Yoga Nidra means "yogic sleep," a guided meditation that can take you into deep relaxation where you may encounter the blissful state that some yogis consider the "true self." This workshop has been moved to Zoom-only due to weather!

Join Sun & Moon Reads Community Book Club as we dive into the exploration of our relationship to self and others through written stories. 

January SELECTION: This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism by Ashton Applewhite  

Lively, funny, and deeply researched, This Chair Rocks traces the author's journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about late life.

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.

A free hour to learn, modify, or refine your sun salutation practice! Go through several adaptations, modifications, and lineages, and learn tips and tools for incorporating this timeless flow of postures into your day-to-day life. 

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 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. 

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. 

On the heels of the holiday season, we sometimes need a break from the holiday and all of the corresponding things - travel, family, too much to do....  And at the beginning of the calendar year, it's always good to sit in stillness to feel into what commitments we want to make to our lives and communities.  With light restorative movement, gongs and sound bowls, this workshop will give space to relax, clear the mind and start the New Year with peace, presence and purpose. All levels of experience will benefit from these practices and all are welcome.

Examine the anatomy of the hips, identify habitual patterns that can lead to imbalance, and move through a variety of poses and flows to build strength and lubricate the natural fluidity of the hip joints to help you move through life with function and comfort.

Community is the cornerstone of thriving! Join us for a Rising: Heated Vinyasa Flow session accompanied by live music from Ahmed followed by delightful brunch  bites catered by Ted's Bulletin. Register now so we can ensure there's plenty of food for everyone! Kick off the new year with strength by offering opportunities to connect, create lasting memories, and share laughter.

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 for an afternoon of free yoga, prizes, discounts, and giveaways in our warm and beautiful home in the heart of Fairfax City. Have a cup of tea, receive ear seeds acupuncture, take advantage of discounts on winter registrations, connect with community, and sample short practices with new teachers and beloved mainstays. Come whenever you like, stay for as long as you like.

Join us for the 28th offering of this special New Year's Day workshop,. Amir leads the twists, Annie leads the breathing. Together we gratefully twist away the challenges of 2024, and approach 2025 with refreshed calm and new energy.

Unlike goal-setting, intention-setting focuses on being in the present moment and aligning your actions with what truly matters to you. Join Rixie for an afternoon of yoga postures, meditation, journaling, and meaningful reflection as we honor the past year and set intentions for the next.

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.