As life becomes increasingly complex, it’s essential to develop daily practices that cultivate calm, reduce stress and increase physical and mental flexibility, while deepening concentration and compassion. The Clearing offers a serene setting to experience this gift of mindfulness—the non-judgmental awareness of the present moment.

In this class, you’ll explore a variety of techniques to help expand your capacity to respond to life’s demands and develop daily self-care rituals. These include: focused breath work, gentle movements, Qigong, body relaxation sequences, chanting, guided visualizations, sitting meditation, walking meditation—both indoors and on outdoors trails and in the labyrinth on campus. You’ll also experience a Reiki self-care sequence, essential oils, and creative arts and writing exercises. No experience is necessary. The only prerequisite is curiosity and an openness to nurture your sense of well-being.

Please bring a notebook or journal, yoga mat, blanket, bed pillow, comfy clothes and walking shoes. Also note that the movement experiences and walks require physical mobility, so if you have health issues that might affect your participation, please contact Beth through The Clearing before registering. Beth will contact students prior to class.

Beth Coleman has spent her adult life exploring well-being on all levels—physical, mental, emotional and spiritual—and trusts in each person’s capacity to cultivate practices that honor one’s deepest life wisdom. She is a current student in The Sedona School of Massage five-month intensive, is a 200-hour certified yoga teacher, trained labyrinth facilitator, musician, Reiki practitioner and gardener of the soil and spirit. She has also completed a three-year program, Spiritual Deepening For Global Transformation, at The Christine Center in Willard, Wisconsin, and has owned and operated The Garden Lady, a garden design/maintenance firm, for 26 years. During that time, Beth has taught yoga, along with gardening, self-care and contemplative practices workshops, and also teaches in The Clearing’s Workshop and Winter Programs, and facilitates a weekly labyrinth gathering at The Clearing.  She and her husband Curt are year-round residents of Ellison Bay and are deeply appreciative of The Clearing and its restorative presence in their life and community.

Level: All Levels