January 2022
Monday Night Meditation
Our popular Online Monday Night Meditation continues! Join us for soothing practice that quiets the mind, relaxes the body and calms the nervous system. Regular evidence-based guided meditation helps boost our immune system and encourages a good night’s sleep. These simple, integrative 30-minute sessions are available for every age. Share the moment with friends and family! Register for any date and you'll automatically be registered for all sessions this month!
Find out more »Wool Painting – Winter Landscape
Using both wet and dry felt making techniques, we will create a beautiful landscape inspired by the nature that surrounds us. Taking place over two mornings, this workshop is suitable for beginners as well as those with previous felt making experience. ***PLEASE NOTE: This is an online class.*** When purchasing supplies for this class, please consider supporting The Umbrella by using our affiliate links at Blick and Amazon Smile. Thank you! Registration for all youth and adult winter arts classes…
Find out more »Midweek Mindful Meditation
Pause with intention to re-energize naturally in 2022! Join mindful meditation teacher Ruchika Sikri, co-creator and former executive leader of Google’s original Well-Being and Mindfulness Learning Program, for FREE Online Midweek Mindful Meditation every Wednesday at 4pm in January. Learn simple mindfulness techniques that help regulate emotions, ground the body and soothe the mind. Research shows that mindful meditation positively impacts all systems of the body, especially when practiced regularly. Resolve to reinvigorate (without caffeine!) for 30 minutes and Be…
Find out more »New Year, New Yoga
Be Well with a new year of yoga practice! Guided wisely and compassionately by master yoga trainer, Nicole Grant, these Friday morning online yoga sessions invite you to explore your internal energetic dynamic with greater awareness and intention. Breathe and ground to relieve sticky places in the body and mind as you become fully engaged in the moment. Regular embodied yoga practice settles the fray within your nervous systems as you open to natural sensate experience, allowing the body to…
Find out more »Exploring Felt Making
Using a variety of wet and dry felt making techniques, students will create several felt pieces in both two and three dimensions over the course of this class. Those with prior felt making experience will be encouraged to consider the weekly or biweekly assignments as jumping-off points, to work at their own pace and to experiment with the incorporation of other fiber techniques as desired. ***PLEASE NOTE: This is an online class.*** When purchasing supplies for this class, please consider…
Find out more »Why Be Mindful Now?
Now is the time to Be. Covid has opened our eyes not only to what we spend our days doing, but why we are conditioned to value productivity over wellness. The shift toward greater awareness of such patterns is a first step toward more mindful living. Join this virtual conversation to discover how the choice to Be Mindful benefits relationships, work life and personal wellBEing, and learn more about: Addressing struggles during turbulent times Myths of mindfulness Mindful ways to…
Find out more »Monday Night Meditation
Our popular Online Monday Night Meditation continues! Join us for soothing practice that quiets the mind, relaxes the body and calms the nervous system. Regular evidence-based guided meditation helps boost our immune system and encourages a good night’s sleep. These simple, integrative 30-minute sessions are available for every age. Share the moment with friends and family!
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