MLK Day of Service participants will assist Awbury Arboretum staff with cuttingback invasive vines in the AdventureWoods section of the Arboretum. Participants should dress appropriately for the weather. Please bring […]
Stay grounded and nourished this winter through a weekly commitment to mindful movement. Enjoy an expertly-led yoga practice in the serene first floor parlor of the Francis Cope House at Awbury Arboretum. This is a slow-flow, mat-based yoga class in which breath and movement are brought into synchrony, calming the nervous system and enhancing the […]
Slow down, Relax, Rest and Restore inside of the parlors the Francis Cope House. This restorative yoga class taught by Megan Do Nascimento will consist of holding certain yoga poses that are kind to the body for longer periods of time with the use of blankets, bolsters and blocks. No yoga experience required. Most poses […]
Celebrate Black History Month with a dynamic afternoon at Awbury Arboretum presented by Awbury, The Philly Goat Project, and Black and Planted, and sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Africana Studies. Registration is now FULL for the speaker and planting activity, but all are welcome to attend the goat walks - no registration […]
Wake up and stretch your body and mind in the lovely setting of The Francis Cope House. Class will be a combination of floor/ mat (chair option too) standing poses. We will use the walls, blocks and blankets to support our poses. Our focus will be improving flexibility, focus and recovery. Especially well-suited for those […]
Slow down, Relax, Rest and Restore inside of the parlors the Francis Cope House. This restorative yoga class taught by Megan Do Nascimento will consist of holding certain yoga poses that are kind to the body for longer periods of time with the use of blankets, bolsters and blocks. No yoga experience required. Most poses […]
Lisa Volta is a multi-media artist whose work investigates waiting and passage and asks, “How much longer?” as we watch things grow, decay, transform, or reach their threshold. Lisa thinks about time speeding up, slowing down, standing still, time managed and wasted, and wonders about the long-term effects of time and the uneasy questions that […]
Earth Day Flyer We’re celebrating Earth Day! Join us on April 20th from 9AM to 4PM for a day of games, food + drinks, live music, and more! Come out for a relaxing morning Bird walk or yoga session at the Cope House, then head over to AdventureWoods for an environmentally exciting scavenger hunt! Afterwards, […]
Kids don’t have school on certain national and religious holidays, so what better way for them to spend a day off than enjoying time at camp? On four separate holidays this spring, Awbury Arboretum will be hosting a day of camp from 8:30am-3:30pm, with a full day’s activities: games, hiking, lunch over a campfire (hot […]
Slow down, Relax, Rest and Restore inside of the parlors the Francis Cope House. This restorative yoga class taught by Megan Do Nascimento will consist of holding certain yoga poses for a longer amount of time. We will be using blankets, blocks, bolsters to allow our bodies to recover from a long day. Bolsters, blankets, […]
