Gratitude Yoga

08/09/2023

Meet us on the beautiful grounds at Morven Museum & Garden for an all-levels Donation-Based Outdoor Evening Yoga class with Gemma and Kitty TOMORROW NIGHT at 6 pm. Donations provide essential support for Morven’s illuminating exhibitions, educational programming, and special events. SIGN UP HERE: https://www.gratitudeyoga.org/events/outdoor-yoga-at-morven-museum-garden

08/08/2023

“I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” - John Muir

We have been reading a wonderful book for our Book Club this month: Awake in the Wild: Mindfulness in Nature as a Path of Self-Discovery by Mark Coleman. Please join us at Gratitude Yoga TOMORROW EVENING at 7.30 pm for an informal discussion of the first half of the book. You are welcome to just show up and join the conversation. Offered by donation.
LEARN MORE/SIGN UP HERE:
https://www.gratitudeyoga.org/events/august-book-club-gathering

07/21/2023

Please join us TOMORROW at 11 am for our weekly Donation-Based Outdoor Yoga class in the serene setting of Herrontown Woods. Our heart opening Vinyasa flow sessions bring breath and movement together in harmony with the healing power of nature. All ages and levels of yoga experience are welcome. Rest and modifications are encouraged.

Class Donations will support Friends of Herrontown Woods' ongoing efforts to create a place of restoration and growth for the Princeton community. A big thank you to Adrian Colarusso for organizing these weekly classes.

Learn More HERE: https://www.gratitudeyoga.org/events/bf572nxlgwsf2wa7ankr8berp44jbd

07/21/2023

We found the perfect summer reading: Awake in the Wild: Mindfulness in Nature as a Path of Self-Discovery by Mark Coleman. Take this book outside with you and connect with spiritual wisdom and nature meditations that invite peace and a loving connection with the earth.
We will discuss the first half of the book at our August Book Club meeting on 8/8 at 7.30 pm. You are welcome to just show up and join the conversation. We hope to continue reading Awake in the Wild throughout August and gather for a second conversation in September. Thankful for the chance to read and grow with together.
Learn More HERE: https://www.gratitudeyoga.org/.../august-book-club-gathering

06/30/2023

Awakening in nature seems to have a way of showing us the profound mystery of life, the immense magic of presence, the overwhelming beauty of love. Love not just as a sentiment or a particular flavor of feeling held for a few select people. A big love. Bigger than any of us, bigger than the spaces we occupy, bigger than our minds can measure. The best mirror I know for that kind of love is nature itself - stretching its limitless arms around us in the form of trees and grass, earth and sky and light. I hope you will join us TOMORROW at 11 am for our weekly Donation-Based Outdoor Yoga Class in the transporting atmosphere of Princeton's peaceful Herrontown Woods. The tranquil beauty of the woods provides the ideal setting for our our all-levels, heart-opening Vinyasa Flow class. All are welcome, rest and modifications are encouraged. Class Donations support Friends of Herrontown Woods' ongoing efforts to create a place of healing and growth for the Princeton community. A big thank you to Adrian Colarusso for organizing these weekly classes. (Please check our website for weather-related updates.) LEARN MORE OR SIGN UP HERE: https://www.gratitudeyoga.org/events/bf572nxlgwsf2wa7ankr8berp44jbd

06/17/2023

It is going to be a beautiful morning for our weekly Donation-Based Outdoor Yoga Class at Princeton's peaceful Herrontown Woods. The tranquil beauty of the woods provides the ideal setting for our our all-levels, heart-opening Vinyasa Flow class. All are welcome, rest and modifications are encouraged. Class Donations support Friends of Herrontown Woods' ongoing efforts to create a place of healing and growth for the Princeton community. A big thank you to Adrian Colarusso for organizing these weekly classes.
You may SIGN UP HERE: https://www.gratitudeyoga.org/.../bf572nxlgwsf2wa7ankr8be...
I hope you can join us ❤

06/09/2023

Please join us TOMORROW at 11 am for our weekly Donation-Based Outdoor Yoga Class at Princeton's peaceful Herrontown Woods. It is always a healing experience to practice in this serene setting. Our all-levels Vinyasa Flow class is open to all, rest and modifications are welcome. Class Donations support Friends of Herrontown Woods' ongoing efforts to create a place of restoration and growth for the Princeton community. A big thank you to Adrian Colarusso for organizing these weekly classes.
Learn More or Sign Up HERE: https://www.gratitudeyoga.org/.../bf572nxlgwsf2wa7ankr8be...

05/24/2023

With the beautiful weather in recent days, it feels as though nature is calling us into its healing embrace. I hope you will join us as we resume our weekly Donation-Based Outdoor Yoga Classes at Princeton's tranquil Herrontown Woods. It is a tremendous gift to be able to practice together in this transporting nature sanctuary, thanks to the generosity of the Friends of Herrontown Woods.

Weather permitting, we will meet on Saturdays at 11 am beginning June 3. Class Donations will support Friends of Herrontown Woods' ongoing efforts to create a place of restoration and growth for the Princeton community. A big thank you to Adrian Colarusso for organizing these weekly classes.

LEARN MORE and/or SIGN UP HERE: https://www.gratitudeyoga.org/events/bf572nxlgwsf2wa7ankr8berp44jbd

01/25/2023

Our innate compassion is such a powerful source of strength. This soul force that lives in each of us takes shape as tenderness, like a warm embrace. It rises up and pours forth when we are in deep, loving connection with others, when we wish for their happiness or when we sense their support and appreciation. But we often forget that we can also call upon its power whenever we are facing our own or another’s anger, sadness, fear, or disappointment. Our soul force is both our strength and our softness. What an encouragement and a comfort it is to know that.

01/07/2023

I could not let these first days of 2023 pass without thanking you for making the past year such a tremendous gift. Your presence at our yoga classes has blessed and healed me and the others we practice with. I am deeply grateful for the experience of elevating ourselves and one another through our shared practices.
For me, what the New Year really signifies is the promise of possibility. This brand-new year ahead - like the heart of each of us - is filled with potential. How will we meet the ongoing invitation to awaken to our deepest wishes and our true callings? What are your highest aspirations for 2023?
Are there limiting habits or thought patterns that you want to release, or new habits and ways of thinking or being that you want to embrace this year? Are there relationships you want to mend or nurture? Are you inspired to awaken to a more expansive heart and to the loving kindness that is already there inside, to grow in compassion, understanding, and love? Do you aspire to live with more gratitude, to see the sacred within and all around you and to be awed by the magic, the mystery, the miracles in each and every moment? What is your intention for this coming year?
Jack Kornfield suggests, A most trustworthy and blessed project is to align yourself with compassion, to plant seeds of goodness, to use the creative force of your life to bring understanding, awakening, and love to all. I think that might be my mantra for 2023.
May we welcome new beginnings with openhearted appreciation.
With much love and heartfelt wishes for a bright and beautiful New Year,

12/29/2022

We are approaching the registration deadline for our Winter Yoga & Meditation Retreat. I hope you will join us as we share practices that help us become more receptive to the profound power of unconditional love and acceptance.

I am so grateful for the opportunity to come together in a beautiful, peaceful setting to embrace the healing elements of nature and find deep rest and rejuvenation.

For more information, please reach out to me at: gemma@gratitudeyoga.org or call or text (732) 642-9721.

In love and light,

12/25/2022

Happy Holidays everyone. Please join us at Gratitude Yoga TOMORROW at 12 NOON for an uplifting Vinyasa flow to keep the holiday spirit strong and our hearts open to the warmth and love of the season. Class is open to all levels of yoga experience, all are welcome.
SIGN UP HERE: https://www.gratitudeyoga.org/events/holiday-vinyasa
We look forward to being together. Wishing you and your family peace, health, and joy. ❤

Join us for an uplifting Vinyasa flow to keep the holiday spirit strong and our hearts open to the warmth and love of the season. Class is open to all levels of yoga experience, all are welcome. We look forward to being together.