Meditation Class: Learn to Meditate
Date: 03/01/15 and every Sunday
Location: 302 Bowery Middle Buzzer
Organization: The Interdependence Project
Cost: $5 – $10
The Interdependence Project offers a weekly guided introduction to meditation every Sunday afternoon from 3-5pm, donation basis, and request each participant to contribute between $5 – $10
Food: The Kids Food Festival
Date: 02/27/15 – 03/01/15
Location: Bryant Park, btwn 40th – 42nd St and 6th ave
Cost: FREE GENERAL ADMISSION
This event helps in the fight against childhood obesity. Learn about the importance of achieving balance in food choices, through fun activities and sampling family-friendly foods. Get your forks ready for a weekend full of flavorful fun! Appetites of all ages will be satisfied!
Family: Family Sundays Drop-in Art Making
Location: 150 West 17th
Organization: The Rubin Museum
Cost: $5 per child; Adults pay regular admission
Sundays are for families! Bring your family to the Museum for a Sunday afternoon full of family-friendly activities. Drop into the Education Center for some art-making, enjoy our 2 p.m. family exhibition tour, or go on your own thematic gallery search.
Workshop: Bandhas, Breath, and Bladder Health For Women of All Ages
Date: Saturday, February 28 • 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: 227 West 13th Street (between 7th and 8th avenues)
Organization: Integral Yoga Institute
Cost: $25.00
Key Speaker: Leslie Daley, M.F.A.
Learn how to access and work with the mysterious bandhas: jhalandhara, uddiyana, and mula. Gain a basic understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the urinary system, pelvic muscles, and mechanisms that support good urinary health. Using breath and bandha practices, you will learn how to coordinate breathing to support the pelvic floor while balancing the nervous system for optimal tone. You will also learn asana sequences aimed at supporting bladder health and the importance of regular pranayama and relaxation practice. Includes Yoga: New Beginners and All Levels
Quite Place to Unplug: The Frick Collection
Date: Tuesday – Saturday: 10am – 6pm Sun: 11am – 5pm
Location: 1 East 70th Street
Cost: $20 (On Sundays, pay what you wish from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
One of New York City’s few remaining Gilded Age mansions, the former Frick family home provides a tranquil environment to enjoy superb examples of Western European painting, sculpture, and decorative arts dating from the Renaissance to the end of the nineteenth century. Children under ten are not admitted to the Collection.