The Body-Based Mindfulness Center’s partnership with holistic and mental health providers allows us to provide clients with a variety of opportunities to connect with support right away, meet various members of our team, and avoid waitlists by gaining immediate access to a variety of mindfulness or movement groups that bring safety and stabilization to those on their mental health and trauma recovery journey.

Classes Versus Groups:

What is the difference between a class or group at The Body-Based Mindfulness Center?

Classes are offered for personal wellness and education. Classes are can be time-limited or ongoing and are facilitated by our holistic health providers. Insurance does not cover the cost of classes; however, health savings accounts and victim’s compensation may be an option. Ask us about these options.

Groups are facilitated by our mental health therapists or those on the clinical team. Groups may be paid for by insurance and will have a neuro-educational and group processing component.

Group Description:

When our bodies don’t work how we would have liked or how they you used to, we find ourselves out of sync, feeling anxious or depressed, frustrated and disconnected to our sense of self. This 8-week Embodied Movement group is for people with injuries, chronic illness, pain, or other limitations. The group engages breath, movement, mudra, mantra, and deep relaxation practices. Think of this group as mindful in motion and while at rest. Participants will be invited to re-engage with their body in a creative way and to make peace with their body using mindful self-compassion.

Group Facilitator:

Alpha Gunn, MA, LPC

Alpha combines nearly 20 years of experience as a mental health therapist and yoga teacher with her own lived experience of moving through illness back into health and wellbeing.

Alpha is a trauma informed trainer and therapist. She is licensed mental health therapist and is also trained in a variety of yoga styles and holistic healing modalities such as Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, Yoga of the Heart, Healing Touch, Biodynamic Craniosacral therapy, etc. Alpha holds the intention to be of service to the community by bringing the power of ancient practices and wisdom together with the latest in neuroscience and trauma recovery.

Group Options:

Online: limit of 10 participants
When: Tuesday evenings from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm
Investment: Donation of $10 – $20 for cash pay clients. Your insurance may cover the  cost of this group for those with select insurance.
Begins: Tuesday, Jan 25th for 8-weeks
Sign up: Call 719-619-8331 or email [email protected]

Sangha” means a community of people who are on the same path. Open Heart Sangha offers a weekly meditation practice for those seeking a community, a practice, and spiritual insight.

CLASS OPTIONS:

In-person
When: Thursdays at 5:30 pm
Where: The Body-Based Mindfulness Center
Contact: Paulette Morris
Email: [email protected].
Ph: 719-650-9356.
Learn more at: https://openheartsangha.net/

Class Description: Yin/Yasa is a combination class that explores the breath and allows for deep stretches during the yin portion of class. This class also offers gentle movement with focus on the mind-body connection. Join us for a 90-minute combination class that will allow space for your own pace and your own breath.

CLASS FACILITATOR:

Anique Aplonia started her yoga journey as a cancer survivor searching for healing movement. After taking her fist yoga class, she signed up for yoga teacher training. She graduated in May of 2017 and has been an instructor since. Her desire is to provide students with a safe space to breath and move on their mats. She has experience in teaching vinyasa, yin, and restorative classes. She has lived in Colorado Springs since 2002 and has 3 children. Anique is currently a social work student working towards her master’s degree.

Class Options:

In-person: limited to 8 students
When: Jan 4th, Feb 4th Mar 4th, Apr 1st, May 6th
Time: 4:00 pm -5:30 pm
Investment: $20 per 90-minute class or $90 when you purchase a package of 5
Sign up: Call 719-619-8331 to sign up or email [email protected]

This once-a-month Sunday evening class is a great way to put your month behind you or perhaps a way to prepare for the month ahead. Either way, our once per month Candlelight Kundalini offers a unique experience of yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Kundalini Yoga is considered the “yoga of awareness.”  It is a dynamic, powerful tool that is designed to give you an experience of your soul. In Kundalini Yoga we harness the mental, physical, and nervous energies of the body and put them under the domain of the will, which is the instrument of the soul. This technology precisely and consciously combines breath, mudra, eye-focus, mantra, body locks, and postures to balance the glandular system, strengthen the nervous system, expand lung capacity, and purify the blood, as well balance the chakras. It brings overall balance to the body, mind, and soul.

Open to all levels, each class includes a warmup, kriya (set of postures), meditation, and healing gong bath during our rest and integration time. Kundalini yoga is very different than other yoga classes. If you haven’t done Kundalini Yoga before, you will be surprised and delighted as you venture into trying something completely different. You will experience candlelit yoga space, unique yoga kriyas and breathwork, and delightful yogi tea and socializing afterwards.

CLASS FACILITATOR:

Elise Miller, also referred to as Adi Shakti Kaur is a Level 1 Certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher since 2018. She has been practicing mindfulness and meditation for over a decade. In addition to I have also designed and implemented horticultural wellness programs in the past for Aspen-Pointe, as well as taught mindfulness to children at a local charter school. I am a M.A Student in the Mindfulness-based Transpersonal Counseling program at Naropa University.

Class Options:

In-person: limit of 8 students
When: One Sunday per-month
Begins Feb 27th, March 27th, and April 24th
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Investment: $20 per 90-minute class or buy a package of 3 and pay only $50.00
Sign up: Call 719-619-8331 to sign up or email [email protected]