Your November–December Event Guide
- Linda Castronovo
- 3 days ago
- 4 min read
Workshops, classes, and community programs you won’t want to miss
Read on for information about upcoming workshops and events that you won’t want to miss. You can also find everything you need to know (including links to register) on our website.
Yoga Dance with Tiffany Joseph
Friday, November 14 6:30 PM
Munson Library, 1046 South East Street, Amherst
Join Tiffany Joseph for an evening of fun music and movement. No dance experience is required, just a desire to move your body to the beat!
Sick Again! Prevent Common Winter Ailments
Learn gentle, effective, and natural medicine with Dr. Amy Rothenberg
Sunday, November 16 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Hadley Public Library Community Room, 50 Middle Street, Hadley
Review evidence-based approaches to help modify risk for winter ailments and help you move through illnesses when you do fall sick. Topics include:
the role of the microbiome in sickness and health,
therapeutic nutrition,
botanical medicine,
hydrotherapy,
time for questions and answers
Crafting Medicine Melodies with Alice Feldman
6-week series: November 17-December 29th (no class December 1st)
Mondays 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Munson Library, 1046 South East Street, Amherst
Learn how to let yourself be the instrument for the songs that bubble up inside of you. These may include wordless chants, non-lexical songs, and vocables that are asking to be shared. These melodies can be balms, salve on a dark night (or sunny morning) of the soul. Learn about ancient song traditions. Then, create your own medicine melodies.
Mindful Philosophy: Exploring Grief, Loss, and Being Mortal
with Meeghan Ziolkowski
A 2-Week Series: November 18 and 25
Tuesdays 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Munson Library, 1046 South East Street, Amherst
Grief is a universal human experience. Although uniquely personal, grief is not meant to be carried alone. Join Meeghan Ziolkowski for two evenings of community-building and mindful philosophy -- an opportunity to explore what it means to be mortal, to experience loss, to grieve, to find joy, to be angry, to be grateful, to connect, to let go.
Freedom from Chronic Back Pain
A Weekly Online Series with Linyi Hsing
November 12 - January 21
Wednesdays 1:00 - 2:00 PM, online
No matter how long or how bad your pain has been, there’s a healing path forward. This free community series offers education and practical tools for those living with chronic back pain and their loved ones. Explore the healing connections between mind, body, heart, and nervous system.
Partner Yoga: The Art of Connection
Yoga, Breathing, and Massage with Erin Schifferli
Friday, November 21
5:00 - 7:00 PM
Munson Library, 1046 South East Street, Amherst
Partner Yoga is a playful community class that offers all-levels yoga, breathing, Thai yoga massage, and final relaxation - all alongside a partner. Practicing with another person allows us to discover new depths within our range of motion.
Evening Exhale
Restorative Yoga & Stress Relief
3-weeks: December 2, 9, 16
Tuesdays 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Munson Library, 1046 South East Street, Amherst
The holiday season can be joyful — and overwhelming. Join Kripalu yoga instructor Diana Peters-Ross and psychologist Jackie Alvarez for Evening Exhale, a weekly restorative class combining gentle yoga, calming breathwork, and practical psychological tools to help you unwind, recharge, and find balance. Experience deep relaxation with Tibetan bowls, mindful movement, and techniques that quiet the nervous system and ease stress, leaving you ready to enjoy the season fully.
Participants should bring a blanket and a firm pillow or bolster.
Everyday Fitness: Cardio Strength
Sunday, December 7 2:00 - 3:00 PM
My Health Matters, 1 Mill Valley Road Suite C, Hadley
We had a great response to our first Mindful Fitness Workshop (now renamed Everyday Fitness). Chris, Jo, and Linda will be back on Sunday, December 7th at My Health Matters to begin a series of more focused 60-minute workshops. We’ll start with Cardio/Strength.
Forget the influencers trying to optimize and reverse the aging process. Learn how to design an exercise program for cardiovascular fitness that also prioritizes muscular strength and bone health.
The Science and Spirit of Trataka
A Winter Solstice Candle Gazing Ritual with Kim Deshaies
Sunday, December 21 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Munson Library, 1046 South East Street, Amherst
Trataka, also known as fire kasina or candle gazing meditation, is a yogic meditation in which one focuses the eyes and attention on the flame of a candle. In classical yoga texts, Trataka is said to purify the mind, steady attention, and awaken intuitive insight. Modern research supports many of these traditional claims: studies have found that Trataka can improve concentration, visual attention, and sleep quality, while reducing stress, brain fog, and mental restlessness.
How Everyday Wellbeing Works
There is no charge for any of our offerings. All of our teachers and providers donate their services, time, and expertise and receive only the money deposited into the donation box (or sent to their personal Venmo). Teachers gratefully accept this expression of appreciation, AND donations are never expected.
It is important and central to the mission of Everyday Wellbeing that all events are free and open to all. Everyone is welcome regardless of their ability to donate.
If you have the means, a donation to Everyday Wellbeing moves us toward a vision of community-supported wellness that makes vibrant health accessible to all by offering a wider variety of free, donation-based classes, workshops, and events.
We acknowledge your donations by email. If you don’t receive a heartfelt thank you and a receipt (for tax purposes), please check your junk folder for an email from info@everydaywellbeing.org. Thank you!
Make a Recurring Donation of Any Amount…Get a Gift!
Although you won’t need it until next season…you can receive a waterproof base mat (upcycled from donated feed bags) when you make a recurring donation of any amount. Also available (while supplies last) are 12 baby fig trees. They are about to go dormant for the winter and will need to be moderately protected until the spring, but they came from a tree that gave us over 1000 figs this season! Click the link below to make a recurring donation. Then, come pick up your tree! Thank you!
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