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December 2007
 
 
Linda ShevloffWelcome to our December newsletter!
 
Season's Greetings from all of us at The Iyengar Yoga Centre of Hong Kong. May there be Joy in your life, Love in you heart, and Peace within your being.
 
There are many festivals that are celebrated this month, the darkest month of the year in the Northern hemisphere. They remind us that even in the darkest times there is the hope and promise of light. When I light some candles in my home at Christmas time, I like to remind myself to find some light within myself and the world around me.


There is a beautiful prayer by St. Francis of Assis that says:

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.


The regular yoga class schedule will be interrupted for a Christmas break. Please read the announcement below about our holiday schedule.

 
Namaste,
Linda
 
 red bamboo block  Words of Wisdom
 
Guruji BKS Iyengar 
 
Guruji BKS Iyengar
"Remember that yoga is not asking us to refrain from enjoyment. Yoga is against bondage. Bondage is being tied to patterns of behavior from which we cannot withdraw. Repetition leads to boredom, and eventually boredom is a form of torture. So yoga says, keep the freshness, keep pristine, keep the virginity of sensitivity."
 
-  BKS Iyengar
 
 
Happy Birthday to Guruji!
 
Join Linda for a practice session in Guruji's honour

 
On December 14 Mr. Iyengar turns 89!!!  Do a bks iyengar
great personal practice on that day and remember to express thanks to him for his lifetime of dedicated service.
 
If you would like to do a practice session at the Iyengar Yoga Centre on that day, you could join me anytime between 10am and 1pm, and practice for free.
 
red bamboo block Birjoo Mehta Workshop
 
Philosophy & practice
 
Birjoo teaches a classSenior Iyengar teacher Birjoo Mehta will teach a week of classes at our studio from January 25 - 31, 2008. Birjoo is an Indian teacher from Mumbai whose workshops in Hong Kong are always well attended.
 
Registrations are steadily coming in. Remember to register for the workshop soon before it is filled up.

This year, Birjoo says his philosophical theme will be about "how Guruji's method of practice of asanas leads to the pragmatic understanding of the philosophy of the Yoga Sutras (and maybe Bhagwad Gita)."  

It is the interplay of philosophy with the asana and Pranayama practice that make Birjoo's workshops particularly rich.

 
Register early to get a space in this workshop series! 
 
red bamboo block Seasonal gift certificates
 
 
IYHK gift certificateGive the gift of Yoga to a friend for Christmas.
 
Purchase a Gift Certificate for 8 classes, 4 classes, or single classes, and receive a discount of $50, $20 or $10 from the regular price.
 
These certificates are good for three months from the date of purchase. The discount is available until December 15.
 
 
red bamboo block Holiday Break: December Class Schedule
 
 
Snow on a pondDecember 16 - 22: classes will be as normal with the exception of Monday afternoon/ evening  (December 17 )and Wednesday morning (December 19).
 
The following week we will be closed.
 
There are no classes December 23 through January 1.
 
Classes resume on January 2.
 
red bamboo block Intro classes - half price!
 

IYHK yoga classTeachers in Training are leading a Beginners Yoga Class every Sunday from 10:00 - 11:30am.

 

These classes are half price and provide a good introduction to Iyengar Yoga. Why not bring your family to the Yoga Centre and let them try Iyengar Yoga?

Register now! - click here
 
 
red bamboo block IYHK Yoga Forum!
 
Visit and take part in our new
Yoga Forum!
 
gold beehive logoThe Iyengar Yoga Forum is an online resource designed to help teachers, teacher trainees and students share tips, not just about their practice, but also things such as bargain yoga gear, vegetarian food, books and more.
 
The discussions will also help teachers and teacher trainees better understand the problems students are having with their practice and fine tune their classes to help. Joining is easy; just click on this green Yoga Forum link or on this IYHK contact page link.
 
Scroll down the Contact Us page and click on the heading:  We also encourage discussion through the Iyengar Forum. You will land on our Forum.
 
See the gold beehive on the left top corner of this article? You'll see it on our Forum home page as well. Under it is a row of links - at the end of the row is a register link. Click and sign up - you will become a member with full access to all the discussions.
 
red bamboo block Items for sale
 
At our studio, we have a number of items for sale including yoga mats for $160 and straps for $60.
 
Click to see more IYHK products!

 

Monthly Pass: $1800 is now good for 18 classes.  You may purchase one at any time. It is valid for 30  consecutive days. Register now - click here!

 
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Linda Shevloff
Iyengar Yoga Hong Kong
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