Live your best life! Engage with us at Fort Steilacoom Park with yoga, meditation and welcome walks. This inclusive program is for everyone in the South Sound with activities for socializing, meeting new people, welcoming new neighbors, and improving your physical and mental health in a beautiful park setting.
Pavilion at Fort Steilacoom Park
9107 Angle Ln SW, Lakewood, WA 98498
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Mindfulness and meditation themes address such topics as anxiety, fear, and forgiveness while strengthening concentration and intuition. Yoga is for all levels, our skilled instructor will adapt classes for those beginning as well as advanced yoga practitioners. This is a perfect opportunity to try yoga and discover what class is right for you. Live your best life in 2023!
Thank you sponsors Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and Amazon.
Yoga Schedule
• Monday: 4:15-5:15pm Gentle Yoga & 5:45-6:45pm Vinyasa, all levels
• Wednesday: 5:45-6:45pm Yin Yang
• Thursday: 4:15-5:15pm Gentle Yoga & 5:45-6:45pm Yin/Reiki Yoga
• Saturday: 9:30-10:30am Vinyasa, all levels
NO CLASSES ON: May 6, June 17, June 21, June 22, July 15, July 27,
August 19, Sept. 28. Please note May 13 there are no drop-ins, only pre-registered participants.
Summer Schedule Starting July 1
Monday: 4:15 gentle & 5:45 vinyasa
Thursday: 3:00 gentle yoga & 4:30 Yin/Reiki
Saturday: 9:30-10:30 vinyasa
Class Descriptions
Vinyasa is a modern style of yoga that connects body to breath in a moving meditation. It combines a series of asanas(physical positions) that target mindfulness through flow, balance, twists and inversions. This is an all levels class that can be individualized to each person.
Gentle yoga slows down the asana(position) flows of vinyasa and gives each person a chance to feel out vinyasa poses with a variation that caters to the needs of beginners, injuries and those that like a calmer practice. It connects body to breath through a moving meditation and can also be leveled up for those looking for more of a challenge.
Yin / Reiki:
Yin yoga is a slow restorative like style of yoga that focuses on holding stretches that heal joints and ligaments. A typical pose can be held for 5-10 minutes and in one session an average of 12 poses are moved into. Yin relaxes the parasympathetic nervous system through twists, folds, and gentle inversions. Reiki is the incorporation of channeling energy by a therapist to activate natural healing.
Yin Yang:
Yin Yang is a style of yoga that heats up the body for the first half of class through a series of flows and then cools the body down with restorative deep stretching. It is a well balanced class of sun and moon energy that is a great way to reset stress hormones and release endorphins.
Mid-Day Meditation Mondays
2:30-3:30 p.m.
9107 Angle Ln SW, Lakewood, WA 98498
Meditation themes will address topics like anxiety, fear, and forgiveness, while strengthening concentration and intuition.
All classes will be held inside the pavilion during cold weather. The Pavilion is heated. Bolsters provided.
Meet your Meditation Instructor, Sally Martinez
Lakewood Recreation Coordinator Sally Martinez has practiced mediation for over 25 years. She is formally trained in Vipassana Meditation. Vipassana means to see things as they really are through observing your thoughts and is one of India’s most ancient techniques of meditation.
Sally completed the Power of Awareness Mindfulness training offered by renowned teachers Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. The training teaches one how to cultivate mental clarity, compassion and overall well-being.
In 2023 Sally completed a 10-day meditation sadhana retreat in India, further honing her practice. She is currently enrolled in a two-year mindfulness meditation teacher training program and a yoga teacher training program that incorporates pranayama (breath control) and meditation. She will bring this knowledge to the meditation classes to help reduce stress and anxiety.
Sally has a master’s degree in human development and is passionate about engaging the community in activities that promote health, personal growth and cultivate a “wise mind” through meditation.
Meditate with a Master
Baba Shiva Rudra Balayogi
Date: May 13, 2023
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Place: The Pavilion at Fort Steilacoom Park
8714 87th Ave SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
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Our next guest meditation leader for our Meditate with a Master series is Baba Shiva Rudra Balayogi.
A Yogi and Meditation Master from India, Baba will offer free meditation instruction and answer questions on self-realization at this event. This is a great opportunity to learn and practice meditation with a true master.
Baba Shiva Rudra Balayogi bio
A self-realized master, Baba generously shares the wisdom of Self-Realization and knowledge on how to meditate to achieve peace and happiness in life. Without a word spoken, sitting in Baba’s presence is an enlightening experience.
An essential message of Baba’s teaching is that people are suffering because they are unaware of their Self as the Consciousness of Existence. Among the thousands of thoughts arising in the mind each day, one thing is not a thought—our Consciousness of Existence. Becoming aware of this fundamental reality brings peace to the mind and fulfillment to life.
That which is the witness to our mind is beyond thought and imagination; we are that witness. With Jangama Dhyana (meditation) and dedicated practice, it is possible to silence the mind and become aware of your True Self. Self-Realization is not a thought or an idea; it is a state of being which is achieved by quieting the mind through meditation.
Meet Your Yoga Instructor, Patrea Fernandez
Namaste, my name is Patrea Fernandez and my passion is to teach others and myself how to be our most holistic selves through yoga, meditation and ayurvedic teachings.
I integrate meditation and education into my vinyasa and yin yoga classes. I also love adding self-massage that taps into our subtle bodies and parasympathetic nervous system.
I have practiced yoga for 10 years and finally combined my 15-year career as a high school teacher with my yoga passion in 2022 to be certified through the Yoga Alliance with a 200-hour certification.
What should I bring?
A yoga matt. If you don’t have one, we have some for $1.00 fee
A water bottle
Is the room heated?
Yes, it is heated to the low 80’s
Can I pre-register?
Yes, Click Here
Can I drop in?
Yes, however to ensure you have a spot please pre-register
What is the cost?
$5.00
Contact
- Sally Martinez
- [email protected]
- 253-983-7758