Meet yourself with less judgment and more compassion.
Join Vanessa Chambers, E-CYT 500, for a deeply supportive and introspective workshop designed for those who tend to second guess, overthink, or feel hesitant in trusting themselves. With over 20 years of personal practice and a thoughtful, grounded teaching style, Vanessa creates a space where you can gently quiet the noise and reconnect with your inner voice.
Through restorative yoga and guided self-reflection, you’ll begin to shift how you see and speak to yourself — from criticism toward compassion.
You’ll be guided through:
• Restorative yoga to soothe the nervous system
• Self-inquiry prompts & journaling• Self-forgiveness statements and affirmations
•The development of self-forgiveness statements and affirmations
• Creating your own affirmation/forgiveness deckDecks of cards will be provided — we’ll use what arises in practice to create something meaningful you can take with you, and use to bolster your inner speech day to day.
This is a space for the quiet ones, the thoughtful ones, the ones who have been hard on themselves… and are ready for something softer.
Sometimes the most powerful response to a troubled world is the simplest: to step outside, place one foot in front of the other and walk with intention.
This month, you are invited to join a community peace walk sponsored by "Schenectady Steps Toward Peace”
This will be an opportunity to slow down, breathe together and remember that even small acts of presence can ripple outward to our city, to our nation and to our world.
Meet Mati (rain or shine) at the circle across the street from Arthur’s Market. She will guide a walking meditation down to Riverside Park, beside the Mohawk River to the White Pine Tree of Peace that was planted last fall. where a labyrinth will be present for continued steps of quiet reflection.
Donations will be gratefully accepted with proceeds benefiting the Inner Bliss Scholarship Fund.
I hope you will join me, as we carry a simple intention:
that peace begins wherever people are willing to move forward together.
In the words of Walt Whitman - “Peace is always beautiful”.
Join us for Tea & Dharma, a heartfelt yoga community gathering where we sip tea, share insights, and explore pathways of conscious expansion and spiritual growth. Rooted in the spirit of satsangha—a gathering in truth—this monthly offering opens space for deep conversation, reflection, and connection.
Each gathering will center around a theme that invites inquiry and transformation. In this gentle, heart-centered Tea & Dharma gathering we step into the New Year with intention and presence. Together we’ll reflect and explore what it means to orient our lives toward the frequencies of love, stability, and prosperity.
In this space, prosperity is understood not as accumulation, but as alignment—a felt sense of being supported by life, connected to purpose, and rooted in spirit. This is not about resolutions or striving, but about setting a tone—attuning to inner wisdom, steady ground, and a loving relationship with what is unfolding.
Bring your open heart, your presence, and your favorite tea mug. All are welcome.
Full moons offer an opportunity to let go of what we no longer need and circles are spaces to listen to our heart’s song in a beloved community. After we cast a sacred circle, move, meditate and let go, Charlie Adinolfi will bless us with a beautiful sound bath to help make space for new moon wonders.
Mati opens the doors at 6:30 for food & fellowship.
Circle starts 7pm.
✨ Join us for a hands-on DIY Suncatcher Workshop where creativity meets good energy. You’ll design and create your own unique piece using beautiful beads and crystals that catch and reflect light. Whether you come to relax, connect, or try something new, you’ll leave with a one-of-a-kind creation and a little extra sparkle. Come celebrate the sun and welcome the warm weather with us! 🌞✨ No experience necessary—just bring your creativity. 🦚