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Yoga this Week – October 13, 2013

 

The Goddess Sarasvati

Sara:  The one who gives the essence & Sva: of  our true Self

The Goddess Sarasvati is worshipped for her creativity, wisdom, purity and gentleness.   She is said to bestow eloquence, intelligence and artistic inspiration to all who meditate on her transcendental qualities.   Her calming peaceful presence reminds us of the great power of Shakti (the feminine energy that is said to be the catalyst of change and creation with love as the driving force) and the ultimate divine mother.  As this last day of Navrarti (the nine day festival celebrating the divine mother in all her forms) comes to a close, we honor Goddess Sarasvati  and call upon her to connect us to the essence of our own true, divine nature where all of these beautiful qualities have always, and will always exist.

“May the great river of Sarasvati overflow and grant us her grace”

Yoga This Week

Monday & Thursday Evening at 730pm

Tuesday Morning at 930am with Meditation to Follow Class

Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am

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

Happenings

October 22nd – Restorative Yoga and Acupuncture with Reiki and Essential Oils – Payment is due to hold your spot – Click on the link for more information for the special event that is almost sold out.  https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/

October 30th – Co-Creating your Life – A Vision Board Workshop – Click on the link for information on this fun and enlightening evening  https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/

November 8th – ShaktiPath Thanks-Giving Kirtan at Peconic River Yoga – http://www.shaktipath.net/events/events.html

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.

Peace, love and healing,

Namaste

Amy

Yoga this Week – October 6, 2013

 .Everyone  has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a  suitable path to follow. You are here to realize your inner divinity and  manifest your innate enlightenment.

“Watch your thoughts, they become words;
watch your words, they become actions;
watch your actions, they become habits;
watch your habits, they become character;
watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”
 

Classes this Week

Monday and Thursday Evening at 730pm

Tuesday Morning 930am with Meditation to follow

Friday Morning Healing Yoga 930am

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

Happenings

Restorative Yoga and Acupuncture with Reiki and Essential Oils on October 22nd from 730pm to 930pm is open for reservation.  Click on the link to learn more or to sign up.  https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/

Co-Creating Your Life – A Vision Board Workshop – October 30th 7-9pm.  In this workshop we will each create a Vision Board.  A Vision Board is a collection of images, words, affirmations or drawings that serve as a spirit-led guide for manifesting, planning and co-creating the life you are meant to live.   Vision boards help you identify your soul’s desires and give  clarity as well as focus to your intentions to help you live your life by design and not default.  The workshop will consist of meditation, gentle movements, and creating our boards.  Cost is $20 with part of the proceeds to go to the Invited Inn Soup Kitchen in Rocky Point.  Each participant must bring 3 to 5 magazines of random genres to be cut up and used for our images as well as a favorite picture of yourself that you feel projects your inner spirit.   Please reserve your spot as soon as possible.

ShaktiPath Kirtan at Peconic River Yoga on Nov 8th… www.ShaktiPath.net

The Live Music and Asana Class at Yogaholic has been postponed.  New date to be announced shortly.  I apologize to those of you that did not receive the notification that it was cancelled..

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Peace of the rain to you all!

Namaste

Amy

Yoga this Week – September 29, 2013

“Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart.  Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language.  Do not now look for the answers.  They cannot now be given to you because you could not live them.  It is a question of experiencing everything.  At present you need to live the question.  Perhaps you will gradually, without even noticing it, find yourself experiencing the answer, some distant day.”
                                    Rainer Maria Rilke
Greetings dearest yoga students,
Being at peace with the unknown is one of the greatest accomplishments we can acheive moment by moment.  To be “okay” with not knowing how things will turn out means we must first banish fear and replace it with faith.  Increasing our capacity for faith immediatly allows us to let go of our percieved control over our life.  Having faith that things will turn out alright enables us experience all of life without having to figure everything out.   Living the question means to let the answers be revealed when it is time so that you can remain in the present moment without anxiety. Many precious moments are squandered away overthinking situations that either have already happened or haven’t happened yet.   So try to LOVE the question that this day brings as if you were turning a corner on a beautiful mountain and be open to the beauty that the landscape of your life lays out before you.
Classes for this Week

Monday and Thursday Evening at 730-9pm

Tuesday Morning 930-11am with Meditation to follow class (meditation is no charge and open to all whether you are able to attend asana class or not)

Friday Morning 930-11am  Healing Yoga

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

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Happenings

ShaktiPath at Yogaholic this coming Saturday, October 5th from 2-4pm for an uplifting yoga class infused with Live Music  and a mini-Kirtan capping off the event.  Consider joining us for this inspiring, musical afternoon!  Click on the link for more info.  http://www.shaktipath.net/events/events.html

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Restorative Yoga, Reiki and Acupuncture with Essential Oils is back for the Fall Season.  Join us on October 22 from 730-930pm for a healing experience.  Benjamin Craig, LicAc will again be joining us for this special event.  https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/

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Yoga this Week – September 22, 2013 – Thurs Nite Class 6pm this week only

“Strength does not come from physical capacity.  It comes from an indomitable will.”  
―     Mahatma Gandhi

Greetings Dear Yoga Students,

Welcome to Fall!!

We had such a wonderful time yesterday gliding across the Harbor to our sweet little island nestled in between Setauket Harbor and the Long Island Sound.  The air was warm, the sun was playing peek a boo and hearts were connected.  Taking our yoga out into nature is so invigorating and transformative.  We are connected, like the Global Mala that took place yesterday connecting yoga communities all over the world, to nature in all its forms.  We learned an important lesson during our paddle as well;  That nature is not to be taken for granted in any capacity.  The wind and waves were kicking up on our way back and we had to use our Kali Power to get us home.  It was exhilarating, at times difficult,  but worth every effort.  Our journey across the water reminded me that sometimes the way is easy and we can glide carefree through the waters of our life, however, it is in the times when we must paddle into the wind, against the flow, or into great resistance that we find the true sense of power that lies within us at all times.    Special thanks to Debbi and Bob, for keeping our kayaking crew safe and accounted for.  Jai, Jai, Jai!!  Victory!

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You are one thing only. You are a Divine Being. An all-powerful Creator. You are a Deity in jeans and a t-shirt, and within you dwells the infinite wisdom of the ages and the sacred creative force of All that is, will be and ever was.”  
―     Anthon St. Maarten

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Yoga this Week

Monday Evening at 730pm

Tuesday Morning at 930am with Meditation to follow class

(Some of us were expressing an interested to do a possible short hike in a beautiful trail in Wading River after class on Tuesday morning if the weather is cooperative.  If you are interested in walking after class, bring sneakers and maybe a snack)

Thursday Evening at 6pm

(Time change just for this week – I will only hold this class if I get three or more to sign up)

Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am

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

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Happenings

October 5th, ShaktiPath will be at Yogaholic in Center Moriches for Live Music and Asana Class click on the link more info or to sign up!

www.ShaktiPath.net

Taking Reservations for our next Restorative Yoga and Acupuncture Session with Benjamin Craig on Tuesday,  October 22nd at 730pm

Payment of $50 is required to hold your spot.

Looking forward into falling in love with Fall with you all!!

Namo Namaha

A deep bow to you all for the great energy you bring to me,  this community and the world!!

Amy

Kayaking and Yoga Paddle – Tomorrow Morning Schedule and Info

Date:    Saturday, September 21st, 2013

Time:   10am to approximately 1pm

Where:  Shore Road Dock off Main Street in Setauket

Fee:       $15 for yoga class

Bring:   Your lunch, drinks, towel, and mat  (and Life Vest if you are bringing your own kayak

(The Rental Facility – Setauket Harbor Kayak and Canoe Rental will open up at 930am especially for us – $52 for a Double and $47 for a Single)

See Schedule for the Day Below

Setauket Harbor Here We Come!!  We are blessed to have received a wonderful weather report for tomorrow morning’s adventure.  Our Yoga Paddle (which is kayaking, canoeing or rowing, NOT STAND UP paddle boarding, there has been some confusion on that minor detail) happens to fall on two very auspicious events.  It is the Autumnal Equinox (Day and Night are equal in length and the first day of Fall) and the Global Mala for Peace (which honors the International Day of Peace by creating a Yoga Mala (chain) around the world in which yoga communities across the globe will be practicing sun salutations to send out the energy of peace to all beings everywhere.  There is going to be great energy surrounding our event and I am so excited to be able to lead you through a practice knowing we are joining in with yoga communities everywhere.

 

The Setauket Harbor Kayak and Canoe Rental will open its doors at 930am especially for us so that those of you who are renting can rent and paddle over to the beach by the dock before the start of our pre-paddle stretch at 10am.  Below is the schedule (subject to flexibility) for the morning.

                     

Yoga Paddle Schedule

Please try to arrive at 930am  to park, unload, prepare  –

The rental facility opens at 930am

930am –  – Arrive and unload

(If you are renting, rent your boat, they are opening at 930am to accommodate us, and paddle north to the beach by dock.

10 am – Pre-paddle Centering Stretch and Intention Setting

1015 – Board Kayaks – Paddle across Harbor to Island

1100– Yoga Class & Meditation

1210 – Sangha – Snack

1230 – Paddle Back to Dock

Should be back to dock by 1 or 115pm

(Subject to Yogic Flexibility)

Yoga this Week – Thurs Eve Class switched to Wed for this week only!

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True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new!

 Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Greetings dear yoga students,

One of my beloved teachers, Rolf Gates, once said to us, “Don’t allow your duties to become your burdens”.  This saying has always stuck with me.  Within the daily round of doing, taking care of, maintaining and getting things done, we can sometimes feel very burdened.  While completing our yearly ritual today of making and jarring up our tomato sauce, this quote hovered over me like the fine sunshine that was streaming down from the sky.  “Don’t allow your duties to become your burdens”.  The hard work we put in today pleasures us all year long; when we open a jar in mid-winter, when we give some to someone having hard times or when we simply share a meal with family and friends.  Doing something once a year creates a specialness, an excitement and my husband and I usually feel a “zest in creating” it (until right about now, when we are ready to collapse).  But, it is in our daily duties that we also need to find that joy for a job well done  .  Whatever your  duties consist of this week, try to look at them with a fresh attitude.  If your duties are really become your burdens, try to change the way you do them, creating an atmosphere that promotes happiness or give yourself a special reward for completing the task.  If your duties still seem heavy to carry, simply look back at the end of the week and find true happiness knowing your deeds were well done to the best of your ability with an intention of love and service for all.

The reward of a thing well done, is having done it.

Emerson

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Classes for this Week

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Monday and Wednesday Evening at 730pm

(Thursday changed to Wednesday this week only)

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Tuesday Morning at 930am with Meditation to Follow

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Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am

(Please make sure you sign up for class or cancel if your plans have changed)

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Happenings

Yoga Darshana Restoration Retreat is this coming weekend – There are still a few spots left.  An added bonus is that ShaktiPath will be leading the Kirtan o Saturday Night.  Click on our link to access more information.  http://www.shaktipath.net/index.html

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Our Yoga Paddle is scheduled for next Saturday, September 21st at 10am in Setauket Harbor – Details will go out next week – Click on the link for more information.https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/

I will be leading a teacher training on Vinyasa Yoga again at the Yoga Darshana Center in Babylon  The training begins September 18th.  My section is in November.  You can sign up for one section or the entire training.  Here is the link if anyone is interested.  http://www.yogadarshanacenter.com/200hour.html

Keep an eye out for ShaktiPath events coming this fall – the first one is October 5th at Yogaholic in Center Moriches 2-4 Live Music and Asana Class.  Click on the link for more info.  http://www.shaktipath.net/index.html

Hope to see you all soon,

Namaste

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Amy

Beach Yoga Fundraiser and Yoga Paddle Events

BEACH YOGA FUNDRAISER THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 25TH AT 8AM & YOGA PADDLE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH AT 10AM

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Scroll down for details

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Join me as we greet the new day with our Beach Yoga  Fundraiser – All Proceeds to benefit the Invited Inn Soup Kitchen

Sunday, August 25th at 8am

Cedar Beach, Harbor Beach Road, Mount Sinai

West Parking lot (the lot just before the dock)

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This will be an all levels class with all proceeds going to the Invited Inn Soup Kitchen at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rocky Point.

Please note that there is a fee to get into beach if you do not have a Brookhaven Town Sticker.   Gate opens at 730am so if you get there before the gate opens, you will be safe.  If you do not have a sticker and would like to carpool, contact me directly.

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 Suggested Donation is $10 per person,

All Ages and Levels Welcome.

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Hope to see you there!!  Contact Amy at yogawithamy@optonline.net or call 839-0644

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Yoga  Paddle – September 7th at 10am

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Paddle your  way through beautiful Setauket Harbor to an Island on the Sound for a yoga practice in nature’s studio and experience the North Shore at its finest.  Join us on September 7th as we greet the day on the dock with a little pre-paddle stretch and intention setting.  We will proceed to board our kayaks, canoes or row boats and paddle to the island where we will have an asana class and meditation.  After class,  we will enjoy our lunches and snacks, take a swim, a walk or simply relax  on the shore before we paddle back to the dock.  (The paddle  itself will take approximately 30 minutes each way to and from the island)

Date:    Saturday, September 7, 2013 (Rain Date September 21st)

Time:   10am to approximately 1pm

Where:  Shore Road Dock off Main Street in Setauket

Fee:       $15 for  class

Bring:   Your lunch, drinks, towel, and mat  and Life Vest

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There is a kayak rental facility at the dock where we will be launching from if you would  like to rent for the morning.   Setauket Harbor Canoes and Kayaks @751-2706.

Weather Permitting. of course.  Please rsvp by August 31st.    All levels of paddlers and yoga students are welcome to attend.

Amy Perri, ERYT500

http://www.MyYogaWithAmy.com

631-839-0644

YogaWithAmy@Optonline.net

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Yoga this Week – August 11, 2013

“Amazing isn’t it how some people see the basket half empty and others see it half full.  Some see life hopeless; others hopeful.  Even when things are less than perfect, if you can think of the good, the beautiful, the hopeful, you’ll be more than sustained–you’ll conquer
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 Greetings dear. beautiful yoga students,
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Remind yourself today that negative thinking will never be productive.  When you find your mind turning to those dark places, take control and change your perspective on whatever situation is baffling you at the time.  Think upon whatever is true, beautiful and right about what surrounds you.  Experiment with this and put it into practice in small ways.  If your day is going less than perfect, re-frame it in your mind.  Our minds have the power to create and bring into fruition whatever it rests upon.  Allow your mind to rest upon what it truly wonderful in your life right now….put it into practice and try to enjoy being a learner.  You may just find that by focusing on the positive,  the peace and joy of the divine spirit that lives in all things will be close at hand supporting, and guiding your day.
Classes for this Week
Monday Evening Sunset Yoga down at Hallock Landing Beach with a 7pm start.  There may be very  few sunset beach classes left as the sun is setting earlier and earlier.
Carpe Diem – Seize this Day! If you would like to experience a sunset beach class.  Email me directly at yogawithamy@optonline.net for directions.
Don’t forget to check your messages before you head out in case the weather changes..
Tuesday Morning 930am with Meditation to follow class
Thursday Evening will be in Yoga Room at 730pm as the tides will be high…
Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am
(Please reserve your spot or cancel if your plans have changed)
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Happenings
Thank you to all of you who turned out for the Mini Yoga Retreat at the Library.  It was a wonderful experience to bring all the many aspects of yoga to you all!
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Sunday, August 25th – Beach Yoga Fundraiser – Cedar Beach West Parking Lot – 8am

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Yoga Paddle – September 7th at 10am departing from Setauket Harbor  – Details to follow

The Yoga Darshana Center has one bed left for their September 14th Restoration Retreat in Baiting Hollow.  Check out the schedule, its going to be wonderful.  http://www.yogadarshanacenter.com/restorationretreat.html

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Enjoy these savory days of August,

Sat Nam

Amy

Yoga this Week – August 4, 2013

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Only as a spiritual warrior can one withstand the path of knowledge. A warrior cannot complain or regret anything. His life is an endless challenge and challenges cannot possibly be good or bad. Challenges are simply challenges. The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge, while an ordinary man takes everythingas a blessing or a curse. – Don Juan

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Greetings to all my peaceful warriors who week after week face the ultimate challenge of coming face to face with their bodies, minds and spirits on their yoga mats.

Breathe in the beautiful energy of summer and be present to all the love that surrounds you.

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Classes for this Week

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Monday and Thursday Evening Yoga on the Beach at Hallock Landing – 715pm start -Contact me for directions or carpooling

We are rapidly loosing the daylight so we will try and begin earlier to get in as many beach nights as possible.

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Tuesday Morning 930am with Meditation to follow class

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Friday Morning 930am Healing Yoga

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

Happenings…

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What is Yoga?  An Experiential Journey:  Sign ups began this week for our mini-retreat at the North Shore Public Library.  http://northshorepubliclibrary.org/

Just finished putting together the power point presentation…this is going to be so much fun, I hope to see many of you there.

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The Yoga Darshana Center has one bed left for their September 14th Restoration Retreat in Baiting Hollow.  Check out the schedule, its going to be wonderful.  http://www.yogadarshanacenter.com/restorationretreat.html

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Sunday, August 25th – Beach Yoga Fundraiser – Cedar Beach West Parking Lot – 8am

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Yoga Paddle – September 7th at 10am departing from Setauket Harbor  – Details to follow

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Sincerely hoping you enjoyed this amazing summer day.

Surya Managalum

Blessings on the Sun

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Namaste

Amy

Yoga this Week – July 28, 2013

Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain.                                                           Doug Coupland
 Good Morning dearest yoga students,
 Step outside your door and take in all the amazing abundance of the natural world.  We can learn so much from natures rhythms as we allow her to nurture, sooth and remind us we are all part of the same whole.  I get a deep sense of comfort as I watch the birds fly back and forth from tree to tree.   They have the freedom and joy many of us long for.   The many varieties, sizes and colors interact and co-exist in harmony with each other and the world around them, adjusting from season to season with the ability to simply sing after a storm.   Take time to become aware of how the birds, the trees, the water, the wind are orchestrating a beautiful symphony all around you.  Allow yourself to soar into the day, whatever your plans.  Try to look up often, walk barefoot to experience the earth,  and enjoy the breeze as it caresses your skin.   Remind yourself you are as free as the birds in the air to sing your unique song in order to  make the world a better place.
“A bird does not sing because it has the answer.  It sings because it has a song.”
                                                           Chinese Proverb

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Classes for this Week

Monday Evening Sunset Yoga on the Beach

(Check your messages here or on Facebook by 6pm to make sure weather and tides are cooperating but it looks GOOD!  Email me for directions)

Tuesday Morning 930am Yoga

 Ayurveda Dharma Talk 1045am

(Tuesday’s asana class will end a little early to allow for our own Kishori  to give us a special talk on Ayurveda and how its practice can create well being, vitality and health in our mind body and spirits – come for class or just for the talk, donations appreciated – tea and snack will be served)

Thursday Evening Yoga 730pm in Yoga Room

(High Tide is at 830pm – no beach = no beach yoga)

Friday 930am Healing Yoga

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

Happenings

 July 30th, Tuesday Night Restorative Yoga, Reiki and Acupuncture with Essential Oils at 730pm

There may be one spot opening up for this session, if you are interested to get on a wait list for this spot, please let me know.  Next Session coming in September

What is Yoga – An Experiential Journey at the North Shore Public Library – August 10th, 10-3pm

Join me and Barbara Delledone on this mini-yoga retreat as we dive into the philosophy and practices of yoga

Sign ups for NSPL Cardholders begin on August 1st, and for Non-NSPL Cardholders sign up begins August 5th

Looking Ahead…

Cedar Beach Yoga Fundraiser – August 25th at 8am – Details to follow

Yoga Paddle – Kayak and Yoga Adventure – September 7th (rain date Sept 21st) – Details to Follow

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Namaste

Amy