Community Health Workshops
Community Health Workshops are an opportunity to learn more about your health and how to provide your own healthcare at home. Many of those around us, particularly older generations, depended much less on visits to the doctor's office or the emergency room than we do today. At Third Root, we value returning to a home health tradition, where the first care is offered and taught in the home.
The community health workshops offered by Third Root practitioners focus on at least one of the healing modalities that we specialize in at Third Root — massage, yoga, acupuncture, and Chinese and Western herbal medicine. We also reserve time every weekend for community members to offer workshops in a specialty of their choosing. We recognize the wealth of knowledge and skills in our community, and we invite you to share with us and other community members at Third Root.
Check out what's coming up at Third Root!
New Herbal Education classes coming up!
Check out the details here!
Blissful Boo: Partner Yoga
Saturday, February 11, 12.30-2.30pm
With Jacoby Ballard and Lezlie Frye
This workshop is specifically designed for pairs—partners, friends, buddies, siblings, or sweethearts—who want to explore new ways of practicing together.
This workshop will involve grounding yourself, and then turning toward your partner. Lezlie and Jacoby with guide you in a series of postures that will help cultivate receptivity and mutual support between you. We will practice meditations, postures, and flow together, as well as giving each other gentle massage and adjustments. Both partners will have an opportunity to give and receive during the session, and will be guided through the sequence step-by-step.
No prior yoga experience is necessary. Comfortable clothes recommended. Bring your partner, boyfriend, girlfriend, or a dear friend.
Fee: $35 per pair
To Sign Up: Please call Third Root at 718-940-9343, sign up at the desk, or email jacoby@thirdroot.org. Space is limited, so call now!
Support for the Childbearing Year
Local Resources for Pregnancy and Birth
Sunday, February 12th 2:30-5:00 pm
What does pregnancy and labor support look like? What services can you access at Third Root to support you in the Childbearing Year? Join local birth professionals, including doulas, a yoga teacher, a massage therapist, an acupuncturist, and a midwife to discuss resources currently available in our community – and tell us what you'd like to see offered!
We will practice labor support, brainstorm community needs, and give you a chance to ask questions.
Free Snacks and a Raffle for Free/Discounted Third Root Services!
Workshop fee: free or by donation
Reserve your spot by emailing rsvp@thirdroot.org or calling us at 718.940.9343
QUEER & TRANS YOGA JAM
It's Yoga. It's Queer. It's Lovingkindness.
Saturday, February 18th, 7pm – 10pm
(yoga practice 7:30pm – 9pm)
by Alesia Exum
WHAT?
This quarterly event includes live music and collaborative yoga instruction to expand Third Root's programming for the queer and trans community. Join us for a Valentine's inspired practice on Lovingkindness in connection.
WHY?
Love is hard work, and we have to be in it for the long haul, with ourselves, with partners, in community. It's not all roses and lavender, and we shouldn't strive for an attachment to pleasure as a stand in for love. Come to this class to explore your own relationship to the words LOVE and KINDNESS, in this present moment.
WHO?
Led by Doreen Kramer, Jacoby Ballard, Emily Kramer, & Kate Johnson.
Live music by
Jules Gimbrone (www.julesgimbrone.com)
Julia Read (www.myspace.com/juliavlietread)
Workshop Fee: $20 pre-register; $25 same day
Space is limited! Register: jacoby@thirdroot.org
New Yoga Class at Third Root!
Intermediate Core & Restore
Monday mornings at 9am
The core, extending from the pelvic floor to the top of the brain, is the source of centered stability and expansive creativity. Through intelligent, targeted, and fun, core focused asanas and exercises, we will build abdominal strength, relieve low back pain, massage our internal organs, and learn to connect and move from a deep internal support that can be applied to your yoga practice and all active living. Longer held restorative poses, guided meditation, and pranayama (breath work) cultivate the much needed resources of relaxation and calm. Half hour of this 90 minute class is dedicated to allowing practitioners to release from everyday physical and emotional stressors in a serene, safe environment. Great for postnatal students as well!"
Check back often for more workshops over the summer. We are working on getting a Hip/Psoas Release Workshop and Gardening Workshops going. The dates are TBA, but we'll let you know as soon as we do!
Check out our calendar for full descriptions
of all these workshops — and more!
Workshop topics will respond to community requests and will therefore vary. At Third Root, we want to empower you in your own healthcare — tell us what you want to learn about (and if there’s a topic you’d want to teach)!
