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Yoga this Week – October 10, 2016

The important thing is to be awake now, to feel the transparency, to feel the universal shining through the individual, and then to allow life to express itself though us.

                 Rolf Gates

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Set aside some time to  sit silently and connect to your breath.  Close your eyes and begin listening to sounds around you.  Allow the air of your breath to pass through you with clarity.   Let go of your need to control your outer circumstances, feel the fluidity and transparency of life.  We are not solid; we are light, joy, love and bliss anytime we make the decision to connect to that universal energy and allow “life to express itself through us”.

Yoga this Week

Monday Maryhaven Yoga in Port Jeff Location 515pm

Tuesday Morning Yoga with Meditation 930am in Yoga Room

Wednesday Evening Yoga 715pm in Yoga Room

Friday Morning Healing Yoga 930am in Yoga Room

Friday Afternoon Yoga 4:45pm at Mindful Turtle in Setauket

(Please reserve your spot for Yoga Room Classes or cancel if your plans have changed)

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Happenings

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Events & Workshops

October 22nd Yoga Hike in Port Jefferson on the Greenway Trail 11-1pm

October 27th – Rest Yoga & Acupuncture with Reiki and Ess Oils 7-9pm – Only One Spot Open at this Time!

November 12th  Music, Mantra & Asana – Tuning in to Vibration & Intention 1-4pm

Yoga this Week – September 26, 2016

**Scroll down for events and new Friday afternoon class, Rest Yoga & Acupuncture and more**

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Good Morning Dearest Yoga Students,

Having spent the weekend with one of my favorite yoga teachers, Rolf Gates, I am filled with a refreshed enthusiasm for my practice and my life.  His teachings are rooted in the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali and the Buddha Dharma. Which is both practical experience and loving kindness.   By having an Intention, and paying Attention we can come to a deep Understanding that the basic need to be loved, accepted and forgiven is in all of us and that to begin by forgiving ourselves is to open the wide doorway to forgive others.     The most basic teachings are sometimes the most profound.  I awoke this morning hearing this message:

“The most important things we can do in our life is to not harm ourselves, not harm others and let our actions be rooted in loving kindness.”

At the end of the day, at the end of our lives, aren’t these truly the only things that matter? 

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Yoga this Week

Monday Maryhaven Yoga 515pm  – Port Jefferson Center

Tuesday 930am Yoga & Meditation – Yoga Room

Wednesday Evening 715pm Open Level Class – Yoga Room

Friday Morning 930am Healing Yoga – Yoga Room

Friday Afternoon 445pm Open Level Class – Mindful Turtle Yoga Setauket Center

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Happenings

NEW CLASS;  Beginning this week, I am leading an open level class at The Mindful Turtle in Setauket.  If you would like to start your Friday off with yoga, chanting and a new perspective, go to studio’s website at http://www.mindfulturtle.com/

NEW DATE;  Restorative Yoga, Reiki & Acupuncture with Essential Oils is back!  Next Session is scheduled for Thursday, October 27th at 7pm.  Exchange is $60, spots are limited.  Click this link for more into.  http://wp.me/P1oNYt-1m

Save the date!  Saturday November 12th I will be presenting for the Long Island Yoga Association at Santi yoga in Shoreham – Mantra, Music & Yoga:  Tuning into Vibration and Intention.  click here for more information:     http://www.liyoga.org/vlt63739.htm

 

Yoga this Week – September 5, 2016

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Happy Labor Day to you all.  Hoping you can blur that line of work and play as often as possible.  Enjoy what you do and what you do will bring happiness to others but for today, enjoy taking a break and play!!

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Yoga this Week

Tuesday Morning at 930am with Meditation to follow

Wednesday Beach Yoga 630pm

Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am

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

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Happenings

Our Lovely Beach Yoga Classes are coming to a close.  We will have class on the beach this week and next week at 630pm if weather allows.  Evening class will resume on Wednesday, 9/21 715 to 830pm.

Kid’s Yoga Class for Grades 2 through 5 through the Rocky Point Community Education Program.  The class will run on Tuesdays from 4 to 445pm for five weeks beginning October 11th. For more info, http://rockypointufsd.org/district/community_education

As of this writing, there is ONE SPOT OPEN FOR OUR FALL EQUINOX RETREAT on Shelter Island, September 16 – 18th.  See the link for more information.  Let me now asap if you are interested.  https://myyogawithamy.com/equinox-yoga-retreat-2015/

Namaste and Many Blessings!

Amy

 

Yoga this Week – July 11, 2016

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Greetings dearest yoga students,

“Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day to day life and endows skill in the performance of one’s actions”.  I love this quote from the late, great BKS Iyengar.  Maintaining a balanced attitude in day to day life is not as easy as it sounds.  Situations, events, people and even our own minds can throw us out of balance leading us to act in, shall I say, less than skillful ways.  The great news is that we have ways to return to equanimity and integrity.  Just as if we are coming into a yoga pose, we can breath, feel, relax and realign to what is true, right and integral in the moment.  Even if we have to stop and realign a thousand times a day, this is the practice and this is living your yoga.  May you allow it to guide you through this day!!

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Yoga this Week

Tuesday Morning 930am with Meditation

Wednesday Evening 7pm Beach Yoga

Friday Morning Healing Yoga 930am

Sunday Morning Gentle Beach Yoga 9am (bring a shade umbrella if its very sunny)

(please sign up for Yoga Room classes, or cancel if your plans have changed – all information on beach classes can be found here http://www.myyogawithamy.com/beachyoga)

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Namaste!!

Amy

Yoga this Week – July 5, 2016

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Ola Amigos,

Just returning from Tulum, Mexico in the Yucatan Peninsula, I am filled with energy from the natural world both above and below the sea.  It always amazes me how nature can both nurture, awaken, excite and renew our spirits.  In the same way our yoga practice unites us to that which is everlasting and unchanging:  Gazing at the shore and sky, swimming with the fish, and feeling the warm ground underneath the soles of our bare feet connect us to that which is in perfect balance and harmony.  Enjoy this season of abundance, give thanks for the free world that we have the honor to roam and always, pray for those that are not as fortunate as we are right now.

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Yoga this Week

Wednesday Evening Beach Yoga at 7pm

Thursday Morning Healing Yoga at 8:45am (This replaces Friday’s class this week)

Sunday Morning Beach Yoga at 9am

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

**Next Week Normal Schedule Resumes**

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Watch for details on our annual Yoga & Kayaking Trip Saturday, August 6th

Namaste and Adios for now

Amy

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**  

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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.

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(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)

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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

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Yoga this Week – April 10, 2016

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Greetings dearest yoga students,
Success can truly be defined by a life where our talents, and that which brings us joy, are used to serve others.  This is balance, this creates peace and joy and this is where we come alive.  Leading kirtan this morning to a classroom of young teens filled my heart with joy.  Thank you to Annalee, Jim & Dave!!.  To be able to do something I love in the service of others is something  I try to honor as true success.  Whatever your talents are, find someway to share them and your life will have meaning and your heart will be full.
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Yoga this Week

Tuesday Morning @ 930am with Meditation to follow
Thursday Evening @ 715pm
Thursday  11 – 1pm Private Seniors Riverhead Class
Friday Morning @ 930am
 Email or call to reserve your spot.  If you previously signed up for class, please email or call if your plans have changed.
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Happenings

Restorative Yoga, Reiki & Acupuncture with Essential Oils – May 18th, Wednesday Evening at 730pm – $60 in advance holds your spot!!
April 20th – Gentle Yoga with Philosophy and Meditation at 10-1130am
We need a minimum of students for class to run.  Let me know if you would like a spot.
Hope to see you in class this week,
Shanti
Peace
Namaste
Amy

Yoga this Week – March 21, 2016

“May you walk in Beauty and may you be aware that you already do”

                                                Navajo Blessing

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Happy Snowy Spring!  Spring is a time of renewal and birthing that which has been dormant within the earth body of your heart.  Beauty is always available when you choose to see it.  Its easy to walk outside on a perfectly sunny day and walk in beauty, it is in the times of foul weather and grey skies that we need to work a little harder to see it.   Whether in the fallow periods when we feel we are stagnant, dark times when it’s hard to find the light or  in moments of grief when sadness wraps around our hearts like a heavy blanket, beauty waits to be found.  May you know today, that whatever your life is presenting to you, like the weather outside that we can’t control, we can choose to see, feel and hear all that is beautiful and choose to walk in beauty.  As I type this a cardinal is singing his beautiful song  and his red color seems to be just the perfect accent to the white branch he sits upon as if beckoning me to simply be aware.

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Classes this Week

Monday Maryhaven Yoga 5:15pm Port Jefferson Center

Tuesday Morning Yoga with Meditation 930am

Wednesday Morning Private Class Gentle Yoga Series 9:45am (#4 of 5)

Thursday Evening Yoga for All 7pm

Friday Morning Healing/Gentle Yoga 930am – (Stay Tuned for possible cancellation)

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

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Happenings- Click on Link for Details

Events & Workshops

Gentle Yoga, Breath work and Meditation – Tuesday, April 5th at 4-5pm at the NSPL

Wednesday, April 6th – 945 to 1130am -Gentle Yoga, Philosophy and Meditation with Discussion Five Week Series begins – Pre-Registration Required.

Kids Yoga Five Week Series – Tuesdays at 4-445pm beginning April 12th through the Rocky Point Community Education Department – Non-Residents Welcome

Yoga this Week – January 25, 2016

**Restorative Yoga, Reiki & Acupuncture with Essential Oils tonight at 7pm – Please be mindful to park head in to curb to make room for all the cars among the snow piles**
Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart. ~
Marcus Aelius Aurelius

Greetings dear yoga students,

Hoping this email finds you fostering a sense of grateful anticipation for the day and week ahead. Acceptance of life circumstances does not mean to give in, give up or throw in the towel. Acceptance is looking at what fate has brought to your door, examining the facts with an open heart and clear mind and then from deep within gather the courage to do what you need or do – which in some instances is the courage to do absolutely nothing. Whenever we are at odds with something, feel “off-kilter” or are experiencing anxiety, it usually can be traced back to our inability to accept what is happening in the present moment. Acceptance enables us to enjoy the scenery of our lives the way it is, even if it is not what we expected. So dive in to the present moment of your life today and meditate on the areas that you meet with resistance; breathe a compassionate breath, bless your circumstances, love the people who join you on your journey with all your heart and find the peace and serenity that comes with true acceptance.

Classes for this Week

Monday Maryhaven Yoga 5:15pm

Tuesday Morning at 930am with Meditation to follow Class

Wednesday Gentle Yoga with Philosophy & Meditation 10am  (Private Class – Week 3)

Thursday Evening Yoga 7pm

Friday Morning Healing Yoga 930am

(Please reserve your spot or let me know if your plans have changed)

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Happenings

The winner of our Private Session was pulled out of the box on Friday!  Congratulations to Barbara J!!  There were so many names in the box and I thank each one of you for participating!  This was so much fun, I think we will plan on doing it again soon!

February 19th Join us for Musical Chanting – Kirtan – at the North Shore Public Library.  Registration begins February 1st.  This is a free event and open to all

Yoga Jam – February 21st 9am Sunday – Sign up in advance

Hope to see you in class.

Om, shanti, shanti, shanti!

 

Yoga this Week – January 18, 2015

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Greetings dear Yoga students,

 

Martin Luther King, Jr. describes Ishvara Pranidhana perfectly in the above quotation.  ; having Faith and surrendering to the process even when you don’t know where it will lead you.  The fact is we really never have a guarantee that our plans will work out.  I have experienced many times when fear led me to overthink, manipulate, and try to control every part of a situation,  only to wake up to the fact that all I had to do was relax, trust and be open to the unfolding, which many times was more wonderful than I could have ever imagined!  The yogic  niyama, Ishvara Pranidhana calls us to let go and trust that there is a divine plan working along side you.  Let go of results, trust the process and even when you don’t know where you are going, lift your foot and take that first step!

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***Yoga This Week***

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

Tuesday Morning 930am with Meditation

Wednesday 10am – Gentle Yoga with Philosophy and Meditation Week 2 – Private Class

Thursday Evening 7pm Open Class

Friday Morning 930am Healing Yoga

This Friday morning I will have one of the students pick the winning name out of our box.  this is the last week to get your name in the running for a Private Session of your choice (A one hour Reiki, Asana, Meditation, Chanting, or any combination).  

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Upcoming Workshops

Monday, January 25th at 7 to 9pm is our very popular

Restorative Yoga, Reiki & Acupuncture with Essential Oil Session

There is currently two spots open.  This session does require a prepayment of $55 to hold your spot.  For more info click on the link!!  https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/

Due to many students requests, keep an eye out for A return of YOGA JAM in February!

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