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The energy of spring supports
new beginnings. Recommit
to your practice!
THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 22! Celebrate Earth Day with SYA and Natural Fitness, our studio mat suppliers, who will plant a tree for every student who attends class.
Sunrise Class Special:
Four classes for $35, valid for any
7:00 am class.
website for more details.
VISIT OUR WEBSITE
for expanded information on all workshops & events.
THE YOGA OF PREGNANCY
w/Jessica Jennings, April 27-29,
If you want to learn more about how yoga can support you, your students or your clients, this weekend will open up a
world of possibilities. SACRED ANATOMY - ATLAS, CRADLE OF THE SKULL w/Bianca Raffety, May 4; 5:30-7:30 pm Open up your understanding of the
material and subtle realms of embodied movement and breath, to allow for a deepening experience of the spiritual body.
INTRODUCTION TO SANSKRIT
w/Zoe Mai of American Sanskrit Institute, May 5-6 Sanskrit is the language of yoga. Anyone can resonate with Sanskrit's timeless sounds-and connect to words and ideas incredibly beautiful and profound.
w/Grace Meyer, Sat May 12, 2:30-4:30 pm;
$30 fee includes one week of free classes!
Dive fully into the basic language and practice of Anusara's Universal Principles of Alignment. For those new to yoga, new to Anusara, or for ongoing students who want to learn more.
SHOULDER GIRDLE WORKSHOP
w/Beth Award and Susan Grote, PT/CYI; Sat, May 12, 2-5 pm
In this workshop, we will be looking at the shoulders and supporting structures in standing poses, downward dog, and the transition from downward dog through plank pose to chaturanga dandasana. If you've ever wondered how to perform this transition safely and optimally, this is the workshop for you!
MOTHER'S DAY PRENATAL YOGA CELEBRATION w/Jane Hitti, Sun, May 13; 1:15-2:30 pm Help us celebrate the 2-year anniversary of our prenatal yoga program! New, current and former prenatal yoga students and pre-crawling babies all welcome. 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF SYA! Save the date: Saturday, June 16. To honor this amazing milestone, free classes all day, and more! 2012 RETREATS WITH DENISE BENITEZ July 27-29 - Sleeping Lady, Leavenworth (This retreat will fill! Please sign up early.) READ DENISE'S BLOG
More information on classes and events at SEATTLEYOGAARTS.COM
SAVE THE DATES IN 2012!
*Oct 3 - 7 - Ross Rayburn
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Play
Bodies and minds adore playing,
Playing means:
No particular outcome expected or needed,
No sense of strict time,
Being outside the box, the clock, the paradigm.
For this adult woman,
Dancing, yoga, moving through space,
Are my play and my body's joy.
Right now, as I write this,
The spirited colt inside me,
Legs gangly and yearning to run,
Is saying, "Get off that computer and onto the mat!"
In a moment, in a moment.
First, I must tell you what still lives in me:
Summer nights, East Coast humidity,
All the kids out on the street,
Roller skates (the kind with keys), climbing trees,
Wandering the woods and feeling safe,
Kickball, tag, hide and seek,
My body's sheer delight at running hard in the almost dark.
Yoga, my body moving through a wide and playful range
Of outside the every day narrow range of allowed
Square and minimal movement allowed in the public domain,
Is my daily bliss.
And here's what the researchers say, in case you
Can't hear your body purring its delight as you play:
Play/yoga/dance/art will:
Inspire you to think differently;
Increase longevity;
Reduce struggle, conflict, worry;
Increase your sense of lightness;
Stimulate imagination, curiosity, creativity;
Soften your heart, reducing hypertension and depression;
Enhance your energy levels;
Provide an opportunity to take risks.
Being play-deprived is like being sleep-deprived
So, now when you finish reading this,
Get up off your chair,
Go play: on your mat, in your office, go outside,
Frolic, frisk, romp, caper, mess around.
(Poem: Denise Benitez; Photo: Unknown)
We are dedicated to your physical freedom.
A bow from your teachers,
Denise, Rainey, Bianca, Meg, Beth, Jane, Grace, Rebecca, Jorge, Erin, Ellen, Laura
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