September 2015
 

What is meaningful to you, and in your life? Your health and happiness? Our Earth and the environment? Your family and friends? Your career, research, volunteer work, your education...

To sustain our lives in a meaningful way we must support our own physical and mental health and well being. This is a basic requirement for all of us. One of our main objectives at BYW is to hold the space and support our students in this constant process. This month we are celebrating our 10 Year Anniversary as a Yoga Studio. Jacqueline wishes to briefly share the very roots of our yoga story with you, with the intention to inspire you to keep health and well being first and foremost in your life, and what is meaningful close to your heart: 

Paramahansa Yogananda, born Mukunda Lal Ghosh, was an Indian yogi who introduced millions of westerners to the teachings of meditation and yoga. The significance of this man and great teacher, and how much of a ripple effect his life and teachings have had became crystal clear to me during a recent yoga class. Anastasia shared her powerful "first class experience" with us during savasana. It took me right back to my first class, which forever altered the course of my life, then my mind flashed through some other stories like this I have heard from teachers like Thandi, John, Shandell, and many other teachers. Suddenly I recalled countless powerful 'first class experiences' that students have shared with me over my 9 years of teaching. Perhaps your first class had a profound effect on you?

Yogananda inspired his brother Bishnu Ghosh, the teacher and guru of Bikram Choudhury, (along with what is now millions of others) to embark on the journey of self-realisation and freedom from the constraints of the mind. Through his mother, Yogananda was exposed to many spiritual teachers. Among his most constant teachings are kindness and the art of letting go.
If you would like to learn more about Yogananda, his life and teachings, check out this link:

Paramahansa Yogananda (born Mukunda Lal Ghosh)
 
We invite you to help us celebrate 10 Years of Yoga on September 19th & 20th at our
 Free Open House Weekend

Be our guest! Enjoy free yoga classes, free health talks, complimentary health treatments and more! Enter to win some awesome and valuable door prizes from us, local businesses, and our suppliers! Everyone is welcome. Perhaps you will be part of someone else's'powerful first class' that will initiate profound change and increase the ripple effect!

Best wishes during the transition to fall and with the change of season. If you would like to celebrate the Equinox we are hosting another 108 Sun Salutations Class on Wednesday September 23rd at 6pm followed by the Yin/Yang 60 class.

Much love from Jacqueline & John, and all the staff at Bikram Yoga Westshore.




September Specials

Annual Membership (12 Months)
$875         (regular price $1155)
option to split into 4 payments
can be paused for up to 1 month
one guest pass per month
10% off retail boutique items (except supplements)
10% off workshops and seminars
10% off memberships at Crossfit Stasis

3 Month Membership
$288         (regular price $338)
option to split into 2 payments

20 Class Pass
$224         (regular price $264)
option to split into 2 payments

Add GST to all prices.






NEW CLASSES
60 / 75 / 90  MINUTE CLASSES
LEVEL 1 90 (bikram method)
LEVEL I 60
POWER FLOW 60
HIP & CORE 60
YIN/YANG 60
LEVEL II 75
LEVEL III 105
CHILD MINDING & MORE
Check our website for the:
class times, descriptions and teachers.

Here are some very brief class descriptions:  
Level I - 60:
A fast paced version of Level I 90, heated studio, hatha poses, everyone welcome.

Level I - 90: heal & recover from injury, heated studio - Bikram Method  Hatha poses, excellent for general performance enhancement, everyone welcome.

Power Flow 60:  Hatha poses & vinyasa flows, energizing, dynamic, heated studio, beginners welcome.

Hip & Core 60:  Targets lower body, music, heated studio, ideal for athletes, beginners welcome.

Therapeutic Yin Yang 60:  Warm studio, yin poses, music, releases deep tension in the connective tissue, everyone welcome.

Level II 75:  Heated studio, hatha poses, 75 minutes, natural progression from Level I, not for beginners or injured persons.

Level III - 105:  Experienced Level II students only, pre-registration will be required.




YIN / YANG YOGA AND ACUPUNCTURE CLASS WITH EMMA BARKER AND BRITNEY STABLES

SEPT 20th at 5:45pm

Yoga and Acupuncture enhance each other: yoga brings up the energy, and acupuncture moves it and removes any blockages.

Bikram Yoga Westshore and Stillpoint Community Acupuncture bring you a unique class combining these two modalities.
 


Acupuncture and yoga both work on the meridians, which are energy pathways that run throughout the body.  Restorative yoga postures can help in opening these meridians while acupuncture can move any energy that is blocked along these pathways. During  savasana Emma Barker (R. Ac) will place a single needle between the eyebrows of each participant (a point called 'Shen Men') to calm the mind and assist the body in relaxing and assimilating the practice.
Correct posture, improve mobility, relieve pain and chronic tension.

Sign up now either online OR at the studio to reserve your attendance to this class. This class is part of our Free Weekend! Please understand that we will hold your space until 5:30pm but can not guarantee your attendance after that time.   
Table of Contents
Specials & Fall Events
New Classes
Yin/Yang and Acupuncture Class
Fall Yoga Challenge
Fall Schedule
Massage and Hellerwork Available
New Member Benefit
Who we are.



 
Fall 30 Day YOGA
Challenge


Sept 21st through Oct 20th, 2015
 Join us and experience the bliss of yoga every day. SILENCE the MIND, HEAL and OPEN the body, be part of an inspired group of diverse people moving through a powerful experience together.

30 Classes in 30 days, expect to be  
AMAZED! 
30 day challenge
All who complete our fall yoga challenge will receive a cozy BYW challenge toque.

If you do not have a current membership, a 30 Day Challenge package is available for $115.
Please sign up for the challenge at the front desk. Contact us if you have questions.   

FALL SCHEDULE 2015

Monday
9:30am  Level I 90
11:30am  Level I 60
5:00pm Level I 90
7:00pm Level II 75

Tuesday
6am Level I 90
9:30am Level I 90
4pm Level I 90
6pm Hot Hip & Core 60
7:30pm Level I 90

Wednesday
6am Level I 60
9:30 Level I 90
11:30 Level I 60
4pm Level I 90
6pm Level I 90 w music
7:45pm Yin/Yang w music

Thursday
6am Level I 90
9:30am Level I 90 w music
4pm Level I 90
6pm Hot Flow 60
7:30pm Level I 90

Friday
9:30am Level I 90
11:30am Level I 60
4pm Level 1 90
6pm Level 1 60 w music

Saturday
8am Level I 60
9:15am Level I 90
11am Level II 75
3:45pm Hot Hip & Core 60
5pm Level I 90

Sunday
9:15am Level I 90
11am Hot Flow 60
4pm Level I 90
5:45pm Yin/Yang w music

 

Deep Tissue Massage  
Hellerwork Structural Bodywork

Correct posture, improve mobility, relieve pain and chronic tension.

Jacqueline is available:  
Wed / Thurs / Fri and some weekends for 60 or 90 minute treatments. Some weekends  
 
Contact her directly at 250 920 8137 to book an appointment or for more information.


NEW BYW ANNUAL MEMBER BENEFIT! 

We are excited and pleased to announce that we are adding a new member benefit to our 2015 Annual Membership

10% off at
CROSSFIT STASIS


Body building and yoga do go hand in hand.
We can see a perfect example of this in our own lineage with the Bishnu Ghosh School of Physical Culture.
Build your strength, stamina and muscle mass. Keep yourself limber, balanced and aligned with regular yoga class.

Attend any yoga class during our FREE WEEKEND EVENT Sept 19 & 20th and you could WIN a FREE 2 Week Pass to Crossfit Stasis.

Ask us for more details and visit: Crossfit Stasis
for their schedule and for more information.

Bikram Westshore Hot Yoga is.... 

a family owned and operated yoga studio offering hot yoga, bikram method yoga, flow yoga, yin /yoga, hellerwork, special events, child care and more.

We are not a franchise and we do not pay fees to Bikram Choudhury.

Ask us about renting our studio for classes, workshops or events. Our Boutique carries a selection of hot yoga gear, mats, towels, supplements, books, etc. Most classes are suitable for beginners.

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