| With gratitude we salute July's Honorary Yogis! Check out our website for the complete list. |
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1000+ classes!!!
Ann O'Brien |
700+ classes
Marit Sathrum |
500+ classes
Mara Loveman |
| 400+ classes
Judy Schultz
Barbara Stenson
Beverly Buhr |
| 300+ classes
Natasha Karassina |
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The Summer Revolution ends Monday, August 30th. 125 yogis workin' hard!
Get ready for the Fall Revolution! Starts Friday, Sept 18th and ends Saturday, December 17th. 8 weeks! There will be a 5x and 4x per week chaellenge.
"I believe having participated in the Personal Revolution has inspired me to attend yoga classes on a regular basis. I would definitely participate in the Revolution again."
~ Jerry G. |
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"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it."
Helen Keller |
China Gel
This light, sea-foam green gel is a must for Hot Yogis. China Gel is an herbal, greaseless, therapeutic gel that incorporates modern technology with ancient pain relieving concepts of Chinese medicine. A gentle massage of all natural China Gel helps stimulate both circulation and the body's endorphin response to pain, helping the body heal naturally should sore muscles occur.
From lululemon athletica, made with luxtreme TM, this tank is lightweight and has super strong wicking performance. The wide straps offer support, while the tank is longer fitting, similar to the cool racerback tanks.
 Back in the Inner Fire Yoga Boutique, Karma Athletics offers the new pintuck leggings and pod tanks in classic colors as well as the basic black rabbit shorts and bra tops. Look for them in August!
Watch for end-of-summer- mark-downs on yoga clothing in mid August. We are getting in new shipments of lululemon, karma, be present and hard tail -- so we'll have big mark downs to make room for the fall goods. |
Monthly Massage Plan
Vitality Massage 
Sign up for the Monthly Massage Plan for $49 per month and receive the 12th massage free!
"If I'm dragging, sore or feeling burned out, I know it's time to see Rich (Inner Fire Yoga's massage therapist). I know after a one-hour massage, I'll be restored and ready to continue training with renew vigor." ~Pete, two time Iron Man finisher. |
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Save now on Yoga!
AUTO-RENEW PLAN Sign up for a minimum of 12 months on the Autorenew plan and receive the first month free! Or choose the 3-month minimum plan.
If you are practicing 2 times per week or more, the auto-renew plan is the lowest cost option. If you practice 3x/week, your per-class is just $8.38 per class! 4x/week is just $6.28 and 5x/week is just $5.03 per class! |
Private Yoga
 Does your practice need a boost? Re-charge your practice and exhilarate yourself with a Private Yoga Session at Inner Fire Yoga.
To book a private yoga session, call us at 608-661-0167 or send an email here, let us know which instructor you'd like to schedule a private session with, and we will forward your request to your chosen instructor. The instructor will schedule a time to offer your private session in one of our studio rooms between our regularly scheduled class times. If you are not sure which instructor would be best to meet your needs, contact us and we will help |
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$24,075
The total funds donated to charity by Inner Fire Yoga's community!
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Inner Fire Yoga®'s mission is to cultivate peace in the world by guiding our community on the path to freedom in body and mind, kindling the inner fire of the spirit. |
Inner Fire Yoga® Values the wellbeing of individuals and our greater community, compassion, acceptance, friendliness, kindness, commitment to a disciplined practice, integrity, cleanliness and environmental consciousness.
Inner Fire Yoga®'s Community Invitation
Step through our doors into a warm and cheerful refuge. Replace the noise of your busy world with the comfort of a safe, healing environment. Our supportive community will encourage, stimulate and motivate you to create a life of balance, strength and inner peace. Join us -- our passion for yoga and expert guidance will challenge you to achieve new heights of fitness in both body and mind. |
Inner Fire Yoga ® is a member of the Green Yoga Assocation. For more information on the Green Yoga Association, click here. |
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Not only did we build our new studio according to the US Building Councils LEEDs guidelines, but we purchase green power from MG&E on a monthly basis to offset electricity-generated carbon dioxide emissions as part of MG&E's Green Power Tomorrow program.
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| Self-Sign-In
If you are using the self-sign-in service please remember the following to ensure smooth sailing into class:
- Swipe the keycard
- Mouse click the class you are attending
Thanks! |
| Labor Day Schedule
Weekend classes as normally scheduled except for Labor Day, Monday, September 6th:
6am Power Flow
8:30am Inner Fire Flow
9:30am Hot
12:30pm Power Flow
All remaining afternoon and evening classes are cancelled.
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Student Spotlight
Sarah LeGrand
As a mother of 6 and owner of multiple family home daycare sites I experience my daily amount of stress. Up until 3 months ago, I religiously attended the gym in an attempt to relieve some of my stress. I became your typical gym rat, working out timelessly on the elliptical, treadmill, or bike. It seemed like I was always in competition with myself, trying to go farther, faster and for longer periods of time.
One day, my oldest daughter, Makenzie, approached me with an idea that would change my daily life quite significantly. She invited me to try yoga at Inner Fire with her for the first time. At first thought I was intrigued, nervous, excited, and skeptical all at once. The idea that stretching on a mat would be a "workout" had me in disbelief, but I tried it. Only five minutes into my first class I came to the realization that Power Flow is anything but stretching on a mat. Figuratively speaking, that first class really kicked my butt!
Now, only three months after my first class, yoga has become my biggest hobby. Not only has it been a wonderful exercise, my flexibility has increased while my stress has decreased, and my mood has been lighter and more pleasant. It is truly an amazing feeling to be able to surrender and just be. That is what yoga has done for me thus far.
My new challenge within my practice is to let go of my ego, my expectations, and doubting my doubts. If I continue attending classes regularly at Inner Fire Yoga I am certain that meeting these goals will be possible. I'm excited to see where else yoga will take me in life and for the upcoming journey that I will have on my mat.
Namaste.
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Power Flow Yoga for Golf
Ken Kloes
 Join Ken Kloes on Friday, August 27th at 6am for a power flow yoga class especially sequenced for golfers. After class head on over to for a morning round of golf with Ken at Pleasant View Golf Course in Middleton. Rates: $18 for 9 holes $28 for 18 holes Please click here to let Ken know if you plan on going golfing with him after class. This is just a sign up. All fees related to the golfing outing are golfer's responsibility. |
OM yoga of NYC at Inner Fire Yoga
featuring Tari Prinster 
Intro to OM yoga Women Cancer Survivor Teacher Training
Sat., Sept. 18th · 12:30-3:30pm
Our unique yoga teacher training program offers certified yoga teachers the opportunity to learn about the limitations imposed by breast cancer surgeries, the many lifelong side-effects, the vulnerabilities of cancer treatments and reconstruction. You will learn which asanas help or harm, how to modify poses using props and how to integrate specific healing movements for common issues such as lymphedema, fatigue and osteoporosis. You will gain the skills and confidence to teach a yoga class that cultivates hope, removes stigma and provides healing and benefit for these warrior women. For more information about this teacher training, click here.
Rates:
Teacher Training: $40 ($50: 9/15 - 9/18)
OM yoga Class
Sun., Sept. 19th · 1:30-3pm
This gentle class offers inspiration and bonding. The class will include breathing exercises, slow arm stretches, healing yoga sequences, restorative yoga, and balancing work.
Class: $15
"When I first got to OM, I was scared I wouldn't 'fit in'. But the instructors and other cancer yoginis were all there for the same reason. I wept through most of the classes, while I was going through treatment - but they were tears of joy and relief mingled with tears of fear. I found myself in a room full of love, courage, endurance and recovery. I knew I was safe in that room, even after my surgeries when I could barely move. I was safe. OM has also started an OM yoga for Women's Cancer Survivor Teacher Training Course giving yoga teachers the ability to develop knowledge and experience in teaching a class themselves for Women Cancer Survivors." - student, OM yoga for Women Cancer Survivors.
To learn more about OM yoga and Tari Prinster, click here.
Yoga Heals Event
featuring Tari Prinster
Sunday, September 19, 2010
9 a.m. - Noon
Olbrich Park, Madison, WI
Yoga lead by Tari Prinster of New York City's OM Yoga
This event is being held by Breast Cancer Recovery of Madison and sponsered by GHC.
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Beach Yoga Retreat
Amansala Eco Resort · Tulum, Mexico
February 26th - March 5th, 2011
led by Jackie Meacham and Ken Kloes - 2 yoga classes per day; power flow and yin yoga
- regular meditation sessions
- beautiful, beach-front accommodations
- three gourmet healthy meals per day
For more information, including sign-up, rates, general information, terms and conditions, click here. |
 The Yoga Path
Obstacles by Joan Bliefernicht, Inner Fire Yoga Teacher
As we transition towards the end of summer, many of us are reflecting on our summer plans and commitments that we made this past June. Did you make a commitment to a formal summer yoga challenge at the studio? Whatever our progress has been and whether we fulfilled our intentions and goals, or fell short, self inquiry (a form of meditation) may help us with our next challenge, goal, or commitment as Autumn approaches.
In Book 2.3 of the Yoga Sutras, the great sage Patanjali names the five obstacles (kleshas) to the practice of the eight limbs of yoga as: ignorance, egoism, attachment, hatred, and clinging to life. The two obstacles that may relate most to the challenges we experience in meeting our objectives are egoism and attachment. The practice of yoga is there to help us remove the egoism that represents our dual nature, so we can experience our True Self. Attachment is the pursuit of experiences outside of ourselves, experiences that are pleasurable and that we feel will provide us with happiness. As we reflect on this, it is apparent that true happiness is not the tangible outcome, while being present and aware in each moment of our life is.
So whether you completed your 60 yoga classes, had the prettiest garden in the neighborhood, or were able to finish the marathon that you trained so hard for, in reflection, give yourself a break. The practices you participated in to achieve your goals allowed you the experience of witnessing and living in the essence of who you really are. The outcome is irrelevant. Having a great time this summer was "the yoga". |
August's Featured Yoga Skill
Standing Head to Knee Pose (Dandayamana Janushirsasana)
 The standing head to knee is the fifth posture in the Bikram/Hot sequence of yoga poses. As you move into this posture, you should experience a nice stretch of the spine, shoulders, and hamstrings while strengthening the thighs and ankles. Standing Head to Knee helps develop concentration, patience and determination: it is amarriage between the mind and body. Though it is part of the Bikram/Hot sequence of postures, the standing head to knee, or Dandayamana Janushirsasana, can be worked into any yoga practice.
- Start off by standing with your feet together in mountain pose.
- Round forward and lift your right foot up in front of you and grab it with both hands. Your fingers should be interlaced around the arch of the right foot. Keep your thumbs in line with your index fingers, not around the tops of your feet.
- Straighten your left leg and tighten the quadriceps muscles arond your left knee - make it strong. Lean slightly forward, so the weight is transferred to the ball of your left foot. If you can see your left knee in the mirror, make sure the muscle is active. If you are struggling to keep the quadriceps muscles engaged, this is where you will stay, continuing to strengthen those muscles.
- If you are able to hold your quads tight, the next step is to extend your right leg out, keeping the extension slow, as you maintain your balance in the pose and be careful not to hyperextend the leg.
- Continue extending the right leg out until it is parallel with the floor. The easiest way to accomplish this is, instead of pushing the right foot out, think of pushing it up. As you do this, lengthen your spine from your neck down to your tailbone.
- Let your shoulders fall to their natural position as you extend your arms, maintaining the grip on your right foot, and straighten your leg, making sure to engage the muscles of your right thigh.
- If both legs are nice and tight, begin to round your spine and drop your elbows around your right calf muscle as you lower your head to your knee. Avoid dropping your abdominals onto your thigh. Think of pulling your navel up and into your spine as your fold forward. As you drop your head to your knee, tuck your chin into your chest. This will extend the stretch of the spine up through your neck.
- Hold this position for 30 to 60 seconds, breathing evenly and smoothly, before bringing your right foot back to the floor.
- Repeat Steps 2 through 8 for the other side of your body.
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| Yoga Medical News
Yoga Improves Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer
In this study focusing on the effects of yoga on quality of life (QOL), 61 women with breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy were randomly assigned to either a yoga or a wait-list group. The yoga group attended biweekly classes during the 6 weeks of radiotherapy. "Participants completed measures of QOL, fatigue, benefit finding (finding meaning in the cancer experience), intrusive thoughts, sleep disturbances, depressive symptoms, and anxiety before radiotherapy and then again 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months after the end of radiotherapy. . . . " ". . . . Our results indicated that the yoga program was associated with statistically and clinically significant improvements in aspects of QOL." Abstract: PubMed. by Chandwani KD, Thornton B, Perkins GH, Arun B, Raghuram NV, Nagendra HR, Wei Q, Cohen L., "Yoga improves quality of life and benefit finding in women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer," Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology [2010 Spring;8(2):43-55].
[Reference: Yoga Medical News Daily] |
 Yoga Babies:
Inner Fire Yoga would like to recognize all babies born to mothers practicing yoga in our community. If this is you, please email your baby photo and information to Inner Fire Yoga. Also, check out our yoga babies page. **Please be as discrete as you'd like to be with the information you provide.** |
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Inner Fire Yoga
A great way to support Inner Fire Yoga, help it continue to thrive and improve, is by providing us with your yoga story in the form of a testimonial. If you would like to share your love for Inner Fire Yoga in the form of a written testimonial, please submit it along with your name, a digital photograph, and permission for use in our marketing materials (which includes this newsletter and our website). Another way is to write a review on Google or Yelp. You could of course do both! We greatly appreciate your feedback and thank you for your continued support. |
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