Sanford Yoga and Community Center

01/15/2026

🌿✨ Sound Bath with Jarek ✨🌿Sunday, Feb 8 • 4:00 PM

In times like these, when the world feels loud and heavy, your nervous system deserves a moment of deep rest.

Join us for a Sound Bath with Jarek, a deeply calming experience designed to help your body shift out of stress and into a state of ease. Through the gentle vibrations of gongs and sound bowls, your nervous system is invited to slow down, soften, and reset.

Sound healing works by introducing steady, soothing frequencies that help the brain move into more relaxed states — the same states where healing, integration, and emotional processing naturally happen. It’s one of the most accessible ways to support trauma recovery without needing to talk, analyze, or “do” anything at all.

✨ What to expect:
▪️ You’ll lie down on the floor or relax in a chair
▪️ Jarek will guide the space using gongs and sound bowls
▪️ You simply rest, breathe, and receive

No experience needed. No effort required. Just arrive and let your body do what it already knows how to do — restore.

🧘‍♀️ Bring whatever helps you feel cozy: a blanket, pillow, eye mask, or favorite layers.

In challenging times, rest is not a luxury — it’s resistance, it’s resilience, and it’s how we keep showing up for ourselves and each other.

Come decompress. Come breathe. Come be held by sound. 💛

✅Register on the Sanford Yoga App or click here: https://www.wellnessliving.com/rs/event/sanford_yoga_center?k_class=907115&k_class_tab=24976

01/15/2026

✊ Know Your Rights Training Series ✊
Hosted by About Face, Common Defense, & the Military Law Task Force

In response to escalating global conflict and growing concerns about prolonged military engagement, Lindsey is partnering with About Face, Common Defense, and the Military Law Task Force to launch a recurring Know Your Rights training series focused on:

▪️ Unlawful orders
▪️ Ethical leadership
▪️ Legal protections for Service Members and Military Families

These trainings will be held every other week, alternating between live, in-person sessions and virtual options, and are designed to give people clear, accurate information about their rights, including:

✔️ Freedom of speech, protest, press, and social media
✔️ How to seek redress through Congress and the Inspector General
✔️ Whistleblower protections
✔️ What qualifies as a lawful vs. unlawful order
✔️ Your legal obligation — and options — if you receive an unlawful order

The goal is simple:
👉 Not to create panic.
👉 Not to promote defiance for its own sake.
But to make sure Service Members and their families are not navigating impossible ethical decisions alone or without knowing what options they actually have.

These trainings also address the mental and emotional toll of military service, offering trauma-informed strategies to help participants manage stress, fear, and moral conflict — while staying connected to community and support networks.

This is about protecting the people who serve — not using them.
Ethical leadership means knowing the law, honoring your conscience, and having support when the stakes are high.

🟢 Open to Service Members, Veterans, Military Families, and community members.

First In-Person Training:
🗓️ Saturday, Jan 24 at 2 PM
📍 North South Brewing Company (304 Williams St, Fayetteville, NC)
✅RSVP Here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/right-to-refuse-training-on-unlawful-orders-ethical-leadership

First Virtual Training:
🗓️ Feb 4 at 7 PM
✅RSVP Here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/right-to-refuse-training-on-unlawful-orders-ethical-leadership-5

Come learn. Come build community. Come take up space with integrity. 💛

01/14/2026

🎲 Sanford PRIDE Game Night 🎲Jan 17th (5-8pm)
A Monthly Community Potluck & Hangout

Looking for a fun, low-pressure way to connect with community?
Sanford PRIDE hosts a monthly Game Night designed to bring our LGBTQ+ community (and our allies!) together in a safe, supportive, and joy-filled space.

Game Night is a free, community-centered event where you can show up exactly as you are. Bring a dish to share, bring a game you love — or just bring yourself. We’ll have games available, good company, and plenty of space to laugh, connect, and unwind.

At Sanford PRIDE, our mission is simple: build community, create safety, and help LGBTQ+ folks feel seen and supported right here in our hometown. Game Night is one of the ways we do that — by creating space for joy, connection, and belonging.

Whether you’re new to the area, coming solo, or bringing friends, you are welcome here. Allies are always welcome, too.

Come play, share a meal, and spend the evening with community.

💜 Free & Open to All
🎮 Bring a game, a dish, or just yourself
🏳️‍🌈 Sanford PRIDE Game Night

01/14/2026

🌿 Yoga for Beginners — 4-Week Series 🌿
No flexibility required. No fancy outfit needed. No experience necessary.

If you’ve ever wanted to try yoga but felt intimidated — this series was designed for you.

Over four weeks, you’ll learn the foundations of breath, movement, alignment, and mindfulness in a supportive, judgment-free environment where questions are encouraged and every body is welcome.

✨ Perfect for those brand-new to yoga
✨ Great for those returning after time away
✨ Build strength, reduce stress, improve balance, and feel better in your body
✨ Learn at your pace with guidance and community

Whether your goal is increased mobility, less stress, better sleep, or simply an hour a week that’s just for you — this is the place to begin.

Give yourself (or someone you love) the gift of a fresh start this season.
Gift cards available.

🧘 Cost: $75
📩Sundays @ 2pm (Feb15-Mar8)

✅Register on the Sanford Yoga App or click here: https://www.wellnessliving.com/rs/event/sanford_yoga_center?k_class=878202&k_class_tab=26208

01/14/2026

You need more rest than you think you do.

01/14/2026

Alright Charlotte!!! The monks will be there tonight!!

📌 Update for Day 81 (1/14/2026): Crossing into North Carolina - Heading to Fort Mill & Charlotte!
Tomorrow, we will cross the border from South Carolina into North Carolina! We will head from Rock Hill through Fort Mill and into Charlotte, NC—entering our seventh state on this journey for peace. We are grateful for the continued support and warm welcome we receive along the way.

📌 Itinerary for Day 81:
- Lunch Stop: Anne Springs Close Greenway - Lake Haigler, 2573 Lake Haigler Dr, Fort Mill, SC 29715 (Visiting Hours: 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM)

- Overnight Rest: Marion Diehl Recreation Center and Pool, 2219 Tyvola Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210 (Visiting Hours: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM)

We warmly welcome everyone to visit us during the visiting hours at both stops!

📍 Check the Live Map in the pinned/featured post on top of our page to track the journey live and our stop locations.

May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace. 🙏

01/14/2026

🕊️ Walk for Peace Is Coming to North Carolina 🕊️

In a world that feels heavy and uncertain, there are still people choosing to walk — literally — toward peace, compassion, and connection.

A group of Buddhist monks are currently walking from Texas to Washington, DC as part of the Walk for Peace, carrying a message of nonviolence, love, and collective healing across the country. And they’ll be arriving in North Carolina next week. 💛

Here’s when they’re expected to be in our area:

📍 Jan 15 – Charlotte, NC
📍 Jan 19 – Greensboro, NC
📍 Jan 20–21 – Siler City, NC
📍 Jan 24 – Raleigh, NC

When they reach Siler City, we’re planning to organize a little field trip so we can go welcome them, walk with them for a bit, and offer our love and support. We’ll share details as soon as we finalize timing and logistics.

Their walk is a powerful reminder that resistance doesn’t always look like shouting — sometimes it looks like putting one foot in front of the other, choosing compassion, and refusing to give up on each other.

You can follow their journey (and their very beloved dog 🐕 Aloka, the Peace Dog!) and check their daily route updates here:

👉 Walk for Peace USA: https://www.facebook.com/walkforpeaceusa
🗺️ Route Map: walkforpeace.short.gy/overview-map
🐾 Aloka the Peace Dog: https://www.facebook.com/Alokathepeacedog

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, tired, or unsure what to do right now — this is your sign that showing up with love still matters. And we’re honored to show up for this. ✨

Stay tuned for Siler City field trip details.
Let’s walk toward peace together. 🕊️💛

01/13/2026

🌈 Kids Art Class — 4-Week Creative Journey! 🎨
Less screen time. More glue-on-fingers time.
Less “I’m bored.” More “LOOK WHAT I MADE!”

Join us for our four-week Kids Art Class where your kiddo will learn, explore, and create through a fun rotation of multi-media crafts and hands-on projects — all offered in a safe, inclusive, and encouraging environment.

✨ Target Ages 5–12
(If your child is outside this range — reach out, we can accommodate!)
✨ No supplies needed
✨ Just wear clothes that can handle a little paint & magic 🙂

Whether your child is a budding artist or brand new to creative expression, this class is designed to help them unfold their imagination, build skills, and have fun.

Give them an experience they’ll remember — and artwork that will decorate your fridge for years to come.

📍 Tuesdays (Jan 13th-Feb 3rd) 4:30-5:30pm
❤️ Cost: $75

✅Register on the Sanford Yoga App or click here: https://www.wellnessliving.com/rs/event/sanford_yoga_center?k_class=889458&k_class_tab=49721