Meditation Practice Group
Mondays 5:30-6:30 PM
Munson Library
1046 South East Street, Amherst
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Join Linda Castronovo and other Yoga Outside Instructors for an on-going inquiry into the practice of meditation and mindfulness. This is a drop-in, interactive class led by various teachers on Mondays at 5:30 PM at Munson Library through May. Practice breathing, guided meditation, visualization, and gentle movements to deepen your meditation practice and build your ability for mindfulness throughout your day.
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Our events are free and open to all. Donations are appreciated, but not expected. No registration is required
Befriending the Body – A Two-Hour Workshop
Sunday, April 14, 2024
2:00 – 4:00 PM
My Health Matters
1 Mill Valley Road, Hadley
Ready to escape the grip of diet culture, but confused about where to start?
Feeling disconnected from your body? Caught in a cycle of judgement, comparison, and criticism?
Do you find it difficult to interpret signals for food, rest, and movement?
It’s not your fault. We are steeped in a culture of objectification, unrealistic beauty images, and
wellness influencers peddling programs, guidelines, rules, and routines.
This 2-hour workshop will introduce practical tools to create a stronger, trusting relationship with your body. We’ll use gentle movement, meditation, breathwork, and journaling as we befriend the body. We’ll learn to watch (but not police) our thoughts; notice, accept, and allow our feelings; and create supportive connections with ourselves and each other.
You don’t have to navigate this journey on your own. Freedom is possible. Curiosity, compassion, and support can quiet cultural messages and your own habitual patterns of self-judgment, criticism, and comparison.
Let's do this together!
Linda Castronovo (M.S. Exercise Physiology) is a yoga teacher, writer, and retired teacher and coach. A lifelong dieter and CSA survivor, Linda spent years binging and restricting. She used food and exercise to stuff uncomfortable feelings and sculpt, shape, and shrink her body. Thanks to the tools of yoga and meditation and genuine support, she now lives more comfortably in her body.
This is a free, donation-based workshop.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
Click the link to register.