Prenatal Yoga for moms in all stages of pregnancy and their partners.
In Partner Prenatal Yoga with Dale Rowley learn the poses that are safe for all trimesters of pregnancy. We will increase both partners strength, flexibility, energy, and stamina. Learn breathing techniques useful for labor, delivery and stress reduction throughout pregnancy. Our focus will be on breath, movement, relaxation, and bonding with baby and partner. Please register in advance. Maximum 6 couples.
Friday, August 6th, 2010
6:00pm, 2 hours
$30/person register in advance – sure to sell out.
Aligning the Soul with kirtan walla and spiritual teacher, Shyamdas. Join a very special guest teacher at Dew Yoga as he pauses in Connecticut on his summer tour.
In this satsang and kirtan, Shyamdas will discuss the Aligning of the Soul and the magical hari mantras. Registration is required, this event will sell out. $30/person, open to all.
Shyamdas combines ecstatic kirtan with stories and teachings from India. As a Vedic scholar and a bhakta, he shares the philosophy of non-dual devotion with authority and flair. Shyamdas’ presentations of bhakti teachings are unique, rooted in tradition, and filled with the nectars of devotion.
“There is so much going on in John Friend’s life right now that an assistant once teased him about waking just before dawn and calling to ask for coffee, only to be reminded that he, Friend, was in Quito, Munich or Seoul, while the assistant was back at home base in the Woodlands, a cushy suburb north of Houston….”
Ecstatic chant, Yoga music,fun, community and good vibes!
High-energy evening featuring Satya Franche and friends.Drummers, flute players, conch blowers etc. are welcome to join in. Sink into the sweet Mystery on wings of song led by these ecstatic bhaktas. $10 – 15 donation requested, children free. Reservations Recommended.
Satya Franche leads kirtan in the NY area and beyond, and is the founder of Ma Kirtan. A singer since childhood, a Berklee graduate, she has worked extensively as a session vocalist/jingle singer. The guru guides her new CD, “Love is in the Name”.
Satya Franche & Ma Kirtan is an ensemble that is ever changing in its roster. This makes for a different experience for each gathering of repetition of the name. Ram Ram!!
With the Mind:
Yoga always begins with the Yama and Niyama, the practices we do before even stepping on a mat or discovering a three part breath. Practice Aparigraha (non-attachment) and Ishwar Pranidham (surrender). We can not change the weather but we can change our minds. Accept that all is temporary and constantly transforming. As certainly as this wave of heat and intensity has rolled in it will certainly depart. Accepting that weather and nature are forces greater than ourselves can dissolve the frustration we may feel about our temporary personal discomfort.
With the Breath
Practice sitali pranayama, cooling breath. Here is a short video tutorial from Yogi Jim. Please note: if you have low blood pressure this pranayama should be avoided. If you experience nausea or dizziness, stop the practice and rest in savasana.
With the Body
Accept the invitation from nature to sloooow down, to tap into cooler Yin Yoga postures or restorative postures. Supported postures with longer holds will nurture the large joints and connective tissue. The large muscles are already warm and open when the mercury is high, over stretching in fiery Yang style practices can lead to over stretching and injury. Take it slow, let the Yoga “do you” and watch as the lotus of your being gently unfolds. Here is a great site on Yin Yoga.
Diet and Ayurveda
Summer is the time of fire and water and it is best to balance the external elements with what elements you internalize through diet.
Foods to keep you cool in the heat: watermelon, cucumber, mint, coconut, summer squash, fennel, cilantro, lettuces, berries.
Foods to avoid: spicy, acidic and greasy foods
For more on Ayurvedic diet read here.
If you missed Jay when he graced us with his crystal bowls a few weeks ago or if you have been hoping for more from him, check out his video below. We will have a few copies his cd set in the studio for sale, $10. We pass on Jay’s price on to you, which is already quite a bargain for a double cd.
Fran Morina, Tracy Bloom, Ann Russell, Rebekah Jacobs, Rita trieger, Lisa Shufro, Jeff Gallin, Sage Irwin, Connie Adamcio, Robert Ortner, Regina Hodel, Jen Irwin, Melinda Loo, Carlo Codato, Alessandro Bologna
Melinda Loo, Connie Admacio, Jen Irwin, Ann Russell, Robert Ortner
Great Seva in action on Sunday, June 13th we had all donation Yoga, Massage and Music to support buildOn.
We raised $1,126.00 of which every dollar will be used to purchase construction supplies for a new school.
Thank you to generous donors for items to raffle off, Angela Cosmai of Angela Cosmai Salon, Tom Grady of New Wave Seafood, as well as Melinda Loo who offered chair massage and donated all the proceeds to buildOn.
Lucky raffle winners are….drum roll….
Kalindi Devi won a gift certificate to New Wave Seafood
Annette Cocco who won a Dew Yoga 10 class card
Susan Wegner who won a supply of Angela Cosmai products and a gift certificate for services!
Congratulations and thanks to all who participated!
Special thanks to:
Lara Levine, buildOn Coordinator
Andrew Bishop, Rachel Berkrot and Laurie Pochette, our tireless activist teens who inspired the event and worked the raffle table all day.
Here are a few pictures from the day – more coming soon!
Getting ready for Thai Hermit Yoga with Casey Gramaglia
Sunday, August 8th, 2010
