Weekend Retreat to Harmony Hill with Melissa and Erin Creating a Home Yoga Practice May 14 - 16
EARLY BIRD
SPECIAL
Register by
March 31st
and receive
10% off retreat cost!
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Remember
Our New Referral Program!
From January until May, if you refer anyone new to our studio who purchases a Series, Class Card, or Membership, you will receive $25 on your account to go towards any retail items, classes or workshops.
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New Retail
in the Studio
Need some inspiration for your practice and life please check out our new books, CD's, and more!
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Spring is around the corner and I cannot remember being this excited for a change in weather and getting outdoors more. Although I may practice and teach yoga regularly, eat healthy, do all the "right things" this winter has found me and my family with cold after cold. It is true that when I speak to other experienced parents, who in particular, have more than one child, they all say that this is very normal. And yet it has still made me self reflect; in the ways that I behave, the thoughts in my mind, the energy that I spend, and my self-care regimen. I am practicing putting myself first so that I can then take care of those I love around me and actually have something to give back. This does not always come easy having those life responsibilities of family and work, but I know that if I don't take care of me then everyone else around me will hurt.
What one act can you do today that will make a difference for you and in return those around you?
What structures do you have in place to take care
of yourself when you feel emptied?
Who can you surround yourself with to support your
self -care regimen?
How would you feel if all your needs were met?
As we fill our own cup we can then look to giving to others.
"Whether you and I and a few others will renew the world some day remains to be seen. But within ourselves we must renew each day." -Herman Hesse
Here at the studio, we are committed to creating change within us and then in turn making a difference in the world around us. Please join us on Saturday Feb. 6th for a benefit to aid relief in Haiti. We will be accepting donations and all drop-in classes will be donated to Doctors without Borders. We also love to see everyone grow, play, and discover. This month is no exception and you may find yourself playing and deepening your connections on Valentine's Weekend in our Partner Yoga workshop. Coming in the beginning of April, and not to be missed this year, is returning guest teacher, Rebekkah LaDyne's wonderful workshop, Coming Home to Yourself with Live Music. I encourage you to celebrate your practice and your life with this reflective workshop and enjoy live music by Steve and Anne-Emilie Gold. We wish you a happy and healthy rest of the winter and enjoy seeing you at the studio!
We are happy to announce a new addition to our newsletter. We have chosen to partner up with local businesses that we adore, and this month you will find a coupon at the end of this newsletter for exceptional photography services from Oona Cooperhill. You can find her work on our website in our photo gallery. I have personally worked with her during pregnancy and baby pictures for both our boys. Please check out her website www.oonacopperhill.com.
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February Events
and Workshops
Yoga For Haiti!
Saturday February 6th, 2010
9:00am Basic Flow
10:30am Intermediate Flow
For both Saturday morning classes on February 6th we will be collecting donations and all drop ins and donations will go to the Doctors Without Borders organization. So please come take class on Saturday and take part in so much more! www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Partner Yoga Basics
With Angi Donovan and Bryan Michel Saturday February 13th, 1:00-3:30pm
Partner Yoga is about trust, intimacy, playfulness, and courage. Partner Yoga feels great! Using weight and counter balance, we will be able to stretch more deeply into familiar yoga poses while connecting with our partners in new ways. Open to All Levels.
Yoga Flight!
Intermediate Partner Yoga
with Erin and Chris Joosse Sunday February 14th, 2:30-5:00pm
Take your partner yoga play to the next level and learn how to soar! Erin and Chris will playfully guide you to explore your edges and connect deeply with each other. Comfort practicing at the Intermediate level recommended.
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Intro Series Next Intro Series Begins
Tuesday February 16th at 5:30pm
Thursday February 18th at 7:00pm
Cost: $70
Do you know someone who is looking for a beginner class or would you like to brush up on the basics of yoga?? Sign up as soon as possible, these Intro Series fill quickly!
Upcoming Spring Events
Intro to Meditation
with Angi Donovan
4 week series
Sunday, March 7-28 7:00-8:00pm
Cost: $45
Illuminate your inner world through mindfulness meditation on Sunday evenings with Angi Donovan. Each week we will play with and practice different techniques of coming into the present, giving you the opportunity to find which works best for you. There will also be time for group discussion and questions. It is open to those just beginning as well as those who are looking to deepen their existing practice. So tap within and bring balance and peace into your everyday life!
Yoga for Fertility
With Guest Teacher Lynn Jensen
Saturday, March 13 ยท 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost: $60 (10% off for members)
Yoga for Fertility is designed for women or couples who are trying to conceive, either naturally or through assisted reproductive technology. In a recent Harvard-based study, women participating in a yoga and relaxation program increased their chances of pregnancy by almost 3 times. We will use specific yoga postures for each phase of your monthly cycle, to stimulate and tone the reproductive system. We can also help regulate the body's hormone levels using yoga postures, breathing and relaxation practices which support the endocrine and nervous systems. Yoga is a well-recognized stress-reducer, and chronic stress has been shown to adversely affect fertility. The class environment is small, personal and supportive. No previous yoga experience is necessary. If you are currently taking a general yoga class, it is highly recommended that you attend a session of Yoga for Fertility to learn how to adapt poses during your cycle.
Attention
New Mommas!!
Source Yoga will be having a Mother's Tea after the Mom and Baby Class Wednesday March 17th! Stay after class and meet your community of Yoga Mommas!
Coming Home to Yourself with Guest Teacher Rebekkah LaDyne
April 10 - an afternoon of Yoga with live music with Steve and Anne-Emilie Gold, Meditation and self discovery with Returning Guest teacher Rebekkah LaDyne
Date: Saturday, April 10th
Time: 1-3:30pm
Cost: $48 (10% off if register before April 1st) |
Friday Night Events!
 NEW! Movie Night on the 1st Fridays of each month, beginning in February
Please join us for our first movie night this Friday evening at 7pm. We will be showing Origins of Yoga, a look at the yogis in India that practice yoga in the way it has been practiced for thousands of years, giving up their livelihoods and devoting their entire lives to the pursuit of the divine.
Suggested Donation: $5 to be donated to Doctors Without Borders in February
Tacoma Kirtan with Jeannine Maxwell
and Friends at Source Yoga
2nd Friday, February 12, 7-8PM
 As an ancient form of meditation, Kirtan uses simple repetitive songs and chants that carry us effortlessly into a place of quiet stillness. This community event is by a suggested donation of $5.
All proceeds will go to our Source Yoga Scholarship Fund, providing yoga to those who could not otherwise afford it. No singing experience is necessary.
Yoga Nidra with Najeea Leslie at Source Yoga
3rd Friday, February 19, 7-8PM
Use Class Card, Membership, or $15 Drop-in
Also known as yogic sleep or sleep with awareness, Yoga Nidra is a medita tion practice that is intended to induce full-body relaxation and deep state of consciousness. In our overly stimulated daily lives, Yoga Nidra is a method of entering into deep rest, mentally, physically, and emotionally.
YOGA DANCE!!!
Every 4th Friday,
February 26, 7-8:30PM
$15 Drop-in or use your Class Card/Membership
Yoga Dance is an hour and a half of fun, creative, and alive expression. Expect infused yoga, invigorating dance, and deep meditation. Through your body, breath, and heart feel your inner juices rise, pulse, and flow, and then quiet, deepen, and expand. No experience necessary.
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Get to Know Your Community
Colleen
Gray
Source Yoga: How did you get into yoga?
CG: How did I get into yoga? You know how you meet a guy? You maybe think he's cute and sweet but not for you? Not at all? You become friends for a while but lose track of each other. Years later, you meet again by chance. Somehow, you share one powerful kiss and fall madly, hopelessly in love.
Yoga was like that for me.
The first yoga class I attended was at my gym. We did Shavasana at the beginning and end of class. I never went back because I didn't like all the "waiting around."
About five or six years ago, I was coaxed to try a Yogafit class. To me it was an exotic muscle toning class in a darkened room. The instructor was a hoot and offered a challenging workout so I went back. But my alignment! I thought warrior one and triangle pose were easy, if that tells you anything. I took classes off and on for a couple years and even subbed for the instructor a few times (!!!). I lost interest when the she moved to Texas.
In October 2008, I thought I was getting a bit stiff. So I wandered into a yoga class at the YMCA taught by Amy Petty. I teasingly call Amy "the yoga gateway drug" because after class I wanted more. Soon I found myself at Source Yoga taking all the classes I could fit into my schedule. I adore all the teachers at Source. Each instructor brings a unique perspective to share and the best of themselves to their classes. And I enjoy the community. Yogis and yoginis rock.
SY: Why do you practice yoga?
CG: At first it was all physical. I wanted a challenging workout. 15 months later it is so much more. Yoga develops functional fitness physically, spiritually and emotionally. I am stronger, more flexible, more patient, more spacious, more loving and more joyful each day I practice.
SY: What does your practice look like?
CG: I don't have a regular home practice, yet, though I do a wee bit of yoga every day if only to warm up before other exercise or to calm down before bed. A full practice hopefully includes some arm balances. I heart arm balances.
From the outside in, I suspect that my practice looks like a goofy golden retriever. All happy and sweaty. Okay, dogs don't sweat. But if I was a dog who did yoga, I think I would.
SY: How does your yoga practice affect your life.
CG: The more I practice yoga, the more I find to love about yoga and to love in my life. I have all that I need.
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Lokhah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu ~ May all beings in the world be happy.
Namaste,
Melissa and Erin
Source Yoga
2712 N. 21st St, Ste, A
Tacoma, Wa 98406
www.sourceyogaonline.com
info@sourceyogaonline 253-756-8066
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