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Yoga this Week – September 14, 2014

The Perfect Cup
 
Its time to see the flaws of myself and stop being alarmed
It’s time for me to halt my drive for perfection and to accept my blemishes
 
It’s time for me to receive slowly evolving growth;
the kind that comes in God’s own good time
and does not heed to my panicky pushing.
 
It’s time for me to embrace my humaness and love my incompleteness.
It’s time for me to cherish the unwanted,
to welcome the unknown,
to treasure the unfulfilled
 
If I wait untill I am perfect,
I will always be unsatified and ungrateful
 
If I wait until all the flaws,
chips and cracks disappear
I will be the cup that sits on the shelf and is never used
Greetings dearest yoga students,
Hope this email finds you embracing this day with all its so called “imperfections”.  The sooner we move into acceptance and embrace who we are in the moment and how our life is in the present, the sooner we will allow peace to flow within us. Think of the beauty of a tree, a landscape, an old picture or a favorite pair of worn out jeans; it is the imperfections that make them beautiful, interesting and alive.  By embracing our humaness we also acknowledge our divinity.  It is through this human experience that we come to know the sacred in life.   Do not wait, cease this day and open up to the ways in which you can be used to better the lives of those around you in any small way.  When you learn to love the imperfections in yourself, you unconciously give others the permission to accept and love themselves just as they are.  In your imperfections you are incredibly perfect and exactly who you are meant to be!
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Yoga this Week
Yoga this Week
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**Meditation Monday Evening  at 7:15pm
A Meditative flow ending with time for a guided meditation and relaxation.  Appropriate for all Levels.
Tuesday Morning 930am Yoga with Meditation following Class
**Wednesday Evening Multi-Level Class 7:15pm
Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am
(Please reserve your spot in class or cancel if your plans have changed)
**Please NOTE that Evening Classes require a minimum of a four to sign up prior to 5pm day of class for it to run***
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Happenings

Rocky Point Farmers and Artisans Market Fall Festival today 8 to 3pm

Music, Food and Fun!!!

Old Depot Park, Broadway & Prince Rd., Rocky Point

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Restorative Yoga and Acupuncture on October 8th at 7 to 9pm.  Click the link to learn more.

Events & Workshops

Save the Date for a mini-yoga retreat!!!  What is Yoga?  An Experiential Journey with Amy Perri and Barbara Delledonne – November 2nd at the North Shore Public Library – Registration begins October 1st –

Fall Yoga Hike!!  Saturday Morning, October 20th – Relaxed walk through the woods to practice a gentle yoga class in natures studio – All ages and levels are welcomed!

Details to follow…

Watch for the return of monthly Yoga Jam in November and other fun yoga related events…

Namaste and enjoy this beautiful day!!

Amy

Yoga this Week – September 7, 2013

detachment

 

   “Detachment is simply letting go of all you hold fast to in your mind. It doesn’t actually mean losing anything, simply changing your relationship with the things in your life today. The greatest pleasure for every soul comes as a result of choosing detachment. Why? Because attachment is a form of slavery that takes place in our own minds. And the result of detachment? Real freedom”

 

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Yoga this Week
**Meditation Monday Evening begins this week at 7:15pm
A Meditative flow ending with time for a guided meditation and relaxation.  Appropriate for all Levels.
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Tuesday Morning 930am Yoga with Meditation following Class
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**Wednesday Evening Multi-Level Class 7:15pm
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Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am
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(Please reserve your spot in class or cancel if your plans have changed)
**Please NOTE that Evening Classes require a minimum of a four to sign up prior to 5pm day of class for it to run***
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The art of detachment is the practice of showing up, doing your best and letting go of the results acknowledging the basic truth that everything in life has its perfect moment.  It is the realization that if we do not get what we want (even if it seems like the perfect job, perfect person, perfect place, perfect opportunity, etc.)  that there is probably a better time for that situation to materialize in our lives or more often than not, it may be something that is never supposed to happen at all.  When we truly are able to detach from the outcome we release the dissapointment, anger or inadaquacy we feel when things don’t turn out as we thought they should.  Thinking we will find our happiness in someone or something outside ourselves is only an atempt to gratify our senses and satisfy the ego which can never truly be satified.  Acting from a place of attachment and clinging is acting from fear.
The opposite of fear is faith.  So in contrast, the art of letting go actually allows you to access the peace of mind you seek.   We can learn to live and let live, look at closed doors as opportunities and learn trust our spiritual guides to take us where we need to be.  When we make decisions from a truly detached place; from a place of calm abiding, wisdom and love, we set the inner spirit free to move us toward all that is good, true, right and lovely in our lives.
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Happenings
Camp DeWolfe Restoration Retreat this coming Saturday/Sunday, September 13-14th, more info?  http://www.YogaDarshanaCenter.com
Restorative Yoga, Reiki and Acupuncture with Essential Oils on Wednesday October 8th at 7pm
Please click on the link for more info. This class will fill up, if you would like a spot try and reserve early.
Letting go of summer and beach yoga (we had some wonderful, interesting, wild experiences down there this year!!)   is not easy but September and October are two of my favorite months!   Enjoy the beautiful weather and energy that September brings…
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Sat Nam
I bow to the true beauty in you all
Namaste
Amy
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Breaking News!!! Live Music tonight for our Beach Class!!!

Yoga, Beach, Sunset, Live Music!!! Doesn’t get better than that. Hope you can make it for our last sunset yoga class!!!  All levels and ages welcome…

It is going to be awesome for sunset tonight!! Especially since we will have very special guest, Michael Braceland Smith back on the beach accompanying us with his melodic guitar playing.   Come and enjoy this beautiful experience!    

Class tonight is at 630pm – Sunset is at 730 and it is shaping up to be a beauty

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Need more info?  Click on the link below for directions and details on beach yoga.

https://myyogawithamy.com/beach-yoga-at-nsbpoas-beech-road-beach/

Namaste Sweet Ones,

See you on the Beach!!

Yoga this Week – August 16, 2014

 **Beach Yoga Tomorrow Morning at 8:45am***    

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“It is the wilderness in
the mind, the desert wastes in the heart through which one wanders lost and a stranger. When one is a
stranger to oneself then one is estranged from others too. If one is out of touch with oneself, then one
cannot touch others.” 
 Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea

Double Sunrise

Namaste dear yoga students,

What a wonderful discussion ensued around the Gift from the Sea at our book discussion at Cedar Beach Friday night.    It is amazing how yogic wisdom is weaved throughout this precious body of work.  The central themes rotating around the need for solitude and creative pursuits in order to find your inner self as well as the importance in accepting and embracing changes in relationships and within ourselves.  If you haven’t gotten a chance to read it, I would highly recommend it.  As someone said in our discussion; as soon as you open the book and begin reading, it creates a calm flow of energy inside of you, both within the imagery of the beach and the beautiful, poetic rhythm of her words.  Hoping to do another book discussion in the future.  Thank you to all who attended for the conversation, insights, laughter and connection.  Oh and special thanks to the Gift from the Sea!

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Yoga this Week

Sunday Mornining at 8:45am

Tuesday Morning at 930am with Meditation

Wednesday Morning at 10am at NSPL

Wednesday Evening at 7pm on the Beach

Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am

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

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Happenings

Camp DeWolfe Restoration Retreat is scheduled for September 13-14th n Wading River

I will be leading the Kirtan on Saturday Evening.  Click on the link for more info  http://www.YogaDarshanaCenter.com

Meditative Monday Evenings will begin after Labor Day in September.  This class will be a meditative flow class ending with a sitting meditation and relaxation.

Watch for upcoming Live Musical Chanting and Yoga as well as Restorative Yoga and Acupuncture coming in October

Shanti,

Amy

 

Yoga this Week – August 9, 2014

Beach Yoga Tomorrow Morning at 8:45am – Its looking like it will be beautiful!!

 

ghandi 

 

Greetings dear yoga students,

If you want to know how you got to where you are today, look at your past actions.  If you want to know what your future will be like, look at your present actions.  Its that simple.  We create our future everyday  with what we do in the present.  Tapas, the Niyama described as disciplined action, helps us create the future we long for.  Take a look at your present state of mind, your present schedule and what it is comprised of and ask yourself if it is aiding you in creating the life you desire.  Tapas helps us to create the fertile ground for healthy growth to occur.  Tapas is getting on your yoga mat, getting to bed early, creating space in your life because the disciplines help to create an ultimate calm state of mine.   Tapas enlightens our days with determination and resolve to stay on this path we have chosen, courageously forging our way through this beautiful journey called life with joy.

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Yoga this Week

Monday Evening Special Yoga Class with Live Music at 7:15pm

Tuesday Morning 930am with Mediation to follow

Wednesday 10am Class at the NSPL (Pre registration required)

Wednesday Evening Sunset Yoga on the Beach at 7pm

Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am

Sunday Morning Beach Yoga at 8:45pm

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

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Happenings

Special Event:  Yoga Class with Live Musical Accompaniment at 7:15pm

Pre Registration Required

$15 per person – There is currently one spot open for this event.  If you have signed up and do not plan on attending, please let me know.

Events & Workshops

Friday Night Gift from the Sea Book discussion will meet at Cedar Beach West Parking Lot between 545 and 6pm.  Bring your favorite passages and thoughts.  Bring a chair, drink and snack if you like.  Let me know if you plan on attending.

Hope to see you all real soon,

Happy, happy summer

Surya Mangalum – Blessings on the Sun

Amy

Asana Class with Live Music and Chanting Monday, August 11th at 715pm

Asana Class with Live Music and Chanting

 

Come celebrate the joyful energy of summer and flow in an asana class infused with Live Music and Chanting. Discover how the elements of music and yoga come together on August 11th at 715pm
with Amy on harmonium singing original, meditative compositions of ancient chants and Michael Smith joining in with hypnotic guitar rhythms .

Asana will be led by our own Megan Frisina, RYT, to guide you all in this beautiful vibrational experience joining breath, movement, music and spirit!

 

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Cost is $15 per person

Advance registration and a prepayment will secure your spot in this special class.

Please Contact

Amy Perri, eRYT500 at YogaWithAmy@optonline.net
631-839-0644
http://www.MyYogawithAmy.com

Sunset Yoga with Live Music on the Beach Tonight 7pm!!

Yoga, Beach, Sunset, Live Music!!! Doesn’t get better than that. Hope you can make it for this very special class.

It is going to be awesome for sunset tonight!! Especially since we will have very special guest, Michael Braceland Smith accompanying us with his melodic guitar playing as we flow to the yogic rhythms of our bodies, breath and beach.

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Please try to arrive early as I will be locking up the beach parking lot at 7:05 to head down to the sand.  Sunset is at 8:10pm tonight  As the days begin to shorten, we will begin our class earlier.

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Next week we will plan to meet at 6:45 for a 7pm class start.  Reminder that there is NO CLASS THIS COMING FRIDAY OR SUNDAY!! 

Need more info?  Click on the link below for directions and details on beach yoga.

https://myyogawithamy.com/beach-yoga-at-nsbpoas-beech-road-beach/

Namaste Sweet Ones,

See you on the Beach!!

Amy

Yoga this Week – July 19, 2014

Beach Yoga Tomorrow Morning 8:45am – Beech Road Beach in Rocky Point – click on link for more info http://www.MyYogaWithAmy.com

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“Through practice, I’ve come to see that the deepest source of my misery is not wanting things to be the way they are. Not wanting myself to be the way I am. Not wanting the world to be the way it is. Not wanting others to be the way they are. Whenever I’m suffering, I find this ‘war with reality’ to be at the heart of the problem.”

Stephen Cope

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Greetings dear yoga students,

Welcome to another glorious day. As you meander through your daily round, think about something you may be “at war” with in your own life. Living life on life’s terms is not an endeavor for the faint hearted. As humans, we seem to always want to fix things or create fantasies and repeat mantras like; “if only things were different then I could be happy”. True inner contentment only comes from within. We must make the decision to be happy now. Now is all we have. This moment, this day, this family, this body, this home, this job, this stretch of 24 hours to live our life. Cultivate acceptance with whatever or whoever is in your life today. Be the one that brings serenity to your interactions and act with your heart on situations that seem to baffle you. Try and do more reflection that reaction and you may find, things are exactly as they should be. Relax, let go and focus today on being at peace with reality. The war within quiets when you cultivate Santosha – contentment; allow yourself to bloom wherever you are planted, within whatever circumstances life finds you.

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Classes for this Week

Tuesday Morning 930am with 11am meditation to follow

Wednesday Evening 7:15pm on the Beach weather permitting or in Yoga Room

Friday Morning 930am Healing Yoga

Sunday Morning Beach Yoga 8:45am

(Please reserve your spot or cancel if your plans have changed – Beach yoga does not require reservation but make sure you arrive at least ten minutes prior to class start to receive your parking pass)

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Happenings

I now have seven copies of Gift from the Sea for distribution to whomever would like to join our book Sangha group.  We will plan to meet mid August possibly on Friday, August 15th in the early evening on Cedar Beach to reflect on the book and enjoy the beauty of the sunset.

Watch for another Yoga and Kayaking trip  and the Fall Retreat with Yoga Darshana Center at Camp DeWolfe coming in September – details will follow.

Shanti

Amy

Yoga this Week – July 13, 2014

“We will only discover the nature of our particular genius when we stop trying to conform to our own or other people’s models,

learn to be ourselves, and allow our natural channel to open.”

Shaki Gawain

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Svadhyaya

The fourth Niyama (or observance) in the Eight Limb Path of yoga is the study of the self.

Like so many yoga practices, svadhyaya is the process of getting to know who we really are; our true self. Yoga asana, pranayam, and meditation are all ways to peel off the layers of our false selves. Doing this and staying present to the process is not always easy. As we peel the layers and really look at our exposed wounds, memories, conditionings and patterns, we may feel more confused and defeated than when we began. Trust the process and turn again and again to those spiritual teachers that came before us. They are there to guide us; in books, in music, in our dreams, our prayers or maybe sitting right across from us at work, home or in our communities. As we work to let go of others (or even our own) ideas of who we should be, the more open and compassionate to our own “particular genius” we can become and the more our “natural channels” to the divine open and our dharma (life’s purpose) is revealed.

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Yoga this Week

Tuesday 930am with 11am Meditation following class

Wednesday Evening at 715pm will be on the beach if weather permits or in the studio

Friday Morning Healing Yoga 930-11am

Sunday Morning Beach Yoga at 845am

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

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Happenings

Watch for the return of Monday Evenings in the Yoga Room – Begins August 4th

This class will require pre-registration of at least four students each week for class to take place.

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Summer Yoga Group Book Read – Gifts From The Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

I have requested 8 copies of the book to be held for me and I should have them this week.  Let me know if you would like me to hold one for you.  If you have your own copy, pull it down, dust it off and begin.  It is a perfect summer book to read again and again.  We will discuss where and when we will meet to contemplate this treasured classic.

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Beginning August 6th I will be leading an all-levels Yoga Class at the North Shore Public Library on Wednesday mornings at 10am for the month of August.  Registration begins on August 1st.  If anyone of you are interested in demonstrating for me, let me know.  It would be much appreciated!!!  Also at the North Shore Public Library this Saturday, Kishori (Kim) begins her Ayurvedic Series!  There may still be room for this informative three-session presentation.

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Classes down at the beach have been lovely.  I welcome lots of new faces  and am enjoying being on our beach twice a week.  Continue to check the website if the weather looks questionable as Wednesday  classes will be held in our yoga room if beach is not accessible.

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Shanti, Shanti, Shanti, Om!

Be at Peace, you are already perfect exactly the way you are!

 namaste meaning

Amy

Yoga this Week – June 29, 2014

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Greetings dearest yoga students,

I love summer. I love diving in, breathing the air, feeling the warm shining sun on my face.   I love embracing the cool breeze and the tingaling feeling of salt on my skin hours after a dip in the sea. I love the energy in myself and I can feel it in those around me. Today’s kayaking adventure included all of these things and more. I am so very blessed to do the work that I love in this lifetime. To be around such wonderful open-minded people embracing natures beauty not only sharing an adventurous  journey across the water,  but an inspiring  yoga class on an island while collectively raising funds for our local soup kitchen was truly a gift. The water, sun, air, sky, birds, sand were all part of our practice.   When a student came up to me and said “Amy, you have truly found your dharma, this is your life’s work”, it filled me with such joy and awe.  Work?  I smiled and laughed to myself because I really never feel like any of these classes, events, sangha’s, are work!! (Although I must say, I will sleep deep tonight!)   Thank you all for your continued dedication to your yoga practice and to this community that continues to grow.  Thank you all for allowing me to live my dharma by brining this ancient practice of yoga in all its forms to new and continuing students.  And thank you for being  the open, receptive, loving and supportive people that yogi’s are known to be.  Sat Nam, A deep, loving bow to you all!!

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Classes this Week

Tuesday Morning at 930am with Meditation

Wednesday Evening at 715 at the Beach *

Friday Happy Fourth of July (No Class)

Sunday Morning 845am at the Beach *

*(Remember beach classes are weather permitting – if the weather looks questionable, check the website or facebook page, if there is no posting, beach is a go!)

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July Happenings

Tuesday July 15th at Jewel in the Lotus Yoga and Wellness Center I will be providing live musical chanting at two of the evening classes

Click on the link for details

Events & Workshops

If you are a patron of the North Shore Public Library, check out the Saturday workshops on Ayurvedic practices that Kim (Kishori) is leading.  Kim facilitated an Ayurvedic lecture here at our yoga room last summer.  If you are interested sign up!  It should be very informative.

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Lokha Samasta Sukino Bhavantu

May all beings be happy, peaceful and Free.  And my our thoughts, words and actions in this day help to contribute to that freedom for all.

Thank you also to those hat support our freedom, in and out of the military.  May you be safe, healthy, happy and know peace!