WORKSHOPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS January - June 2012 New events may be added so check back in the future! All events, unless otherwise noted, take place at the Point of Pines Yacht Club and light refreshments are provided. Pre-registration for all events is highly recommended. Detailed fliers will be available for each event.  Contact Janine at 781-284-7949 or email Janine for more information or to register.

Tree of Life afternoon retreat with  Janine Grillo Marra and Mary Taggart THIS EVENT IS NOW COMPLETELY FILLED!    Saturday, February 4th, 1:00-4:30pm (Snow date 2/11) Cost: $45.00 includes all materials and snacks Location: TaggArt Studio, 339 Salem St, Wakefield, MA     At the midpoint of Winter and Spring, we offer a workshop to bring us closer to the quiet beauty of this season and the promise that lies in the year ahead.  Using the Tree of Life as our inspiration, this will be a special afternoon of guided meditation, music, simple movement, and creativity. No art experience is necessary, just an open heart! Space is truly limited, so you must pre-register!

SPRING EQUINOX CELEBRATION “SPRING CLEANING FOR THE CHAKRAS”  Monday, March 19th, 6:30-8:30pm Cost: $30.00 *At 5:30 please join us for a free 40 min Shake Your Soul® class to get your energy flowing!  The Spring Equinox is the start of Spring.  It is a time to celebrate rebirth, renewal and joy!  Because this is a time of balance between dark and light, it is also a time to examine all kinds of balance in our beings. Joseph Carringer will be joining us to play his Australian Aboriginal didgeridoo while Janine leads you into gentle yin and restorative yoga poses.  We will practice a pose for each of the 7 chakras while Joseph plays one of his 7 didgeridoos, specific to each chakra. The didgeridoo is an ancient musical instrument and powerful tool that can help lift an individual's vibration back to a less chaotic and natural rhythm. It does this by producing a broad range of harmonics in an ancient and universal tone. You are also welcome to attend and simply rest during the class and still receive the healing effects of the didgeridoo.  You can get more information about Joseph and his practice at www.didgetherapy.com.  Light refreshments will be included.

NEW PROGRAM FALL 2011! Thursday mornings 9:00-10:00am Cost:  Donation   This program includes guided and silent periods of meditation.  We explore different styles of meditation, allowing time for discussion.  The focus is to introduce newer students to meditation and to help all involved establish or deepen your own meditation practice.  The format is shorter meditations interspersed with Q/A and stretching breaks. No pre-registration required.  You are welcome to attend any sessions.

SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION  Monday, June 18th, 6:30-8:45 pm Suggested donation: $20.00  Come celebrate the summer solstice, the time of year when the light reaches its peak and the earth is full of life!  All around us Nature is completely alive - the plants are bearing fruit, the grass is high and green, the waters warm, the sky full of songbirds.  We, too, will honor the bounty of our personal value and worth. At this time of abundance we will enhance our connection to Nature and each other as we Shake Our Souls® and engage in specific yoga and meditations to celebrate the start of Summer.  Join us, have fun and lighten up!  Weather permitting, some of the festivities will take place outside on the beach with a campfire, so please dress in layers and consider bringing a towel!  Light refreshments will be included.