Verge Yoga
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wide angle pose


 Monthly Newsletter
 December 2010
 



Greetings!

cara

I was driving home from Verge Yoga a week ago after having taught class and I was overcome by an incredible feeling of fullness.  It wasn't just my belly or my mind that felt full. It was as if my whole body was filled to the brim with life and my life experiences.


As like many of you, my life is overflowing with people, things and places to go.  There are yoga classes to teach and take, soccer games to attend, dinners to make and laundry to fold.  There are family and friends to stay in touch with and new business relationships to make.  There are PTO meetings, stacks of books waiting to be read and those ever present leaves on the front lawn.


Our lives are wonderfully packed and filled with opportunity and potential.  While it may sometimes seem that it is all too much and happening way too fast, we would truly miss the satisfying energy of a full life it if it were gone.


So while it seems like a collective habit to complain about our busy lives, I recognized, in that moment while driving, that I am thankful for my full life.  My calendar may be packed and my house may not be spotless but it is wonderfully and thankfully crammed with potential.


Wishing you all a holiday season that is charged and overflowing with life!


 

Namaste,

 
Cara Bradley, cscs, e-ryt
Director
cara@vergeyogacenter.com
Studio 3 is on its way!
constructionIt's gonna get kind of loud around here!   

Construction on our new Studio 3 begins this month.  We thank you in advance for your patience regarding the noise in our center.

Our plan is to begin our new programming and winter schedule on Monday, January 17th. 

Coming soon - More Verge Athlete aeroSling, BNB Meditation Series, Open Meditation times, Yoga for Weight Loss, Yoga for Men Only Series, Verge Yoga Study Group and more!

Verge Yoga... We are growing together!

Verge Yoga GIft Cards

Gift CardKeep it Simple this Holiday Season!

Purchase a gift card in any amount!
We'll wrap it up in a gift bag with tissue, schedules and flyers.  

Purchase On-Line too!


Cards may be used for all classes, workshops, privates and merchandise.
NEW weekly class - Yin Flow
Yin Yoga                                                  
Yin Flow
Take your practice deeper!
Thursdays

7:00 - 8:15 pm

Saturday
December 11
12:00 - 1:30 pm

Find balance with your body and mind by combining a 40-minute Flow practice and a 35-minute Yin practice. Warm up your body in our dynamic Flow Series and then sink deeply into our Yin Series that uses long and passive holds to work on the deep and dense connective tissues of the body - the tendons, ligaments and cartilage. It's the perfect combination. You will leave class feeling refreshed and renewed.

No flow experience necessary.
Brand New Beginner Refresher
BNB

Brand New Beginner Refresher

 
Saturday, December 11
12:00 - 2:30 pm

Register On-Line

Need a Stationary review? Can't make it to BNB Series? Join us for this refresher class on the foundational poses of our Stationary Sequence class.

Ask questions and learn about the many benefits of the Stationary Sequence.  Find a deeper understanding of our principles of alignment. You will find new meaning in your practice and learn ways to modify or move deeper into your poses. No experience necessary.

Student Spotlight - Mary Lu Hodges
Mary Lu Hodges   
I signed up for the BNB program at Verge Yoga because I wanted to make some major changes in my life. From the first class, I knew that I was in the right place. Phil and Dan helped me adapt the poses so that I could work through the stationary series. They were really great.

I deeply appreciate that the people at Verge Yoga are so positive and supportive. That really helped me through some discouraging times and helped me resolve to stay with the program. Phil especially encouraged me to stick with it by drawing from the strength that caused me to sign up in the first place. Soon after the BNB program was over-I felt the poses getting easier because I was finally getting stronger. Yes! That was a big breakthrough for me.

I am now beginning to experience the practice in my everyday life. The postures are in everything I do. I love the setting of simple intentions and that each class is a new beginning. I am more relaxed, physically stronger, looking better and feeling good about all the changes that I am experiencing with the practice.   



Staff Spotlight - Did You Know?  Gil Stevens

Gil Before there was yoga in my life, before meditation, there was  . . . food!
There is a simple pleasure in cooking, whether a holiday feast for friends and family, an egg and toast on a quiet morning, or bottled hot sauce for
Christmas gifts.  Our yoga encourages us to practice on and off the mat, and it seems to come easily when I'm preparing a meal, one-pointed attention,totally into it - it almost doesn't matter how it comes out. So eat, drink, be merry, drink again - and enjoy every minute of your holidays, even the preparation - cheers/namaste!

In This Issue
One-on-One Training
Yin Flow
BNB Refresher
Student Spotlight
Staff Spotlight
Stay Connected
December Pose of the Month - Seated Meditation
For the month of December you will experience a short seated meditation in all of our Flow  classes at Verge Yoga. 

meditation
 
More info on the pose available at Verge Yoga and on our website. 

Guided Meditation Podcast

Practice Daily!


Download this short, 10 minute guided meditation with Cara Bradley.

Verge Meditation 1
 
 

This Month at Verge Yoga
One-on-One/Small Group Sessions

December 6   
Stationary Plus
Monday
10:00 - 11:15 am

December 10   
Flow Plus
Friday
9:30 - 10:45 am

December 11
Yin Flow
Saturday
12:00 - 1:30 pm 
 
December 11
BNB Refresher
Saturday
12:00 - 2:30 pm

December 12   
Flow Plus
Sunday
4:00 - 5:15 pm

December 14   
Stationary Plus
Tuesday
6:00 - 7:15 pm

December 18
Verge Athlete aeroSling
Saturday
8:30 - 9:45 am
 
 

December 24
Christmas Eve
7:15 am Stationary 60

8:15 am Flow 60
9:30 am Flow 75
10:00 am Stationary 75
 
December 25
Christmas Day
Closed

December 31
New Year's Eve
7:15 am Stationary 60

8:15 am Flow 60
9:30 am Flow 75
10:00 am Stationary 75

January 1
New Year's Day
9:30 am Stationary 60

11:00 am Flow 75
12:00 pm Flow 60
12:30 pm Stationary 75