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2/19 Yoga for Cross Country Skiers
2/26 Seven Moving Principles
3/5 Workshop with Garrick TBA
3/19 Workshop with Demi TBA
4/2 Special Community Class to benefit American Cancer Society
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February Schedule
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6:00-7 am Yogalates ~ Shanna
9-10:30 am All Levels Flow~ Demi
10:40-11:45 Mommy & Baby Yoga ~ Demi
12-12:50 Express Yoga~ Erin
4:30-5:30 Community Yoga Class ~ Savannah
5:45-7:00 pm Power 1 ~ Erin
7:15-8:30 pm Restorative~ Erin
Tuesday
6:15-7:30 All Levels Flow ~ Alaina
8:30-9:45 am Anusara Inspired ~ Jen Hecht
10:10-11:30 am Restore~ Reina
4:00-5:00 pm Kid's Class ~ Mandi
5:45-7 pm Yoga for Strength~ Erin
7:15-8:30 Yin Yoga Reina
8:40-9:40 pm ~ Sacred Dance Fusion ~ Rebecca
Wednesday
6:00-7 am Yogalates ~ Shanna
8:00-8:50 Mat Pilates ~ Shannon
10-11:15 am All Levels Flow ~ Jami
Noon-12:50 ~ Express ~ Reina
1:00-2:00 Feldenkrais (drop in only; no cards) ~ Erin & Carl Rabke
5:30-7 pm Gentle Yoga~ Roz
7:15-8:15pm Yoga Nidra ~ Erin
Thursday
8:30-9:45 Hatha ~ Patricia
10-11:20 Restore ~ Bobbie
Noon-12:50 Express ~ Patricia
4-5:15 pm All Levels Flow ~ Natalie
5:45-7:05 Prana Flow~ Lisa
7:15-8:30 Moving Meditation ~ Pati
8:40-9:50 pm Yoga for Athletes ~ Alaina
Friday
9-10:20 Prana Flow~ Lisa
Noon- 12:50 ~ Booty Camp ~ Rebecca
1-2:30 Hatha ~ Dawn
4:15-5:30 Yogalates ~ Shanna
5:45-7 pm ~ All Levels Flow ~ Alaina
7:15-8:30pm Expressive Yoga ~ Rebecca**
**Class not offered 2/11
Saturday
8:40-9:50 am Good Morning Yoga!~ Erin
10-11:20 Power 1 ~ Garrick
11:30-12:45 FREE Intro to Yoga ~Emily/ Terra**
**Class not offered 2/12
Sunday
8:30-9:50 am Sunday Morning Flow~ Garrick
10:00-11:30 am Anusara Inspired~ Jen H
1:30-2:35 Yoga Basics ~ Patricia
4:00-5:15 Restorative ~ Dina
5:30-6:30 pm Power Hour ~ Staff
6:45-8:15 Deep Flow Garrick
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Autopay Specials
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Spring is the perfect time to make a commitment to yourself and to your practice - while saving $$!
Sign up for autopay between now and February 28, and receive a coupon good for 20% off any merchandise from our boutique (excludes MonkeyG).
With Autopay, you can come to Yoga any time, any day, unlimited, for the same great low price every month. No worries about expired cards! And you can cancel anytime.
Autopay prices:
$95 ongoing special
$85 teacher/artist
$75 student
UNLIMITED!
Ask your teacher how you can sign up today and save
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| Living Joyfully |
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Hi Everyone,
Today we are likely to be bombarded with images and ideals of what our culture portrays as love: chocolates, roses, diamond rings; things money can buy. But we know that the experience of love is something quite different. When we feel love, we are outside of our ordinary thoughts, sometimes out of our minds indeed! Love is beyond what we usually think of as the mind. It is an experience of "no mind." We don't care what happens to us; we focus in on the Beloved and devote ourselves to him or her. On the other hand, when we get discouraged or angry or upset, chances are we have fallen out of this feeling, even if we still love the person. The feeling of real love is important to re-member. It is like samadhi (bliss) in  Yoga. And the funny thing is, when we do get angry or upset or hurt, often love is the reason. We feel angry because there is something greater than the anger-provoking situation that we want to move forward into. We feel hurt because we wanted to feel loved but got something else thrown at us instead. Yet while other people certainly do love us, real love generates from within. When we are able to re-member this feeling, to pull it back together into wholeness, we are able to rise above our other petty thoughts and get to that sweet beyond-the-mind place again, even if things don't go our way. The truth is, we love all the time: we love the blue sky, the fresh air, the warmth of the sun, the freedom to move our bodies and to speak our minds. This is a gift coming our way from the universe. So much true love surrounds us everywhere we go. Let's remember this today and enjoy.
Namaste,
Erin
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| Yoga for Cross Country Skiers: A Workshop | | |
February 19, 2011, 2-4pm, $25
Spots are still available! Sign up today ONLINE by clicking here You do not have to be a skier to participate
Make 2010 the best ski season ever with greater flexibility and strength, and fewer aches and pains. Yoga has many benefits for skiers. Yoga improves core stability and strength, builds flexibility and balance, strengthens bone, enhances muscle flexibility and tone, and boosts lung capacity. Learn Yoga techniques you can use at home to improve your skiing, and how to get the most out of your Yoga practices when you do attend class.
This workshop will be led by Reina who has just returned from studying Yoga and Ayurveda in India! Come ready to learn and enjoy exploring movement, whatever your level.
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Charlotte Bell presents...
Donna Farhi's Seven Moving Principles
| | Donna Farhi's Seven Moving Principles
Donna Farhi is one of the world's most renowned, international teachers of Yoga alive today. Charlott e Bell is one of our community's most respected, long-term teachers of Yoga, with a monthly column in the Catalyst, and a beautiful book of her own, Mindful Yoga, Mindful Life. Charlotte has co-taught teacher trainings with Donna Farhi, and has a deep familiarity with Farhi's approach, including the Seven Moving Principles. We are pleased to welcome Charlotte's presentation of these principles on February 26, 1-5pm. Space will be extremely limited, since this is part of our ongoing teacher training, so register early at the studio to reserve your spot.
Breathe, Yield, Radiate, Center, Support, Align, Engage, Return. Learn how to apply Donna Farhi's seven subtle principles to your own practice through gentle experiential exercises and thoughtful inquiry. Understanding these principles brings balance and poise, effortlessly correct alignment and energetic  flow to any Yoga posture, while empowering the mind to find clear perception and return to original silence. Students of all levels are welcome, from beginners to advanced. Don't miss this great opportunity to practice with a deeply-learned and down-to-earth practitioner, steeped in Farhi's wisdom and her own practical experience.
Seven Moving Principles February 26, 1-5pm $55 in advance, $65 day-of (space permitting) |
| American Cancer Society | | |
Avenues Yoga is teaming up again with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network!
Please join us in the fight to end cancer.
This year our fundraising goal is $5000, and we're offering fabulous prizes as an extra incentive to get involved: Raise over $250 you will receive a
5 class card. Raise $500 or more & receive a 10 class card. Over $1000 you will get a 20 class card, and our top fundraiser over $1000 will get a 3 month unlimited pass.
Fundraising packets are available in the studio. If you are a cancer survivor or friend whose life has been touched by cancer and you would like the opportunity to participate in our in-house fundraising efforts in exchange for free classes, email Trixee for more information by clicking here.
To make an online donation, click here.
My favorite uncle is not really my uncle. He's my godfather, but growing up I always called him Uncle Pete. In one of my earliest memories, the whole family went out sledding in Peacham Vermont, with my mom, dad, sister, Aunt Barb, Uncle Pete, and their big fluffy dog, who we kept trying to get to pull our sleds. I don't remember much, except laughing a lot and feeling very very light in my heart. Uncle Pete always had a great big sly and woolfish grin, like he was in on the joke, and just waiting to see if you got it too. When I got a little older, but s till a child, I remember going to watch him race his kayak. We stood on a bridge, the white water of the swift river rushing below among the rocks and rapids. And then a rush of small blotches of color as the racers swept by in the mad and frothy current, urged on by a cheer they couldn't hear, unrecognizable.
Uncle Pete always lived large, laughing a lot, playing hard, finding the thrills in life both in the peak moments and in the quiet times. I don't think I've ever known anyone so fully alive. He even found that spark of life in his battle with brain cancer, which he faced like a sparring partner in his beloved karate practice. The patc h he came to wear over his eye made him look like a pirate, a role that suited him well. I admire his bravery, and the way he  found humor in his plight, always ready to make a joke, or find one if any could be found. The last time I saw him, two years ago, we all went sailing, out on the ocean in Maine, riding the big, deep waves as we had done together many times before. But there was a touch of chill in the air. And later that summer, he entered his final battle with cancer, facing death with dignity and, as always, a wry smile.
I miss you Uncle Pete, and I always remember you with love. I would have liked for you to meet Ava, but I like to think that you are watching over us with a big, wolfish grin on your face, letting me know that everything is going to be okay.
Thank you, everyone, for supporting the American Cancer Society fundraiser this month. Here's to more smiles, and more birthdays.
Namaste,
Erin
To make an online donation, click here.
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Spring Retreat at Wolf Creek Ranch
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Save the Date!
Our Spring Retreat at Wolf Creek Ranch is coming up
May 27-29, 2011.
The weather will be mild, the mountains turning green with warmish/sunny days. Outside activities will be possible with a light weight jacket or sweatshirt; yoga, star gazing, hikes, outside activities and our evening campfire program. FUN!!!
Exact times & pricing are TBA. Check our Events Page for more details coming soon! |
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Cancer Survivors, Family & Friends
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Now through March, on the last Sunday
of every month, our 4:00 Restorative class will be free for cancer survivors, their family and supporters. Donations will be accepted to support the efforts of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.
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