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

July 30, 2014 amyperri2 Leave a comment

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.

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.

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

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Yoga this Week – July 19, 2014

July 19, 2014 amyperri2 1 Comment

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

“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

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.

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)

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.

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

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Shanti

Amy

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Yoga this Week – July 13, 2014

July 14, 2014 amyperri2 3 Comments

“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

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

Shanti, Shanti, Shanti, Om!

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

Amy

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Yoga this Week – June 29, 2014

June 30, 2014 amyperri2 2 Comments

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!!

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!)

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

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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.

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!

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Yoga this Week – June 22, 2014

June 23, 2014 amyperri2 4 Comments

“Yoga helps us to remember again and again what we have forgotten…

that our bodies, our minds and our lives are pliable, changeable and capable of creating any experience we choose to create.”

If you are feeling stuck, stagnant or blocked at this time, please try and remember that even in the “down” times, we are still moving forward. It is imperative, however, that during dormancy we try and trust that the abundance of the universe is on its way; we are most likely being prepared for something much greater, much more expansive than our limited minds can understand. Even when we are not sure of our next step, all we need do is stumble forward in faith, in perseverance and in the knowing that at any given moment we have the opportunity to make the necessary changes in our lives toward health, well being and happiness. Allow your yoga practice to be a beautiful reminder of just how moldable our bodies, minds and spirits can become one compassionate, patient, focused moment at a time.

Classes for this week

Tuesday Morning at 930am with Meditation

Wednesday Evening at 715pm on the Beach – Click on the link for details – https://myyogawithamy.com/beach-yoga-at-nsbpoas-beech-road-beach/

Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am

Sunday Morning Yoga and Kayaking Fundraiser Adventure – Click on the link for details –

Events & Workshops

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

The beach yoga class was a beautiful experience and so wonderful to see many new faces coming out to practice on our amazing shoreline. Any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me anytime. Jai to Summer! Its finally here, lets enjoy every moment…

Shanti

Amy

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Yoga this Week – June 15, 2014

June 16, 2014 amyperri2 2 Comments

Every time we come into the present moment we unlock our ideas about what our life should look like. Yoga helps us realize the unlimited potential that is inherent in every moment.. It shapes the way we feel about ourselves, our world and our dreams. When we experience the radiance of our bodies, the power of our breath and the qualities of a calm mind, a long hidden truth comes floating to the service; that we are more than the sometimes limited labels we place on ourselves. We remember again what we have forgotten, that we are more than our bodies, more than our thoughts, more than even this limited time we are encapsulated in called our life. When we realize this truth again and again, we can give ourselves permission to dream dreams, discover new passions and then cultivate the trust and strength to materialize our desires. So allow your yoga to be more than achieving some outward expression of physical form, allow YOUR yoga to unlock the inner flexibility of your minds so your life can soar beyond your wildest dreams.

Yoga this Week

Tuesday Morning 930am with Guided Meditation

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Wednesday Evening at 730pm

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Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am

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Sunday Morning BEACH YOGA at 845am on NSBPOA’s Beech Road Beach

Make sure you check the website or facebook pages prior to any beach yoga classes for any cancellations!

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

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Happenings

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Mind over Madness Summer Solstice in Times Square NYC

Saturday, June 21st in Manhattan – Let me know if you received a ticket and would like to join our group

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Kayaking and Yoga Adventure & Fundraiser June 29th in Setauket

go to http://www.MyYogaWithAmy.com and click on events to see details

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Shanti!!

Amy

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Yoga This Week – June 1, 2013 – No Friday Class this Week

June 2, 2014 amyperri2 2 Comments

“All Spiritual Journeys have a destination of which the traveler is unaware. Most of us who start out on the yoga mat do not realize that, if we dedicate ourselves to practice, it is only a matter of time until the mat becomes an altar”

Stephen Cope

Greetings dear yoga students,

The practice of Bhakti Yoga is the yoga of devotion. Every pose we take, every breath we inhale, every intention and action is practiced as devotion to our divine source. The deeper we penetrate our physical world through our asana practice, we realize the divine lives in all things physical and that the physical lives in all things spiritual and we tap into the energy of yoga (connections). When we tap into the energy of yoga or connection of mind, body and spirit we can experience, what Bhakti yogis aim for; a “direct, intense, personal relationship with the divine or simply with life itself”.

Practicing yoga this morning in the middle of the woods with the birds, trees and sun, it did not take long for my yoga mat to become an alter. Seemingly magically, my physical practice transformed into an experience of being deeply connected to everything around me and inside of me, even the sound of children playing in the distance became part of the musical symphony that was playing inside and around me. I was completely immersed in Bhakti Yoga, devoting my practice to my divine source. This was also the same way I felt Friday night chanting mantras behind a yoga class, immersed in a “personal relationship with life itself”.

There are countless ways to practice Bhakti yoga. Chanting spiritual mantras, praying with beads, gardening in the earth’s soil, relishing the light in a loved ones eyes, playing with a child or finding compassion in your heart when it is needed most are all postures we can take to express our devotion for life itself. We can also come to our formal yoga practice with dedication and reverence for this ancient science which enables us to transform our own yoga mat into a sacred space where we come to be in the presence of the divine that is both inside, outside and in all things.

Yoga this Week

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Tuesday Morning at 930 with Meditation

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Wednesday Evening at 730pm

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There is No Friday Morning Class this Week as I will be on the Yoga and Hiking Retreat at Windham…Still some spots if anyone wants to jump in last minute…let me know

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

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Happenings

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Yoga and Hiking Retreat June 5-8 at Windham Mountain – Still some spots left…Who would like to take the adventure???

https://www.facebook.com/events/236485009865105/

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Yoga on the Beach Begins Sunday June 22 at 845am!!! We were approved by the North Shore Beach Association to use their parking lot and classes are planned for Wednesday evenings at 715pm and Sunday Mornings at 8:45am – Details to follow

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Kayaking and Yoga Adventure June 29th in Setauket

www.MyYogaWithAmy and click on Events

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Blessings,

Amy

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Yoga this Week – May 26, 2014 – Happy Memorial Day!

May 26, 2014 amyperri2 3 Comments

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic.

It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost,

but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
Arthur Ashe

Greetings dear yoga students,

Hoping this email finds you enjoying a peaceful Memorial Day Holiday as we honor those that have fought in service to our country. If we allow service to be at the center of our lives; in our work, families and communities, our lives will have true meaning and our dharma (one’s righteous duty or virtuous path) will surely be fulfilled.

Hanuman – The Monkey God

Hanuman is known as a powerful example of true devotion and service. He is worshiped as a symbol of physical strength, fierce perseverance and devotion. In the epic tale of the Ramayana he overcomes ordeals, obstacles and fear enabling him to perform supernatural feats in order to save his master, Rama’s wife, Sita; all in the honor of service.

Become aware of where or who you are meant to serve in this lifetime, connect to your dharma. Life is fleeting, our greatest accomplishments are those of the heart , so put your energy into serving your fellow human being and although it may not be dramatic, rest assured it is true heroism in its purist form

Yoga this Week

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Tuesday Morning at 930am with Meditation to follow

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Wednesday Evening at 730pm

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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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Yoga and Live Musical Chanting at North Shore Public Library – Friday, May 30th

Registration is Free – This Class is currently full – Call to get on waiting list or come and see if there is space available that evening!!

http://alpha2.suffolk.lib.ny.us/iii/calendar/month/C&R=41

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Yoga and Hiking Retreat June 5-8 at Windham Mountain – Still some spots left…Who would like to take the adventure???

https://www.facebook.com/events/236485009865105/

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Yoga on the Beach Begins end June!!! We were just approved by the North Shore Beach Association – Details to follow

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Kayaking and Yoga Adventure June 29th in Setauket

www.MyYogaWithAmy and click on Events

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On a personal note, asking you to send prayers and good energy to my stepson, Jason, who is in the Air Force and was deployed to Afghanistan last month. Much Gratitude to you all…

Shanti

Amy

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Yoga this Week – May 18, 2014

May 18, 2014 amyperri2 1 Comment

“What we are trying to do in yoga is to create a union, and so to deepen a yoga pose is to actually increase the union of the pose, not necessarily put your leg around your head.”

Rodney Yee

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Each time we come to our mats, we have a chance to explore interconnectedness. We begin with our breath and move into our bodies, but it doesn’t stop there. As we create union with a pose, we adjust, consider, explore, become present and breathe into the experience. We soften into the edges of the pose and watch them dissolve as we flow moment to moment. Much the same way we can choose to unite and connect with the situations and interactions in our life. We can choose to lean in, yield and be present, to connect and unite with everything inside and around us with curiosity instead of expectations. As you move into this day, feel into the energy around you. Connect with the elements of nature. Let the sun, earth and sky serenade you as you flow guided by that wonderful teacher that resides within you. Rather than judge your day by how much you accomplish, see or do, choose to unite, connect and deepen into the mystery that is your life.

Classes this Week

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Monday Evening 730pm Restorative Yoga and Acupuncture

(One Spot just Opened up if you are interested, email me asap)

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Tuesday Morning 930am Yoga and Meditation

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Thursday Evening at 730pm

(Wednesday Evenings return next week – I promise)

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Friday Morning Healing Yoga 930am

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Happenings

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Our Yoga Hike was a wonderful, relaxed experience. If you were not able to make the event but would still like to contribute to the donations going to the Invited Inn Soup Kitchen at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rocky Point, I will have a basket out when you come to class this next week. All and any donations are greatly appreciated. This soup kitchen feeds families in our local area each week with a free hot meal!

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Yoga and Live Musical Chanting at North Shore Public Library – Friday, May 30th

Registration is Free – This Class is currently full – Call to get on waiting list or come and see if there is space available that evening!!

http://alpha2.suffolk.lib.ny.us/iii/calendar/month/C&R=41

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Yoga and Hiking Retreat June 5-8 at Windham Mountain

https://www.facebook.com/events/236485009865105/

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Yoga on the Beach Begins end June!!! We were just approved by the North Shore Beach Association – Details to follow

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Kayaking and Yoga Adventure June 29th in Setauket

www.MyYogaWithAmy and click on Events

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Shanti

Amy

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Yoga Hike – Saturday May 17th – 8:45am – Updated info

May 6, 2014 amyperri2 2 Comments

Join us for our second annual

Yoga Hike

Saturday, May 17^th

8:45 to 11am

Cordwood Landing County Park , Landing Avenue Miller Place, NY 11764

An easy hike down to the beautiful shores of LI Sound, stopping along the way to commune with nature, followed by an all levels yoga class on the shore, meditation on the five elements of nature and then hike back. Let me know if you would like to be part of this beautiful morning. Weather permitting, of course.

Meet in the parking lot at 845am

$15 Suggested Donation

Half of proceeds to go to the Invited Inn Food Pantry in Rocky Point

All levels, ages welcome!!!

Please dress appropriately for hike through the woods: Hiking shoes or sneakers with socks and long pants, layers that you can peel of if the sun is warm, sunscreen, water, snack, yoga mat and/or towel

Contact Amy @ 839-0644 to rsvp

YogawithAmy@optonline.net

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Category Archives: Yoga

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