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Photo by Alisa Garrett
Namaste Dear Friends,
Year end. Seasons
have finally changed. Nights are colder and the days short. We feel
the call to turn inward to the fire, family and friends.
Symbolically this is a time of
growing consciousness and a powerful opportunity to set intentions in
our lives. Our yoga practice, our sadhana, is a doorway into our inner
life and to the dreams we want to manifest in the new year. As we pass
through
the longest night of the year and the winter solstice, we remember that
the new light of the year will shine brightly on the these growing
seeds of our ever expanding intentional life.
We can mark this transition with conscious reflection,
heart intentions and joyful celebration.
In
this time of relative darkness and economic uncertainty, we can
celebrate our good
fortune and true abundance by sharing our love with others through the
ritual of giving from our hearts as an expression of gratitude.
We are committed to building community and to supporting the
development of real, lasting peace, harmony and consciousness in our
lives and in our world. We are always tremendously touched and
grateful that so many of you have joined us on this journey. Your
practice on the mat, your smiles, your growing families, and the moving
comments we hear from you about your experience, are all a gift to us.
We thank you from our heart for helping us to build this beautiful,
sacred community at Rising Lotus.
To mark these transitions, celebrate the Solstice on Friday 12/19 in KIRTAN! with Daniel and friends rocking the bhakti....Join us for class at 10:30 am on Christmas day and to celebrate the New Year and the transition and transformation it brings, join Claire for an intentional practice on New Years Eve day @ 9:00 am ,and Join Daniel on January 1, New Years Day @ 12:15 pm, for an intentional class to begin your year with an open the heart! Finally, make sure to check the special December offers at the bottom of this newsletter.
May our yoga practice and our community continue to provide support and light into the new year!
In deep gratitude and joy,
Daniel & Claire
The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.
- Ethel Percy Andrus.Visit our website.
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Share the Joy - Give the Gift of Yoga
 This holiday season give the gift of transformation and joy. The ancient practice of yoga creates a deeper awareness of one's self, mind, body and spirit. It relieves stress, increases strength and flexibility, improves
self-confidence, increases range of motion in the joints, stimulates
your glands and organs, aids digestion, and increases energy. And if that's not enough, Yoga brings a deep sense of well being and joyful awareness of our life unfolding in grace!
Gift certificates are available in any denomination and can be purchased online or at the studio anytime.
| For more info about Rising Lotus Yoga Gift Certificates this holiday season call us at 818-990-0282 |
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Solstice Kirtan with Daniel & Friends
Friday December 19th at 8:15
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Join Daniel on Friday December 19 for a joyful evening of musical mediation and chanting to celebrate the Winter Solstice. He'll be teaching Solstice
Flow yoga at 6:30 pm, followed by KIRTAN with Larry, Sarah, Sylvie, Abby and gang.
Come to the class or the Kirtan or join us for both! We'll set
our intentions, and open our hearts as we sing the many names of the
divine. Come to the class, the Kirtan or join us for both.
"The energy of our chanting keeps growing. Thank you for
helping to make these events so joyous and powerful. For me, the
experience of communal music and song just gets better and I'm so
fortunate to be working with such creative musicians on the bhakti path." ~ Daniel
Click Here for more info.
come sing~ come dance ~or just be
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Holiday Schedule
Bring in the New Year ZEN !
Practice through out the holidays to recognize the many gifts in our lives and start New Year off right, and come join us for our Special New Years Eve and New Years Day Classes!
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Regular Schedule except for the days listed below:
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 Christmas Eve 12/24
9:00 - 10:30 AM Mixed Level Flow Claire Hartley
10:35 - 12:05 PM Level 1 Sarah Bergman
12:15 - 1:15 PM Core Flow Shannon Branham
Christmas Day
10:30 - 12:00 PM Mixed Level · Lara Catone
12:15 -1:45 Level 1 with Elinore Cohen
Dec 26th
9:00 - 10:30 AM Mixed Level Flow Claire Hartley
10:35 - 12:05 PM Level 1 Sarah Bergman
12:15 - 1:15 PM Lunch Flow (Mixed Level) Sarah Bergman
1:30 - 3:00 PM Pre-Natal Cancelled Today
4:30 - 5:55 PM All Level Iyengar (beginners welcome) Jay Averell
New Years Eve
9:00 - 10:30 AM Mixed Level Flow Claire Hartley
10:35 - 12:05 PM Level 1 Sarah Bergman
12:15 - 1:15 PM Core Flow Shannon Branham
New Years Day
10:35 - 12:05 PM Level 1 · TBA
12:15 - 1:45 PM Mixed Level Flow Daniel Stewart
Click Here to see the updated holiday schedule online
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Take the Rising Lotus 30 and 100 YOGA Challenge
Change your body, Change your mind, Change the world! Yes We Can!
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 Many spiritual paths have a traditional period of contemplation and recommitment to practice as a community. The idea of the Rising Lotus Yoga Challenge is to explore commitment, consistency, curiosity, connection, community and transformation.
The transformative power of yoga is available to all of us, but only when we make a commitment of time and consistency. What would we discover if we showed up for ourselveses, period! What would happen if we all did that together for 30 days? What would happen if we commit during the entire first 100 days of the our new Presidents 100 days in office? What if our consciousness was dedicated to supporting the change unity possible as our leadership changes! What transformation would we experieince in our body and mind.. in our daily lives? Wah!
Join the Rising Lotus sangha for a 30 or 100 day yoga Challenge. Beginning January 20th, commit to 30 days of Yoga or, follow Obama's first 100 days in office with the 100 day challenge and be part of the powerful transformation and conscious change manifesting in our country and the world.
"The important point of spiritual practice is not to try to escape your life, but to face it -- exactly and completely."
-Dainin Katagiri Roshi
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| Core Integration: A Total Abdominal Awakening
with Jill Millerd
Access the deepest part of your core and welcome its ecstatic potential.
Sunday January 25th 2009
12:30pm-3:30pm
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 Core Integration is a Yoga based workshop specifically addressing
issues lodged deep inside your core, not only physical, but also
emotional and spiritual. Unlock the power of your center and reconnect
to the stories buried within.
This series of extraordinarily deep abdominal exercises strengthens
you from inside out and is designed to penetrate weak muscle fibers,
awaken sluggish organs, stretch scar tissue, and cultivate vibrancy
throughout your nervous system. The class intelligently presents a vast
array of abdominopelvic exercises reconnecting you to your belly in a
thoroughly conscious way.
Core Integration significantly enhances your Yoga practice,
noticeably sharpening the quality of your inversions and backbends. It
is a safe and transformative class for those dealing with specific core
injuries and is a challenge for all levels- from newcomers to teachers.
You will leave class rooted in the radiant support of your integrated
core.
Workshop Guidelines:
· Please inform Jill ahead of time if you have a specific injury
· Do not eat 3 hours prior to class
· Bring a small hand towel
· Not appropriate during pregnancy
Click Here for more information and to Register for the Workshop!
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Intro to Yoga Workshop
with Kim Fisch
Sunday January 18th 2009
Learn the basics of yoga in a comfortable, nurturing environment.
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 Rising Lotus is a beautiful neighborhood studio with easy access and
parking. We'll study the poses and breath technique with a focus on
healthy alignment for the individual student. Students will receive 1
free class and a 20% discount is offered off any class package to those
who are new students.
Hatha Yoga is a meditative physical practice that blends movement
and breath. The practice combines strength and flexibility while
helping to pinpoint and correct weaknesses and imbalance in the body.
The meditative focus on breath calms the mind and the nervous system
for extremely effective stress reduction and increased overall health
and well being. Yoga is a great long- term practice that heals and
prevents injuries and fosters an over all healthy body, mind.
This series is appropriate for anyone new to yoga as well as
beginning students who want to refine the basics of their practice. $30
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We Need Your to Help Us Grow!
Receive FREE yoga classes for street marketing!
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are looking for Karma Yogis and good souls to join the Rising Lotus family and help out by passing some holiday postcards at the farmers market, to our neighbors and local businesses in exchange for Yoga classes.
Spend one hour and receive 1 free class. 2 hours = 2 frree classes. 3 hours = 4 free classes!
We particularly need help for the next two and 1/2 weeks.
Please email Alyssa if you are interested.
Don't hesitate to call us for more info (310) 741-7255
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Intensive Yoga Training - Module 1
Deepen your practice, cultivate self-awareness. Practice and study the gifts of Yoga
March 2009
Free Informational Meeting about the training.
Sun 2/1/2009
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
A meeting for all those interested in our Teacher Training and Yoga Intensive Training. Click to sign up for this free session.
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Whether you intend to teach or want to deepen your own practice and Self understanding while exploring this ancient practic of Yoga, there is no better way than an intensive immersion with other's on the same path.
The first phase of this program is a 7 week deepen your practice
intensive which meets Friday evenings, Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
This module is perfect for anyone interested in deepening their
practice and their understanding of Yoga. This Module is a
pre-requisite for anyone wanting to enter Module 2 and receive the
Rising Lotus Yoga 200 hour teacher training certificate.
This includes:
Asana~
Pranayama~
Philosophy~
Meditation~
Kirtan~
Anatomy~
The art of sequencing~
Hands on Adjusting~
Energetic Anatomy (Chakras, Nadis & Bandhas)~
Practice teaching~
The Psychology of Teaching~
Faculty:
Claire Hartley,
Daniel Stewart,
Amy Bird,
Russ Pfeiffer - Anatomy.
Email teachertraining@risinglotusyoga.com or Click Here for more details
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu~
May all beings everywhere by happy and free |
Special
Holiday Offers!
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Available from December 12 - January 12 only!
Bring a friend, receive a free class! When you bring a new student to the studio, you'll receive a free class on your account. Bring as many friends as you want and receive multiple free classes.
Purchase 30 classes for $300 - that's $10 per class. (No discounts can be applied. Six month expiration)
Purchase 1/2 Year unlimited pass for $600 (it will be selling for $700 after January 10)
Purchase a yearly unlimited for $1200. That's $100 per month for unlimited yoga.
Click to purchase online
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Bring a Friend this Month and get a Class for Free!
Spend some time this month with
the ones you love! Bring a friend (who's new to the studio) and receive a class for FREE!
1 FRIEND - 1 FREE
2 FRIENDS - 2 FREE
5 FRIENDS - 5 FREE CLASSES!
Rising Lotus
Yoga's Gift to you this season. Come in and destress!
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Holiday YOGA Clothing
SALE!
30% off selected yoga clothing
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Stop by the Lotus Store at our studio to check out new fall styles by
Hard Tail
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Love After Love
by Derek Walcott
The time will come
when, with elation
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror
and each will smile at the other's welcome,
and say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was your self.
Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart
to itself, to the stranger who has loved you
all your life, whom you ignored
for another, who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,
the photographs, the desperate notes,
peel your own image from the mirror.
Sit. Feast on your life.
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Give GREEN this Holiday Season!
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Remember the planet when you give this year! Be creative and make your own gifts... Or, if you don't have the time to create, make sure your gift is green and local! Gift meaningfully and give the gift of YOGA! And remember, when wrapping your gifts get crafty and reuse your paper!
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| Thanksgiving Class Donations!
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We raised almost $500 on Thanksgiving, to support the West Valley Food Pantry. Thank you for your generosity.
Click to read about the good work they do.
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| Welcome Isis~
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Congratulations to our beloved Amy Bird on the the birth of her baby girl, Isis!
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