Events
Yoga History with Sofi Dillof | Jivamukti Teacher
The Yogasūtras of Patañjali is the earliest known surviving text systemization of the philosophy and practice of yoga. The Yogasūtras contain 194 sūtras, or aphorisms, which describe the goal of yoga (according to this text) the obstacles to attaining yoga, and the path to overcoming these obstacles.
In this three and a half-hour discussion-based workshop, you will explore the key concepts that comprise the underlying philosophy of the Yogasūtras and have an opportunity to practice some of the techniques given.
Bring your open, curious mind and enjoy exploring these teachings together in a supportive community.
Sofi Dillof is a yogic scholar, long-time teacher, and forever student who has dedicated herself to studying traditional yogic texts.
Give Bliss a Chance
Together we will journey deep into your inner BEing with your guides, Annie Chapman, Marlisa McLaughlin, & Shakti Ma.
We look forward to weaving all these modalities together & bringing bliss into your life.
Winter Solstice Yoga 2023
Begin again and turn your dark thoughts to the light. Since prehistory, the winter solstice has been a significant time of year in many cultures and has been marked by festivals and rituals. It marked the symbolic death and rebirth of the Sun; the gradual waning of daylight hours is reversed and begins to grow again.
Join us for this magical event with fire, music, asana & meditation to honor the true Self. The Yin and the Yang. The dark and the light.
yogaART | Mystic Museum of Art
Yoga on the Patio of the Museum on the Mystic River
Take your yoga practice outside this summer with Annie Chapman, E-RYT® 500, YACEP® for hour long Slow Flow classes on the museum’s waterfront patio. Connect asana with breath and find your zen with expansive views of the Mystic River. This class is open to students of all levels. Bring your own yoga mat or rent it from the teacher for $2.
Rain or Shine | We get to go inside if it rains! Bathroom available. Parking Voucher too.
Register online or drop-in and pay at the door.
Sundays, 8:30am – 9:30am
June 25 – September 24
Ages: Youth and Adults
$15/Class
yogaART | Mystic Museum of Art
Yoga on the Patio of the Museum on the Mystic River
Take your yoga practice outside this summer with Annie Chapman, E-RYT® 500, YACEP® for hour long Slow Flow classes on the museum’s waterfront patio. Connect asana with breath and find your zen with expansive views of the Mystic River. This class is open to students of all levels. Bring your own yoga mat or rent it from the teacher for $2.
Rain or Shine | We get to go inside if it rains! Bathroom available. Parking Voucher too.
Register online or drop-in and pay at the door.
Sundays, 8:30am – 9:30am
June 25 – September 24
Ages: Youth and Adults
$15/Class
yogaART | Mystic Museum of Art
Yoga on the Patio of the Museum on the Mystic River
Take your yoga practice outside this summer with Annie Chapman, E-RYT® 500, YACEP® for hour long Slow Flow classes on the museum’s waterfront patio. Connect asana with breath and find your zen with expansive views of the Mystic River. This class is open to students of all levels. Bring your own yoga mat or rent it from the teacher for $2.
Rain or Shine | We get to go inside if it rains! Bathroom available. Parking Voucher too.
Register online or drop-in and pay at the door.
Sundays, 8:30am – 9:30am
June 25 – September 24
Ages: Youth and Adults
$15/Class
yogaART | Mystic Museum of Art
Yoga on the Patio of the Museum on the Mystic River
Take your yoga practice outside this summer with Annie Chapman, E-RYT® 500, YACEP® for hour long Slow Flow classes on the museum’s waterfront patio. Connect asana with breath and find your zen with expansive views of the Mystic River. This class is open to students of all levels. Bring your own yoga mat or rent it from the teacher for $2.
Rain or Shine | We get to go inside if it rains! Bathroom available. Parking Voucher too.
Register online or drop-in and pay at the door.
Sundays, 8:30am – 9:30am
June 25 – September 24
Ages: Youth and Adults
$15/Class
yogaART | Mystic Museum of Art
Yoga on the Patio of the Museum on the Mystic River
Take your yoga practice outside this summer with Annie Chapman, E-RYT® 500, YACEP® for hour long Slow Flow classes on the museum’s waterfront patio. Connect asana with breath and find your zen with expansive views of the Mystic River. This class is open to students of all levels. Bring your own yoga mat or rent it from the teacher for $2.
Rain or Shine | We get to go inside if it rains! Bathroom available. Parking Voucher too.
Register online or drop-in and pay at the door.
Sundays, 8:30am – 9:30am
June 25 – September 24
Ages: Youth and Adults
$15/Class
yogaART | Mystic Museum of Art
Yoga on the Patio of the Museum on the Mystic River
Take your yoga practice outside this summer with Annie Chapman, E-RYT® 500, YACEP® for hour long Slow Flow classes on the museum’s waterfront patio. Connect asana with breath and find your zen with expansive views of the Mystic River. This class is open to students of all levels. Bring your own yoga mat or rent it from the teacher for $2.
Rain or Shine | We get to go inside if it rains! Bathroom available. Parking Voucher too.
Register online or drop-in and pay at the door.
Sundays, 8:30am – 9:30am
June 25 – September 24
Ages: Youth and Adults
$15/Class
yogaART | Mystic Museum of Art
Yoga on the Patio of the Museum on the Mystic River
Take your yoga practice outside this summer with Annie Chapman, E-RYT® 500, YACEP® for hour long Slow Flow classes on the museum’s waterfront patio. Connect asana with breath and find your zen with expansive views of the Mystic River. This class is open to students of all levels. Bring your own yoga mat or rent it from the teacher for $2.
Rain or Shine | We get to go inside if it rains! Bathroom available. Parking Voucher too.
Register online or drop-in and pay at the door.
Sundays, 8:30am – 9:30am
June 25 – September 24
Ages: Youth and Adults
$15/Class
yogaART | Mystic Museum of Art
Yoga on the Patio of the Museum on the Mystic River
Take your yoga practice outside this summer with Annie Chapman, E-RYT® 500, YACEP® for hour long Slow Flow classes on the museum’s waterfront patio. Connect asana with breath and find your zen with expansive views of the Mystic River. This class is open to students of all levels. Bring your own yoga mat or rent it from the teacher for $2.
Rain or Shine | We get to go inside if it rains! Bathroom available. Parking Voucher too.
Register online or drop-in and pay at the door.
Sundays, 8:30am – 9:30am
June 25 – September 24
Ages: Youth and Adults
$15/Class
yogaART | Mystic Museum of Art
Yoga on the Patio of the Museum on the Mystic River
Take your yoga practice outside this summer with Annie Chapman, E-RYT® 500, YACEP® for hour long Slow Flow classes on the museum’s waterfront patio. Connect asana with breath and find your zen with expansive views of the Mystic River. This class is open to students of all levels. Bring your own yoga mat or rent it from the teacher for $2.
Rain or Shine | We get to go inside if it rains! Bathroom available. Parking Voucher too.
Register online or drop-in and pay at the door.
Sundays, 8:30am – 9:30am
June 25 – September 24
Ages: Youth and Adults
$15/Class
yogaART | Mystic Museum of Art
Yoga on the Patio of the Museum on the Mystic River
Take your yoga practice outside this summer with Annie Chapman, E-RYT® 500, YACEP® for hour long Slow Flow classes on the museum’s waterfront patio. Connect asana with breath and find your zen with expansive views of the Mystic River. This class is open to students of all levels. Bring your own yoga mat or rent it from the teacher for $2.
Rain or Shine | We get to go inside if it rains! Bathroom available. Parking Voucher too.
Register online or drop-in and pay at the door.
Sundays, 8:30am – 9:30am
June 25 – September 24
Ages: Youth and Adults
$15/Class
yogaART | Mystic Museum of Art
Yoga on the Patio of the Museum on the Mystic River
Take your yoga practice outside this summer with Annie Chapman, E-RYT® 500, YACEP® for hour long Slow Flow classes on the museum’s waterfront patio. Connect asana with breath and find your zen with expansive views of the Mystic River. This class is open to students of all levels. Bring your own yoga mat or rent it from the teacher for $2.
Rain or Shine | We get to go inside if it rains! Bathroom available. Parking Voucher too.
Register online or drop-in and pay at the door.
Sundays, 8:30am – 9:30am
June 25 – September 24
Ages: Youth and Adults
$15/Class
New Year's Day Restorative Workshop
Nurture your body in a long winter’s nap on New Year’s Day. A special winter’s Nidra is created just for this class. Annie will lead you through two hours of restorative poses supported by props and warm blankets so your body and release and restore. Bring in the New Year feeling supported, loved and nurtured.
Fireside Yoga at the Barn
1.5 hours of yoga followed by 30 minute Nidra while the fire crackles in this magnificent barn located in the heart of Avondale, RI. Please place your mats 6 feet apart.
Space is Limited to 20 yogis | Sign up in advance
Restorative Yoga Workshop
$40 In Advance with Pre-registration
$50 Day of Walk in rate.
Limited spots available to maintain distancing.
Give yourself the gift of a gentle, relaxing meditative practice designed for all body types. Restorative Yoga is the perfect antidote for your busy, multi-tasking, stressful lifestyle or current level of anxiety. Props are used to get comfortable and to completely support your body in gentle poses on the floor for the deepest feeling of calm.
Past practitioners have experienced inner peace and tranquility, improved memory and ability to concentrate, increased mental clarity, and stronger immune system function. A wonderful healing gift to give to yourself and another. Class ends with Annie's unique guided Yoga Nidra.
YogaRED Summer on the Deck
It’s BACK. Yoga at RED36 on the deck overlooking the Mystic River in the Seaport Marine Marina every Sunday Morning at 8:30 am starts first weekend in June 2020.
Everyone is welcome to come practice.
Red Yoga Mats available to rent $1
Class is $10 cash, check, Venmo @EarthAnnie or CashApp $earthannie
Raining or questionable weather, check instagram @EarthAnnieYoga for cancellations.
Virtual Online April Restorative Yoga Workshop Last One
We can do this together! This workshop will be held online on my social media platform. Visit Earth Annie Yoga on FB and Insta to take this class.
During the Winter/Spring at The Open Space in Stonington, CT, join me for two hours of Restoration during Restorative Yoga. This two hour class will end with a Yoga Nidra.
Who is this workshop suitable for? Anyone in need of self-care, renewal, a slower pace, body awareness, detachment, more connection to the Divine.
Series runs the 1st Sunday of each month November 2019 - April 2020 for $35.
Everything you need is provided at the studio located inside The Velvet Mill. Enter by ZEST bakery and go up those stairs, turn RIGHT at top of stairs through door and you will find The Open Space/Studio K.
There is no need to pre-register, however, I am happy to hear from you that you will be coming.
Quarantine Yoga Schedule
Here is the schedule for Quarantine Yoga which you can do from your home online LIVE on FaceBook or Instagram. Follow Earth Annie Yoga on these platforms. Yoga Teachers are generally independent contractors and without classes to teach, no income comes in. As a single Mom of four children, this could cause alarm. Thanks to all of you who are able to donate when taking class, we are doing okay. I am grateful. If you, like me, are concerned, practice, practice, practice. Don’t worry about donating here, practice. I just want you grounded and at ease through the practice of yoga and mediation. It’s helping.
March Restorative Yoga Workshop Series
During the Winter/Spring at The Open Space in Stonington, CT, join me for two hours of Restoration during Restorative Yoga. This two hour class will end with a Yoga Nidra.
Who is this workshop suitable for? Anyone in need of self-care, renewal, a slower pace, body awareness, detachment, more connection to the Divine.
Series runs the 1st Sunday of each month November 2019 - April 2020 for $35.
Everything you need is provided at the studio located inside The Velvet Mill. Enter by ZEST bakery and go up those stairs, turn RIGHT at top of stairs through door and you will find The Open Space/Studio K.
There is no need to pre-register, however, I am happy to hear from you that you will be coming.
February Restorative Yoga Workshop Series
During the Winter/Spring at The Open Space in Stonington, CT, join me for two hours of Restoration during Restorative Yoga. This two hour class will end with a Yoga Nidra.
Who is this workshop suitable for? Anyone in need of self-care, renewal, a slower pace, body awareness, detachment, more connection to the Divine.
Series runs the 1st Sunday of each month November 2019 - April 2020 for $35.
Everything you need is provided at the studio located inside The Velvet Mill. Enter by ZEST bakery and go up those stairs, turn RIGHT at top of stairs through door and you will find The Open Space/Studio K.
There is no need to pre-register, however, I am happy to hear from you that you will be coming.
January Restorative Yoga Workshop Series
During the Winter/Spring at The Open Space in Stonington, CT, join me for two hours of Restoration during Restorative Yoga. This two hour class will end with a Yoga Nidra.
Who is this workshop suitable for? Anyone in need of self-care, renewal, a slower pace, body awareness, detachment, more connection to the Divine.
Series runs the 1st Sunday of each month November 2019 - April 2020 for $35.
Everything you need is provided at the studio located inside The Velvet Mill. Enter by ZEST bakery and go up those stairs, turn RIGHT at top of stairs through door and you will find The Open Space/Studio K.
There is no need to pre-register, however, I am happy to hear from you that you will be coming.
December Restorative Yoga Workshop Series
During the Winter/Spring at The Open Space in Stonington, CT, join me for two hours of Restoration during Restorative Yoga. This two hour class will end with a Yoga Nidra.
Who is this workshop suitable for? Anyone in need of self-care, renewal, a slower pace, body awareness, detachment, more connection to the Divine.
Series runs the 1st Sunday of each month November 2019 - April 2020 for $35.
Everything you need is provided at the studio located inside The Velvet Mill. Enter by ZEST bakery and go up those stairs, turn RIGHT at top of stairs through door and you will find The Open Space/Studio K.
There is no need to pre-register, however, I am happy to hear from you that you will be coming.
November Restorative Yoga Workshop Series
During the Winter/Spring at The Open Space in Stonington, CT, join me for two hours of Restoration during Restorative Yoga. This two hour class will end with a Yoga Nidra.
Who is this workshop suitable for? Anyone in need of self-care, renewal, a slower pace, body awareness, detachment, more connection to the Divine.
Series runs the 1st Sunday of each month November 2019 - April 2020 for $35.
Everything you need is provided at the studio located inside The Velvet Mill. Enter by ZEST bakery and go up those stairs, turn RIGHT at top of stairs through door and you will find The Open Space/Studio K.
There is no need to pre-register, however, I am happy to hear from you that you will be coming.
Harvest Moon Yoga & Meditation
2nd Annual Harvest Moon Yoga & Meditation to Benefit Meadowbrook Waldorf School, Meadowbrook Rising. Meadowbrook is close to my heart as all four of my children grew up in the arms and hearts of this community. In July 2018, our school in Richmond, RI was struck by lightning and caught fire. The building and most of its contents were completely lost, but the community remained strong.
Three Meadowbrook Moms joined together in grief and decided we could help rebuild by creating a fundraising event to bring yoga & meditation to our entire community as a benefit to Meadowbrook.
This exclusive event is held at the privately owned post & beam barn and organic gardens in Avondale, RI. The Chapman-Pendleton Farm. “Really good” Wine & Harvest Platters will be served as we gather to watch the Harvest Moon Rise, tour the gardens, and gaze at the architectural beauty of the restored barn after meditation.
This event is not to be missed as the grounds are private and not open to the public.
Parking is available on the road, look for volunteers for guidance. Arrive early to see the magnificent gardens, sheep, orchards, bees, chickens, and barn.
6 pm Yoga led by Annie Chapman
7 pm Méditation led by Nicole Zaloumis O'Reilly
7:30 pm Wine and Harvest Platters under the Full Moon
$50 suggested donation.
Tickets available in advance at Eventbrite.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harvest-moon-yoga-meditation-at-chapman-pendleton-farm-tickets-69500956231
Why the fundraiser? Visit this blog to learn about the devastating fire that took our school building, but not our school.
https://www.meadowbrookschool.com/2018/08
Meadowbrook is a 5013c.
Water Salt Yoga @duBois Beach Summer 2019
On the first SUNDAY evening of each month ( June 2, July 7, August 4, Sept. 1) from 5 to 6 pm come practice at duBois beach located at the tip of Stonington Village. This “pay what you can” yoga class will benefit The Como and Africa Yoga Project, both non-profits. Together with my daughter, Maggie J. Skinner, @maggiejskinner, local and NYC resident & Africa Yoga Project Ambassador, we will offer YOGA class open ALL.
Looking forward to breathing in the salty air with views for days with you. This class is for everyone, even those who have never practiced yoga before.
Reach out with any questions to me or The Como (860) 535-2476. See you at the beach!
Water Salt Yoga @duBois Beach Summer 2019
On the first SUNDAY evening of each month ( June 2, July 7, August 4, Sept. 1) from 5 to 6 pm come practice at duBois beach located at the tip of Stonington Village. This “pay what you can” yoga class will benefit The Como and Africa Yoga Project, both non-profits. Together with my daughter, Maggie J. Skinner, @maggiejskinner, local and NYC resident & Africa Yoga Project Ambassador, we will offer YOGA class open ALL.
Looking forward to breathing in the salty air with views for days with you. This class is for everyone, even those who have never practiced yoga before.
Reach out with any questions to me or The Como (860) 535-2476. See you at the beach!
Yoga Teacher Training
Summer Two Week Intensive 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training in Stonington Borough.
This course empowers and transforms individuals to be of service and in action as global citizens. This training is facilitated by Kristi Varisco and Annie Chapman both bringing their skills and compassion for yoga to you.
To ensure each participant receives personal attention and outstanding training, we limit the number of participants and include expert teachers in their field to lead in-depth study during our program.
Visit our website www.theopenspacect.com to download your application. *scholarships available after being accepted into the program.
