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Living Joyfully: Sapere aude
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| Hi Everyone,
This week I've been reading The Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss, a fascinating book! One of the aims of the book is to help readers develop their intuition, specifically in order to be able to diagnose what is going wrong with them, either physically or emotionally. It is about learning to read energy, and according to Myss, we all have this ability. The events of our lives, good, bad, and indifferent, leave impressions in our energetic  field, as well as on and in our physical bodies. Developing our intuition lets us "read" this energy. In Yoga terms, this is "seeing" with the third eye, the ajna chakra. Interestingly enough, Myss attributes a kind of sentience to our electromagnetic field: it wants to be read. The part of us that wants to be healthy is sending out messages all the time. The rub is, do we dare to read them? This really resonates with something Peter said during his workshop last month. He said, "you will never cure yourself from the part of you that is sick." The part of all of us that is sick only knows how to be sick. And often, this sick part plays a loud and fussy role in our lives! Otherwise, we would all be transforming our lives for the better at a much faster pace. The good news is, there is a big, energetic part of each of us that wants to live vibrantly, live joyfully - that wants to be fully alive and fully healthy. And our intuitive sense can connect with that part of ourselves if we take the time to slow down and listen. This week, I'm dedicating my personal practice to this endeavor. Maybe you will too?
Namaste, Erin
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Monday, August 23, 1:30-3  pm
Create
Balance, stability & force in your physical & energetic body.
Ashley's arm balance & inversional flow workshop will cleanse
stagnant energy & create space for a deep sense of total well being.
All levels are welcome to attend!
Expect to sweat, challenge yourself & pray with your body. Nothing to fear! Yoga is connecting
to the source. Come drink from the yoga well.
$25 pre- register
$30 at the door.
Register at the studio or by calling 801-410-4639
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The Art of Dynamic Sitting: Feldenkrais August 21, 2-5 pm
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| The Art of
Dynamic Sitting
Sat.
Aug.21, 2-5pm
In our culture we often spend more time
sitting than we would like - whether it is in chairs, behind computers, in a
car, eating dinner - sitting is simply a part of our lives. In this workshop we
will explore how to keep sitting from becoming either collapsing into a slouch
or an effortful exhausting upright posture. We will explore sitting as a dynamic
play of balance, breath and skeletal alignment. Whether sitting at your desk,
sitting to play a musical instrument, sitting on a mediation cushion or on the
floor, this workshop will help to reawaken awareness of the skeleton on which we
can rest effortlessly while sitting. Imagine the possibility of actually
feeling better
when you get up from
time at your desk...
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Summer Concert
Friday, August 27 at 8 pm
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| Rahasya Music: Deep Mystery is coming to Avenues Yoga August 27 for a wonderful show! Combining traditional Indian sounds and roots-based instrumentation (dholak, harmonium, chela), with a modern format (drum-set, bass, keys), the group continues to dive
ever deeper into the layers of it's "collective heart." 
Rahasya travels
around the Southeast sharing sacred music and yoga, and continues to
branch further and further out into the rest of the planet. Always
seeking the highest aim of music (spiritual enlightenment), RMDM also
brings a deep danceable groove and a celebratory vibration. Come ready to listen and drink deep from the music of soul & spirit.
August 27, 8 pm
Doors open at 7:30 pm
$10 per person or 2 for $15
To learn more about the band, click here.
To listen, click here.
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Pranayama & Meditation with Peter Francyk
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Just two classes left: August 18 & 25. Don't miss the chance to work with this great teacher!By popular demand, Peter has graciously agreed to teach two more classes before returning to India. Thank you Peter!!!!  Explore the connection between mind, body and breath by learning the ancient arts of pranayama and meditation. Through pranayama, we
learn to use the brea th to direct life energy through
the body and through all layers of our being. It is the gateway to
meditation, which takes us deeper into the synergy of mind, body, spirit, and universe. This
relaxing and informative class will enhance your ability to tune into this connection, and
add depth to your practice of all other limbs of Yoga. Class meets Wednesdays, 7:15-8:30 pm through August.
No need to preregister: just drop in!
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Yoga Retreat at Wolf Creek Ranch
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|  Yoga Retreat at Wolf Creek Ranch
October 15-17, 2010
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Monday Special Program: Feldenkrais
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| Enjoy Feldenkrais with a series of fun drop-in possibilities
5:30-7 pm $15 drop in
August 16: Lengthening the Spine with guest teacher
Tommie St.Cyr, GCFP
August 23:
Shoulder Ease
August 30: The
Pelvis: Your Power Center
Sept. 6 (Labor Day): Reducing your Labor in
Movement
During the month of August, bring a friend to
any of our group classes or workshops for free. And feel free to take us up on
the offer for as many classes as you'd like to attend this summer. Introduce a
friend to Feldenkrais - they'll be
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Feldenkrais at Avenues Yoga
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| Change The Way You Move
Change The Way you Age
A new
series for Monday nights
Drop-in to any or attend them all
Sept.13-Nov.1,
5:30-7pm
Do we stop moving because we get old or do we get old
because we stop moving? Or because we do keep moving but with no refinement -
perhaps attempting to "combat" the signs of aging by pushing harder, forcing our
way through the pain?
We are delighted to offer a series of lessons
exploring movement and its relationship to how we experience age and our level
of vitality. Join us for one or all of the
Awareness Through Movement lessons we'll be
exploring in this dynamic series. 
$15 drop in per class
$100
if you register for the entire
series, and just $90 if you preregister for the
series by Aug. 31st.
"How much pleasure and satisfaction do you dare to
wish for in what you do?"
- Ruthy
Alon, senior Feldenkrais
teacher
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