In person meetings are held at St. Davids Episcopal Church in Southfield UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN OUR NEWSLETTER, OR E-BLASTS.  

Address is: St. David’s Episcopal Church is 16200 W. 12 Mile Rd (between Southfield and Greenfield Roads on the north side of 12 Mile), Southfield, MI

Check your Tapas newsletter, member only Facebook page, or the website for information.

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2024 Meetings

January 6th Sat 9:30-12:00p.m | In Person/and Zoom at Usha Shah’s home in West Bloomfield. Our study group topic will be “Mudra’s,Chakra Balancing and meditation” to start out the New Year

Feb 3rd, Sat 9:30 – 12:00p.m Zoom Only Dorothy Schauerte  will share her Heartfulness Meditation information and practice with us.  Dorothy will begin her lecture at 10:30 a.m

March 2nd Sat. 9:30-12:00p.m Business meeting, ZOOM only All are Welcome

March is our first of two  business meetings this year.  We will be going over our finances, committee reports and establishing our annual budget for the calendar year. For the business meeting, if you are a committee chair person or officer handling moneys (Treasurer, Membership, Merchandise, Tapas, Spring Yoga Day or any other position involved with monies….You need to prepare a report, preferably in Excel format, and send it to Lynn and myself by Feb 29th.  IF YOU ARE UNSURE OR NEED ANY ASSISTANCE OR HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE DON’T HESITATE TO CONTACT CHAR OR LYNN.  

April 6th Sat 9:30-12:00 In person/Zoom St Davids Episcopal Church 16200 W 12 Mile, Southfield,MI.48335

Please join us for a 2 1/2 hour workshop introducing Heartfulness Meditation with James Joseph, a Heartfulness Trainer, and Dorothy Schauerte, a yoga teacher and Heartfulness practitioner. James will describe this meditation practice and conduct a 30 minute meditation with transmission. He will also describe the two other Heartfulness practices of cleaning and connection, giving us a chance to practice these as well. 
 
James is an experienced trainer and teacher. There will be time for questions that participants may have. We will describe the Kanha Shanti Vanam ashram in India and some of the global initiatives coming from the Heartfulness Institute. We will identify local opportunities to practice or particpitate in meditation and discussion sessions both in person and online. James will discuss concepts from Kamlesh Patel’s (Daaji) books “Heartfulness Way” and “Spiritual Anatomy- Meditation, Chakras and the Journey to the Center” in greater depth, according to audience questions.
 

May 4th, Sat. SPRING YOGA DAY at St David’s Episcopal Church 16200 W 12 Mile Rd Southfield,MI. 48335

June 9th Sunday 11:00-1:30 In person only Picnic at Char Vukonich’s house. 21738 Parklane St. Farmington Hills, Mi.48334. This is our time to relax, and enjoy each other and get to know our yoga community better. You can bring a dish to pass….however be sure to let Char know so she can post it in the Member FB page and in our online blog to prevent duplicates. Also please let Char know if you are coming.. 248-535-3101 or fitnessfan1@mac.com

July 13 Sat. 9:30-12:00|CANCELED In person & Zoom meeting at Usha Shah’s home.6879 AppleBlossom Tr.West Bloomfield, MI.48322. we will have a brief meeting from 9:30-10:30a.m and then Usha will present her topic she prepared for Spring Yoga Day, but had to cancel. Chair Yoga with a lecture on Allergies/Pranayama/Mudras. Invite a friend who might be interested in joining. PLEASE LET CHAR KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING. Usha will also feed us with Lenten soup, and Chi-Milk tea.

August NO MEETING

September 7 Sat @ 9:30 am – 12 pm | In Person/Zoom St. David’s Episcopal Church 16200 W 12 Mile, Southfield, MI 48335

October 6th@ 9:30 pm – 11:30pm | Zoom Business Meeting

 We move into October with our business meeting on the 6th which is a Zoom only event.  We will be going over our finances, committee reports and voting for officers for 2025.  

For the business meeting, if you are a committee chair person or officer handling moneys (Treasurer, Membership, Merchandise, Tapas, Spring Yoga Day or any other position involved with monies….You need to prepare a report, preferably in Excel format, and send it to Lynn and myself by October 5th.  IF YOU ARE UNSURE OR NEED ANY ASSISTANCE OR HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE DON’T HESITATE TO CONTACT CHAR OR LYNN.  

November 2nd FALL YOGA DAY In person event At St Davids in Southfield,MI.

December 7th @ 11:00am – 1:30 pm |  Holiday Gathering @St. David’s Episcopal Church 16200 W 12 Mile, Southfield, MI 48335. Check out our Blog page or our Member only FB page for who’s bringing what dish to this event!!

This meeting is our chance to socialize with our fellow yogis, enjoy some good food, exchange a gift (optional of course) and share in our appreciation of those who donate their time to keep our organization running.