Image: "Nine Suns", Oil on Canvas 2013
"The sun's eyes are painting fields again."
~Rumi
~Rumi
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Monica DiGiovanni is a yoga and meditation teacher as well as an artist living in Central Vermont.
Learn more about her yoga and meditation instruction, view a wide variety of paintings and drawings or simply go directly to her upcoming schedule of classes. |
Weekly Drop-in Class Schedule
Embodied, Montpelier, VT
Core and Upper Body Yoga Fusion
Thursdays, 2:00-3:00
Vitality YOGA
Friday, 12:00-1:00
Community Yoga
Friday, September 21
View complete class descriptions and costs here.
Core and Upper Body Yoga Fusion
Thursdays, 2:00-3:00
Vitality YOGA
Friday, 12:00-1:00
Community Yoga
Friday, September 21
View complete class descriptions and costs here.
Upcoming Fall Session Classes at
Montpelier Senior Activity Center
Yoga for Balance
Wednesdays, 10:30 - 11:15 (12 weeks)
Yoga for Focus and Fitness
Wednesdays, 1:30 - 2:45 (12 weeks)
Fridays, 1:30 - 2:30 (12 weeks) New second weekly class!
Gentle-Moderate Yoga
Fridays, 2:45 - 4:00 (12 weeks)
You must register ahead of time for either Senior Center class
Class series starts week of September 24
Wednesdays, 10:30 - 11:15 (12 weeks)
Yoga for Focus and Fitness
Wednesdays, 1:30 - 2:45 (12 weeks)
Fridays, 1:30 - 2:30 (12 weeks) New second weekly class!
Gentle-Moderate Yoga
Fridays, 2:45 - 4:00 (12 weeks)
You must register ahead of time for either Senior Center class
Class series starts week of September 24
Be sure to check the schedule for additional drop-in classes that Monica might be subbing.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach Monica through the contact page.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach Monica through the contact page.
The Core Series Is Back! Starting In October
Core and Upper Body Strength Basics for Yoga
This dynamic series is back in a new six-week format. The first three weeks go slow and are packed with information about anatomy and physiology illustrated with visual aids. Movement is designed to allow students to connect and inhabit their bodies in a new way. The last three classes are asana-based movement designed to give you a safe, intentional opportunity to apply new body / breath awareness.
Where: Bethany Church
Montpelier, VT
Cost: 6 classes for $72
When: Wednesdays, October 10 - November 14 (NOTE: Date correction!)
5:30-6:45 pm
Register: Contact Monica
This series is all you need to begin building awerness, strength and integrity to stabilize your whole body. Topics will cover:
This series will assist you in finding stability and ease in asana such as downward facing dog (adho mukha svanasana) and plank (phalakasana) as well as more mobility and balance in standing poses such as warrior poses (virabhadrasana), triangle (trikonasana) and extended side angle pose (utthita parsvakonasana). Read on....
This dynamic series is back in a new six-week format. The first three weeks go slow and are packed with information about anatomy and physiology illustrated with visual aids. Movement is designed to allow students to connect and inhabit their bodies in a new way. The last three classes are asana-based movement designed to give you a safe, intentional opportunity to apply new body / breath awareness.
Where: Bethany Church
Montpelier, VT
Cost: 6 classes for $72
When: Wednesdays, October 10 - November 14 (NOTE: Date correction!)
5:30-6:45 pm
Register: Contact Monica
This series is all you need to begin building awerness, strength and integrity to stabilize your whole body. Topics will cover:
- Gaining awareness and control of core muscles
- Pelvic and shoulder girdle anatomy
- Proper adjustments necessary for individual bodies within specific poses (asana)
- An in depth exploration of movement focused on hips and shoulders to begin retraining somatic memory and movement
- The relationship between core integrity, the diaphragm and the breath
This series will assist you in finding stability and ease in asana such as downward facing dog (adho mukha svanasana) and plank (phalakasana) as well as more mobility and balance in standing poses such as warrior poses (virabhadrasana), triangle (trikonasana) and extended side angle pose (utthita parsvakonasana). Read on....
Nourishing Two Hour Workshops
Release and Open with Psoas-Focused Asana, Metta Meditation, & Haptic Drawing
When: Sunday, October 21 (One of Embodied's Sacred Sunday offerings)
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Where: Embodied, 7 Main Street, Montpelier, VT
Cost: $26, register
Do you long for ease of being? How can you loosen the constrictions and burdens placed on you by life, relations, society and even yourself that manifest as creative blocks, feeling “voiceless” or as a sense of alienation? Explore hidden tightness in the body with yoga movement (asana) to tone and nourish the psoas muscle. Discover how this important muscle relates to the respiratory and pelvic diaphragms and yogic breathing (pranayama). Lovingkindness or Metta meditation will build a compassionate practice of non-judgmental self-acceptance. Automatic or "haptic" drawing exercises will free your mind and creative spirit. Surrender the burdens that no longer serve you while learning to adapt to the free flowing nature of a changing world. No previous drawing experience required.
When: Sunday, October 21 (One of Embodied's Sacred Sunday offerings)
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Where: Embodied, 7 Main Street, Montpelier, VT
Cost: $26, register
Do you long for ease of being? How can you loosen the constrictions and burdens placed on you by life, relations, society and even yourself that manifest as creative blocks, feeling “voiceless” or as a sense of alienation? Explore hidden tightness in the body with yoga movement (asana) to tone and nourish the psoas muscle. Discover how this important muscle relates to the respiratory and pelvic diaphragms and yogic breathing (pranayama). Lovingkindness or Metta meditation will build a compassionate practice of non-judgmental self-acceptance. Automatic or "haptic" drawing exercises will free your mind and creative spirit. Surrender the burdens that no longer serve you while learning to adapt to the free flowing nature of a changing world. No previous drawing experience required.
Let it Flow with Zen-inspired Practices To Build Connection
When: Sunday, December 9 (One of Embodied's Sacred Sunday offerings)
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Where: Embodied, 7 Main Street, Montpelier, VT
Cost: $26, register
Explore the differences between “brain” and “mind” as you dive into prajna, or inner wisdom, to discover the answers within. In the first half of class, the Japanese Zen disciplines of zazen or seated meditation (on the floor or in a chair) and kōan practice offer you an opportunity to contemplate a paradoxical parable as you gain a deeper understand of yourself and the world. What appears might surprise you. In the second half of class, experience the creative freedom and liberation of flow in the whole of your being through movement meditation. Choose between being fully blindfolded or simply having eyes closed, for movement meditation that will untangle discursive thoughts and ingrained physical behaviors manifest in your physical form as tension. Release into a state of seamless connection with the universe.
"I dove in because I wanted to see what I know." ~ Anais Nin
When: Sunday, December 9 (One of Embodied's Sacred Sunday offerings)
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Where: Embodied, 7 Main Street, Montpelier, VT
Cost: $26, register
Explore the differences between “brain” and “mind” as you dive into prajna, or inner wisdom, to discover the answers within. In the first half of class, the Japanese Zen disciplines of zazen or seated meditation (on the floor or in a chair) and kōan practice offer you an opportunity to contemplate a paradoxical parable as you gain a deeper understand of yourself and the world. What appears might surprise you. In the second half of class, experience the creative freedom and liberation of flow in the whole of your being through movement meditation. Choose between being fully blindfolded or simply having eyes closed, for movement meditation that will untangle discursive thoughts and ingrained physical behaviors manifest in your physical form as tension. Release into a state of seamless connection with the universe.
"I dove in because I wanted to see what I know." ~ Anais Nin