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Sacred Dance: Moving into Divine Energy

Oct 29, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Spirit-infused forms of dancing like African, Middle Eastern, ecstatic and yoga-inspired kundalini help us to stay in shape while also fortifying the body’s intrinsic life force.

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Flanders Haunted Hikes – Unspeakable Tales of Old Woodbury

Oct 14, 2021 05:19PM

Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust is excited to announce the Flanders Haunted Hikes are back!

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Breast Cancer Awareness: Learning to Take Stock and Live Life

Sep 30, 2021 10:00AM ● By Berta Prevosti

Once upon a time, the world remembers when cancer’s voice was but a whisper—it was that rare. Unfortunately, we cannot say the same today.

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Walk About: Simple Steps to Well-Being

Sep 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Laura Paisley Beck

Walking briskly daily has many proven health benefits. Here are tips for getting started including proper shoes, ways to incorporate a dog, and how to stay motivated and committed.

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Yoga Teachers Association Announces Workshop Lineup

Aug 31, 2021 10:00AM

The Yoga Teachers Association of the Hudson Valley (YTA) will kick off its 2021-22 season on September 11 with the Zoom workshop Lifting the Sails of the Lungs: Yoga, Pranayama and the Art of Breathing

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Yoga to Heal Trauma: Soothing Poses Calm the Nervous System

Aug 31, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Trauma-informed yoga (also called trauma-sensitive yoga) is a promising therapeutic branch of the yogic system designed to quell the body’s programmed “fight-or-flight” responses.

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Whole-Family Happiness: Lessons and Blessings from an Abnormal Year

Jul 30, 2021 11:00AM ● By Berta Prevosti

Happiness. How is it possible to conceive happiness and the return to “normalcy” while looking ahead to our children’s return to school this fall? In a year where we have been deprived of our social connections and the joy of a healthy 2020/21 school year, how can we look at our future relationships with optimism, as well as turning some into lifetime friendships?

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Water Sports for a Total Body Workout: Cool Ways to Stay Fit this Summer

Jul 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Waterskiing, stand up paddle boarding (SUP), river rafting, kayaking, SUP yoga and other summer water sports that improve bone density, elevate mood and engage major muscle groups.

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Soulful Strides: Running as a Spiritual Practice

Jun 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Pressing our feet upon the Earth can be much more than a form of health-promoting exercise, as running can be introspective, and over time, a spiritual practice.

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Practicing Yoga as a Family

May 31, 2021 08:00AM ● By Berta Prevosti

What’s not to love about practicing yoga with the whole family? Well, at first it might seem like a great idea, but then children may begin to roll themselves up in a yoga mat, fling themselves into their siblings, bicker that they are standing too close to each other and complain that their brother’s Ujjayi breath smells like feet.

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Singing in the Shower: Having Fun and Experimenting with Voice

May 31, 2021 08:00AM ● By Bobbi Soares

Why does singing in the shower make us feel so good? Is it better acoustics, fewer distractions, no audience, no judgement?

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10th Annual Health Wellness & Lifestyle Expo 2021

May 31, 2021 08:00AM

The 10th Annual Health Wellness & Lifestyle Expo 2021, with special thanks to Stamford Health, Exclusive Healthcare Partner, will be returning to beautiful Harbor Point at the boardwalk along the waterfront on September 11 and 12, from 11am to 5pm, in Stamford.

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Introducing a New Online Studio Experience with Berta

May 31, 2021 08:00AM

Berta Prevosti, founder and former owner of the Jiiva Center, has just opened a new online platform at RajaYogini.com, where she will be offering a litany of yoga, meditation, metaphysical and teacher training opportunities.

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The Fit Gardener: Backyard Workouts Good for Mind and Body

May 28, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Gardening can foster fitness, burn calories and support heart health by offering an opportunity for moderate intensity exercise and providing a challenging workout with aerobic benefits.

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Hummingbird Sound Yoga LLC

Apr 30, 2021 10:21AM ● By Erica Mills

Sound and vocal yoga classes; sound healing immersions; humming meditation; sacred sound journeys; workshops, group and private sessions; available for performances, presentations.

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Berta Prevosti, Rajayogini LLC

Apr 30, 2021 10:12AM

Get the full studio experience from the comfort of home. Rajayogini.com is an online platform for yoga and meditation.

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Stay Fit with Bodywork Therapy: Enhance Workout Performance and Recovery with Massage

Apr 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Therapeutic massage and other bodywork modalities before or after exercise can combat post-workout soreness and stiffness, maximizing our fitness investments in and out of the gym.

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Sonix Zero Impact Exercise Now at Haute Healing Oasis

Mar 31, 2021 05:00PM

Haute Healing Oasis, in Stamford, is now offering Sonix zero impact exercise sessions.

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Work Out ‘Any Time, Anywhere’ with Elliptica

Mar 31, 2021 05:00PM

Gym owners and users know that the elliptical machine is typically the most popular piece of cardio equipment on the floor.

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Eco-Athletes: Working Out with the Planet in Mind

Mar 31, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Professional and recreational athletes alike are increasingly working out with the planet in mind. Here are some sustainable ways to put eco-fitness into action.

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