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Don't forget to update your YTOC webpage for 2010!
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2nd Call:
Your Help Is Needed
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Our 30th Anniversary Celebration is coming up this fall.
To make this event a true success in honoring the past and embracing the future of our organization, we need YOUR help.
Some areas where your talents
could make a difference are in - program coordination,
- event promotion,
- facilitating communication with YTOC's Founding Members,
- planning the event raffle and
- creation of the printed program.
If you'd like to help with any of these activities, or if you'd like to become an event sponsor, please contact
Jeanne Thornton
yogaoasis@earthlink.net
303-795-8251
Help with merchandise sponsorships can begin at any time.
Help with other tasks will begin in the next few weeks.
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Our August Social Event
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|  Saturday August 21, 2010 5:00-9:00 pm
Beautiful Home of YTOC Board Member Debi Tepper 221 SOUTH Eudora St. ( map) (just north of Greek Church on Alameda) Denver 80246 303-429-5507
who is invited?
YTOC MEMBERS and their GUESTS
invite your spouse,
a non-member yoga teacher
or someone else you
feel would enjoy this evening Vegetarian potluck social 5:00-6:00 pm
"Yoga Unveiled" film viewing 6:00-9:00 pm
Movie discussion facilitator: Jeanne Thornton
Bring your favorite vegetarian potluck dish and a blanket or cushion to sit on for the movie.
"Yoga Unveiled", a yoga documentary by Gita Desai (2004), offers a wonderful overview of the origins and history of yoga.
The film includes interviews with world renowned yoga teachers and scholars and film footage of Krishnamacharya, Sri Patabhi Jois, BKS Inyengar, Swami Sivananda, Indra Devi and others insturmental in the growth of yoga in the West.
As this is a LONG documentary (2 hr 15 min), we'll be showing it promptly at 6:00p, taking a mid-film break, and allowing time for a brief discussion afterwards. We plan to end the evening on time.
Join us for this fun time to network with other yoga teachers and to enjoy viewing and discussing this very informative and beautifully produced film.
Please RSVP so that we can plan beverages, dinnerware and other logistics
E-MAIL: Jeanne Thornton at yogaoasis@earthlink.net stating how many will be attending.
Please put "YTOC RSVP" in subject line.
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Coming in September............
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$25 for Non-Members September 2, 2010 6:30-9:00 Harmony Yoga Yogi Amrit Desai: "Quantum Breath Meditation" followed by a Special Presentation for
YTOC members ONLY
Join Yogi Amrit Desai for a special meeting with Yoga Teachers of Colorado.
For more than fifty years, Yogi Amrit Desai (Gurudev) has been teaching the deepest aspects of yoga to teachers and individuals around the world.
He continues to break new barriers in discovering and sharing techniques that help people drop into the deepest states of relaxation and meditation. Yogi Amrit Desai will be In Colorado this Labor Day weekend to offer "Quantum Breath Meditation & Yoga" at the Shambhala Mountain Center.
He has most graciously agreed to present to our YTOC membership on Thursday evening, September 2nd, at Harmony Yoga in Denver.
From 6:30-8:30, Yogi Desai will provide experiential teaching on the Quantum Breath Meditation technique to all attendees (paying non-YTOC members, included).
Then from 8:30-9:00, the program will be open ONLY to YTOC members as Gurudev shares some of his own experiences regarding how one can continually grow and evolve as a yoga teacher.
When: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Harmony Yoga , 560 South Holly Street #17 Denver 80246
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YTOC ANNUAL MEETING SEPTEMBER 11, 2010 1:00-3:00 pm
Report to Membership
Refreshments
and Program
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 YTOC KEEPS GROWING!
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July was a good month for YTOC's growth. Many of you promptly renewed your annual membership and we we thank you most sincerely for that.
WE EXTEND A VERY WARM WELCOME TO:
Danny Chapparo Cherryl Leone
Vivian Markey Gail Meers
Maya Mistry Cindy Stohlberg
New Studio Member:
Kosha Yoga (Carrie Searles, owner) opening SOON in Littleton
New members, be sure to build your webpage on our website so others can learn more about you and what you offer!
ALL CURRENT MEMBERS:
KEEP YOUR PROFILE UPDATED!
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, class or upcoming event. You'll need to sign in as a YTOC member. New members have received instructions for signing in. If you have any questions about how to access your profile, please email Shari Turney, Membership Manager, at szturney@mac.com
If you know of any new studios opening in our state, please send the information to Sandy Kline at s.kline@yahoo.com so that we might celebrate their adventure and invite them to join our great organization.
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| PRESIDENT'S CORNER: A Gentle Cosmic Reminder | | | Dear Members and Friends,
A few days ago, I stopped at our neighborhood grocery store for a few items.
The parking lot was a zoo and I decided to park on the street. How fortunate that there was a space right around the corner from the store!
Making sure that my car cleared the "No Parking Beyond this Point" sign, I ran in and was back in less than 10 minutes, only to find a ticket gracing my windshield. Experiencing that rush of denial, aggravation and an incredulous, "How can this BE?", I looked more closely to find the OTHER sign: "No parking Tuesdays--Street Maintenance". No excuses...I had blown it!
Very quickly, I found myself shaking my head and laughing--laughing at
myself as I pictured the diligent parking officer reading the decal in my car's back window: "Be Present". Yeah. It probably made that guy's day! "Not too present, this one..." as the hefty fine was officially checked off and the official little form slid beneath my windshield wiper.
Right.
Not too present.
Graciously, the Universe only gave me a gentle tap on the shoulder this time. It could have been a far stronger reminder to practice what I teach (and I'm sure it would have been, next time, had I not paid attention this time around).
How easily we get caught up in the busyness, the small tasks that fill our
days. I am so very grateful when something like this little incident comes along to wake me up again. And, as I witnessed how quickly I was able to shift from my anger and frustration to being able to join in the Great Cosmic Chuckle, I realized once again the gift of yoga in my life: the invitation to be present, to witness what IS and to find the lesson offered that will grow me.
"BE PRESENT": Indeed. I taped that little decal on my car's back window years ago for ME to see when I looked in my rear view mirror --hoping that, incidentally, it might be a reminder for those driving behind me.
I'll be paying more attention to its message again.
Thanks, Universe!
"Caretake this moment.
Immerse yourself in its particulars.
Respond to this person, this challenge, this deed.
Quit the evasions. Stop giving yourself needless trouble.
It is time to really live; to fully inhabit the situation
you happen to be in now."
--EPICTETUS
"Life arises moment to moment, and that is the truest way to live it. Respond to each moment as an invitation from Life to you. Let go of the need to control, to choose, to understand. Embrace your moments fully. Be alive. This is it!"
--author unknown
May YOU "walk on the green earth, in the present moment" and may you notice those signs along the way--all of them!
Have a great August and I hope to see you on the 21st for our summer potluck and viewing of "Yoga Unveiled".
Namaste',
Jeanne
Please feel free to contact Jeanne with your comments, questions or concerns
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| Upcoming Events in Our Yoga Community | | |
Aug 7-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
August 6: Community Kirtanfrom 8-9:30 pm, $10 at Harmony Yoga Studio, 560 South Holly Street #17 Denver,
CO 80246
August 9: Sustainable Living Workshop-Practicing Ahimsa with Alik Brundrett. Alik will guid you through simple steps to greener living. Environmentally friendly living is a practice
of Ahimsa (non-violence). Whether or not you're a yogi, you'll benefit from
green living - reduced cost of food, less waste, better health, and more karma
points! 7pm at Amala
Yoga Community Denver, CO
August 24: Advanced Yogi
Training An in-depth
experience that brings students who may not be interested in becoming a yoga
teacher. It will lead all yogis to deeper levels of understanding of
yoga. Meets Tuesday and most Friday evenings 7-9:30 PM. at Littleton
Yoga Center, or contact Karin Bustamante at info@karinyoga.com, or call
720-291-9035
August 24: Face A-Firming
Yoga. Come and learn how to have a glowing complexion and naturally
lift the features of your face at this introductory workshop. Full course is eight weeks. 7-8:15 pm, $20. Harmony Yoga Studio, 560 South Holly Street
#17 Denver, CO 80246
September 2: Quantum Breath Meditation with Yoga Amrit Desai,
6:30-8:30pm, YTOC monthly event at Harmony Yoga Studio, 560 South Holly Street
#17 Denver, CO 80246 Sep 11-Feb 13: Denver's First Comprehensive Children's Yoga Teacher Training. This 108-hour, six-month training program will assist a teacher in understanding the fundamentals of teaching yoga to children. Prana Yoga, 3333 Federal in Denver, 303-432-8099
September 17: Weekend
Yoga Retreat with Nancy Levenson. Venture on an inner journey of
self, while in the presence of community. This retreat combines nature, yoga,
meditation, art & yoga philosophy. Visit: www.namasteworksyoga.com or
contact Nancy Levenson at 303-725-1434
Sep 17-19: Ashtanga Yoga Denver Presents A Weekend With Annie Pace.
To be held at the Amala Yoga Community. Email amalacommunity@gmail.com
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
September 26: Ganesha and the Muladhara Chakra with Candice Garrett
from California. She's teaching a fabulous workshop about Ganesh and the
Muladhara Chakra (Root Chakra). Amala Yoga Community, 11 a.m. Email amalacommunity@gmail.com if you'd like
to register October 8: Love the sound of Sanskrit? Learn to
pronounce Sanskrit properly and enjoy the feeling of confidence when you chant.
See karinyoga.com for details
or contact Karin Bustamante at info@karinyoga.com, or call
720-291-9035
Coming in 2011: Rocky
Mountain Institute of Yoga and Ayurveda (rmiya) is offering 5-month, 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training 2011 starts first
weekend of February , 2011 at Sunshine Mountain Lodge with an intensive weekend
per month plus class every Wednesday evening for 15 weeks at Harmony Yoga
Studio. Contact Dona Smith, P.O.Box
1091,Boulder, Colorado, 80306 or email to info@rmiya.org 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 |
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YTOC would love to have YOU
present or host an event!
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