Yoga this Week – September 29, 2013

“Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart.  Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language.  Do not now look for the answers.  They cannot now be given to you because you could not live them.  It is a question of experiencing everything.  At present you need to live the question.  Perhaps you will gradually, without even noticing it, find yourself experiencing the answer, some distant day.”
                                    Rainer Maria Rilke
Greetings dearest yoga students,
Being at peace with the unknown is one of the greatest accomplishments we can acheive moment by moment.  To be “okay” with not knowing how things will turn out means we must first banish fear and replace it with faith.  Increasing our capacity for faith immediatly allows us to let go of our percieved control over our life.  Having faith that things will turn out alright enables us experience all of life without having to figure everything out.   Living the question means to let the answers be revealed when it is time so that you can remain in the present moment without anxiety. Many precious moments are squandered away overthinking situations that either have already happened or haven’t happened yet.   So try to LOVE the question that this day brings as if you were turning a corner on a beautiful mountain and be open to the beauty that the landscape of your life lays out before you.
Classes for this Week

Monday and Thursday Evening at 730-9pm

Tuesday Morning 930-11am with Meditation to follow class (meditation is no charge and open to all whether you are able to attend asana class or not)

Friday Morning 930-11am  Healing Yoga

(Please reserve your spot or cancel if your plans have changed)

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Happenings

ShaktiPath at Yogaholic this coming Saturday, October 5th from 2-4pm for an uplifting yoga class infused with Live Music  and a mini-Kirtan capping off the event.  Consider joining us for this inspiring, musical afternoon!  Click on the link for more info.  http://www.shaktipath.net/events/events.html

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Restorative Yoga, Reiki and Acupuncture with Essential Oils is back for the Fall Season.  Join us on October 22 from 730-930pm for a healing experience.  Benjamin Craig, LicAc will again be joining us for this special event.  https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/

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Yoga this Week – September 22, 2013 – Thurs Nite Class 6pm this week only

“Strength does not come from physical capacity.  It comes from an indomitable will.”  
―     Mahatma Gandhi

Greetings Dear Yoga Students,

Welcome to Fall!!

We had such a wonderful time yesterday gliding across the Harbor to our sweet little island nestled in between Setauket Harbor and the Long Island Sound.  The air was warm, the sun was playing peek a boo and hearts were connected.  Taking our yoga out into nature is so invigorating and transformative.  We are connected, like the Global Mala that took place yesterday connecting yoga communities all over the world, to nature in all its forms.  We learned an important lesson during our paddle as well;  That nature is not to be taken for granted in any capacity.  The wind and waves were kicking up on our way back and we had to use our Kali Power to get us home.  It was exhilarating, at times difficult,  but worth every effort.  Our journey across the water reminded me that sometimes the way is easy and we can glide carefree through the waters of our life, however, it is in the times when we must paddle into the wind, against the flow, or into great resistance that we find the true sense of power that lies within us at all times.    Special thanks to Debbi and Bob, for keeping our kayaking crew safe and accounted for.  Jai, Jai, Jai!!  Victory!

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You are one thing only. You are a Divine Being. An all-powerful Creator. You are a Deity in jeans and a t-shirt, and within you dwells the infinite wisdom of the ages and the sacred creative force of All that is, will be and ever was.”  
―     Anthon St. Maarten

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Yoga this Week

Monday Evening at 730pm

Tuesday Morning at 930am with Meditation to follow class

(Some of us were expressing an interested to do a possible short hike in a beautiful trail in Wading River after class on Tuesday morning if the weather is cooperative.  If you are interested in walking after class, bring sneakers and maybe a snack)

Thursday Evening at 6pm

(Time change just for this week – I will only hold this class if I get three or more to sign up)

Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am

(Please reserve your spot or cancel if your plans have changed)

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Happenings

October 5th, ShaktiPath will be at Yogaholic in Center Moriches for Live Music and Asana Class click on the link more info or to sign up!

www.ShaktiPath.net

Taking Reservations for our next Restorative Yoga and Acupuncture Session with Benjamin Craig on Tuesday,  October 22nd at 730pm

Payment of $50 is required to hold your spot.

Looking forward into falling in love with Fall with you all!!

Namo Namaha

A deep bow to you all for the great energy you bring to me,  this community and the world!!

Amy

Kayaking and Yoga Paddle – Tomorrow Morning Schedule and Info

Date:    Saturday, September 21st, 2013

Time:   10am to approximately 1pm

Where:  Shore Road Dock off Main Street in Setauket

Fee:       $15 for yoga class

Bring:   Your lunch, drinks, towel, and mat  (and Life Vest if you are bringing your own kayak

(The Rental Facility – Setauket Harbor Kayak and Canoe Rental will open up at 930am especially for us – $52 for a Double and $47 for a Single)

See Schedule for the Day Below

Setauket Harbor Here We Come!!  We are blessed to have received a wonderful weather report for tomorrow morning’s adventure.  Our Yoga Paddle (which is kayaking, canoeing or rowing, NOT STAND UP paddle boarding, there has been some confusion on that minor detail) happens to fall on two very auspicious events.  It is the Autumnal Equinox (Day and Night are equal in length and the first day of Fall) and the Global Mala for Peace (which honors the International Day of Peace by creating a Yoga Mala (chain) around the world in which yoga communities across the globe will be practicing sun salutations to send out the energy of peace to all beings everywhere.  There is going to be great energy surrounding our event and I am so excited to be able to lead you through a practice knowing we are joining in with yoga communities everywhere.

 

The Setauket Harbor Kayak and Canoe Rental will open its doors at 930am especially for us so that those of you who are renting can rent and paddle over to the beach by the dock before the start of our pre-paddle stretch at 10am.  Below is the schedule (subject to flexibility) for the morning.

                     

Yoga Paddle Schedule

Please try to arrive at 930am  to park, unload, prepare  –

The rental facility opens at 930am

930am –  – Arrive and unload

(If you are renting, rent your boat, they are opening at 930am to accommodate us, and paddle north to the beach by dock.

10 am – Pre-paddle Centering Stretch and Intention Setting

1015 – Board Kayaks – Paddle across Harbor to Island

1100– Yoga Class & Meditation

1210 – Sangha – Snack

1230 – Paddle Back to Dock

Should be back to dock by 1 or 115pm

(Subject to Yogic Flexibility)

Yoga this Week – September 15, 2013

Nowhere  can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own  soul.
Marcus  Aurelius

Greetings dear yoga students,

We had a wonderful time at the Yoga Darshana Center’s Restoration Retreat at Camp DeWolfe this past weekend.  It was both enlivening and restorative.  Being with a community of like minded people in a beautiful setting focusing on spiritual awareness is a wonderful way to connect back to your own soul healing capacities.  As I walked along the beach early Sunday morning alone preparing for the Fire Ceremony to come (we were to burn a paper with what we wished to let go of  in our lives and keep the paper with what we wish to bring in to our lives), I came across a horseshoe crab  that had died within its shell and was covered in barnacles and other shells that had stuck to it and the following insight came to me.

“We need to shed our current shell in order to grow or we will wither and die as the small space around us is no longer what we need.  If we hang on to the past and allow it to stick to us, we will be weighed down and be unable to move forward.  Let go, embrace change, become vulnerable, take care of yourself,  enjoy the journey and trust that the place you are traveling to is worth it”

Classes for this Week

Monday and Thursday Evening at 730pm

Tuesday Morning 930am with Meditation to follow

Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am

Saturday Morning 10am Yoga Paddle

(Please reserve your spot or cancel if your plans have changed)

Happenings

Our Yoga Paddle is scheduled for this Saturday, September 21st at 10am in Setauket Harbor – Details will go out again on Thursday- Weather Permitting of course – Click on the link for more information.https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/

I will be leading a teacher training on Vinyasa Yoga again at the Yoga Darshana Center in Babylon  The training begins September 18th.  My section is in November.  You can sign up for one section or the entire training.  Here is the link if anyone is interested.  http://www.yogadarshanacenter.com/200hour.html

Keep an eye out for ShaktiPath events coming this fall – the first one is October 5th at Yogaholic in Center Moriches 2-4 Live Music and Asana Class.  Click on the link for more info.  http://www.shaktipath.net/index.html

Hope to see you all soon,

Namaste

Yoga this Week – Thurs Eve Class switched to Wed for this week only!

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True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new!

 Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Greetings dear yoga students,

One of my beloved teachers, Rolf Gates, once said to us, “Don’t allow your duties to become your burdens”.  This saying has always stuck with me.  Within the daily round of doing, taking care of, maintaining and getting things done, we can sometimes feel very burdened.  While completing our yearly ritual today of making and jarring up our tomato sauce, this quote hovered over me like the fine sunshine that was streaming down from the sky.  “Don’t allow your duties to become your burdens”.  The hard work we put in today pleasures us all year long; when we open a jar in mid-winter, when we give some to someone having hard times or when we simply share a meal with family and friends.  Doing something once a year creates a specialness, an excitement and my husband and I usually feel a “zest in creating” it (until right about now, when we are ready to collapse).  But, it is in our daily duties that we also need to find that joy for a job well done  .  Whatever your  duties consist of this week, try to look at them with a fresh attitude.  If your duties are really become your burdens, try to change the way you do them, creating an atmosphere that promotes happiness or give yourself a special reward for completing the task.  If your duties still seem heavy to carry, simply look back at the end of the week and find true happiness knowing your deeds were well done to the best of your ability with an intention of love and service for all.

The reward of a thing well done, is having done it.

Emerson

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Classes for this Week

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Monday and Wednesday Evening at 730pm

(Thursday changed to Wednesday this week only)

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Tuesday Morning at 930am with Meditation to Follow

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Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am

(Please make sure you sign up for class or cancel if your plans have changed)

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Happenings

Yoga Darshana Restoration Retreat is this coming weekend – There are still a few spots left.  An added bonus is that ShaktiPath will be leading the Kirtan o Saturday Night.  Click on our link to access more information.  http://www.shaktipath.net/index.html

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Our Yoga Paddle is scheduled for next Saturday, September 21st at 10am in Setauket Harbor – Details will go out next week – Click on the link for more information.https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/

I will be leading a teacher training on Vinyasa Yoga again at the Yoga Darshana Center in Babylon  The training begins September 18th.  My section is in November.  You can sign up for one section or the entire training.  Here is the link if anyone is interested.  http://www.yogadarshanacenter.com/200hour.html

Keep an eye out for ShaktiPath events coming this fall – the first one is October 5th at Yogaholic in Center Moriches 2-4 Live Music and Asana Class.  Click on the link for more info.  http://www.shaktipath.net/index.html

Hope to see you all soon,

Namaste

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Amy