… Laughter Yoga (www.laughteryoga.org) is a unique new physical activity that blends playful and energizing laughter exercises with gentle yogic breathing and rhythmic clapping and chanting. It is fun & easy! No sweat pants or yoga mat required. During the second half of a session we use intentional laughter as a tool, not an emotion during laughter meditation - we just sit or lay back and laugh! Through group activity and eye contact, simulated laughter quickly becomes real, contagious and enthus …

This group is designed for people interested in forming a community around the teachings of Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnu-devananda (one of his disciples who brought the teachings of yoga to the West). We will try to offer a full range of activities including asana classes, meditation, pranayama (breathing exercise) classes, lectures on the classical teachings of yoga, and satsangs (uplifting programs that incorporate meditation, chanting, and lecture). Through our connections with the …

Qigong (chee-gong) is an ancient form of exercise with it’s origins in the Far East.  It is the father of both Chinese Medicine and martial arts. Qigong is a technique for gathering and circulating qi (aka, life force energy, chi, prana, ki) both within and around the body. By bringing together movement, intention, and breathing in a powerful way, Qigong builds strength and helps the body do what it wants to do - Be Healthy. Qigong has many benefits. Some of them include (excerted from Qigong Tr …