Yoga at The Solebury Club
The Yoga Connection
November 5, 2012 |
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 Namaste,
Your body is sacred. When you track back through the physical layers of your body to the more subtle aspects such as breath, to the even more subtle aspects such as the fact that what you consider physical is actually 99.99% space-well, you begin to get the idea. Something beyond inert matter is being you. The inert matter itself is not inert at all but a constantly dancing pattern of form and formlessness. Both the form and the formlessness of you dance with innate intelligence, with living vitality. The most brilliant physicists teach us that the world of form, including us, is simply 'condensed' energy. Universal patterns of this energy organizing itself exist inside you, outside you-as you.
This vital energy runs through the core of your body. Once you dissolve the blockages to its flow, you begin to remember Who you really are. This is the purpose of yoga. From this space of remembering you are then empowered to learn, to serve and to celebrate. Yoga specializes in opening you to remember your essential nature of being. The practices of yoga send you inward to explore and live from this essential energy.
Maureen Shortt, Yoga Director |
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Learn To Meditate with Maureen Shortt |
 What if you had a meditation practice that drew you to it everyday? What if you reacted less to the stresses and challenges of your life? What if you lived your life more from your own inner knowing?
The Svaroopa® Vidya mantra meditation practices are easy and effective, with immediate benefits. For beginning meditators, on-and-off-again meditators, and experienced meditators. Each class includes a talk, meditation training and a discussion. The training will be held on 3 Fridays: November 9, November 16, and November 30, from 6 to 8 pm. (No session on November 23 due to Thanksgiving weekend) Cost is $139. If you have done meditation training with me before your cost is only $99.
Register at the front desk. Contact me if you have any questions at maureen@wildfire-ent.com or call 215.262.1532. For more information about Swami Nirmalananda visit the website |
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Foundations of Vinyasa Yoga |
 Is your back sore? Do you feel stiff and achy?
Want to try yoga and need to take it slow?
NEW BEGINNER YOGA CLASSES
Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm
This class is designed for people who are new to yoga, struggle with flexibility, or who want to get a good foundation for a yoga practice. This will focus on yoga basics like simple standing postures and modified sun salutes. Also includes an introduction to breath practice, meditation, and, of course, relaxation. Join Jessica Presti on the mat Tuesday nights for a early week energizer. Platinum & Gold members no charge. Otherwise check at the front desk for drop-in rate or purchase a book of classes at a reduced rate |
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How Nutrition Can Help You Stay Strong |
Throughout your life your muscles are constantly being broken down, repaired, and built back up again, as are all your tissues. To keep the balance of this process means to keep more muscle than you lose. This is important for your body shape, your weight, your strength and your immunity. Weight bearing activities are the key from the activity side. From the nutritional side protein is one of the key factors.
When you eat protein foods they are broken down into their constituent parts, called amino acids, through digestion, then absorbed into your bloodstream. This concentration of amino acids in your blood stream signals your body to produce new muscle where it is needed.
Certain factors of when and how much protein you eat affect this process. It is typical to start the day with a carbohydrate rich breakfast like cereal or a bagel, and end it with a protein laden dinner that includes chicken or fish, meat or tofu or beans, if you are vegetarian. This not ideal for muscle maintenance. As you shift some protein from dinner to breakfast and lunch you will find you remain stronger and healthier, as proteins also are used in your body for strong immunity.
How much protein should you be eating? It's a somewhat controversial question. The RDA is about 1/3 a gram-protein is measured in grams and it's always listed on labels as such-per pound of body weight. Studies have shown that as we age we actually need more protein to maintain muscles-along with activity. So those over 50 can consider eating ½ a gram of protein for every pound of body weight. If you weigh 150 pounds, eat 75 grams of protein. If you weigh 120 pounds eat 60 grams of protein. Be sure to spread your protein out through your meals.
Animal foods high in protein include chicken, meat, seafood, dairy and eggs. For those eating vegetarian use soy foods such as tofu or tempeh or soy beans themselves, like edamame or veggie burgers. Beans, nuts and seeds are also good sources, eaten as additions to soups or stews or salads or used in hummus or nut butters.
Stay strong and stay healthy, preserve your muscle, through diet and activity.
If you have a health consideration, be sure to check with your doctor before modifying your diet.
For further help contact Maureen Shortt, club Nutritionist 215.262.1532 or maureen@wildfire-ent.com |
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Pose of the Month - Janu Sirsasana |
 Janu Sirsasana
Janu = knee
Sirsa = head
Asana = Posture
For the month of November, we will explore Janu Sirsasana: a seated, forward bend with deep hip-opening capabilities. As I am sitting at my kitchen table typing this article, I am listening to the drone of our gas-powered generator, I can think of no better pose to practice in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Seated forward bends such as this one require introspection and patience. As much as I cannot wait for my power to come back on, I cannot force it to happen. Similarly, you cannot force your body into postures. To prepare for this pose the body needs to be warm so that the muscles are supple and ready to stretch. The hamstrings need to be awakened so that the inner and outer hamstrings stretch evenly. The hips must be opened so that the torso hinges forward from the hip sockets and does not round in the spine. Be patient with yourself and your circumstances. Breathe, and allow whatever thoughts or emotions arise and patiently watch them subside. Eventually we will be on the other side of this event, month, posture or even tight hamstrings. The power will come back on. The kids will be back in school. And, I'll see you in class! Karin |
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Yoga Book of the Month |
 Our book of the month for November is Waking by Matthew Sanford. I had the pleasure of co-teaching a Yoga Teacher Training with Matthew a few years ago. He is an extraordinarily resilient human being and an amazing yoga teacher.
Matt Sanford's life and body were irrevocably changed at age 13 on a snowy Iowa road. On that day, his family's car skidded off an overpass, killing Matt's father and sister and left him paralyzed from the chest down, confining him to a wheelchair. His mother and brother escaped from the accident unharmed but were left to pick up the pieces of their decimated family.
This pivotal event set Matt off on a lifelong journey, from his intensive care experiences at the Mayo Clinic to becoming a paralyzed yoga teacher and founder of a non-profit organization. Forced to explore what it truly means to live in a body, he emerges with an entirely new view of being a "whole" person. |
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Free Community Yoga Class |
 All levels welcome!
Class meets on Thursdays from 11:30am to 12:30pm in the Namaste Studio. Classes are taught by The Solebury Club Yoga teachers and recent graduates of the Teacher Training Programs.
Childcare is available |
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Namaste,
Yoga at The Solebury Club
phone: 215-794-3494
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