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Healing Chronic Pain
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…
Find out more »Red Tent
For women to come together Come honor your cycle and the divine feminine with us! It's time to form a community of sisterhood and give voice to that which has been silenced for too long. By coming together, we empower ourselves, and women everywhere. Have you ever wished you could tap into your feminine power by plugging into a space apart from the daily tug of obligation, a place where women are honored, where you can relax, reflect, be nourished,…
Find out more »Tergar Meditation
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…
Find out more »Moving to Heal
Moving to Heal is "Movement as Medicine" and is for anybody seeking a gentler movement practice to compliment and facilitate the healing of body, mind, emotions, and spirit. “Healing” as defined by Nia is defined simply by “I feel better.” Moving to Heal teaches people to listen to the voice of the body, sensation. Through sensation, participants learn how to adapt movements to support their comfort and health needs. Classes include soothing, rhythmic soundscapes and simple choreographed movement, shared in…
Find out more »U-Vigorate
The "Feel Good" Workout for Every Body U-Vigorate is a high energy, low impact cardio class that gives the participants the space to work at their own pace. The non-competitive routines vary regularly and provide opportunities to challenge eye-hand coordination, balance, memory and endurance, all while increasing aerobic capacity, toning, posture and conditioning. The robust mix of upbeat, percussive world music throughout tends to really contribute to lifting the spirits and allowing people to walk out just "feeling good". What…
Find out more »Women’s Circle
Come However You Are Does something inside you crave community with other women? Do you feel a thirst for coming together and tapping into the nourishment of being with like-hearted sisters? Show up exactly as you are in-the-moment. Bring your desires and experiences with you. Facilitation will be grounded, encouraging you to be present in your body and your inner light. Flow of the evening will follow the energy of the group. We will learn from each women’s wisdom and empathy.…
Find out more »Nia
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…
Find out more »Gift of the Tao Qigong 1: Vibratory Acts of Power
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…
Find out more »Saying Yes!
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,…
Find out more »Dance Temple
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…
Find out more »Healing Sound Bath
Join us for an evening of sound healing, rest and relaxation. You are invited to lie down and relax as the sounds and vibrations of seven crystal singing bowls wash over you. The medicine of these bowls is grounding and clearing, helping us quiet our minds and open our hearts. This allows space for our body, mind and spirit to return to harmony. This harmony supports our body’s natural healing process. A sound bath is a peaceful entry into re-alignment…
Find out more »Four Seasons QiGong Series
FOUR SEASONS QIGONG SERIES with Chris Fernie, founder, Institute for Internal Transformation The practice of Qigong engages the whole person with the whole of creation, so that we can know the vibrancy of life season after season. This fall, Chris Fernie, founder of the Institute for Internal Transformation, begins a year-long series, consisting of four weekends, one per season. Chris has developed a unique system of Qigong, thoughtfully and artfully synthesized from decades of both practicing and teaching the Eastern internal arts.…
Find out more »Move The Earth: A Sensual Ecstatic Dance Class for Women
Move the Earth is about repossessing our wild feminine, reclaiming our sexuality and freeing our creativity. When we allow this, we begin to cultivate our limitless power… Women hold immense power in our creative centers (aka: our second chakra or our womb space), but we are often in conflicting relationship with this place due to the immense cultural programming and collective trauma we all carry in and around our sexuality. We can feel hopeless, detached, numb, or like we are…
Find out more »Sri Lakshmi: Live Your Dharma with Abundance & Integrity
Sri Lakshmi is the Goddess of abundance, beauty and wealth. She is the one who removes any idea of separation between our spirituality and our so-called ordinary life. She illuminates and liberates us from our limiting beliefs and unconscious loyalty to lack, and shows us how we can live the infinite abundance of our spiritual awakening in an embodied and practical way; how we can put our unique mark of beauty onto the world. Lakshmi’s four arms are: Dharma (right…
Find out more »SomaSpace Open House
FREE CLASSES! LIVE MUSIC! TASTY FOOD & DRINKS! Mark your calendars and join us for our fall open house event! Come to the SomaSpace on Sunday, October 15, 2017 for an afternoon of free sample movement classes, sound healing, tasty snacks and treats, and community building. There will be opportunities throughout the event to talk to our teachers, practitioners, and staff about our classes, bodywork sessions, and rental opportunities. Learn about the vision and mission, as well as meet a…
Find out more »Fall Women’s Clothing Swap!
Need to find some cozy threads for fall?! It's that time again! We are hosting another clothing swap to kick off the fall season!! Join us at the SomaSpace for a super fun evening of our women's clothing swap! Bring a bag of clothes that you're ready to retire for someone to reuse with new life and find a new wardrobe in return! This seasonal event is So. Much. Fun! We will be trading clothes, hanging out, and building community…
Find out more »Grief Alchemy: A Community Dance Ceremony
Through community gathering, sacred ritual and embodied movement, Anat takes you on a musical journey uniquely designed to evoke and discover the multifaceted layers of grief, loss and connectedness. Come honor the losses in your life as we weave a container of togetherness and move our bodies through grief's physical, emotional and spiritual landscapes. All kinds of losses welcome. No prior dance experience necessary. Date & Time: Saturday, October 28th, 2017 ~11:00am - 4:00pm Cost: $33 per person Accepted payment…
Find out more »Breema: The Art of Being Present
Learning and practicing Self-Breema exercises, Breema bodywork and the Nine Principles of Harmony, we learn to move, think, and feel in a new, yet totally natural way. Breema helps your mind to be clearer, your feelings to be calmer and more supportive, and your body to be more relaxed, flexible, and vital. Breema is about coming to a tangible and direct experience of your essential self. It’s a practical, down-to earth approach to being present that can bring more meaning…
Find out more »Radical Abundance
Do you have limiting money beliefs? Is more financial freedom your goal? Do you feel like you could do more and be more and just need that spark to start? If you would like to shift your current situation, join us for an incredible, mind-opening experience that will change your life. Radical Abundance is an interactive workshop designed to balance limiting beliefs and habits. You will be given proven techniques and tools to lay down a new foundation many people…
Find out more »Sacred Cycle Bliss: From Loathing to Loving Your Hormones
Please join Dr. Kayla and Suzanne Mathis McQueen, author of 4 seasons in 4 weeks, for a half-day of inspiring and interactive teachings on how your monthly cycle can guide you to make optimal decisions in health, business and love. Healthy seasonal Ayurvedic lunch will be offered as well as themed door prizes! Date: Sunday, January 7, 2017 Time: 11:00am - 4:00pm Cost: $87 if pre-registered $99 at the door (tax deductible donation) Cash, check, credit accepted. Registration: sacredcyclebliss/events For more information…
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