Landis is a wonderful place to reconnect with the calm places inside you

Vanessa Chambers, CYT 500, has been a student of yoga for 19 years. She began teaching the same way so many do; by having a driving desire to share what was so powerfully transformative in her own life with as many people as possible. She is offering two new series at Landis this year - Know & Nurture: Outdoor Yoga at Landis, and Recalibrate: Silent Excursions (scroll down for more information). We invite you to join her here and explore inner space.



Know & Nurture: Outdoor Yoga at Landis

Sundays, May 7, June 4, July 9, August 6, and September 24 2:00 PM

Know & Nurture: Tools to help you redirect your attention inward. An adventure of self exploration. 

There will be 5 yoga workshops over the length of the growing season, each designed to create a framework through which you can experience who you are. You will notice (without judgement) how you act/react to the yoga practices offered. This is a microcosm of your life. You will be given the opportunity to connect the way you behave in a yoga class to the rest of your life. 

Each workshop will be between 75 & 90 minutes and include centering and intention setting, breath direction techniques, physical postures, resting, and meditation. 

Bring a mat, and any props you have. (blocks, blankets, pillows, eye pillows, straps) Classes will be held outside, so please consider bug spray. Each workshop will include time at the conclusion of meditation to journal about your experience. Don’t forget a journal and pen. 

Register for each class individually; attend any or all.Class maximum is 15 participants; class will be cancelled with fewer than 7 registrants.

Instructor: Vanessa Chambers

Location: The Peace Pavilion

Registration: Members $20, nonmembers $30 per session. Classes meet on May 7, June 4, July 9, August 6, and September 24 (Click on the date for more information and to register.)

Recalibrate: Silent Excursions

Tuesdays,May 23, June 20, July 18, and August 22, 11:00 AM

Lock your phone in the car. Bring your journal.

Recalibrate is a way to reset your relationship to your senses. All day, every day we are bombarded with information: from colleagues, from family, from our chosen entertainment. Screens have become such an integral part of our lives. While they are a useful tool, they can cause overwhelm if not managed properly. 

We will begin with a centering and breathing practice, along with some gentle stretching. Then we’ll choose to stay silent as we walk. We shall observe as we walk to a point we can pause to sit, contemplate, and journal. We will finish with the opportunity for quiet conversation on the way back to the car.

Register for each session separately. Class size is limited to 12; class will be cancelled if fewer than 7 register.

Instructor: Vanessa Chambers 

Location: Meet at the Farmhouse

Registration: Members: $20; non-members: $30 per class session

Classes meet on May 23, June 20, July 18, and August 22

(click on the date for more information and to register).

The George Landis Arboretum

Esperance, New York

The Landis Arboretum is a private, not-for-profit organization that supports a public garden incorporating hundreds of acres in Schoharie and Montgomery Counties of New York State. We're close to Albany, Schenectady, and the rest of the Capital Region. 

Arboretum founder Fred Lape began developing the Arboretum in the 1950s on Oak Nose Farm, his family homestead. With the support of a bequest from friend and colleague George Landis, Fred strove to grow every species of woody plant from temperate regions around the world that would survive in the hills of Schoharie County.

Forty acres of the Arboretum are developed with plantings of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous perennials. A seasonal favorite of our visitors is the Van Loveland Perennial Garden at the old Farmhouse. The remainder of the property consists of natural areas, woodlands, open fields, wetlands, and more than 8 miles of trails. Horticultural features include a labeled collection of nearly all the trees, shrubs, and vines native to New York State, as well as collections of notable trees, flowering ornamental trees and shrubs, conifers and oaks, and "tough trees for tough sites." Two old growth forests and additional natural areas representing various stages of succession can be found at the Arboretum. Landis has recently been inducted in the Old Growth Forest Network. 

Interpretive signage, including QR codes and plaques, aids visitors in their enjoyment and understanding of the collections and ecosystems of the Arboretum. Come for the day or a few hours.

Landis is home to some interesting sculpture, like our resident dinosaur lurking near the pond behind the barn. Be sure to check out the two "photo op" stations at the back of the barn, where you can don the antlers of a mighty stag or the wings of a Monarch butterfly.

And now we are pleased to invite you to visit a new feature of the Arboretum that can only bring more tranquility into your life: the Shanti Vun Meditation Garden, anchored by a welcoming pavilion, a lovely pond, and the soothing sounds of our waterfall. This beautiful garden is framed by a forest of young birch trees and a nearby labyrinth. With picnic tables to enjoy your lunch or just a quiet moment of reflection, the Meditation Garden is the perfect place to begin or end your visit to Landis.

Since its inception in 1951 by the visionary Fred Lape, the Landis Arboretum has been a premier "Garden of Trees and Shrubs" in New York's Capital Region. A valuable cultural and educational resource, Landis grows each year in scope and community impact.

Fred Breglia, 

Executive Director, George Landis Arboretum

Contacts

Fred Breglia, Executive Director Director@landisarboretum.org  

General information: Info@landisarboretum.org

Volunteer Coordinator:landisvolunteering@gmail.com

Our website: Landisarboretum.org

Our phone: 518-875-6935