| IFY Honorary Yogis |
|
|
Congratulations to the following Honorary Inner Fire Yogis who achieved a yoga milestone this month:
Karen Rigsby and Natalie Betz reached 700+ classes and received a blue bracelet!
Lance Carlson, Tom Jeffson and Marit Sathrum reached 500+ classes and received a yellow bracelet!
Glenn Rhodes and Kate Schmitz reached 400+ classes and received a orange bracelet!
Mara Loveman and Maira Rivera reached 300+ classes and received a red bracelet! |
4th of July Schedule changes
|
|
|
July 4 Cancellations:
4-5:30pm Bikram
5-6pm Inner Fire Flow
July 5 Cancellations:
4-5:30pm Bikram
5-6pm Inner Fire Flow |
| Note Worthy |
|
Please give Karen Erstad and Reid Tice a big welcome! Karen and Reid have been hired as receptionists at Inner Fire YogaŽ. |
| Intro to Yoga Classes |
|
|
Tell all your friends, family, neighbors, colleagues and foes!
Intro to Bikram Yoga
Saturday ˇ July 11
12:30-2:00pm
BY DONATION!
100% of donations go to a local charity.
These classes are for students who are brand new to yoga or who have practiced yoga just a few times. The
instructor will start the class with a verbal introduction to yoga. Then class will follow, with time taken as necessary to explain the postures in detail, demonstrate, and answer questions.
Suggested donation for intro to yoga classes is $10-$15. Proceeds go to benefit local charity. No pre-registration is necessary. Students who sign up for the Introductory Offer of 2 weeks of unlimited yoga for $20 at the end of class will receive a $10 discount! Introductory offer is available to new students to IFY and local residents only.
|
| Moving Inward |
|
"Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight."
~Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), USA
"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for truth."
~Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), England |
|
Experience a Vitality Massage Today! |
|
(Inset: Massage practicioner, Julie Willis with client.)
"I got an appointment spontaneously. I REALLY enjoyed it." Renate Minas Your first 1-hour massage at IFY ONLY $49! IFY is fortunate to have two massage practitioners available to assist you - Rich Schumann and Julie Willis. Daytime, evening, and every other weekend appointments available; or by special request. With such a wide array of appointment times available you're sure to find something that fits your busy schedule! Booking your Vitality Massage is easy, simply visit the massage therapy page on our website, scroll down, under "rates" you will find a link to book your massage online. |
| Join Our List |
 |
|
|
| Happy Summer Yogis and Yoginis!
 I LOVE LOVE LOVE summer. AND I love love love practicing hot yoga in the summer. Or perhaps I should say my body and mind love love love it. The depths of the poses - without the associated difficulty and pain - are much greater in the summer. So if you are one yogi who has "fallen off your mat" because of the hot weather: step back on and reap the benefits! Be sure to add in a massage therapy session (or two or three) - the same truth applies: the body is more open and thus the benefits of the massage are greater.
Be sure to check our new "Coming Soon" column below because Inner Fire Yoga is ramping up it's workshop schedule over the coming year, and we've already booked several amazing traveling yoga masters.
Thank you everybody for practicing yoga at Inner Fire Yoga! We are in constant amazement at the difficult and transforming work you do in the yoga classroom: truly inspiring and uplifting.
Namaste,
Marit Sathrum
Owner/Director
Inner Fire Yoga Center for Wellness
PS Be sure to visit Sundance 608 today through Tuesday to see "Enlighten Up", a documentary film about a yoga-skeptic transformed by the practice. |
| Student Spotlight |
|
|
 I started attending IFY classes last summer, and it has been a great experience practicing yoga here. You know you are furthering and developing your practice and at the same time gaining physical benefits that you take with you outside the studio, benefits of strength conditioning, increased flexibility, better balance, and greater endurance. I do a lot of walking and running and I can feel a real improvement in terms of balance and endurance especially. The instructors know their art and how to teach it to others, and they understand the intangibles as well, how yoga is more than the poses and forms the basis for a way of looking at and experiencing the world in a positive way. The sense of well-being and peace that I derive from my classes is difficult to quantify but it is very real and welcome in what can sometimes be a stressful life. Recently I was inspired by a woman who received recognition in class and a bracelet for reaching the Throat Chakra by attending 700 classes. It was great to see and hear the response of the class to her accomplishment. Seeing her honored like that was a good example of the mutual support and sense of community that you'll find at IFY. No matter what level of Chakra I might reach, I know I'll enjoy each class along the way.
~David Birchler |
| Meet IFY Instructor... |
|
| Megan Brown
Megan started practicing yoga in 2002 in order to alleviate stress. She stuck with it because of the joy it brought to replace the stress. Also, she continued to practice because of the community that grew from people being happy and healthy. After moving to Madison, she found that practicing yoga supported her other hobbies and kept her more aware of her body, so that she could better avoid injury. Megan decided to become a teacher so that she could share her love of yoga and connect it to other styles of movement. Learning to teach yoga gives her the foundation to build strength and move creatively in Contact Improvisation and Low Flying Trapeze. She trained with Feel Your Best Yoga out of Mequon, WI in 2008. Megan teaches Bikram and many levels of flow yoga.
In her other life, she is a mild mannered graduate student working towards her Ph.D. She studies the effect of dialect differences on childrens' reading acquisition.
|
Teen Power Yoga Class
|
|
Please note the the Tuesday morning kid's yoga classes (4-7 and 8-12) have been discontinued.
|
New: Summer Cleanse Workshop
|
|
 |
PRIVATE YOGA
|
|
Did you know that you can receive personal attention, adjustments and technique instruction in a private yoga session at Inner Fire Yoga? All of our instructors are available to offer private yoga classes.
And if you are interested in a personal yoga prescription designed specifically for you and your body type, Joan Bliefernicht is available for Private Yoga Therapy Sessions (to learn more read on...)
To book a private yoga session simply inquire with the instructor of choice (you can call or email us and we will forward your request to the instructor). The instructor will schedule a time to offer your private session in on of our two studio rooms between our regularly scheduled class times. The rates for private yoga and yoga therapy sessions can be found at our website.Yoga Therapy is now available at Inner Fire YogaŽ !
Yoga Therapy is a melding of yogic and Ayurvedic tools for healing and well being. Healing methods are individually tailored for maximum benefit according to the individual constitution, or 'prakruti'; thus, helping the individual restore balance and health to their life. Joan Bliefernicht, Yoga instructor at IFY, recently completed an additional 300 hour training in Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy at Ananda Seva in Santa Rosa, California. She is now a Yoga Therapist registered at the 500 hour level with Yoga Alliance and is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Joan looks forward to helping you discover greater health and balance in your life.
For more information click here. |
| COMING SOON |
|
Save the Dates!
Tamal Dodge from LA
POWER YOGA CLASS
Friday Oct 9th 6:30-9pm
Tamal has been practicing yoga his whole life. Born and raised in his family's yoga ashram in Hawaii and California, he has been teaching for the last 10 years. Tamal has developed a strong following nation wide. His vigorous vinyasa classes are filled with humor, music, and meditation. His yearly retreats, workshop, and teacher trainings are a way into the life and times of being a modern yogi. Tamal's goal is to help you be in the world but not of the world, to be truly peaceful and happy. We look forward to seeing you...
*********************************************
WADE MORRISSETTE from Toronto
WEEKEND VINYASA WORKSHOP with Live Music
and Sat. evening KIRTAN Call and Response Chanting
Fri. - Sun. Oct 16-18th, 2009
"Wade who is not only a sought-after yoga instructor, but a talented artist who uses his singing and guitar playing to connect to his spirit and allow his sandhana to progress towards the supreme..."
'LA Yoga'
|
|
General Manager Position Available
at Inner Fire Yoga |
|
|
Are you "managerially talented", possess top notch inter-personal and communication skills, are outgoing, highly organized and enjoy being challenged? Are you inspired by the mission and values of Inner Fire Yoga? Then you might be the right candidate to become InnerFireYogaCenter for Wellness' General Manager. Only serious candidates with a long term horizon and appropriate experience will be considered for this vital position.
Job Description
The Studio Manager is responsible for all aspects of studio operations including:
o Hands-on awareness and management of the mission, values and culture.
o Maintaining a coherent, consistent and strong expression of the highest service to patrons.
o Growing business through promotions, class & workshop development, etc.
Essential Job Duties
o Staff management: desk staff, cleaning staff, instructor's class scheduling
o Customer service: phone and email communication, ongoing maintenance of business database software (MindBody Online), scheduling appointments and workshops, keeping customer accounts accurate and up to date
o Retail: ordering, inventory management, merchandising, supplies (labels, etc.), sales, communication with vendors, merchandising plan
o Marketing and Promotions: email marketing (using Constant Contact), press releases, promotional posters for workshops and events, event management, website - update communications to web designer, studio announcements, news/events bulletin board, community outreach
o Facilities: HVAC (including programming of automated heating and ventilation timing system for heated studios), lighting, cleaning, supplies
o Money: cash drawer closeouts, account reconciliation, preparation of deposits, Quickbooks - entering deposits and expenses monthly
o Organizational: bi-weekly payroll (using a web based service), instructor and staff schedule management; facilitate yoga class schedule changes
Skills, Qualifications
o Highly organized
o Takes initiative
o Problem solver
o Leader
o Excellent communication skills, especially face-to-face but also written and PC
o Sales skills
o Creative
o Mechanical aptitude
o PC software: Microsoft Word and Excel, Mindbody Online, Adobe Acrobat
Reports to Marit Sathrum, Owner/Director, Inner Fire Yoga
Starts August 1, 2009
Hours: 40 hours per week, Tues.- Fri. 9:30a-6:30p, Sat 7:45a-4:45pm (1 hour lunch)
Pay: $26,000 annual salary
Benefits: Unlimited free yoga classes, discounts on workshops and retail items, paid 1 week vacation after one year of service.
Send resume with two professional and one personal reference to: manager@innerfireyogacenter.com.
***RESUMES ACCEPTED IF RECEIVED BY END OF BUSINESS DAY TUESDAY JUNE 30, 2009***
| |
|
|
|
