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Yoga this Week – December 23, 2013

 

I hope you are finding time to truly feel the precious moments in your life as they pass.  As we come into this last week of the year, take time to reflect with compassion on all the places you have been.  Reflect on those things that remained the same and the things that have changed; within you and around you.   Allow yourself some quiet time to go within and connect to the silence amidst the rush of comings and goings.  Thank you to all the beautiful yogi goddesses that filled the room on Winter Solstice night!  It was so heart warming to hear all of your intentions and watch you all connect to each other as a spiritual community!!

  I wish for you all a happy, healthy, joy filled holiday season!

A deep bow of gratitude from me to you, Sat Nam.

 

Yoga this Week

Monday Evening at 730pm. 

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Please let me know if you plan on coming, if I don’t get a good response, I will be cancelling class.  So make sure you check into your messages before heading over.

There are no other classes this week.   Enjoy your week!!

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Happenings

 A great way to begin 2014 is to spend the evening with Brian Miller  in our Yoga Room on Friday, January 17th to discuss his new book:

Overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs that Impede you on Your Path to a Fulfilling Life

Join author and teacher Brian E. Miller as we unite ancient wisdom with modern science and psychology to explore and implement simple yet very powerful creation tools

that will give you the power to manifest the life you wish to experience.

Based on his latest book “Small Steps to Giant Leaps” Brian will discuss how we can use meditation and other simple, effective techniques to become the conscious creators of our lives. Are you ready to be the master of your destiny?

Copies of the book are available here or on Amazon.  Cost is $15 for book or $35 for Lecture and Book ($5 Savings)

(Cost for Talk and Meditation is $25 Prepaid or $30 at the door  – Please reserve your spot)

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Yoga Jam – January 25th at 830-945am

Join us as we shake of the winter doldrums together!  This class is open to all levels of students who would like to kick their practice up a notch!  Fast paced flows, rockin music and some adventurous holdings sure to build heat, pump up energy and enliven our spirits!!  Please sign up as soon as possible.

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Restorative Yoga, Reiki and Acupuncture with Essential Oils – Tuesday, February 11th at 730pm

  These classes have been filling up so please reserve as soon as possible.  Payment of $50 holds your spot.

Winter Solstice Celebration Tomorrow Night! Wednesday December 18th at 7pm

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Our Annual Winter Solstice Celebration is tomorrow night at 7pm here in our yoga room.  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.

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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!!

 

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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 2014

*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)

Winter Solstice Fairy

Happy Full Cold Long Night Moon!

See you Soon!

Namaste

 

Yoga this Week – December 15, 2013

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“All you need is love.  The Beatles said it, and the Bible said it, and every wise saint who has ever spoken has sad it….Sure, there are other great things in life:  knowledge, and power, and spiritual understanding.  “But these shall pass away” (Paul writes in the New Testament).  “Where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away…And these shall remain:  Faith, Hope, and Love.  But the greatest of these is Love”

Elizabeth Lesser from “Broken Open”

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Amidst the comings and goings and rush of the Holiday Season, take time to remember what is truly important.  It is love that binds us to our family, not blood.  It is Love that connects us to our community, not just geography.  It is Love that connects us to our true essence, not intellectual knowledge.  Become aware of any tendency to create that picture perfect holiday, the one we see in media or read about in books.  Open your heart, feel into that everlasting quality of love that surrounds you and is inside you.    As effortlessly as the snow falls from the sky and returns once again to its source,  allow your love to flow and float knowing that truly “Love is All You Need”.

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Classes for this Week

Monday Evening 730pm

Tuesday Morning 930am with Meditation to follow

Wednesday 7pm – Winter Solstice Celebration

Friday Morning 930am Healing Yoga

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

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HAPPENINGS

Annual Winter Solstice Celebration on Wednesday, December 18th at 7pm

All are welcome for Playful Yoga, Chanting, Intention Setting,  and Sangha

We will also create a group vision board creating a vision for our community and world,

(please bring a few images or statements to add to our board; you can find pictures in magazines, on-line or draw them yourself)

Refreshments will be served – Please RSVP – All are welcome!! 

Stay tuned for January  return of monthly Restorative Yoga and Yoga Jams….

A great way to begin 2014 is to spend the evening with Brian Miller  in our Yoga Room on Friday, January 17th to discuss his new book:

Overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs that Impede you on Your Path to a Fulfilling Life

Join author and teacher Brian E. Miller as we unite ancient wisdom with modern science and psychology to explore and implement simple yet very powerful creation tools

that will give you the power to manifest the life you wish to experience.

Based on his latest book “Small Steps to Giant Leaps” Brian will discuss how we can use meditation and other simple, effective techniques to become the conscious creators of our lives. Are you ready to be the master of your destiny?

Copies of the book are available here or on Amazon.  Cost is $15 for book or $35 for Lecture and Book ($5 Savings)

(Cost for Talk and Meditation is $25 Prepaid or $30 at the door  – Please reserve your spot)

Namaste

Amy

Yoga this Week – December 8, 2013 – Note Change in Winter Solstice Celebration

**Note Winter Solstice Celebration date has changed to Wednesday, December 18th 7-9pm**
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Greetings Dear Yoga Students,
We all know that change is inevitable, but yet we still cling to the known, the familiar, the comfortable.  George Harrison once said, “If we aren’t changing, we aren’t growing”.  Everything that grows must change.  It is just as important to our well being to accept and embrace change as it is to breathe.  Enjoy the moments of your day, embrace all that is in your life with enthusiasm knowing that you will never pass through this day again.  Be open to the shifting landscapes, the rise and fall of emotions, the ebb and flow of energy.  When the waves of change seem to be harsh and the seas are rough around you, remember that you are part of the ocean of movement and that, inevitably, we are being led towards are true direction.
Classes this Week
Monday and Thursday Evening at 730pm
Tuesday Morning 930am with meditation to follow class
Friday Morning Healing Yoga 930am
(Please reserve your spot or cancel if your plans have changed)
 
HAPPENINGS

Annual Winter Solstice Celebration on Wednesday, December 18th at 7pm

All are welcome for Playful Yoga, Chanting, Intention Setting,  and Sangha

We will also create a group vision board creating a vision for our community and world,

(please bring a few images or statements to add to our board; you can find pictures in magazines, on-line or draw them yourself)

Refreshments will be served – Please RSVP – All are welcome!! 

Stay tuned for January  return of monthly Restorative Yoga and Yoga Jams….

A great way to begin 2014 is to spend the evening with Brian Miller  in our Yoga Room on Friday, January 17th to discuss his new book:

Overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs that Impede you on Your Path to a Fulfilling Life

Join author and teacher Brian E. Miller as we unite ancient wisdom with modern science and psychology to explore and implement simple yet very powerful creation tools

that will give you the power to manifest the life you wish to experience.

Based on his latest book “Small Steps to Giant Leaps” Brian will discuss how we can use meditation and other simple, effective techniques to become the conscious creators of our lives. Are you ready to be the master of your destiny?

(Cost is $30 – Please reserve your spot)

Hope to see you in class this week.

Namaste

Amy

Yoga Jam – This Saturday – December 7th

Yoga Jam!

Saturday, December 7th

8-915am

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A free flowing fast-paced vinyasa sequence set to rockin’ playlists with holdings of some adventurous poses and free style flows mixed in for fun.

Get ready to detox and make room for a joyful season ahead, lets shake off the darkness together.

This class will be intentionally challenging on all levels but open to all levels of yogis ready to take their practice to the next level.

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Class cards honored.  $12 walk in fee

Please reserve your spot!!

Jai!!

Amy

Yoga this Week – November 24, 2013

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.
Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.  ~ Albert Schweitzer

Dear Yoga Students,

Much gratitude now and always to all of you who show up week after week to your yoga mat.  Whether you realize it or not, your presence in class not only lights your own flame but also supports others that practice beside you on their path.  Sometimes all we need is a spark to rekindle our flame; a smile, a kind work, a new idea, a sweet heartfelt hug.  Never underestimate the power a small gesture can create.  May you and yours enjoy the small moments, those precious times together when we express our gratitude for each other and all we have in our lives.

Yoga this Week

Monday Evening at 730pm

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Tuesday Morning at 930am

Both classes this week will incorporate a Gratitude Meditation

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

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Happenings

TONIGHT!  ShaktiPath at Jewel in the Lotus from 6 to 8pm  Click on the link for more info on this fun and inspiring event!  www.ShaktiPath.net

YOGA JAM – December 7th – 8-915am- Get ready to detox your body and mind making room for your spirit to soar in this fun, flowing fast-paced vinyasa class set to rockin’ music!  This class will be intentionally challenging and is open to all levels ready to take their practice up a notch!  Minimum of four students required for class to fly!  Let’s make it happen, please sign up as soon as possible.

WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION – Save the date for December 29th, 7-9pm for a chance to connect as a Sangha, Chanting, Intention Setting, Community Vision Board Creating, Yoga Fun and Refreshments….please let me know if you intend on attending.  All are welcome!

Yoga this Week – November 17, 2013

**The road is all paved and ready so classes can   be held in our cozy, warm  yoga room; yay!***

“Without intention, all these postures, these breathing practices, meditations, and the like can become little more than ineffectual gestures. When animated by intention, however, the simplest movement, the briefest meditation, and the contents of one breath cycle are made potent.”

                                                                      Donna Farhi

 

Good Morning Dearest Yoga Students,

It feels wonderful to be wide awake on this glorious November morning.    Setting an intention can be extremely powerful, not only for your yoga practice but for your day, your week or your life.  With an intention set, our mind seems to calm down and we can rest in the fact that we know we are doing the right thing; that we are on course.

Whatever you are doing today, after reading this, stop for a moment or two and see if an intention for this day comes up for you.  It could be an intention to remain calm if difficulties are awaiting you.  It could be an intention to release judgement or cultivate joy inside yourself.  Whatever you wish for yourself, try setting an intention to cultivate that quality inside.  If you want to be happier, intend to be happy.  If you want more friends, intend to be friendly.  If you want more serenity, intend to act serene.  It may sound to simplistic, but it actually is.  With the full moon energy tonight,  you may want to go a step further and write your intention down to make it more concrete, the written word has much power.  As you move into your next task for the day after you read this whether you are going to do laundry, rake leaves, make breakfast for your family;  do it with an intention in your mind and notice what arises.  Live your life by design….try repeating the following mantra to keep you on your way:

“I am flowing down the river of my life, steering myself in the right direction”

 

Classes for this Week

Monday and Thursday Evening at 730pm

Tuesday Morning at 930am with Meditation following class

Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am

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

Happenings

 Sunday, November 24th at 6pm ShaktiPath returns to Jewel in the Lotus Wellness Center for a Live Music and Asana Class followed by a Kirtan.  This caps off their Bhagavad Gita Study Series – Join in for the Dharma talk that precedes ShaktiPath or just come for us!  www.ShaktiPath.net/events

Yoga Jam – December 7th – 8:00am

Get ready to detox your body and mind making room for your spirit to soar in this fun, flowing fast-paced vinyasa class set to rockin’ music!  This class will be intentionally challenging and is open to all levels ready to take their practice up a notch!  Minimum of four students required for class to fly!  Let’s make it happen, please sign up as soon as possible.

Amy

Live Music Yoga Class at Yogaholic Today at 2pm!

Still time to join us in the fun!  A great afternoon to practice to the sweet sounds of ShaktiPath!  I hope to see you there.

 

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Saturday, November 9th 2-4pm

Live Music and Asana Class at Yogaholic in Center Moriches

  Mini-Kirtan following class

Saturday, November 9th

2 – 4 pm

Come and experience an asana class infused with live music by ShaktiPath and asana led by Diane Corey, Director of Yogaholic yoga studio.  Discover how the elements of music and yoga come together in one beautiful vibrational experience as ShaktiPath serenades you with live music incorporating traditional yogic chants, contemporary songs and original compositions.  A brief Kirtan (call and response chanting) to follow class.

$25 Pre-Paid or $30 at the Door

To sign up for this special event or for more information, please contact:

Diane at Yogaholic

426 Main Street Center Moriches, NY, 11934

631-721-6303 dianec@yogaholic.net

ShaktiPath is a musical collaboration blending rhythms and harmonies to channel ‘shakti’, universal energy, from the deep seat of the soul straight to the heart.  Robert Julius Condemi, multi-dimensional musician/ yoga practitioner and Amy Perri, ERYT500/Registered Yoga Teacher and instrumentalist in her own right, create ShaktiPath. Together they deliver a musical experience that stems from traditional yogic chants, contemporary songs, and a distinct combination of the two. ShaktiPath provides music for Kirtan, Asana Classes, Music Venues or Private Parties.

Rob at 209-0080 or Amy at 839-0644

Two Special Weekend Events with ShaktiPath!

Friday Evening Kirtan at Peconic River Yoga and Saturday Afternoon Live Music and Asana Class at Yogaholic! 

We would love to see you at one or both!!  Fill your weekend with the transformative power of music and chant as practice.

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Thanks-Giving Kirtan and Food Drive with ShaktiPath at Peconic River Yoga

Friday, November 8 , 7 pm

 

Peconic River Yoga is pleased to welcome ShaktiPath!  Experience a live Kirtan incorporating music and chanting as a path to meditation.  The goal of meditation is to clear the mind of debris in order to tune into our highest self, facilitating a sense of inner calm and joy.  Mantra meditation is a call and response form of chanting, creating vibrational energy while focusing on the mantra’s meaning.  Come and allow your shakti to flow with the joyful transformative power of chant as you connect to your community, feed the hungry and experience a ShaktiPath Kirtan!

Fee:  $20 (kids under 12 FREE!)

To purchase tickets on-line:  www.peconicriveryoga.com

Tickets will be available for sale at the door on the evening of the event.

We will be collecting donations of non-perishable food items for the local food pantry.  Many people are in great need in our community.  Your generosity is appreciated!

ShaktiPath is a musical collaboration blending rhythms and harmonies to channel ‘shakti’, universal energy, from the deep seat of the soul straight to the heart.  Robert Julius Condemi, multi-dimensional musician/ yoga practitioner and Amy Perri, ERYT500/Registered Yoga Teacher and instrumentalist in her own right, create ShaktiPath. Together they deliver a musical experience that stems from traditional yogic chants, contemporary songs, and a distinct combination of the two. ShaktiPath provides music for Kirtan, Asana Classes, Music Venues or Private Parties.  For information, please contact:  Rob at 209-0080 or Amy at 839-0644.    www.ShaktiPath.net

Peconic River Yoga    740 Main Rd. (Rt. 25),  Aquebogue, NY  11931   631-369-9569

 

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Saturday, November 9th 2-4pm

Live Music and Asana Class at Yogaholic in Center Moriches

  Mini-Kirtan following class

Saturday, November 9th

2 – 4 pm

Come and experience an asana class infused with live music by ShaktiPath and asana led by Diane Corey, Director of Yogaholic yoga studio.  Discover how the elements of music and yoga come together in one beautiful vibrational experience as ShaktiPath serenades you with live music incorporating traditional yogic chants, contemporary songs and original compositions.  A brief Kirtan (call and response chanting) to follow class.

$25 Pre-Paid or $30 at the Door

To sign up for this special event or for more information, please contact:

Diane at Yogaholic

426 Main Street
Center Moriches, NY, 11934

631-721-6303
dianec@yogaholic.net

ShaktiPath is a musical collaboration blending rhythms and harmonies to channel ‘shakti’, universal energy, from the deep seat of the soul straight to the heart.  Robert Julius Condemi, multi-dimensional musician/ yoga practitioner and Amy Perri, ERYT500/Registered Yoga Teacher and instrumentalist in her own right, create ShaktiPath. Together they deliver a musical experience that stems from traditional yogic chants, contemporary songs, and a distinct combination of the two. ShaktiPath provides music for Kirtan, Asana Classes, Music Venues or Private Parties.

Rob at 209-0080 or Amy at 839-0644

Yoga this Week – November 3, 2013

“The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.” 

~ Jack Kornfield

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Greetings dear yoga students,

Hope this evening finds you honoring your inner light, even though the darkness abounds all around us.  Honor the seasons, the coming and going of light and be present.    Have the awareness to savor the sights, sounds, and aromas of each passing day as we move towards the darkest day of the year.

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A dear friend of mine is taking up her yearly collection of coats for the needy which will be distributed in New York City the week before Thanksgiving.  I am asking for donations of winter coats of any kind but in particular, MENS COATS, to be brought in prior to Thanksgiving week.  If you have any old coats in your closets that aren’t being used, please consider bringing them to class and I will deliver to my fiend, Mary.  “Alone we can do some, but together we can do so much”.

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Classes this Week

Monday and Thursday Evening at 730pm

Tuesday Morning 930am with Meditation to follow class

Friday Morning Healing Yoga 930am

**Morning Students – Remember to pull into the driveway if space allows**

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

Happenings

Two ShaktiPath Events this coming weekend  = please consider joining us!!

Celebrate life while experiencing the creative force of Music and Chanting as practice

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Friday, November 8th – ShaktiPath Thanks-Giving Kirtan and Food Drive at Peconic River Yoga –

http://www.shaktipath.net/events/events.html or www.PeconicRiverYoga.com

This will be a great night as ShaktiPath adds some new funky rhythms to the mix!

Saturday, November 9th – Live Music and Asana with ShaktiPath at Yogaholic (this is the rescheduled date from October) – http://www.shaktipath.net/events/events.html  If you plan on attending, please contact the studiohttp://www.yogaholic.net/  and sign up in advance if possible,  Walk-Ins are welcomed as well.

This is a wonderful way to spend an Autumn Afternoon out East!

Santi Yoga is hosting their first Y12SR Meeting on Friday Nov 8th – Yoga for Twelve Step Recovery – www.santiyogany.com