Workshops
Gentle & Restorative Yoga
Offered Sunday, October 4th
Two options!
1:30-3 pm or
3:30 pm- 5:00 pm
with Sonya Carter
The class will begin with thirty minutes of gentle yoga poses to release tightness and tension in the body; followed by one hour of restorative yoga poses allowing the body and mind to come into a place of stillness and restoration.
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Sound Journey
Offered Monday, October 12th, November 9th & December 7th
5:30 pm-7:00 pm
with Heide Scheurer
A sound journey is a deeply meditative experience where you are immersed in sound waves created by healing instruments such as Himalayan singing bowls, gong, monochord, tuning forks, drums, rattles, and chimes - a powerful opportunity to release stress, reset your nervous system and reconnect with yourself.
Optional: For an extra $10, Heide Scheurer will intuitively select and place healing stones on you, setting the stage for a profound sound healing journey tailored to your personal focus or intention.
Nutritional Series
Offered Thursdays, October 22nd, November 19th & December 17th
5:30pm-6:30pm ONLINE ONLY
with Holly Westling
Join Holly for this series or drop in for one or more. Pre-registration required.
September 17 - How to Reduce Inflammation
October 22 - How to determine if you have a food sensitivity
November 19- Meeting nutritional needs while taking a GLP-1
December 17 - How to fuel your body to improve energy
“Just One Problem” &
“The Most Important Question”
Two talks by Thay Chan Hue
Tuesday, October 27th- “Just One Problem”
Tuesday, November 3rd- “The Most Important Question”
5:30 pm- 6:30 pm
with Thay Chan Hue
In this pair of talks, we’ll explore the topics of fear and honesty and the nature of skillful action. We’ll also explore the importance of questioning, the dangers of belief, and how both can help or harm us.
The speaker, Thay Chan Hue, has been a Buddhist monk for 26 years. He practiced and taught for 6 years in a Vietnamese Zen monastery under Thich Nhat Hanh, before studying in the Theravada tradition, the oldest school of Buddhism. He now lives a more solitary life here in Vermont.
No charge.
Register opendoorwrj@gmail.com
November First Friday
A Moving Meditation with a recording of Gabrielle Roth - The Wave
Offered Friday, November 6th
5:30pm-6:30pm
with Heide Scheurer
Heide Scheurer of Sound Haven Vermont will facilitate an ecstatic dance session based on The Five Rhythms that Gabrielle identified as the rhythms of life: Fluidity, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, and Stillness. “Moving the body through rhythms releases emotions; the release of the body inevitably leads to the release of the heart.”
Introduction to Tai Chi
Offered Mondays, September 14th, 21st & 28th
12:00pm-1:00pm
with Kevin Comeau
This class is aimed at people who are new to tai chi, or who have not practiced in a while and would like to start at the beginning.
Tai Chi Chuan (taijiquan) is a Chinese martial and movement art that focuses on proper body structure and alignment, as well as the cultivation of internal energy rather than muscular strength. This 3 week introductory class will present Tai Chi for Good Health, the Yang style short form. The form comprises 24 postures performed in a flowing manner. If you would like to work on your balance, coordination, and breathing, or simply want to find a deeper level of relaxation, give tai chi a try!
Functional Fitness
Six Week Series
Offered Thursdays, September 3rd-October 15th (no class September 17th)
8:30am -9:15am
with Amy Greene, MSPT, CYT
Join Amy Greene, MSPT, CYT—Physical Therapist and Certified Yoga Teacher—for a supportive, full-body fitness class designed to improve strength, balance using movements from everyday life. Through simple, effective exercises, you’ll build confidence, move with greater ease, and feel stronger in your daily activities.
Somatics of Wellbeing
TBD
with Kate Gamble
Finding Ease and Grace through Yoga, Natural and Free Movement
This class offers a unique opportunity to have fun with the inherent pleasure of being in your body—just as it is. Together, we’ll explore natural movement patterns that emerge from our biomechanics and sensory systems, engaging with mobility, flexibility, and flow.
The Somatics of Language: How Words Land in the Body
Offered:TBD
with Kate Gamble
In this class, we will explore the deep connection between language and the body. Through poetry, spoken word, and personal mantras, we’ll attune to how words resonate within us—how they move through our nervous systems and leave traces of meaning, memory, and emotion. Language, when fully felt, has the power to heal us from within.