Center for Mindful Practice Free Classes Website
The Center for Mindful Practice at Niagara University is launching a website that will feature free Mindfulness and Mindful Movement classes. Each week we will feature a new instructor and a new class in Mindfulness/Meditation, Qigong. Tai Chi, and Yoga.
Here is a preview of our first post! More details on the website are forthcoming.
Center for Mindful Practice
Niagara University
August 1-7, 2021
Mindful Meme
Free Online Classes
Mindfulness/Meditation
Teacher Sarah Haykel
Contact informationsarah@sarahhaykel.com
Class Grateful and Smiling
Class Link https://vimeo.com/571763866/dd8551302f
Qigong
Teacher Nick Loffree
Contact information nickloffree@gmail.com
Class 3 Forces Bioenergy Training
Class Link https://youtu.be/h_1lzSn8Wac
Tai Chi
Teacher John Platt
Contact information peacefulpostures.com
Class Yang 13
Class Link https://youtu.be/QK7nkgv2aN0
Yoga
Teacher Mary Platt
Contact information peacefulpostures.com
Class Gentle Yoga
Class Link https://youtu.be/mrC9YqmfwVM
Teacher Information
Name Sarah Haykel
Contact Information sarah@sarahhaykel.com
Brief Bio
For over 28 years, Sarah Haykel has dedicated herself to personal growth, healing and development. As an artist, certified Professional Life Coach, certified yoga instructor and teacher, Haykel works with children, adults and seniors to heal from insecurity and experience the joy of wholeness through mind – body – spirit techniques like mindfulness meditation, yoga, free form body movement, partner dancing, and life coaching. Haykel founded Salsa for the Soul in 2008, a dance company whose goal is to promote healthy, harmonious relationships through Latin partner dancing guided by a foundation in inclusivity, respectful relationships, fun and cultural education and celebration.
As a visual artist, Haykel creates ceramic wall hangings, thrown pottery and painted murals that inspire the viewer with scenes from nature and empowering affirmations. Haykel’s art, combined with her background in personal growth and development, give her a unique set of tools to empower people from diverse backgrounds, age groups and abilities with her creative, mind – body centered modalities. Haykel also created the Free to Be 5 Step Process: From Reactivity to Choice In Five Simple Steps, an empowerment tool through mindfulness for empathic and codependent people. See Haykel’s work and find out more at SarahHaykel.com.
Name Nick Loffree
Contact Information nickloffree@gmail.com
Brief Bio
Nick Loffree teaches Bioenergetics health practices – Using Qigong, biohacking, functional training, and dietary therapy to bring people to their highest potential. Nick started on this path while healing from paranoid psychosis and chronic skin and gut disease that began in adolescence. He now helps thousands of people around the world to achieve optimal health through his videos, coaching, workshops, and programs. Find Nick on YouTube or head to his website Nickloffree.com for more.
Name John Platt
Contact Information www.peacefulpostures.com
Brief Bio
John Platt has been learning and teaching various Chinese Arts since 1966. In 1991 he began an intense study of Tai Chi Chuan under various teachers, including Shifu Jiang Jian-Ye, and a study of Qigong from Masters Lee Holden and Dr. Yang Jwing Ming. He holds Level IV Teacher Certification from the Santa Cruz Center under Master Lee Holden and a Level III Advanced Instructor Certification from the National Qigong Association. John has taught numerous Qigong programs at the Kripalu Institute in Massachusetts and has worked with the Weight Watchers Organization, teaching Qigong to clients in various cities throughout the country. He is the author of The Five Element Orchard – QiGong Practices for Harvesting Energy from Trees. John currently teaches Qigong and Tai Chi with his wife, Mary, throughout the Hudson Valley and internationally on Zoom.
Name Mary Platt
Contact Information www.peacefulpostures.com
Brief Bio
Mary Rachel Platt has been practicing meditation and yoga since 1971. She is a nationally certified yoga instructor (E-RYT-500), certified Yoga Therapist (PYT 500) in Integrative Yoga Therapy, and a a nationally certified Qigong instructor. A professional storyteller since 1989, Mary often uses folk tales and myths to enhance her teaching, especially in her work with children and adolescents. She co-taught at Kripalu Institute with her husband, John Platt. She is the co-author of The Five Element Orchard: QiGong Techniques for Harvesting Energy from Trees. Mary teaches yoga and QiGong in the Hudson Valley and internationally via Zoom.
Upcoming Events
October 2-3, 2021
Mindfulness Conversations/Mindful Movement Qigong Conference
Disclaimer:
Consult with your physician before beginning any exercise program.