THEME: Santosha - contentment
PHYSICAL PRACTICE: Relaxation
(relaxing and restorative poses)

October 30-November 1 2009
Weekend Intensive to Explore
Character Fixation With Adi

A few words from Stephanie about this upcoming workshop, "The Enneagram system is old, sacred, and no one "really" knows where it came from. What is great about this system is that it is not just another way to identify yourself, but to realize that this character fixation is NOT who you really are.

The recurring patterns that can lead to subtle or profound suffering that come from our character fixations actually, eventually, can lead us to freedom, liberation, or Self realization. A lot of the "feel good" spirituality out there, although it can be truly wonderful experientially, may keep us from truly discovering our character fixations. With Awareness, we can accept ourselves with deep compassion, and transformation just happens...without effort....with grace...we experience our True Selves. This system can be very useful in terms of understanding each other, and ourselves."

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Freaky, scary Halloween yoga?  Come celebrate with Sybil at a rockin class on Thursday night October 29th at 6 pm, AND join us in costume (if you dare!) 8 am Flow Halloween morning (Sat) with Steph and be ready for a trick or a treat!

Check out our new Basic Yoga classes!  Have a friend who is intimidated by yoga, but who would greatly benefit?  Grab a free class pass (must live in Gorge & be 1st time).  Tell you friend to come in a T-Shirt and comfy pants, we'll even provide the free mat rental for this class.  Emma now teaches Core Basic Yoga on Weds at noon. Great class for pelvic stability, core training and toning, and detailed alignment. Adi teaches Basic Yoga at 4:30 pm on Thursdays – this Iyengar-inspired class focuses on detailed alignment.  

Lots more evening and morning cycle classes coming in November - let Flow be your winter location for "indoor training for the outdoors"!

Tues/Thurs 9 am Flow classes move to 9:15 am to allow our 8 am cycle students enough time to transition from cycle to yoga. This cycle/yoga combination is a fantastic workout – cardio, strength and flexibility – you feel amazing. Cycle is a great warm-up for yoga – warmer muscles allow for deeper flexibility.  

Tues 6 pm Power Flow changes to Flow – you now have two 6 pm Flow classes during the week for those of you who need to attend classes a bit later.

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The front cover of Yoga Journal this month states, "YOGA PARADOX: taking time to practice gives you more time".  When we make priorities in our lives that bring us greater health, balance and joy, we are following the wisdom of our hearts.  The heart pumps blood to itself first, before it pumps blood to the rest of the body. 

It always makes me smile with compassion when I meet a yoga student in the store and she says to me, "I just havent had any time to do yoga lately."  Yes, I understand how hectic life can be.  As a mother of three, a business owner, a traveling yoga teacher trainer, and a recovering Type A personality, I have, many times in my life, found reasons for not putting my health and harmony first. 

One thing my yoga practice has taught me over the last 15 years, however, is that putting my practice first, actually improves the lives of those around me. I have students who share with me how their partners say to them when they get stressed out, "Honey, maybe you should go to yoga." This is a very sweet way of gently reminding a partner that "when you take care of yourself, you contribute to the harmony in our home."

We become more grounded, and flow through the ups and downs of lives with equanmity.  We are more present in each moment.  The perception of time isnt fear or stress based.  From this place of clarity, decisions are easier to make, tasks are accomplished with greater creativity and inspiration, and life just flows with a deeper sense of ease on the ground of contentment. 

In Health, Balance and Amazing Joy,
Stephanie
Owner, Flow Yoga

ANATOMY & ALIGNMENT
Join us Nov 6-8
(Fri night, Sat and Sun)

In this interactive workshop you will learn the musculoskeletal anatomy and biomechanics necessary to safely and effectively teach hatha yoga alignment.  This workshop is beneficial for learning kinesiology specific to the foundational poses of all hatha yoga styles.   In this workshop, we look beyond the foundational principles of YogaFit's Seven Principles of Alignment (SPA) to explore detailed musculoskeletal and biomechanical principles applied specifically to hatha yoga postures that will help you to become a safer and more effective teacher. This is not just another muscles and bones training. 

We will learn the following:

• Review of Anatomical Terms and Landmarks
• Joint & Muscle Action & Pose Transitioning
• Pada Bandha - Foot and Lower Leg
• Knees
• Mula Bandha & Uddiyana Action - Hips, Pelvis and Spine
• Standing Poses
• Forward Folds
• Hasta Bandha & Shoulder Girdle
• Backbends
• Twists

The following two books are required for attendance:

Complimentary Text Provided:
Anatomy & Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries by Susi Hately Aldous
REQUIRED MATERIAL - please read prior to attending (available at Flow):
The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga* by Ray Long, MD

Sign-Up now for Anatomy by calling 1-888-786-3111 x222 (we cannot register you at Flow)

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