Welcome to Blue Heron Wellness

Blue Heron Wellness is an integrated wellness center specializing in acupuncture, therapeutic massage, yoga and herbal medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. We offer a warm, relaxing and friendly setting in which to nurture body, mind and spirit through time-honored helpful and effective health modalities.

Special Events

Nationally recognized and certified yoga instructor Daniel E. Hickman, E-RYT will be holding a special inversion workshop on May 31 at Blue Heron Wellness. Click here for more information and to see our complete list of workshops and series.

Join professional chocolatier, Emily Marcovitz, founder of "Truffles by Emily" for an interactive workshop on Sunday, June 8th.  Experience the process of making making chocolate truffles infused with traditional herbal medicines. Click here for details.

NEW Kids Yoga Program

Blue Heron is proud to announce the addition of a complete range of KIDS YOGA CLASSES.  Our six week classes kick start in May with Tykes Itsy Bitsy. 
· Newborn – Pre-crawling
  Infant Itsy Bitsy  6/26 - 7/31 Thursdays, 10:00-10:45am
· Crawlers – 21 months old
   Tots Itsy Bitsy  6/26 – 7/31 Thursdays, 11:00-11:45am
· 21 months – 4 year olds
   Tykes Itsy Bitsy  5/7 – 6/11 Wednesdays, 10:30-11:15am
   Tykes Itsy Bitsy  6/29 – 8/3 Sundays, 3:00pm-3:45pm
· 4 – 7 year olds
   Kids Yoga Series  6/26 – 7/31 Thursdays, 4:30-5:15pm
· 8 – 12 year olds
   Tweens Yoga Series  6/26 – 7/31 Thursdays, 5:30-6:15pm

NEW Therapeutic Yoga Classes

Join Debbie Jensen for her 3-part Saturday series where she will show how to heal the body and alleviate chronic pain with Yoga. Therapeutic Yoga classes can serve your body during an active pain episode.  Signup for one class or register for all three. 

· 5/10 Yoga for Shoulder & Neck Pain
· 7/12 Yoga for Knee Pain
· 10/11 Yoga for Lower Back Pain

BHW Sponsors NIH Yoga Week

On May 19-23, 2008, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will premier its first annual Yoga Week. Highlighting the science and practice of yoga, this five-day series of events will serve NIH employees and the public. Participants will not only learn about the benefits of yoga but also experience them first-hand through stretching and practice. 

Look for Blue Heron's booth and our teachers assisting in the yoga classes.

For more information contact:
Rachel Permuth-Levin
levinerac@mail.nih.gov
or visit: http://does.ors.od.nih.gov/fitness/yogaWeek.htm

Job Opportunities with BHW

Explore openings with Blue Heron Wellness as well as our work exchange program. Click here to read about our current opportunities.

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