Create your own Mandala while learning about and experiencing the attitudes of mindfulness. Additionally, you will enjoy a mindful-movement practice and a restorative-rest session enhanced by sound medicine. All materials are provided. No prior yoga experience is required.
We will practice asanas and be taught to create a mandala to practice the Yogic concepts of dharana (concentration) and dhyana (meditation). It’s impossible to ‘empty’ the mind, but we can train it to become so completely absorbed with one thing that we lose all sense of time and space. This is the process of dharana and dhyana.
A mandala is a spiritual and ritual symbol. It can be understood in two different ways: externally as a visual representation of the universe, or internally as a guide to connect with universal energy. In Hinduism and Buddhism, the belief is that by entering the mandala and proceeding towards its center, you are guided through the cosmic process of transforming the universe from one of suffering into one of joy and happiness.
Workshop Schedule:
- Philosophy, dotting instruction, & applying our first layer of paint
- Gentle asana practice
- Applying our second layer of paint
- Restorative asanas with sound medicine
$40 includes all supplies: circular stone, dotting tools, paint, and a surface on which to paint.
Participation is limited to 15 people, thank you.
Please join us and bring a dish to share. We will meet at 6:15 at Yoga Central and, yes, there will be tables and chairs.
If your dish has nuts, wheat or dairy, no problem, but please label it that way. Thank you.
Coming early is not recommended as we have a special class ending beforehand. (Well, for that matter, coming late is not recommended either!)
The Vegetarian Club of Canton began in 1989 and for many years promoted healthy, conscientious and sustainable ways of eating. Featured guests, delicious recipes and fun evening get togethers helped spread information about eating more wisely. The club closed with COVID, but some special pop-up events are still offered.
An eight week immersion for children 7-14 exploring our inner emotional world through the lens of the Chakra Energy System and an interactive craft weekly.
Amount includes all supplies and the entire eight week class pass.
Kate Farris died on April 10, 2025. She left a very positive impact on our lives and we will have this special event in her honor. On this ocassion we will remember her greatness and the wonderful life she lived that helped so many. She was a wonderful influence and an active and generous supporter of the things in which she believed.
No need to bring anything. Come as you would to a regular yoga class. After the yoga class we will have some live music, tea and remembrances. No flowers, please.