Friday, July 4, 2008

Yoga Weekend in Chester


Local yoga teachers Leigh Milne and John Pece, guest teacher Janice Vien (in blue) and yoga workshop participants.
The weekend of June 28th & 29th fourteen people, most from out of town, participated in a weekend long yoga workshop organized by local yoga teacher Leigh Milne. Guest teacher Janice Vien came from Grantham New Hampshire for the purpose of leading this workshop on “Cultivating mindfulness with Iyengar Yoga” and spent four days visiting our area. Other participants spent two to three days in Chester, staying at local accommodations, and dining and shopping in the village. The rainy weather had little impact on this group as Janice reminded us to stay "mindful" and make acceptance of the present moment a part of the weekend practice. In fact, the rain offered a refreshing reason to be indoors! Thank you to the Chester Brass Band for making their hall available to us; and thanks to Kerry Keddy for working around our schedule so that we could enjoy peace and quiet during our studies.
Leigh has another workshop planned for September 12th to 14th with Rutgers professor of Indic philosophy Edwin Bryant. This workshop is open to all who are interested in the philosophy of yoga. To register call Leigh 902-273-9642

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