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Dates
Saturday 12/14/2024 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Pricing
$0.00 To reserve a spot, contact: NCS-TRACERS@fairfaxcounty.gov or call: 703-324-5532
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To reserve a spot, contact: NCS-TRACERS@fairfaxcounty.gov or call: 703-324-5532
LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE - SESSIONS ARE FREE!
Therapeutic Recreation Services of Fairfax County invites you to join monthly sensory-friendly offerings for individuals with disabilities and their family members, hosted by Beloved Yoga Sanctuary. Enjoy an afternoon with your family trying out different activities that allow you to explore your senses.
Saturday, September 14 (2:30-4 pm): Make your Mark! With Jessica Crocker, Art Therapist
This art-making experience is open to children and young adults with diverse abilities along with a parent, caregiver, or companion. We will use sponges and cardboard along with washable paint to make our marks on paper. We will explore colors, shapes, textures and repetition to create exciting works of art. Please wear clothing that can get paint on it. We will provide gloves for those uncomfortable getting washable paint on their hands.
PLEASE NOTE: This session has a maximum of 2 30-minute classes of 12 participants each.
Saturday, October 26 (2:30-4 pm) Sound Bowls with Dante Baker
Explore the magic of sound and vibrations with Dante!
Saturday, November 9 (2:30-4 pm): A Storybook Yoga Journey with Linda and Ania
Join us for a yoga journey of friendship, ingenuity, and gratitude. Yoga teachers, Ania Sowinska and Linda Campenelli, will guide students through an abridged version of the beloved children's story "Room on a Broom," bridging Halloween & Thanksgiving themes. Gentle yoga postures will bring to life the characters and actions of the story while providing agency for young yogis to create their own interpretations.
Saturday, December 14 (2:30-4 pm): Movement & Imagination Family Time with Carmen
During this activity, all families with children or young adults of diverse abilities are welcome to participate. The class environment is guided by the instructor creating an atmosphere of safety and support, meeting the participants where they are.
This class will include:
~Movement through modified yoga poses adapted to the group's capacities and abilities.
~Imagery through short stories and playful actions.
~Fostering social interaction while the students are partnering with their families.
The instructor will use visual materials and verbal cues as needed. Chairs will be offered. Limited use of music (very low volume) or no music, as required.
To reserve a spot, contact: NCS-TRACERS@fairfaxcounty.gov or call: 703-324-5532
Carmen Sanchez
Carmen believes yoga is a system that invites us to walk with clarity and attention to that inner place we call home. This way, we can experience a state of being and presence. Yoga offers us the opportunity to sense a peaceful and quiet mind through tools that will empower our will, attention, and goals in life, guiding us always to the liberation of the mind from its fluctuations.
Her first encounter with yoga was in her late teens, in the Andes of her native Venezuela at the Universal Great Brotherhood. She received her 200-hr Certificate in 2012 in Orlando, Florida at the Yoga Teacher Training of Central Florida, School of Hatha Yoga. She began to teach at studios, wellness centers, senior living communities, summer camp programs, and gyms. She also received training in Kids Yoga by Kidding Around Yoga, and also trained in the method of Creative Relaxation for Children with Special Needs. In 2019, she received her 300-hr Certification from Beloved Yoga Sanctuary. She also attended Beloved Yoga’s Trauma-Informed Yoga training, as well as Pranayama and Yin Yoga Training.
In 2017 she participated as a yoga instructor for adults and kids at the Floyd Yoga Jam Festival in Willis, Virginia. She also had the opportunity to lead one-week retreats in the Dominican Republic at Caribe Yoga in 2017 and 2018.
Carmen’s approach and orientation is friendly and welcoming, where participants are provided with practical and accessible tools to be able to experience wellness, but most importantly, a calm and peaceful mind.
Carmen is also a former professional contemporary dancer with more than 15 years of experience. She was a resident member at the Teatro de Bellas Artes in Venezuela, and she had the opportunity to participate in several international festivals around the world.
Carmen also holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing.
