Throughout human history, people have gathered together for contemplative mindfulness in times of jubilation and sorrow. Now is no different. Each monthly meditation session will include centering, presentation of the day's focus, guided meditation, silence or journaling, group discussion, and a "Zen in Ten" movement/breath practice. Attend a la carte or all four - your choice!  

Join Sun & Moon Reads Community Book Club as we dive into the exploration of our relationship to self and others through written stories. This month: How To Read A Book by Monica Wood

Meet Pernilla von Mettenheim, longtime Sun & Moon student, Work Exchanger, and In-Depth Teacher Trainee, who began painting Buddhas during the pandemic as a way to relieve the heaviness of the times. Join Pernilla for a brief talk and "gallery walk" of her work on display at Sun & Moon's Arlington studio, and hear her story of how she found her way back to the parts of herself she had put on the back burner, and found a type of meditative bliss along the way. 

This workshop will use the Eight Limbs of Yoga to help find the freedom to release the frustration of these challenging times in a safe, restorative environment through a practice using asanas, meditation, conversation and restorative justice practices. Facilitator Michelle Chapman-Campbell, Doctor of Ministry, is a certified and experienced chaplain, counselor, holistic life coach, restorative justice facilitator, and yoga instructor. Her collective professional and vocational experience is a culmination of 20+ years of holding safe spaces for individuals and communities to engage in restorative conversations.

A free coffee tasting and holiday shopping experience! Red Bean Harvest Coffee offers specialty coffee beans, single origin, from Colombia. They’re based in Arlington, VA. All their coffee is 100% traceable, and they work with coffee farmers who have established sustainable practices, organic farming, and certifications such as Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, and UTZ.

During this community clinic patients will choose from one of two treatments: one to reduce stress, or one to boost energy. In community acupuncture, many people are treated simultaneously in one large room, thus making this type of medicine more accessible to more people. Slots begin on the half hour.

Join us on Thanksgiving morning for 60-minute all-levels classes to put you in just the right state of mind/body/heart for a day of feasting on great food and gratitude. Bring a non-perishable food offering to replenish local food banks, or make an online donation to Britepaths in Fairfax or the Arlington Food Assistance Center.

Join us on Thanksgiving morning for 60-minute all-levels classes to put you in just the right state of mind/body/heart for a day of feasting on great food and gratitude. Bring a non-perishable food offering to replenish local food banks, or make an online donation to Britepaths in Fairfax or the Arlington Food Assistance Center.

Tap into emerging research to debunk the myths around yoga and osteoporosis. You'll learn which poses are known to strengthen muscles and bones, and practice modifications for other poses. Most importantly, you will learn yoga-inspired techniques, including proper posture and better proprioceptive awareness, to improve your balance and mitigate falls.

Join Sun & Moon Reads Community Book Club as we dive into the exploration of our relationship to self and others through written stories. This month: Two Tribes by Emily Bowen Cohen  

Kirtan is a musical community gathering of singing mantras in a call-and-response style. Accompanied by traditional Indian instruments, drumming, and the "cosmic orchestra" of our voices raised together, kirtan begins and ends in a quiet, meditative atmosphere while building in the middle to a joyful crescendo of singing, dancing, and celebrating community spirit. 

Explore the concepts of attachment and aversion as two of the five causes of suffering, and practice emotional resilience by learning to welcome opposites of sensation and emotions with a sense of equanimity, all while staying grounded and embodied. Experience an accessible movement practice, a philosophical explanation and discussion, and guided meditation and yoga nidra. 

Ideal for anyone with tight hamstrings, sciatica, or back pain. The focus will be on isolating the backs of the legs and using yoga therapeutic techniques to bring about a greater range of motion and flexibility to the hamstrings, which can decrease any overcompensation made by the spine – often the culprit of hip strain and chronic low back pain.

IN-PERSON SPOTS FOR THIS WORKSHOP ARE FULL.

Please join us live on Zoom or access the recording for one month following. For anyone seeking support, grounding, inspiration, or relief. Annie and Amir will guide the community in restorative yoga postures, breathing practice, and guided meditation. Pay what you can. 

During this community clinic patients will choose from one of two treatments: one to reduce stress, or one to boost energy. In community acupuncture, many people are treated simultaneously in one large room, thus making this type of medicine more accessible to more people. 

Explore accessible, simple, yet powerful techniques for resetting your nervous system back to the peace channel. Learn somatic movement, easy breath practices, and trauma-releasing exercises that you can incorporate into daily life, all for the sake of getting more skilled at resetting your nervous system in favor of the peace channel.  

A mindful, gentle approach to movement and stillness, fostering a deep connection between mind and body. Explore intentional stretching and contracting movements, ease into restorative and yin-inspired yoga poses, and during times of stillness, receive hands-on Reiki energy to enhance your healing experience and encourage the flow of fresh, revived energy. 

Join Rixie to learn techniques to create a healthy balance of flexibility and strength in the feet, to help with some common issues including plantar fasciitis, bunions and hammer toes, and to learn simple and lively practices that you can take home and practice regularly. 

Join Sun & Moon Reads Community Book Club as we dive into the exploration of our relationship to self and others through written stories. This month: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver  

Join Sun & Moon teacher, Chrissy Boylan, and her co-author, Heather Kirby, as they introduce their book, Trans Anthology Project, to the Sun & Moon community!  The book combines educational content on gender-diversity with powerful personal accounts from almost 200 gender-diverse teens, young adults, and their parents from all across the country.  Deepen your understanding of the basics of gender diversity, read excerpts from the book, and answer questions. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to better support the gender-diverse individuals in your life—whether they’re family, friends, co-workers, or members of your community. 

This workshop has been cancelled. So sorry for the inconvenience!

Grab a buddy and learn a carefully curated series of yoga poses for pairs starting with simple beginner poses moving to slightly more challenging poses. Our two-person poses promote balance, strength and flexibility. Most of all, we breath, let go and have fun! 

Amir will teach you how to create a customized routine to address your specific low back dysfunctions and related pains.  He'll review the anatomy of the lower back and sacroiliac joint, as well as common misalignments, muscles spasms, compression, and disc issues. Using yoga therapeutics, as well as techniques from Egoscue, Somatics, and Thai Yoga Massage, Amir will offer tools to self-evaluate and find ease from both chronic and acute conditions.

Join Chynna and Jarrick for a deeply relaxing sound bath session to create space for exploration of the duality between movement and stillness, and between silence and sound both internally and externally. With the breath, tap into the nervous systems to settle the MindSpace and the body to facilitate a deeper state of clarity, focus and relaxation in the midst of gongs, crystal bowls, and singing bowls. 

THIS SERIES IS FULL! PLEASE MESSAGE US IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN A FUTURE SERIES. Mindfulness, or mind-training, is the practice of being awake. By training up our ability to closely watch our mind, we become intimate with our suffering, our habitual patterns of grasping and avoiding, all the while opening a doorway to personal insight. Only when we know ourselves deeply can we relax reactive habits and live with a more open-heart. In this 4-week series, you'll learn to practice a variety of traditional mindfulness meditation methods that calm the mind and relax the body, improve focus and concentration, develop an accepting and resilient orientation towards life's challenges, and cultivate an open-hearted and friendly attitude towards yourself and others. 

An invigorating yoga workshop designed to improve glute activation, highlighting the vital role of hip anatomy and mobility, and understanding the importance of strong and active glutes for achieving balance postures and backbends.

Join us for our 30th anniversary grand celebration! For an afternoon of community and gratitude, we'll be hosting free yoga classes, live music, food truck, and an arts & crafts bazaar. Consider a donation to our 30th anniversary community partner, the Arlington Free Clinic, also celebrating 30 years in service to health and wellness.

THIS WORKSHOP IS POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE, TBA SOON! Grab a buddy – couples, friends, family pairs all welcome – and join Annie and Amir to learn to give and receive an easy sequence of Thai Yoga Massage. In this unique system, the "giver" guides the "receiver" through a series of relaxed yoga postures, while palming and thumbing along the body’s energy lines and pressure points. The experience can relieve muscular tension, improve circulation, boost the immune system, and balance the body energetically.

Restorative yoga is a practice that is focused on slowing down and opening your body through passive, supported stretching. During the long holds of restorative yoga, muscles and connective tissues are allowed to relax and elongate deeply as props, rather than muscles, are doing the work. This workshop will be recorded and available for one month following the event.