Welcome! Though this work will bring you mental, spiritual, and physical health, the most important aspect you'll discover is the building of community. We're creating a Circle of Trees who stand tall and strong and support one another in ways that many women were taught was impossible. This circle is local to Erie but is also online and global so the roots run deep and wide.
If you're new to my classes, you'll get the location after you register. I'm close to the Whole Foods Co-op to give you an idea.
Classes are non-refundable and non-transferable (unless you're gifting someone, of course).
There are limited spaces due to the size of my in-home studio so register as soon as possible.
AND PLEASE NOTE: if you need to miss a class, there is usually room in one of the others during the week for a makeup. Just ask.
BodyPoetics: Living from Your Radiant Body, Radiant Mind
MONDAYS, 5:30 to 7 PM (Door opens at 5:15)
September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29
Cost: $80 for the six week session
This class is about ENERGY and LAUGHTER and COMMUNITY and PLAY.
BodyPoetics is a system designed to help you find your unique body language and to express yourself via movement arts from across a wide array of disciplines.
This is the stuff of your healthiest body. No poses, no steps to learn. Exploring your inner terrain of your mind via the vehicle of your curious body is the theme of this work.
We'll use breath and mindfulness to experiment with ways of moving and being -- on our own and with others.
You being the ultimate YOU is the goal.
Bodypoetics: Exploring the Core & Spine as River of Strength
THURSDAYS, 5:30 to 7 PM (Door opens at 5:15)
September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1
Cost: $80 for the six week session
If you're seeking inner stability and strength for the body and the mind, this class is for you, as we'll be working slowly and precisely to locate and activate all the muscles of the torso and create mobility of the spine.
This work will also awaken your feminine energies as we create strength that is fluid and responsive rather than rigid and reactive.
We'll be combining principles, as usual, from many approaches, including Kundalini yoga, modern dance, burlesque, and Japanese Butoh.
"Chop off your arm. You’ll keep going. Chop off the other - you’re still alive and kicking. Take off the legs and you’ll not kick anymore but life continues. And yet - if they take away your spine game is over. In terms of performance and movement - the spine is of primary importance. Show me a capable spine and smart torso and I’ll show you a good mover. Show me side splits and a handstand or big strong arms and it means very little in movement ability. Look at high level performers - success is demonstrated from the center and out. That’s why EVERY DAY IS A SPINE DAY." IDO PORTAL
Circle of Trees: Vidhi Yoga & Community
SUNDAYS, 5:30 to 7 PM (Door opens at 5:15)
September 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4
Cost: $80 for the six week session
Vidhi Yoga is community ritual energy yoga that focuses on the chakras/glandular systems to create vibrancy, relaxation, and overall happy (along with flexibility and strength that originates in the spine and core). I've developed this yoga after 25 years of practice and study and it's constantly evolving.
This experience is a blend of too many things to list but can include a variety of yoga lineages, including Kundalini, Kripalu, Vinyasa, Iyengar, and Tantra principles, partner movement, meridian based medicine, Japanese Butoh, modern dance, body weight work, biomechanics, guided visualizations, movement prompts for brain health, chant, meditation, and whatever I happen to be learning and integrating at the moment.
Vidhi is the sanskrit word for ritual but it's also related to a form of early Tantric yoga that eventually became my beloved Kundalini Yoga. I love this connection!
As always, breath and mindfulness is the primary focus and this work can be done by ANY body!
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