Join us for Sunrise Yoga on the farm every Thursday morning to get your day started. We have invited some of our favorite instructors to rotate throughout the season, each offering a different style and presence. Pick your favorite, or make it a weekly ritual.
Yoga and the Benefits
While it is commonly thought of only as physical poses, the entirety of yoga includes a wide range of contemplative and self-disciplinary practices, such as meditation, chanting, mantra, prayer, breath work, ritual, and even selfless action. The word “yoga” comes from the root word “yuj,” which means “to yoke” or “to bind.” The word itself has numerous meanings, from an astrological conjunction to matrimony, with the underlying theme being union or connection. At the farm, we believe that connection to nature and union with the source are the most powerful healers. A strong practice can help build muscle, dramatically boost metabolism, and breathing fully and deeply increases circulation. As a form of low-impact exercise, yoga has been shown to lower stress hormones in our bodies while simultaneously increasing beneficial brain chemicals like endorphins. These feel-good chemicals help decrease anxiety and improve mood.
Limited to 12 spots.
Duration: 75 minutes
Location: Yoga will take place on the pavilion deck. Please park in designated area. You may have to walk across the farm to class.
Needs: Please let us know in the form during sign up of any special accommodations we can pass along to your instructor.
What To Bring
Yoga Mat
Towel
Water
Meet the Instructor
LAUREN PISANO
As I have learned it, yoga practice encourages balanced discipline and stable flexibility in both body and mind. Human beings have sought to understand the world and themselves as long as we have been alive. Yoga, a gift from India, is a science for that inquiry. I feel fortunate to have been taught it and to have yoga as a framework through which to grow, explore and connect.
The majority of my formal hours of study have been with Annie Carpenter and Stephanie Adams. I have also been greatly influenced by Vipassana meditation as taught by SN Goenka. Work, relationships, books, nature and music are opportunities to open to the practice in our everyday experience.
I cherish yoga as a sanctuary where all people may come and do their work in peace. I do my best to question my own biases and habits to refine my way of being in the world, and to contribute to a future that celebrates and represents everyone.
Enjoy your practice!
Lauren Pisano
