Do you want to make a positive difference in the life of a child? If you are over 21 and have room in your heart and home or know someone who does? Then please, consider joining or spreading the word about our informational meetings to learn how to become a certified foster, adoptive or respite parent. We have significant need for homes for children of all ages and sibling groups. Our meetings are held every third Tuesday of the month at the Human Services Building, 320 W. Martin Luther King Jr./State Street in Ithaca. If you are unable to attend and/or desire more information, please call 274-5266, so we can arrange a more convenient time for you to meet with our Home Finder.

Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming is hosting its fifth annual Farm Business Planning Course! In this 9-week course you will learn to set goals, develop market strategies, and assess the feasibility of your business. This course also covers topics of equity and justice in the food system. The Farm Business Planning Course will be be held from Jan. 9 - March 6, 2018 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. For more information, and to register, please visit our website. http://groundswellcenter.org/farmertraining/businessplanning/

Groundswell is a project of the Center for Transformative Action, an independent 501c(3).

This restorative class welcomes students who feel like they need to connect with their bodies and souls and relax into their natural glow. The class will be bringing together gentle healing poses and stretching with the experience of listening to and participating in live music by candlelight. This will vary to include singing and chanting accompanied by acoustic instruments. Rest with us as we embrace the melodies inside your heart, bodies, and minds.

Our intermediate vinyasa flow yoga class brings together vinyasa flow yoga and energizing breathing to generate and sustain energy, clarity and radiance. Imagine waking every day living with a steady flow of energy and a capable body. 

This class is a unique variation of vinyasa (flow) yoga, which links breath and movement in a dynamic yoga set that's sure to leave you energized and peaceful.

Teacher: Mariko Azis

Who this class is for: This intermediate class is appropriate for students with some yoga experience and a body that moves well.

What are the results: This class gives you an experience beyond the limits of time and space—an experience of the depth of your soul and true identity. You’ll notice increased flexibility, expanded lung capacity, a strong core, and stress alleviation.

Class capacity is limited to 25 students; please register to reserve your spot!

Generate some heat and feel your empowered body flow in this invigoraing one-hour yoga session. This class is a unique variation of vinyasa (flow) yoga, which links breath and movement in a dynamic yoga set that's sure to leave you energized and peaceful.

Teacher: Mariko Azis

Who this class is for: This is an intermediate class appropriate for students with some yoga experience and a body that moves well.

What are the results: This class gives you an experience beyond the limits of time and space—an experience of the depth of your soul and true identity. You’ll notice increased flexibility, expanded lung capacity, a strong core, and stress alleviation.

Class capacity is limited to 25 students; please register to reserve your spot!

Register

Join us in the Oak Lounge for an evening of drinks, eats and thinks! Treleaven will be firing up some friendly competition with trivia night during Oak Lounge Trivia, so rally your best team and play to win fun prizes! Trivia categories will cover a wide range of subjects. We recommend that teams do not exceed 5 players, and all teams must have a name, so get creative! No fee to play.

Treleaven wine and craft beer will be available for purchase, along with light dinner fare and gourmet snacks.

The Oak Lounge opens at 5pm, and the first question is fired at 7pm.

At Yoga Farm, we teach meditation for householders—people who live in the world, who have relatioships, jobs, families, houses, and to-do lists.

In this weekly session, we work with a new Sutra from the book 'The Radiance Sutras' by Lorin Roche. Each Sutra is a beautiful exploration of one of the 'gateways' to meditation.

From 8-8:15am we read, discuss and explore a Sutra, then we enjoy silent meditation  together until about 8:45. 

This offering is FREE to the Public.

Check out a preview video here: Introductory Video

Teacher: Daniela Hess and Christopher Grant