UPCOMING CLASSES & EVENTS...
Writer's workshop
Tony Whedon returns from Georgia with his annual writer's workshop.
Starting July 21st at 6:30PM this 6-8 week workshop (duration still TBD) focuses on
developing each writer's personal style, ability, and written articulation with guidance and
insight from published author Tony Whedon.
To sign-up or for more information, email Tony at tonywhedon@gmail.com
and to see Tony's collected work and resume, visit his website at www.tonywhedon.org
Yoga Classes
Starting Thursday, July 22nd @ 5PM
It’s time to roll out your yoga mat and discover the combination of physical and mental exercises that for thousands of years have hooked yoga practitioners around the globe. The beauty of yoga is that you don’t have to be a yogi or yogini to reap the benefits. Yoga has the power to calm the mind and strengthen the body. Don’t be intimidated by yoga terminology, fancy yoga studios and complicated poses. Yoga is for everyone.
Genevieve Lodal-Guilds offers yoga as a practice of awareness of and relationship between the body, mind, and spirit through breathwork (pranayama), physical posture (asana), and meditation. She trained with Scott Willis at Hits the Spot Yoga in Brattleboro and received her 200 and 500-hour certifications in 2012 and 2015, respectively. She lives in Montgomery Center with her husband, daughters, and furry ones, surrounded by loads of flowers and beauty.
Class is by donation to support the MCA.
All ages and abilities welcome.
T'ai Chi Chih is back at the MCA
Wendy Howard returns with her weekly rejuvenating guided classes.
Starting Monday, August 2nd @ 10AM
Every Monday for 6 weeks.
A moving Meditation for fun relaxation and overall well-being.
Class is by donation to support the MCA.
All ages and abilities welcome.
Move towards better health and more happiness.
“Nothing is more important than knowing how to circulate and balance the Intrinsic Energy, the Vital Force of the body, known as Chi in Chinese,” says T’ai Chi Chih® founder Justin Stone, who lived to be 95 years old. “The rewards in good health, wisdom, serenity, and longevity are great for the one who learns the ancient principles and applies them in a modern way.”
What is T’ai Chi Chih?
T’ai Chi Chih is a mindfulness moving meditation. The set of 19 movements and one pose is soft, flowing and easy to learn. Benefits may include peace of mind, improved health and simply, joy.
T’ai Chi Chih’s Wide-Ranging Health Benefits
T’ai Chi Chih brings about profound healing – physical, emotional, spiritual – for many by circulating and balancing the essential energy (Chi).
Plein Air Pottery Workshop
Take Me to the River, Exploring The Trout River Through The Arts
Pottery Making and Pit Firing
Enrollment limit: 15
2 day workshop
Session Dates: August 7th & 8th, 2021
Time: 10:00 am-3:00pm
Workshop Location: Riverwalk Park in Montgomery Village
Workshop Description:
A pit fire is the oldest known method of firing your pottery, dating back to 29,000 BC! Pit fires involve burying pots underground and feeding a fire on top to reach temperatures around 2000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Come create a piece of pottery through the process Indigenous Americans did for hundreds and thousands of years with Montgomery Vermont Artist Susan Delear of Heart of The Mountains Pottery.
Participants will learn about creating pottery from riverbed clay and will create a piece of pottery to be fired in a pit along The Trout River. This workshop will ideally be a two day workshop. Day one: Create and dig the Fire Pit. We will take our pots and layer them in the ground with combustible materials and some other goodies. Then we will set the whole thing on FIRE!
Day two : The Unveiling or the Uncovering of the pottery.
Location will be Riverwalk Park located along state route 118 in the town of Montgomery.
This is a free event and is cosponsored by The Upper Missisquoi and Trout Rivers(UMATR) Wild and Scenic Committee Grants Program.
All supplies will be included. Enrollment is limited to15 participants. Register at: https://forms.gle/1cJTkeLK6wkmJRLP6
Click here to watch this very cool video about the process:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_PeaHVcohg
