MEDITATION + MOVEMENT
SONIC MEDITATION
Join us on select Thursdays from 6:30-7:30pm for a free guided meditation and sound bath with Alex Beckman Sound.
Be lulled into deep relaxation using the sounds of singing bowls, gong, harmonium, vocals, and other sound sources to provide you with a meditative and healing environment. Lay down and enjoy. These Sonic Meditations provide a way in for deep vibrational healing of the mind, body and spirit.
There are many benefits to letting your body rest and relax during Sonic Meditation. Research has confirmed that listening to certain music can effectively and rapidly elicit the relaxation response and bring about chemical, hormonal, and cellular change that actively promotes healing.
Spring/Summer 2o2o schedule coming soon!
TOURS
TURNSTILE TOURS – URBAN ECOLOGY at the BROOKLYN NAVY YARD
Take a look inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard and discover the natural world in the midst of a thriving urban industrial park. This is a 2-hour tour of the Brooklyn Navy Yard led by Turnstile Tours, beginning inside the Yard and ending at Naval Cemetery Landscape.
On this tour you will explore the Naval Cemetery Landscape, visit the stunning 65,000-square-foot Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm, visit an oyster restoration project led by students from the New York Harbor School and explore planned and unplanned natural landscapes of the Yard, including the landscape architecture surrounding BLDG 92, identifying native and exotic plant species along the way.
FAMILY + YOUTH
URBAN ECOLOGY FIELD TRIPS
In partnership with City Growers, the Naval Cemetery Landscape comes alive as an outdoor classroom in the Urban Ecology workshop learning series, designed to empower children in Brooklyn to see themselves as instruments of environmental change. Students learn how to create and sustain pollinator pathways through native plant restoration.
To find out more, visit the City Growers website.
BROOKLYN BEE CORPS
In partnership with City Growers, the Naval Cemetery Landscape hosts Brooklyn Bee Corps, a summer internship that provides local youth aged 16-21 with a unique opportunity to actively participate in native plant and pollinator restoration. Interns apprentice with an experienced City Growers beekeeper at the Naval Cemetery Landscape and help maintain the pollinator habitat. Bee Corps interns will gain skills in beekeeping and environmental restoration, while learning about and gaining experience in the green job sector.
To find out more, visit the City Growers website.