Amanda Dzengeleski
Re-Blooming with Spring

Imagine practicing yoga surrounded by the delicate beauty of spring—wildflowers nodding gently in the breeze, the scent of fresh herbs and tea leaves in the air. This is the magic of the Tea House, where nature and mindfulness intertwine to create a space for deep connection. We invite you to embrace the season’s rising energy in our April yoga series.

Re-Blooming with Spring
Amanda Dzengeleski
NEW Mindfulness Meditation Class

Meditation is not a linear journey. It’s not about achieving a specific state or reaching a final destination. Instead, it’s a variable practice that shifts and evolves. This fluidity makes meditation an opportunity for exploration rather than a pursuit of perfection. It invites us to let go of binary perspectives such as good or bad, right or wrong, failure or success.

NEW Mindfulness Meditation Class
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Meditation for Those Who Can’t Meditate

Do you feel like meditation just isn’t for you? You’re not alone. Meditation is often seen as a gateway to calm, clarity, and balance. But the truth is, sitting in silence can feel anything but peaceful. It’s important to understand that meditation isn’t about achieving peacefulness. It’s about learning to focus on a single thought, noticing distractions, and gently guiding your attention back.

Meditation for Those Who Can’t Meditate
Amanda Dzengeleski
Easing into the New Year with Grace and ...

As the calendar turns and the new year approaches, it’s easy to get swept up in the tide of resolutions and the pressure to “start fresh.” We draft lists of goals and set rigid expectations, believing that January 1st marks the start of a perfect, linear path toward self-improvement. But what if we approached the new year differently? What if, instead of rigid resolutions, we embraced curiosity, intention, and a willingness to ease into this next chapter with grace?

SAM Sather
The Sacrum: A Key to Spinal Health and Mobility

The sacrum, often overlooked, plays a vital role in both spinal health and overall movement. It's not just a single bone but a fusion of five vertebrae that occurs as we age, usually completing the process in our 20s. Despite this fusion, the sacrum is part of a dynamic system that requires awareness and movement to stay healthy.

The Sacrum: A Key to Spinal Health and Mobility

The Practice of Yin Yoga

The Practice of Yin Yoga

Yin and Yang are opposing conditions that exist simultaneously on a spectrum. We apply yin and yang based on the context, for example, the heart as yin when considering deep in the body, but the heart can be referred to as yang when referring to the blood pumping through. Some yang styles of yoga aim to stress the muscles through rhythmic and repetitive movements, and some yang styles of yoga focus on strength and more intense focus. While yin yoga commonly includes activities that are quieter, more contemplative. Yin may gently target the ligaments, bones, and joints. You will be encouraged to use props to increase or decrease intensity of a stretch or to shift where the pose targets to help honor the history of our bodies and also help us adapt a yin pose to our unique body.

Dogwood Studios is excited for the return of Yin Yoga.

Dogwood Studios is excited for the return of Yin Yoga.

We are bringing Yin back for Service Week benefiting Healing Pines Respite! Service Week will include 2 Yin classes: Friday Evening Yin with Sam and on Saturday Evening Leesann will be teaching Restorative Yin and Yoga Nidra. We will continue to offer Yin Yoga the first Friday of the month at 6:15 pm with an In Person and an Online option for attendance.

Dogwood Studios’ Fall Service Week 2022 Benefits Healing Pines Respite

Dogwood Studios’ Fall Service Week 2022 Benefits Healing Pines Respite

Fall Service week 2022 will benefit Healing Pines Respite in Chapel Hill, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides healing for women with cancer through rest, connection, and nature. Proceeds from our classes during the week of October 31st - November 6th will be donated to support women who are actively undergoing treatment and women who are up to three years post-treatment, and promote the healing of mind, body, and spirit.

Mindfulness Retreat at NC Botanical Garden

Mindfulness Retreat at NC Botanical Garden

On Saturday, October 29 from 8:30am-3:00pm at the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, we invite you to The Heart of Hope: Wisdom from the Garden retreat. Step into a garden and you will encounter a bountiful display of creativity: the vining of the mischievous Morning Glory, the colorful blossoming of Chrysanthemum, the flopping spread of purple Asters and yellow Goldenrod. All around, flowers showcase their beauty, pollinators buzz around, plumes of grass sway in the wind, birds sing their melodies. Whether this garden is a container garden on a balcony or a landscaped backyard, it is sure to inspire awe and a sense of presence.

Balancing Emotional Energy

Balancing Emotional Energy

Emotion is the experience of energy moving through the body, according to social psychologist Barbara Frederickson, Ph.D. In its essence, energy is fluid and is meant to be felt and released; the same is true for emotions. Emotion is not inherently good or bad, rather it’s our physiological response to emotion that is perceived as positive or negative. Emotion is felt as a sensation that often manifests as contraction or expansion in both the physical and subtle bodies.

The Heart of Hope: Wisdom from the Garden

The Heart of Hope: Wisdom from the Garden

We invite you to explore the meaning of Hope in our upcoming mindfulness retreat The Heart of Hope: Wisdom from the Garden on Saturday, October 29 from 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the NC Botanical Garden. Feel inspired by nature to explore your own inner landscape through the practice of mindful movement, meditation, and creative journaling.

Coming soon: Slow Flow Yoga Thursday Evenings!

Coming soon: Slow Flow Yoga Thursday Evenings!

Join us as we honor the season and slow down in Slow Flow! Starting Thursday October 6th, Ainslee will be guiding a weekly Thursday evening Slow Flow yoga class at 5:45 pm. In this class we will move through each asana sequence slowly and mindfully. We will explore the transitions between poses with curiosity while deeply strengthening the body and investigating the felt sensations of the body and the breath.

Yoga Promotes Overall Wellness

Yoga Promotes Overall Wellness

Since attending my first yoga class a little over a decade ago, I have become a healthier individual. I am stronger. I digest my food better. I am more confident and connect better with others. I am more aware of how I move and have maintained my flexibility. I have found my sense of spirituality and embrace opportunities to be in community. I have learned to accept my emotions and noticed that I am more balanced. I make myself a priority and don’t overextend myself. I continue to become healthier each day despite continuing to age. Yoga is not the only factor that enhanced my overall wellbeing. However, yoga was the catapult that promoted me to start making changes.