‘Embracing authentic expressions of creative living promoting natural wellness.’
Dryad Hollow wishes to invoke a sense of interconnectedness with all of life, past, present and future. Inspiring self as the grand weaver of conscious personal expression, creativity & well being. Mind, body & spirit.
Yoga & the Healing Arts can be a powerful antidote to the stress of modern living. Dryad Hollows group or private classes, events, workshops, and healing arts services allow different ways to explore your natural connection. Located in the village of Lowville and the Black River Valley, NY, based near Tug Hill Plateau & foothills of the Adirondacks where plentiful access to nature, kayaking, hiking trails and bike routes are throughout the area. Dryad Hollow offers customized experiences to suit your personal or group experiences.
Healing Arts Services
‘A Healing Arts service can help you access deeper levels of relaxation and understanding, so the body can guide itself into healing.’
Reiki Energy Therapy & Classes levels 1,2& 3. Private & Group Meditation Classes. Shamanic Journeys. Personal Energy Readings. Qi Facial Massage.
Reiki is a natural touch therapy technique that gently balances life energies & brings health and well being to the entire physical, emotional and psychic bodies of the recipient. One of the greatest Reiki healing health benefits is stress reduction & relaxation, which triggers the bodies natural healing abilities, and improves and maintains health. Reiki truly is a system of attaining & promoting wholeness of mind, body & spirit. Learn the Healing Art of Reiki and how it can enhance & transform your overall well being.
Meditation is a precise technique for resting the mind, allowing a state of consciousness in being alert, relaxed and present within the waking state. This class uses the practice of pranayama breathing techniques to access present awareness. It is the means for fathoming all the levels of ourselves and finally experiencing the center of consciousness within.
The Shamanic Journey is a method of direct revelation used to access spiritual guidance, healing, and to help others on the planet reconnect to nature in its cycles and rhythms. It is a way for us to feel personally empowered in our lives. It provides for us a way to have direct revelation and is a simple approach to access spiritual guidance.
Personal Energy Readings help you to manifest desires and release old patterns so you can reach your fullest potential. Personal readings can help you with family and relationship issues, personal and professional goal-setting, and talent development.
A Qi Facial Massage energizes and relaxes tense facial muscles reducing the signs of aging and toning the facial muscles. A massage stimulates the muscles and lymphatic system. Every area of the body responds to facial massage.
Heal Earth Make Peace(HEMP) Gift Shop
‘Find a one of a kind gift or custom creation at the Dryad Hollow HEMP Gift Shop.’
Custom designed hemp macrame jewelry, accessories & original art expressions. Copper & silver wire work wrapped gemstones & jewelry. Hemp nutrition & body products, CBD oils, creams & spa products, hand poured hemp soaps & soy candles. Metaphysical and specialty items: healing gemstones, sage bundles ,imported incense, essential oils, bulk herbs, crystals, dream catchers, animal totems, spiritual & ceremonial gift items.
Kripalu YOGA Classes
‘ Yoga is for everyone.’
‘Connect, center… explore.’
Kripalu Yoga classes at Dryad Hollow Yoga & Healing Arts Studio.
Kripalu Yoga is for everyone…
Is Kripalu Yoga good for beginners?
It is highly recommended to practice Kripalu yoga for beginners. It is a gentle type of yoga accessible and adaptable to everybody. Plus, it has amazing benefits for health and well-being. Kripalu yoga encourages newcomers to progress at their own rhythm.
What is Kripalu style yoga?
Kripalu Yoga is a challenging approach to asana practice that emphasizes meditation and breathwork, and encourages inward focus and spiritual attunement. Basic Principle: Practicing Kripalu Yoga can initiate a gradual process of physical healing, psychological growth, and spiritual awakening.
Class instructor:
Julia A Stoffle, CKYT
Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher
$15/ class
$52/ package 4 classes
$80/ unlimited monthly pass
Julia Fenton Stoffle is a Kripalu trained Certified Yoga Teacher (CYT-200), a Reiki Master/Teacher(RMT) of the Usui Reiki System of Natural Healing and a Transformation Meditation trained Certified Meditation Teacher(CMT). She has been a yoga practitioner for several years, and brings a life-long passion for the healing arts into her practice. She guides a regular 10am Monday morning Meditation class, 10am Wednesday/Friday/Saturday morning Yoga class, 3:30pm Tuesday/Thursday afternoon Yoga class and offers various Healing Arts services by appointment at Dryad Hollow Yoga & Healing Arts Studio in Lowville, NY.
Julia’s classes are a slower beginner/ intermediate level that build strength, flexibility and balance. She follows standard Kripalu methods that welcome the unique needs of each individual — “feeling the wisdom of the body” through controlled movement, sustained meditative posture, and mindful breathing. Off the mat, Julia enjoys the outdoors, hiking, snowshoeing. kayaking, camping and mostly being a mother. She expresses her unique artist of macrame in the form of handmade jewelry accessories and more. www.hempbyjulie.etsy.com
