Michelle not only teaches 'yoga', she embodies it fully with her heart and soul. I had the opportunity to join her group on Sunday for a hike and mindful meditation at Franklin Canyon Park. About 30 people showed up, and we all had a blast! |
July 2020
The following outlines dates of upcoming community events we'll livestream on Zoom. All times are Pacific Time Zone, Los Angeles, CA. Stay tuned for our community eNews on July 1st with more details and Zoom links. Join our eNews for more info.
Fridays 5:30-5:40pm
Post-Asana Community Meditation
Zoom ID: 553 145 660
Starting July 2020, our weekly Mixed Level Yoga class by donation at 4:30pm Fridays on Zoom will end with an optional ten minutes of community meditation. Feel free to join us after the physical (asana) practice to explore building a consistent practice from concentration to one-pointed focus, as described in The Yoga Sutra 1.2: Yoga is the calming of the fluctuations of the mind.
Thursday, July 9 @6-6:30pm
Yoga Basics: A Beginner Approach
Zoom ID: 940 8562 7585
For anyone who is curious to begin a yoga practice or revisit the basics, this 30-minute session offered by donation will break down a few simple postures (asanas) and build breath and mind awareness at a slower, gentler pace than our weekly Mixed Level Yoga classes. Prepare by having a yoga mat or large towel to offer knee cushion and any of the following props:
- a firm pillow or bolster
- a firm beach towel or blanket you can fold
- a strap, belt, rope, long t-shirt or scarf
- 2 yoga blocks, 2 full rolls of firm toilet paper or 2 large solid canned goods of equal size
Thursday, July 16 @6-7pm
Soul Movement + Yin Yoga + Meditation
"Courageous Clarity"
Zoom ID: 957 7028 1343
With dynamically curated music and gentle guidance, we'll move our bodies to explore past the boundaries of their habitual motions and our metal restraints to honor ourselves as whole evolving beings of consciousness. We'll practice courage by allowing more vulnerable parts that we may hold back from expressing, also known as our shadows, to be brought to the light of our compassionate awareness. Through this kinesthetic diary, we'll welcome clarity to embody our truth (satya) and deeply open our bodies and minds in stillness and into meditation on courageous clarity.
Sunday, July 19 @11:30am-1pm
Awaken: Mindful Racial Equity Workshop
with Dr. Monea Abdul-Majeed
For far too long, “racism” has been the elephant in the room. It’s been covered, downplayed, spiritually bypassed, or ignored. Now is the time to lift the veil, confront racism and work together to dismantle it. Let's do the inner work and support each other on the journey of awakening to unity consciousness.
Join Racial Justice Speaker/Educator and Yoga Teacher, Dr. Monea, for a 90 minute virtual workshop on antiracism and what we can do to BE the change we want to see. Using what she calls the 3 R’s of Antiracism--reflection, resilience, and relationships--Dr. Monea will create a safe space for you to discuss antiracism and solutions with like minded individuals.
In this workshop, you will:
This event is for you if you...
Dr. Monea Abdul-Majeed is a Racial Justice Speaker, Trainor, and Certified Yoga Teacher. She serves as Racial Justice Coordinator at YWCA York, where she is responsible for leading the organization and York community to racial equality through training, community events, and involvement with York school districts. Dr. Monea is also a 500 hour registered yoga teacher in the vinyasa style of yoga. She has been a dedicated student of yoga for 18 years and uses her knowledge of mindfulness to inform her racial justice work. She lives in York with her husband, Musa Abdul-Majeed, and their three children, Lailah, Zainah, and Amir.
Investment Per Person:
- $25-50 sliding scale per workshop (based on your financial ability)
- Root 2 Rise Yoga with Michelle Chua will donate a week's worth (from July 12-18) of Zoom yoga class donations to help cover workshop costs, in an effort to make this important training accessible via sliding scale pricing.
- If you would like to donate towards the workshop costs, please contact Michelle at Root2RiseYoga@gmail.com.
*Note that if monetary contributions to this workshop exceed Dr. Monea's fee, the excess amount will be invested in future offerings to promote racial equity and appreciation of diversity within Root 2 Rise Yoga community and the public. If you would like to be updated about any such future offerings, please join our eNews.
In this workshop, you will:
- Develop shared language around antiracism;
- Learn how to have healthy conversations about race; and
- Discuss racism in a safe, non-judgemental space.
This event is for you if you...
- Are well-intentioned and ready to use your voice, your yoga practice, and your heart to make our country more welcoming to all but have no idea how to get started…
- Feel uncomfortable about any conversation on race, racism, or antiracism.
- Feel guilty for laughing at racist jokes, clenching your purse when a man of color approaches you, or want to be the change but have no clue how to be a part of the solution…
- Are tired of being treated like you’re invisible when you enter predominantly white spaces or being highly visible as the only person of color in the room who is cornered into answering all of the race questions...
Dr. Monea Abdul-Majeed is a Racial Justice Speaker, Trainor, and Certified Yoga Teacher. She serves as Racial Justice Coordinator at YWCA York, where she is responsible for leading the organization and York community to racial equality through training, community events, and involvement with York school districts. Dr. Monea is also a 500 hour registered yoga teacher in the vinyasa style of yoga. She has been a dedicated student of yoga for 18 years and uses her knowledge of mindfulness to inform her racial justice work. She lives in York with her husband, Musa Abdul-Majeed, and their three children, Lailah, Zainah, and Amir.
Investment Per Person:
- $25-50 sliding scale per workshop (based on your financial ability)
- Root 2 Rise Yoga with Michelle Chua will donate a week's worth (from July 12-18) of Zoom yoga class donations to help cover workshop costs, in an effort to make this important training accessible via sliding scale pricing.
- If you would like to donate towards the workshop costs, please contact Michelle at Root2RiseYoga@gmail.com.
*Note that if monetary contributions to this workshop exceed Dr. Monea's fee, the excess amount will be invested in future offerings to promote racial equity and appreciation of diversity within Root 2 Rise Yoga community and the public. If you would like to be updated about any such future offerings, please join our eNews.
Thursday, July 30 @6-7pm
Soul Movement + Yin Yoga + Meditation
"Breath of Perspective"
Zoom ID: 957 7028 1343
Building on this year's theme of 2020 Vision, we'll focus on breath to explore beyond words, thinking mind and habitual movement to expand the scope of our awareness. Inhaling deeply, we'll awaken our capacity to hold space for digesting our current life experiences. Exhaling freely, we'll flow to release clouds that may hinder our view of the bigger picture, our role in the greater journey ahead. Yin Yoga of sustained deeply-opening postures will culminate in meditation to align with pure consciousness within and collectively.
Photo from Saturday morning yoga on Zoom
To access or add to any resources shared at June's International Day of Yoga Come-UNITY Zoom Conversation about Anti-racism, click the button below to visit the Facebook event page.
Root 2 Rise Yoga Community celebrates 10 years in 2020!
You gave us (my partner and me) such a positively unforgettable experience at the Root 2 Rise Yoga Fall Gathering (2013). |
Michelle is the best! ...She is so creative and inspirational. Plus her yoga events and classes around town and in the park are wildly fun. |