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Yoga this Week – January 28, 2018
“Life is a Learning Curve” is the quote my 19 year old snowboarding, drumming, stay-up-all-niter college freshman decided to get tattooed on his inner forearm next to the autism puzzle piece in honor of his older brothers journey navigating life on the spectrum.
These days we have a habit of saying that quote often when we come up against something new, hard, difficult, exciting or confusing. Life IS a learning curve. Do we ever stop learning? Transitions, pain, sorrow, winning, defeat, even success all have a learning curve at their core and what make up a growing life. After all, wouldn’t the drive just be a tedious ride if all the roads were straight? It really are those curves that drive us forward, empowering and creating empathy, compassion and resilience as we tackle each one. Like waves on the ocean the learning will keep rolling in. Some of the waves will be easy, rolling gently and slowly onto the shore and some will crash us right from behind and slam us down on our backs. It’s all a learning, a moving forward, through and back and forth again. Whenever you hear that inner critic or that debilitating fear rise up” that tells you “you can’t handle this” try and repeat the mantra “Life is a Learning Curve” ; tattoo it on your arm if you need to and remind yourself you are not supposed to have all the answers and that learning is gives your life meaning your your heart a chance soar.
Yoga this Week
Monday Evening Maryhaven Yoga 515pm
Tuesday Morning at 930am with Meditation
Wednesday Evening at 715pm
Thursday Evening Restorative Yoga, Reiki & Acupuncture 715 (see below)
Friday Morning Gentle/Healing Yoga 930am
(Please reserve your spot)
Workshops/Retreat/Healing Sessions
Thursday, February 1st 715pm- Synergy Healing Session: Restorative Yoga, Acupuncture & Reiki with Essential Oils. Click Synergy Session Give this gift of healing and restoration to yourself or a loved one. The middle of winter is a great time to build up your immune system to stave off illness of body and mind. $60 Prepaid $75 Day of if space allows – These sessions always fill up – Don’t Delay! Scroll Down for a Detailed Description of Synergy Healing Sessions. (No refunds after 48 hours but you are free to give your spot to a friend).
Yoga for Kids led by Amy Perri – Four Thursdays 3/1 – 3/22 at Rocky Point SchoolYou Do Not Have to Be a Rocky Point Resident to Sign up. Click here for Registration Form. Register with the Rocky Point Community Education Department by mailTwo Classes – Four Sessions Each – $50 for all Four. Grades 3rd to 5th at 320 to 420pm, and Grades K to 2nd at 430 to 530pm
Tuesday, February 27th at 715pm Healing/Gentle Restorative Yoga with Oils & Reiki Once a Month – Date announced each month – Pre-Registration Required – $20 per person.
NEW!!! Thursday, February 15th 7 to 830pm – Yoga Sutra Study GroupPlease join us for our first gathering to study the sacred text, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. The Yoga Sutras have many translations and offer us a scientific approach to our yoga practice. These Sutras, or threads, hold a wealth of information and point us in the direction of wholeness and enlightenment. Together we will interpret sections of the sutras and read from a variety of translations. Please bring a journal, something to write with a copy of the sutras (if you have one) and an open mind ready for discussion! Light Refreshments will be served. $15 Exchange.
2018 Equinox Goddess Yoga Retreat on Shelter Island is now open for Registration!! September 21st to 23rd.The Autumn Equinox is an auspicious time to gather together and contemplate both the light and the dark within and without. This retreat sells out quickly, Click on the link for all the details on how to sign up! 2018 Equinox Retreat
Yoga this Week – December 11, 2017
Restorative Yoga Tonight 12/11 at 715 – Two Spots Open!!
December Contest & Holiday Offer
Put your name in the box every time you come to class. We will pull a winner mid-January. The more times you attend, the more chances you get to win a 60 minute private session to focus on anything you would like!! Don’t skimp on your practice when you need it the most.
A FREE ESSENTIAL OIL ROLL on will accompany any Gift Certificates purchased before the end of the year! Gift Certificates can be for any dollar amount and include class cards, private sessions, and reiki healings. Certificates can be sent through the internet if you are not able to come in physically.
Its hard for me to take in the fact that next week will be our 10th Annual Winter Solstice Gathering! Ten years of having all of your amazing energies in the yoga room to share this auspicious time of year. This is one of my favorite gatherings and one I truly treasure. It not only celebrates the wonderful return of the sun but also honors the connection we have to each other in this community of like minded people. We come to our mats from all corners of life and various transitional stages. We come to our classes, not only to empower our connection to our selves but, sometimes more importantly, to connect and help empower each other! Just your presence and persistence in showing up inspires and is a true power of example to others, including me. The room if filling up, please rsvp if you plan on coming next week, Thursday, December 21st 7 to 9pm. Click on the link for details. And remember to dress sparkly, festive and fun!! https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/
Yoga this Week
Monday Monthly Restorative Yoga at 715pm ($15 Cash Exchange Please) only two spots open!
Tuesday Morning Yoga with Meditation at 930am
Wednesday Evening 715pm Yoga
Friday Morning Healing/Gentle Yoga 930am
(Please reserve your spot or cancel if your plans have changed)
Events and Workshops
Monday, December 11th at 715pm Restorative Yoga and Oils $15 per person (Preregistration Required)
Save the Date for our 10th Annual Winter Solstice Gathering – Thursday, December 21st at 7pm – $10 Suggested Donation and a Dish to Share
Special Holiday Week Class on Thursday Evening at 7pm to 830pm – Gentle Yoga/Restorative Asana, Yoga Nidra with Sound Healing & Reiki Circle Meditation, December 28th
Coming in the New Year: Monthly Satsang – Talks on Philosophy, Sacred Yogic Scriptures and how to apply these ancient teachings to our modern lives.
This will be a interactive group meeting once a month. Details to follow. Let me know if this interests you.
Click the link Above for all Details
Yoga this Week – November 12, 2017
Dearest Yoga Students,
Many changes continue to take place in all of our lives. Some welcome and some not so welcome, however, I have found they always do lead to an opening, a shift that takes shape and becomes something new and wonderful to explore. Our yoga practice helps us to learn to meet changes head on with steadiness and ease. We can take a breath, hold our pose with tenderness and watch the changes take place. Yoga teaches us that our lives, our bodies and our minds are malleable, shapeable and that we are never stuck. We can grow, adapt and become more courageous than we ever thought we could when we let go of fear and walk through that doorway of change.
Yoga this Week
Monday, Maryhaven Yoga at 515pm
Tuesday Morning Yoga at 930am with Meditation
Wednesday Evening Yoga at 715
Thursday 1199 Retiree Riverhead Yoga 11am
Friday Morning 930am Healing Yoga
(Please reserve your spot or cancel if your plans have changed)
Events and Workshops
Monday November 27th at 730pm Synergy Session (Restorative Yoga & Acupuncture with Reiki and Oils) $60 PrePaid. These sessions always fill up,only three spots open. Please reserve as soon as possible. This is an amazing way to both detox after the holiday and prepare for the busy season ahead.
AHA Assn. Family Support Group – Thursday November 30th at 630pm at the North Shore Youth Council in Rocky Point, Never any charge!
Friday, December 1st at 7-830pm – Co-Creating Your Life – A Vision Board Workshop at Heart, Mind & Spirit at 106 Prince Road, Store #5, Rocky Point, NY 11778
Call (516) 395-4904. $30 Prepayment required to hold your spot ($36 Walk In if Space Allows)
Monday, December 11th at 715pm Restorative Yoga and Oils (Preregistration Required)
Save the Date for our Annual Winter Solstice Gathering – Thursday, December 21st at 7pm
Click the link Above for all Details
Yoga this Week – September 18, 2017
***Please Note that Wednesday Night is switched to Thursday Night in – Yoga Room – Farewell to Beach Yoga***
A snippet of our Equinox Goddess Retreat!!
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
Marianne Williamson
Our third annual Equinox Goddess Retreat was amazing; the weather, the space, the place and all the Goddesses were breathtakingly beautiful. Words cannot describe the gratitude I feel for this experience! Onward and inward we go to the lovely season of Autumn!
Yoga this Week
Tuesday Morning at 930am with Meditation
Thursday Morning Riverhead HCP/1199 Yoga and Meditation
Thursday Evening 715pm All Levels (Back in Yoga Room)
Friday Morning Gentle Healing Yoga 930am
(Please reserve your spot or cancel if your plans have changed)
Happenings
Monday, September 24th – Aspergers and High Functioning Autism Association Family Support Group meeting at the North Shore Youth Council. Family Support meetings are for parents, family members, caregivers who support and care for individuals on the autism spectrum. There is no fee to attend AHA support meetings. All are welcome to attend and pre-registration is not required Click on the link for directions. http://ahany.org/event/suffolk-family-members-support-group-2-2/?instance_id=729
Monday, October 2nd at 730pm
Restorative Yoga, Reiki & Acupuncture with Essential Oils Click Here for Details:
Spots are being Reserved, Prepayment of $60 Required for this special session. Contact me for payment details
Yoga this Week – April 24, 2017
What we’re trying to do in yoga is to create a union, and so to deepen a yoga pose is to actually increase the union of the pose, not necessarily put your leg around your head.
~Rodney Yee
Each time we come to our mats, we have a chance to explore interconnection. We begin with our breath and move into our bodies, but it doesn’t stop there. As we create connection with a pose, we adjust, consider, explore, become present and breathe into the experience. We soften into the edges of the pose and watch them dissolve as we flow moment to moment; this might very well lead you to “put your leg around your head” Integration, alignment and breath leads you deeper into your body, into the mystery. As you move into this day, feel into the energy around you. Integrate, align and breath within the moments and see if you can increase the most important connection of all; the present.
Yoga this week
Tuesday Morning Flow 930am with Meditation following class
Wednesday Evening Flow 730pm
Thursday Riverhead Seniors 11am
Friday Morning 930am Gentle/Healing Yoga
(Please RSVP or cancel if your plans have changed)
Offerings
Wednesday, April 23rd 10-1145am Restorative Yoga,Reiki&Essential Oils with me and Dana Costarelli!!
Restorative Yoga postures gently open the body with little to no effort. Reiki Healing promotes overall well-being and balance while essential oil therapy creates a global shift in the mind, releasing stress and uplifting the emotions. This special class does NOT include acupuncture but will focus more on the healing qualities of restorative yoga with an emphasis on the Chakra System.. $35 Prepaid – $40 Walk In Limited to 8 students
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Monday, May 8th at 730-930pm: Restorative Yoga, Acupuncture & Reiki with Essential Oils
Spring will be here! And Spring is a great time to release, restore and renew your intention to live your life with vitality, purpose and freedom!! Give this gift of healing and restoration to yourself or a loved one.
$60 Prepaid $70 Walk In if space allows – This sessions always fill up – Don’t Delay! Click on http://www.myyogawithamy.com/events for more info.
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EQUINOX YOGA GODDESS RETREAT III
Only 4 spots remain open!!!
SEPTEMBER 15- 17, 2017 Join Laurie and Amy for a reflective weekend of yoga, adventure and community on the beautiful shores of Shelter Island. . All Meals, activities and dorm style lodging included. Early Bird Price is $275 if paid in full by May 15th. Thereafter, if space allows price is $300. Click on the link for more info https://myyogawithamy.com/equinox-yoga-retreat-2017/
Yoga this Week – December 11, 2016
Dear Yoga Students,
Hoping this chilly day finds you safe, warm and grateful. Every time you come to your mat and spend time with yourself you are investing in your health and well being. The season is upon us, it is time to give to yourself so you can give your best to others! Remember to put your name in the box everytime you make the effort to come to class, the more times your name is in the box, the more chances you have to win that Private Session with me (to do with what you like) and the more vitality, calm and peace you will feel.
Yoga this Week
Tuesday Morning 930am Yoga with Meditation
Wednesday Evening 715pm All Levels Yoga
Friday Morning 930am Healing Yoga
(please let me know if you plan to attend)
Happenings
Winter Solstice Celebration, December 21st at 7pm
The room is now full. If you would like to be on a waiting list, please let me know. If you contacted me directly or put your name on the list, you are IN!!! If you need to cancel, please let me know so another can take your spot. Thanks
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Restorative Yoga,Reiki & Acupuncture with Essential Oils
January 19th, 7-9pm
Prepayment required – Please click on Events for Details https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/
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Beginner Yoga Five Week Session in the New Year! Thursday Mornings 10 to 1130am
January 19, 26 & February 2, 9, 16
Limited to Ten Students–$60 for all Five Sessions–Prepayment required – Three spots left!
Please note that as of January 2017 Class Card Prices will be going up to the following
walk in $15, five card $60 and ten card $120
If you would like to buy another class card at the current rates, please try and do so before the end of the year. Thank you so much for your on going dedication
Yoga this Week – July 25, 2016
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Much Love and Gratitude to all of you who continue to practice here. We are not only yoga students that come together to practice, we are a community of like-minded individuals raising vibrations collectively to lift the energies within our community and the larger world. I am truly humbled to be able to bring you this ancient practice in our intimate space honoring the traditional way it was taught many thousands of years ago! Much gratitude to all who find their way to our yoga room, sangha and into my heart. Shanti, shanti, shanti! Ooooommmmmm
Yoga this Week
(Chanting starts ten minutes prior to start of class – come for chanting, grab a percussion instrument in the basket on the desk before you come into yoga room, join in or just come and set yourself up for class and listen!!)
Tuesday Morning Yoga 930am with Meditation to follow
Wednesday Evening Beach Yoga 7pm
Friday Morning Healing Yoga 930am
Sunday Morning Beach Yoga 9am (**requires pre-registration)
(Please reserve your spot in class or cancel if your plans have changed, please note that Sunday Morning yoga requires a minimum of students to pre-register for class to run, always check website or facebook page for Sunday Morning cancellations before heading to beach)
Happenings
Thursday, August 4th at 730pm – Restorative Yoga, Reiki & Acupuncture with Essential Oils Summer Session – Spots are going fast, if you have reserved a spot, please get your pre-payment in as soon as you can. Contact me for details. Click on https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/ for more info.
Thursday, August 11th Book Talk: “A Walk on the Beach” will take place on Cedar Beach at 615pm (weather permitting)
Yoga and Kayaking Trip – Stay Tuned for Details in the next day or two!!
Yoga this Week – June 6, 2016
**Please note that the Friday Morning 930am class is switched to Thursday morning for just this week. Please let me know if you can make it, I will call those of you who are on the list if I don’t hear from you to make sure you know**
Greetings dearest Yoga Students,
In Yoga there are many dualities. We ground down to rise up, hug in to shine out, breath in fully to exhale completely; go within to be present to what is all around us; the opposing action creates the unfolding of expansion, and beauty.
Last night my son came home beaming after visiting a couple who had lost a child a few years back. He said the mom had been feeling down and one of the boys suggested they visit, bring flowers and say hi. The couple was so moved they invited the boys for dinner (feeding four teenage boys is a feat in itself!), and the visit ended up being much longer than anticipated. The couple told stories of their teenage daughter and laughed and reminisced. The boys were elevated, filled with pride and purpose by lifting another; they expanded and experienced the beauty of giving. Just as yoga poses reverberate in our bodes, I believe this experience will not be easily forgotten.
Sometimes the best things in life, are the opposite of what we think we need. Ground down in your life today to shine out. If your feeling defeated, down or frustrated, try giving to another and experience the expansion, the opening and the beauty that comes from giving.
Yoga this Week
(Chanting begins 15 minutes before the morning classes…join us as we greet the day with this meditative, uplifting practice!! Come and chant, listen or warm up for asana. )
Tuesday Morning at 930am with Meditation to follow
Thursday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am with mini-Reiki healing if desired
Thursday Evening 715am open level
(Please reserve your spot or cancel if your plans have changed)
Happenings
Live Drumming for our first beach class – June 15th!!! If you would like to come and drum with Jim Romeo, let me know!!! Next Wednesday, June 15th begins our Sunset Beach Yoga Classes. This will replace the current Thursday evening class for the summer. I hope you will consider joining us on the beach for this amazing experience. Carpe Diem!! Seize the day and get out into the light. Sundays will begin on June 26th at 9am. Click the link for details. https://myyogawithamy.com/beachyoga/
This coming Saturday, June 11th at 1 to 4pm, Long Island Yoga Association will hold their first east-end workshop at Santi Yoga in Shoreham. The presenter will be Darlene Attard, a Kundalini Yoga Teacher. this should be a great afternoon. Click on the link for more information. http://www.liyoga.org/vlt63739.htm
The Rocky Point Farmer’s Market is now open on Sunday mornings right on Broadway!! Be sure to stop in and shop locally.
Watch for the date for our annual Yoga & Kayaking Adventure!! Any suggestions of a great place to kayak and rent boats would be appreciated.
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Chanting
Sa Ta Na Ma – Wha Hey Guru
Life Death Rebirth Infinity – I bow to my inner guru to guide me through the circles of life
Yoga this Week – February 22, 2016
“He [came to] realize that identifying his practice with things that could be lost [advanced postures & breath work, deep states of meditation], would always leave him susceptible to fear anything that could be taken away through sickness aging or life circumstances was not a very wise thing to stand on. It was then that he realized that the only security lay in using his yoga practice to tether his awareness to the part of himself that was and is eternal. It is in this tethering of awareness to the unchanging core of our being that true security can be gained….As our practice deepens and we gain confidence and courage, we develop a growing appetite for this groundlessness and we start to yearn for a more liberated and open experience of ourselves and we become more willing to let go of old hand holds.We start to feel a resolute commitment to real freedom & we become vigilant about things that offer the trappings of freedom but fall short of delivering the goods” Donna Farhi from Bringing Yoga to Life
Greetings dearest yoga students,
The above excerpt from Donna Farhi’s book is, in essence, describing what Patanjali wrote about in the Yoga Sutra’s called Kleshas. Kleshas are basically the core confusion of what is permanent with what is impermanent and the suffering we cause ourselves when we try to hold on to the impermanent things. We all have fear of losing things we hold dear. It may be loved ones, our jobs, our health, our strength, our physical appearance or the myriad of ego driven personas we believe ourselves to be. Finding rest within this “groundlessness” of living with the truth of uncertainty allows us to see through false promises, let go and live with freedom, peace and joy!
Yoga this Week
Monday Maryhaven Yoga – 5:15 Maryhaven Center of Hope Port Jefferson
Tuesday Morning 930am with Meditation
Wednesday Gentle Yoga w/ Philosophy & Meditation-Class One of Session Two – 9:45am Preregistration Required – Session Full
Thursday Evening 7pm
Friday Morning Gentle/Healing Yoga 930am
(Please sign up or cancel if your plans have changed)
Happenings
Monday, March 7th 7-9pm- Restorative Yoga, Reiki & Acupuncture with Essential Oils
Still has a few spots open. $55 secures your spot in class. If you have been curious about this session, don’t hesitate. No yoga experience necessary, all are welcome.
The Yoga Jam was such a success and I received such wonderful feedback…I am going to put another one on the schedule for March! Message me if you have interest and we will make it happen.
Yoga With Amy 