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Third Annual Mindful March Summit 2023 -
​Meditation Week

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3rd Annual MINDFUL MARCH SUMMIT 2023
MEDITATION WEEK - MARCH 5-11, 2023

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Welcome to Meditation Week! Let's come together to re-claim our seat, re-discover our center, and befriend stillness through mindful awareness, connection to breath, and kind and gentle reminders and affirmations.

​Check out the offerings and fill out the form below to reserve your spot in class.
Once the form is received, more information will be sent to you - such as the Zoom link to attend class. Registration will close for each class one (1) hour before the listed class start time. Thank you so much!  See you soon!

Meditation on Loving Kindness with Stephanie
Monday, March 6, 2023
5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST
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Meet Stephanie:
After spending 7 years as a CNN producer, Stephanie traveled to Rishikesh, India to study traditional practices of yoga, and now educates all of her clients from that unique, traditional perspective. Her business, Prana Wellness, was born in India in 2018, from Stephanie’s own need for wellness tools in a stressful world. Stephanie is an RYT 500hr yoga instructor and Clinical Yoga Therapist Rx. She studied Yoga Therapy under the renowned Dr. Larry Payne, at Loyola Marymount University, and is certified in trauma-conscious and perinatal yoga. She teaches specialized yoga to Active Duty military and Veterans. As a speaker, Stephanie has been called upon as an expert to speak at IDEA World Fitness Convention, and to organizations like Zip Recruiter, UCSD, USC, and IdeaFIT. She has been featured in Essence, and on BNC News!
RYT-500
YOGA THERAPIST, YTRX
PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM YOGA CERTIFIED
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TRAUMA CONSCIOUS CERTIFIED
Connect with Stephanie on Instagram:
@
pranawellnessworks
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Meditation on Loving Kindness 
Sliding Scale: $3 - $33+
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Class Description:
This meditation will allow you to cultivate love for yourself first, and then send it out to others. By increasing love, we can change the world. But it starts within YOU first. 
​Reserve your spot in Stephanie's class here:
(if you'd like to try out Momence too, here's a referral link: powered by momence)
An alternate way to reserve your spot in Stephanie's class

The Simplicity of Being with Molly
Friday, March 10, 2023
9:30 a.m. PST / 12:30 p.m. EST
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Meet Molly:
Molly Knott specializes in helping people living with chronic pain reconnect with ease and well-being using mindfulness and gentle yoga. A former university researcher and professional horse trainer, life as she knew it was derailed in her mid 30’s by chronic pain and several incurable chronic conditions. Her life began to blossom again after discovering Mindful Yoga, and she has devoted herself to the rewarding experience of sharing these practices with others. Molly holds an MA in Education from Stanford University and is a registered yoga teacher (RYT-200) and certified mindfulness instructor. She lives with her husband and dog high in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Northern California, inspired by the awe and wonder of nature on a daily basis, and is a proud auntie to four nephews and two grand nieces. ​
Connect with Molly on Instagram:
@_mollyknott_
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The Simplicity of Being Meditation
Sliding Scale:  $3 - $33+
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Class Description:
In this 45 minute mindfulness meditation experience, you will be invited to reconnect with the ever-present refuge within. All that is needed to participate is breath and attention. Expect some opening discussion, guided meditation, and time for reflection. 

No meditation experience is necessary and you'll be invited to take whatever position will best support your body during this experience.
​Reserve your spot in Molly's class here:
(if you'd like to try out Momence too, here's a referral link: powered by momence)
An alternate way to reserve your spot in Molly's class
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https://www.lastprisonerproject.org
Class Donation:
A portion of donations received for Molly's Simplicity of Being Meditation class will be donated to the Last Prisoner Project, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization dedicated to cannabis criminal justice reform. The Last Prisoner Project aims to end America’s policy of cannabis criminalization, as well as to repair the harms of this discriminatory and counterproductive crusade. The Last Prisoner Project redresses the past and continuing harms of these unjust laws through legal intervention, direct constituent support, advocacy campaigns, and policy change.
​About Last Prisoner Project:
The Last Prisoner Project was founded in 2019 out of the belief that no one should remain incarcerated for cannabis offenses.
We brought together a group of justice-impacted individuals, policy and education experts, and leaders in the worlds of criminal justice and drug policy reform to work to end the fundamental injustice that is America's policy of cannabis prohibition.
Our dedicated team works tirelessly to achieve our goal of freeing the tens of thousands of individuals still unjustly imprisoned for cannabis.

For more information about the Last Prisoner Project, please visit: https://www.lastprisonerproject.org.

Energizing 311 Day Yoga Flow with Alexeyeva
Saturday, March 11, 2023
9:00 a.m. PST / 12:00 p.m. EST / 5:00 p.m. GMT
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Meet Alexeyeva:
Alexeyeva is a 200HR Registered Yoga and Meditation Teacher based in Southern California. She has completed not one, not two, yet three different 200HR teacher trainings (the first through Wanderlust in Olympic Valley, CA; the second through The Tree South LA in Los Angeles, CA; and the third through Experience Alaya in Olympic Valley, CA), and she has completed trainings and earned certifications in Mindful Resilience (through Veterans Yoga Project) and Yoga For Healing Trauma (through UpRisingYoga). She is certified as a Reiki I & II Sacred Energy Practitioner (through Rest In Power Yoga and Reiki), and is currently enrolled in The Path to Yoga, Justice, and Equity 300HR Yoga Teacher Training (with Dianne Bondy Yoga). Her favorite styles of yoga to practice include Hatha, Vinyasa, and Hip Hop Yoga. Her favorite styles of meditation to practice include mindfulness, mantra, breathwork, and sound healing meditations.

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Alexeyeva is a body positive, accessibility-inclusive, trauma-informed, self-love advocate on a mission to share her love of and passion for movement with whoever will listen, stay awhile, and play. What Alexeyeva loves most about yoga: it meets you where you are and gives you what you need (TM). She is passionate about creating a brave space for exploration of movement and mindfulness, guided by consciousness of the breath, in order to grow, learn, mature, heal, and elevate to our highest, most divine, creative, loving, and authentic selves.

​When she is not on her yoga mat, or in a class or new training, Alexeyeva enjoys reading, running, travelling, listening to music; making friendship bracelets, daydreaming, dancing, volunteering, and stalking the pet adoption web sites trying to decide if it is finally the right time to get a cat.
Connect with Alexeyeva on Instagram:
@
avasradianceyoga
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Click here for the often imitated, never duplicated, highly anticipated:
​Energizing 311 Day Yoga Flow
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Energizing 311 Day Yoga Flow
Sliding Scale:  $3 - $33+
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Class Description:
As a long-time fan of the band 311, March 11th is one of my favorite days. Happy 311 Day!
​Let's come together, yeah yeah yeah, to connect with our breath and allow it to guide us through an energizing, feel good yoga flow.

Q: What does it mean to 'feel good'?
A: Only you can truly answer that for you. 
So please do! Let's all check-in with ourselves - no judgment; only truth, acceptance, and gentle self-compassion - and meet ourselves there. The place were we are able to give ourselves permission to expand (our arms & minds), stretch (our legs), take up space.
It's here - in this sweet spot - that the magic happens. Let's tap into this and explore it just a little bit.​

This class is new-to-yoga and returning-to-movement friendly.  All ages, bodies, abilities, accessibilities, mobilities, and levels of yoga and meditation are welcome.

Please join us as we move, groove + flow; dance, breathe, & daydream to an exclusive playlist* of 311 songs.
​* the playlist link will drop: one day before class.

Please have near by:
  • a blanket or towel
  • a belt or yoga strap
  • a few yoga bocks or heavy books
  • optional: a chair
​Reserve your spot in Alexeyeva's class here:
(if you'd like to try out Momence too, here's a referral link: powered by momence)
​An alternate way to reserve your spot in Alexeyeva's class
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https://www.tbioc.org/
Class Donation:
A portion of donations received for Alexeyeva's Energizing 311 Day Yoga Flow will be donated to the SJBIN (St. Jude Brain Injury Network), a non-profit program providing long-term planning and support services to those individuals who have experienced an external force traumatic brain injury. SJBIN aims to coordinate services and help improve the quality of life for adult survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to promote awareness in the Orange County community of TBI issues.
About SJBIN (St. Jude Brain Injury Network):
The SJBIN's spectrum of care provides resources to traumatic brain injury survivors, ensuring we meet their unique needs. Some survivors come to SJBIN for guidance and information, while others work alongside one of the team members for in-depth personalized support. SJBIN's purpose is to demonstrate the effectiveness of a coordinated service approach assisting persons with traumatic brain injury to attain access to gainful employment, appropriate community integration programs, accessible housing, and research-related education.

For more information about St. Jude Brain Injury Network, please visit:

https://www.tbioc.org/
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https://speechrecoverypathways.org/
Class Donation:
A portion of donations received for Alexeyeva's Energizing 311 Day Yoga Flow will be donated to Speech Recovery Pathways, a non-profit organization that supports the ongoing need for adults with strokes, brain injury, or aphasia to have regular access to meaningful communication practice & opportunities to reintegrate into the community. Speech Recovery Pathways aims to provide ongoing communication practice, build confidence and get survivors connected. Speech Recovery Pathways believes communication is a human right, and healing is a journey.  Communication means community, and no person should have to journey alone.
About Speech Recovery Pathways:
Speech Recovery Pathways was founded in 2005 by Ted W. Baxter after he experienced a massive stroke. He understands what it's like dealing with the ups and downs, living with aphasia, and many of the challenges a person could face when starting a new journey. He wanted a safe environment that encourages individuals who are practicing speech, using different strategies, coming up with new ways, connecting with other survivors, and having fun.

​Speech Recovery Pathways serves adults with stroke, brain injury, cancer and/or neurodegenerative conditions that are impacting communication and/or cognitive abilities. There are no fees to participate in any of our programs.  The work we do is solely supported by donations. 

For more information about the Speech Recovery Pathways, please visit:
https://speechrecoverypathways.org

Suggested General Admission to attend a session during Meditation Week is on a Sliding Scale: $3 - $33+
No one is turned away for limited funds. 
Please be honest and pay what you can.
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​A portion of funds collected during the 3rd Annual Mindful March Summit will be donated to organizations near and dear to the hearts of our instructors.

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATEMENT
​As a non-Indigenous woman of color, I acknowledge my presence on the traditional, ancestral, stolen land of Kizh Nation, Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians, and unceded territory of the Gabrieleño/Tongva Peoples. I honor with gratitude the land itself, and Kizh Nation Villages and Peoples, past and present.
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