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Living Joyfully: problem solving
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| Nobody likes to be told that they need to solve their own problems. But I think that on some level, we all believe that to be true, at least in part. Once we reach a certain age, we recognize that we can no longer look to others to take care of us. And even if our faith is part of the picture, some action and intention on our part is still needed to overcome the challenges we face.
Our Yoga practice does not solve our problems, although at times it wonderfully feels like this is happening! When we practice, we learn how to embrace sensation, to be in a difficult posture, breathe through it, and dig deeper into our inner resources. We learn to listen to our own inner wisdom, and to  feel the light of life and truth that helps guide us where we need to go. These are the same skills we need with us order to move gracefully through our lives outside the studio. Our Yoga gives us the opportunity to put ourselves to the test: in the quiet of opening and closing meditation, we know whether or not we have been listening to ourselves, and begin to do so more fully. In the heat of the practice, we learn to trust our strength and our breath, adjusting over and over again to find balance. Sometimes we fall down. In the studio, we can laugh, brush ourselves off, and get up again. We learn how to do better next time. We learn how to let go. Our Yoga practice doesn't solve our problems, but it does help us find the grace to cope with them, and the humor to move through them. Over and over again.
Namaste,
Erin |
Improving Posture without Correction: Feldenkrais June 19, 2-5 pm
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|  From grandmothers to gym teachers, from yoga
instructors to health magazines, we have all received a plethora of information
on "correct posture." Draw the stomach in, loop the shoulders down, lift the
chin, tuck the chin....The question is - Has it worked? Does it hold? Is it
comfortable and sustainable? When we see the ease of little children sitting on
the floor, standing, or running - they are not giving themselves a list of
instructions, they simply have awareness of the easiest and most efficient way
to stand and move in the world. Moshe Feldenkrais said, "A correction becomes a
problem for a lifetime." Anytime we try to embody a conceptual instruction and
apply it over the dynamic and ever-changing world of human movement in a field
of gravity, it is a recipe for a good deal of ineffective or inefficient work.
In this workshop we will learn how to rest on the
frame of our skeletons, not learning the "right" way to stand, but rekindling
the aspect of our awareness that resonates with ease, which can discover
efficiency in movement and stillness and perhaps surprise ourselves with
enjoyable, effortless posture.
Improving Posture without Correction
Saturday, June 19, 2-5 pm
$40 in advance, $45 day of
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Monday Feldenkrais: Mindful Embodiment
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| Enjoy Feldenkrais and experience
Mindful Embodiment: a series of Feldenkrais sessions around
Dr.
Ida
Rolf's 10 sessions of Structural Integration.
 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
June 14: Improve The Way You Walk #1
June 21: Improve The Way You Walk #2
June 28: Effortless Sitting
July 5: Ways of Seeing- Lessons For The Eyes
July 12: Your Ribs Are Not a Cage
July 19: Improving Balance
July 26: Free Your Breath, Find Your Voice
August 2: Free Ankles, Knees and Hips
August 9: Move Like a Kid Again
"How much pleasure and satisfaction do you dare to
wish for in what you do?"
- Ruthy Alon, senior Feldenkrais
teacher
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Prenatal Update
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|  PRENATAL WILL BE BACK IN JULY!!!!
SUNDAYS 11:45-1 PM
We are not offering a regular Prenatal class in June, but there are several great classes expectant mothers could take: Restore, Restorative, Basics, and Moving Meditation are safe for all trimesters.
Also, I would like to personally invite our lovely mothers-to-be to my Restore class Thursday mornings from 10-11:20. This class includes gentle stretching for neck, shoulders & hips, and relaxing restorative poses which are safe for expectant mothers and beneficial for all. I have taught prenatal, and I delivered a happy and healthy Ava Grace about nine months ago. I hope you can join us! Warmly,
Erin |
New Power 1 on Fridays with Lisa Johnston
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Event Hosting
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| Are you looking for a venue for your friendly gathering?
 Our studio & garden space are 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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