Wellness
We invite you to come as you are and gather as a community!
Wellness at The Meetinghouse is a place of refuge from our hectic lives. We know that self-care is self-preservation. But we also know that we don’t always make time for it. We have intentionally created a space for you to come nurture your body and mind while being in community.
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Upcoming Wellness Events
Slow Flow / Yin Yoga
This all-level 60-minute class is breath-centered and holds poses a little longer to get deeper into connective tissue — always with safety and support in mind. Often, sequences will stay […]
Meetinghouse Flow
Our signature class (aka Vinyasa Yoga). A flow centered on our breath, each class features a thoughtful sequence that builds to standing and balance poses. This is a 60-minute for […]
Align + Flow Yoga
This class will move through asana with a focus on alignment — using props, adjustments and cues that create body awareness to deepen your practice. An excellent class for all […]
Lunchtime Meetinghouse Flow
Same vinyasa-based sequence as Meetinghouse Flow, but more focused for a 45-minute class that can easily fit into the rest of your daily routine. $25/class. Pre-registration preferred. Online registration ends […]
Slow Flow / Yin Yoga
This all-level 60-minute class is breath-centered and holds poses a little longer to get deeper into connective tissue — always with safety and support in mind. Often, sequences will stay […]
Meetinghouse Flow
Our signature class (aka Vinyasa Yoga). A flow centered on our breath, each class features a thoughtful sequence that builds to standing and balance poses. This is a 60-minute for […]
The Wellness programs at The Meetinghouse are designed to support the eight dimensions of wellbeing as outlined by the National Institute of Health (NIH)
Physical
Eating well, exercising regularly, getting enough sleep, and managing health.
Emotional
Being aware of your feelings, responding constructively, and practicing gratitude.
Social
Cultivating healthy relationships and contributing to your community.
Intellectual
Using your intellect to enrich your life.
Environmental
Being mindful of your impact on the environment.
Spiritual
Connecting with your spirituality.
Occupational
Finding fulfillment and purpose in your work.
Financial
Managing your money responsibly.
We’re actively designing new classes and workshops to address these dimensions and provide meaningful opportunities for personal growth throughout the year. We invite you to join us on this journey and develop your own sense of wellbeing and community.
What We Offer
Yoga
The practice of yoga is breath centered. It is a moving meditation that begins to still the mind. Through that, we begin to cultivate a sense of calm and in turn create mental strength and flexibility. Both help us to become more intentional and less reactive, which is not only practical but vital in these challenging times.
View Wellness Classes- Vinyasa Yoga
Come flow with us as we connect our movement to our breath to build a little warmth and quiet the mind. This is a 60-minute class for all levels with variations offered throughout the practice. Be ready to increase your physical strength and flexibility along with your mental strength and flexibility. - Slow Flow Yoga
Similar to vinyasa yoga, this 60-minute class is breath centered, but holds poses a little longer and stays closer to the mat. All levels welcome. - Yin Yoga
In this 45-minute yin yoga class, we will stay lower to the ground and hold poses for longer duration to get deeper into the connective tissue. While not building strength, yin yoga can be mentally challenging. All levels welcome! - Prenatal/Postpartum Yoga
Join other expecting moms to learn how to center your attention on your breath regardless of what is going on around you. This class will focus on safe and compassionate poses that will support your changing body. Please come with a mat and water (and blocks or a strap if needed) and be ready to find a little me time. Variations will be offered throughout your practice. Please note that the Slow Flow classes are also prenatal friendly. - Yoga Flow
These 60-minute classes are a combination of yoga, reiki and gigong exercises with the use of sound healing and other intentional practices and props. All levels welcome. - Pilates Fusion
Pilates fusion is a 45-minute class that blends yoga and mat Pilates to give you all of the benefits of yoga with additional focus on strengthening the core.
Meditation
In today’s fast-changing world, meditation offers a powerful path to balance and integration. At The Meetinghouse, we provide a variety of meditation practices throughout the year to help you reconnect with yourself.
View Wellness ClassesOur Meditation sessions offer practical insights and benefits, including:
- Gently shifting your focus from a restless mind to the present moment
- Cultivating gratitude and compassion in daily life
- Tapping into the heightened energy and focus that comes from meditating with a group
Whether you’re new to meditation or have an established practice, we invite you to join us. All levels are welcome.
Workshops
Guided by the NIH’s eight dimensions of well-being — physical, emotional, spiritual, social, intellectual, occupational, environmental, and financial — we are developing workshops to support growth in each of these areas. Upcoming workshops include, but are not limited to, the following.
View Wellness Classes- Reiki and Yoga
The yoga and reiki workshop will blend the moving meditation of the yoga practice with an assisted shavasana and mini reiki session for each participant. - 7-Day Wellness Reset
Nourishing the body is key to nurturing the mind and soul. The 7-Day Wellness Reset offers a holistic approach with clean eating meal prep and recipes, morning and evening digital detox tips, meditation support, and unlimited yoga and Pilates classes over seven days. By the end of the reset, our goal is for you to feel refreshed, revitalized, and inspired to continue your wellness journey. - Honoring the Rhythms of the Seasons
Join us for yoga, food, a walk and a discussion on leadership and play as we welcome in the spring, summer, fall and winter with special programs.
What People Say
About Holistic Wellbeing
Claire Walker Moffatt, Founding Wellness Resident
WELLNESS RESIDENT
Kate Loewengart
Kate Loewengart is the Wellness Resident at The Meetinghouse. With a diverse background that spans hospitality, marketing/advertising and yoga, mindfulness and early childhood education programs, she has built her career by connecting people, building communities and strengthening organizations. As the Wellness Resident, Kate oversees our yoga and meditation studio. She also works collaboratively with our other residents and The Meetinghouse leadership to explore how wellness perspectives can enhance our programs. She looks forward to casting a wide net on wellness activities, and creating more ways for The Meetinghouse to serve the community through wellness-related programs.
For Kate, wellness is more than a group of yoga poses or a moment of stillness. What happens beyond the mat or cushion is where true yoga — and overall wellness — begins. Kate strongly believes that the practice of listening to ourselves and mindful presence with others is the most effective way to promote positive change in the world. Read more about Kate here.
INSTRUCTOR
Kristy Liesegang
Kristy Liesegang is a longtime Ridgefield native, married and has two grown children. Over the last decade, she became fascinated with healing and the human spirit’s connection. She became a certified yoga instructor through Lyn Kehoe Power Yoga and has since completed RYT 500-hour training, Yin Yoga certification, a Master Level Usui Reiki Energy Healing.
In addition to The Meetinghouse, Kristy teaches yoga at The Well Studio. She also volunteers weekly at Ann’s Place and Ridgefield Visiting Nurse providing Reiki treatments to patients, as well as, staff members.
Kristy’s approach to yoga is about the balance between strength and flexibility for all levels. She aspires to motivate students to look beyond their physical selves and challenge their minds and bodies in a healing way. Learn more about Kristy here.
INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Fanta Waterman
Fanta Waterman is the Leadership and Community Empowerment Resident at The Meetinghouse.
Grateful for how the principles and practice of yoga have influenced her personal experiences as well as her leadership journey, Fanta believes that yoga principles and practice can help with reflection, strength and resilience-building, and incorporates this ideology into her work with social entrepreneurs and health leaders as well as her yoga students. With over 500 hours of registered training with the Yoga Alliance and holding a Master of Public Health in Community Health Education and a PhD in Public Health, Dr. Fanta Waterman is a clinical assistant professor in Public Health Leadership and consultant to healthcare organizations aimed at increasing community access and representation in healthcare evidence, literature, and leadership. Read more about Fanta here.
