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Mindfulness Mini-Retreat: Be Here Now
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Mindfulness Mini-Retreat: Be Here Now

$35

with Heather Shaughnessy-Cato

A calming 2-hour retreat to reconnect with your breath, your body, and this present moment. Experience mindfulness practices that bring clarity, ease, and spaciousness to your day. Whether you're new to mindfulness or returning to your practice, this session offers a grounding pause from daily busyness. Activities include: Guided mindfulness meditations, Gentle movement or mindful walking, Journaling and quiet reflection, Group discussion, and shared insights. Please bring: a yoga mat, a journal, and anything that helps you feel cozy and supported.

Emotional Eating: Unpacked & Under Control

$15

with Amy Burtt

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 21, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

This empowering class is designed to help you rebuild your relationship with food by understanding emotional eating and learning how to trust your body again. We'll explore the roots of emotional eating and how to recognize true hunger vs. emotional cravings. Class is lecture and Q&A.

Flow and Gentle Yoga Live - Online

$75

with Nicola Eden

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 25, 2025 at 8 am, runs for 5 weeks
4 additional sessions through Feb 7, 2026

From the comfort of your own space, experience the gifts of yoga through awareness of mind and body, attention to movement and breath, explorations in slowing down, down to the ground, and moments of settling into stillness, all to support your journey. Guided by Nicola, with a sustainable approach, and open to all. Nicola Eden is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher with a Maine State Teacher Certificate.

Explorations in Chair Yoga Live - Online

$75

with Nicola Eden

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 25, 2025 at 9:30 am, runs for 5 weeks
4 additional sessions through Feb 7, 2026

Take care of yourself from the comfort of your own space. You are welcome to experience the gifts of yoga through awareness of mind and body, attention to movement and breath, studies in slowing down, and moments of settling into stillness, while in and out of your stable chair. Guided by Nicola, with a sustainable approach, and open to all. Nicola Eden is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher with a Maine State Teacher Certificate.

Intro to Chair Yoga Live - Online

$45

with Nicola Eden

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 25, 2025 at 11 am, runs for 5 weeks
4 additional sessions through Feb 7, 2026

An opportunity to take time for yourself from the comfort of your own space. You are welcome to experience the gifts of yoga through mindful movement and breath, explorations in slowing down, and moments of settling into stillness. All you need is a stable chair. Guided by Nicola, with a sustainable approach, and open to all. Nicola Eden is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher with a Maine State Teacher Certificate.

Yoga 3-in-1

$78

with Barbara McGranahan

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 27, 2025 at 6:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks

This yoga class blends Hatha, Yin, and Restorative practices, offering a gentle yet comprehensive introduction to mindful movement, deep stretching, and profound relaxation. We will begin each session by focusing on breathwork and foundational postures to warm the body and cultivate a sense of presence. Next a transition to stretches that target deep connective tissues, promoting flexibility and releasing tension in the hips, pelvis and lower spine. Finally we will conclude with a restorative sequence, using props to support the body in passive poses allowing deep relaxation and rejuvenation. Please bring a yoga bolster or personal cushion, blanket; yoga blocks provided.

Pilates: All Levels

$78

with Barbara McGranahan

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 29, 2025 at 5:15 pm, runs for 6 weeks
2 additional sessions through Jan 14, 2026

If you are familiar with the principles of Pilates and/or have completed the Intro to Mat Pilates w/ Barbara offering you are ready to get down to some practical work. A brief review of basic techniques that underpin all Pilates exercises and then on to foundation exercises and progressive exercises. Joseph Pilates said: "In 10 sessions you'll feel the difference, in 20 sessions you'll see the difference, and in 30 sessions you'll have a whole new body." Let's continue to work toward your postural, musculoskeletal alignment and development,and safe movement. *No Class: 11/26. **Please bring your own mat.

Yoga: All Levels

$78

with Barbara McGranahan

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 29, 2025 at 6:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks
2 additional sessions through Jan 14, 2026

Yoga is one of the oldest "holistic" health-care systems in existence, focusing on both the mind and body. Through the practice of yoga postures and breath work, you can connect with your body and mind and discover your spirit; yoga is the art of listening to all parts of your Self. Hatha yoga postures linked with the breath have a powerful effect on all systems of the body providing the energy to age gracefully, stay fit, improve circulation and posture, loosen and lengthen knotty muscles, reduce stress, increase bone density, and promote relaxation at the end of the day. Please bring a yoga mat. Recommended props include a cushion and/or yoga blanket, blocks, bolster, and strap. *No Class: 11/26 & 2/18. **Please bring your own mat.





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