Rest in the Park: An Intro to Rest
These outdoor gatherings invite participants to slow down, rest amongst the trees and reconnect with themselves gently in community and nature. Gatherings may include guided rest, breath awareness, stillness, poetry and simple restorative practices.
Sunday, July 12
Sunday, August 16
9:30-10:15 AM
John Doctor Field, Bird Park, Mt Lebanon
Cost: $15
Schedule & Register
Whether you are joining a weekly practice, a monthly gathering or a personalized session, every offering is an invitation to arrive just as you are.
Every practice at Anam Cara is held within the same intention: to create a welcoming space where rest, presence and connection can naturally unfold.
Fall 2026
The First Season of Practice
Fall practices begin in late August. Each offering is held within the spirit of Anam Cara: gentle, spacious and invitational.
Weekly Practices
Embodied Rest • A place to root. When you long for deep stillness.
Six-Week Journey • Rooting
Together, we’ll gently explore practices of Rooting-cultivating steadiness, nourishment and presence as we move from late summer toward autumn. Drawing inspiration from nature, Ayurveda and embodied rest, we’ll create conditions for the body to soften and the nervous system to settle.
As our roots deepen, we may each discover our own quiet experiences of returning - to our breath, our bodies and the presence that has always been within us.
August 26 – September 30
Wednesdays
6:00–6:45 pm or 7:30–8:15 pm
Choose how you’d like to participate:
Seasonal Journey
Experience the complete six-week journey through the season of Rooting. Each week’s gathering gently builds upon the last, allowing steadiness, nourishment and presence to deepen over time.
Choose the gathering time you’ll plan to attend each week.
$100
Single Gathering
Join any Wednesday during the current Seasonal Journey. Each gathering is complete in itself, offering a full practice while reflecting the seasonal theme of Rooting.
$20
Supported Yoga & Rest
A place to move gently. When you long to reconnect with your body through gentle movement and rest.
Beginning August 27th
Thursdays
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Single Gathering
Each gathering offers a complete practice, so you can join whenever you are able.
$20
Monthly Gatherings
Tea Sit: A place to practice presence. When you long to slow down and simply be.
Sundays
10:00 - 11:00 am
Monthly Gatherings
September 13
October 18
November 1
December 6
$15
Rest & Ritual: A place to remember what matters. When you long to honor the changing seasons within and around you.
Seasonal gatherings inspired by the rhythms of nature, weaving together embodied practice, meditation, journaling, tea, silence and simple ritual.
Sundays, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
September 27 — Autumn Equinox
A place to gather what matters.
October 25 — Letting Go
A place to release what is no longer needed.
November 15 — Tending the Inner Hearth
A place to nourish what sustains you.
December 20 — Winter Solstice
A place to welcome the return of light.
$25
Private Practices
Individual Practice: A place to be accompanied. When you long for a practice shaped around your unique season of life.
A personalized practice thoughtfully created around your unique intentions, the season of your life and the support you need most.
75 minutes - $90
Shared Practice: A place to gather. When you long to share a meaningful practice with people you care about.
A personalized gathering for 2-6 people. Whether you are gathering with family, close friends or a small circle, each session is thoughtfully created around your group’s intentions.
90 minutes - Beginning at $120
Additional participants: $30 per person
