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Community -> Newsletters -> February to December
2001
February 2001
MEDITATION WORKSHOP
We would like to invite you to our Introduction to Meditation workshop
on Saturday March 3rd, 10th and 17th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm ($56 for the
series).
Come and find out how meditation can help you raise your awareness and
relieve stress in your life. For more information on the workshop, please
visit our website at www.yogaisyouth.com.
Sign up early! There is a sign up sheet in the studio.
SCHEDULE CHANGE
We are introducing a Bikram yoga class on Saturday morning from 8:15 to
9:45 taught by Mary. Introduction to Ashtanga yoga with Philippe will
now be from 10:00 to 11:30, and Yoga for beginners and 1st timers with
Coleen will move to 12:00.
We are looking forward to seeing you in class soon,
Thank you from the whole team at YiY!
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March 2001
* EMAIL COLLECTION DRIVE Part II - Please help us save trees
Congratulations to Shelby Young, our February winner. Anyone giving us
their email before Saturday March 31st will be entered in a new drawing
to win 5 more free classes! You can give us your email through the website
at www.yogaisyouth.com, or by writing it on the sign up sheet at YiY.
* INTRO TO ASHTANGA WORKSHOP - Sat 3/17/01 1:30-4:30 pm
YiY is honored to have Leigha Nicole teach an introductory workshop for
beginning and new students (advanced students are welcome!). This workshop
will introduce the basics of the Ashtanga Yoga practice, with special
focus on inverted poses such as shoulder stand and head stand. Don't worry
if you have never done these postures: this is exactly the point! This
is a unique opportunity to work on the foundations of your practice with
this gifted teacher.
$30 before 3/12/01, $35 after.
* INTRO TO MEDITATION WORKSHOP - Sat March 10th,17th,24th 6:00-7:00
pm
Learn to meditate with Tom Byrne, from Hamsa Yoga Sangh.
Find out more about meditation $50 in advance, $56 on the day.
* SCHEDULE CHANGES
· We are introducing a Mixed Level Iyengar yoga class on Friday
morning from 10:00 to 11:30 taught by Connie.
· From Monday March 12th, all our lunchtime Bikram classes (M-W-F)
will now be 60 minutes instead of 90 minutes.
We look forward to seeing you in class,
Thank you from the whole team at YiY!
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April 2001
* EMAIL COLLECTION DRIVE Part III - Please help us save trees
If you are receiving this letter through the mail, you can help us save
trees in our next mailing by giving us your email address through our
website at www.yogaisyouth.com. You will also be entered for a 5 Free
Class prize drawing.
* WORKSHOP: HATHA YOGA FUNDAMENTALS - Sunday April 29th 10:00-1:00
pm
YiY is very pleased to have Marti Foster teach a yoga fundamentals workshop
for beginning and new students (advanced students are welcome!). This
workshop will introduce the flowing dynamics of yoga, breath and body
in harmony with strength and grace. Marti, one of the most popular instructors
in the Bay Area, teaches Vinyasa Yoga in which a sequence of postures
are linked to complement one another. She offers a unique artistic experience
as her class will be choreographed and set to music.
The fee is $45, or $40 if you sign up before 4/23/01.
* WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION- Saturday April 14th, 21st
and 28th 6:00-7:00 pm
The Way of the White Swan: Learn how to use the breath to quiet the mind
and direct your energies to raise your awareness with Tom Byrne, from
Hamsa Yoga Sangh.
The fee is $50 in advance for the 3 class series, or $56 on the day.
* SCHEDULE CHANGES (effective from Monday April 23rd unless otherwise
specified)
· Check out the new schedule layout (you can pick up a new schedule
at YiY).
· There will be 3 New Bikram classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
mornings from 8:30 to 10:00 am.
· New times for Wednesday and Friday Iyengar Yoga. These classes
will now start at 10:15 am.
· From Thursday April 5, there will be a new Vinyasa Flow class
from 9:30 to 11:00 am.
· From Monday April 9, there will no longer be any Monday and Wednesday
12:30 pm Bikram classes.
* 108 SUN SALUTATIONS PICTURES ARE UP ON THE WEBSITE!
On Wednesday morning, March 21st, we held a special event at YiY. We
did 108 Sun Salutations in a row to welcome Spring. It took us 2 hours
and 10 minutes. You can witness the event with the recently published
photo gallery on our website. Thank you to all who participated and made
this a very special event!
We look forward to seeing you in class,
Thank you from the whole team at YiY!
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May 2001
Dear friend of yoga,
Welcome to the YiY May newsletter.
* YiY will be open for Memorial Day (Monday May 28th)
* Workshop: Alignment in Action with Robert Brook
Sunday June 17th 10:00 - 1:00 pm, $35 or $40 day of, students of all levels
welcome!
Working with alignment in yoga postures can sometimes feel rigid or restraining.
Through an understanding of basic "actions" in postures, we
can learn to use alignment like a key in a lock, to open the door to a
greater sense of confidence and freedom in our yoga practice. Then, what
was once rigid or restrained begins to feel expansive and supported.
With Robert Brook, an experienced Iyengar and Ashtanga Yoga teacher,
you will learn to find greater steadiness and ease in yoga postures.
* Yoga on the cover of TIME magazine
Taking one more step towards the mainstream, yoga was the feature story
in the April 23rd issue of the news magazine. To read the articles:
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,106356,00.html
We look forward to seeing you in class,
Thank you from the whole team at YiY!
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June 2001
Dear friends of yoga,
We have some special events lined up for the start of the summer:
* Workshop: Alignment in Action with Robert Brook
Sunday June 17th 10:00 - 1:00 pm, $35 or $40 day of, students of all levels
welcome!
This workshop will be beneficial to students from all the yoga traditions
taught at YiY (Ashtanga, Bikram & Iyengar). Hurry, there are still
some spaces left.
* Summer Solstice Salutations & Spirituality
Thursday June 21st 6:15 - 8:15am, $15
To celebrate the Summer Solstice, 27 Sun Salutations will be followed
by a video presentation of "The Three Wise Men" and a light
breakfast. In this 60 minute video, his holiness the Dalai Lama, his holiness
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Deepak Chopra, M.D. are interviewed. A donation
from proceeds will be made to the Art of Living's PrisonSmart program.
No need to sign up, just turn up on the day.
* New Ashtanga Yoga Teacher
From Wednesday June 20th
We are proud to announce that Betty Lai will be joining us to teach the
Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series on Wednesday evenings, starting next week.
There will be a slight change in our schedule, with the class duration
extended to two hours, from 7:15 to 9:15 pm.
* YiY will be closed for Wednesday July 4th
We look forward to seeing you in class,
Thank you from the whole team at YiY!
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July 2001
Dear friends of yoga,
Welcome to the YiY July newsletter. We have two very special workshops
coming up in August.
* EMAIL COLLECTION DRIVE Part IV - Please help us save trees
You can help us save trees in our next mailing by giving us your email
address through our website. This way you will receive our monthly newsletter
(we only do a snail mail letter every quarter or so); you will also be
entered for a 5 Free Class prize drawing.
* WORKSHOP Yoga, Mind & Spirit: The Philosophy and Psychology
of Yoga
Saturday August 4th 2:00-5:00 pmWith Connie Habash - $35 by July 28th,
40$ thereafter
This workshop is intended to be a basic introduction to how the yogic
philosophy views the mind, the soul, and living with integrity.
* WORKSHOP Wazoga: Yoga for Kids
Saturday August 18th 2:00-4:00 pm
With Samantha Matthews and Philip Seicluna - $20 by Aug 11th, 25$ thereafter
Ages 6 to 16; drop off your children and pick them up afterwards!
Wazoga is a synergistic combination of athletic stretches, Hatha Yoga,
Tai Chi, movement and deep breathing techniques. Wazoga is fun and children
love it! They will use what they learn at this workshop for the rest of
their lives.
We look forward to seeing you in class,
Thank you from the whole team at YiY!
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August 2001
Dear friend of yoga,
At the beginning of this month, we introduced new times for the Tuesday
and Thursday afternoon classes. Due to popular demand, we are now reverting
to our original time slots of 5:45-7:00 pm for the Tuesday and Thursday
classes. We apologize for the inconvenience.
For our Ashtanga yoga students, there is a very special workshops taking
place at YiY in September:
* Exploring the Vinyasa: Ashtanga Yoga Workshop with John Berlinsky
Sunday September 16th 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, $55 in advance or $60 at the
door
This workshop is already proving very popular so sign up early!
As always, we look forward to seeing you in class,
Thank you from the whole team at YiY!
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September 2001
Dear friend of yoga,
Although it may not feel like Fall in this part of the world, September
is already upon us! In honor of this occasion, why not come celebrate
the Autumn Equinox with us on the 21st (see details below)? Here is more
news of all the exciting upcoming events at YiY:
* Autumn Equinox Salutations & Spirituality
Friday September 21st from 6:15 to 8:00am ($15 donation ). Join us to
celebrate the Autumn Equinox at YiY with Sun Salutations, breakfast and
more.
* Last minute schedule changes (apologies for the late notice!)
- Starting this Monday, September 10th, the Monday morning Bikram class
will move from 8:30- 10:00 am to 9:15-10:45 am (all other morning Bikram
classes will remain at the same time).
- From tomorrow, the Friday lunchtime Bikram class from 12:30 to 1:30
pm will be cancelled.
We would like to express our gratitude to Christy Brown, a wonderful teacher
who is leaving YiY. And thank you Christy for the beautiful statue in
the hallway!
* “Just Add Live Music” Workshop
Saturday September 22nd 2:30 - 5:00 pm. A Hatha Yoga Workshop featuring
Marti Foster and world music group, Vinyasa Pulse.
There is limited space so sign up early! Cost: $45 on the day or $40 if
you sign up on our website.
* Pranayama (Yoga Breathing Technique) Workshop
Sunday October 28th from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM, $35 till Oct 21st, $40 at
the door
This is a unique opportunity to explore an important pillar of yoga practice:
the breath. The workshop will be conducted by Manda Rao, Phd from India.
As always, we look forward to seeing you in class,
Thank you from the whole team at YiY!
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October 2001
Dear friend of yoga,
YiY is two years old next month and we will be holding our two year anniversary
party at the studio (details below). We hope you can make it, so that
we can express our gratitude to you for making YiY such a special place.
By the way, if you have not received this newsletter in an email, please
let us know your email address.
* YiY Two Year Anniversary Party *
Saturday November 10th, 7:00pm till late. Join us to celebrate our second
year and meet the our yoga community! We will have plenty of healthy food,
fruit juices, wine and beer. If you would like to bring a homemade specialty,
that would be great.
* New Classes
Starting Monday, November 12th, we are very pleased to have Samantha Matthews
starting two new classes:
- Seniors' Yoga from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. This class will be ideal for people
who want to begin low impact yoga. The emphasis will be on breath work,
strengthening the joints, to improve bone density and muscular tone.
- Kids' Yoga from 3:30 to 4:30 pm for ages 5 to 12. This new class will
strengthen the child through balancing exercises that enhance agility,
encourage confidence and concentration, catalyzing peak performance within
sports as well as in all areas of life.
* Pranayama (Yoga Breathing Technique) Workshop
Sunday October 28th from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM, $40 at the door
There are still spaces available for this workshop but hurry!
* Schedule changes due to Lino and Gwendoline workshop
During the second week of November, there will be some schedule changes
due to the Lino Miele & Gwendoline Hunt Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Workshop
(by the way, there are still spaces available in some of the classes;
contact betty@ashtanga.com).
- Wed 11/7 7:15-9:15pm Primary Series with Betty replaced by Primary
Series led class by Lino and Gwendoline ($35 drop-in)
- Thu 11/8 6:15-8:15am Open Self-Practice replaced by 7:00-9:30am Mysore
class with Lino and Gwendoline ($35 drop-in)
- Thu 11/8 7:15-8:45pm Vinyasa Class replaced by led Primary Series with
Lino and Gwendoline ($35 drop-in)
- Fri 11/9 6:10-8:10am Open Self-Practice and 8:15-9:45am Bikram replaced
by 7:00-9:30am Mysore class with Lino and Gwendoline ($35 drop-in)
- Fri 11/9 7:15-8:45pm Intro to Ashtanga replaced by led Primary Series
with Lino and Gwendoline ($35 drop-in)
- Sat 11/10 8:15-9:45am Bikram and 10:00-11:30am Ashtanga replaced by
8:00-11:00am Mysore class with Lino and Gwendoline ($35 drop-in)
- Sat 11/10 12:00-1:30pm Yoga for beginners replaced by 11:30am - 1:30pm
Primary Series with Lino and Gwendoline ($35 drop-in)
* "Dealing with pain" by Heather Antonissen
Read this month's article, "Dealing With Pain".
Thank you from the whole team at YiY!
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November 2001
Dear friend of yoga,
Here is our November newsletter:
* Special Post-Turkey Thanksgiving Class *
Friday November 23, 10:15 to 12:00pm.
Come to a special class with Connie Habash designed to aid the digestive
and eliminative systems in the body to recover from all that feasting!
We'll be doing yoga practices and poses (asanas) that help with elimination
and nurture the internal organs. Leave feeling refreshed and healed!
Please note that YiY will be closed for Thanksgiving, Thursday November
22.
* "Standing Tall: Exploring Tadasana" Workshop
with Patricia Kaminski
Saturday December 1, 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM, $40 in advance, $45 at the door
"Nobody can go to heaven unless the foundation is firm"
B. K. S. Iyengar
We are proud to have Patricia, who has been teaching for 15 years, lead
this workshop at YiY.
* New Classes
We are introducing two new Intro to Meditation classes on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 9:00-10:00pm, on top of our current meditation class on Sundays
from 6:00 to 7:00pm.
Also starting today, Monday, November 12th, we are very pleased to have
Samantha Matthews teach two new classes:
- Seniors' Yoga from 2:00 to 3:00 pm
- Kids' Yoga from 3:30 to 4:30 pm for ages 5 to 12.
* Looking for writers!
We are preparing a web photo gallery for the very successful Lino and
Gwendoline workshop this past weekend (thank you Betty for working so
hard to organize it!), and would love to hear your take on it. Also check
out the new Photo Gallery section on the website.
* "Listening" by Heather Antonissen
Read this month's article, "Listening".
Thank you from the whole team at YiY!
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December 2001
Dear friend of yoga,
We will be open for 3 days between Christmas and New Year, so make sure
you take a look at our holiday schedule. Have a great end of year and
see you in January!
* Holiday Schedule
YiY will be closed on Dec 24-26th and Dec 29th- Jan 1st
Normal classes on Thu 26th, Fri 27th and Sat 28th
YiY will be open from Wed Jan 2nd onwards...
* New Classes
Mondays: 5:45-7:00pm Yoga for beginners with Marti Foster (across the
park) and 7:15-8:45pm Bikram.
The 7:15pm Ashtanga class will also be held across the park.
Tuesdays: 7:15-8:45pm Intro to Ashtanga with Anne Bobb.
Fridays: 6:10-8:10am Mysore Style Ashtanga with Philippe Alexis; take
your practice to the next level! No need to know the series, cheat sheets
are available.
* Ashtanga Yoga Two Day Workshop with Christine Hoar from Vermont
Sat Jan 12th 2:00 - 5:00 pm, Sun Jan 13th 10:00am - 1:00pm
In advance : $65 for the weekend, or $35 each day
* Kirtan (devotional chanting)
Sun Jan 13th 4:00-6:00pm, free
Join us for an evening of Kirtan (devotional chanting) in an event organized
with the Pacific Meditation Center (www.pacificmeditation.com). This lively
event is filled with music and chanting, led by Vishwakarma, a talented
and inspiring musician skilled in leading large groups in chanting.
* Lino & Gwendoline Photo Gallery up on the website
These photos were taken at YiY during the early November workshop.
As always, we look forward to seeing you in class,
Thank you from the whole team at YiY!
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