Yoga this Week – December 27, 2014 – Special Detox Class January 3rd

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 ” The Past and the Future is a joke to me now. I see that they’re nothin’. I see they ain’t here. The only thing that’s here is you and me…..I love you. Not, not like they told you love is….[the story books are bull],  love don’t make things nice, it ruins everything! It breaks your heart, it makes things a mess. We, we aren’t here to make things perfect. Snowflakes are perfect, stars are perfect. Not us! Not us!”   
 Ronny Cammareri, “Moonstruck”

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 The above quote is one of my all time favorite movie lines.  We are not here to be perfect, for our lives to look flawless, to create what society’s idea of a beautiful life is.    We are here to have our hearts broken a thousand times because we are meant to experience the oceans of emotions our life is full of.  We are here to experience the wonder of being human; with all its hills and valleys,  like the moon we continually cycle through a myriad of phases to become whole again.  As we near the end of another year, embrace this truth:   That loving, and being truly vulnerable in your life doesn’t always look nice and that truly living wholeheartedly means taking the risk that sometimes your heart will break; sometimes you will make a  mess.

 

Our Yoga practice helps us remember that we are perfect just the way we are and that our lives our beautiful as they are.   Within our practice we may fall down,  sweat,  and sometimes struggle just to bear the truth of our bodies and minds but when  we get back up again and   return to our mats, “We breath and something in us softens, makes space for the imperfections”.  So let go of the storybook idea of how your life should look.  Let go and enjoy the scenery of  today.  Be vulnerable, be open, allow grief, joy, success and failure, falling down and getting back up to all be part of the great tapestry that is your life.  When you reach into the beauty of imperfection;   the crooked tree, the moon’s craters,  the clouded sky, tears in a loved one’s eyes, experience it fully, turning away from nothing that you find.  The messes will be there,  the heartaches will surface, the past and future are but memories and dreams, breathe it all in and find your joy in being present through it all for yourself and those around you.

 Yoga this Week

Monday Evening 7:15pm

Tuesday Morning 930am

Special Class Saturday Morning January 3rd 8:45am

Detox Flow with a New Year’s Meditation and Yoga Nidra

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

 **Evening classes require at least four to sign up prior to 5pm to run – An email will post by 5 if class is cancelled**

 

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 Happenings

Restorative Yoga and Acupuncture with Reiki & Essential Oils on January 7th at 7pm

Click on events page for more info

January 16th Live Music & Yoga Flow at the North Shore Public Library

Come flow in a Yoga class infused with live musical chanting. Discover how the elements of music and yoga come together as Linda Lindaman leads a gentle flowing yoga class serenaded by Amy Perri on Harmonium & vocals and Jim Romeo on percussion. An uplifting, vibrational experience joining breath, movement, music and spirit! Non-refundable fee: $5. Bring a yoga mat. NSPL cardholders may register in person beginning January 2. Beginning January 5 we will accept registration for non-residents if space permits.

Co-Creating Your Life – A Vision Board Workshop

Thursday, January 22nd 7-9pm  – $15

Click on events page for more info

Namaste and Blessings for a healthy, happy, enlightened New Year!

Amy

New Year Detox – Saturday, January 3rd at 8:45am

New Year Detox – Saturday, January 3rd at 8:45am

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Come and clear body, mind and spirit with an all levels detox flow including a guided chakra meditation and yoga nidra.

We all tend to indulge in rich foods around the holidays but detoxing is more than just physical.  We also may experience emotional heaviness, grief, elation followed by sadness or just plain exhaustion with a sense of being out of balance!

Class will begin with asana infused with flowing,  twisting, forward bending, and kriyas (cleansing practices) for the body, followed by a chakra clearing meditation for emotional grounding and ending with deep yogic relaxation to enliven the spirit.

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Please reserve your spot as soon as possible for this special Saturday morning class.  We need at least four students to sign up for class to run. 

**Special Note:  Please try not to eat anything heavy for at least 2 hours prior to class as we will be doing cleansing kriyas, pranayama and twisting.

Shanti, shanti, shanti!!!

Amy

Yoga this Week – December 22, 2014

PLEASE NOTE:  NO CLASSES THIS WEEK – NEXT CLASS IS MONDAY DECEMBER 29TH!
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 Together
We call down grace,
and gaze without wavering into the fires of creation
We find the place where
Love embraces fear and tears taste like faith
We let our radiance be revealed in laughter and in longing
We hold the whole of life, sweet grapes and bitter, healing herbs
We hold until we overflow
and offer back the gifts that we’ve received
The vessel never empties.
The growing love between us keeps it filled
Danna Faulds
 

 

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This poem, so eloquently, expresses how I feel about our sweet yoga kula (community of the heart)!   Thanks to all of you who attended the winter solstice celebration and for all your generous donations.  A big thank you as well to all who have attended classes, walks, outings or events here over the course of the year.  We have shared laughter, tears, courage, nature’s beauty,  embraced the changes, and found peace among each other.  Great friendships have taken root and steady practices bloomed.  Many blessings for this Holiday Season to you and yours!

Om shanti, shanti, shanti!!  May there be peace, peace and perfect peace everywhere.

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Restorative Yoga, Reiki and Essential Oil Session is January 7th!  Reserve your spot and start your new year off right!!  Click on my event page for more details.

Great things are coming in 2015!!

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Namaste

Amy

7th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration Tomorrow Evening!

Winter Solstice Celebration – Friday, December 19th at 7pm 

Join us for a gathering of our Kula, which means “community of the heart” to honor this sacred time of year.  The evening will include chanting, intention setting, playful yoga poses and candle ceremony.   Refreshments will be served.  All are welcome, new and returning students alike!!  There is no charge for this event as it is a gift of gathering for our community, however, I am asking that we pool together to donate to the local food pantry.  Donations of non-perishable food items, toiletries or paper goods or monetary contributions are all wonderful ways to support those that need support. 

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Please let me know if you are coming if you haven’t already!  This is one of my most favorite holiday parties of the season!!  Take this time to step out of the comings and goings and become aware how darkness turns to light and endings become beginnings.Remember the Winter Solstice, which is officially on Sunday,  is the longest night of the year and the shortest day but what that really means is that we are celebrating the return of the sun!!

surya-namaskar

 

 

Reminder about what to bring

(What Not to Bring:  Your Mat)

*Bring an image, word, drawing to put on our Community Yoga Vision Board.  Something you wish to see more of in our world for 2015

*Bring a donation for our food pantry (non-perishable food or toiletries item)

*Bring a percussion instrument if you have it for the chanting section

*Dress Festively (Think Winter Solstice:  Blues, purples, dark burgundies, sparkles, shimmers, you get the point.  Festive does not necessarily mean dressed up)

*A small snack to share if you would like

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Please rsvp to let me know you will be here.

See you Soon!

Namaste

Yoga this Week – December 15, 2014

**No Class Tonight, Monday 12/15/14**

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People are like stained glass windows, the true beauty can be seen only when there is light from within. The darker the night, the brighter the windows. 
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

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Yoga this Week

Tuesday Morning at 930am with Guided Meditation to follow class

Wednesday Evening All Levels Vinyasa Yoga at 7:15pm

Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am

(Please reserve your spot or cancel if your plans have changed – Evening classes require at least 4 students to sign up prior to 5pm)

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Happenings

Friday, December 19th at 7pm is our 7th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration!  A special gathering of hearts and minds.  The room is filling up so please let me know if you plan on attending.

Click on the link for details https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/

This event is free of charge although I do ask you bring a donation for our local food pantry at The Invited Inn in Rocky Point.  The food banks in our area are particularly low on supplies at this time.  You can donate   non-perishable food items, toiletry or paper goods or a monetary donation.  The important thing is that we, as a Kula, (community of the heart) give of what we have to help those that may be in need.

Start your 2015 off right with the Four Pillars of Restoration:

Restorative Yoga, Reiki & Acupuncture with Essential Oils is set for Wednesday, January 7th at 7pm

Please get your deposits in if you plan on reserving a spot.  Don’t delay, these sessions fill up fast!  Would make a most loving gift for someone at this time or any time!  https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/

Reminder that Yoga Class Gift Certificates are available for any quantity of group or private classes for any age or level!

Please be aware that teenagers are always welcome in my classes, contact me to reserve a spot.

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Peace, Love, & Yoga

Amy

Restorative Yoga, Reiki and Acupuncture – Wednesday January 7th – Gift Certificates Available

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Restorative Yoga, Reiki and Acupuncture with Essential Oil Therapy

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 – 7pm

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Restorative Yoga, Reiki and Acupuncture with Essential Oils

Amy Perri, ERYT500/Reiki Practitioner & Benjamin Craig, Lic. Acupuncturist/Reiki Master

 

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In this special event,  restorative yoga, reiki energy healing and acupuncture are integrated to create an  indulgent experience designed to restore your balance, wellbeing and facilitate  a deep sense of calm in mind, body and spirit.

If you have never experienced acupuncture before, this would be a  wonderful, gentle introduction.  The  acupuncture points were specifically  chosen for  their universal healing properties including supporting the immune system, balancing energy  and creating a overall sense of relief.

Restorative yoga postures are supported by blankets, pillows, straps and bolsters to relieve tension, stress and open energy in the body.

Reiki Healing is a non-invasive channeling of universal healing energy with the intention of loving kindness  sent to the receiver.  The scent of essential oils allow your body and mind to relax even deeper by facilitating a calming effect.

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First come, first serve – This workshop will fill up – Register as soon as possible.

Amy Perri, ERYT500 and Benjamin Craig, LAc join forces to combine these three  amazing helaing modalities creating an indulgent experience  that will be sure to leave you refreshed, rejuvenated and ready to open up to the beautiful season ahead.

Benjamin Craig is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Reiki Master/Teacher.  He combines modern knowledge and ancient tradition to treat the individual’s Body, Mind and Spirit. Ben is a Master of Traditional Oriental Medicine and has offices on long Island and in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In addition to his private practices Ben hosts community Acupuncture events, teaches Reiki and lectures on science behind holistic and energy medicines.

Amy Perri is an experienced Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500 hour professional level with Yoga Alliance. Amy is a Reiki II Level Practioner who owns and operates a fully equipped yoga studio that will support and nuture you through this amazing healing experience.

Due to the nature of this class we must limit attendance  to ten participants.

Please register as soon as possible.  Payment of  $55 is due as soon as possible to hold your spot.   This covers the two hour  yoga class, Reiki and acupuncture treatments.

To register or for  more information contact:

Amy Perri, RYT 631-839-0644

Yoga this Week – December 8, 2014

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Sangha

Teach me what I cannot learn alone.

Let us share what we know, and what

we cannot fathom.  Speak to me of 

mysteries , and let us never lie to one another

 

May our fierce and tender longing

fuel the fire in our souls.  When we

stand side by side, let us dare to focus

our desire on the truth.  May we be

reminders, each for the other, that 

the path of transformation passes

through the flames.

 

To take one step is courageous;

to stay on the path day after day,

choosing the unknown, and facing

yet another fear, that is nothing

short of grace. 

                        Danna Faulds

Relay for Life 2011

Yoga this Week

*Meditative Monday 7:15pm

Maryhaven Special Ability Yoga at 5pm at Port Jefferson Center

Tuesday Mixed Level Yoga at 930a with Meditation to follow class

*Wednesday Evening Vinyasa 7:15pm

Friday Morning Healing Yoga 930am

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

*Please note evening classes require a minimum of four to sign up prior to 5pm*

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Happenings

Winter Solstice Celebration – Friday December 19th 7pm

Restorative Yoga and Acupuncture – Wednesday, January 7th at 7pm

Stay tuned for info on our 2015 Fall Equinox Retreat

For more information, visit the Event page on my website

Peace and Love

Amy

Winter Solstice Celebration – Friday, December 19th at 7pm

 

**Note there is a change in date from Thursday to Friday**

Winter Solstice Celebration Friday, December 19th at 7pm

Join us for a gathering of our Kula, which means “community of the heart” to honor this sacred time of year.  The evening will include chanting, intention setting, playful yoga poses and candle ceremony.   Refreshments will be served.  All are welcome, new and returning students alike!! 

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Our Annual Winter Solstice Celebration is Friday, December 19th at 7pm (sorry about the date change).    Please let me know if you are coming if you haven’t already!  This is one of my most favorite holiday parties of the season!!  Take this time to step out of the comings and goings and become aware how darkness turns to light and endings become beginnings.

surya-namaskar

Remember the Winter Solstice is the longest night of the year and the shortest day but what that really means is that we are celebrating the return of the sun!!

 

Reminder about what to bring

(What Not to Bring:  Your Mat)

*Bring an image, word, drawing to put on our Community Yoga Vision Board.  Something you wish to see more of in our world for 2015

*Bring a donation for our food pantry (non-perishable food or toiletries item)

*Bring a percussion instrument if you have it for the chanting section

*Dress Festively (Think Winter Solstice:  Blues, purples, dark burgundies, sparkles, shimmers, you get the point.  Festive does not necessarily mean dressed up)

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Please rsvp to let me know you will be here.

See you Soon!

Namaste