Most people have experienced back pain at some time in their life. Back pain can be associated with stress, poor posture, lack of body awareness, muscle tightens or weakness, vertebral disc issues to name a few. Back pain can also be brought on by simple events like getting out of the car or sneezing. Yoga can help improve flexibility, inner strength and self awareness. The use of yoga can heal the physical body through postures, movements, breathing and relaxation. The mind and body work together improving physiological and psychological factors to promote potential healing and stabilizing the back. It is recommended that you are able to get on the floor as many of the postures involve sitting or lying on the floor.

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We all have innate creativity and are sometimes faced with blockages that prevent our creative energies from flowing freely. The class will begin with breathing and meditation exercises to prepare our hearts and minds for openness and loving acceptance. Reflecting on our inner landscape and the second chakra, we will create expressive watercolor landscapes on paper, allowing the natural flow of watercolor to guide and inspire our paintings. Alternating between asanas, pranayama and brushstrokes, you will be guided along the way in basic watercolor techniques, but encouraged to follow your own artistic journey.

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Join Ashley Petit, prenatal and postpartum yoga teacher and mom of four for a yoga class designed specifically for healing after birth. Jumping into an exercise program before healing the body from birth can cause more damage than good. Ashley walks you through yoga poses and breath work that will begin to heal the pelvic floor and inner core muscles. Additionally, postpartum yoga can relieve symptoms of stress and depression in the first year of parenthood while also giving space to connect with your new body and heal from the inside out.

A slow paced interactive course to learn the basics of Yoga including poses, history, breathing and meditation. Price is $100 for all 6 weeks.

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Soma Cura will be hosting, Allison Collins, lead cellist in the Amherst Symphony Orchestra.

Allison will be playing her cello, live, during Peg's restorative class.

Be sure to pre-register to save yourself a spot!

Class price is included in your membership or use a class pass. We do request at least a $5 donation for the musician.

Whether you're an avid runner or the occasional jogger this is a great class for you! This workshop will be full of tips to help loosen up those tight hips and hamstrings while working to stabilize the core and improve balance.

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Kirtan is an Indian musical art form that includes the listeners in the form of call-and-response singing. Your leader, Marla, a second generation Indian-American who lives in Rochester, NY, will lead you through listening and warm up exercises so that you are comfortable participating. This is not a performance, but a yoga experience where you come into greater connection with your own voice and how you express yourself in the world. This is an excellent workshop for someone who would like to deeply connect to their voice, loves to sing, loves mantras, chanting, or is a yogi. When we chant in Sanskrit we connect to what the yogis heard deep in the Himalayas and eventually wrote in the Vedas. We don’t just understand it on an intellectual level, but on the level of personal experience.

For more details, visit www.rochesterkirtan.com

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Enjoy a All-Level class led by Vanessa with Helen Ceppaglia on the violin.

Regular memberships and class passes will be accepted for this class. We only request you bring a minimum $5 donation for the musicians

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Did you know you can do yoga even when away from your mat? The Yamas and Niyamas are yoga’s guide to living our every day lives and teach us how to be in the world with more authenticity. We will review the 10 principles and find how we can incorporate these ideas into our everyday living. If you’ve ever felt like you want that just-finished-yoga feeling all week long, this conversation is for you!

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