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The entire cosmos can be put on the tip of a hair.
The sun and moon can be seen in a mustard seed. ~ Khanń Hy |
Class Schedule
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In-person Classes Updated June 2025
Yoga and Meditation: Location: Blossom Wellness Center, Montpelier, VT Cost: $10 - 25 Email with questions or to register. If you are new to class, please register ahead of time in case of last minute cancellation. NOTE: This class is not listed on the Blossom website. Montpelier Senior Activity Center
Virtual Yoga For Focus and Fitness: Wednesdays, 8:45-10:00 am (gentle / moderate) Registration is ongoing, next session starts July 3 Cost dependent on MSAC policies. For full session registration, register through MSAC by emailing [email protected], call 802-223-2518, or visiting the MSAC website. |
"Dynamic Rest Ensō"
Monica DiGiovanni
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See class descriptions below
A note on the pay-what-you-can philosophy
It is very important to me that my offerings are accessible to all, regardless of financial means. Therefore, all classes have flexible pricing from $0 to $25. Since the beginning of my teaching career, I have taken this approach and have found that it brings out the best in humanity. Those who can afford to pay at the high end do so with the heart of generosity, while financial assistance for those who need it is accessible without complexity.
This philosophy encompasses a practice of generosity, or dāna in Sanskrit, and creates a culture for yoga and meditation to be open to all. Your participation in this process encourages the evolution of a more equitable and just society.
A note on the pay-what-you-can philosophy
It is very important to me that my offerings are accessible to all, regardless of financial means. Therefore, all classes have flexible pricing from $0 to $25. Since the beginning of my teaching career, I have taken this approach and have found that it brings out the best in humanity. Those who can afford to pay at the high end do so with the heart of generosity, while financial assistance for those who need it is accessible without complexity.
This philosophy encompasses a practice of generosity, or dāna in Sanskrit, and creates a culture for yoga and meditation to be open to all. Your participation in this process encourages the evolution of a more equitable and just society.
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How invisibly
it changes color
in this world,
the flower
of the human heart.
~ Ono no Komachi
it changes color
in this world,
the flower
of the human heart.
~ Ono no Komachi
Class Descriptions
In-person Very Gentle Yoga and Meditation
Very Gentle This class's quiet, slow pacing is perfect for anyone returning to yoga after a long break, holding a lot of stress in the body, or recovering from injury. Let asana, meditation, pranayama, guided meditation, and the motivation to be at peace ease you back to wholeness. Leave class feeling nourished by deep strengthening and an unraveling of excess tension. At least six months of prior practice is recommended. Advanced practitioners are welcome. Beginners can contact Monica with questions.
Very Gentle This class's quiet, slow pacing is perfect for anyone returning to yoga after a long break, holding a lot of stress in the body, or recovering from injury. Let asana, meditation, pranayama, guided meditation, and the motivation to be at peace ease you back to wholeness. Leave class feeling nourished by deep strengthening and an unraveling of excess tension. At least six months of prior practice is recommended. Advanced practitioners are welcome. Beginners can contact Monica with questions.
Virtual Yoga for Focus and Fitness
Moderate Most yoga classes offer the gifts of strength building, safely developing flexibly, and improving focus and concentration. Unseen, but possibly felt in the results of practice, is the benefit of unified energetic systems. Vitality is not just physical energy; it is also the wisdom to practice in a way that sustains energy over time. Class begins and ends with meditation and floor postures to actively prepare for a whole-being practice. Guided by clear anatomical cueing and themes for contemplation, yoga postures of intermediate complexity are interwoven with isometric strengthening exercises. Using props to explore the edges of your practice safely is strongly recommended. At the heart of it all is a practice of compassion and acceptance of one's individual lived experience with nothing left out. Previous yoga experience is recommended. Email Monica with questions. This one class is offered through the Montpelier Senior Activity Center, all ages welcome. Contact them to register.
Moderate Most yoga classes offer the gifts of strength building, safely developing flexibly, and improving focus and concentration. Unseen, but possibly felt in the results of practice, is the benefit of unified energetic systems. Vitality is not just physical energy; it is also the wisdom to practice in a way that sustains energy over time. Class begins and ends with meditation and floor postures to actively prepare for a whole-being practice. Guided by clear anatomical cueing and themes for contemplation, yoga postures of intermediate complexity are interwoven with isometric strengthening exercises. Using props to explore the edges of your practice safely is strongly recommended. At the heart of it all is a practice of compassion and acceptance of one's individual lived experience with nothing left out. Previous yoga experience is recommended. Email Monica with questions. This one class is offered through the Montpelier Senior Activity Center, all ages welcome. Contact them to register.
Private Lessons and Group Classes
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One-on-one sessions and private group classes with Monica go well-beyond asana with her many years of personal practice, 11 years teaching, training in a wide variety of movement and meditation disciplines, and hours of research and study. Whether there is a need for deep relaxation and renewal or the motivation for more energy, Monica meets her clients in the moment with clear attention to bring a refreshing sense of stable presence that lingers beyond her time with her clients. Email, [email protected] with questions to see if what she offers is a good fit for your needs.
Cost: $60-100 / hour, pay-what-you-can. Private sessions are either in your home or a rented space in Montpelier. There is a travel charge for locations more than fifteen minutes outside of Montpelier. |
About Monica DiGiovanni Owner & Teacher |
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Yoga and meditation have been integrated into Monica's life for over 30 years. She received her 200 hour YTT certification from Kripalu in 2012. In addition she has completed a Level I Myofascial Release Certificate and has studied with many excellent teachers both in person and online including Dharma Mittra (Hatha), Trina Altman (Yoga Deconstructed), Todd Norian (Anusara), Mary Reilly (Iyengar), as well as a myriad of master meditation teachers in the Zen tradition. Monica is a formal student of the Soto Zen order. She is an interdisciplinary artist who has enjoyed many forms of creative movement that find their way into her classes including: salsa dancing, Butoh dancing, Authentic Movement, and other movement disciplines.
Yoga and meditation have been at the center of her personal healing journey from autoimmune-related illness and a traumatic brain injury. Mostly symptom free at this point she currently leads a vibrant, active life and is able to bring this learning experience directly into her offerings. Focused study on anatomy and physiology partnered with dedication towards fostering compassion create a playful, safe, enjoyable class experience.
Monica is happy to assist people of all ages and abilities with feeling at home in their bodies including new mothers, athletes, 50+, and practitioners who have plateaued in their practice. All classes and one-on-one sessions are trauma-informed and infused with love.
Yoga and meditation have been at the center of her personal healing journey from autoimmune-related illness and a traumatic brain injury. Mostly symptom free at this point she currently leads a vibrant, active life and is able to bring this learning experience directly into her offerings. Focused study on anatomy and physiology partnered with dedication towards fostering compassion create a playful, safe, enjoyable class experience.
Monica is happy to assist people of all ages and abilities with feeling at home in their bodies including new mothers, athletes, 50+, and practitioners who have plateaued in their practice. All classes and one-on-one sessions are trauma-informed and infused with love.
Monica seeks to offer pathways to connection through her yoga and meditation classes and her artwork. For more information about her artwork,
visit: www.monicadigiovanni.com
Contact Monica via email or sign up for her newsletter.
visit: www.monicadigiovanni.com
Contact Monica via email or sign up for her newsletter.
A gentle approach to healing
Monica embraces a gentle three step process to cultivate deeper self awareness and an expansive connection life:
(1) cultivate a deep awareness of life as it is right now
(2) explore body, habits, relationships and other important factors in the current way of being
(3) engage new ways of being - through movement and mediation or otherwise - that support a healthy, sustainable, fulfilling life
(1) cultivate a deep awareness of life as it is right now
(2) explore body, habits, relationships and other important factors in the current way of being
(3) engage new ways of being - through movement and mediation or otherwise - that support a healthy, sustainable, fulfilling life
Testimonials...
"Your class has been such wonderful medicine! " ~ D.D.
"Thank you for working with us in offering participants exposure to different types of movement. We received feedback from participants that this was beneficial. Participants enjoyed the Yoga class that you offered because you did not shy away from getting them moving even with the multiple abilities in the class. They also enjoyed the relaxation it offered! (Me too.)" ~ From a yoga demonstration for differently-abled individuals through Central Vermont Medical Center
"Monica's Core & Upper Body Fusion class is a wonderful mix of a strengthening workout and relaxing yoga. I always leave the class feeling amazing and walk away with new knowledge about how the body functions and moves. Monica is an excellent teacher and I look forward to her class every week." ~J.O.
"I love that we don't know what to expect each week. It helps me stay focused and increases the challenge when new poses are introduced. I also enjoy the fact your class feels like a no judgement zone. Accommodations to poses are given as the norm and more advanced poses are suggested within your practice." ~ K.B.
"You are a dedicated and involved instructor and a treasure of a teacher and person. Bursting with info you want to share with your students; we enjoy your enthusiasm and the way you adjust our postures. That's why you have such a strong following, you have a sense of humor and are engaging." ~ J.S.
"I found that listening your instruction and contemplations, then with the postures, shifting to breath, energy and what flows lead me to adjust and simply experience-- with less anticipation about what's coming next, or whether there will be a sense of strain that sometimes occurs for me doing yoga." ~ P.W.
"On a personal note, I just want to tell you how much I have appreciated your teachings over the years. You are a true person and I know you deeply care about all of us. Your soft voice and loving spirits helps sooth the rattled mind and body. I thank you for guiding on my journey and being a glow leading the way. Your work is appreciated." ~ C.G.
"Thank you for working with us in offering participants exposure to different types of movement. We received feedback from participants that this was beneficial. Participants enjoyed the Yoga class that you offered because you did not shy away from getting them moving even with the multiple abilities in the class. They also enjoyed the relaxation it offered! (Me too.)" ~ From a yoga demonstration for differently-abled individuals through Central Vermont Medical Center
"Monica's Core & Upper Body Fusion class is a wonderful mix of a strengthening workout and relaxing yoga. I always leave the class feeling amazing and walk away with new knowledge about how the body functions and moves. Monica is an excellent teacher and I look forward to her class every week." ~J.O.
"I love that we don't know what to expect each week. It helps me stay focused and increases the challenge when new poses are introduced. I also enjoy the fact your class feels like a no judgement zone. Accommodations to poses are given as the norm and more advanced poses are suggested within your practice." ~ K.B.
"You are a dedicated and involved instructor and a treasure of a teacher and person. Bursting with info you want to share with your students; we enjoy your enthusiasm and the way you adjust our postures. That's why you have such a strong following, you have a sense of humor and are engaging." ~ J.S.
"I found that listening your instruction and contemplations, then with the postures, shifting to breath, energy and what flows lead me to adjust and simply experience-- with less anticipation about what's coming next, or whether there will be a sense of strain that sometimes occurs for me doing yoga." ~ P.W.
"On a personal note, I just want to tell you how much I have appreciated your teachings over the years. You are a true person and I know you deeply care about all of us. Your soft voice and loving spirits helps sooth the rattled mind and body. I thank you for guiding on my journey and being a glow leading the way. Your work is appreciated." ~ C.G.
Treading along in this dreamlike, illusory realm,
Without looking for the traces I may have left;
A cuckoo’s song beckons me to return home,
Hearing this, I tilt my head to see
Who has told me to turn back;
But do not ask me where I am going,
As I travel in this limitless world,
Where every step I take is my home.
~ Eihei Dogen
Treading along in this dreamlike, illusory realm,
Without looking for the traces I may have left;
A cuckoo’s song beckons me to return home,
Hearing this, I tilt my head to see
Who has told me to turn back;
But do not ask me where I am going,
As I travel in this limitless world,
Where every step I take is my home.
~ Eihei Dogen
