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Issue:32
 
June 1, 2010
Summer Solstice

 A Summer Solstice Meditation



As the seasons change, so does our energetic awareness. With the longer days and warmer weather, we may find ourselves running playfully about. But there is much to be gained by observing and honoring the dynamics of stillness at this time. Our session will include simple sitting awareness, group discussion, light postural practice, and a 30-minute guided meditation to honor the flow of life force energy and the season of summer.

Join us to explore the meaning of meditation in your life while learning basic techniques to increase inner awareness while stimulating your whole self. You'll enjoy the overall sense of well-being that comes with tapping into a pure summer stream of energetic possibility.


Our presenter Roseanna Frechette:  Roseanna's classes, workshops, and presentations are infused with a dynamic and spirited vitality. Interpretive dancer and performance poet as well as yogi, she has a way of blending classic beauty of yoga practice with contemporary understanding of the need for personal meaning. Having taught hatha yoga and meditation to all segments of Denver's general population for over 15 years, Roseanna enjoys sharing accessible teachings that she has both learned from a good many masterful teachers and discovered through practice itself. She is longtime Yoga Director for Oxford Club, founder of Inner City Yoga, and past Vice President of Programs for Yoga Teachers of Colorado.

When:     Friday, June 25, 2010 from 6-7:30 pm
Where:    Oxford Hotel Club and Spa
(map)
              1616 17th Street Suite 100
              Denver, Colorado
              303-628-5435
RSVP:  Please phone 303-628-5522 to reserve your space

Please note: The Oxford Club is half a block east of Union Station, not in the Oxford Hotel rather next door to it, at 1616 17th Street. Parking meters and lots are plentiful, and LoDo is popular, so you'll want to allow time for parking.
 

                       
FREE to YTOC members      
                  
 $20 at the door, payable to Oxford Club and Spa, for non-YTOC attendees 
 
OUR HOSTING STUDIO
Oxford Hotel Club and Spa

The Oxford Club Spa & Salon has been in the business of health and wellness for over 22 years, offering an ideal urban escape for men and women seeking relaxation and renewal.

Inside an elegant Victorian building built in 1912 that exudes a chic, urban atmosphere is a membership fitness center and full service spa and salon that is open to the public. 

The spa and salon, the first in Denver, opened its doors in 1987 after award-winning preservationist and visionary Dana Crawford saw a need for an urban sanctuary.  The environment is designed to allow guests to step away from the daily pace and into a refuge that refreshes the mind, body and spirit.

Visit The Oxford Club Spa website

YTOC thanks The Oxford Club Spa for sponsoring and hosting our June event. 

Yoga Teachers of ColoradoNew YTOC Members!

 

It's always exciting when we have new members join our YTOC community!  We encourage all YTOC members to recruit other yoga teachers to join the organization.  It is together that we grow and enrich our yoga community.  WELCOME to
 
                                       Tracy D. Jonas
Julie M. Mintz
Laura Kupperman


     
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One of the many benefits to being a YTOC member is building professional and interpersonal networks with teachers and yogis throughout the state. 
 
 
                        UPDATE YOUR PROFILE NOW
    
                    
Maximize your benefit by updating your profile on your personal webpage on the YTOC website www.ytoc.org It's a great way  to promote yourself to those looking at the site to find a teacher and a class. You'll need to sign in as a YTOC member. If you have any questions about how to access your profile, please e-mail Jeanne at yogaoasis@earthlink.net
 
 If you know of any new studios opening in our state, please send the information to Sandy Kline, s.kline@yahoo.com, so that we might celebrate any new openings and invite them
 to join our organization.
Save the Date for this Special Program
Panditji Rajamani Tigunait, Ph.D., spiritual head of the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA, will be YTOC's very special guest presenter on Thursday evening, July 15.  Mark your calendars now! 
 
Panditji will be in town presenting LIVING TANTRA, part one of a six-part series, July 16-18.  For more information on
this series, including how to attend the weekend event and participate on-line for the subsequent programs. visit www.himalayaninstitute.org
 
RCLE HEADLINE
President's Corner: Perfect Imperfection 
 
This past month, I've been bringing the ancient Japanese concept of "wabi-sabi" into my life.  For those of you not familiar with this term, wabi-sabi refers to a deep cultural thread that emerged in Japan in the 15th century as a reaction to the prevailing aesthetic of lavishness and ornamentation.  Wabi-sabi is the art of finding beauty in simplicity and imperfection.  Wabi-sabi understands the cracks and crevices that mark the passage of time and celebrates the transience and fragile beauty of all things (especially those that appear "imperfect" to our oft judmental perceptions) as part of nature's cycle of life.
 
I'm getting better at embracing my "perfect imperfections": on this day, my garden has weeds, my body is telling me to slow down, my classes have shrunk with summer's onset and my energy level has shifted into something resembling a conscious idle.  Things that in years past would have frustrated me greatly and made me feel like I somehow needed to "fix the problem" now beckon me to step back, take a deep breath, shift from doing into being, from perfecting into appreciating.  I apply wabi-sabi's gentle acceptance to what is, this day, remembering my practice of santosha as I find contentment with my life and all its perfect flaws.
 
Each month, my intention is to offer you a thought, a quotation, an idea that you might be able to use in a class at sometime in the future.  Here is a poem, called "Shine", by Em Claire I'd like to share with you:
 
Life says for me to tell you this:
nothing needs fixing;
everything desires
a Celebration.
You were made to bend
so that you would find
all the many miracles at your feet.
You were made to stretch
so that you would discover
your own beautiful face of Heaven
just above
all that you think you must shoulder.
When I appeal to God to speak to me
I'm feeling just as small and alone as you might be.
But this is when, for no particular reason at all,
I begin to
shine.
 
Honoring our Perfect Imperfections...
 
Namaste', 
Jeanne
 
 
For comments, questions or concerns please contact
Jeanne Thornton, YTOC President
ARTICLE HEADLINE
IN APPRECIATION: BOARD CHANGES 
Many thanks to Deonnah Carolus who steps down this month from her position as YTOC'S Membership Manager.  Deonnah has generously offered to train whoever steps in to take her place.  This is a key position in our organization and we sincerely appreciate all of Deonnah's efforts along the way.
Upcoming Events in Our Yoga Community
Lotus flower 
 

 
June 2-September 4: NamasteWorks Yoga + Wellness, LLC and the Highlands Ranch Metro District have teamed up again to offer a second year of FREE Yoga in the Park.  This summer-long, mind, body practice will be offered at Civic Green Park from 8:15-9:15 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday starting May 26 through September 4, weather permitting.  Visit www.namasteworksyoga.com

June 4: Yoga Nidra Training: Mastering the Delivery. 40-hour in depth study of Yoga Nidra with an emphasis on group delivery, held in Denver.  See details at www.karinyoga.com.

June 4, 5, 6:  BECOMING STILL: An Intimate Weekend Retreat in the Beauty and Silence of Nature, Center for Spiritual Transformation on Mt Evans. Contact yogaoasis@earthlink.net for details

June 5 and 12: Fertility Awareness Method Workshop Faith Goguen presents this insightful two-part workshop dedicated to The Fertility Awareness Method.  FAM is a method of observing and charting fertility signs to either avoid pregnancy, achieve pregnancy or to monitor gynecological health.  1-3 pm, Amala Yoga, Individuals: $50/both classes, couple $75/both classes.  Advance registration required.  Contact Faith at faithegoguen@gmail.com at Amala Yoga Community, 1280 Sherman, Denver, www.amalacommunity.org


June 10 at 10am morning meditation and at 7 pm evening program:  Meditate with Shiva Rudra Balayogi.  Learn the ancient practice of Jangama Dhyana (meditation of Eternal Existence) from a self-realized yogi.  Shiva Rudra Balayogi is a meditation master from the Himalayas of India on tour to the United States.  Free will offering.  Tysu Yoga Studio, 3735 Evergreen Park in Evergreen, www.tysuyoga.com

Jun. 12:  Relax and Renew Yoga Mini Retreat at Yoga Center of Steamboat.  Join Patty for an hour of all levels Yoga, followed by a Thai Herbal Sweat Lodge, cleansing the body, mind, spirit & heart. After cleansing, you will be lead in a Yoga Nidra, a state of conscious deep sleep. And last, but not least, enjoy a nutritious light dinner!  3-6 pm, Reservations required, $75.  Patty at www.YogaCenterofSteamboat.com, or at 970-870-9985

June 12: Gemini New Moon Intention Setting Yoga. 11am-12:30 pm. $15 Harmony Yoga, 560 S. Holly St., Denver; www.harmony-yoga.com

June 19: A Day of Yoga Exploration. Spend a day on retreat! Take a break from the world by immersing yourself in a day of awareness practices from 10am-5pm at Yoga Center of Steamboat, taught by Alli Brook and Alex Pallut

June 19: Jivamukti Workshop w/Aubrey Hackman. $25 in advance/$30 day of. noon-2 pm Harmony Yoga, 560 S. Holly St., Denver; www.harmony-yoga.com
 
June 19An Evening of Kirtan.  Joan, Eric and Phineas lead an uplifting and devotional evening of chanting, bhakti and meditation.  Kirtan is the call and response chanting of Sanskrit mantras to the rhythm and melody of traditional Indian musical instruments.  Come experience how the power of sound can facilitate the power of silence. 7 pm; by donation.  Amala Yoga Community, 1280 Sherman, Denver, www.amalacommunity.org

June 25, 26, 27:  Becoming Still: An Intimate Weekend Retreat in the Beauty and Silence of Nature, Center for Spiritual Transformation on Mt Evans. Contact yogaoasis@earthlink.net for details

June 26Reiki I (First Degree Reiki),with Nancy Fowler.  Attune to the basic flow of the healing energy of Reiki, allowing you to access it at anytime in your daily life. All material will be included in a take-home Reiki I manual. 1-6 pm, $107. Advance registration is recommended, class size is limited to 8 people.  Held at Amala Yoga Community, 1280 Sherman, Denver.  Contact Nancy at nancy@remedyreiki.com.


July 15:  An Evening with Panditji Rajmani Tigunait:  YTOC
July event FREE to membership. More details to follow.
 
July 16, 17, 18: Living Tantra, Part One: with Panditji Rajmani Tigunait.  Visit www.himalayaninstitute.org

June 17-July2, & Aug 3-21: Yoga Therapy Certification Programoffers unique opportunity for in-depth study with a distinguished faculty of leading Yoga Therapists with years of experience.  Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga and Ayurveda (RMIYA)  www.rmiya.org
 
July 16-18: Yoga Rocks Mountain 2010--Weekend-long live music and yoga celebration with vendors, artists, meditation, chanting, food, and of course, plenty of heart-shifting yoga.  Yoga Rocks is a benefit festival for Colorado non-profit Yoga World Reach which creates yoga and empowerment programs for people in need.  For more info, see the website at http://www.yogarocks.info


September 19-26, 2010: Yoga Journal Annual Conference featuring a 3-day Anusara Grand Gathering with John Friend, YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park http://www.yogajournal.com/conferences

When you list your upcoming events on the YTOC website, you'll get additional coverage here in the e-newsletter.
Great benefit with your YTOC membership! Are you taking advantage of it? OR, as a member,you can simply email your special event or workshop to: s.kline@yahoo.com

 
YTOC would love to have YOU
present or host an event!

Please contact our Program Manager, Angela Kljunich at angelakljunich@yahoo.com to volunteer.