Sacred Well Yoga Studio and Healing Center
Yoga Poses, Waterfall, Lotus Collage

Register for the Winter Session: January 4 — March 28, 2010

Workshops just added for Winter 2009, click here for more information
Parking

The Spectrum has opened their ample parking garage accessible from Pennsylvania Ave or Broad St. You can use this parking while you attend classes at Sacred Well. There is an elevator in the garage to bring you to street level.

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Learn the Chant for Peace

Some of you have asked for the definition and a practice sample for the chant we often do at the end of class. Here it is:

Om Asato ma Sat gamaya
Tamaso Maa Jyotir Gamaya
Mrityor Maa Amritam Gamaya

Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi ...

Lokaha, Samastaha, Sukhino, Bhavantu

(mp3, 447kb)

Lead me from the unreal to the real
Lead me from darkness to light
Lead me from death to immortality
May there be peace everywhere

Peace, peace, peace

May all beings in all the worlds have a sense of well-being, happiness, and peace.

To contact Frances Stahnke, go to http://asanaandbeyond.com/, email her at yoginidoc@gmail.com or call (571) 228-7588

Frances' chanting page:
Click here

 
I am new to Yoga what can I expect?

Being new to yoga and trying to find the right studio can be a challenge. At Sacred Well we have classes for the beginning to advanced student. I designed the studio like a school so that as you progress there is more to challenge you. Most students attend the Level 1 class for  two semesters then move to Level 1-2 and so on. As your flexibility and strength grow then the more advanced asanas become safer for you to attempt and easier for you to do.

We have all the equipment you will need to take class. You will want to buy a mat at some point and we recommend certain mats that we have found to be very good. We also have a booklet for you so you can start developing that all-important home practice. At first you will only need to do about a half-hour practice at home then as you acquire more knowledge you will find it easy and enjoyable to practice more on your own
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Buy Your Own Yoga Mat

In the studio we have yoga mats for your use. However, we recommend that you purchase your own mat. Here are two of our favorites:

See Class Highlights for information on Chakras and Chakra healing/meditations



"Yoga Nidra really is powerful. This morning my BP was down to 105/71. I haven't seen a reading like this since I was a child.  It's just so amazing to see concrete evidence of the mind's effect on the body. I'm going to give your CDs as Christmas gifts because there really isn't a better expression of love than helping someone to relax like that. Thanks so much for all you do for all the SW students."

This class is designed to enable the yoga student to deepen his/her meditation practice. First we do a Pawanmuktasana practice, which is a group of asanas that remove blockages that prevent the free flow of energy in the body and mind. Our vitality becomes blocked due to bad posture, psychological or emotional problems, and an imbalanced lifestyle. The bulk of the classl consists of Yoga Nidra, a practice which induces complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation. Through this practice we are not only relaxing but restructuring and reforming our whole being. We finish the class with meditation practice.

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Cindy Wargo, RYT, Director


Sacred Well Yoga Studio LLC
450 West Broad Street
Suite 319-320
Falls Church, VA, 22046
Telephone: (703) 989-8316

All New Students
: Please view the Class Guidelines page before coming to class
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Sacred Well supports the charitable work of Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi Devi)


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Books, Music and Movies
(recommended by Frances)


See Frances' definition of Yoga mentioned on Amy Cunningham's blog at Beliefnet.com


Telephone: (703) 989-8316