<em><strong>the yo'garage</strong></em>: Our place for practice.  We have weekly classes and ongoing workshops and special events. <a href="http://www.willowspringsnsj.org/wp/yo-garage">Click here for more info</a>.

<strong>Treating Back Pain with Yoga and Ayurveda</strong>: With Skyler Myers.  <strong>Saturday, January 22</strong>, 10 am to 1 pm.  $25 to $40 sliding scale until January 18.  $40 after January 18.  <em>Contact Skyler at 530.615.7268 to register</em>.

Yoga  is frequently used to treat back pain, but diet and lifestyle are  primary contributing factors to back pain.  Back pain is frequently  caused by improper posture as well, especially repetitive movements like  bending over in the garden, or sitting in a car or desk for long hours.

In  this workshop, you will learn about some of the causes of back pain and  learn how to treat them.  You will learn two easy sets of yoga postures  of 20 minutes or less each, done in a chair and on the floor, which  will reduce back pain by gently stretching affected areas.  You will  also learn about foods, herbs, aromatherapy, colors, sound and touch  therapy techniques which will help reduce pain.

Yoga  and Ayurveda are sister sciences which are both about 5000 years old  and inextricably linked: they were never meant to be separated.  Yoga is  considered the spiritual practice, not just a workout, and Ayurveda is  the way to maintain perfect health so the yogi has a longer time in life  to be able to attain the spiritual principles.  They are like two sides  of a coin.  But you don’t have to be a yogi or wish for enlightenment  to desire a better quality of life.

<strong>Kirtan</strong>: With Punya and guests. <strong>Saturday, JANUARY 15, 7:30 to 9:00 pm</strong> (now every <strong>THIRD</strong> Saturday of the month).  <em>By donation.</em> Chanting is a powerful way to clear  the mind and open the heart.  When we sing with devotion, we activate  those aspects of divinity to which we sing, within ourselves.  We are happy to offer an evening of kirtan led by Punya and guests,  for us to come together and create waves of peace that will positively  affect ourselves, our community and our planet.  Come sing your heart out to the Divine within you!