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

Yoga this Week and Yoga Paddle Event Date Change

“It is a mistake to look too far ahead.  Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time”

-Sir Winston Churchill

Learn how yoga can help you stay in the present moment

Breathe into this present moment.  When we try to look too far into the future we only deny ourselves the serenity being in the now..  Breathe, relax and feel your life as it is .  Allow each activity each thought to remind you we are not in a race to get to the future.  The future becomes the future one moment, one breath at a time.    When we practice yoga in the true sense of the word (to unite our mind, body and spirit in the present moment),    our mind is free from worry and anxiety and open to the abundance that is all around us and in us.   When we free ourselves from the wasted energy that worry brings we are free to be open to allow joy to  fill our day and to make that choice  to see what is beautiful, right and lovely in our world.

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Classes for this Week

Tuesday Morning 930am wit Meditation to Follow

Thursday Evening at 730pm

Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am

Please Reserve Your spot or cancel if your plans have changed

**Check your email Monday mid-day, there may be a special impromptu Labor Day Beach Class in the late afternoon if the conditions are right***

Happenings

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**Yoga Paddle – Date Changed to September 21st at 10am at Setauket Harbor***

This is Kayak and Yoga Class trip (not stand up paddle board yoga).  Please click on the link for more details.  Its going to be a blast!  https://myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops/

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Restoration Retreat at Camp DeWolfe in Baiting Hollow is September 14 and 15th.  consider joining us!!

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Have a wonderful Holiday Weekend, be happy, be safe, be free!!!

Namaste

Amy

Yoga This Week – No Thursday or Friday Classes – Reg Schedule Resumes Next Week

Aparigraha
greedlessness, non-attachment

The yogi feels that the collection or hoarding of things implies a lack of faith in God and in himself to provide for the future….By the observance of aparigraha, the yogi makes his life as simple as possible and trains his mind not to feel the loss or the lack of anything. Then everything he really needs will come to him by itself at the proper time.”    

Iyengar

Dear Yoga Students,

Hoping this evening finds you resting in the sweet, nourishing power that faith can provide.  Aparigraha reminds us that when we feel no lack, we are free;  free to give, free to rest, free to believe that we have everything we really need.  When we come from this power of faith, we can trust in the future, even when it is unclear.  Non-attachment, no-hoarding and non-clinging is really all about letting go.  Letting go creates the serenity we  so crave for.  Much like a trapeze artist must let go of the first ring before they can catch the second, that moment in mid air can be scary and uncomfortable, but they cannot move forward unless they let go first; we must learn the art of letting go.  Let it become sadhana (practice) by letting go of some of the heaviness of holding on to people, places or things in your life and jump with faith, trust and the knowing that the universe won’t only just catch you, but help you to soar.

   Thank you to all who showed up to practice this morning on the beach and contribute by donating to The Invited Inn at Trinity Church in Rocky Point.  It was a special treat to practice to the rhythmic sounds of Billy’s Djembe drum, the gentle waves hitting the shore and the cool breeze flowing all around us.  It was truly a beautiful morning!!

Classes for this Week

Monday Evening 7pm at Hallock Landing Beach

((Check your email as the day goes forward to see how weather pans out))

This will truly be the last Monday Night on the Beach as the Sunset is now at 740pm

Tuesday Morning 930am with Meditation to follow

No Thursday Evening or Friday Morning Classes this week

Sorry!!! Regular Schedule Resumes Next Week

Namaste Everyone, Hope to see you Soon!

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 at the Beach – 7pm – No Rain!

 

Maybe some sun salutations will break up the cloud cover.  Forecast tells me it is NOT going to rain till later.  We are going to chance it since there are so few evenings left for beach yoga.  Plus we are in the full moon phase whether we can see it or not, the energy of Chandra is out there…

 

 

(If it does start to rain, however, check your messages, we will switch to yoga room…but its NOT going to rain)

Yoga this Week and Beach Yoga Fundraiser next Sunday!!

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Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do… but how much love we put in that action.

Mother Teresa

Greetings dear yoga students,

In order for something to be sacred, a word, an action, an intention, it must come from the heart.  Its not how much we do but how much love we put into the action.  Mother Teresa continually tells us that to bring peace and love into the world we must first bring peace and love into our own homes, right where we are at present.  Please consider joining me next Sunday, Aug 25th as we greet the day with a Yoga Fundraiser at Cedar Beach.  100% of the proceeds will be donated to our very own soup kitchen and food pantry, The Invited Inn, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rocky Point.  With our small contributions we can help to feed the hungry right here in our own community.  If you can’t make the yoga class, I will be accepting donations through the month of August during regular classes.  Scroll down for details.

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Alone  we can do so little; together we can do so much.
Helen  Keller
 

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Classes this Week

Monday Evening 7pm on the Beach at Hallock Landing

(Email me for directions and make sure you check your messages before heading out to confirm class is on the beach, not many left)

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Tuesday Morning at 930am with Meditation to follow class

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Cedar Beach Yoga Fundraiser Sunday, Aug 25, 8am (See below for details)

**Please note there will be no Thursday Evening or Friday Morning classes this Week**

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

Join me as we greet the new day with our Beach Yoga  Fundraiser

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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 Cost is $10 per person,

All Ages and Levels Welcome.

.there may even be a surprise guest creating some rhythms for us as we flow.

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

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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

Tomorrow 10am to 3pm – A journey into Yoga!

If you are looking for something interesting, uplifting and informative…all for $15 

Consider joining Barbara and I as we dive into the teachings and practices of yoga.  You do not have to be a NSPL cardholder to attend this event.

Walk ins are welcomed!

This Saturday, August 10th at 10-3pm  See below for details.

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What is Yoga?  An Experiential Journey

Join Barbara Delledonne and Amy Perri on a mini-yoga retreat to find out.

We will discuss yogic philosophy, experience a yoga asana class, enjoy lunch together with a mindful eating practice, participate in a Kirtan with live music by ShaktiPath and end the day by diving into a deep yogic relaxation practice, Yoga Nidra.

Bring a yoga mat. blanket and a healthy lunch to this journey. Non-refundable fee: $15. NSPL cardholders may register in person beginning August 1. Beginning August 5 we will accept registration for non-residents if space permits http://northshorepubliclibrary.org/

Yoga, Meditation & Healing Studio in Rocky Point NY… 631-839-0644