Greetings!

'Tis the season for gratitude.  We want to thank all of you who have practiced yoga with us this past year.  We are here because of you.  We are committed to serving you and growing with you.  As many of you know, a regular yoga practice can bring health, vigor, peace and joy.  We wish you all of these and more.

• Monday 10-11:30 a.m. Beginning Yoga for Posture, is a new class  taught by a new teacher, Terri Bigelow (replaces Laura Prakash's Beginning class)
• Wednesday 10-11:30 a.m. Yoga for the Not so Flexible is a new class, taught by a new teacher, Nancy Giguere  (replaces Clare's Beg. & Cont. class)
• New Donations Only Class!!! Wed. nights 7:30-8:45  in the Corner studio with Anna Vazquez.  Live cello music accompanies opening and closing restorative poses  
• Anna's Friday evening Full-Bodied Yoga has been canceled  

Please check the website and Facebook for more updates. 

Discount coupon holders, get your classes in before your coupons expire.  Groupon expires 3/12/12. Living Social coupons expire either  4/9/12 or 6/17/12, depending on purchase date.  We invite our coupon students to stay on and become a regular part of the St. Paul Yoga Center community.

The St. Paul Yoga Center fee structure is 

•  6-week session for  $84 - this would be with one teacher, if you miss a class you can do a make up with any teacher 
• Punch cards - any class, any teacher
• 10 classes for $150, 6 month expiration
• NEW:  5-class punch card for $80, 3 month expiration 
• Drop in Fee $17 per class 

SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR ONGOING STUDENTS

• If you register for 3 consecutive sessions, the 4th session is only $66 
• If you buy two 10 class punch cards, the 3rd card is only $130
• If you buy four 5 class punch cards, the fifth card is only $70

Call Donna for more information at 651- 644-7141

Workshop

Home Yoga Practice Workshop  

with Paul Busch 

It is every sincere yoga teacher's wish that their students develop and maintain an effective and enjoyable home yoga practice. Establishing or refining a personal practice can be very challenging. Working with those challenges has rewards, and can even be seen as part of practice.

In this workshop, we will explore the why, what, how, when, and where of practice. We will look at obstacles to practice and how to overcome those obstacles. The workshop includes a five-page "working" outline, as well as other handouts and exercises. The exact emphasis of our afternoon will depend on the needs of those attending. Follow-up assistance with your home practice is offered for those attending.

Saturday from 3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 21, 2012  

For more information

Practice Workshop Info

New Teacher, New Class

Beginning Yoga for Posture

taught by Terri Bigelow,

starts Mon. Jan. 2, at 10 a.m.

Fundamental yoga postures and modifications are introduced with the goal of counteracting habitual daily movements that contribute to common postural imbalances such as rounded shoulders and a forward head.  Focus is on awareness, stretching and strengthening of key muscle groups to improve daily standing and sitting posture.  

 New Teacher, New Class

Yoga for the Not so Flexible 

taught by Nancy Giguere, 

starts Wed., Jan. 4th at 10 a.m.

In this beginning class, students will learn fundamentals of yoga postures and breathing, as well as practical techniques to release tension in mind and body, and they will begin building strength and flexibility. It's perfect for stiff people of all ages. 

Nancy, a freelance writer, began studying yoga in her late 50s. This December, she completed her 200-hour certification training with master teacher Scott Anderson through Alignment Yoga. She plans to continue her studies in Alignment Yoga's 500-hour program. "Yoga is for everyone, not just the young and limber," she says. "It's a powerful tool that can help us calm down and relax-something everybody can benefit from. I look forward to helping students discover its benefits for themselves."  

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Paul's Postulations  (An on-going series of topics    explored using principles of yoga and Ayurveda.)

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Villager  Article, Seniors Section

A State of mind, body and spirit

Aging has meant growing for the St. Paul Yoga Center and its owner Donna Gustafson

 The St. Paul Yoga Center offers Ageless Yoga to serve seniors and others needing a gentle, slower paced class focused on healthy posture, range of motion, and increasing balance and strength.  Tuesday & Friday mornings 9:30-11.

Click here to read page one of article 

 Body Work Training at St. Paul Yoga Center 

Intro to CranioSacral Techniques   Sunday March 4, 2012, 9-5pm, $120-$150.   8 CE hours.  Learn to listen to the body and gently release the cranial bones, sacrum and facsia.

CranioSacral  l     April 13-15, 2012, $420-$470.   Learn foundational techniques while building intuitive palpation skills.  Begin to give treatments and see results.  No prerequisites.  23 CE hours