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Greetings!
Play is mostly enacted by children and we might think of it as frivolous or non-serious. But watch any kid play and you'll notice they're seriously absorbed in it. Play is freely chosen, intrinsically motivated and personally directed. So even though you're a big grown up now, you can choose an attitude of playfulness in your daily activities and it will do more than just put you in a good mood. Adding play into your routine can increase happiness, dissolve stress and strengthen the bond of interpersonal relationships.
When I'm about thirty-five minutes into teaching my hardcore fitness class, Booty Kickin' Sculpt, I like to remind students that if they think of the workout as a game, it'll make the time pass more quickly and end up encouraging more intensity in the exercises. We love to laugh it up in there and we make playful energy a part of the curriculum.
When Danny, Curtis, Nils, Robertito or any of SWERVE's excellent drummers enhance the beats for us in class, they're playing and they usher us into the play with their rhythms.
SWERVE desk-workers, Darcy, Luisa, Maggie, Krista, Ramona, Emily and Tiffany are engaged in a playful competition to see who can take the most classes in a 30-day period. We'll award the winner $100 when the game is completed in 10 days!
Go see a play! Act playfully. Watch children playing. Enjoy making time for yourself to play setting aside time during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday and during your workouts. It will lighten you up and put a smile on many faces. You'll notice plenty of those smiling faces and much laughter too, at SWERVE.
Spread LOVE!
Namasté,
Gillian Clark & the Sisters at SWERVE
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Playfulness!
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"I become light when I add a sense of
play to my day!"
"I make time for playtime!"
"I turn my challenges into a playful game!"
"When I play, I open up to joyful laughter!"
"I love to play for the fun of it!"
"I feel free like a kid when I lighten up and play."
"When I turn my attention to play, my stress melts away!"
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News
Flash:
Teigh McDonough Gilson (YBB co-creator and SWERVE co-owner) will
be popping in to teach Yoga Booty Ballet this Thursday evening (4/30--tonight) at 6:30 while Patty's away in Mexico! Welcome back, Mama!
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What's New in May
Fridays:
7:30 - 8:55 am
Vinyasa Flow Yoga
- Yup, we're back to yoga, this month with: (click image for full schedule)
Tara Hunnewell 5/1
Anna Fitzwater 5/8, 5/15 & 5/22
Kate Dunn takes over as long-term instructor 5/29.
Saturdays:
11:30-12:30 Circuit Training in the Gym
now features Tracie Hendricks as Instructor!
Sundays:
9:00 - 9:55 am Ballet Body with Martineque McClain--we welcome back this excellent former SWERVE Instructor!
1:00 - 2:15 pm World Beat Workout with Kim Blank
is now featured at this new time. Great news! Awesome Latin rhythm specialist, drummer Robertito Melendez, now gets your groove on 2 Sundays each month! Come dance and sweat with Kim & Robertito May 10th and 24th!
3:00 - 4:00 pm Meditation Circle with Victoria Gore is only featured on 5/10, 5/24 & 5/31 this month.
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Yoga Booty Ballet
Teacher Trainings
Dive into your physical and spiritual practices by training to teach Yoga Booty Ballet! This uplifting and motivating weekend workshop will expand your consciousness, increase your enthusiasm and educate you in teaching dance, fitness and yoga. Join Gillian Clark for one of the workshops near you.
May 15 - 17 "Massage Yoga Om" in Floral Park, New York
June 22- 28 "Princess Studios" in Marbella, Spain
August 21 - 23 "Yoga on the Square" in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 4 - 6 "Indigo Studios" in Chicago, Illinois
October 2 - 4 "SWERVE" in Los Angeles Click the photo to learn more
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Memorial Day Special Schedule
8:30 am Pilates Plus
with Kim Director
9:30 am 6 - Pack Abs
with Kim Director
10:00 am Yoga Booty Ballet
with Lauren Haze
11:15 am Goddess (click image for special schedule on web)
with Tracie Hendricks
12:30 Vinyasa Flow Yoga
with Courtney Munch
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Spring Stroll on West 3rd Street!
This Saturday & Sunday, May 2nd & 3rd
Celebrate Spring with a weekend of specials, discounts and refreshments along West 3rd Street from Fairfax to La Cienega.
SWERVE is offering a demo and free samples of our newest healthy ionized, filtered, alkaline, antioxidant water--Kangen Water.
Come workout, shop, hydrate and enjoy!
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