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january 2015
news from the blue
Namaste!

And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been. ~Rainer Maria Rilke

May we welcome the new year with anticipation instead of expectation.
May we fully open our hearts to what is next, by letting go of what came before.
May we broaden our minds as we step into unknown territory and uncharted lands inside and outside of ourselves.
May we expand our lives, taking risks fearlessly, courageously, and without hesitation.
May we embrace the light of Spirit we find inside and recognize that light in every person we meet as a reminder that we are all connected.
May we give freely and accept graciously the gifts we receive with grateful hearts.
May we believe that anything can and just might happen.

For it is a new year. And it is full of things that have never been before.

Blessings,

Jill
serve your soul with a bali retreat
return to the heart of your practice

 

Move into the life your soul intended.

 

For seven sacred days in Ubud, Indonesia, Jill and Carrington will lead you through a unique yoga retreat to unify your connection of body, mind, and soul so that what you dream for yourself and your life can be made real.  

 

All in beautiful Bali, Indonesia, June 23-30, at Soulshine Bali.  

 

Learn more and  sign up for the retreat of a lifetime

home is where your mat is

mark your calendars for blueversary 8, coming feb 6-8!  

 

We love the simpatico relationship with our blueversary 8 partner CASA!

Your yoga mat and hopefully the blue provide you with a home for your practice. And CASA provides a home for many people who otherwise would  never have a key (or a door mat) to their own place -- folks like veterans, people with disabilities, the homeless, and the workforce population.  

 

Please mark your calendars today for our anniversary weekend of by-donation classes, Feb 6-8, complete with awesome raffle prize drawings, to benefit and support our friends at CASA!

   

To support CASA by donating a raffle prize, please contact Sandy. And Like CASA on Facebook

 

turn it up or down with new classes!
new heated flow, restorative, and yin classes 

Whether you're looking to heat it up or slow it down when it comes to your yoga practice, or maybe a little of both, we've got what you are looking for with a few new classes on the schedule, starting this month!

Yoga for Healing with Kathleen 
5:30 pm, Mondays

Heated Vinyasa Flow with Kristin
4:00 pm, Tuesdays & Thursdays

Yin Yoga with Sandy
5:30 pm, Fridays



awake your soul
from the blue blog   

There is a line in the Mumford and Sons song,  Awake My Soul, that says:

"Where you invest your love, you invest your life."

I came across a picture recently of someone who had this line tattooed on his arm. It struck me still and quiet for moments after I saw it. Not because it was a new idea or concept.

It was so impactful because the meaning of the song was already inside of me. And the reading of it on that person's arm was the remembrance of it for my own life.

Read more of this blog by Carrington.


see you at the blue!
 

in this issue
happenings
classes

New Classes!

Yoga for Healing with Kathleen, 
5:30 pm, Mondays

Heated Flow with Kristin,
4:00 pm, Tuesdays & Thursdays

Yin Yoga with Sandy
5:30 pm, Fridays
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Community Yoga -- FREE!

1:30-2:30 pm, Jan 14
1-2, Jan 20

Pay-what-you-can Yoga

6:00-7:00 pm
Jan 3, Jan 24, and Jan 31

Modified schedule
Please note our modified schedule on this month's yoga immersion weekend, January 16-19.

weekend extras

Kriya Practice with Jill
January 4

Yoga Nidra with Kathleen
January 30


workshops & events

 

Yoga Foundations 7-week Series with Jen

starting January 4 

starting March 8  

 

Finding Stillness with Elizabeth

January 9 

 

Love What Is with Elizabeth 

January 11   

 

Yin & Yang Workshops  

with Heather

 

Unlocking Hips & Shoulders, January 16 

 

Backbends to Energize Your Core, January 17 

The Core Connection,  

January 18 

 

The Goddess Within: Yoga and Wellness for Women at Every Age with Mary

January 24 

 

 

yoga immersion
for all students 

 

Mentorship Program

First Quarter, 2015 

Second Quarter, 2015 

A one-on-one experience designed to enhance yoga teaching skills, from holding space and hands-on assists to class planning and sequencing. Cultivate a richer home practice and deepen your studentship.  

YTT300/RYT200 CEU - 15 hours  

 

The Business of Yoga  

with Elizabeth

January 9-11

Yes, you can love what you do and pay the bills. Let's talk about how!

YTT300/RYT200 CEU - 11 hours

 

Refine Your Assisting  

with Michele

January 25 

Yoga teachers and teachers-in-training of any style, join this hands-on clinic to learn more about the art of assisting.   

YTT300/RYT200 CEU - 2 hours 

 

Thai Yoga Bodywork Certification Training with Michael Sitzer

Three weekends: March 7-8, 14-15, and 21-22 

Learn how to effortlessly apply pressure to sore muscles, energy lines, and trigger points, as well as  how to bring your partner through a series of assisted yoga stretches to fully open and relax with complete and safe full body Thai massage.  

YTT300 - up to 24 hours

RYT200 CEU - up to 36 hours 

NCBTMB CEU - up to 36 hours  

 

Yin Yoga & Meditation  

with Heather Tiddens

July 16-19

Learn the foundations and technique of Yin Yoga, which fosters a meditative practice and gives balance to our active, yang lifestyles.

YTT300/RYT200 CEU - 26 hours   

 

Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training with  

Cheri Clampett & Arturo Peal

September 22-27  

Learn the skills to work intelligently with students who are living with chronic illness or injury, as well as pregnant and aging populations. Deepen your teaching confidence, expand your range of private clients, increase your class types, and learn how to incorporate this gentler practice into more active classes. 

YTT300/RYT200 CEU - 40 hours  

Required for 500-hour certification  

 

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