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The Yoga Sports Association Australia has a goal to bring an awareness of yoga to as many people in the world as possible.
If you are very passionate about yoga and would like to see more people incorporating it in their lives, then you should join the YSAA |
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Ky Ha Posture Clinic
Saturday Oct 22nd
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Born in Vietnam, Ky Ha grew up in Texas. Through his Bikram practice he healed a knee and lower back injury caused by a car accident.
"I hated going to the class in the beginning. I was so weak and inflexible. I couldn't even touch my toes."
Since then, Ky graduated as a Bikram teacher in 2004 and won the 2007 International Yoga Championship.
Over the past few years Ky has been touring the world and promoting the benefits of Bikram yoga.
He is now based in London and is a dynamic teacher with amazing energy levels.
His unique ability to provide corrections to students of all levels has helped a number of students to compete in the International Yoga Championships.
His posture clinic will run from 10am to 3pm on Saturday October 22nd at the Fitzroy Bikram Studio.
Registration is $55 or $45 if you are a member of the YSAA.
Spaces are limited.
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MASTER CLASS
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LYNN WHITLOW
Friday Oct 28th
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Lynn Whitlow is the founder of Funky Door Yoga, one of the most successful and unique Bikram studios in the world.
Lynn's resume is extensive. She studies exclusively with Bikram and his wife Rajashree, has been on the faculty of Bikram Yoga Teacher training and has served as a judge for the International Yoga Champhionships.
Lynn has been teaching all her adult life and is sought out by students and teachers around the world.
She will guide us through a normal beginner's class but will pass on more insights and understanding of the postures during the class.
The registration fee is $35 and there are limited spaces.
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Busy Spring We have had some rain and wind and now there is a warm sun shining. During this time of Spring rebirth and new beginnings, we have planned a number of events that will replenish your spirit and open your body and mind more to your yoga practice.
On Saturday, October 15th, we are scheduling a FREE special 2 hour class to kickstart Deaf Australia's 'National Week of Deaf People'. The class will be taught by Susan and Auslan interpreted by our student, Nic Maher. It will run from 12 noon to 2pm. If you have deaf friends, please let them know about this class.
In October, we have two visiting overseas senior Bikram teachers coming to Fitzroy to run special events.
Ky Ha, former international yoga asana champion in 2007, is coming to Melbourne from London to conduct a posture clinic on Saturday October 22nd, from 10am to 3pm. He will first teach a normal class and then after a brief lunch break, spend the next three hours discussing, demonstrating and helping students with each of the 26 postures in our series. The cost is $55 and as spaces are limited please sign up in reception to ensure a spot. If you are new to Bikram yoga or you've been practicing for a while, this clinic will be a valuable tool to extend your practice.
Lynn Whitlow, another senior teacher and studio owner from California who has taught in several Bikram teacher training courses, will be teaching a master class on Friday night, October 28th from 6pm to 8pm. This is a regular class but with extra information and guidance during those two hours. The cost for this class is $35 and again spaces are limited so sign up asap.
It is a rare event to have visitors such as Ky and Lynn here in Melbourne and these events are well worth attending if you have a growing interest in your personal practice and the benefits of the Bikram series.
Throughout November, we will then have a special YOGA CHALLENGE and offer you a chance to give something, even just a little, to someone who is travelling a more difficult journey than most of us can imagine.  Sierra Rose, the daughter of our teacher Karen and her husband Shane, has severe cerebral palsy and is in need of a complex but potentially life changing operation. Please read Karen's story below and join in to help raise money through sponsors for your challenge. On Sunday November 13th the 8th Annual Bishnu Ghosh Regional Yoga Asana Championship will be held in Surfers Paradise. The yearly event, sponsored by the YSAA, will bring together yoga practitioners from around Australia to inspire us with what they have been able to achieve with their personal yoga practice.
We also wish to remind you that next year in January, we will have Bikram himself visiting Australia to conduct an advanced seminar. Details of this event are on the poster in the studio.
It is an exciting end of 2011 to be followed by an equally exciting start to 2012
Love and Light
Susan and Michael
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A VERY SPECIAL AND URGENT REQUEST
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As many of you may know, my daughter Sierra has Cerebral Palsy. Unfortunately she has a severe level of disability and while she is pretty and very intelligent, she cannot sit, walk or talk. My husband Shane and I have been lucky enough to have many amazing people raise funds over the last 4 1/2 years to help Sierra receive treatment and purchase equipment that she needs .
The complex treatments and specialised equipment that she requires are all costly and we would not have been able to provide many of these things without the incredible generosity and fundraising support of the students and teachers of Bikram Yoga Fitzroy. Over the past years Bikram Yoga Fitzroy has raised over $35,000 to help improve the quality of Sierra Rose's life and for this we are so very grateful.
One of the most tragic effects of CP is that a fully functioning mind is trapped inside a spastic (extreme high muscle tone) body. The level of spasticity will vary and Sierra is at level 5 which is the most severe. There are limited ways to manage this high muscle tone and unfortuately using botox and physiotherapy are no longer enough.
Shane and I have thought very deeply about whether to put Sierra through a complex operation to help reduce the level of spasticity. Certainly there are risks, as with all operations, but the possible benefit is that it will significantly reduce Sierra's high muscle tone in her legs, feet and upper body. It will help her to breathe and swallow better and aid with the most basic functions and movements of the body that all of us take for granted every day. Most importantly, it will save her from the excruciating pain of sitting for the rest of her life on dislocated hips as the femur bones dislocate due to the constant pull of spasticity.
The cost of the operation is 8000 Euros and will require our family to travel to Prague later this year where one of the world's leading neurosurgeons, MUDr. Boris Zivny, is based. Our family has been consulting with him since Sierra was 8 months old. We have consulted with him every 6 months of her life for botox treatments and he is very aware of the progressive nature of her CP.
We will need to raise money for this operation as well as for expenses such as airfare and accommodation.
This has been a most difficult decision for us and we appreciate any and all support.
Karen Jepp
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For those students interested in helping Sierra Rose, we will have an information table set up in the reception area during October for you to find out how to raise money through friends sponsoring your November Yoga Challenge. Join in and not only improve your practice but help young Sierra.
Namaste
Susan and Michael |
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