ABOUT THIS EVENT
Event Category
Fitness & Wellness
Event Overview
During this month’s workshop we’ll be taking our meditation outside, so bring your walking shoes! Class starts inside, with Jennifer leading you through a slow, vinyasa-inspired yoga sequence, to warm up the body. Then everyone will head outside and walk around the neighborhood (Roscoe Village) in a silent meditation focused on inner peace. Rain or shine!
What to Bring
Bring shoes or sandals you feel comfortable walking in and umbrella, in case of rain
Minimum age
All ages welcome
What's Provided
Yoga mats, blocks and straps
What You Can Expect From This Experience
- Slow Flow Yoga
- Meditation
- Walking Meditation
Location
EVENT DETAILS
EXPLOREMORE ABOUT YOUR HOST
Healing Foundations is conveniently located in Chicago's Roscoe Village neighborhood on Belmont between Damen and Western Avenues. We give you the tools you need to guide your body's gentle return to health, vitality and balance. By incorporating acupuncture and other acutherapies, Oriental medicine, Eastern nutrition and education, we reduce and relieve pain, discomfort, illness, stress and stress-related disorders. Our techniques complement Western medicine.
Jennifer Gaspers
Jennifer Gaspers is a Licensed Massage Therapist, CranioSacral Therapist (2005), and certified Hatha Yoga Teacher (2011). Combining Myofascial Release, CranioSacral Therapy and Shiatsu with Chinese medicine techniques, Jennifer believes strongly in leveraging multiple modalities to facilitate healing and bring her clients meaningful, lasting results. Jennifer's intimate yoga classes are inclusive of all levels of experience and strive to connect the transformative power of yoga to each participant's every day life. In every class or private session, her focus is to help you cultivate gratitude for exactly who you are in the present moment as well as to support your own journey of self discovery. Jennifer is a returned Peace Corps volunteer. She spent time in Swaziland where she started the Bambanani Project of Swaziland, teaching business and marketing skills to underserved community members. Handmade jewelry from the Bambanani Project is available at Healing Foundations and craft fairs throughout the city.