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Spring has finally arrived! Everyone is in good spirits and enjoying the beautiful weather. Amazing how invigorating a little sunshine can be, huh? Well the good news is that it's ALWAYS hot and sunny at Bikram Yoga Baltimore! Soak in the warmth and make BYB one of your sunny destination spots each day, including through the upcoming summer months.
Springtime is the best time to clean out the old and hit the restart button. Think about how you can refresh your yoga practice too, and be mindful of the habits that can impede a continuous meditation: Can you fidget less? Can you think twice before grabbing for your water (again)? Can you breathe a little more quietly? Can you commit to talking only in the common areas of the studio? This is a safe place and an escape for many, so consider how you can keep your practice and your etiquette fresh.
We have two wonderful yogis who will be heading off to Jackson Hole, Wyoming at the end of this month to participate in the National Yoga Asana Championships! Good luck to Leo Szymanski who will compete in the Senior Mens Division, and to our dear Anne Johnson who will compete in the Women's Division. We know you will both make BYB extremely proud!
As it continues to get warmer outside, make sure you're staying hydrated. Those smoothies and iced lattes must be in addition to, not instead of, your daily water intake! This will keep you going strong through the summer months and help you tolerate the rising temperatures and humidity.
Enjoy the beautiful month of May! See you on the mat.
With love, Eddie and Emily
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GOOD LUCK TO OUR CHAMPIONS!
Leo Szymanski and Anne Johnson will be traveling to Jackson Hole, Wyoming from Friday, May 20th through Sunday, May 22nd to compete in the 2016 National Yoga Asana Championships hosted by the USA Yoga Federation. While Jackson Hole is not close by, you will be able to watch our yogis in action from home! Look out for information about a Live Video Stream so you can cheer on our Champions from Baltimore! Good luck Team BYB!
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ARDHA-CHANDRASANA (HALF MOON)
May Posture of the Month
It's the first posture in the Bikram Series and sets the stage for the rest of your class. Half Moon pose is designed to warm up the spine, and all of the surrounding muscles and joints, by moving in all directions. You begin with your arms up, interlocked grip, making sure the arms stay touching with the ears for the duration of the posture. From a deep inhale stretching out of the waist, you bend to one side at a time in a perfectly straight line. Your hips and shoulders, if you were to look at the body from the side view, should be in one line, just like you were stuck between two panes of glass. From the front, your hips should be level horizontally, and eventually, your shoulders will stack one of top of the other vertically. As your fingers and hips push in opposite directions away from one another, your body will come down more to the side. Your knees must be locked and your stomach must be sucked in the entire time to ensure maximum and safe stretching of your spine. The backward bend mimics the side bends, just in a different direction! Make sure to keep as much air in your lungs as possible for all parts of the posture, which ensures you won't create unnecessary pressure in the lower back. Half Moon pose has a number of excellent benefits for the entire body. In addition to toning the gluteals, abdominals, and thighs, Half Moon creates flexibility in the spine, stretches the liver and kidneys improving their function, and strengthens the deltoids, obliques, trapezius muscles, and latissimus dorsi. It's an all encompassing posture that when given maximum effort will make your class the best it can possibly be!
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 MAY POSTURE CLINIC
If you missed the Posture Clinic on breathing, boy you missed a good one! Don't miss this next clinic "Yoga as Therapy." How can we use yoga to help with our injuries, new and old? Yoga is always therapy first, so come in with all of your ailments, aches, pains, and troubles and we'll figure out how to make the yoga heal you from the inside out!
SATURDAY, MAY 14TH, 12pm
BYB COCKEYSVILLE
VIP Students: $25
Please purchase on site to receive your discount!
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YOGA MAKES A GREAT MOTHER'S DAY GIFT!
We are all about sharing yoga with the whole family. Mother's Day is Sunday, May 8th, and you can't beat the gift of good health! If you would like to bring your mom to try yoga for the first time, bring her on Mother's Day and she can take class for free!
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 REFER-A-FRIEND AND SAVE!
By bringing your friends to yoga, you can easily knock
$10 off your yoga membership! For every friend you refer who purchases a membership, YOU get $10 toward your next yoga purchase!
EXTRA Savings for VIP Autodebit Members:
Receive $10 off EVERY MONTH that your friend joins and remains on the VIP Autodebit!
EXTRA Savings for VIP Yearly members:
Receive $120 off your next Yearly
membership when your friend buys a year of yoga!
Want to know more or confirm your referrals? Email us!
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 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SCHEDULE CHANGES
Before kickstarting your summer and heading off to your barbeques for Memorial Day Weekend, make sure to do a little yoga! The more yoga you do, the more you can indulge!
Saturday, May 28 & Sunday, May 29, 2016
8am and 10am Only; 4pm Classes Canceled at both locations
Monday, May 30, 2016
Cockeysville: 8am and 10am Only Locust Point: 10am Only
All other classes will be canceled on Monday, the holiday. Enjoy!
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 CONTRIBUTE TO OUR BUSINESS DIRECTORY!
Our BYB Business Directory continues to grow! We're thrilled to be supporting so many yogis in the small business world and to be making small strides towards a better local economy surrounding our yoga family. If you are an entrepreneurial yogi, please send us your business details!
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ALWAYS REMEMBER...
Bikram Yoga Baltimore is a locally owned and operated business.
Your membership dollars spent here contribute right back to the local economy and help our very special yoga family grow! There are a lot of options for yoga out there, but our studio keeps you investing in your yoga home right here in Baltimore.
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NEED A BABYSITTER?
Is taking care of your young ones getting in the way of your yoga? We've recently had some yogis ask about other moms in our BYB community with young children. If you are interested in sharing contact information with other BYB moms to coordinate yoga and babysitting schedules, email us here and we'll put you in touch!
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TESTIMONIAL
Because more yoga means more smiles!
"I did not realize what a difference the 30-day challenge would make in me and how my body would crave more Bikram even just after a few days!" -- J. Marana
...And our teachers love seeing you smile :)
"The entire staff at Bikram Yoga Baltimore is phenomenal! They have been encouraging me since my first class. Well that encouragement paid off today, when I finally completed balancing stick without falling out of the posture! It was such an amazing feeling! I can't wait to go back tomorrow!" -- M. Standiford
We love hearing from you! Share your testimonial and any feedback you have for us through this link!
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