in-person at Sand Hills Community Wellness Center, 57 Sand Hills Rd, Kendall Park, NJ 08824

 A mandala is an Eastern circular design used for meditation and self awareness.  Anavadya gives expert guidance to create your own Mandala free-hand, using a simple process which anyone can do, with or without art experience. This is a great practice for focusing the mind to relieve stress and be fully present. The stronger the focus, the more your inner peace is experienced.

Anavadya’s (Kim Cheifer’s) spiritual art has been collected internationally, including originals, prints, cards, and publications, as well as being part of a 3-yr United Nations European tour exhibition. She serves as a full time high school art teacher since 2015. Anavadya received her fine art education from Ringling College of Art & Design (FL), and BA in art education from TCNJ. She’s also a Kripalu Yoga teacher and studied Sanskrit under Sri Brahmananda Sarasvati.    

website: https://devotionalarts.wixsite.com/net1

Registration is open through June 21st ~ $40

VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION through Zoom - after you register you will get the Zoom link and a list of supplies to have on hand for the Mandala Making workshop (Virtual attendance price is discounted so you can get your supplies) - Come for In-Person participation if you live nearby (use the IN-PERSON workshop listing to register for IN-PERSON)

A mandala is an Eastern circular design used for meditation and self awareness.  Anavadya with give expert guidance to create your own mandala free-hand, using a simple process which anyone can do, with or without art experience. This is a great practice for focusing the mind to relieve stress and be fully present. The stronger the focus, the more your inner peace is experienced.

Virtual participants will be given a list of supplies to have ready for the workshop.

Anavadya’s (Kim Cheifer’s) spiritual art has been collected internationally, including originals, prints, cards, and publications, as well as being part of a 3-yr United Nations European tour exhibition. She serves as a full time high school art teacher since 2015. Anavadya received her fine art education from Ringling College of Art & Design (FL), and BA in art education from TCNJ. She’s also a  Kripalu Yoga teacher and studied Sanskrit under Sri Brahmananda Sarasvati.    

website: https://devotionalarts.wixsite.com/net1

Registration open through through June 21st ~ $35

ASHVA HORSE-ASSISTED YOGA 4

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

SATURDAY, October 29, 10AM-NOON

at Spring Reins of Hope, 401 Main St, Three Bridges, NJ 08887

Spring Reins of Hope has partnered with TGR Yoga: The Great Remembering to create and provide

Ashva Horse-Assisted Yoga

Are you ready
for a unique, wonderful,
healing, inspiring
yoga experience?

Have an amazing yoga class led by Dan Fernandez in the company of horses and donkeys that have been helping people’s bodies and minds return to wellness, balance & peace.

Spring Reins of Hope is an equine-assisted services company offering both psychotherapy and life-skills coaching in NJ since 2009 alongside its sister nonprofit Spring Reins of Life 501c3 which has provided EAP for thousands of trauma survivors since 2012. Now, TGR Yoga has partnered with Spring Reins of Hope to offer Ashva Yoga with this special healing Herd. These equines have worked with humans loose in an enclosed space for 13 years and are very accustomed to this model. Additionally, there are scientific studies which support the fact that spending time in the presence of horses will lower cortisol / raise oxytocin levels as well as regulate our natural biorhythms to neutral.

Combining this unique power of horses with the practice and art of Yoga provides an expanded place of healing from the inside out.

In case you’d like to see aa little about what the 1st Ashva Yoga experience was like just click the link below to view some pictures from the event, We held the event in the inside arena due to the temperature outside, and it was very comfortable. But these may be held either inside or out.

CLICK HERE for Pictures

Spring Rein of Hope's unique Herd consists of 4 award winning horses, a family of 3 donkeys, one self-appointed therapy cat, 3 borrowed goats, and apparently a rooster (who just showed up one day). Meet Miss Molly, the 2019 Veteran Affairs Therapy Animal of the Year... https://www.njvirtualherd.com/njvhblog/2019/3/11/change-for-the-better

"Recent studies conducted by the Institute of HeartMath provide a clue to explain the biodirectional "healing" that happens when we are near horses. According to researchers, the heart has a larger electromagnetic field and higher level of intelligence than the brain: A magnetometer can measure the heart's energy field radiating up to 8 to 10 feet around the human body. While this is certainly significant it is perhaps more impressive that the electromagnetic field projected by the horse's heart is five times larger than the human one (imagine a sphere-shaped field that completely surrounds you). The horse's electromagnetic field is also stronger than ours and can actually directly influence our own heart rhythm!

Horses are also likely to have what science has identified as a "coherent" heart rhythm (heart rate pattern) which explains why we may "feel better" when we are around them ~ studied have found that a coherent heart pattern or HRV is a robust measure of well-being and consistent with emotional states of calm and joy - that is, we exhibit such patterns when we feel positive emotions.

A coherent heart pattern is indicative of a system that can recover and adjust to stressful situations very efficiently. Often times, we only need to be in a horse's presence to feel a sense of wellness and peace. In fact, research shows that people experience many physiological benefits while interacting with horses, including lowered blood pressure and heart rate, increased levels of beta-endorphins (neurotransmitters that serve as pain suppressors), decreased stress levels, reduced feelings of anger, hostility, tension and anxiety, improved social functioning; and increased feelings of empowerment, trust, patience and self-efficacy.

The Influence of Heart Rhythm ~ Horses have an extremely strong heart rhythm or heart energy field. Equine assisted therapies have conducted studies, using HeartMath, showing horses assisting in healing humans. This occurs when a horse's heart rhythm is strong enough to influence, like a magnet, the neurochemistry within the brain." - (HeartMath.Org)

to register click the link below...

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

The 5 Tibetan Rites are ancient yogic practices that were performed for thousands of years by monks in remote Himalayan monasteries and were considered magical because of their remarkable healing and rejuvenating effects. They work by speeding up and creating balance in the flow of energy through the seven energy centers (chakras), thus normalizing hormonal and nerve imbalances.

We will explore the energy principles on which the rites are based and discuss specific healing benefits and precautions for each rite. Then we will learn the preparation and technique for each rite and practice them together. By the end of this class, you will be able to practice the rites on your own at home.

This class is a natural continuation from the morning workshop on chakras, and teaches us a powerful practice to activate the chakras directly.

$50 Registration
Note: Only $90 to register by July 22nd for both July 24th "Chakra Healing" workshops.

Click here to register for The 5 Tibetan Rites ONLY

Click here to register for both Chakras, Yoga, and Healing AND The 5 Tibetan Rites

Dr. Jeff Migdow
Jeff Migdow MD is a holistic practitioner, yoga teacher trainer and Reiki master who has practiced holistic medicine and yoga for over 40 years. He lived at the Kripalu yoga ashram for 15 years and directed Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training from 1990–1997. He is also the creator of Prana Yoga Teacher Training, a 200 hour Yoga Alliance approved training which he has directed since 1997 at the Open Center in New York City and most recently at the Princeton Center for Yoga and Health.
He has led numerous workshops and trainings on yoga practice, holistic health modalities and lifestyle choices and its impact on physical, emotional and mental health and chakra balance around the world including Japan, Canada, India and Central America.
He is co-author of the books Breathe-In, Breathe-Out and Goddess to the Core.

THE CHAKRAS are energy centers in the emotional body through which the universal life force flows into the physical body.

Jeff Migdow, MD, has spent the past 40 years exploring the chakra system. Join him for a deeply enriching experience as we explore the anatomy of our chakras and their connection to our physical health, mental and emotional well-being, and spiritual evolution.

We will then experientially learn how to balance and strengthen the flow of energy through the chakras using sound, touch, simple yoga practices and powerful imagery techniques.

$50 Registration
Note: Only $90 to register or both July 24th "Chakra Healing" workshops.

Click here to register for Chakras, Yoga, and Healing ONLY

Click here to register for both Chakras, Yoga, and Healing AND The 5 Tibetan Rites

Dr. Jeff Migdow
Jeff Migdow MD is a holistic practitioner, yoga teacher trainer and Reiki master who has practiced holistic medicine and yoga for over 40 years. He lived at the Kripalu yoga ashram for 15 years and directed Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training from 1990–1997. He is also the creator of Prana Yoga Teacher Training, a 200 hour Yoga Alliance approved training which he has directed since 1997 at the Open Center in New York City and most recently at the Princeton Center for Yoga and Health.
He has led numerous workshops and trainings on yoga practice, holistic health modalities and lifestyle choices and its impact on physical, emotional and mental health and chakra balance around the world including Japan, Canada, India and Central America.
He is co-author of the books Breathe-In, Breathe-Out and Goddess to the Core.

ASHVA YOGA ~ HORSE-ASSISTED YOGA ~

Sunday, July 17, 4:30-6:30pm

at Hunt Cap Farms, 401 Main St, Three Bridges, NJ 08887

Spring Reins of Hope has partnered with TGR Yoga: The Great Remembering to create and provide

Ashva Yoga ~ Horse-assisted Yoga

Are you ready
for a unique, wonderful,
healing, inspiring
yoga experience?

Have an amazing yoga class in the company of horses and donkeys that have been helping people’s bodies and minds return to wellness, balance & peace.

Spring Reins of Hope is an equine-assisted services company offering both psychotherapy and life-skills coaching in NJ since 2009 alongside its sister nonprofit Spring Reins of Life 501c3 which has provided EAP for thousands of trauma survivors since 2012. Now, TGR Yoga has partnered with Spring Reins of Hope to offer Ashva Yoga with this special healing Herd. These equines have worked with humans loose in an enclosed space for 13 years and are very accustomed to this model. Additionally, there are scientific studies which support the fact that spending time in the presence of horses will lower cortisol / raise oxytocin levels as well as regulate our natural biorhythms to neutral.

Combining this unique power of horses with the practice and art of Yoga provides an expanded place of healing from the inside out.

Spring Rein of Hope's unique Herd consists of 4 award winning horses, a family of 3 donkeys, one self-appointed therapy cat, 3 borrowed goats, and apparently a rooster (who just showed up one day). Meet Miss Molly, the 2019 Veteran Affairs Therapy Animal of the Year... https://www.njvirtualherd.com/njvhblog/2019/3/11/change-for-the-better

"Recent studies conducted by the Institute of HeartMath provide a clue to explain the biodirectional "healing" that happens when we are near horses. According to researchers, the heart has a larger electromagnetic field and higher level of intelligence than the brain: A magnetometer can measure the heart's energy field radiating up to 8 to 10 feet around the human body. While this is certainly significant it is perhaps more impressive that the electromagnetic field projected by the horse's heart is five times larger than the human one (imagine a sphere-shaped field that completely surrounds you). The horse's electromagnetic field is also stronger than ours and can actually directly influence our own heart rhythm!

Horses are also likely to have what science has identified as a "coherent" heart rhythm (heart rate pattern) which explains why we may "feel better" when we are around them ~ studied have found that a coherent heart pattern or HRV is a robust measure of well-being and consistent with emotional states of calm and joy - that is, we exhibit such patterns when we feel positive emotions.

A coherent heart pattern is indicative of a system that can recover and adjust to stressful situations very efficiently. Often times, we only need to be in a horse's presence to feel a sense of wellness and peace. In fact, research shows that people experience many physiological benefits while interacting with horses, including lowered blood pressure and heart rate, increased levels of beta-endorphins (neurotransmitters that serve as pain suppressors), decreased stress levels, reduced feelings of anger, hostility, tension and anxiety, improved social functioning; and increased feelings of empowerment, trust, patience and self-efficacy.

The Influence of Heart Rhythm ~ Horses have an extremely strong heart rhythm or heart energy field. Equine assisted therapies have conducted studies, using HeartMath, showing horses assisting in healing humans. This occurs when a horse's heart rhythm is strong enough to influence, like a magnet, the neurochemistry within the brain." - (HeartMath.Org)

to register click the link below...

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER