Great news for everyone coming to any of the four Yoga Studios in town. As of Monday September 8 we will be switching to an All Drop-In Schedule and encourage you to continue the Summer Sizzler habit of coming three or four times a week. This new schedule means:
>       A wider selection of classes to choose from
>      The convenience of making a last minute decision to attend class
>      Greater flexibility when scheduling travel and work
>      Ease in finding the teachers you like to work with
>      New early morning classes 3 times a week
If you were going to a regular registered class before you can still go to the same class and maybe try some other classes as well!
PS There are still a few registered classes for those who want the structured progression!

Kathy Cline and Sharoni Fixler

August's student of the month Kathy Cline took up yoga at the JCC one and a half years ago after a car accident a few years prior. She is a great believer in the health care system, which she works for. "But sometimes we need to get proactive," she says. "This has worked for me. It has been absolutely amazing. It helped me to get off medication." Sharoni Fixler is her favorite teacher although she has not had a disappointing experience at the JCC, she says. Sharoni says of Kathy: "Her quiet dedication and warm smile is always an inspir- ation. Her practice is a beautiful balance between softness and keen effort.  I will really miss seeing her every week."

Teacher of the month is Sharoni Fixler, who originally trained as a Power Yoga teacher but is now a firm proponent of Iyengar Yoga and will be traveling to India sometime soon  to study further with the Iyengar family.  She challenges the very demanding Iyengar Yoga international teaching certificate in June next year. "The teachers who have impacted me most are those who have a deep, committed practice and who embody the principles of yoga," Sharoni says.  "They teach with awareness, intelligence and intuition.  These teachers offer their students a glimpse of how, through the body, one can penetrate the mind and move toward the soul."

Sharoni's Continuing Journey

Sadly she will be leaving the Yoga Studio South in this month to travel to China for two years with her partner Chris. No, the Olympics don't include yoga. But that may change . . .

 

Yoga studio regular student Dave Bertram  'canyoning' (rappelling down waterfalls, sliding down natural slides, jumping - sometimes backwards - into pools, etc.) in the Dolomites near Lake Garda, Italy - a  sport "that requires a good deal of faith in the advice of the guides, and a willingness to accept the odd bump and scrape," says Dave, who went with his family this summer.  "The splash was fairly impressive!"

YOGIC FLYING!?

 Rob shows an unconventional use of the Iyengar ropes in an 'off the wall moment!'