow, and water for hydration while lying in Savasana.
The ancient practice of yoga nidra is a guided meditative inquiry into the states of being, and that which is beyond these states. Yoga Nidra pioneer, Swami Satyananda Saraswati, refers to it as “reaching the border between waking and sleeping states.”
In this class you will first be prepared for yoga nidra through gentle movement, an optional head massage, and breath awareness. While in a comfortable resting position, you will become aware of your breath as Sonia provides guided instruction through the yoga nidra process of deep relaxation through an exploration of body-mind, energy, and awareness and into that which is beyond all of these changing states of being. You will leave feeling more attuned to yourself and that which is beyond the self…
This program is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/2582752711741897
Meditation Series
4 Sundays, May 5-26, 4-5:30pm at Cedar Sanctuary
Sonia Weirich of One to One Yoga
Investment $100 for Series (limited to 12 participants)
Save-your-spot here or email Sonia at onetooneyoga@gmail.com
Whether you are looking to find more peace in your life or are ready to transcend the self altogether, this series will introduce you to the art of meditation as well as practices that will meet your intention. Over the course of four weeks, various types of meditation will be explored as will the stages of meditation. Physical movement, mindfulness and breath awareness, will be explored as preparation for mediation.
Each week you will go home with a practice to engage, and in the end you will have the tools to establish your own meditation practice. Mediation cushions and chairs will be provided.
Questions? Email Sonia at onetooneyoga@gmail.com
This program is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/2581392195265247
Women’s Circle at Cedar Sanctuary
2nd Wednesdays: May 8, June 12 & July 10
6-9pm (doors open at 5:45pm) at Cedar Sanctuary
Email Elena Payanen at evp2809@yahoo.com with questions
Investment: $30 (pre-registration required)
Save-your-spot for each month here: May 8, June 12, July 10
Do you hear the Call of the Sisterhood? Are yearning for deep, meaningful connection with other women? Do you wish to take the time off from the ordinary to slow down and to create or co-create the Sacred?
When women get together to create a sacred space to compassionately see and hear each other, to honor their stories, their bodies and the natural cycles, they magnify the power of their intentions and prayers. They energetically create a web of support for not only themselves but for the women everywhere.
Women’s Circle at Cedar Sanctuary is based on the ancient practices of a Native American tradition of a Talking Circle. When women sit in the circle, they are all connected, and they are all equal. Sacred Medicine Bowl is used as a Talking Object and the main agreement is that whoever is holding the Bowl has all the attention of the Circle and can share from the heart. The others have an excellent opportunity to practice deep and compassionate listening. In the Circle women are healed, nurtured, comforted and truly seen.
Women’s Circle at the Cedar Sanctuary are always done in the spirit of the Beauty Way. What to expect:
- To be welcomed into a safe and nurturing space of Cedar Sanctuary.
- To spend several hours in the magical Circle Space lovingly adorned in the Way of the Beauty: luxurious textiles, candles, twinkling lights, flowers, nature objects and art.
- To be safely and lovingly held in the strong container of the Women’s Circle to connect, share, and learn.
- Please wear comfortable clothes – we will be sitting on the floor (back jacks, yoga mats, cushions and blankets will be provided), and adorn yourself.
- Top grade essential oils, flower essences, incense or medicinal herbs (Mugwort, Sage, St. John’s wort or others) might be used during the Circle.
- Drumming, dancing or creating art might be part of the Circle experience.
The Flow of the Evening:
5:45 to 6:30 – Teatime & Socializing (please eat dinner before arriving).
6:30 – Opening of the Circle (doors will be closed around 6:15 and there are no late arrivals – Thank you!)
- Cleansing/Smudging and Settling in – Opening Directions – Setting Intentions for the Circle
- Agreements for the Circle
- Gratitude Prayer
- Introductions – Red Thread Connection – Bringing in Ancestors
- Theme Introduction
- Sharing Circle
- Self-Care Break – Movement – Singing
- Guided Meditation – Journaling – Sharing
- Closing of the Circle, Closing the Directions, Closing Prayer
9 pm – Tea (optional) and farewells. Please be respectful of the time and space and plan to leave by 9:30pm as Cedar Sanctuary is in a residential area. Thank you!
Happy Guts Workshop – Back by popular request!
With Kathleen Yow-Wells of Eastside Wellness Center
Saturday, May 11, 9am-1pm at Cedar Sanctuary (Sammamish, WA)
Investment $128 (limited to 12 participants and pre-registraiton required).
Save-your-spot here
The Happy Guts class is based on the practice of Chi Nei Tsang developed by Taoist monks in ancient China. Modern Chi Nei Tsang is abdominal organ massage meant to aid elimination & detoxification while building gut health and vitality, stabilize our emotions, and has a grounding effect on our well-being.
We live in a fast-paced stressful world. Fast food, prolonged sitting, and forever ‘to do’ lists, undigested ‘emotions’, and chemicals everywhere play havoc with our nervous and digestive systems. Overtime, our overall gut functioning, health and vitality are greatly affected. Gut function directly affects our basic levels of health, and we must become aware of ways we can maintain it ourselves.
During our time together, you will learn a deeper understanding of how the digestive system works, what can go wrong, and how to support your own digestive health through manual self-care techniques of belly work. We will learn and experience the power of breath, gut awareness, and purposeful abdominal self-touch to reduce tension, pain, and discomfort. You will learn a ‘your hands on your gut’ self-care routine for daily use. This can be wonderful for family members, young and elderly alike. Learning resources will be provided.
This self-care class by a licensed massage therapist is not meant as medical advice or as a substitute for medical care. please consult your health provider for advice on specific conditions. if you want to learn life-long tools to take care of and love your guts and diminish symptoms such as bloating or belly discomfort this class is for you.
Kathleen Yow-Wells, LMT has been practicing therapeutic bodywork since 1982. She brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, passion, and humor to her teachings. Kathleen loves to teach self-care techniques to help people build their own little black bags of healing techniques. info@eastsidewellnesscenter.com / www.eastsidewellnesscenter.com
This program is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/661589537615799
Present Communication Workshop
Saturday, May 18, 8:45am-2:30pm at Cedar Sanctuary
Tammy Steele of Fully Present Living
Investment: $125 for early registrations by May 11 ($147 after)
Save-your-spot here
Are you:
- Tired of having the same conversations over and over again with your spouse or kids?
- Exasperated because yelling seems to be the only way for you to be heard?
- Annoyed that no one gets what you want or need?
- Confused or feeling helpless about your emotions?
- Feeling disconnected from others or yourself?
If so, you are not alone! In the Present Communication Workshop, you will learn how to use empowering words to create harmony in your relationships and to ask for and get what you really want.
The Present Communication Workshop is here to help you rid yourself of emotional toxicity and achieve more in life. For centuries, our culture has taught us all to think and speak in ways that can actually cause conflict and internal pain. Much of our communication is filled with judgement, demands and denial. It’s hardly surprising that so many of us experience confusion, frustration, anger and depression when trying to make ourselves heard and understood!
This workshop will help you to transform your thinking and reconnect with your authentic self. Afterwards, you’ll be able to:
- Get what you want without resorting to shouting.
- Avoid destructive, repetitive conversations.
- Identify, articulate and finally get your needs met with love and affection.
- Embrace your emotions – all of them!
- Take control of your own happiness.
- Develop a complete sense of reconnection with your inner self.
- Reduce stress and enjoy better health.
Using powerful techniques from Nonviolent Communication (NVC), by Marshall B. Rosenberg Ph.D and Free to Love, Free to Heal by Dr David Simmon, co-founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing, this workshop blends practical skills with powerful consciousness and vocabulary, teaching you how to achieve great things in life, peacefully and simply.
The two-session, four step course will guide you gently through a series of skills and thought-practices, with the aim of bringing positive change into your life. You’ll be able to implement these teachings into your own life as soon as you like; and you’re likely to notice big changes almost immediately.
In addition to four hours of intensive instruction with an expert teacher, you’ll also receive:
- Access to a private Facebook group page
- Course downloads
You’ll also be able to:
- Cultivate a kinder, more authentic connection with yourself and others
- Re-establish trust and honesty in your intimate relationships
- Identify and avoid common blocks to compassionate connection
So what are you waiting for? Start making the change today, by booking your place at the Present Communication Workshop
This program is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/585710725277613
Sage Woman Weekend Immersion
Empowering the Peri Menopause and Menopausal Years
2 Days: Saturday & Sunday, June 8-9, 9am-5pm at Cedar Sanctuary
With Suzanne Silvermoon & Asmita Runge of Om & Ojas
Investment: $309 for early registration by May 11 (code “Sage”) or $362 after
Save-your-spot here
As women navigate their 40’s, 50’s and beyond they begin to recognize a time of huge transitions. Changes present themselves physically, emotionally and/or spiritually. Shifting hormones create physical changes, while shifting roles (empty nest, care of elderly parents) create mental, emotional and spiritual changes. For many, we experience a time of re-evaluation of life’s priorities such as jobs, relationships, living with purpose, being more creative or becoming more spiritual. While it is a challenging transitional time, when embraced, can become a very liberating and empowering stage of life: A time of awakening to our sacred authentic self.
We at Om & Ojas have created Sage Woman, a wellness program for women in their peri-menopausal and menopausal years. The teachings are rooted in ancient healing practices of Yoga and Ayurveda and supported by modern scientific research. The communities of women brought together through our program cultivate a life path of health, happiness and wholeness.
During our weekend immersion, we share:
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Practical and creative ways to create balance in women’s personal and professional lives
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Modern medical information about hormonal changes and effects of stress
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Ancient Ayurvedic perspectives on the menopausal transition in life
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Sage Woman Power Tools whereby they can then take an active role in their health and wellbeing
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Yoga asana and pranayama practices for meeting the challenges of menopausal symptoms
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Meditation practices for envisioning self as a Sage Woman.
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Practices to navigate the rite of passage from the Motherhood to the Master (Sage Woman) stage of life
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A deep sense of mutual connection and support to foster a sense of sacred sangha that the cohort of women in the program can draw from
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Ayurvedic inspired lunch each day
Register here for a fabulous deep inhale into the Sage Woman Retreat.
This program is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/323753348496693
Break Through Your Personal Glass Ceiling(s) to Thrive
Monday, June 17, 7-9:30pm at Cedar Sanctuary
Laureli Shimayo: www.LaureliShimayo.com.
Investment: $35 online ($45 at door)
Save-your-spot here
How much of a good (and great) time, how much success and fulfillment, are you willing to have? How much are you willing to manifest in 2019?
Most of us unconsciously sabotage how much fun, joy and success we experience day to day in leadership/work, life and love. When we hit our self-imposed glass ceiling or Upper Limit (UL) of having a good time, we subconsciously create drama and problems to bring ourselves back down and create what is called an Upper Limit Problem (ULP, sounds like gulp) by Gay & Kathlyn Hendricks, www.Hendricks.com.
Every egoic being has an Upper Limit. We got our first one installed by our family of origin, and our opportunity in this life is to continuously break through and raise it. Likely you have raised yours. And it’s also likely that you’ve still got a limit that’s lower than your soul can reach. Imagine having everything, absolutely everything your higher self wants, right now – do you start to get a bit fuzzy and dizzy? – if so, that is your UL in action.
Learn to identify your ULPs, your habits and patterns, and to shift them, in friendly and fun ways. After all, blaming yourself for not raising your UL is really just an ULP too!
This workshop will be held on Monday June 17, 7-9:30pm at Cedar Sanctuary, 21407 NE 6th Pl, Sammamish, WA 98074.
The 2.5-hour workshop is $25 if paid in advance at www.PayPal.com/LaureliShimayo or $35 at the door. If you prefer an invoice, reach out to Laureli@Thrive-Wise.com or 720-352-2434.
Laureli Shimayo has been teaching and coaching people for 10+ years. She is a graduate of Gay & Katie Hendricks’ 2-year Leadership & Transformation program. Laureli is a Body Psychology Coach, Intuitive Eye Reader, and Emotional Energy Healer. Learn more at www.LaureliShimayo.com.
This program is on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/events/2345254199085517
Restorative Rolling with MELT
Saturday, Jun 29, 4-6pm at Cedar Sanctuary (Sammamish, WA)
Investment $40 (pre-registration suggested)
Save-your-spot here or email to pay via check/cash: susan333@live.com
Move and feel better. Improve your body’s stability, mobility, balance, and fun-factor with restorative foam rolling. Using a specialized soft foam roller and small balls for feet and hands, these easy self-care techniques release tension, stuck-stress, aches, and pain, decompress the joints, and help us move with greater ease from head to toe. Sound awesome? You bet!
Whether you’re an athlete or someone simply looking to move with greater ease, restorative rolling using a soft MELT roller is complimentary to any wellness program, and a proactive approach to maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle. We will review the “MELT For A Happy Back Sequence,” including Mini Hand & Foot Techniques and a Rebalancing Sequence on the roller.
Bonus: Appropriate for all levels, no pain, and MELT feels great.
Equipment: Provided for class use, and available for optional purchase by cash or check.
Wear: Comfy exercise wear such as layered tops, yoga pants or sweats, wearing socks or barefoot.
This program is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/361077637949222
Ayurveda Lifestyles Retreat – Back by popular request!
2-Days: Saturday, October 12 8:30am-5pm & Sunday, October 13 9am-3:30pm at Cedar Sanctuary
Tammy Steele of Fully Present Living
Pricing & registration details coming soon!
(We hosted this program at Cedar Sanctuary in March 2019, and it was a fabulous and enriching experience.)
Got stress? Finally get your sparkle back! Doctors are increasingly citing stress as a major contributing factor to most illnesses today. Modern life can be stressful. Busy careers, complicated relationships and social demands can soon drain and tire you, leaving you feeling like your sparkle has gone. If you’re want to get back on track, get realigned and enjoy physical and spiritual balance, this retreat is for you!
Do any of these sound familiar?
- Sleepless nights?
- Digestion or weight problems?
- Emotional turbulence?
- Physical aches & pains?
- Lack of vitality?
If so, then The Chopra Center’s Perfect Health Retreat is the answer to for you! Discover how to identify these imbalances in your life and create a personal daily routine that nourishes you. Finally release emotions in a healthy way and eliminate physical stress so your mind and body begin to feel at ease and relaxed. Experience health, vitality and happiness.
Based on the bestselling book “Perfect Health,” by Dr. Deepak Chopra, this 5-session retreat is led by Chopra Center Certified Instructor Tammy Steele who studied Ayurvedic practices at the Chopra Center for Wellbeing. Tammy is also Reiki Master and a professional certified holistic work/life flow Coach.
You’ll find out how to reduce or eliminate the effects of stress. You’ll understand what foods help your body and which ones don’t. You’ll feel more emotionally and physically alive than you’ve felt in years!
Seed of Potential Talisman Workshop
Titina van Hoorn of Soul Piece Jewelry
Investment: $195 if registered by July 31, $225 thereafter (includes silver precious metal clay, chain and findings, plus craft supplies for the creative exploration process)
No previous jewelry making experience necessary!
Amigas is a multicultural community of women who know that there is more that connects us than divides us. We connect to grow meaningful and enriching relationships, create a sense of belonging for everyone, and have fun together.
As we remember our strengths and reconnect with our vibrant selves and each other, we benefit both as individuals and the evolution of our planet as a whole. To quote female role model Mamma Gena, “The joy of life is not simply in serving oneself. The true joy of life is in being able to be a part of a larger community of service, taking one another higher.”
Amigas meets regularly at Cedar Sanctuary to surround each other with the support of sisterhood, community, connection, and inspiration. For more information or to join the group, contact Susan Creighton: susan333@live.com / 425.298.6428
REMEMBERING ME: An Introduction to Expressing Life’s Magic Through Story
Stay-tuned for when we reschedule this fabulous program!
Barbara Krauss of The Centre for Organic Yesipes
Everyone has a story… what is yours?
• When was the last time you stopped to take stock of your awesomeness? To pause and celebrate yourself and your journey?
• How often do you acknowledge yourself and the gifts that you have shared with others in the milestones of your life: the highs, the lows, and all points in between?
Imagine what it would feel like to grant yourself permission to rest, reflect and express yourself creatively. REMEMBERING ME is a three-hour experiential workshop when you get to dedicate an afternoon to remembering how remarkable you really are.
During our time together, you’ll have an opportunity to:
• Connect with a community of like-minded women, listening and deeply sharing from the heart.
• Experience meaningful insight through guided meditation, journaling, and potent conversations.
• Easily create a piece of art to express your story – no previous art experience needed.
• Express yourself in writing with effortlessness, ease, and joy…whether you’re a seasoned writer, or this is your first time writing a story about your life.
Create this time for yourself. Give yourself the gift of exploring the stories of your life and connecting the dots in your experiences and gifts!
Barbara Krauss is a STORYOGRAPHER. Her work is an organic blend of creating and writing stories, gathering stories of others, and giving them a voice. Combining her expertise in coaching/mentoring, inspirational teaching, motivational speaking and facilitating workshops, she powerfully holds space where creative engagement thrives. She is most alive when enraptured by the organic flow and freedom of immersion in creative expression, and invites others to join her in this realm.
More info: www.barbarakrauss.weebly.com / barbara@barbarakrauss.com
Relax & Renew
A mixed-modalities afternoon of necessary indulgences and modalities. Our most recent program included Aromatherapy, MELT Method, Gyrotonic, and a Gong Sound Bath. Heavenly! Schedule your own Relax & Renew Program.
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