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Dear Yogis and Yoginis,
This season's 30-Day Challenge was a real tear-jerker. So many of you put yourselves first, many of you for the FIRST time in your lives. What a gift for you who made this commitment and what a stunning thing for all of us to witness.
Yoga is many things. It is physical, mental, emotional, spiritual. It is a place to see yourself clearly and a place to discover pieces of you that you've never known. The other day when I was rescheduling a dentist's appointment for my daughter, I realized how much easier it is to commit to the doctor, the dentist, the accountant, the piano teacher, than it is to commit to our yoga practice. What motivates this attitude? Money, responsibility, reputation? If you blow off your dentist appointment, they'll make you pay anyway. And, if you blow off your yoga practice, your body and your mind will make you pay. If we can learn anything from our 30-Day Challengers, it is that commitment is possible. One of our wise Shoreline students (you know who you are) said to me recently, "Self-discipline is the greatest expression of self-love." Dig deep people and find your commitment to yourselves this fall. We'll see you on the mat.
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THE SWEATBOX HOSTS an EXCLUSIVE TONIC WAREHOUSE SALE AT THE CAPITOL HILL ART WALK
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10th 5-9PM
The SweatBox is thrilled to host Tonic, Fumiko Medford and YogAfrica at The Capitol Hill Art Walk. Come buy gorgeous, functional yoga gear from Tonic at EXTREMELY reduced prices (up to 50%), relish in the colors of Fumiko Medford's art work and support YogAfrica all at the same time. At the Capitol Hill SweatBox. All are welcome. 
 Fresh from the west coast of Canada, where life revolves around active and healthy living - a lifestyle line designed to enhance the natural beauty of women (we'll have men's stuff too!) Since 2004, Tonic has been designing and manufacturing fashionable and functional active wear. It looks simple and clean, making it easy to wear for all athletic activities and urban living
Fumiko Medford, Artist
Fumiko Medford was born in Miyasaki, Japan in 1961. She came to the United States in 1986 where she lived in Klamath Falls, Oregon. She has one daughter, Lisa, who is a dancer in Los Angeles. Art and drawing have been a passion for Fumiko since she was very young. She started practicing Bikram Yoga in 2005 and became fascinated with all of the poses-- they are functional, yet each has its own beauty. Fumiko uses colored pencil, ball point pen and sharpies to compose her images. This is Fumiko Medford's first public show.
YogAfrica 
Yogafrica was established to help fund the OSU Children's Home in Accra, Ghana.The orphanage has approximately 200 orphans ages infant to 18.Kary Doerfler, the director, is a Delta Airline flight attendant who, while travelling to Ghana, became involved with the facility. She and her family have been helping the orphanage for two years. To further improve their lives, Kary created a line of yoga products made by Ghanian single mothers to provide another income source to support the Orphanage. The yoga bags are made from recycled fabrics for lining and 100% sustainable cotton.
*No 5pm or 7pm at Capitol Hill Thursday, December 10th.
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Capitol Hill:
Wednesday, November 25th 7pm class cancelled | Thursday, November 26th 10am
Shoreline:
Wednesday, November 25th 6:30pm cancelled | Thursday, November 26th 10am
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TEN SPOTS LEFT!!!!
Senior Teacher Lynn Whitlow coming in November for EXCLUSIVE SweatBox Seminar
When: Saturday, November 7th 9:30am-4:30pm
Where: Bikram Yoga Shoreline at The SweatBox
Cost: $100
Please call 206.546.4900 to make your reservation.
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TEEN GIRLS YOGA CLASS at SHORELINE
This winter, The SweatBox is offering a special class for teen girls (12-17.
The classes will held Sundays from 1:-00-2:30 January 3 through January 31st.
Class cost: $55.00
Pre-registration is required
Students can register at the Shoreline studio in person or call 206.546.4900
Yoga is a great practice for teen girls. For many young women, practicing yoga is the first time they experience their own body strength. The essential tools of controlling the body and mind that come from regular yoga practice help to improve self-esteem, body-image, energy and productivity. Yoga also relieves stress and helps with hormone imbalances.
Please let us know if you want us to send a flyer to your high school or community group.
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30-Day Challenge
The tears, the laughter, the pain..... The END of the 30-Day Challenge
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL!!!!!!!
"I decided to do the 30-Day Challenge because I wanted to know I could complete something I started. At about day 22, I realized it was going to happen. I was going to finish. When I started, and here I will use a metaphor of sorts, it seemed I was standing in front of a gray wall that extended infinitely to either side and overhead. Behind me, was the past. As the days of the challenge went by, the wall--the unknown--dissipated and seems to have left in its place a fearlessness I have not previously experienced. I know this sounds rather dramatic, but this last month has been the most amazing experience."-- Keetje, Age 55
"When you do this yoga day after day after day, it's much easier to simply let it go and be in it rather than worry about what class will be like. I am much more present in my everyday life and less concerned with what happened yesterday or what I need to do tomorrow. I have the 30-Day challenge to thank for that. I have a renewed faith in myself and what I can achieve after completing the 30-Day challenge. Physically I am stronger and my practice has improved tremendously. I now go deeply into the postures that I struggled with in the beginning."-- Judy, Age 41
Thanks to Liz Sylvester at Emerald City Smoothie in Shoreline for donating smoothies to all of the challengers!
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The SweatBox in Your Community
The SweatBox is honored to support Powerful Voices this month. We are thrilled to donate 30 mats to the Stages Program at the King County Juvenile Detention Facility to support physical fitness for girls who are incarcerated. Thanks too to those of you who purchased mats to donate for the program.
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Greening it up at The SweatBox
Please notice that we now have separate recycle bins for bottles at both Capitol Hill and Shoreline. (Remember that bottle caps are non-recyclable).
We've also started a "bring-a-bag-take-a-bag" system. Feel free to bring plastic bags to reuse for sweaty clothes and take one as you need one.
Remember we also have recyclable, reusable and fashionable totes available at both studios for $10.
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NOVEMBER Featured Product
The SweatBox Signature Hat
Every month we will be offering a featured product offered at a discount. This month, buy a SweatBox hat for $15 (regularly $19)
Stay tuned for December's Featured Product.
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New Teachers at The SweatBox
Brooke Rawlings
Since the Spring of 2008. I have taught in Las Vegas, Nevada and Salt Lake City, Utah. I moved back to the Seattle area in October and am so happy to be back in the Northwest.
Prior to February 2008 I had lived in the high powered corporate world. I grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah where I began working in a corporate environment at age 18. My work took me to Seattle, Washington where I continued working the 12 hour/day type of job for six years. Eventually I was brought out to Las Vegas. The stress, anxiety and obvious need to detox daily brought on by that job was what prompted me to take my first Bikram Yoga class on April 10, 2007. I instantly fell in love with the yoga, more importantly, I fell in love with how I felt after class. I bought an annual package after my second yoga class....sounds crazy, right? Best decision I ever made for myself.
Teachers in Training: Barb Brown and Gary Smith
Are both at Bikram Teacher Training in Las Vegas. We haven't heard from Barb (we know she's a superstar!). And here's a word from Gary.....
Barb peeking out from behind....
Hard to believe I'm 4 weeks into teacher training! Things are going very well! Knock on wood! Learning
From the man himself is sheer terror and joy. I never thought i could handle 2 classes a day but like any other class, it's one breath at a time. Totally possible! Even when BIkram keeps us up till 3 or 4 in the morning. I'm becoming friends with amazing people from ALL OVER the world! There are 302 of us! We also have many many teachers coming and going helping us through these hard times. Because yes, it is hard. I am really doing my best to learn as much as possible to become the best Bikram yoga teacher I can. There is so much more I could say, but I gotta get back to work. HA! I love and miss you all! Everyone please..... Keep busting your butt!!! Keep practicing!!! Kill yourself so you can truly live!
Gary
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