Meditations on Pink

My painting practice is an extension of my decades long yoga and meditation practices. My imagery and approaches are inspired by my loves of abstraction, geometry and spirituality. Using a combination of acrylics and pencil, I work on canvas, wood or board. I always employ various techniques, typically those used by gestural and geometric abstractionists.

I loved pink as a child, and since my sophomore year of undergraduate painting, I have been enamored with all shades of pink paint. In this new body of work, I made the color pink the focal point, or, as we say in yoga, the drishti.

According to symbolists, pink is the color of universal love of oneself and of others, and it represents unconditional love and understanding. It signifies affection, caring, compassion, friendship, harmony, inner peace, and approachability. Pink is associated with passion, good health and success. As you view the work, I hope you feel and absorb, consciously and subconsciously, these very things.

In loving memory of my father,

Gina Dominique
10 September 2019

more work at ginadominique.com

You can expect the unexpected! Arm balances, inversions, and backbends are all fair game— but every class welcomes every level. Rocket 1 is based on Ashtanga’s Primary Series; Rocket 2 is based on Second series; Rocket 3 brings in both First and Second series. Come for an inspiring, uplifting flow!

Your breath will always let you know the quality of your mind. Mind agitated, breath will be agitated. Breath fluid, mind will be open and relaxed. The two work together to drop us into the energetics of yoga; the “heart” of the practice.

Exploring the ancient practices of pranayama, we will delve into “breathing with sound,” Kapalabhati, and Nadi Shodhana. Clearing energy through this deep work we come into the more subtle experiences of our practice and drop into stillness, resilience, and grace. You are never without your most informative teacher, your breath.

These daily strategies will ultimately help us to arrange the five elements (earth, water, air, fire and ether–that make up our unique constitution) in an optimal way to make us to feel more stable, comfortable and joyful as our bodies transition into the next faze of life. Many of us may believe that discomfort, and hormonal imbalance are a normal part of aging and menopause, however this workshop will help to dispel this common but incorrect belief.

Karri has over 20 years of experience teaching yoga, meditation, Ayurveda and nutritional counseling to people looking to improve their health, as well as to those suffering with conditions such as anxiety, obesity, exhaustion, hormonal imbalances, auto-immune diseases and depression. She specializes in women’s health and immune-functioning through all phases of the reproductive, perimenopausal and post-menopausal periods. Karri is a contributing author for the book Yoga Sadhana for Mothers and has written for various digital sites including The Huffington Post and Archetypes. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. karri@kjinkins.com

We will meet in Ocean Park, Puerto Rico (a ten minute cab ride from San Juan airport; 4 hours flight from NYC) Thursday October 10th, and stay through the long weekend, parting ways on Tuesday October 15th, feeling relaxed and rejuvenated from six days of yoga, beach, exploration, fresh fruit, full sun and amazing food.

I’m designing a sweet and intimate experience for us, limiting the group to 8 people, which will give you and I the opportunity to spend meaningful time together and deepen your yoga practice, no matter how long you’ve been practicing (teachers as well as beginners are welcome!). Nothing is mandatory and everything is included: daily yoga, sunrise/sunset meditations, day trips to beautiful local places (including the rainforest!), the best brunches, and a full immersion into the natural beauty of the island.

We’ll be staying at the enchanting Dreamcatcher, where I have been staying for the last few years of visits to Ocean Park. You will love it; just one block from the beach and five minutes walk to restaurants, cafes, fruit stands, and açaí bowl heaven.

We will be staying at a beautiful, modern farmhouse in the Catskill Mountains, located 2.5 hours from NYC.

for more information: email Jenny@urbanomnyc.com or visit UrbanOmNYC.com/#retreats

In this workshop we will look at “observation” as an important skill that can be practiced, and that is fundamental to being able to work therapeutically with people. Drawing on ideas from Laban Movement Analysis and Body-Mind Centering, we’ll explore and practice naming our own perspectives, offering observations, and seeing what therapeutically might arise from the conversation.

Amy Matthews, BMC Teacher, IDME, CMA, RSMT/RSME has been teaching workshops and courses in the US and internationally since 1994. She is a Certified Body-Mind Centering® Teacher, an Infant Developmental Movement Educator, a Certified Laban Movement Analyst, and a movement therapist and yoga teacher.

Amy is the Program Director of Sonder Movement Project, which offers the Somatic Movement Educator and Infant Developmental Movement Educator programs for the School of Body-Mind Centering, and is the co-founder and co-director, with Sarah Barnaby, of Babies Project in NYC – a space dedicated to developmental movement for babies, toddlers, adults and elders.

Amy taught with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen in Berkeley CA, and was on the faculty of the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies for 10 years. She also co-authored with Leslie Kaminoff the book Yoga Anatomy.

Visit Amy’s website at www.embodiedasana.com