The 4th Monday of each month Bend Community Healing hosts a meeting of “Coming To the Table,” an organization dedicated to promoting a just and truthful society that acknowledges and seeks to heal from the racial wounds of the past—from slavery and the many forms of racism it spawned.

​Our next CTTT meeting will be  Monday, November 26th from 7-8:30pm .

Why is this necessary and why have we chosen to host this at BCH?

In a nutshell, this group is based on the belief that, in William Faulkner's words, "The past isn't dead; it's not even past." 

We believe that slavery and racism are symptoms of a persistent disease that our country has not yet healed from that keep us from reaching our full potential as individuals and as a nation. Coming together to look at and feel these energies  is a form of community healing, and, we believe, can help us with the process of healing this disease.

Everyone, of any political persuasion, who is willing to speak and listen respectfully is welcome to this discussion. 

Coming to the Table operates with the following goals:

1. Uncovering History: researching, acknowledging, and sharing personal, family, community, state, and national histories of race with openness and honesty
2. Making Connections: connecting to others within and across racial lines in order to develop and deepen relationships
3. Working Toward Healing: exploring how we can heal together through dialogue, reunion, ritual, meditation, prayer, ceremony, the arts, apology and other methods
4. Taking Action: actively seeking to dismantle systems of racial inequality, injustice, and oppression; to work for the transformation of our nation.

 
And the following values:

• Inclusion. We welcome all who wish to join the Coming to the Table conversation and who join us in honoring and committing to these principles.
• Respect and Tolerance. We respect the integrity and value of all people as they seek to understand and respond to their experience of the world and the history and impact of slavery, even if we might disagree with them. To this end, we listen respectfully to each other, practice non-judgmental listening, and refrain from personal attack.
• Honesty, Truthfulness and Transparency. We strive to uncover truth and to speak it with openness and transparency.
• Justice. We accept that there has been significant harm as a result of the legacies and aftermaths of slavery. We strive to identify those harms and to take responsibility for making things right.
• Compassion, Mercy, and Forgiveness. Through compassion and love we strive to show mercy and to forgive ourselves, those who may have done us harm and those who have harmed others.
• Love. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called his followers to love even those who would do them harm. This love transformed both victim and offender and created a powerful foundation for doing justice and building a beloved community. We strive to do likewise.
• Peace and Nonviolence. We seek to transform conflict through non-violent, non-coercive means so as to achieve a peaceful community.
• Reconciliation. We strive for racial reconciliation through a journey of seeking peace, justice, mercy and truth.

The meeting is free; it will take place at Bend Community Healing, 155 SW Century Drive, Ste 113.

​​For questions or to reserve a spot  call us at 541-322-9642.

A very special Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra Evening, with the energy of not only the Longest Night of the Year, but a Full Cold Moon along with it!

On the longest night of the year, and on the eve of the holiday season and winter break for families, join Erin for this 2-hour Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra evening. Give yourself the opportunity to live with the pace of nature: Slow down, embrace the darkness, take time for self-care and fill your cup so that you may share with others.
A 75-minute Yin Yoga practice will be followed by Yoga Nidra, the yoga of sleep. 45 Minutes of Yoga Nidra relaxation is said to be equal to 4 hours of deep sleep. Restore your nervous system and enter the Winter replenished.

$20-40 Sliding Scale.
​Register online by clicking here, and pay $30. To pay elsewhere on the scale, please call us at 541-322-9642

Erin Collins, RN BSN RYT is grateful to offer yoga and meditation in classes that provide space and quiet for the inner exploration of how energy and prana inform the physical body. Her 13 years of teaching bring a warm, casual and heartfelt style.

Autumn Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra
​Saturday 10/6/18 4:30-6:30pm
Autumn is an especially appropriate time for self-care and reflection as we harvest summer's last bounty and "put away" some energy while letting go of what we no longer need.
Yoga Nidra, or yogic sleep, is a practice of complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation. 30 minutes of yoga nidra is the equivalent of a 4-hour sleep!
This 2-hour special event will provide the space to reflect, relax and renew        for the longer nights of Autumn.

$20-40 Sliding Scale. Register online by clicking here or call 541-322-9642

Erin Collins, RN BSN RYT is grateful to offer yoga and meditation in classes that provide space and quiet for the inner exploration of how energy and prana inform the physical body. Her 13 years of teaching bring a warm, casual and heartfelt style.

Chakra Balancing Workshop
POSTPONED
This workshop will inspire and enliven your understanding of the energetic body through the Chakras. 

Come and learn through discussion, breath work and yoga poses to invoke and awaken each energy point- all complimented with essential oils. This workshop is designed to be of benefit to All levels, all ages and all bodies- no experience necessary!

$20-40 Sliding Scale.  POSTPONED- stay tuned for future reschedule.

Tami Taylor, RYT is an advocate for well being. Her teaching incorporates elements of her studies in hatha, shamanic and kids yoga which creates a place for ALL bodies to practice. She guides and empowers students to move and rest in shapes that promote ease and self-awareness.

Acupuncture sees health as a function of abundant and harmonious flow of energy through the body and mind. But how does it actually work?

This free lecture will give you a chance to ask any questions you have about acupuncture and to witness a treatment, as well as to learn the basic theory behind the needles.

 Whether you have a specific health challenge you’re looking for help with or just a curiosity about how Eastern medicine works, this lecture will give you tools to relieve pain and stress and a deeper understanding of how health and healing work.

The lecture will be given by Mark Montgomery, Lic. Ac., at Bend Community Healing, 155 SW Century Drive, Suite 113.
 
For questions or to register, click here or call BCH at 541-322-9642.

Most of us  today are so busy  that we've lost the ability to relax into the day-to-day, year-to-year, decade-to decade flow of our lives. Our trust in that flow and in our relationship with the universe has been eroded by the seemingly endless parade of troubling, worrying, even fearsome events happening at all levels of our lives. 

This 3-part series is grounded in the idea that the sense of flow is basic to our human existence. And that, through learning the principles that underlie it, we can all restore that sense of flow, peace and unity to our lives. 

The first evening of this series  (7/10) will explore how our sense of flow, ease, trust in life is molded by how (much)  we were allowed and encouraged as children to "be," to discover our own unique, individual texture and rhythm (as opposed to being forced to conform to the rhythms and textures of our environments). We'll also look at what happens if we don't get this permission and encouragement, and how we can clear and transcend the resulting blockages and effects. 

The second evening (7/17) will focus on "Belonging," the deepening of our relationships with ourselves and the world that ideally are gently and gradually woven over our first decades of life. We'll explore potential blocks and interruptions in this process and how at any age the process can consciously be reengaged and nurtured, yielding a richer and more connected life. 

The third evening (7/31) will focus on "Becoming," how we develop our deepest, most precious gifts and offer them to the world in a figure-8 flow of nourishment and abundance. We'll learn how this process, too, is often impaired but can always be restored and strengthened.

Classes will be taught by Mark Montgomery, Lic. Ac., on Tuesday evening, 7/10, 7/17, and 7/31  from 7-9 at Bend Community Healing, 155 SW Century Drive, Suite 113.

Cost of the series is on a sliding scale of $90 - $270.
Call us at 541-322-9642 to register or for any questions. 

Mudras are gestures of the hands, feet or body. Mudras support health and healing in body and mind by encouraging us to release old habits and ways of being, opening up more space for balance and integration of our practice. 
Pranayama practice is to work with the breath and varying techniques of manipulating it based on seasons, health conditions or desired energetic effect. Together with mudras, pranayama can transform your yoga and your health and healing by bringing more internal awareness and intention to your practice.


$20-40 Sliding Scale
To register online click here or call 541-322-9642.

 
This workshop  with BCH yoga teacher Tami Taylor will inspire and enliven your understanding of the energetic body through the Chakras. 

Come and learn through discussion, breath work and yoga poses to invoke and awaken each energy point- all complemented with essential oils. This workshop is designed to be of benefit to all levels, all ages and all bodies- no experience necessary!

$20-40 Sliding Scale
To register for $30, click here or call 541-322-9642 to pay elsewhere on the scale.


Tami Taylor, RYT is an advocate for well being. Her teaching incorporates elements of her studies in hatha, shamanic and kids yoga which creates a place for ALL bodies to practice. She guides and empowers students to move and rest in shapes that promote ease and self-awareness.

As winter relents and days become longer, a vibrancy arrives with Spring. The change of seasons is a wonderful time to take inventory; to let go of what no longer serves you and to renew your own energy as you prepare for projects and increasing activity.

Join our yoga instructors, Trish Ivie and Erin Collins for this nourishing 2-hour class of Spring-inspired restorative yin yoga and yoga Nidra- the yogic sleep that will leave you refreshed, re-energized and ready to embrace the growth of Spring!

$20-40 sliding scale, please call us at 541-322-9642 or click here to register.

Erin Collins, RN BSN RYT, is grateful to offer yoga and meditation to the BCH community. Her 13 years of teaching bring a warm, casual and heartfelt style in classes that provide space and quiet for the inner exploration of how energy and prana inform the physical body.
 
Trish Ivie, RYT, brings 12 years of gentle teaching that’s suitable for students at all levels and abilities. She aims to cultivate non-judgmental awareness in her students, offers a rich understanding of therapeutics and supports each student to find ease in their own practice.