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Yoga classes for beginners and 50+
Stretching and breathwork

These small gatherings are for those who practice or would like to learn about Christian contemplative, or mystical, spirituality. The meetings are open to the public, educational, supportive, and non-dogmatic, but we are currently meeting in the Ashland Public Library's Guanajuato Room, which has limited space. (Disclaimer: These meetings are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Ashland Public Library.) Please arrive on time to have the doors at the rear of the building unlocked; the library will not yet be open. —Fr. Scott Carter

Yoga classes for beginners and 50+
Stretching and breathwork

Yoga classes for beginners and 50+
Stretching and breathwork

We’ve heard this word bandied around over many years now and how much do we understand what it really means? In this lecture, Tanya shares her own experience, explores the importance of being ‘embodied’, what gets in the way, and ways and gems in living in a more embodied state.

Tanya Simmons is an Educator and Therapist with 37 years of experience teaching, training and exploring cutting-edge bodywork, sound, energy and mind therapies. Specializing as a Brain Gym® Educator for over 20 years, she led many seminars, conferences and training courses for schools, colleges, parents and professionals.

In 1905, Attorney Abraham Walter Lafferty was appointed special agent for the Department of Interior's General Land Office in Portland, and opened a law practice a year later. In 1907, Lafferty took on representation of eighteen Oregon counties over the Oregon & California Railroad land fraud scandal, a cause with which he continued to be involved for the rest of his life. This talk by Tam Moore will cover the O&C Railroad land fraud scandal, and the series of litigations that followed, focusing on Lafferty's involvement and his life outside of the cases as well.

Tam Moore has spent many decades as a journalist and TV reporter in Southern Oregon and served on the Jackson County Board of Commissioners in 1975-78. He is President of the Jackson County Heritage Association and a longtime volunteer with Southern Oregon Historical Society

The monthly Windows in Time lunchtime lectures feature well-known writers and historians and bring alive the people, values, and events that shaped our southern Oregon heritage. Lectures are jointly sponsored by the Southern Oregon Historical Society (SOHS) and Jackson County Library Services. Programs are presented in Medford (first Wednesdays, in-person and online) and again in Ashland (second Wednesdays, in-person). Registration is only required to attend the Zoom version of Medford's program. Recordings of Medford presentations are available on the JCLS Beyond YouTube channel

Yoga classes for beginners and 50+
Stretching and breathwork

Vedic Sanskrit chanting is increasingly recognized for its positive impact on the brain. Research reveals that engaging in this ancient practice offers a wide range of benefits—physical, mental, and spiritual.

Contemporary research suggests that cognitive decline can be significantly delayed, or even potentially avoided, through two key processes: learning a foreign language and musical learning.Vedic chanting, which includes and combines elements of both language and music, is uniquely positioned to stimulate these areas of the brain. Coordinating our processes of listening to and producing unique sounds, learning and visually recognizing patterns, and applying the chanting “rules” – together these engage and stimulate different neurological functions.

Vedic chanting supports balanced mental function and emotional equanimity. Practitioners regularly report experiencing improved cognitive health, greater emotional regulation, improved sleep quality, clarity of thought, discernment, calmness, contentment, equanimity, focus, enhanced mood. We will explore how modern research correlates and aligns beautifully with the legacy of the ancient Rishis’ visions and chants for living a happy, balanced life! Please join us for a life-changing opportunity.

What does Vedic chanting have to do with brain health? Quite a lot, as it turns out. Research reveals that engaging in this ancient practice offers a wide range of benefits—physical, mental, and spiritual.
Contemporary research suggests that cognitive decline can be significantly delayed—or even potentially avoided—through two key processes: learning a foreign language and musical learning. Activating these areas of the brain increases neuroplasticity. Vedic chanting, which includes and combines elements of both language and music, is uniquely positioned to stimulate these areas of the brain

The practice of Vedic chanting supports balanced mental function and emotional equanimity. Practitioners regularly report experiencing improved cognitive health, greater emotional regulation, improved sleep quality, clarity of thought, discernment, calmness, contentment, equanimity, focus, enhanced mood.

Peggy Leviton, owner of Pegasus Sound Therapy, practices and teaches a traditional oral Vedic lineage that dates back thousands of years

What does Vedic chanting have to do with brain health? Quite a lot, as it turns out. Research reveals that engaging in this ancient practice offers a wide range of benefits—physical, mental, and spiritual.
Contemporary research suggests that cognitive decline can be significantly delayed—or even potentially avoided—through two key processes: learning a foreign language and musical learning. Activating these areas of the brain increases neuroplasticity. Vedic chanting, which includes and combines elements of both language and music, is uniquely positioned to stimulate these areas of the brain

The practice of Vedic chanting supports balanced mental function and emotional equanimity. Practitioners regularly report experiencing improved cognitive health, greater emotional regulation, improved sleep quality, clarity of thought, discernment, calmness, contentment, equanimity, focus, enhanced mood.

Peggy Leviton, owner of Pegasus Sound Therapy, practices and teaches a traditional oral Vedic lineage that dates back thousands of years