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SUMMARY:Cuddle Party
DESCRIPTION:Caring touch is a fundamental human need\, one with profound and wide ranging health benefits. Yet current social convention often limits acceptable touch to between intimate romantic partners and (sometimes) close family. As a result\, many of us are consistently touch malnourished. Cuddle Parties are socially responsible response to this pervasive social need for platonic touch. \nThe evening begins with trust building through shared context: a one hour consent workshop which includes going over the rules of cuddling. After a few partner exercises the group will enter into platonic nourishing touch time\, lasting roughly two hours\, referred to as ‘freestyle cuddling’. Event will end with a potluck. \nDouglas Pouliot is a Certified Cuddle Party Facilitator. He has been leading Cuddle Parties since 2020\, primarily in Connecticut.
URL:https://carolineruderman.com/event/cuddle-party/
LOCATION:The Hidden Temple\, Brushworks Arts and Industry\, 221 Pine Street\, suite 320\, Florence\, MA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Yoga and Sound
DESCRIPTION:Immerse yourself in this blissful workshop of movement and sound meditation. This 90-minute Yoga & Sound workshop combines a revitalizing yoga practice with the deeply relaxing and restorative benefits of sound meditation. \nIn the first 45 minutes\, you’ll flow through a nurturing sequence of yoga asana (postures) designed to release tension and cultivate mind-body awareness. The practice will be accessible for all levels\, with many variations to honor your body. \nThe second half of the workshop will be devoted to a profoundly calming sound meditation/sound bath. As you rest in gentle seated or reclined postures\, you’ll bathe in the vibrations of singing bowls. These resonant tones will help relax your nervous system\, reduce stress and anxiety\, and transport you into a state of deep relaxation and inner stillness. \nYou’ll leave feeling grounded yet uplifted–your body rejuvenated and your mind at peace. \nhosted by Fran Astino
URL:https://carolineruderman.com/event/yoga-and-sound/
LOCATION:Sanctuary Yoga\, 150 Main Street\, Northampton\, MA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Elements of Contact - Contact Improv Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join me in an exploration of the many varied qualities of Contact Improvisation – slow and grounding\, fast and flowing\, energetic and emotional.  Using the elements of Earth\, Water\, Air\, Fire\, and Ether as our guides\, we will cultivate these qualities in ourselves and our dances. Through movement exercises\, we will practice basic skills for dancing Contact Improvisation and deepen our sense of connection to self\, other\, and the environment.  Each session in this series is offered as a stand-alone class\, beginning with Earth as the principal theme. In this class we’ll focus on how to unweight the body and learn safety in basic lifts. We’ll practice principles of CI that connect with the lightening of self that Springtime invites. All classes in this series will include skills for boundaries and consent\, which are at the core of CI practice.  This class is appropriate for beginners and all bodies and abilities. \nhosted by Taina Lyons
URL:https://carolineruderman.com/event/elements-of-contact/
LOCATION:Sanctuary Yoga\, 150 Main Street\, Northampton\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T093000
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SUMMARY:Community Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Open silent meditation space. \nCome connect with your spirit in community. \nEvery Tuesday and Thursday 8:30-9:30am \nDonations welcome.
URL:https://carolineruderman.com/event/community-meditation-2/
LOCATION:The Hidden Temple\, Brushworks Arts and Industry\, 221 Pine Street\, suite 320\, Florence\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T210000
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SUMMARY:Care Circle
DESCRIPTION:Care Circle is a recurring\, facilitated space to practice asking for—and offering—support in community. Through simple\, structured rounds of giving and receiving\, we explore tenderness\, agency\, and attuned connection. \nEach gathering begins with a gentle warm-up to ground in the body\, build trust\, and clarify needs and desires. We then break into small groups (3–5 people) for timed “centered” rounds. When you are centered\, you name the support you’d like to receive—this might include listening\, reflection\, words of affirmation\, song\, touch\, or another consensual form of care. Group members consent to or negotiate the request based on their capacity. \nRounds are timed (typically 5–8 minutes)\, followed by brief integration before rotating roles. Each participant will be centered at least twice. We close as a full group to reflect\, integrate\, and prepare to transition out of the space. \nThis is a practice space for both leading and following—for generosity\, vulnerability\, and presence. \nGuiding principles \n\nCircles of care and attunement\nCuriosity and experimentation\nA “yes\, and” generosity mindset\n\nAll are welcome\, no experience necessary. \nCare Circle is a drop-in event\, recurring monthly on 3rd Wednesdays. \nThis is for you if… \n\nYou want to practice asking clearly for what you need—and hearing a genuine yes or no.\nYou feel nourished by offering presence\, care\, and support to others.\nYou’re curious about touch and connection rooted in consent\, agency\, and awareness.\nYou long for community spaces that are tender\, grounded\, and emotionally literate.\nYou want to strengthen your capacity to give and receive without obligation or performance.\n\n 
URL:https://carolineruderman.com/event/care-circle/
LOCATION:The Hidden Temple\, Brushworks Arts and Industry\, 221 Pine Street\, suite 320\, Florence\, MA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness In Nature
DESCRIPTION:Nurture Your Nature Connection \nGive yourself permission to slow down and cultivate present-moment awareness of and connection to the natural world. Join meditation teacher and mindful outdoor guide\, JL Donohue\, for this talk where you’ll learn the principles of mindfulness practice and how you can apply them to your time outside  for a more enriching experience in greenspace. \nBio: JL Donohue is a certified meditation teacher and mindful outdoor guide. She. believes in taking a practical approach to being mindfully present\, incorporating contemplative and nature-based moments into daily life to help stay present and feel grounded.
URL:https://carolineruderman.com/event/mindfulness-in-nature/
LOCATION:The Permaculture Place @ The Mill\, 49 Conway Street\, Shelburne Fall
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SUMMARY:Sadhana of Mahamudra Group Practice
DESCRIPTION:“This is the darkest hour of the dark ages. Disease\, famine and warfare are raging like the fierce north wind. The jewel-like teaching of insight is fading day by day. To enable individuals to ask for the help and to renew spiritual strength\, I have written this sadhana of the embodiment of all the siddhas.” \nThus begins The Sadhana of Mahamudra\, a powerful practice written by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1968. This sadhana is an extraordinary poetic practice text that contains vivid descriptions of the obstacles presented by physical\, psychological\, and spiritual materialism in the modern age\, and prescribes unwavering devotion to wakefulness as the antidote to such harmful actions and outlook. By reading this text aloud together in contemplation\, we collectively rouse our energy and strengthen our resolve toward awakening. \nNewcomers to the practice are warmly invited to attend. The practice will be explained beforehand\, then led by Lynn Newdome\, who met Chogyam Trungpa in 1974 at age 19\, and has been practicing buddhadharma ever since. \nThe Pioneer Valley Shambhala Center will host this practice on the New  Moon of each month\, beginning April 17\, 2026. Check for all New Moon dates. \n  \nSchedule: \n6:45 pm – Arrive\n7:00 pm – Explanation of practice/practice begins\n8:20 pm – Approx. end of practice. May stay for further discussion.
URL:https://carolineruderman.com/event/sadhana-of-mahamudra-group-practice/
LOCATION:Pioneer Valley Shambhala Center\, 191 Main Street\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T110000
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SUMMARY:5Rhythms Dance
DESCRIPTION:The 5Rhythms comprise a simple movement practice designed to release the dancer that lives in every body\, no matter what its shape\, size\, age\, limitations and experience. The 5Rhythms dance practice was founded by Gabrielle Roth; an urban shaman. The practice itself is simple\, there are no steps to follow. The teaching is deep. And it comes from the dancer’s wisdom and embodied insight. In each dance\, we explore each of the 5 rhythms\, not for its mastery\, but for its medicine. We will co-create a space to experience the rhythms of flowing\, staccato\, chaos\, lyrical and stillness (also known as a 5Rhythms Wave). \nEach class will focus on one of the 5 rhythms and at the same time move through all of the 5 rhythms. Expect to have time to settle in\, and move on your own\, while also being gently guided by music; verbal prompts or invitations. Dancers may be invited to deepen their inner dance\, or prompted to dance in partnership – brief or extended – or to move as part of a larger group. Each class is emergent. The rhythms themselves are gateways to literally thousands of different movement landscapes. Like the body\, they are alive and designed to catalyze the dancer’s movement expression in the moment. You are different every time you walk into the dance space; so is the group and so is your teacher. Therefore\, each class holds completely unique possibilities. \nhosted by Jilsarah Moscowitz
URL:https://carolineruderman.com/event/5rhythms-dance/
LOCATION:Bombyx\, 130 Pine Street\, Florence\, MA\, 01062\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T120000
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SUMMARY:Taiji / Qigong at Child's Park
DESCRIPTION:Practice Taiji / Qigong outside at Child’s Park\, Northampton \nThursdays\, 12-1pm
URL:https://carolineruderman.com/event/taiji-qigong-at-childs-park-2/
LOCATION:Heron’s Bridge dojo\, 1 Cottage Street\, Easthampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T093000
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SUMMARY:Kindness\, Compassion\, Joy\, Equanimity
DESCRIPTION:Every morning we sit. We sit to connect with our higher self and the universe! General meditation is partially led with a different method for approaching the practice daily.
URL:https://carolineruderman.com/event/kindness-compassion-joy-equanimity/
LOCATION:Karuna Yoga\, 25 Main Street\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T090000
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SUMMARY:Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Every morning we sit. We sit to connect with our higher self and the universe! General meditation is partially led with a different method for approaching the practice daily.
URL:https://carolineruderman.com/event/meditation/
LOCATION:Karuna Yoga\, 25 Main Street\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T080000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Morning Zazen Sit (Meditation)
DESCRIPTION:Sunday 8:00-9:30 AM.  Please be in your seat by 7:55 AM. Two rounds of 30-minute sitting\, with 10 minutes of Kinhin (walking meditation) in-between and ending with a chanting service. Those who wish are invited to connect for Sangha check-in circle after the service. \nOxbow Zen \nSide entrance of First Churches\, enter at Center Street
URL:https://carolineruderman.com/event/sunday-morning-zazen-sit-meditation/
LOCATION:First Churches\, 129 Main Street\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
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