Teaching Schedule 11/4-11/10

Monday

10:30-11:30am Yoga Flow Eagle River Body Renew

4:30-5:15pm Core Conditioning (Hybrid fitness for a complete workout) Alaska Fitness

5:30-6:30pm Muscle Fit (Body sculpting and toning) Alaska Fitness

Tuesday

4:30-5:30 Yoga Conditioning Inner Dance
6:30-7:30 Vinyasa Flow Basics Spirit Path Yoga

Wednesday

10:30-11:30am Yoga Flow Eagle River Body Renew

5:30-6:50pm  Hot Yoga Zen Urban Yoga Studio (AAC)

Thursday

4:30-5:30 Yoga Conditioning Inner Dance 

7-8pm Yoga Flow Midtown Body Renew

Friday

6:30-715am Spin Alaska Fitness

10:30-11:30am Yoga Flow Eagle River Body Renew
2-3:15pm Gentle Vinyasa Dharma Hot Yoga

Saturday

8-9am Yoga Stretch Solo Yoga
12-1pm Yoga Flow Alaska Fitness

Sunday

9:30-11am Heated Vinyasa Zen Urban Yoga Studio (AAC)

Three things to do every morning!

The morning has always been a special time for me. I love rising with the morning light and taking some me time before the day gets rolling. I find this essential for me and in some ways a determining factor in how I approach the day before me. There are three things I do every morning that Leo me get on the right track. Maybe thy will work for you. 

#1 Eat breakfast even if it is simple. I am one of those people who are starving when I wake up. Eating grounds me and and let's me get on with the rest of the day. 

#2 Write a gratitude list. I find this so important. It helps to place things in perspective and reminds me how much I have in my life. 

#3 Sit quietly without doing anything. Some call tho meditation but that sounds so pious. For me, I practice a mindful variation of just sitting upright closing my eyes and just seeing what comes up. No commentary no judgment no forced meditation practice. Just a few minutes is all one needs to center. 

Of course, these are just my personal things. Everyone has such things even if not aware of them. What are your morning practices?  

Giving up!

Things happen when we give up. I know this sounds contrary to everything you know but after the struggle their comes the give up stage and that is where the magic happens! Think about those times when you pushed and pushed to get something. It didn't work out and you walked away only to have an even more interesting thing emerge. Reflect and think about when this has happened to you. I bet it has. Namaste!

Teaching Schedule 10/7-10/13

Monday

10:30-11:30am Yoga Flow Eagle River Body Renew

4:30-5:15pm All Mixed Up (Hybrid fitness for a complete workout) Alaska Fitness

5:30-6:50pm Muscle Fit (Body sculpting and toning) Alaska Fitness

7-8:15pm Energy Yoga Flow Dharma Hot Yoga

Tuesday

5:30-6:30pm Tone (Hybrid yoga/fitness for developing long lean muscles) Solo Yoga

7-8pm Yoga Flow Midtown Body Renew

Wednesday

10:30-11:30am Yoga Flow Eagle River Body Renew

5:30-6:30pm Hot Yoga Zen Urban Yoga Studio

7-8:15pm Energy Flow Dharma Hot Yoga

Thursday

12-12:50pm Lunch Yoga Motive8 Health Studio

5:30-6:30pm Tone (Hybrid yoga/fitness for developing long lean muscles) Solo Yoga

7-8pm Yoga Flow Midtown Body Renew

Friday

6:30-715am Spin Alaska Fitness

10:30-11:30am Yoga Flow Eagle River Body Renew

Saturday
8-9am Yoga Stretch Solo Yoga

12-1pm Yoga Flow Alaska Fitness

3-4:15pm Vinyasa Spirit Path Yoga

Sunday

9:30-11am Heated Vinyasa Zen Urban Yoga Studio

Weekly Yoga and Fitness Teaching Schedule 9/30-10/6

I am really pleased about a  new class starting up Tuesdays and Thursdays at Solo Yoga this week.  This hybrid yoga/fitness class called Tone will focus on developing long and lean muscles.  If you haven’t been to Solo Yoga then here is your chance.  Check it out!  Of course, let me know if you have any questions.  Namaste!  

Monday

10:30-11:30am Yoga Flow Eagle River Body Renew

4:30-5:15pm All Mixed Up (Hybrid fitness for a complete workout) Alaska Fitness

5:30-6:50pm Muscle Fit (Body sculpting and toning) Alaska Fitness

7-8:15pm Energy Yoga Flow Dharma Hot Yoga

Tuesday

5:30-6:30pm Tone (Hybrid yoga/fitness for developing long lean muscles) Solo Yoga

7-8pm Yoga Flow Midtown Body Renew

Wednesday

10:30-11:30am Yoga Flow Eagle River Body Renew

5:30-6:30pm Hot Yoga Zen Urban Yoga Studio

7-8:15pm Energy Flow Dharma Hot Yoga

Thursday

12-12:50pm Lunch Yoga Motive8 Health Studio

5:30-6:30pm Tone (Hybrid yoga/fitness for developing long lean muscles) Solo Yoga

7-8pm Yoga Flow Midtown Body Renew

Friday

6:30-715am Spin Alaska Fitness

10:30-11:30am Yoga Flow Eagle River Body Renew

Saturday

12-1pm Yoga Flow Alaska Fitness

3-4:15pm Vinyasa Spirit Path Yoga

Sunday

9:30-11am Heated Vinyasa Zen Urban Yoga Studio

Weekend Teaching Schedule 9/28+9/29

Saturday 

12pm Yoga Flow Alaska Fitness

4pm Vinyasa Spirit Path Yoga and Wellness

Sunday 

9:30am Heated Vinyasa Zen Urban Yoga Studio (AAC)

Yoga Spirituality?

I have many conversations with people as I travel around teaching classes. Sometimes the topic of spirituality comes up. These are always interesting moments as  people speak about their beliefs and practices. Everybody  has convictions and ideas about the yoga path. Who's to say that what they believe is right or wrong?  I don't know. People often look to a yoga teacher as somebody who may have some spiritual insight and can be rather disappointed when a teacher turns out to be quite a regular kind of person. I can say with honesty to being a person on a deep spiritual path but also a person full of all sorts of idiosyncrasies and inconsistencies, just another trying to figure out the mysteries of life. It does make me wonder what is my spiritual practice in yoga and what are my convictions for such a path. Honestly, I am not religious whatsoever although having had some periods in my younger years when I involved myself in the established means of the spiritual life such as through synagogues and churches. This didn't work for me and turned to something more physical practices eventually ending up in the world of yoga.   Within yoga, there are a lot of ways to access spiritual questions and for my part I tend to remain on the fringes of such inquiries.  Sure, I have my own beliefs which are very few in number believing more in the unique path that every person is on. I tend to make my classes about the physical practice with a dose of mindfulness thrown in to help my students in the now.  If really pressed I would have to say that my yoga spirituality is about the asanas and the suggestions they bring along with them in how to move live and be.  Come and explore a class of mine to find out what this means for yourself.