Events & Weekly Schedule
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Schedule
Mon
Private Clients
Tue/Wed
Private Clients
Sat
10:30-11:45 AM
Yang Yin Yoga
Join me in-person or virtually through Raven's Wing. Balancing our need to both move and liberate with our need to rest and allow. Honoring the body, we warm up through invigorating movement and postures amplifying our energy and breath. Gradually we'll slow back down to the earth for more quiet, passive postures to help connect and be with our experience. Relaxation and meditation end our session.
Beginner's welcome
Intro to Ayurvedic Cooking Class
Tuesday, April 30th
6:15-8:15 pm
In-Person at Branford High
Ayurveda is a 5,000 yr. old practice considered to be one of the oldest forms of preventative medicine and healthcare. Digestion & nutrition are a foundation of this ancient system and it is believed that maintaining a proper dietary balance leads to longevity and disease prevention. Learn about this powerful practice to support the body and mind through each season. We will cook a seasonally inspired Kitchari; an Ayurvedic dish which is said to remove toxins from the body, along with ghee and a cup of digestive tea. This meal can be modified for vegans. All offerings are gluten free. Students can observe or cook along virtually. The teacher will send out a recipe packet and shopping list a week in advance.
Healthy Seasonal
Cooking Class
Wednesday, May, 22nd
6:15-8:30 pm
In-Person at Branford High
Come and join us as we welcome the spring season through an interactive cooking class. Learn about what foods are in-season and how eating seasonally can balance your overall health. Inspired by Ayurveda (a 5,000 year old health science rooting from ancient India), this class will introduce you to a number of healthy, seasonal dishes that are easy to digest, optimize energy, and boost immunity. Join us as we discuss what Ayurveda is, explore foods that are optimal for the spring weather, and cook a few fun, seasonally inspired dishes.
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Spring Cleanse
Mon, 3/18 - Thurs, 3/21
VIRTUAL
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This 4 day cleanse is designed to gently support the body in transitioning from the winter to spring season. An Ayurvedic cleanse is about nourishing both the body through easy-to-digest foods and tending to the body/mind with self-care techniques. Most people are shocked by how easy and rewarding this cleanse is. It is a wonderful way to kindly reset the body as we leave the heaviness of winter and enter the lightness of spring.
This cleanse includes:
-Cleanse packet with 4 day schedule, recipes, self-care techniques, and planners
-Welcome Video/Introduction to get you started
-Daily check-in, accountability, and community via a Whatsapp group
**IF YOU SIGN UP BY 2/28 YOU WILL GET FREE ADMISSION TO THE VIRTUAL INTRO TO AYURVEDIC COOKING CLASS ON 3/14**
Intro to Ayurveda
Tuesday, March 5th
6:30 - 8:00pm
VIRTUAL via Zoom
This ancient wisdom evolved in India around 5000 years ago and is considered to be one of the world's oldest, continually practiced forms of healthcare. Ayurveda translates to "science of life.” This practice aims at creating deeper harmony between body, mind, and spirit through awareness in diet and lifestyle practices.
Many people call Ayurveda the "sister-science" to yoga. Learning the foundations of this ancient practice compliments our yoga practices as well as implements routines into our life that will optimize health and connection to the self/the divine.
In this workshop we will:
- Begin by learning, what Ayurveda is
-Discuss foundational principles of the practice such as the 5 elements and the 3 doshas
-Explore constitutions and what they look like in a balanced and imbalanced state.
-You will leave with tips and tools to begin incorporating this ancient wisdom into your life.
Breath-work & Ecstatic Dance
Hosted In-Person Only
Friday, March 1st @ 7:30pm
Raven’s Wing Studio, Branford, CT 06405
REGISTER HERE
Join us for a breathwork and ecstatic dance class to help us shake off stagnant energy and cultivate inner joy. This class is not choreographed and will be about gathering in community to intentionally breathe and move our bodies intuitively to beats that make our soul sing. It is an inward journey and a meditation in motion. No experience needed, just an open mind and a joy for life. Wear clothes that are easy to move in.
$18-$25 pre-registration encouraged, drop ins welcome.
Ayurvedic Self Care Workshop
Saturday, Feb 17th
4:00 - 6:00pm
In-Person
Join Lauren as we pamper ourselves and learn more about "dinacharya," a daily Ayurvedic self-care routine. Sip on a warm cup of tea while we explore the Ayurvedic clock which helps us align to the natural rhythms of nature. Check out different self-care products as we discuss cleansing the five senses through intentional daily practices.
We will end this magical day of self-love with an abbreviated "abhyanga" which is an Ayurvedic self-massage using oil to protect the body and calm the nervous system.
**Please have a towel and clothes you don't mind getting a little oil on. We will be massaging the head, legs, arms, and neck.**
Full Day Retreat: Being with Ourselves as Sacred
Hosted In-Person Only
Saturday, Aug 19th @ 10:00am-6:00pm
Raven’s Wing Studio, Branford, CT 06405
Being with Ourselves as Sacred is a deep dive into the art of yoga practice. Join Lauren & Sally as we weave together yoga philosophy, deep gentle yoga, meditation, and kirtan to connect with ourselves in a profound way. Gift yourself at the end of summer with a sacred pause while deepening your yoga practice and sense of self-inquiry. This is an opportunity for us to slow down and listen to our bodies, hearts and minds in a compassionate and discerning way as we navigate resistance & challenges within the moment and within our life. Meet other like-minded community members as we connect, go-inward, and expand our practice.
We hope you come for this local opportunity to unplug and go in.
Catered lunch included, weather permitting lunch will be at Foote Park.
Early Bird Pricing by July 22: $190
Regular Pricing: $225
Gentle Yoga & Japa Meditation
Hosted In-Person Only & Virtually
6 Mondays: 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1
7:00-8:15pm
Raven’s Wing Studio, Branford, CT 06405
Begin your week with an opportunity to slow down and reconnect. We will move through gentle hatha yoga postures and nourishing breathwork that help remove tension from the body and mind. End your practice with a potent guided japa meditation (also known as mantra meditation). Japa is an important and healing form of meditation where resonant sounds are repeated, providing a focus for the mind and a healing vibration in the body. All levels are welcome.
Yoga & Storytelling
Hosted In-Person & Virtually
Mondays 7:00-8:00pm
4/17-5/22
At Raven’s Wing Studio
Join Lauren Monday evenings for inspiring stories and a gentle yoga practice. Each class will begin with a 5-10 minute reading of an inspirational story from spiritual roots. Then flow through a gentle series of postures that weave in the story’s message. Each posture is meant to release tension in the body and ease the mind into a place of clarity and calm. Leave feeling inspired, uplifted, and relaxed.
New Year Yoga Challenge
Mondays, Jan 9th- Feb 6th 2023
7:00-8:00 pm
ALL VIRTUAL
Do you want to establish a regular yoga & meditation practice? Looking to renew or deepen your practice for this new year? Join us to recommit to ourselves, align with regular practice and make space for greater ease.
The 5 week challenge offers support, inspiration, and structure through gentle postures and guided meditations each class. Use the support of a teacher and community to commit to a tiny sliver of intentional space each day. Leave noticing the endless benefits for your body and mind. All levels of practice welcome. This series will be fully VIRTUAL.
Beginner's welcome.
From Earth to Ether
Five Monday Nights 7/12 - 8/9
7:15-8:15 pm
IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL
Join Lauren for 5 Monday evenings of yoga practice. We will recommit to ourselves and explore our connection to the five elements that make up the world around us; earth, water, fire, air, and ether. Move through a weekly yoga practice that invokes the energy of the elements and aims to balance their nature within us. Develop an intimate understanding of each element and learn how it influences your world.
Each class will begin with a short introduction to the element and a centering. Then we will move through postures and breath exercises that are suitable for all levels. Through this practice, we will create time for intentional self exploration as well as navigate our relationship and harmony with nature. This series will be IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL.
Beginner's welcome.