# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Phoenix Practice / Rev Dr. Shelley Best
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 06:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: The Phoenix Practice™ is a restorative experience for caregivers, healthcare professionals, educators, clergy, parents, leaders, and anyone navigating burnout, grief, or life's major transitions.
 
Trauma aware, adaptive, and welcoming to every body, The Phoenix Practice™ offers a peaceful space to rest, reflect, and reconnect with hope.
 
What You'll Experience:
* Trauma aware, adaptive practices for every body
* Gentle movement with chair friendly options
* Mindful breathing to calm the nervous system
* Restorative Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep)
* Live sound bath with crystal singing bowls
* Mindfulness meditation for resilience and presence
* A rich musical journey that nurtures rest, belonging, and renewal

You'll Leave Feeling:
* Rested
* Grounded
* More resilient
* Better prepared to meet life with clarity and hope

No experience is required. Every body is welcome. Come exactly as you are.
 
Learn more: www.tubmanwalker.com/the-phoenix-practice

$20, registration required

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Creator of The Phoenix Practice™
 
Dr. Shelley Best (RYT-200) is a yoga teacher, mindfulness meditation teacher, sound practitioner, and creator of The Phoenix Practice™. Her path began at West Hartford Yoga, where - only a few classes in - a middle-of-the-night calling sent her to India within two and a half weeks. At the ashram of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi - Amma, "the hugging saint" - in Kerala, she immersed in Amrita Yoga and the Integrated Amrita Meditation technique under Amma's personal guidance. India is where her own healing began.
She carried that healing home.
 
Alongside Barbara Ruzansky, founder of West Hartford Yoga, she co-founded a community yoga studio inside Hartford's 224 EcoSpace - making the practice reachable for everyone, including those who might never otherwise walk through a studio door.
 
Her teaching is grounded in deep training: a 200-hour certification with Anne Falkowski of Samadhi Yoga Studio, the Kripalu and Forrest hatha lineages, and the two-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP) with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. She is also certified in Yoga Nidra in the lineage of Tracee Stanley, and is a sound practitioner who scores each gathering with live crystal singing bowls and a soundscape that spans centuries and genres - Bach and Coltrane, gospel and Fleetwood Mac, Philip Glass and the music of the world. Neither silence nor spa music, but music chosen so no one has to leave any part of themselves at the door.

"You are allowed to set it all down."
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hartford/the-phoenix-practice-rev-dr-shelley-best/200030434630116
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, meditation, workshops, yoga, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 35

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Hartford
- **state**: CT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 23 Brook St, West Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06110
- **lat**: 41.7233
- **long**: -72.73427
- **full address**: 23 Brook St, West Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06110, 23 Brook St, West Hartford, CT 06110-2350, United States, Hartford

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Phoenix Practice / Rev Dr. Shelley Best being held?
  - **A:** The Phoenix Practice / Rev Dr. Shelley Best takes place on Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 06:30 pm at 23 Brook St, West Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06110, 23 Brook St, West Hartford, CT 06110-2350, United States, Hartford.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Phoenix Practice / Rev Dr. Shelley Best?
  - **A:** The Phoenix Practice / Rev Dr. Shelley Best is organized by West Hartford Yoga.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** The Phoenix Practice / Rev Dr. Shelley Best is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Hartford, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If The Phoenix Practice / Rev Dr. Shelley Best sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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