Living Joyfully: The Body of Breath
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Hi Everyone,
We had a great first session of Deep Relaxation/ Yoga Nidra this past Wednesday; thanks, all of you who came out! This week in that class we will focus on the "body of breath," bringing more relaxing pranayama breathing into the mix. Deep Relaxationcan be more soothing than sleep itself - a wonderful way to recharge those tired batteries and sleep better at night during this interim period between winter and spring.
Our bodies are not just made of the solid, tangible "stuff" we can see when we look in the mirror, and feel when we put on our clothes. The space between the material elements of the  body is what makes it pliable, soft and alive. It is this space that we enter into when we focus on the body of breath in Deep Relaxation. Expanding our awareness into this layer brings greater vitality into our entire being, expanding the space between the cells for greater respiration and release on the most intimate, internal level.
In Deep Flow last night, Garrick read a passage from the Tao Te Ching that puts this concept beautifully into words:
We join spokes together in a wheel,
but it is the center hole
that makes the wagon move
We shape clay into a pot,
but it is the emptiness inside
that holds whatever we want
We hammer wood for a house
but it is the inner space
that makes it livable
We work with being
but non-being is what we use.
Enjoy your practice this week!
Erin
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Kirtan! Saturday April 17, 7 pm
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Join us this Saturday April 17, 7 pm for a Kirtan with Leraine
Leraine has a beautiful voice, and a large repertoire of songs for us to enjoy and sing along with if we choose. She'll bring lyric sheets for us to follow along with, and tell stories from Yoga lore to entertain us & tickle our fancy.To read more about Leraine's music, and to hear some samples, click here. Saturday April 17, 7 pm $10 drop in. |
SLCC Students
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SLCC Students: Get Credit for practicing!
Sign up for Yoga I through Salt Lake Community College and enjoy the classes you like at Avenues Yoga! Register for the section below, then mix and match classes each week at the studio to fit your schedule and your mood.
Yoga
I (LW) - 31771 - HLAC 1057 - 015
For more information and to register, visit the SLCCwebsite.
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Monday Feldenkrais: Mindful Embodiment
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Enjoy Feldenkrais and experience
 Join Erin & Carl Rabke and a
great group of folks for an evening of somatic explorations. We'll be varying
the topic of each class. No experience or advance registration required. It's
fun!
5:30-7 pm $15 drop in
Mindful Embodiment: a series of Feldenkrais sessions around Dr.
Ida
Rolf's 10 sessions of Structural Integration. Drop-ins welcome
April 12: Intelligent Feet: Connecting to the
Ground
April 19: Discovering Length
April 26: Free Hips and Pelvis
#1
May 3: Free Hips and Pelvis # 2
May 10: Free Hips and Pelvis #3
May
17: Get Your Head on Straight (Freeing the Neck)
May 24: Integrating Hips and
Legs
May 31: Integrating Shoulders and Arms
June 7: Discovering Skeletal
Neutral: Effortless Elegant Movement
"How much pleasure and satisfaction do you dare to
wish for in what you do?"
- Ruthy Alon, senior Feldenkrais
teacher
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Event Hosting
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 Are you looking for a venue for your friendly gathering? Our studio & garden space is available to host receptions, reunions and other peaceful gatherings in keeping with our spirit of place. For more information, contact Erin by clicking here or call 801-410-4639.
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