Yoga Sutra 1.12 Abhyasa vairagyabhyam tannirodha
Both practice and nonattachment are required to still the movements of the mind.
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JANUARY DIRECTOR LETTER |
Like many yoga practitioners, I often wrestle with daily practice, called abhyasa in Sanskrit. This investigation has taken many shapes and forms over the years. (Read more about my recent discoveries in the 8 Limbs Blog.) Fortunately there are many guides on this path of yoga. One particularly pithy one from 2,000+ years ago is the author of The Yoga Sutras. In Sutra I. 12 Patanjali offers us the following prescription for yoga, which he defines as the stilling of the movements of consciousness: Both practice and nonattachment are required to still the movements of the mind. Read it again. In each Yoga Sutra, every word carries import, is essential to the whole. I am currently working with the concept of nonattachment, vairagya, and in the process, the two first words in this translation are being tested and brought into greater relief. This concept of practice, what exactly does it mean? Is it two hours of asana daily? Forty minutes of alternate nostril breathing? Standing on one's head chanting OM? Practice is the sustained effort to rest in that stillness. (Sutra I.13) Ah. That's pretty straightforward. It is individual, and it is universal. This month I will bring fresh attention to abhyasa. Instead of only a duty, a prescription, I will come to the mat interested in resting in stillness. And borrowing from Sutra I.14, I will "cultivate skillfully," and "continuously over a long period of time." I'll let you know how it goes. What is your own challenge in maintaining a daily practice at home and in the studios? For many it is lack of sleep. If so, check out the "Falling in Love with Sleep" Insights from the Edge podcast, enjoy some Yoga Nidra, yogic sleep with Tracy Hodgman in February and look for a Yoga for Sleep Workshop with Dawn Jansen in the Spring. Don't know how to design a practice? Ask your favorite teacher for a private, or take Dawn's Individually Tailored Asana Workshop on January 21 and Seasonal Vinyasa with Melina in February. Feet dragging? Learn how to Jump Through with Power and Grace with Tracy Hodgman and get 'em off the floor or build overall strength and endurance through Douglas' Yoga Conditioning Series Mondays in February. Ready for instruction on Pranayama and Meditation? Check out Jenny's Intro to Pranayama and Series this month and the two Meditation classes at 8 Limbs Capitol Hill, Thursdays at 8am and/or 8pm and check the notes section of class schedules for classes that focus on P and M. Tell us a story about your own path with practice and we'll consider it for a blog post. Send entries of up 200 words to [email protected]. Happy New Year!
Anne Phyfe Palmer Owner and Education Director 8 Limbs Yoga Centers
P.S. Thanks BKS Iyengar and Chip Hartranft Yoga Sutras translations. |
NEW YEAR'S DAY EVENTS |
For January 1st, 2012, we have three diverse offerings to ring in your New Year:
New Year's Day of Renewal with Jenny Hayo, 8 Limbs Capitol Hill
Starting this full day experience is a "Moving Through What Binds Us" (partial registration available) practice, followed by an afternoon spent in Noble Silence.
Awakening to 2012 with Megan Costello, 8 Limbs Phinney Ridge
Start your New Year with intention through ritual, asana, pranayama, meditation, journaling, yoga nidra, and sacred sound.
Cleanse and Restore with Dawn Jansen, 8 Limbs Wedgwood
This vinyasa practice will "wring" out 2011 and bring you into 2012 with a fresh perspective and a deep relaxation practice.
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JANUARY EVENTS
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Intro Series ( click on this link for series dates) Mondays at 8 Limbs West Seattle with Rai Tuesdays at 8 Limbs Wedgwood with Jen Tuesdays at 8 Limb Capitol Hill with Jenny and Kate Thursdays at 8 Limbs Phinney Ridge with Leisha Saturdays at 8 Limbs Capitol Hill with Kate *Please note the West Seattle Series has moved to Mondays Back Care Series with Kate Bradfield Tuesdays, January 3 - February 7, 8 Limbs Capitol Hill Wednesdays, January 4 - February 8, 8 Limbs Phinney Ridge
Intro January 7 & 8, series January 11 - February 1, 8 Limbs Capitol Hill
Partner Prenatal with Marni Yamada January 15, 8 Limbs Wedgwood January 21, 8 Limbs Phinney Ridge Kids, Tween & Family Yoga ( click this link for series dates) Thursdays with Joanna at 8 Limbs West Seattle Fridays with Shana at 8 Limbs West Seattle Saturdays with Dawn at 8 Limbs Capitol Hill Saturdays with Shana at 8 Limbs West Seattle Sundays with Dawn at 8 Limbs Wedgwood January 23 at 8 Limbs Capitol Hill
January 28, 8 Limbs West Seattle
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UPCOMING EVENTS
| Yoga Conditioning Series with Douglas Ridings
Mondays 7:15 - 8:30pm, February 6-27, 8 Limbs Capitol Hill Seasonal Vinyasa with Melina Meza February 10 - 12, 8 Limbs Wedgwood Yoga Nidra, Yoga Bliss with Tracy Hodgeman February 11, 8 Limbs West Seattle Partner Yoga with Rai Lowe February 12, 8 Limbs Phinney Ridge
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INVENTORY SALE End of January Sale! Stop by any 8 Limbs boutique, January 15th -
28th and find a great selection of 30% - 50% off items for an inspiring way to help kick off your 2012 yoga practice.
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8 LIMBS RETREATS |
Are you ready for some sunny weather in a remote location? There are still spaces in our Guatemala Retreat far from cities and cars and cellphones. Join Douglas and Dawn for a week-long immersion into the 8-limbed path of yoga on beautiful Lake Atilan March 10 - 17, 2012. Register by January 5th with the coupon below to get the early registration rate (a $120 value!)
Already planning your summer? Jen Yaros will lead her annual Hood Canal Retreat June 1 - 3, 2012. Contact the Capitol Hill studio for more details or visit our website.
8 Limbs goes to Breitenbush Hot Springs in the Oregon mountains for two annual retreats in April and July, both are part of our Teacher Training but open to serious practitioners. Dive deep, both into the healing waters of B'bush and the practices of yoga.
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WINTER SCHEDULE
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The Winter 2012 Schedule has now been posted online. It starts on January 3rd and runs through the end of May. Note the increased opportunities for Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Pranayama and Meditation, a new Vinyasa teacher from Texas named Tim (Tuesdays 7:15pm at Cap Hill) and more on our Class Schedules page, just scroll ahead to January 3rd. Printed schedules will be in the studios this week. We wish Jenny Hayo a lovely maternity leave as she takes February - June off to care for baby on the way (due late February). Catch her drop-in classes through January 16th and Pranayama Intro next weekend.
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NEW RATES
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It's that time of year to make a few rate changes to support the sustainability of our business.
Pre/Postnatal 8-class pass: $115
10-Class 1-hour Pass: $115
10-Class Pass: $135
1 Month Unlimited: $130
Auto-Pay Memberships: Moving forward Autopay Memberships will now honor those students willing to give their practice a 6 or 12-month commitment. 12-month commitments will be rewarded with a lower-than-current rate of $100/month. Those who commit to a minimum of 6 months will receive the rate of $115/month. These are both a huge savings over the One Month Unlimited Rate of $130/month. We will announce a Referral Reward Program for Auto-Pay Members by the end of January. Please click here if you would like to sign-up for Auto-Pay, current participants should have been notified by email and will receive individual phone calls over the course of the next month. Current auto-pay students have until February 1st to decide which option they would like to move forward with.
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2012/13 VISITING TEACHER SCHEDULE
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Though not all of these are posted on our website, we have scheduled all of our visiting teacher workshops for 2012 and early 2013:
2012:
February 24-26, 2012 - Sarah Powers
March 31, 2012 - Max Strom
May 4-6, 2012 - Shari Friedrichsen
September 14-16, 2012 - Tias Little
December 14-16, 2012 - Rod Stryker
2013:
January 4-6, 2013 - Scott Blossom
March 28-31, 2013 - Sarah Powers
May 3-5, 2012 - Shari Friedrichsen
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