The calming, transformative, and expansive power of sound has been honored since ancient times and practiced across cultures including Ancient Greece, Aboriginal Australia, Tibet, and Native American traditions. This 90-minute immersive sound meditation invites you into deep rest and inner exploration.
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About a month ago, we lost a yoga legend. Lilias Folan, affectionately named the "First Lady of Yoga", died at age 90 on March 9th. As a tribute to her life and yogic contributions, Tara is offering this engaging two-hour online workshop that makes yoga history relevant to you. Tara's dynamic lecture style and generative questions guide you through the complicated history of yoga in a fascinating and accessible way.
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Step away from daily responsibilities and join Machelle and Tara for a nourishing day retreat designed to reset body, mind, and spirit. Through Gentle Yoga, Yin, and Restorative practices, we’ll progressively release tension, soothe the nervous system, and create space for calm, clarity, and joy.
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This April Pink Moon takes its name not from its color, but from the early blooming moss pink wildflower that signals spring’s return. Also known as the Paschal Moon, it is the first full moon after the spring equinox and guides the timing of Easter.
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Drum Circle Playground invites participants to take their drum circle experience to the next level. This is a safe, supportive space to explore, play, feel the rhythm, and find your groove. Suitable for all experience levels—including no experience at all—this gathering welcomes everyone just as they are.
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Step away from daily demands and settle into a day of deep rest and renewal. Through gentle movement, Yin, and Restorative Yoga, Machelle and Tara guide you in unwinding physical and mental tension, soothing the nervous system, and rediscovering calm, clarity, and simple joy with community.
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As we gather near the time of the Spring Equinox, we welcome a powerful moment of balance in the natural world. Occurring when day and night are nearly equal in length, the equinox marks a turning point into a season of renewal, growth, and fresh beginnings. Immerse yourself in deep rest and renewal through the healing vibrations of crystal singing bowls, chimes, and other resonant instruments.
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This ongoing series is for students who have completed the introductory Tai Chi courses (Grasp the Sparrow’s Tail AND The Four Corners) at Roots & River or who already have a strong foundation in the practice. Building on the basics, you’ll explore the 13 Postures, refine alignment, and deepen the meditative qualities of movement while cultivating internal energy (qi). Ideal for continuing students, this class offers a path toward greater vitality, focus, and inner harmony.
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This introductory course offers a gentle entry into Tai Chi, the ancient Chinese art of harmonizing movement, breath, and awareness. In The Four Corners, you’ll learn foundational postures and principles that support balance, coordination, and inner calm. Perfect for beginners or those wishing to strengthen their foundation, this class can be taken on its own or paired with the other Intro Series, Grasp the Sparrow’s Tail, as a step toward learning the full Tai Chi form.
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5-Week Book Club: 8:00-9:00pm, March 4th-April 1st
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali have arguably become the most influential text to modern yoga. But why? You've seen these pithy lines as captions on instagram posts but what does this text REALLY say about yoga as a philosophy, practice, and lifestyle?
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This March Worm Moon marks the first full moon of early spring, named for the return of earthworms and beetle larvae as the soil begins to thaw. It symbolizes quiet renewal—small signs of life stirring beneath the surface and the gentle shift from stillness to growth.
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Immerse yourself in deep rest and renewal through the healing vibrations of crystal singing bowls, chimes, and other resonant instruments. Sound baths calm the nervous system, ease stress, and invite spacious awareness, leaving you lighter, grounded, and deeply refreshed. Simply come as you are—props are provided, and you’re welcome to bring extra comforts for a cozy experience.
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Discover the joy of giving and receiving as a form of communication and connection with a partner. This light-hearted partner yoga class includes poses that are restorative, accessible, and playful.
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Join us for the 9th annual Valentine’s Candlelight Yin Yoga, an evening devoted to self-acceptance, gentle presence, and the quiet pleasures that nourish the heart. Enjoy wine or tea, savory bites, and chocolates before settling into a slow, meditative Yin Yoga practice as Machelle shares poems and reflections on self-love, gratitude, and the beauty of being alive. Open to all, this is an invitation to soften, receive, and remember what truly sustains you.
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This February Snow Moon arrives in a cloak of winter’s quiet beauty, named for the heavy snows that have long marked this time of year in many Native American traditions.
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Learn a little bit of the theory of Restorative Yoga and a few stories from the yogic tradition about śavasana. Plus you'll get some very practical ways to support your body to make every śavasana satisfyingly sweet.
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We are expanding our Pilates offerings to give you more opportunities to move and strengthen. Whether you are continuing your practice or trying Pilates for the first time, we invite you to join us in celebrating Mamata’s contributions, welcoming Leigh, and enjoying our growing Pilates program.
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Immerse yourself in deep rest and renewal through the healing vibrations of crystal singing bowls, chimes, and other resonant instruments. Sound baths calm the nervous system, ease stress, and invite spacious awareness, leaving you lighter, grounded, and deeply refreshed. Simply come as you are—props are provided, and you’re welcome to bring extra comforts for a cozy experience.
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Our popular Total Fitness class—already a Thursday morning favorite—is now offered at a new time on Tuesday afternoons! This low-impact, upbeat session combines music-guided cardio, balance work, light weight training, core exercises, and floor stretches for a total body workout that’s kind to the joints and accessible for all ages.
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Begin the new year with intention and clarity in a 2-hour yoga workshop that blends gentle movement, restorative rest, and meaningful ritual—creating a supportive space to release what has completed its cycle and open to the possibilities waiting ahead.
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As Shakira and Wyclef Jean famously and wisely said: "My hips don't lie." Early 2000's pop song lyrics aside, the sensations in your hips can give you insight into feelings of being stuck physically or energetically.
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7-week book club: 7:30-8:30pm, January 7th - February 25th. Join Tara to to read and discuss a feminist lens on yoga history and the evolution of modern yoga practices in Anjali Rao's new groundbreaking book. No reading required before the first session - just bring your curiosity and an open heart.
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This ongoing series is for students who have completed the introductory Tai Chi courses (Grasp the Sparrow’s Tail AND The Four Corners) at Roots & River or who already have a strong foundation in the practice. Building on the basics, you’ll explore the 13 Postures.
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This introductory course offers a gentle entry point into the practice of Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese art that harmonizes movement, breath, and awareness. In Grasp the Sparrow’s Tail, students will learn foundational postures and principles that support balance, coordination, and inner calm.
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This January Wolf Moon opens the year with a sense of primal clarity and awakening. As the first full moon of the year, it carries the ancient echo of wolves whose howls once filled the quiet winter nights—a reminder of instinct, connection, and communal strength.
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This New Year’s Day offers a grounding practice of 108 OMs - the ancient vibration of unity that gently settles the nervous system and supports emotional balance. Om-ing meditations at sunset was one of my (Machelle) favorite aspects of the month spent at an Ayurvedic center in Kerala, India this fall. I am looking forward to sharing this experience with our community and feeling the power of our voices together. A silent savasana will follow our Oms to integrate the sound and set nourishing intentions for the winter season, with the option to leave in meditative quiet or stay for a brief sharing circle. This free event includes optional donations for the Brunswick Beacon Food Bank.
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Sound healing creates an environment where your body can relax, release and receive. As your body is immersed in vibrations from crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, drumming, rattles and chimes, you enter into a deep state of rest and rejuvenation. These sacred frequencies interact with your energy field, your chakras are cleansed of imbalances and activated with divine love. You attune to the healing frequencies which facilitates the release of subconscious wounds and allows for deep cellular nourishment.
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Step away from daily demands and settle into a day of deep rest and renewal. Through gentle movement, Yin, and Restorative Yoga, Machelle and Tara guide you in unwinding physical and mental tension, soothing the nervous system, and rediscovering calm, clarity, and simple joy with community.
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