Explore meditation and the fundamentals of Buddhist practice 1st and 3rd Tuesday evenings of each month 7:15pm – 9:00pm We explore Mingyur Rinpoche's teachings with the support of our Tergar community of practitioners, and the guidance of a comprehensive meditation group curriculum. This curriculum, based on Mingyur Rinpoche's books, The Joy of  Living and Joyful Wisdom, covers the core teachings of the Joy of Living program and includes guided meditations, experiential exercises, and questions that foster group discussion. Sessions are held on a drop-in…

Nia is an expressive body-mind-spirit movement program that offers an artistic and innovative approach to fitness and healing. Blending aspects of Martial Arts, Dance Arts, and Healing Arts, Nia provides a variety of movement dynamics to create an experience that involves body and spirit. The use of eclectic, rich music, guided imagery, powerful kinesthetic cues, and heart-felt joy add to the full experience of a Nia class. Every class guides students to mindfully focus on sensation in their body while…

Come However You Are The SomaSpace Women’s Circle is guided by the belief that gathering together with other heart-centered women is essential to your health, growth, and empowerment in these times when women must step up, be loud, and help guide the world back into harmony. The circle holds the value that all people are wisdom-keepers with unique talents, perspectives, and richness to share. When you take the time to sit in circle with other women, sharing from your heart, getting…

In this class, the fundamental skills of a Qigong energetic practice are transmitted. The objective is not to anchor you to the class itself, but rather to empower each student with all the skills, tools, and confidence they need to cultivate a powerful personal practice for themselves. Students will be lead into a meditative/“Qigong” state of mind, then taught a variety of simple physical movements that, when done in a state of relaxed awareness, facilitate a gentle internal flow of…

Increasing Health & Awareness Qigong is a form of meditation originating in ancient China as far back as 5,000 years ago. Qigong was first created by the indigenous Taoist shamans of China as an art for self healing. Qigong has since become one of the five branches of Chinese medicine along with Acupuncture, Herbalism, Nutrition and Tuina massage. All aspects of Chinese medicine help to achieve energetic harmony within the body’s network of energy points and channels. The practice of…

Playful improvisational theater class to inspire spontaneity & creativity This session is based on Scott Kelman’s form of body-centered improvisation. Kelman was a practitioner and teacher of alternative theater and improvisation for over 50 years, a celebrated director in LA who taught in Portland from the 1990's until his death in 2007. He created a body-centered form of improvisation and presence in which participants explore with abandon within defined constraints. The form consists of structured exercises and play using mindfulness, observation,…

Spiritually-Based Community Dance Sacred Circle has been meeting to dance together in Portland for over a decade. We are a warm and welcoming group of dancers who love to create something really special together.   We encourage people of all ages and abilities to sink into their body in the safe, beautiful and sacred community-created space, to gather and create an beautiful interaction where music and movement happen, and while each person comes into the space with their own story, their…

Gentle Movement & Awareness Exercises with the Feldenkrais Method Chronic pain and injuries influence every aspect of life. Conscious and unconscious limits are placed on your ways of being in the world. Your dance is constrained. Your mind is busy protecting you, restricting your freedom of expression, closing in your world. You may be acutely aware of the limitations or you may have adjusted to this restricted way of walking through life. Either way, come remember how you use to…

 Group Acupuncture & Percussive Journey  Join Ryan McLaughlin, L.Ac. and Benjammin Lee on the first Friday of each month reclaiming the relationship with your body while harmonizing with the season in a group healing circle. Following the art and wisdom of Chinese Cosmology, we invite you to join us for an embodied exploration of individual organ networks from a Chinese Medicine perspective.  Receiving the information through acupuncture and percussive sound, each participant will have the opportunity to deepen their relationship with themselves-…

 Exploring Transparency in Community through Movement What is Dance Seen? Dance Seen is an experiment in community transparency. Together we share our humanity by creating a container for members of our community to be witnessed and held through expressive movement. We are building our connections, nourishing our relations, and kindling our knowing of self as other. This concept was birthed from the imagination of Oblio Stroyman.   We gather together in a circle, together creating the physical container of a dance…