Classes are starting today!!!!

Tonight is our first class of fall quarter...  I am excited to be back in the groove again.
This quarter we will focus on learning sequences and refining transitions... that place where we are linking one pose to another. 
Transitions in yoga as in life can be bumpy, as you know.  Making smooth transitions requires slowing down and being in the moment rather then just focusing on the destination.
If you are in a hurry to get somewhere you will miss what happens in between. 
You may have found that change and transitions in life are hard and yet in some sense you are always in transition.   There is always movement, there is always some level of change and the unexpected in our lives.  That is what makes life interesting and that is what makes yoga interesting.
In every practice and every pose you can find something new, even if you have done that pose hundreds of times.  Being in the moment, paying attention allows you to find that newness and to meet the transitions with awareness and curiosity.

Sign Up for Fall Classes

Registration for fall classes begins this Monday, August 22nd.
Sign up early so as not to be disappointed.
Classes begin Friday, September 16th. and then the following Tuesday and Wednesday.
Hope you are enjoying summer. I certainly am!!

Private classes? Freeform classes?

If you are interested in a private class or a freeform class, just give me a call or send me an email.
August is a good time for either or both of these as I have more time to devote to both.
The freeform classes are free, no charge.
Freeform is a class where everyone practices on their own. There is no instruction and no interaction. We each follow our own inner teacher. It is an intuitive practice, no set plan, just whatever comes up. The only structure is when we begin and when we end.... 1 hour.
Private classes are a wonderful way to focus on your own particular issues and needs and to build a stronger more intelligent practice.

Time Off

This is the first week of my break from the Simply Yoga classes.
It is giving me some needed space for rest, creativity and renewed energy.
I read yesterday 'the world is YOUR YOGA MAT. What a concept! Wherever I am I can be in my practice and be the observer of what is, responding with the same focus and consciousness as I do when I am on the mat.
So even if you don't get to your yoga mat often in the next few weeks, although I hope you do, you can still practice. How you do that is up to you. :)

Appreciating the downturns...accelerating forgiveness.

Gratefulness is easy when we have something really wonderful to be thankful for. How about the difficulties? Patrick Miller ask us to consider "accelerating forgiveness" through gratefulness and not just the so called "good" things. He suggests that, as we change our perceptions, our misfortunes seem to add to our strength, resilience, response-ability and alertness.
He says," Lately it seems that" bad things" are merely those which I'm not yet prepared to handle effectively- and it also seems that they present themselves in order to help me increase my competence."
I think this statement is quite enlightening and I suspect it is not only our competence that is enhanced, but also our empathy, compassion, insight, resilience and tolerance to name just a few.

A Personal Note...

Linda Maxwell made a request in Wednesday class this morning...
Her email is: lmpmaxwell@gmail.com

Why do we roll to the right?

Some of you have asked that I locate this post for you.
Check this in the archives : Sunday, May 2nd, 2010.