Community Meditation at Village Yoga

Meditation is paying attention. On purpose. To the present moment. Without the filter of judgment, story, good/bad, right or wrong.

A simple concept, but not always easy to practice.

Which is why we created the Community Meditation class.

A guided experience for you to learn and practice different styles of meditation in a warm, welcoming, supportive group setting.

Community meditation is designed to create a ripple effect within our actual community. To foster a sense of presence, belonging, compassion and understanding as we move through our days in this place we call home.

Community meditation is offered as an act of service. You can come for free or make a donation when you sign up.

Donations collected this summer will be passed along to our community meditation partner, the Sylvia Center.

Everyone is welcome in Community Meditation.

All ages, experiences, and abilities. Bring your friends, your kids, your parents, your people. We have chairs available and a variety of props, cushions, and blankets to help you find your most comfortable seat.

Let's sit together.

Community Meditation is for People Seeking —

  • Peace in a chaotic world

  • Tools to better manage stress & anxiety

  • A supportive community & sense of connection

  • Time-tested techniques to integrate into modern life

Join Us —

Mondays & Fridays 12-12:20pm
(in-studio & virtual)

& Introducing Sunday Service

Imagine your Sunday morning spiritual service … but it’s catered to your brand of spirituality?

We designed Sunday Service for the people who strive cultivate more peace and kindness in themselves so they can see these qualities in the world around them.

You + Your Loved Ones + Experienced Mediation Guides = Sunday Service

Join us Sundays @ 10:30am
June 30, July 29, & August 25
a portion of proceeds for all ticket sales go to our partner, The Sylvia Center

Meet your Community Meditation Guides —

Adreanna Limbach
Sunday Service, June 30, July 29, August 25 at 10:30am

Adreanna Limbach is a meditation teacher, certified coach and author of Tea And Cake With Demons: A Buddhist Guide to Feeling Worthy. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, OPRAH Magazine, Women’s Health and Yoga Journal. She lives in the Village of Kinderhook with her husband Lodro Rinzler and their daughter Ruby. 

Lodro Rinzler
Every other Wednesday, 5:30pm ET

Lodro Rinzler is the award-winning author of 7 books including The Buddha Walks into a Bar and his latest, Take Back Your Mind. He has taught meditation for over 20 years in the Buddhist tradition and travels frequently for his books, having spoken across the world at conferences, universities, and businesses as diverse as Google, Harvard University and the White House. Named one of 50 Innovators Shaping the Future of Wellness by SONIMA, Rinzler’s work has been featured in The New York Times,The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, FOX, CBS, and NBC. He lives in town with his wife Adreanna, daughter Ruby and a menagerie of small animals. He serves as the lead teacher for the online community The Basic Goodness Collective.

Catherine Zack Breschi
Mondays & Fridays 12pm ET

Catherine is a former corporate litigator turned meditation & yoga teacher. She has spent the last 10 years since leaving Big Law teaching other fellow Type-A++ perfectionists how to pay attention, better manage stress, and relax into their lives. She’s the creator of 40 Early Mornings, a daily meditation program, and Stress School, an 8-week mindfulness-based stress management course, and the host of the Beyond Balance Podcast. Cath & her husband Sam are the co-founders of Village Yoga and love raising their two kiddos, Louis & George, in Kinderhook and being of service to this community.

Meet The Sylvia Center.

Our new Donation Partner for Community Meditation.

The Sylvia Center (TSC) is creating healthy communities through the power of cooking. TSC was founded in 2007 to address the growing tide of childhood diet-related diseases in our communities. Our mission is to educate young people and families through culinary programming to promote health and well-being. Since its inception, TSC has assisted more than 40,000 individuals learn about, explore, and access nutritious foods and become ambassadors for healthy eating in their communities.

The Sylvia Center was founded in 2007 at Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, NY to address the growing tide of childhood diet-related disease in our communities. It began with a garden-to-table program where children explored a diverse, colorful vegetable garden and cooked lunch using the food they harvested. 

In 2008, a New York City branch was established with small group youth cooking classes in a learning kitchen located on the premises of Great Performances, a catering company in lower Manhattan. Recipes for these classes featured fresh, seasonal produce to mimic the farm program as closely as possible. 

In early 2009, TSC piloted an off-site program for eighth-graders at the Bronx Green Middle School. The success of that pilot led to the implementation of The NYCHA Cooks for Health Program with support from Rachel Ray’s Yum-o! Organization and The Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City.  By 2011, city programs shifted completely to serve youth in the communities where they live and held programs based in NYCHA community centers in Harlem, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx. 

Programs continued to expand and grow throughout the years both in NYC and upstate with newly developed partnerships and new programs for youth, teens and families. Today, The Sylvia Center partners with over 50 schools and community organizations across all five boroughs, Columbia County and the Capital District and serves nearly 4,000 students annually in our community through a program model that impacts five core areas: legal system reform, direct support and resources, community and collaboration, education and professional development, and individual and systems advocacy.

Learn more at: https://www.sylviacenter.org/

100% of your Community Meditation donations & a portion of ticket sales for Sunday Service will go to TSC. Let our practice be of service.

 FAQs

  • You can join us in person at our 6 Hudson Street studio in Kinderhook NY on —

    Mondays & Fridays 12-12:20pm ET
    Wednesdays 5-5:30pm ET

    You can register here:

    https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=5732542&stype=-7&sTG=28&sView=day&sLoc=0

    You may also join the Monday & Friday sessions virtually.

    https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=5732542&stype=-7&sTG=24&sView=day&sLoc=0&sTrn=100000002

  • Each quarter, we partner with a different local community organization or nonprofit to receive 100% of the donations made to our Community Mediation program. Right now, we are working with The Sylvia Center.

  • Thank you - we’re still trying to figure out how to add the donation payment option to our livestream Community Meditations —

    You can add a donation here:

    https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=5732542&stype=41&sTG=28

  • Everyone is welcome in Community Meditation - All ages, experiences, and abilities. Bring your friends, your kids, your parents, your people. We have chairs available and a variety of props, cushions, and blankets to help you find your most comfortable seat.

  • No problem, we got you.

    Email: hello@villageyoga.co

    Call us: 518-610-8135

  • You can join all 3 weekly Community Meditations in-person at the Village Yoga studio.

    We’re located at 6 Hudson Street, Kinderhook, NY on the 2nd & 3rd floors. Look for our golden door at street level and enter there.

    Currently, you can join the Mon & Fri 12pm Community Meditation virtually as well. Look for information about Wednesday virtual classes coming soon.