The Summer Solstice is a time to celebrate! Please join us to salute the sun on Saturday, June 21 from 1:00-2:30 pm at the Willow Street Yoga studio. We will move with joy and gratitude for the long, bountiful days at the pinnacle of Midsummer. It is also a special moment to be still and meditate on your own inner light as the world turns and tilts in the eternal dance of darkness and light.
Join Terri Shuck and Rev Cynthia Tootle for this wonderful celebration
Date: SATURDAY, June 21 || Time: 1pm - 2:30pm
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
Follow the Wheel of the Year with seasonal forest bathing
sessions in Rock Creek Park. Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, is a
Japanese wellness practice that helps individuals access the
healing properties of nature. These can be especially powerful
during the times of transition offered by the changing seasons.
Each walk will follow a different route, but all will allow us to
experience this familiar landscape at
different times of the year. You will be invited to slow down, to
be curious, and to touch, smell, hear, and see nature more fully.
The walks will not be strenuous but requires the ability to walk a
mile or so on uneven surfaces.
ABOUT SUSAN:
Susan is long-time member of the Willow Street Yoga Community and a Kripalu certified Outdoor Mindfulness Guide. She provides customized outdoor mindfulness excursions in the Washington DC region and beyond. She is also a passionate advocate and non-profit consultant who is committed to leveraging natural and historic places to connect citizens, promote social justice, and foster health and well-being. Learn more at susanwestmontgomery.com
COST: $200 early bird (until 3/1) for all 4 || $220 or all 4 (after 3/1) || $55 per individual session
WHEN:
Spring Equinox, Saturday, March 22, 3:00-4:30 pm
Summer Solstice, June 21, 3:00-4:30 pm
Fall Equinox, Saturday, September 20, 3:00-4:30 pm
Winter Solstice, Saturday, December 20, 3:00-4:30 pm
WHERE:
Each location will be at a different location. Location and parking details will be sent out via email one week prior. Locations will most likely be varying meeting points within Rock Creek Park.
Whether you're feeling the effects of long hours at a desk, frequent device use, or everyday stress, this workshop is designed to help you release tension and restore mobility in your neck and shoulders.
Join us for a focused, experiential session where you’ll learn accessible, evidence-informed yoga techniques that provide real, lasting relief. Through mindful movement, breathwork, and self-massage, you'll explore how to gently unwind stiffness, increase circulation, and develop greater awareness of postural habits that may contribute to discomfort.
What You’ll Gain:
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Practical, take-home strategies to ease tension in the neck and shoulders
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Techniques for improving posture and reducing strain in daily life
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A deeper connection to the subtle mechanics of this often-overworked area
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Tools to help integrate ease and resilience into your regular movement practice
Perfect for yoga students, desk workers, and anyone seeking effective, non-invasive ways to care for the upper body.
WHEN: Sunday, June 22nd from 2:30pm - 4:30pm
COST: $40 per person
Resilience -- Returning to the wisdom of your body/mind to deal with life’s challenges – strengthening our ability to bounce back from adversity.
Yoga Nidra, a guided meditative practice, can help you find a source of internal stability, clarity, and self-empowerment. It can ease tension and fatigue, calm the nervous system, and restore energy.
In this workshop you’ll:
- Learn centering and relaxation techniques
- Practice gentle asana stretches for joints and muscles
- Explore yoga breathing techniques
- Be guided through a complete Yoga Nidra practice
Yoga Nidra is practiced in a comfortable lying or seated position. No prior experience is needed — everyone is welcome. All registrants will receive recordings of these practices.
Sundays June 22nd, July 27th, and August 24 | 5:00 - 6:00 pm | online | $20/$55
Join us on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM for the second session in the Sufi & Daoist Healing Series, “Unity of the Soul” to embark on a transformative journey that bridges the timeless wisdom of Sufi and Daoist mysticism.
Join us for Unity of the Soul, a sacred gathering where ancient paths of mysticism converge, inviting you into a felt experience of wholeness. This workshop explores the profound truth shared by the teachings of Sufism and Daoism: that separation is an illusion, and unity is our original nature.
Together, we’ll dive into the concept of oneness as expressed through Sufi devotion and the Daoist embrace of “the Way.” Through poetic reflection and embodied insight, we’ll remember the wisdom that transcends language and doctrine.
This immersive experience includes:
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Acupuncture to attune the body to the current of unity within and around us;
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Sound Healing to soften mental chatter and reconnect with the frequency of the soul;
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Group Healing to co-regulate, release, and remember ourselves through the presence of community.
Facilitated by Dr. Marie Najjar, DAc, LAc, this journey is for all who are seeking to live from the heart, reconnect with the divine thread in all things, and experience healing beyond the individual self.
Come as you are. Leave as one.
This event is brought to you by Flora and Fana Acupuncture and Willow Street Yoga.
WHEN: Saturday, June 28th from 3:00pm - 4:30pm
COST: $55 per person