Classes
Class Descriptions
Open Sky Healing Sanctuary is a gathering place and community-oriented space that has created the loving structure of classes and workshops to engage and heal the mind, body and soul. A brief descriptions of our classes and playshops are below. Please visit our calendar to see what coming next.
We accept Venmo as payment and registration for all classes. Please indicate which class you are registering for in the notes when you send payment.
Rise and Shine Yoga Series with Healing Sound and AmpCoil Immersion
Breathe, Move, Stretch & Restore Join Cathy for a 4 week Yoga series of healing practices designed to help you receive the therapeutic benefits of active movement & deep stillness, meditation & conscious breathing. Each 90 minute class will open with a meditative breath practice followed by active movement, deep therapeutic stretching and finish with 15 minutes of restorative postures & sound healing savasana. This practice is offered in a small group setting.
Come & Move your body, Relax your mind, Restore & Rejuvenate on all levels of your being in good company.
No prior experience necessary
Nia Dance Class
What is NIA?
'Nia' stands for 'neuromuscular integrative action', the Swahili translation, 'with purpose'- describes it best of all - it's about giving purpose to movement.
What to Expect
Instead of striving to do exactly as the instructor does, you focus on how a particular movement feels to you, and examine how best to express yourself through it. Nia is eclectic blending elements of yoga, martial arts and tai chi with dance that is set to music. You might move to classical, cabaret, pop and/or hip-hop music - It's a lot of fun! Nia classes usually last around an hour and are suitable for people with all levels of fitness. Nia engages the mind and emotions through exercise in bare feet, to help you feel a connection between you and the earth. As the sessions are low impact, there is less chance of injury. Class starts with breathing and warm up and the tempo of the music will increase as the instructor guides class participants to connect to their body, mind and feelings through the exercise. The idea is that you can release built up emotion through the movements and engagement of fitness.
No prior experience necessary.
Class will be led by Irene Zimmerman, an accomplished instructor, performer, and choreographer. Irene is a certified NIA black belt instructor.
Sherpa Playshop
The Balm of Compassion – Breathe, Move, Restore & Plunge
Compassion is one of the working qualities of Love. We are continually asked to meet change, loss, injustice while still keeping our hearts open. Only by accepting all of life as it is in this moment, within us and around us, are we able to move beyond separation into Oneness.
Meditative labyrinth walk
Bathe in live sound magic - crystal bowls, flute, drums, gong
Calm & reset the nervous system
Open to deeper meditative states of awareness
Experience AmpCoil & healing frequencies
Practice resilience & feel more alive
Release energetic & emotional blocks
Come play with complimentary and contrast practices:
Movement and restorative yoga
Breath, chant and sound meditation
Cold plunge and sauna
Cathy & Laura - trained breath and cold coaches - will sherpa you through this resilience practice. We will end the day with hot tea and dark chocolate.
Cynthia, Laura & Cathy are co-creators of joy and collaborators of embodied practice through the BeLoved 12 Week Online Program. These Three Maqickteers love to get together in person and play sharing breath, meditation, sound, movement and cold exposure with others in community.
Restorative Yoga Series
with Healing Sound and AmpCoil Immersion
Rest is Essential for Recovery.
Receive the precious gifts of stillness, deep rest, and self-love. When fully supported the body begins to release. activating the parasympathetic nervous system which then accesses deeper levels of Self and healing. Each class uses bolsters, blankets, blocks, sandbags and eye pillows to safely support the body in comfortable poses.
Renew your body, mind and soul by giving yourself permission to do less instead of more - with meditation, essential oils, crystal bowls and AmpCoil sound vibrations. Rest helps the body boost the immune system, release tightness in muscles and joints, balance the nervous system, reduce anxiety, mental stress and improve sleep. This therapeutic style of yoga is a truly nourishing practice
Come and Rest, Relax, Restore, Rejuvenate on all levels of your being
No prior experience necessary
6 week series
10 student limit
Healing Drums, Sacred Wheel
Join Cynthia and Rick Quintanal with special guests Alan Stonewolf, Jaime Allen Poyant, Peggy Bice and Sally Snowman.
Come with sacred intention to embody, walk, dance and heal with the medicine wheel in a ritual for all who wish to assist healing of all beings and place. There will be an opportunity to drum but please note this is not a drum circle. If you have a sacred drum practice please do bring your drum. We will have very large pow wow style drums that will be part of this event. Bring something to sit on, bug spray and sun protection. Weather provided, we will be outdoors.
Introduction to Sound Healing with Crystal Bowls
Join Sound artist and musician Cynthia Quintanal in a special series of classes dedicated to play and the potential of healing with crystal sounding bowls.
Benefit from Cynthia's study and continued journey with sound and healing of nearly 30 years.
In this series you will learn the many ways to use crystal bowls on your own journey to wholeness.
Our first class will focus on finding your root note and what note lights up your body bringing you to remember your unique wholeness or Holiness. We will then focus on finding your soul song.
You do not need to own a crystal bowl to participate. however there will be some available for purchase.
If you have wanted to learn more about these unique instruments now is your chance.
This class is limited to 10.
Restorative Sound Immersion Series
Come relax recharge and restore. Enjoy an immersive sound experience that has the potential of taking you into deeper states of consciousness. All you need to do is lie down and receive. Follow the guidance and have your own experience. We cannot think of a nicer way to start the week!
Sound Artist and facilitator Cynthia Quintanal has been offering meditation and sound immersive experiences since 1996. She studied sound and the healing voice with Jill Purce, and has participated in many trainings with Zacciah Blackburn, Tom Kenyon, and Deena Spear along with many others. She is a true believer in direct experience as a teacher for your own inner wisdom. In these series she will co-create with her husband and partner Rick Quintanal an extraordinary musician with over 60 years experience!
Each Series $100 or drop in for $27 each time you participate.