MINDFULNESS PRACTICES FOR LIFE

Lighten Up!: A JourneyDance™ Experience

Sunday, April 29th 
10:00AM to 11:15AM
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JourneyDance™ is a conscious dance form that combines free and structured movement to inspire you to get out of your mind and into your body. This experience will focus on inviting lightness into our spirits, playfulness into our hearts and shedding old stories that no longer serve us ! Allow yourself to be gently guided with visualization, creative imagery, intentional ritual, empowering music and conscious affirmation in a space free from judgement.
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YogAromatherapy April: Capturing Energy Amidst the Renewal of Spring

Saturday, April 21st, 2018
​10:00AM to 12:00PM
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The dormancy of winter has passed and now we can focus on cleansing the body, mind and spirit with the help of yoga poses and essential oils to make room for the new.  You'll learn about oils that aid in cleansing the heart of emotional toxins, which will help us to trust in the innate process of life. Spring is also a time for detoxifying so we'll not only learn about which oils are best to assist in healing, but will combine this with a series of twists and forward folds which will guide the body to move out what no longer serves us so that we have space for new energies.  $30
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Gentle Kundalini Yoga, Gong and Healing Meditation

Friday, April 27th, 2018
6:30pm – 8:30pm

Brighten your light and project peace out to the world! Join us as we adjust the body in order to elevate the spirit and open our hearts to the Infinite potential for healing. The sound current of the gong will guide us into a deeper state of peace, and we will meditate using an ancient, universal mantra for healing ourselves and others.  ​
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Self Care and Mindfulness for Educators, Youth Workers and Parents

Sunday, May 13th, 2018
​9:00AM to 12:00PM

​Being a support person for a child can be both rewarding and challenging. We can often become so absorbed in their care that we neglect our own; therefore robbing us of the energy to do our best in caregiving situations. Or, we can be so triggered by the youth behaviors that our stress prevents us from connecting with the youth and being a positive support person. In this morning retreat, participants will be introduced to the power of mindfulness and the research-based techniques that can be used to build habits that will help to ease the mind and cultivate a peaceful presence. This retreat will help participants to tap into an internal resource that can be used daily to support our work with children and teens. Participants will learn how to cultivate compassionate awareness and mindfulness habits that will support them as they work to be a source of unconditional positive regard for the youth being served. Beginner and Advanced practitioners welcome. The retreat experience will include space for: mindful movement, restorative yoga poses, multiple forms of meditation and breathing techniques, as well as creative expression through journaling and group sharing. Participants will be asked to wear comfortable clothing/layers and to bring a journal or notebook, pen, an open heart and an open mind. ​$60 pre-registration, $65 at the door
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Gentle Kundalini Yoga, Gong and Healing Meditation

Friday, May 25th, 2018
6:30pm – 8:30pm

Brighten your light and project peace out to the world! Join us as we adjust the body in order to elevate the spirit and open our hearts to the Infinite potential for healing. The sound current of the gong will guide us into a deeper state of peace, and we will meditate using an ancient, universal mantra for healing ourselves and others.
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Encuentro ESCALA

Viernes, 4 de mayo​- 
Sábado, 5 de mayo

Viernes: Intercambio Social 
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Sábado: Encuentro ​
8:00AM - 12:00PM 

​¡Encuentro de Mujeres con Interés en Liderazgo y Crecimiento Personal!​
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Encuentro ESCALA facilita la oportunidad de alcanzar tus metas.  Trabajamos a través de experiencias transformadoras capaces de potenciar tus aptitudes y destrezas, para luego alcanzar un próximo nivel de  auto realización.
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¿Para quiénes están diseñados estos encuentros?
Encuentro Escala  está especialmente dirigido a mujeres que se encuentran  en momentos de cambio en sus vidas. Cambios como el proceso de la búsqueda de una nueva carrera, insatisfacción o necesidad de crecimiento personal, laboral y/o profesional. ¡No dejes pasar esta oportunidad, es tu momento! ¡Invierte en Ti! 

​Estadia puede ser reservada aquí: www.airbnb.com/users/40411174/listings​
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Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga: A Treatment Intervention with David Schouela

Saturday June 2nd, 2018
1:00-4:00PM

Trauma Sensitive Yoga, TCTSY, (as developed at the Trauma Center in Brookline, MA) is an empirically supported, adjunctive treatment for developmental and complex trauma that focuses on giving clients an opportunity to practice noticing body sensations in the context of a safe relationship based on an invitational approach to yoga forms with no physical assists. TCTSY emphasizes body-based yoga forms and breathing practices.
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June YogAromatherapy: Just Breathe (And Open to Life)

Saturday, June 16th
10:00AM - 12:00PM
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With summer approaching, what a lovely time to practice a circular-energy-yoga-flow with crisp, uplifting citrus aromas filling the air to create a powerful antidote to our sometimes linear world.  This practice of sun salutations, side-body lengthening and focus on healthy function of the kidneys will help to remove blinders so we can be more open to peripheral vision. ​
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May YogAromatherapy Workshop: Replenish Yourself by Opening up to Receive

Saturday, May 19th
10:00AM to 12:00PM
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Springtime is a perfect opportunity to open to receive and to dispel any negativity that may be blocking us emotionally.  A restorative sequence focused on opening the hips stimulates the kidney and liver meridians to clear energetic and physical blockages. and as we experience the power of aromatherapy, we'll learn about oils that help to maintain an open mind, that are balancing and uplifting, as well as oils that help to cleanse (both internally and externally) and encourage us to let go of the non-essentials in life. ​
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OUR MISSION

To support the spiritual journey of those seeking to express self-compassion, healing and understanding.

JOURNEYDANCE

Embrace your inner funk with the liberating practice of dance and movement. 

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GENTLE KUNDALINI YOGA

Breathe deeper into your soul and harness the power of you.

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Our mission is to impact lives, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Your contributions help deliver powerful, transformative, and inspiring program to a community and generation seeking spiritual refuge. Heartwell Institute is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit so your contributions are tax deductible.
The Heartwell Institute
1015 Pleasant Street
Worcester, Massachusetts 01602
774.243.6800
(Private parking available behind the building at 10 Biltmore Rd.)

About Heartwell

​The Heartwell Institute is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit, non-demonimational, spiritual health and wellness center located in the heart of Massachusetts at 1015 Pleasant Street, Worcester. We offer mindfulness programs and retreats to those who seek self-compassion and awareness.

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