Adult Programs Archives - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

Yoga in the Gardens

Team Selby — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:30:00 -0400

Treat yourself to a peaceful mind/body yoga experience at the beautiful Selby Garden Downtown Sarasota campus.

This class will focus on alignment, breathing techniques, and relaxation. Open to all skill levels. Must be age 18 or older.

Recommended supplies: water bottle, sunscreen, sunglasses, comfortable clothes, towel, or yoga mat.

Please arrive at the Welcome Center at 9:15 a.m. for a 9:30 a.m. start time.
The address for our Downtown Sarasota campus: 1534 Mound St, Sarasota, FL 34236.

Day-of drop-in payments can be made by cash, check, or credit card.

To receive the membership discount, a Selby Gardens membership card must be presented at the time of drop-in.

For further questions regarding yoga in the gardens, reach out to education@selby.org.

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Virtual Briefing: Delicious History – A Culinary Exploration of our Region

Team Selby — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400

This is the first in a three-part series of summer briefings presenting local history through the lens of old Florida recipes. This series is inspired by local stories, historical cookbooks and family recipes spanning more than one-hundred years. This illustrated virtual lecture will be presented by Vice President for Regional History John McCarthy, at noon on Wednesday June 18th, 2025.

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Yoga Nidra and Crystal Bowl Sound Bath (60 minutes, all levels)

Team Selby — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:30:00 -0400

Yoga Nidra or “yogic sleep” promotes deep rest, rejuvenation, clarity and creativity. Unlike other forms of yoga, yoga nidra doesn’t involve poses. Rather, it is lying down in a comfortable position as you are guided through a somatic, meditative experience including a body scan, mindful breathing, and visualization.

Basking in the Gardens’ tranquility, you will be invited to set an intention (sankulpa) which will, along with your breath, serve as your anchor throughout the practice. This peaceful practice will be brought to a harmonious close with a crystal singing bowl sound bath to immerse you in reverberating sounds aligned with each of the seven energy systems (chakras) of the body. Leave this experience with a greater sense of relaxation, calm, wholeness and well-being.

Yoga Nidra is a relaxing practice, involving lying down while being guided through meditative visualization. For your comfort, please bring a yoga mat or blankets/ towels to lie down on, any pillows or bolsters you’d like, and wear comfortable loose clothing.

Class Fee: Members $30.00, Non-Members $35.00

Facilitator: Paige Phelps, Yoga with Paige

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Yoga in the Gardens

Team Selby — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 09:30:00 -0400

Treat yourself to a peaceful mind/body yoga experience at the beautiful Selby Garden Downtown Sarasota campus.

This class will focus on alignment, breathing techniques, and relaxation. Open to all skill levels. Must be age 18 or older.

Recommended supplies: water bottle, sunscreen, sunglasses, comfortable clothes, towel, or yoga mat.

Please arrive at the Welcome Center at 9:15 a.m. for a 9:30 a.m. start time.
The address for our Downtown Sarasota campus: 1534 Mound St, Sarasota, FL 34236.

Day-of drop-in payments can be made by cash, check, or credit card.

To receive the membership discount, a Selby Gardens membership card must be presented at the time of drop-in.

For further questions regarding yoga in the gardens, reach out to education@selby.org.

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Yoga in the Gardens

Team Selby — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:30:00 -0400

Treat yourself to a peaceful mind/body yoga experience at the beautiful Selby Garden Downtown Sarasota campus.

This class will focus on alignment, breathing techniques, and relaxation. Open to all skill levels. Must be age 18 or older.

Recommended supplies: water bottle, sunscreen, sunglasses, comfortable clothes, towel, or yoga mat.

Please arrive at the Welcome Center at 9:15 a.m. for a 9:30 a.m. start time.
The address for our Downtown Sarasota campus: 1534 Mound St, Sarasota, FL 34236.

Day-of drop-in payments can be made by cash, check, or credit card.

To receive the membership discount, a Selby Gardens membership card must be presented at the time of drop-in.

For further questions regarding yoga in the gardens, reach out to education@selby.org.

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Steinwachs Family Plant Research Center Tour

Team Selby — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Join us on select Wednesday afternoons for an exclusive tour of the Steinwachs Family Plant Research Center (PRC). This new state-of-the-art facility combines the best of traditional and cutting-edge science. Discover Selby Gardens’ outstanding preserved and library collections, and the green technology and innovative sustainability features throughout the facility helping to make Selby Gardens a pioneering net positive botanical garden complex.

These 45-minute tours include access to:

The Marieb Herbarium and the Carlyle A. Luer Spirit Laboratory to explore meticulously preserved plant specimens, each with its own story to tell
The Nathalie McCulloch Research Library, a repository for thousands of holdings focused on plant sciences and ecology, horticulture, and ecology, including rare books and botanical prints dating back to the 1700s
The Marieb Laboratory to get a glimpse into the magic of DNA and molecular biology

Regular day time admission is required to tour the Plant Research Center – free for Selby Gardens members! Space is limited to 12 guests per tour.

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Yoga in the Gardens

Team Selby — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 09:30:00 -0400

Treat yourself to a peaceful mind/body yoga experience at the beautiful Selby Garden Downtown Sarasota campus.

This class will focus on alignment, breathing techniques, and relaxation. Open to all skill levels. Must be age 18 or older.

Recommended supplies: water bottle, sunscreen, sunglasses, comfortable clothes, towel, or yoga mat.

Please arrive at the Welcome Center at 9:15 a.m. for a 9:30 a.m. start time.
The address for our Downtown Sarasota campus: 1534 Mound St, Sarasota, FL 34236.

Day-of drop-in payments can be made by cash, check, or credit card.

To receive the membership discount, a Selby Gardens membership card must be presented at the time of drop-in.

For further questions regarding yoga in the gardens, reach out to education@selby.org.

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