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Dates
Saturday 03/21/2026 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Saturday 04/18/2026 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Pricing
$0.00 contact: NCS-TRACERS@fairfaxcounty.gov or call: 703-324-5532
DO NOT REGISTER WITH BELOVED YOGA. ALL REGISTRATIONS MUST GO THROUGH FAIRFAX COUNTY!
To reserve a spot, contact: NCSTRS@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.
Dates:
January 17, 2026 - Carmen Sanchez, Inclusive Movement & Imagination Family Time.During this activity all families with kids 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.
February 28, 2026 - Ellen Yacoe, Dance Movement. Come join us on for an afternoon of dance/movement and music! We will be dancing/moving together to welcome the spring season and each other into a group space full of creativity! We will share favorite dance moves and explore new ones! Dress in comfortable clothing!
March 21, 2026 - Dante Baker, sound bowls and healing. Join us for an afternoon to listen to sooth sounds of sound bowls, flute and music. There may be an opportunity to engage recipients in music making if appropriate!
April 18, 2026 - Linda Campanelli and Ania Sowinska, Storybook Yoga Journey. Join us for a yoga journey of friendship, ingenuity, and gratitude. Yoga teachers, Ania Sowinska and Linda Campenelli, will guide students through a story and a journey of exploration!
Beloved Teacher
Ania Sowinska
Ania is a Registered Yoga Teacher RYT500. Additionally, she is a certified Yin Yoga Instructor, holds Compassionate Senior Training Certification and Trauma Informed Yoga Training Certification with Beloved Yoga ,Therapeutic Yoga in Trauma Recovery with Arielle Schwartz (who greatly inspires her teaching style), and Yoga Teacher Training for Special Needs. She also completed Leader Training for “Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL)” with the Marymount University Regional Training Office.
Ania has been practicing yoga for over 25 years and still remembers her very first yoga class and how it made her feel. As a teacher she wants to share that feeling with her students. Her special interest is to create inclusive and fully accessible classes for all. She teaches chair and gentle mat-based classes to seniors, neurodivergent young adults and special needs children throughout Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun Counties.
Linda Campanelli
Linda is a health educator and gerontologist, published author, professional speaker, and trainer. She is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher, specializing in trauma-informed yoga and special needs yoga. Currently, she is a member of Beloved Yoga's trauma-informed teaching team at Newport Academy.
She received both her master’s degree in exercise science and her doctorate in health education from the University of Maryland, College Park. She received her undergraduate degree, B.Sc. cum laude, in exercise physiology, at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.