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Let’s Be Still: Restorative Yoga and Meditation Workshop

5639a82bfee6ae6c5adf056af08b3d65From Kate Gilbert ’18:

Feel like taking a pause from the hectic energy of springtime at Wes?
Want to take a moment for yourself before the semester comes to a close?

Join us for a FREE restorative yoga and meditation workshop this Saturday!

We will be exploring a few different restorative yoga poses taught by WesBAM yoga instructor Zandy followed by a body scan meditation and silent sit led by Mindfulness Intern Kate.

We welcome all bodies and encourage all levels of experience.

Sponsored by WesBAM and Mindfulness @ Wes

Date: Saturday, April 30
Time: 1PM-2:15PM
Place: Fayerweather 108 (Dance Studio)

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Pathways to Healing: Retreat for Survivors of Sexual Violence

From Samantha Hellberg ’16:

Created for survivors of sexual violence, the retreat will address the
unique ways that a traumatic experience can impact self-care and
various pathways to healing. The retreat will focus on developing
self-compassion skills through art, discussion, and a gentle yoga
session.

Register here (http://goo.gl/forms/ADeZmppHEa) by Thursday, 4.28 at
5pm.
Space is limited. Location will be included in confirmation email.

Contact Alysha B. Warren (awarren@wes), LPC, Therapist/Sexual Violence
Resource Coordinator or Samantha Hellberg ’16 (shellberg@wes), We
Speak We Stand Intern with questions.

Date: Saturday, April 30
Time: 12PM-4:15PM

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WesBAM! Promo Week

wesbamFrom WesBam:

It’s that time of the year again–WesBAM! FREE Promo Week!

Time to sweat, flow, dance, jump, meditate, and get your mind right–a whole week for FREEEEE!

This semester WesBAM! is bigger an badder than ever: With 7 yoga instructors, 5 HIIT and Kung Fu instructors, and 3 Zumba instructors we have something for all skill levels and interests!

So what are you waiting for? Grab your mat and your sneakers!

Check out the Facebook event here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/879688948795903/879987988765999/

Date: Sunday, January 31 – Saturday, February 6
Place: Fayerweather Dance and Theater Rooms

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May Day

From Long Lane’s friendly farmers, including Eva ‘seeking internet fame’ Steinberg ’17:

Are you a fan of sun, spring, music, maypoles, food, farming, crafts, or contra dancing? Come on down to Long Lane Farm’s annual May Day Festival for all this and MORE!

Line up:
Business Fish 12-12:30
Noah + Nyanen 12:40-1:10
Ben “Yoshimi” Daley 1:20-1:50
Rachel Connor’s Picture Show 2:00-2:30
Nardo 2:30-2:50
Contra Dance 3-5

WesCycle will have bikes to help generate power for the concert!

THERE WILL ALSO BE FOOD:
FREE veggie burgers
a farm house bake sale (bring cash $$)
and MAHMOUN’s food truck ($$)
* * *
RAIN DATE = SUNDAY MAY 3

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Date: Saturday, May 2
Time: 12 – 5 PM
Place: Long Lane Farm, at the intersection of Wadsworth and Long Lane

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Weekend of Workshops with WesBAM! ft. Renee and Shira

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From Katie McLaughlin ’15:

Grab your yoga and cardio clothes and join us for a fun-filled weekend of workshops, classes and alumni as Shira Engel ’14 and Renee Dunn ’14 – co-founders of WesBAM! – are returning home. There’s a lot of stuff going on: Shira and Renee are co-teaching Founder’s Flow, Shira is teaching two yoga classes and Renee is teaching a yoga class and a fusion cardio kickboxing/total body conditioning class. AND GUESS WHAT?! It’s all FREE! A complete lineup and description of events are posted below! Class descriptions are after the jump.

THURSDAY — March 26th
4:30-5:30 Flow Fierce w/ Guest Yoga Teacher Shira Engel ’14,
Fayerweather Dance Room

FRIDAY — March 27th
11:00-12:30 Shira’s Home Yoga Practice Workshop, Fayerweather Dance
Room

SATURDAY — March 28th
11:00-1:00 WesBAM! Founder’s Flow with Shira and Renee, Fayerweather
Dance Room
5:00-6:00 Wellness Beyond Wes, Fayerweather Dance Room

SUNDAY — March 29th
11:00-12:00 Total Body Conditioning and CardioKickboxing FUSION,
Fayerweather Dance Room
4:00-5:00 Power Yoga w/ Guest Yoga Teacher Renee Dunn ’14,
Fayerweather Theater Room

Date: Thursday, March 26 – Sunday, March 29, 2015
Place: Fayerweather
Cost: FREE!

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Family Weekend Yoga

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From Isabel Fine ’17:

Parents stressing you out? You stressing parents out? Don’t know what
to do with your parents? Then come to FAMILY WEEKEND YOGA sponsored by
WesBAM!

Drop your parents off, come as a family, bring someone else’s family,
anything you want goes. This class will be fun, relaxing, and open to
practitioners of all levels and ages.

Date: Saturday, September 27th
Time: 5:00-6:00 PM
Place: Westco Lounge
Cost: Free

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Instructors’ Panel: Q&A on Fitness/Yoga Certification

yogaIsabel Fine ’17 invites you:

Interested in becoming a WesBAM! instructor? Or more broadly, thinking of pursuing a career in fitness/wellness/yoga instruction but not sure how to go about it? Join us for a panel in which we will answer all of your questions and share our experiences.

There will be refreshments!

We will close the panel with the presentation of our Yoga Playtime Book, and we invite you all to stay and play around a bit.

Date: Today, April 19, 2014
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Place: Fayerweather Dance Studio
Cost: Freeee

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WesBAMFest: Yoga on Foss

fossyogaA message from the fine Isabel Fine ’17:

Come to Foss for an afternoon of fun and flow in the great outdoors.

Prefosh encouraged, and all levels welcome!

Date: Friday, April 18, 2014
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Place: Foss Hill

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Free WesBAM! Relaxation in the Spirit of Midterms

A detox brought to you by the incredible WesBAM! instructor Isabel Fine ’17:

Woman meditating on the beach at sunset.

Midterms bumming you out? Does your body ache from hunching over that paper all week long? Come cheer up and sun salutation yourself into relaxation with WesBAM.

Stretch, move, groove, breathe, laugh, and detox this Saturday (3/1) in Fayerweather Dance Room from 5-6 with yoginis Anya Morgan ’14, Jonathan Sung ’14 and Isabel Fine ’17.

This event is FREE so come one, come all. Bring your housemate! Bring your frenemy!

Date: Saturday, March 1
Time: 5PM – 6PM
Place: Fayerweather Dance

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Month of Mindfulness Continues

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Katie McLaughlin ’15 brings you more mindfulness:

The Month of Mindfulness started off with a bang! If you missed the first week though, there are plenty of opportunities to be mindful this month.

Monday (2/10) from 6:30 to 8:15 in Usdan 108, there will be a sleep specialist coming to Wesleyan. This will include a FREE dinner, a talk about sleep on college campuses, yoga and sleep related goodies. Bring your friends!

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