WEEKLY CLASS SCHEDULE
pdf of Weekly Schedule
16 State Street, Bangor ME
WEEKLY
Weekly classes are all included with the SGC Memberships, Punch Cards, or Drop-in payments. You can sign up for weekly in-person classes using this link. You can sign up for virtual classes using this link. And no need to sign up ahead of time... just drop in any time! Monday Whatever Moves You, 9:00 to 10:00 am with Suzanne Kelly Yoga For Emotional Balance, 12 noon to 1:15 pm with Rori Knott (starts March 13, virtual option) JourneyDance™, 5:30 to 6:45 pm with Sarah Hentges Vinyasa Flow Yoga, 7:00 to 8:15 pm with Imke Jandreau Tuesday Breath & Yoga, 9:30 to 10:45 am with Geneva Gallant (starts March 14) Spiral Flow Yoga, 5:30-6:45 pm with Sarah Hentges (virtual option) Wednesday Vinyasa Flow Yoga, 9:30 to 10:30 am with Imke Jandreau (starts April 5) Renew, Rejuvenate, Restore, 7:00 to 8:30 pm with Geneva Gallant or Sarah Hentges Thursday JourneyDance™, 6:00 to 7:15 pm with Sarah Hentges Friday Spiral Flow Yoga, 10:00 to 11:00 am with Sarah Hentges Tea & Transformative Talk, 11:30 to 12:30 with Laura Nobel 1st Friday: Get Embodied!, 6:00 to 8:00 pm Activities Vary with Sarah Hentges 4th Friday Healing Circle, 6:00 to 8:00 pm with Alex Gilgan Saturday Breath & Yoga, 8:00-9:30 am with Geneva Gallant 3rd Saturday Spiral Series Workshops, 10:00 to 1:00 pm with Sarah Hentges Sunday Spiral Flow Yoga, 10:00 to 11:30 am with Sarah Hentges Weekly Class DescriptionsBreath & Yoga
A 90 minute class filled with practices to awaken the nervous system through breathing techniques and yoga postures that align our bodies and minds, while giving students the power and knowledge of what their own bodies are capable of through breath. We will be exploring our breath through ancient Pranayama (breath) yoga techniques and yoga postures as well as five Tibetan rights, which is a sequence of postures that the Tibetan monks perform for health and vitality. This is an all levels class and there will be modifications to meet each participant where they are. Pranayama breath work is a very powerful modality that can increase vitality, health, and mental clarity. JourneyDance™ A guided exploration of mind, body, and spirit, experience and emotion. As a healing modality JD encourages us to tap into our intuition, creativity, and innate wisdom as we flow like water, burn like fire, and expand like air. We root ourselves in the earth as we become more grounded and embodied and we transform ourselves through the power of processes and rituals that help us become more empowered and balanced. We create space for new possibilities by letting go and shaking off what no longer serves us. We emerge relaxed, rejuvenated, and renewed. Renew, Rejuvenate, Restore A calming, restorative, 90-minute class that will relax, renew, rejuvenate, and restore the nervous system and the mind/body, helping us to recover from the stresses of life and build more resilience. We will begin with a short warm-up and a focus on transformative breath, followed by a sequence of restorative yoga postures. We will conclude with yoga nidra, a relaxing guided meditation that creates a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping. Spiral Flow Yoga Spiral Yoga Flow is Sarah’s blend of yoga that unites breath and movement in unique flows and combinations, encouraging participants to connect mind and body toward relaxation, rejuvenation, and physical, mental, and emotional resilience. While we will build strength, balance, and flexibility, this class is not a “work out” and it aims to meet each participant where they are. A trauma-informed approach encourages participants to learn to do what feels good and to stay in the present moment. A variety of options are provided and new students are always welcome. Meditation for the Mind/Body/Spirit Meditation is a grounding practice which aids in relaxation, stress reduction, and managing anxiety. It cultivates kindness and compassion for one’s self and others and helps us to be more present in our everyday lives. Meditation can also improve sleep, decrease blood pressure, and promote emotional health. This class provides a guided meditation that can be done seated or in a variety of supported restorative yoga positions. Through this meditation we find stillness that helps reset and restore the nervous system, breathing techniques that center and connect the mind and body, and imagery that helps us connect to our whole, unique selves. Blankets and bolsters are provided for additional comfort. Tea & Transformative Talk An informal pay-what-you-can gathering. Drink tea, tour the space, meet new people... talk about ways we can transform ourselves, our community, and our world! Vinyasa Flow Yoga Vinyasa yoga is a dynamic, movement-oriented yoga practice emphasizing the connection between mind, body, and breath. Like other forms of yoga asana (physical practice), regular vinyasa practice functions to prepare the body and mind for the deeper yogic practice of meditation. In vinyasa yoga, no two classes are ever truly the same, but each practice will have the following basic components: centering (including intention setting and breath work), a thorough warm up sequence, standing flow, balancing postures, seated sequence postures, back bends, inversions, savasana (final relaxation), closing meditation, while the order/flow of practice varies, classes are sequenced to help ensure everyone has a fulfilling and safe practice. Yoga For Emotional Balance Return to your body and spirit in this gentle yoga class. Through yoga we can find ways to lift depression, relieve anxiety, and manage strong emotions like anger and grief. We can reduce the effects of chronic stress and become more balanced and more aware of our emotions while also practicing self-compassion and emotional intelligence. This class provides breath work and yoga sequences designed to calm the mind, energize the body, and navigate the world we live in. Modifications will be offered and encouraged to invite all bodies to participate as fully as possible. Whatever Moves You (free dance!) Start the week with Joy in Movement and dance like no one's watching! After an invigorating four flights of stairs, we will engage in 55 minutes of free movement (with occasional ideas offered) to an eclectic bunch of music that will inspire us to move our body/mind, heart, and soul. A brief closing circle will conclude this collective movement experience and invigorate you for the rest of your day and week. All the proceeds from this class go directly to The Spiral Goddess Collective Care Fund Scholarship Program. |
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Spiral Goddess Collective Community Care Agreement &
Center for Mind/Body Movement Policies
We welcome all members of our community to participate in our programs as long as they respect our guiding principles, which include respect for ourselves, our space, and our community.
Anyone new to The SGC—your first class is free (from our weekly class offerings). No one will be turned away based upon their inability to pay; however, the SGC does have rent to pay so please pay what you can to help keep the doors open and to help us serve as many community members as possible. We also offer scholarships for free classes and workshops as well as sponsor-based memberships that help to fund the Spiral Goddess Collective Care Fund (SGCCF) scholarship.
Do what feels good to your mind/body in each moments and be respectful of other people's space and experience and what we each bring into this collective space.
Practice letting go of competition--with yourself and with others. Please don't hurt yourself doing something just because the teacher/guide or other participants are doing it. You know your body and your abilities, when you can push and when you need to pull back.
This is a "brave space." We make our own decisions--how we move, how we breathe. When is the floor the best place to be and when is standing or sitting a better option? Do we want to move or find stillness? The teacher/guide/curator will give you a container for your experience--suggestions, options, variations--from here, we each create our own experience.
Understand that we each approach every moment, every element, every movement, from our own experiences. No way is right. No way is wrong. We are diverse, complicated, unique beings who co-create our inclusive space and our individual and collective experience.
Be easy on yourself and others. In this space we let go of judgment, of ourselves and of other people. Sometimes we are are harshest critics. At the SGC we give ourselves permission to shed the negative self-talk. Our space lacks mirrors, so we focus on our internal experience rather than what we look like at any given moment.
No street shoes are allowed in the space. In fact, please leave them at the bottom of the stairs when you enter the building. If you need to wear shoes for any reason, please wear indoor shoes.
Please try to arrive 10 minutes before a class starts. This gives you time to check in, settle in, and to touch base with the teacher/guide. When the third floor door is closed, we are no longer admitting participants into a class.
In order to preserve the integrity of our sacred space and the atmosphere of relaxation, rejuvenation, personal exploration, and healing, weekly classes (Yoga and JourneyDance) are for adults 15 years and older.
Some events are open to children attending with an adult. If your child is attending an event with you at The Spiral Goddess Collective, please be sure to have a conversation with them about the sacred space and the expectations for how to share the space with everyone present.
The SGC space is available for Special Events and Rentals, guided and curated or not. For more information, please contact thespiralgoddesscollective@gmail.com.
Anyone new to The SGC—your first class is free (from our weekly class offerings). No one will be turned away based upon their inability to pay; however, the SGC does have rent to pay so please pay what you can to help keep the doors open and to help us serve as many community members as possible. We also offer scholarships for free classes and workshops as well as sponsor-based memberships that help to fund the Spiral Goddess Collective Care Fund (SGCCF) scholarship.
Do what feels good to your mind/body in each moments and be respectful of other people's space and experience and what we each bring into this collective space.
Practice letting go of competition--with yourself and with others. Please don't hurt yourself doing something just because the teacher/guide or other participants are doing it. You know your body and your abilities, when you can push and when you need to pull back.
This is a "brave space." We make our own decisions--how we move, how we breathe. When is the floor the best place to be and when is standing or sitting a better option? Do we want to move or find stillness? The teacher/guide/curator will give you a container for your experience--suggestions, options, variations--from here, we each create our own experience.
Understand that we each approach every moment, every element, every movement, from our own experiences. No way is right. No way is wrong. We are diverse, complicated, unique beings who co-create our inclusive space and our individual and collective experience.
Be easy on yourself and others. In this space we let go of judgment, of ourselves and of other people. Sometimes we are are harshest critics. At the SGC we give ourselves permission to shed the negative self-talk. Our space lacks mirrors, so we focus on our internal experience rather than what we look like at any given moment.
No street shoes are allowed in the space. In fact, please leave them at the bottom of the stairs when you enter the building. If you need to wear shoes for any reason, please wear indoor shoes.
Please try to arrive 10 minutes before a class starts. This gives you time to check in, settle in, and to touch base with the teacher/guide. When the third floor door is closed, we are no longer admitting participants into a class.
In order to preserve the integrity of our sacred space and the atmosphere of relaxation, rejuvenation, personal exploration, and healing, weekly classes (Yoga and JourneyDance) are for adults 15 years and older.
Some events are open to children attending with an adult. If your child is attending an event with you at The Spiral Goddess Collective, please be sure to have a conversation with them about the sacred space and the expectations for how to share the space with everyone present.
The SGC space is available for Special Events and Rentals, guided and curated or not. For more information, please contact thespiralgoddesscollective@gmail.com.
