WE ARE THE RIVER; THE RIVER IS US
Meditations and Contemplations at the Gila River
9:15 am to 1:00 pm
Meet at Silver City Visitors’ Center at 9:15 am to carpool to The Nature Conservancy’s Gila Farm, OR, meet at the Gila Farm at 10:00 am. Return to Visitors’ Center by 1:00 pm. FREE
We close the Gila River Festival with a series of meditations and contemplations – some moving, some in stillness. Martha Everett, Becky Glenn, and Jeff Goin will, respectively, take us through short practices of Qigong, Yoga, and meditation with which we can establish a more subtle, deeper, and meaningful relationship with our natural world in general, and the Gila River in particular. No previous experience in Yoga, meditation, or Qigong is necessary.
To create a sacred space, Vicki Allen will lead us in a short, meaningful ritual at the start of our session and will close it again at the end. In Vicki’s words: “Any ritual is an opportunity for transformation. To participate in ritual you must be willing to be transformed in some way. That inner willingness is what makes the ritual come alive and have power.”
Vicki Allen is an individual, child, and couples therapist. She is a long-time Reiki master and teaches Reiki classes, workshops, and retreats in Silver City.
Martha Everett attended her first Qigong workshop in 2007. Since then, she has become certified in several Qigong movement forms, the Qigong Strength Training form, and the Breath Empowerment technique. She leads three weekly Qigong classes at the Lotus Center, a non-profit movement and meditation center in Silver City.
For years, Becky Glenn has been teaching multiple yoga classes each week – first at Yoga Samadhi, a popular yoga studio in Atlanta, then in Silver City after moving here in 2009. She teaches four weekly vinyasa (“flow”) style yoga classes at Lotus Center.
Jeff Goin has been teaching and leading non-denominational meditation in Silver City, on a volunteer basis, since 2008. His classes provide practical ideas and methods for improving relationships, overcoming anger, and dealing with stress. He presently teaches meditation at the Lotus Center.