Introduction To CAPOEIRA! 6 CLASS PASSES Now Available For Kids or Adults/Teens

Start the New Year with a flexible 6-class introduction to Capoeira! Learn the basics of this exhilarating practice, which combines movement, martial arts, and music with a mental health twist. This pass will allow you or yours to attend any 6 Center classes with Contramestre Compasso (Jason Ri, LMHC). $95 for adults/teens here; $75 for kids 6-12 here!

New Series! MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION with Sunada Takagi - 8 Wednesdays, January 21 - March 11, 6:30-9pm ~ Preregistration with Sunada Required

Mindfulness isn’t so much a tool or technique, but a different way of being. When we pay attention to our present moments, we start to see ourselves and our world more clearly. Instead of being driven by worry, anxiety, or feeling pressured, we begin to choose our responses more wisely. We find our way to a more balanced and centered life, guided by our inner strengths and values rather than old habits and reactions. This 8-week series is a thorough introduction to the art of mindfulness. It’s based on Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn's pioneering work in mind-body medicine originated at the UMass Medical Center. $400-700/sliding scale – preregistration required here!

PRESERVING ORIGINAL ESSENCE: A Water Element Qigong to Nourish the Kidneys and Promote Healthy Longevity with Steven Cardoza ~ Sunday, January 25, 1-4:30pm here!

In the Five Element scheme of Daoist thought, the Water Element, linked with the Yin kidneys and Yang urinary bladder, flourishes during the Winter season. This half-day workshop will take advantage of the energetic support provided by Winter, facilitating your ability to learn how to preserve original essence while amplifying other benefits associated with the Water Element. Learn interrelated Daoist cultivation methods to open the kidney and urinary bladder meridians, strengthen kidney functional energy and conserve and replenish jing essence. Combined, these methods improve physical and energetic health, emotional balance and mental clarity, and provide a vigorous healthy longevity. Workshop details, questions, and registration here!

MOVEMENT, RHYTHM & VOICE! Release, Connect + Transform with Sophie Leurent + Matt Macys ~ Sunday, January 25, 4:30-6pm ~ All Ages Celebration here!

Join us for a guided, holistic program designed to foster connection, belonging, and well-being through breath, rhythm, sound, and accessible movement. Grounded in seasonal cycles and supported by live drumming, participants engage in shared experiences that help release tension, awaken energy, and strengthen connections with oneself and others. This Sunday afternoon workshop welcomes all generations, creating meaningful moments for children, parents, grandparents, couples and singles to move, play, and bond together. Everyone can dance! Like the African proverb says, when you can walk, you can dance. When you can talk, you can sing! Everyone age 6+ is more than welcome! Chairs and cushions are available for rest and ease. Single: $20 or Pass: 10 Class, Unlimited, Pre/Postnatal, Capoeira ~ Couple/Family: buy + apply a $40 Couple/Family pass during registration here!

YOGA For ACTORS + PERFORMERS: Cultivating Creativity Through Movement + Mindfulness with Eleanora Cordovani ~ Saturday, January 31, 1-5pm here!

Discover how yoga can deepen presence, awareness, and creative expression in performance. This workshop blends yoga practice with theatre games, improvisation and movement, to support the performer’s body and art, in a shared space of curiosity, connection, and creative community. More information and registration here!

PARTNER STRETCHING + THAI MASSAGE with Alyona Rossi ~ Saturday, February 14, 2-4:30pm ~ Register here as a couple, or come as a single!

Gently release tension and restore harmony to the body with guided partner stretching and Thai yoga massage, leaving you feeling light and joyful. Partner stretching uses PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation) resistance to safely deepen flexibility, while Thai massage incorporates gentle pressure, acupressure points, and soothing joint movements. Together, these practices create a powerful combination to improve circulation, ease lower back discomfort, enhance flexibility, and melt away stress. Please wear comfortable, loose-fitting or yoga clothing - singles welcome! $65/couple, or $45 + Pass: 10 Class, Unlimited, Pre/Postnatal ~ $35/single, or $15 + Pass: 10 Class, Unlimited, Pre/Postnatal ~ spaces limited - register today as a couple or single!

Looking Ahead To Spring! YOGA + MEDITATION IN TUSCANY with Anne Curtis ~ May 10-16 ~ more here!

Come enjoy a weeklong springtime yoga retreat with Anne Curtis at La Dogana, a beautiful 40-acre olive grove estate in the rolling hills of Tuscany. The 1-week package includes villa accommodations, daily yoga and meditation, 3 city tours, a wine tasting, gelato-making, pizza-making, an olive oil tasting at Montemelino Vineyard, pool access, breakfasts, 4-course dinners, and shuttle service to/from Florence. Details here! Questions and info about La Dogana? Email Anne

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CAPOEIRA! Kids Age 6-12 with Compasso Jason Ri ~ Fridays, 4-5pm, starting today!

Get your child moving, learning, making music, building community, and developing resilience, values, and self-discipline in a fun class! Capoeira is a multi-faceted artform - movement, music, martial arts, and fun with an Afro-Brazilian flare! It teaches children to move their bodies, strengthen their spirits, and facilitates community-oriented awareness. CM Compasso (Jason Ri) also incorporates resilience training and aspects of mental health into his classes. Children ages 6 + are welcome to the rolling enrollment, and parents are welcome to participate and help their kids train! More at arlingtoncapoeira.com. $14 drop in, or $120 Kids 10 Pass ~ join here! 

CAPOEIRA! Teens/Adults with Compasso Jason Ri ~ Fridays, 5:30-7pm, starting today!

Movement, music, martial arts, and community with an Afro-Brazilian flare! Capoeira is a multi-faceted artform that moves our bodies and enlivens our spirits. Adult classes are tailored to your level, and as a community-oriented art form, students help each other grow and develop in skill, not just following instructions.  CM Compasso (Jason Ri) also incorporates resilience training and aspects of mental health into his classes. Teens and adults are welcome to enroll! More at arlingtoncapoeira.com. $20 drop in, or Pass: 10 Class, Unlimited ~ Join here!

PRENATAL YOGA with Barrett Reinhorn ~ Sundays, 6-7:30pm ~ In Person & Livestreaming

Prenatal Yoga is designed for students who are pregnant and have an ongoing practice as well as pregnant students brand new to yoga. Learn practices that build strength, flexibility, calm and focus — all the way through to delivery. We begin class with a ‘check-in' to share with the others how we are doing, which builds a caring community within the group. This class is appropriate for all stages of pregnancy. Single class $25, 4-class Prenatal Yoga pass $80 ~ join here

OmDRUM: A Welcoming Circle ~ Pasha Cohen ~ Mondays, 7:30-8:30pm ~ In Person

Join professional percussionist and teacher Pasha Cohen for a lively weekly drum circle. We’ll explore together how to use the Drum as a tool for meditation and self-healing, sampling African and Western styles of hand drumming. All ages and levels of experience are welcome in OmDrum’s judgment-free space. Bring a drum if you have one, or rent one from Pasha…and if you have any friends who might like to try drumming, please tell them about it! $20 or Pass ~ $5 drum rental ~ register here

BABY & ME YOGA with Barrett Reinhorn ~ Thursdays, 10-11:15am ~ In Person

Postnatal yoga classes welcome new moms/parents with infants for a bit of quiet reflective time while building back their strength. Classes specifically focus on creating connection and comfort in the back, chest, abdominals and pelvic floor – all the places that are achy after pregnancy, birth, and life with a newborn! We focus on recovering from birth, but add a little baby yoga into the mix too (especially if the babies are restless!). Parents are welcome with or without their babies, anytime from early postpartum until babies are crawling. Bring a baby blanket for your baby to lie on, and anything else to make you and your baby comfortable (yoga mat, car seat, toy, etc). Attend single classes or buy a discount multi-pass ~ join here

AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT: Feldenkrais with Ruth Knill ~ Thursdays, 11:30a-12:30p ~ In Person & Livestream ~ Join here

The Feldenkrais Method® of somatic learning is a gentle and pleasant way to improve the quality of your movement and your awareness of your embodied self. By engaging with your habits of movement in a supportive, exploratory way, Feldenkrais can help you to discover more comfortable and efficient ways of moving and being. Safe and gentle, yet challenging in surprising and satisfying ways, the material in each class is tailored to suit the needs and interest of the participants. Attend single classes or buy a discount multi-pass ~ join here