 Women's Full Moon Council
Women, gather together under the light of the full moon for an experience that opens us to our divine feminine energy as we sit together in one of the most ancient traditions of communication; council. Each month’s council will have a different theme for our stories to weave around. At each gathering we will spend time at the beginning recalling the guidelines that help us create the safe container of the circle. No experience with council is necessary to partake in this ritual event. You are also not required or expected to speak during the council…sitting and listening to the stories is good enough. Dates: Sunday, February 28 Monday, March 29 Note there is no council in April Thursday, May 27 **All council times are from 7:15-8:15pm unless otherwise posted** Cost: $10.00 Place: Yoga @ Cattitude Upcoming Workshops Tell Me More Hanuman: Exploring splits and hips while listening to the tale of Hanuman. Saturday, February 27: 9:00-12:00 $30 tuition Yoga @ Cattitude Consider that deities hold metaphorical meaning for aspects of our own humanity. In this workshop you will explore the symbolism of Hanuman, the Indian monkey deity who is the son of the wind and hero in the great Indian epic The Ramayana. Your journey of getting to know how Hanuman lives within you begins with story and moves into the experience of the five directions of how prana flows in your body, both through exploring them in pranayama (breathing exercises) and in asana (posture). You will learn to combine them together in a freestyle vinyasa flow (literal meaning: precise movement with breath.) Your exploration brings you back full circle; we will end with a process circle that supports listening to the stories inside yourself that illuminate Hanuman’s influence in your daily life.While many modifications and posture possibilities will be offered, your practice will include a deep exploration of your hips and what they hold physically, emotionally, mentally and energetically. Yoga's Subtle Postures: The Breath and Bhandas Saturday, March 13: 10-12 $20 Tuition Yoga @ Cattitude Focus on the bigger more physical postures of yoga have been quite popular in the Western world. And as you become more and more familiar with yoga poses, you will find that the subtle movement of the breath and energy body greatly effect the expression of your posture. As breath is integral to all yoga practice, and bhandas are specifically used in vinyasa's jumping movements, this workshop is created to support you in taking your practice to the next level. This would be a great workshop to attend before Sunday's "Putting the Vinyasa Together" posture clinic. Posture Clinics Join me in using props, stories, chants and the support of one another in partner poses to play with and wiggle deeper into a few select posture. All clinics are 90 minutes, tuition is $15 for each and theytake place at Yoga @ Cattitude in Bar Harbor. Sunday, February 28: Posture Clinic: Open your heart to Cobra and Upward Facing dog. 11-12:30pm Let’s dive deeper into our hearts by exploring cobra and upward facing dog! In order for our hearts to truly open in a backbend, it must come from a rooted and grounded foundation; cobra and upward facing dog are perfect postures to explore this foundation before moving on to more intense backbends. Let’s use this hour find our connection to the earth (through our hands, hip bones and toes!), to play with props and work together (sometimes our hearts need support to open....) and share stories of our heart spaces. After leaving this posture clinic you’ll have a good idea of how to ground down to lift up and out from your heart. Sunday, March 28: Posture Clinic: The Warrior Poses!! Let the energy of Virabhadra (Siva's Warrior aspect) energize this standing sequence. 11-12:30pm Accessing our inner warrior can sometimes be quite challenging, especially if we are feeling fearful or ungrounded. Come listen to the story of Virabhadra and let his tale, along with the support of props and each other's bodies infuse your posture with the warrior spirit. True warriors know how to use all their senses, and this will be a fun clinic where the both the physical and energetic alignment of Warrior 1, 2 and 3 will have a chance to be explored through sound, touch and sight. Sunday, April 11: Posture Clinic: Urdhva Dhanurasana: Opening to the wheel of life. 11-12:30pm Our lives move in circles; from the broader picture of life/death/life to the daily ritual of going from and returning to home. Facing the continual circles of life asks us to have courgae and open hearts, as we often repeat similar experiences in the mandala (sacred circle) of life. In this posture clinic you will learn how to find the center point (your heart) of your circle which creates stable point for the spokes (arms and legs) of your life to expand from. Using the symbol of a wheel in our warmups, and following it with play time in smaller backbends and other strengthening postures, props and each other you will find ways to solidly connect to yourself to access the courgae it takes to keep rolling with life. MARCH Sunday, March 7: Tell Me More Hanuman: An abbreviated version of February's! If you missed that one, try this one! (Or tell your friends in Waterville about it!) 2:00-4:30; $30 tuition; School Street Yoga, Waterville. Click here to register! (www.schoolstreetyoga.com) March 18-23: Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Level 1: Join us for an introductory taste to a field of yoga that could end up supporting you as a teacher or as a practitioner. Click here to email Jen with questions about this incredible training. $595 tuition; Bristol, Vermont (www.pryt.com) APRIL Note: Full Moon Council will NOT be held this month. Join us in May!! MAY May 16-21: Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Level 1: Join us at The Omega Rhinebeck Campus in New York for an introductory taste to a field of yoga that could end up supporting you as a teacher or as a practitioner. Click here for information on the training OR visit www.eomega.org to register Thursday, May 27: Women's Full Moon Council: Gather by the light of the full moon in support and solidarity of the stories that create and weave together our lives. 7:15-8:15pm; $10 tuition; Yoga @ Cattitude Redefining Stress: The Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy approach to living with stress We all have stress. Stress is a normal and important part of our existence. However, most all of us experience an overwhelming experience of and response to stress. Our bodies begins to hurt, our bellies and colons have trouble processing what we take in, our heads ache. Stress isn't just in the form of negative life experiences, sometimes we are stressed out by too many wonderful opportunities and don't know how to find balance with all life has to offer. This eight week program offers you tools to navigate the effects of daily stress. You will explore the many ways in which you respond and hold onto stress. Using your body, breath and 8 different transformational themes as the anchor for your experience, you will learn how to listen to the symbolic meanings and solutions your body offers you. Your body has wisdom, and this program helps you discover and trust it. FALL SESSION Dates: Thursdays October 21, 28 Wednesday Nov. 3 Thursdays Nov. 11, 18 Tuesday Nov. 30 All Day Retreat, Saturday November 13th (9-5) Times: 6-8:30 Location: Yoga @ Cattitude Cost: $300.00 with payment plans available | 
