Upcoming Events
Silent Disco Dance Party: Open Movement & Stretch Time
Join us in the Green Room for a silent Disco dance party! Headphones are available for check out at the front desk
Friday & Saturday, November 22 & 23
8:00 – 9:30pm
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Contemplative Dance Practice with Miriam Wolodarski
Contemplative Dance Practice (CDP) is based on the work of dancer and choreographer Barbara Dilley, who developed it as a dancer’s meditation hall / meditator’s dance hall. The practice offers an array of tools to help us become aware of the movement of both body and mind. Through meditation we notice and focus, through movement we become alive and engaged, and through improvisational play we practice dropping our social mask, tuning to each other and our environment in new ways. The sessions consist of three parts. First, sitting meditation, in which we practice noticing the movement of the mind, and guiding our awareness. Second, facilitated personal awareness practice, in which we practice asking our body what it needs, letting go of ambition in favor of sensation and curiosity. Third, a series of improvisations in which we expand our awareness out into space to notice what is calling us, attending to the emergence of arrangements of time and space, relationships, influences, images, or emotions. The sessions are for all bodies; everyone is welcome to join, regardless of past movement experience.
Saturday & Sunday, November 23 & 24
10:30am
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Venmo: @Miriam-Wolodarski
Miriam Wolodarski is a teaching artist with over a decade of experience facilitating contemporary dance, improvisation, and composition at universities, festivals, and studios. Her work takes a kinesthetic approach to the socio-political, emotional, and philosophical questions we hold in our bodies. Miriam’s original performances have been supported by programs at YBCA, CounterPULSE, TragantDansa, Centre Cívic Barceloneta, and The Hemispheric Institute, among others. As a dancer, she has had the privilege of dancing for Barbara Dilley, Scott Wells, and Sara Shelton Mann, among others. She is currently the Artistic Director of the arts organization Sense Object. senseobject.com
Annual Thanksgiving Feast
Gather with family and friends to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving feast. Featuring organic turkey with all the trimmings and a multi-course buffet of organic items prepared using locally grown ingredients, this banquet begins with fireside appetizers at 3pm. Reserve your groups space today!
Appetizers
Veggie Platter with Dips
Cheese & Crackers
Baked Brie
Crostini & Bruschetta
Olives
Salad
Caesar Salad
Mixed Greens with Pears, Candied Walnuts, Pomegranate & Apple Cider Vinaigrette (GF, V)
Main Feastables
Oven Roasted Organic Turkey (GF)
Kabocha Squash, Carrot & Kale Fritters with Chestnut & Sage Pesto (GF, V)
Italian Sausage & Bread Stuffing
Leek and Wild Mushroom Stuffing (GF, V)
Mashed Potatoes (GF)
Turkey Gravy (GF) & Roasted Vegetable Gravy (GF, V)
Garnet Yams with Maple Syrup, Toasted Pecans & Brandied Golden Raisins (GF, V)
Green Beans with Caramelized Shallots (GF, V)
Roasted Carrots, Parsnips, Golden Beets, & Red Onion with Fennel & Mint (GF, V)
Creamed Corn Pudding (GF)
Curried Brussel Sprouts with Cranberries (GF, V)
Cranberry Sauce with Port & Figs (GF, V)
Rolls
Desserts
Homemade Pecan Pie, Apple Pie & Pumpkin Pie
Assorted Cheesecakes
Beverages
Sparkling Punch
Hot Mulled Cider
Coffee
Herbal Tea
Chai
PRICE: $60 per adult/$30 per child
WHERE: The Main Lodge at Sierra Hot Springs
WHEN: Thursday, November 28, 2024, Appetizers at 3pm, dinner at 5pm
Call 530.994.3773 for reservations
Healing Sound Bath with Devah
Time to be good to you. Settle deeper while drifting away with your own inner flow. This bath will include gongs, quartz singing bowls, flute, chimes, gentle drumming and some other soft surprises. I look forward to journeying with you.
Friday, November 29
8:30pm
Saturday, November 30
10:30am
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Venmo: @heartglow
Tiger Mountain Tai Chi Gong with Kiara Vicini
In this class, I’ll offer Tiger Mountain Tai Chi Gong, a form with many health benefits, both physical and mental. We’ll practice harmonizing body, breath and mind in this fluid sequence of nine movements. Repeating these moves we cultivate balance, tranquillity and strength. With regular practice we can develop effective skills of self-regulation for more resilience in our daily life.
Friday, December 6
4:30pm
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Paypal: paypal.me/kiara50
Open Mic Show and Tell
All shenanigans welcome! Singing, poetry, dancing, storytelling, jokes, your favorite rock… Please join us!
The first Friday of the month
6-8 pm in the Green Room
2024 Dates:
December 6
Wreathmaking with Jess Tunis
A wreath is a celebration of the season, whatever that means to a given individual, an ancient ritual that calls up our connection to tradition and the land that sustains us. We have gathered and harvested materials all year to create this offering for you. In this class, participants will be able to choose a handmade wreath base, and select from a wealth of sustainably harvested evergreen and dried floral plant material to create a long-lasting, beautiful seasonal wreath. All class materials are provided. Join us to create your own unique fragrant and bountiful celebration of the season.
Saturday & Sunday, December 7 & 8
10:30am
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Venmo: @jessicatunis
Qigong: Tools for Self-healing 1-1/4 hour class With Beth Freewomon
Qigong (A.K.A. Chi Gong) is a moving meditation technique that not only improves physical fitness, but also assists us in achieving a deeper sense of calm, relieves tension and stress, and helps us recover from injury and illness. It is part of the ancient systems of Taoism and Chinese medicine that value the interconnectedness and inherent wholeness of all of our Self and our body’s seeming parts. Qigong supports our bodies’ natural capacity for self-healing. Qigong allows us to relax, get out of “fight or flight” and our parasympathetic nervous system to take over so healing can happen. Our practice includes conscious breathing, stretching, activation of chi, flowing movements and more.
Saturday, December 7
5:30pm
Sunday, December 8
2:00pm
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Venmo: @Beth-Freewomon
Website: https://iamtheopenhearth.com/
FB:https://www.facebook.com/TheOpenHearth
IG: https://www.instagram.com/theopenhearth
contact: bethfreewomon@yahoo.com
Meditation and Morning Flow Yoga with Sadira Lady Liquid
Start your day with a clear mind uplifting movement. Lubricate the joints and get your energy flowing with this fun yoga flow. Open to all level and body types. Let’s get your motor running and prepare you for a blissful day
Friday, December 13
10:30am
Sunday, December 15
12:00pm
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Venmo @Sadira-LadyLiquid
Cashapp: $LadyLiquid
Sadira Lady Liquid (she/they) has been practicing yoga for the better part of 13 years. They have found passion in the art of knowing ones self. Through the arts of Yoga, Thai yoga, and even Bellydance, Sadira strives to find connection with Self and to explore the full potential of our instruments (physical bodies). Since receiving their yoga teacher certification during the spring of 2011, Sadira has been inspired to lead a practice that will help others grow safely in their personal practice. She is thrilled to be helping individuals explore their physical potential with this ancient exercise blended with a variety of proven strength building practices. Accessibility and communication with the body is key as we move through life and it is Sadiras love and joy to help you arrive.
Firelight Relax and Restore with Sadira Lady Liquid
With candles ablaze, lean into long supported holds and deep mindful breathing to help us let go and really begin to clear the body, Work to expand and explore our capability to simply relax. Yin style practice.
Friday & Sunday, December 13 & 15
8:00pm
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Venmo @Sadira-LadyLiquid
Cashapp: $LadyLiquid
Sadira Lady Liquid (she/they) has been practicing yoga for the better part of 13 years. They have found passion in the art of knowing ones self. Through the arts of Yoga, Thai yoga, and even Bellydance, Sadira strives to find connection with Self and to explore the full potential of our instruments (physical bodies). Since receiving their yoga teacher certification during the spring of 2011, Sadira has been inspired to lead a practice that will help others grow safely in their personal practice. She is thrilled to be helping individuals explore their physical potential with this ancient exercise blended with a variety of proven strength building practices. Accessibility and communication with the body is key as we move through life and it is Sadiras love and joy to help you arrive.
Sivanada Yoga with Elle Walker Buckton
This class is in the Sivanada style which consists of a bit of meditation, pranayama and yoga asana that focuses on balancing the flow of energy through the chakras as well as postures that emphasize exertion followed by deep relaxation.
The class is a moving meditation that brings stillness to the mind. Open to all levels of yogic ability.
Saturday & Sunday, December 14 & 15
10:30am
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Venmo: @moonayurveda
ayurvedaluna.com
Vinyasa Flow with Dr. Amanda Ferraro DPT, RYT
Join Amanda in a fun, strength vinyasa flow. The class will begin with going inward, setting an intention and using your breath to move from one posture to the next. Focusing on proper alignment, this class will have you feeling balanced, strong and open.
Saturday, December 14
1:00pm
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Venmo: @AmandaFerraro
Paypal: aferraro17@gmail.com
Dr. Amanda Ferraro DPT, RYT lives here locally in Sierraville. She is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and a yoga instructor. Amanda became a certified yoga instructor in 2022 in Bali and has since been guiding students both in person and online.
For more information visit DrFlowTherapy.com
Circle Singing with Kappé Rousseau
Circle Singing is collective vocal improvisation: making stuff up and singing it together on the fly.
The facilitator creates melodies and sings them to sections of the circle. Layers of harmonies, rhythms, counter rhythms spring up with no written music. Participants will get the experience of hearing their part as an integral piece of the whole experience. The facilitator offers the pulse, feel and vibe of the flow of emotion.
Saturday, December 14
8:30pm
Sunday, December 15
6:00pm
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Venmo: @Kappe-Rousseau
My passion for musical creativity started at an early age when I became bored with piano lessons. I had to ‘practice’ or at least ‘play’ the piano every day for an hour. I started making things up – changing things up and re-arranging the music. Later in life, I lived in NYC for a time and I created a business of ‘arranging’ music for artists who were looking to attract interest in their songs. I can hear where the music is going in my head and then lay it out, or play it out.
I’ve played professionally as part of a group and solo for years. I have a background in classical/orchestral performance in percussion. My main instrument is piano and I am just as comfortable with guitar in open tunings. I have a BA in Music from U.C. Berkeley. My background in Circle Singing is from Oakland California and the Circle Singing team of Bobby McFerrin. I decided to bring Circle Singing anywhere I can so that people can experience the power of the collective voice and also tap deeply into their inner being and soul and SING!
www.circlesing.org
Iyengar Yoga with Marianne Reagan
Marianne Reagan is a certified, highly experienced, Iyengar Yoga teacher who has been offering classes at Sierra Hot Springs for nearly twenty years. She teaches a relaxed, basic asana class designed to open the body, focus the mind and build awareness of self. Modifications are encouraged to personalize the experience and allow everybody to participate with comfort and ease.
Saturday & Sunday, December 21 & 22
10:30am
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Paypal: reagan.marianne@gmail.com
Inspirational Music With Angelika
Angelika is an internationally acclaimed recording artist and producer of inspirational, devotional, heart opening music. She weaves deep wisdom and reflection together with beautiful songs in different languages to remind us of our deeper belonging. Her music’s intention is to bring greater peace within and without which fits perfectly with the holidays. This will be an evening of beautiful music to immerse ourselves in the healing frequencies of singing together. Angelika has been offering these Christmas programs for many years at Sierra Hot Springs.
www.angelikahealingmusic.com
Saturday & Sunday, December 21 & 22
6:00-7:30pm
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Venmo: @Angelika-Schafer
Paypal: angelika@angelikahealingmusic.com
Yoga Rx with Amber Abbott
Yoga Rx is a therapeutic yoga class designed to support healing and restoration for those dealing with injury, chronic pain, and postural misalignment. This class emphasizes slow, gentle movements and deep stretches, targeting the myofascial tissues to release tension and promote flexibility. Incorporating elements of Restorative, Yin, and Yoga Nidra practices, Yoga Rx provides a deeply relaxing experience, with soothing, affirmative suggestions to relief pain, enhance relaxation and foster a sense of inner calm. Ideal for anyone seeking a mindful approach to physical and mental recovery.
Saturday & Sunday, December 28 & 29
10:30am
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Venmo: @Amber-Abbott-4
Paypal: @AAACoaching
Amber Abbott is a Yoga teacher and Hypnotherapist with over 15 years experience leading classes, events and private sessions. Her passion is helping people who are suffering from chronic pain, that could be physical, mental or emotional. She believes yoga and meditation can be used in a therapeutic way to address the root cause of pain and suffering and help facilitate a happy, healthy life. She loves spending time in nature, traveling and learning new ways to make the world a better place.
amberabbottcht.com
Year End Fire Circle
Bring drums, noisemakers and yourselves…
Saturday, December 28, 2024
8pm to Midnight
At The Fire Circle past the Meditation Pool
Free to guests – Gratuities Graciously Accepted
New Year Sound Healing: Welcoming Openness and New Energies with Gyöngyi Ridenour
Join us for a transformative sound healing experience as we welcome the New Year with open hearts and renewed energies! This special session invites you to leave behind the old and embrace the possibilities of the year ahead.
As we gather in a sacred space, you’ll be enveloped in the soothing vibrations of sound healing, designed to help you release what no longer serves you and open up to new intentions. Through the harmonizing frequencies of gongs, singing bowls, and other instruments, you’ll be guided into a deep state of relaxation, allowing your mind and spirit to reconnect.
In this session, you will:
- Release: Let go of past burdens and negative energies that may have held you back.
- Renew: Create a fresh perspective and set intentions for the year to come.
- Rejuvenate: Experience a profound sense of peace, clarity, and emotional balance.
Together, we will harness the energy of the New Year, creating a collective vibration that supports growth, healing, and connection. Come ready to embrace the journey of transformation and possibility!
Saturday, January 4
8:30pm
Sunday, January 5
10:30am
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Venmo: @Gyongyi-Ridenour
Gyöngyi Ridenour is a seasoned Sound Healer with over 15 years of experience, offering transformative healing experiences through sound. Born in Romania with Hungarian roots, Gyöngyi’s journey has taken her across the globe, settling in the USA where she has cultivated her expertise in sound healing.
Her transformative encounter with Metal Singing Bowls in Austria, under the guidance of Ulriche K., a certified Sound Healer, inspired her to become certified as a Sound Healer, Reiki Master, Emotion Code practitioner, and AromaTouch practitioner with DoTerra. Gyöngyi’s 15 years of sound healing experience have led her to train over 50 individuals in sound healing and offer her services at festivals, retreats, and women’s circles.
In 2012, Gyöngyi traveled to India to earn her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification, integrating sound and essential oils into her classes in the Lake Tahoe region. Her journey also includes certifications in life coaching and psychic abilities, enhancing her capabilities as a healer.
Gyöngyi has been a valued member of The Sanctuary and Mountain Lotus Studio in Truckee for several years, where she leads sound healing meditations, yoga sound healing and offers private sessions, contributing her expertise and passion for holistic wellness. Passionate about guiding others towards well-being, Gyöngyi specializes in mindset assessment as a spiritual life coach, helping individuals gain new perspectives and take inspired actions towards their goals. Gyöngyi’s focus on holistic tools and experiences supports others on their path to greater well-being and fulfillment. In the winter, she also teaches cross-country skiing part-time and she is a certified Level 3 PSIA member instructor at Tahoe Donner in Truckee.
Connection Games with Mihai Banulescu
Why do people love Connection Games? First, they experience an unusual level of heartfelt, intimate connection with self, others, and even humanity. Second, they receive a good amount of feedback on how they show up in the world, which they rarely get outside a therapeutic context or with (some) close friends. Third, they go home with new relating skills, which can significantly impact their lives. We hear rumors of growth, healing, and better relationships. Finally, this entire thing is fun! We love irreverence as much as we do reverence and find that keeping it light-hearted makes it easier to go deep and stay safe.
Saturday, January 18
8:00 – 10:00pm
Sunday, January 19
3:00 – 5:00pm
In the Green Room at the Lodge
Free to Guests – Gratuities Graciously accepted
Venmo: @bluemihai
In 2010, Mihai learned about and became devoted to Circling, T-Group, and Authentic Relating. Interested in variety and choice, he created the first “C-Games” menu in 2016 and has been leading Connection Games workshops and retreats ever since. Mihai writes software by day and poetry by night, travels in a camper van with his puppy Avon, and has taught blues/fusion partner dancing since 2014.
More info at www.connectiongames.net