ABOUT THE OPEN SPACE
The Open Space is a place where yoga, creativity, music, , sound, psychology, somatic therapies and other consciousness changing activities meet and mingle.
OUR STORY
The Open Space is a passion project conceived by Karen Weiss and Michael Green, two yoga teachers, both clinical psychologists, married, Kirtanists, music lovers and dedicated seekers in life. We are here to convene the space and offer you our knowledge and our heartfelt experience from our combined lifespan of 120 years!
Having worked as psychologists for many years we realised we needed change and expansion beyond the limited horizons of our professional work, to bring together our public works and private passions in one place. Our vision encompasses a more embodied, culturally relevant psychology, a place where spirit could also be explored, a place that embraced the magical currents of sound and music in our lives, and that invited others to pariticipate in this vision.
So here it is, The Open Space, where psychology, yoga, creativity and music and other consciousness raising classes and events intertwine. We want you to share in the collective evolution of our space, so we build our programs and services around the needs of our community. We are here to serve you and to learn from you and to enjoy our space together.
A place to anchor your practice
OUR VISION
Our vision is to help you deepen your practice and guide you through your healing journey. As a place to nurture your life and well-being, we offer classes and events that enhance bodily, emotional and spiritual transformation.
Our mission is to provide a welcoming space for people to come together to evolve and heal from the complexities of life, and to create a more harmonious and sacred world.
Our programs focus on heart opening and embodied practices such as yoga, meditation, breath work, chanting, music and dance. Our teachers are creative, mature and conscious people who take yoga as their life’s practice, who use the teachings from yoga philosophy to guide them and who truly embody what they do best... teach yoga in all its manifestations.
We call this The Open Space to remind us of the transformation that inevitably arises when we give ourselves and others the space to open up our hearts and our minds to know ourselves truly, to live a meaningful life and to find freedom.
OUR VALUES
We offer a space where all are treated with respect, kindest, generosity and openness
We seek to improve our own conscious awareness everyday
We encourage diversity, we want to create a space for all people to feel and know equality
We facilitate a collaborative environment of continual learning and self awareness
We learn through embodiment and understand the need for discipline and focus
We believe conscious living is co-created by a community where ideas and action are shared
We believe Yoga is for everyone because Yoga is a practice for life
At The Open Space we believe in spreading love and light and doing good wherever we can. All funds received from our donation based workshops and events are passed on as donations to support the Sansar Gyaan Pathshala School. Located in northern India, the school provides free education in an area where many children, especially girls, would not otherwise receive education. The school is fully operational and provides for over 300 students of primary school age together with scholarships to allow for further education.
Visit their website or find them on Facebook and Instagram for more information.