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YogaNow E-mail Newsletter
November 30,
2006
Our
duty, as men and women, is to proceed as if limits
to our ability did not exist. We are
collaborators in
creation.
-Pierre
Teilhard de
Chardin
Classes
YogaNow
Mountain Run: NEW class beginning this
Friday 12/1 at noon: Mixed Level one hour
with Jaye.
Gold studio schedule
| Mountain Run studio
schedule
Did You Know?
THIS Saturday is our
celebration of the holidays with the 108 sun salutation
PARTY. We hope you can come and enjoy the
good cheer and community and yoga for
others.
Did
you ever wonder why 108? Why is this a
sacred number in yoga and other traditions?
Many answers to this question and many will be
listed at the event Saturday, but here are a
few:
Sanskrit alphabet: There
are 54 letters in the Sanskrit alphabet. Each has
masculine and feminine, shiva and shakti. 54 times
2 is 108.
Astrology: There are
12 constellations, and 9 arc segments called
namshas or chandrakalas. 9 times 12 equals 108.
Chandra is moon, and kalas are the divisions
within a whole.
Sun and Earth:
The diameter of the Sun is 108 times the diameter
of the Earth. The distance from the Sun to the
Earth is 108 times the diameter of the
Sun.
Pranayama: If one is able
to be so calm in meditation as to have only 108
breaths in a day, enlightenment will
come.
Community
News:
YogaNow yogi Jane McGrath
and her mother, Sally are hosting Folk Art
Sale to support Oaxaca artists at their
homes this weekend 12/2-3. For more
information call 344-8435.
Beautiful Hand made
yoga clothes for class and beyond
by YogaNow yogis at YogaNow Gold on sale
now!
Lovely cards with original
prints by YogaNow yogi artist on sale at
both studios now!
Meta's Message
 Energy
is eternal delight.
-William
Blake
Energy is what we have, and we have
the good fortune to practice yoga and be alive in
a world of possibilities.
A YogaNow yogi said to me
recently that she has removed her "Busy Badge",
that self-description many of us get
caught up in. "How are you?" "Oh, I'm so
busy." Why do we define ourselves by
activity? I've decided to take off the
Busy Badge. It's not as easy as I
thought, I catch myself using the B
word more than I'd have guessed. But
it's quite a creative act I think to describe
ourselves, to ourselves and others, in a way that
truly matches our passion and desire, and yes,
energy expenditure.
I wish you the most satisfying
holiday season ever. Please accept the
new 2007 YogaNow calendars as a gift to you!
With smiles,
much gratitude, and warm energy,
Meta.
(Namaste in devanagari script-“I bow to
you.”) |
Workshops
Special
workshop to prepare for the New Year:
Saturday,
December 30, YogaNow Gold: 2-5 pm
Shift
Happens: Planting Seeds of
Intention,
an
experiential exploration into ancient shamanic
techniques with Stevie Barsottie & Liz
Mediavilla,
Happy
Holiday rate only
$15!
Workshops coming in
2007:
Yoga for Women at
Midlife & Beyond with Pat
Shapiro
Saturday, January 6, 2007,
1:30-3:30 pm
at YogaNow
Gold
Inner Fire & Kirtan with
David Newman, Durga Das
Sunday,
January 14, 2007,
1-4 pm Inner Fire workshop,
6:30-8:30 pm Kirtan
at YogaNow
Gold
Ashtanga Yoga, The 8 Limbs
with Mary Jo Mulligan
Saturday,
January 20, 2007, 11-1:30 pm
at YogaNow
Mountain Run
Gong Bath with Richard
Rudis, Sonam Dorje
Monday,
January 29, 2007, 7:45 pm
at YogaNow
Gold
...and that's just January! 2007 is
lookin good.
Events
Saturday,
December 2: 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Celebrate
the Holidays, in a new way…
108
Sun Salutations...drop in and do as many
salutations as you can, perhaps lead a set of 10,
come and eat, drink and be merry with friends,
children, non-yogis, all are welcome. All
proceeds will go directly to S.A.F.E. House (www.safehousenm.org)
where 60% of the residents are children.
Pay
$20 at the door…and check out the wish list
at the studios and bring your donations.
THIS
is an opportunity to shift the idea of parties to
mean...helping yourself with sun salutations,
helping others through raising money for S.A.F.E
House, coming together with friends and enjoying
food and drink and music on a Saturday
afternoon...what could be better?
We
are family. |
