COMMIT TO GET FIT
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3 MONTH UNILIMITED PASS
for only $350!
(That's $70 off!)
Offer good through
Friday April 30th
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
May
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.
~Chinese Proverb
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Buddha News!
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| * The Essential Class
Thursdays 6 - 7pm
Fridays 5:30-6:30pm
* Deep Stretch w/ Serap
Thursdays 4:30 - 5:30pm
* $5 Karma Classes
every Saturday
and Sunday 2 - 3pm
* Treat a Friend to Lunch
every Mon and Wed
12:15 - 1:15
The Essential Class: Our foundational class. Set
class format taught in 5 blocks; warm-up, warrior sequence, balancers,
core work and cool-down. Basic alignment principles you need to begin
or enhance your yoga practice. This class is for all levels.
Deep Stretch: Blessed are the flexible, for they
shall not be bent out of shape. A perfect way to end your day or begin
your evening. Let the postures take you deeper into your body. Move
slowly and breathe deeply, this class is for all levels.
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Wanda June Koch
Photography
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| Ever wonder who does those yoga photos you see floating around the studio and website ? Well, that would be me. I can't remember not having a camera in my hand. Combine this with a love for yoga & it makes for a fun combination of passions. I collaborate with my clients to create an experience that highlights their true personality expressed through digital images. I specialize in yoga, dance, boudoir, newborn and prenatal photography and have published works for use at Madison square garden and local Charlotte magazines.
Together, we can come up with something pretty memorable. I look forward to working with you and shooting something fun together !
~ Wanda Koch
(704) -373-1974
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Issue 4: Anniversary Issue
| April 2010 |
Greetings!
Tomorrow, April 28th, we celebrate 3 fabulous years at Laughing
Buddha! I am so grateful for all of you! Many thanks to all of the
staff, volunteers, and each and every client. Our studio is a space of
potential. You are the community that exists in it and travels through
it. I feel so blessed to be a part of your lives.
In honor of our 3 Year Anniversary, we have been offering our
3 month unlimited pass for $350, and it's still an offer for 3 more days!
"3 is the magic number" (thank you School House Rock) and it is also the number for transformation. I challenge each of you to commit to 3 days of Yoga or meditation each week.
I would also like to recommend 3 inspirational books. Read each 3 times!
Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life by Judith Lasater
Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness by Erich Schiffmann
How Yoga Works by Geshe Michael Roach and Christie McNally.
Stay inspired so you can inspire. Together we can make the next 3 years even more fabulous than the last. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!Peace, Dawn |
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The Flowering of May
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May Flowers and Celebrating our Mothers
The word May comes from Maia, the Greek goddess of fertility. It is
this time, in the endless cycle of creation, that the warmth of the sun
and rains of April really show the "fruits" of their labor.
You
may be in full stride in May, working long hours, or in the middle of
projects that you started earlier this season, but in the middle of the
hustle and bustle, don't forget to take pause and appreciate the beauty
of growth that surrounds you. Stop and smell the flowers... This month look
around you at the abundance of life everywhere!
It
is important for us to stop and take inventory of all that is going on
around us because it may help us make better decisions in the
workplace, and it may give us renewed inspiration for our projects or
our hobbies. Stopping to smell the flowers is also fun! We can spend
time all day at the park or grilling out in the evening--before the
promise of summer bugs!
While you are stopping to smell the
flowers, also consider picking some--because May 9th is Mother's Day! It is this time of the year that we honor the motherly influences in
our lives and give thanks for the miracle of creation.
So work hard, enjoy the weather, and thank your mothers!
Namaste
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Pose of the Month: Garudasana
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Eagle Pose (Garudasana)
Garuda = the mythic "king of the birds," the vehicle of Vishnu. The
word is usually rendered into English as "eagle," though according to
one dictionary the name literally means "devourer," because Garuda was
originally identified with the "all-consuming fire of the sun's rays."
Step by Step
1. Stand in Tadasana.
Bend your knees slightly, lift your left foot up and, balancing on your
right foot, cross your left thigh over the right. Point your left toes
toward the floor, press the foot back, and then hook the top of the
foot behind the lower right calf. Balance on the right foot.
2. Stretch
your arms straight forward, parallel to the floor, and spread your
scapulas wide across the back of your torso. Cross the arms in front of
your torso so that the right arm is above the left, then bend your
elbows. Snug the right elbow into the crook of the left, and raise the
forearms perpendicular to the floor. The backs of your hands should be
facing each other.
3. Press
the right hand to the right and the left hand to the left, so that the
palms are now facing each other. The thumb of the right hand should
pass in front of the little finger of the left. Now press the palms
together (as much as is possible for you), lift your elbows up, and
stretch the fingers toward the ceiling.
4. Stay
for 15 to 30 seconds, then unwind the legs and arms and stand in
Tadasana again. Repeat for the same length of time with the arms and
legs reversed.
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Thanks for sharing your spirit and energy.
Dawn Hinshaw
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