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Michael Harris, Director
Bikram Yoga - Bend, OR
Join our Amazing Community of friends who gather here daily to learn, laugh, grow and sweat! Enjoy yourself in a warm comfortable space where your voice is heard, your struggles understood, and your efforts continuously celebrated. Here you will find the confidence to recognize, accept, and trust yourself so you can live your life fearlessly and without reservation. Come in, make your body smile and have a kick ass time!
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At Bikram Yoga...
We like to practice our yoga
and have fun...
So it's Almost 4th of July...
And a great time to practice yoga...
Not only this weekend...
But all summer long...
 Summer Special @ Bikram Yoga Monthly Unlimited Yoga $89
(Purchase Prior to August 15th, 2 Month Limited)
New Student - Intro Special
2 People $15, 10 Days Unlimited Yoga
(Anyone who has not attended class since 1/1/10)
4th of July Weekend Class Schedule
Saturday July 3rd - 7am, 9am & 4:30
Sunday July 4th - 9am Only
Monday July 5th - 6:15am, 9am, 11am, 4:30pm, 6:30pm
Don't forget to sign-up for the Summer Rafting Trip with Sun Country Tours
Friday, July 16th we will raft the Big Eddy with Sun Country Tours. A perfect time for a Strike a Pose photo. This trip is normally $47 - We have received a special discount of only $30. Meet at Sun Country on Centruy Drive at 11:30 - we will return by 3pm. Sign up Online or at the studio.
Strike a Pose!
After your yoga class go out and take your best shot of yourself (and maybe others) in a yoga posture. Have fun and be creative. Finalists to be included in a 2011 calendar.
Grand Prize - 3 Months Unlimited Yoga!
Paddle Night!
2nd Monday night of June, July and August, 6:30pm. We will meet at the studio and go for a paddle up to Riverbend Park and back. No charge - just bring your own kayak, paddleboard or other floating device. You can also pick up a kayak or paddleboard at Tumalo Creek Kayak.
Pickin' & Paddling Music Series. Last Wednesday night of June, July, August & September come and enjoy great music on the lawn behind the studio. They will even be offering free kayak demos. So listen to some great music and take a leisurely paddle on the river. This event is sponsored by Tumalo Creek Kayak and is No Charge.
Friday night Donation Class. Our 6:30pm class is now by donation. $5 to $15 suggested donation.
For More Info About
Summer at Bikram Yoga
Check Out
or Talk to us at the Studio.
Let's All Make a Commitment to Keep Our Yoga Practice Going and to Having a Summer of Fun!
I look forward to seeing you all of you soon!
Michael Harris, Director
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Quote of the Month
"The Truth you speak has no past and
no future. It is, and that's all it needs to be."
Illusions - Richard Bach
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Book of the Month
When a reporter asked the famor biologist J.B.S. Haldane what his biological studies had taught him about God, Haldane replied, "The creator, if he exists, must have an inordinate fondess for beetles," since there are more species of beetle that any other group of living creature. By the same token, a neurologist might conclude that God is a cartographer. He must have an inordinate fondness for maps, for everywhere you look in the brain maps abound.
- V.S. Ramachandran
Did you know that when you are driving your car, your brain thinks that the car is part of you? That the bumpers - front and back - are all connected with your hands and brain. Did you know that your brain thinks that a fork in your hand is part of the body? That your brain thinks that your skis, snowboard, bike are all part of the body? Did you know that even when you practice yoga that your mat and where you put it is all about "spatial issues" as determined by the brain?
Ok - this book may not be the lightest summer read. Yet it is really a fascinating book about how the brain works and how so much of what we do is dictated on levels that we are not always aware of. So pick up a copy today and feed your mind with new food for the maps of your brain.
Michael Harris, Director
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July 2010
Student of the Month
Alexis Summer
Alexis says that yoga is a sweet retreat from her sometimes crazy and chaotic life. She is a single mom with a two young daughters and works full time as a paralegal. Her oldest daughter - 11 years old - told her that she needs to practice more to move forward and not plateau. Alexis practices everyday and even twice a day if time permits. She says that allowing herself 90 minutes and 26 postures to focus only on her and her body is probably the single greatest thing she has done for herself and those around her. Alexis started at the suggestion of her boyfriend Ryan who is currently on his third deployment in Irag. He returns to Bend later this summer and Alexis looks forward to being able to practice together.
Alexis says her most memorable experience was her first day. Her warm welcome and constant encouragement have led her to be very excited about her practice. She has learned quickly that her favorite and least favorite posture can change day to day. That her favorite one day will be her nemesis the next day. Alexis has discovered that Bikram Yoga has helped her allergy problems and is much better than a pill. To quote Alexis, "I have noticed that Bikram Yoga has made every physical activity I do better. If I can do 90 minutes in the hot hot room, I can do anything."
If you haven't met Alexis yet - she is often in the 6:15am class - with her mom Judy. Be sure to come early and congratulate Alexis on being Student of the Month.
Hope to see all of you in class today!
Michael Harris, Director
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