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September 2022
Bilingual Yoga: Outdoors/Yoga Bilingüe: Afuera
With busy schedules our bodies need deep rest and replenishment. Restorative yoga helps to regulate the nervous system and promote relaxation through gentle floor movement followed by longer-held static poses. Many restorative yoga postures are supported by yoga blocks and bolsters, which can be easily substituted with common household items such as books, pillows, and blankets. This class is accessible to people of all ages, abilities and levels of yoga experience and offered in both English and Spanish. This program…
Find out more »Tuesday Friends Book Sale
Held outside by the entrance on South Street, weather permitting. In the event of poor weather and during the winter months, the book sale will be held on the second floor of the library, in the F.M. Kirby Gallery. The book sale offers a large selection of paperback and hardcover books. All proceeds benefit the library.
Find out more »Attentive Walking: Outdoors
Attentive Walking, similar to Mindful Walking is a way to connect our minds with our bodies and the natural world. When we walk we often do so mindlessly; our thoughts are far from the experience we are having of walking. During our sessions, we will practice attentive walking in all its aspects, from connecting to our bodies and how we are moving forward; focusing on alignment and body mechanics to connecting to our environment; the sensory side of walking. What…
Find out more »Outdoor Qigong
Qigong is a traditional Chinese mindful exercise system for cultivating and strengthening the body’s vital energy. Also known as “Chinese Yoga,” Qigong consists of a series of slow-flowing movements, which gently stretch muscles, tendons and ligaments. Similar to Tai Chi, these low-impact exercises heighten awareness of the mind-body-breath connection. Meditation and visualization are also a part of Qigong practice. Using the mind, the practitioner gathers, guides and circulates internal energy with graceful and precise movements. Qigong can be practiced by…
Find out more »Morning Yoga: Outdoors
Join us for some much-needed relaxation and gentle exercise! We will be holding our Thursday morning yoga classes outside on the Library’s side lawn. All ability levels from beginner to advanced are welcome, no sign-up is necessary. Please bring your own yoga mat and equipment, none will be provided.
Find out more »October 2022
Foreign Film Lovers Club
The “Foreign Film Lovers Club” highlights a variety of entertaining and thought-provoking films from Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. How does the group work? Ahead of each meetup – generally the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7pm – you’ll watch the movie on your own through Kanopy, a movie streaming platform available free to Morristown and Morris Township cardholders (https://mmt.kanopy.com/). Then when we meet online, everyone will have a chance to talk about…
Find out more »Book Lovers’ Circle
The Library’s popular “Book Lovers' Circle” is online! What is the “Book Lovers’ Circle,” you may ask? Participants of this long-running book club meet the first Thursday of each month to share about the books, good, bad, or indifferent, they are reading or have recently read. During the pandemic, we have been virtual. And our beloved Sue Lipstein, who created the group and has been leading it for almost 10 years, has retired and passed the reins to Louis Muñoz,…
Find out more »Morning Book Club: “Black Buck”
This month our featured book will be Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour. We’re meeting in person! We will meet in the upstairs Gallery space instead of the lower level Meeting Room. Masks are optional, please do what makes you comfortable. The Gallery has windows which open and we can sit pretty far apart. Looking forward to seeing you then! If you have any questions about this book club, please email morristownreaders@gmail.com with the subject line “Morning Book Club”. The “Morning…
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