Date: March 24, 2012
Time: 1- 4 p.m.
Instructors: Rosemary Clough and Jean Rogers

We had our very successful meeting on Saturday, January 14, and have decided that we will continue this workshop throughout 2012. We are opening this workshop to anyone who was unable to attend the first meeting. We plan to have our second meeting on March 24th and will meet every other month after that. After March, registration will be closed for this particular workshop. Anyone who might be interested should call the studio to learn more about our exciting program. This is a great opportunity for you to create a very rich and rewarding 2012.

Most of us are intense planners. We plan what's for dinner, schedule out the family calendar, set tasks for weight loss, create budget sheets, home projects, and career goals. Why is it that a year can pass, or two or three, and still we feel stuck. Planning is good, but not when it closes us off from the very spirit that moves in us and moves us out into the world.
In this workshop we will combine yoga, movement and writing techniques to reveal places in our bodies and our spirits where goals have been arrested.

Yoga with Rosemary
Stretch and Strengthen
Balance and Breathe
Relax and Rejuvenate

Journal with Jean
Relearn your action verbs
Meditate and write to reveal
Now let's create those goals

Please bring a journal, wear comfortable clothing so that you can stretch with yoga, focus and have fun discovering your New Year's game plan.

Rosemary Clough is the Founder/Director of Creative Kids Yoga and Moving Spirit- The Center for Yoga, Dance and Wellness in Merrimack NH. She has been teaching yoga and dance for 30 years to students of all ages and abilities and has taught nationally certified Kripalu yoga teacher training courses throughout the U.S. and abroad. Rosemary brings a depth of experience and a playful approach to he classes and is the mother of five and a proud grandmother.

Jean Rogers is an author, parent educator and marketing writer. She has published articles on yoga, wellness and parenting topics, including the book, Kids Under Fire, which teaches parents, teachers and healthcare professionals how to raise healthy kids in a media-saturated world. She leads workshops throughout New England.

Yoga Nidra. or Yogic Sleep, is a method of conscious relaxation. Awareness is directed inwards through a series of guided visualizations. This induces a deeply relaxed state. Yogis believe that one hour of Yoga Nidra provides the benefits of four hours of conventional sleep!

Your body is alive with energy! It is what the Chinese call qi (chi), the Hindu call prana, and the Japanese call ki (key). Within you and around you, it envelops you in a subtle mantle affecting your well being on all levels: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. We’ll explore your energy body and some techniques for balancing it. Come dressed comfortably, bring a journal, and an extra layer if you wish.

Explore modern dance techniques, creative expression, improvisation, and choreography in a non-competitive setting. Have fun tapping into your full movement potential while increasing body awareness, felxibility and strength.

Kathleen Martel brings to you Journey Dance, a celebration of movement, connecting body, mind and soul. Her love of dance will guide you as you move through an empowering self journey to a variety of inspiring music.

Jennifer McGowan brings her passion for dance as she encourages you to explore and express your own creativity in movement and teaches you a variety of dance styles. All levels of experience are welcome.

Join in the fun!

Based on the yoga tradition of TKV Desikachar and Gary Kraftsow, this workshop series will introduce basic principles of therapeutic yoga. Each session will focus on a particular area of the body and will provide instruction on a practice you can do at home.