Tag Archives: The Downing Museum

Registration now open: August’s @the Museum classes

As we prepare the August schedule, we have opened registration for next month’s special @the Museum classes.  Because space in the gallery is limited, we require pre-registration to manage the class sizes and are unable to accommodate drop-in students.  Therefore, … Continue reading

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Registration now open: July’s yoga and meditation classes at The Downing Museum

In preparation for July, we have opened registration for our special monthly classes at The Downing Museum.  Because space in the gallery is limited, we require pre-registration to manage the class sizes and are unable to accommodate drop-in students.  Therefore, … Continue reading

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Benefits of Mindfulness: Dr. David Vago’s TEDx Nashville talk

In this recent TEDx Nashville talk, Dr. David Vago, Research Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt University, illustrates how practicing mindfulness strengthens mental and physical health. Near the end of the talk, Dr. Vago notes Although we … Continue reading

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June 2017 focus and class schedule

It seems that everyone is feeling the joy of lush, new growth and the beauty of early summer with uplifting spirits! Focusing on purification of the body and mind this month seems appropriate, like sitting in a beautiful garden with … Continue reading

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Registration now open: June’s classes at The Downing Museum

In preparation for next month, we have opened registration for June’s classes at The Downing Museum.  Because space in the gallery is limited, we require pre-registration to manage the class sizes and are unable to accommodate drop-in students.  Therefore, if … Continue reading

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May 2017 focus and class schedule

Yoga is a journey of creating harmony in one’s life and letting go of the blocks that keep us from this harmony. In the process, we discover a deeper reality of being, a place of contentment, wisdom and joy.   … Continue reading

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May classes at The Downing Museum: registration now open!

In preparation for May, we have opened registration for next month’s classes at The Downing Museum.  Because space in the gallery is limited, we do require pre-registration to manage the class sizes and, as a result, are unable to accommodate … Continue reading

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April 2017 focus and class schedule

Each spring we experience the explosion of sensory delight as we witness the renewal of lifeforms…plants and animals blossoming and birthing. April is the month of Easter, the Christian celebration that reminds us that rebirth follows death. It is a … Continue reading

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April registration open: @the Museum classes

We are grateful for your ongoing interest in our special monthly classes at The Downing Museum and are thrilled to practice with you in such a beautiful space. In preparation for April, we have opened registration for those classes. Because space … Continue reading

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March 2017 focus and class schedule

In March, we continue to work with the yamas, the universal code of ethics prescribed in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, to apply to our lives with the intent of providing greater happiness and fulfillment. This month, we focus on asteya or … Continue reading

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