Category Archives: Weekly Email
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”
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
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Monday Evening 7:15pm
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Tuesday Morning 930am
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Special Class Saturday Morning January 3rd 8:45am
Detox Flow with a New Year’s Meditation and Yoga Nidra
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(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**
Happenings
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Restorative Yoga and Acupuncture with Reiki & Essential Oils on January 7th at 7pm
Click on events page for more info
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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.
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Co-Creating Your Life – A Vision Board Workshop
Thursday, January 22nd 7-9pm – $15
Click on events page for more info
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Namaste and Blessings for a healthy, happy, enlightened New Year!
Amy
Yoga this Week – December 8, 2014
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
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*
Happenings
Winter Solstice Celebration – Friday December 19th 7pm
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Restorative Yoga and Acupuncture – Wednesday, January 7th at 7pm
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Stay tuned for info on our 2015 Fall Equinox Retreat
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For more information, visit the Event page on my website
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Peace and Love
Amy
Yoga this Week – November 30, 2014
Annual Winter Solstice Celebration on Thursday, December 18th at 7pm
All are welcome for Playful Yoga, Chanting, Intention Setting, and Sangha – All Welcome – Please RSVP
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Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training – A 20 hour module facilitated by me at Yoga Darshana Center in Babylon – Open to all Yoga Teachers
December 13th, 17th and 21st – Contact me for details. Would love to have you join me!
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January 7th Restorative Yoga, Acupuncture & Reiki with Essential Oils – Reserve your spot…
Click on Event Page for more details…
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Stay tuned for return of monthly Yoga Jams & Reiki Circles, information on our Fall Equinox Retreat and Teen Classes as well as a beginners series coming in the New Year….
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Possibilities abound as long as you believe, let go of fear and dive in
(A Whisper To my doll)
Yoga this Week – November 9, 2014
**Please note: The Restorative Yoga & Acupuncture Session will be pre-empting the regular Monday Evening class this Monday**
“Banish the word struggle from your attitude and vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration. For we are the ones we have been waiting for!”
~ Hopi Elder Prophecy
Greetings dearest yoga students,
Yoga this Week – November 2, 2014
Yoga this Week – October 26, 2014
The goal is not to tie ourselves in knots …
we’re already tied in knots.
The aim is to untie the knots in our hearts.
The aim is to unite with the ultimate, loving, and peaceful power in the universe.”
– Max Strom
Yoga this Week – October 19, 2014
Yoga this Week – October 15, 2014
**No Monday Night Class this week – Make sure you scroll down for some wonderful offerings this month!**
“Again and again ~ Return like Mountain ~ Release like Ocean ~ Relax like Sky ~And Rest ~ Rest in the Heart of Pure Awareness” Living Buddha
Greetings dear yoga students,
This quote reminds me that there is a need for us to keep coming back again and again to rest in our true selves. However, to balance our energies we must seek different modalities to meet our ever changing needs; sometimes we need to relax like the sky, be still like a mountain or release the past like the ocean. Tune in to exactly what you may be needing today. Draw upon the power of nature to nurture you and give you what you need. As the season transitions to shorter days and longer nights, you may feel your energy, mood and mind shifting so try and adjust your daily round to help you be true to yourself. In this way we begin to live in the natural rhythms of nature, returning again to rest in the awareness of the heart and what truly matters in your life.
Yoga this Week
**No Monday Evening Class – Happy Columbus Day & Happy Birthday to my 16 year old Zachary!!**
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Tuesday Morning 930am with Meditation
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Wednesday Evening at 715pm
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Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am
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(Please reserve your spot or cancel if your plans have changed)
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Happenings
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What is Yoga? An Experiential Journey with Amy Perri and Barbara Delledonne – November 2nd at the North Shore Public Library – Registration now open to NON-Library card holders. $5 fee and in person registration required. This class is filling fast. Grab your spot for what’s sure to be a great afternoon. Philosophy, asana, chanting and yoga nidra!!!
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Yoga Hike at Avalon Park this coming Saturday, October 18th! Please arrive by 915am to park and meet by the gristmill pond. In speaking to the park office, the area that I planned to do yoga in will not be available so we will hike the park and upon returning to the ponds, we will have our class overlooking the duck pond. The Labrynth will not be available as it is being reseeded for the spring. The suggested donation is $15 per person with half of the proceeds going to the Invited Inn Soup Kitchen.
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Chanting with Amy & Friends at Breathe in Port Jefferson 7-9pm this coming Saturday Night, October 18th! Please join me for a wonderful evening of chanting, connecting and raising vibrations! Advanced registration is $20 and $25 at the door.
Breathe Inspiring Gifts
116 East Main Street
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
642-2377
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Yoga and Auyerveda for Fall with Kishori Gopika, Tuesday, October 21st at 930am right here in our yoga room.
Regular Class fees apply with $10 for guest teacher – Class is currently full – Please contact to get on waiting list. If we have enough interest,
we will add a second date for this special class.
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Yoga and Live Music at Yoga for Life, October 23rd 730 to 9pm with Lois. Musical chanting provided by Amy & Friends…
Contact Amy for details
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Shanti,
Amy
Yoga this Week – October 5, 2014
**The regular Wednesday class is replaced this week with Restorative Yoga and Acupuncture – Still two spots open**
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“Mother Ganges teaches us that if we want to attain the sea of our aspiration, we must persevere in our goal and never be discouraged by the inevitable obstacles that come on our path. All impediments are like rocks in the river of life. We should flow around them and never give up. With the Lord’s help, there is always a way.”
Excerpt from “The Journey Home” by Radhanath Swami
Dearest Yoga Students,
One of my favorite teachers, Rolf Gates used to say, “The obstacles in our path, are our path”, and I believe this to be true. Yoga is about relationship and connection. Today explore your relationship to the rocks in the river of your life. How you think about your obstacles and the energy you bring to your actions as you relate to them, has everything to do how you “flow around them”. Today as my husband and I literally got lost in the trails in the woods, we reminded each other (in between glares of confusion) to enjoy the journey of being lost. As the sound of the road became louder and we knew we were almost back, I contemplated the fact that we are never really lost, we are never really off the path and that the detours, obstacles and the “not knowing” are usually the most beautiful parts of our journey. So persevere today and avoid becoming discouraged. With the help of the divine source that is vibrating all around us, there is always a way.
https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/
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Fall Yoga Hike!! Saturday Morning, October 18th at the beautiful Avalon Park in Stony Brook – Relaxed walk through the woods to practice a gentle yoga class in natures studio – All ages and levels are welcomed! Click on the link and scroll down for more information.
https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/
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An evening of chanting with Amy and Friends at Breathe in Port Jefferson – Saturday, October 18th 7 to 9pm
Join with my in the ancient practice of Kirtan – A call and response form of singing that creates both a meditative as well as uplifting experience!
All are welcome, no musical or prior experience needed!
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Thursday, October 23rd at 7:30pm Yoga with Live Musical Chanting at Yoga for Life in Setauket with me and Lois Healion! Join us as Lois guides you in a gentle flow as Amy and friends serenade you with live musical chanting into a blissful experience. $20 prepaid or $25 at the door. Contact Amy to sign up.
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Yoga Movie and Indian Scarf Night! Join us as we view two very interesting short yoga movies entitled “What is Yoga” and “Why we Breathe” together as a Sangha. Kishori will be here with Indian scarves for purchase. Date to be announced shortly.
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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 –
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Namaste
Amy
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