TouchStone Yoga welcomes you wherever you happen to be along your spiritual journey. Anyone seeking to connect mind, body and spirit will benefit from this gentle Christ-centered Hatha yoga class.
Original woodcut by Sarah E. Buchwalder used with permission
Classes are led by Cathy Chadwick, 12+ years of yoga teaching experience in various settings. Contact Cathy with questions or to sign up at 1-978 356 041 or email thetouchstonefarm@gmail.com.
Thank you!!
TouchStone Yoga:
Aligning mind, body and spirit, Hatha yoga combined with prayer and relaxation . Private sessions may be scheduled at the Farm in Ipswich.
Yoga is appropriate for men
and women of all ages and levels of flexibility. Each
person is encouraged to participate to the level of their own ability and
accommodation is provided. As with all new physical activity, check with your doctor before you begin. No special equipment is needed to try yoga. Wear loose clothing and bring a
mat or blanket, water and something to warm up with after relaxation.
Yoga is a non-competitive form of exercise that encourages you to go deep within yourself through breathing, stretching and Asana (yoga postures) to find a centered place which allows you to be truly present in the moment which is where we meet God.
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Network website: www.christianspracticingyoga.com
Organic Prayer
A New Christian Yoga (available with audio CD)
by Rev. Nancy Roth available at www.cowley.org
Prayer of Heart & Body
Four Steps to Spiritual Freedom
Reclaiming the Body in Christian Spirituality, (Essay collection)
by Fr. Thomas Ryanavailable at www.paulist press.com
DVD--Yoga Prayer with Fr. Tom Ryan available at www.soundstrue.com
Fr. Henri J.M. Nouwen
All of his books are wonderful.
I often use readings from The Only Necesary Thing--a collection of exerpts from many of his writings
I often read from With Open Hands and Life of the Beloved
Fr. Thomas Merton
New Seeds of Contemplation & many others
Kathleen Norris
Amazing Grace; A Vocabulary of Faith
Recently Published:
Praying with the body: Bringing the Psalms to Life
by Roy DeLeon, OblSB with intro by Fr. Tom Ryan
Available on Amazon
THURSDAYS 7:30-8:45am
Ascension Memorial Episcopal Church
31 County Rd., Ipswich
Basement, Boone Hall
CLASSES END 12/22/11
WILL RESUME IN JANUARY 2012
Drop-in @ $11/ class
4 Class Card @ $40
FIRST CLASS FREE TO NEWCOMERS
CALL FIRST SPACE IS LIIMITED
Contact Cathy @ 978-356-5041 or email
thetouchstonefarm@gmail.com
Sign-ups begin January 18th at the Bennett Center Front Desk 978 867 3737
MONDAY and WEDNESDAY
5:15PM – 6:30PM
Cathy Chadwick
TouchStone YOGA is a Christian YOGA class that
consists of an integration of the ancient discipline
of Hatha YOGA – stretching, Asana practice- relaxation
with Christ-centered meditation and prayer. Classes are
appropriate for men and women of all ages and levels of ability
$26 Gordon student / $39 member / $78 non-member
POWER YOGA
TUESDAY and THURSDAY
8:00PM – 9:00PM
Margot
This class will focus on a dynamic form of yoga that that intensifies
poses by moving more rapidly between poses. This will improve strength and
posture by using ones own body weight to challenge muscles and improve
metabolism. Power Yoga will improve muscle tone, flexibility and cardiovascular
health. Appropriate for all levels, modifications are offered for students in beginner,
intermediate and advanced students, this class will leave you feeling relaxed energized.
$26 Gordon student / $39 member / $78 non-member
Gordon College Bennett Center, Grapevine Road, Wenham. Drop-in available for first classes @ $5.00 to be applied to the cost of the session if you sign up.
You ride the waves of life with me
in the rhythms of my communion with you.
You enter the comings and goings
of each day and in every prayer I breathe.
Whether I am in the stillness of quiet prayer
or in the fullness of the day's activity,
may your peace flow through my being.
from Prayer by Joyce Rupp
as quoted in the "Friends of Silence" Newsletter
a non-profit endeavor to facilitate others in reverencing silence, prayer, contemplation...if you'd like to know more contact Anne Strader, 11 Cardiff Lane, Hannibal, MO 63401 Phone: 573-221-4031
(Check frequently for new prayer or inspirational quote)
"I am that living and fiery essence of the divine
substance that flows in the beauty of the fields,
I shine in the water;
I burn in the sun and the moon and the stars...
I sustain the breath of all living .
I breathe in the verdure, and in the flowers,
and when the waters flow like living things, it is I."
--Hildegard of Bingen
Background:
"Yoga is not a religion. It is a physical discipline composed of specific, time-tested techniques that yield predictable positive changes in the human body. I practice and teach classes grounded in a Christian meditation and prayer, as I believe that the practice of yoga seeks to engage not only the body but the mind and the spirit as well. Christ-centered yoga practice allows Christians to avail themselves of the many benefits of this ancient physical discipline while staying grounded in their own faith. As a practitioner of yoga in the traditional Eastern setting, I found that I was uncomfortable and distracted trying to immerse myself in a tradition that was not my own. I felt the need to find ways to integrate the physical discipline into my prayer life. This is what led me to practice and teach from a Christian perspective." --Cathy Chadwick
