Meditation Can be Simple

May Lunchtime Learning: Meditation Techniques. Wednesdays 11:45 am - 1:00 pm. Learn, practice and get your questions answered.

According to the Mayo Clinic, “Meditation is considered a type of mind-body complementary medicine. Meditation can produce a deep state of relaxation and a tranquil mind.

Meditation can be simple. It is a time to comfortably sit in contemplation. You let go and see what is in your awareness. Learn more about how to meditate with our blog from 2019 Meditation: Why, What, When, Where, & How.

Purpose of Meditation: 

  • Short-term: 

    • Meditation helps to focus our attention or become the observer of our awareness. This can help decrease what feels like clutter in our mind or repeated thoughts of worry about the future that causes stress. 

    • This process is like a simple reset of a pattern and may result in enhanced physical and emotional well-being.

  • Over time: 

    • The purpose of meditation is to cultivate calm and overtime increase the length of periods of present moment experiences. 

    • Observing the thoughts, feelings and body during meditation as the observer can support decreased reactivity and stress. This builds up new patterns that help us to apply this outside of yoga and meditation. 

  • Read more about how meditation supports our physical body. 

Commit to Meditate This May at Dogwood Studios! Join us this May for one, some or all of the opportunities to make meditation part of your daily routine. Keep track of your meditations to win a prize.

  • 15 minute meditations after each group yoga class in May.

  • Friday Evening Yin on May 12th at 6:15pm. 

  • Lunchtime Learning Wednesdays 11:45 am - 1:00 pm to learn, practice and get your questions answered.

    • Commit to Meditation, May 3rd hosted by Sam.

    • Walking Meditation, May 10th hosted by Amanda

      • We walk to remember the present moment. Learn and implement the different types of walking meditation to connect with nature and ease distraction.

      • Sign Up for In Person At Parlour  or Online.

    • iRest, May 17th hosted by Guest Teacher Melissa Russell. 

      • iRest is a yoga nidra meditation that takes you on a journey through the koshas (the feeling, breath, mind, wisdom, and joy bodies) to facilitate deep rest and healing.

      • Sign Up for the In Person At Parlour  option or Online.

    • Plant Meditation, May 24th hosted by Ainslee

      • Explore ways to connect with plants, and how we can deepen this connection with intention and love.

      •  Sign Up for the In Person At Parlour  option or Online.

Join us for a group yoga class or meditation using the calendar on our class sign up page.

If you have questions, reach out to us at info@dogwoodstudioyoga.com. We are here to help. 

SAM Sather, founder of Dogwood Studios, is a certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT), individualizes the yoga practice with appropriate modifications for participants’ unique bodies and medical histories with a focus on finding calm and improving health. She offers several live, online and in person yoga classes as well as private sessions so you can focus on your needs one-on-one.

Ainslee Cunningham is a 200 hour registered yoga teacher (RYT) who is deeply inspired and influenced by nature. Ainslee aspires to support people with the mind-body connection of yoga, especially those affected by addiction and trauma. She is committed to exploring how we embody the elements of the natural world and how we can deepen our connection to the Earth’s natural rhythms.

Amanda Dzengeleski is a 200-hour registered yoga teacher (RYT), lifelong student, and lover of movement. She first discovered yoga as a form of mind-body medicine that cultivated a deeper state of self-awareness and personal growth. Using a trauma-informed approach, Amanda empowers her students to move freely and intentionally in celebration of body, mind, and soul. 

Aviva Chaye Tulasi is a team member at Dogwood Studios. She is a certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT). She applies the teachings of classical yoga to reduce the effects of negative stress and to balance the nervous system.