Live Class on the Lawn

Live class on the lawn
SATURDAY OCTOBER 9, 2010
Richmond Farmers Market, @ Richmond Town Hall. Rte 138.

Janice is a certified Yoga Instructor with Simply Yoga. We have two time slots
1st class @ 10:15
2nd class @ 11:15

This is a free class to all, come to our class as we reach out and thru this community.
"We are all here for one another, in one way or another".

Be Blessed

Meadowbrook Gardens

Simply Yoga has a new home @ Meadowbrook Gardens. Such a peaceful inviting place.
Come join us for our first Class, Thursday evening October 7th @ 7:30pm, We are
opening under a new moon. All welcome.

YOGA IS COOL

If you haven't been to a yoga class yet you're seriously missing out!
Find out for yourself why Western Yoga is essential to your personal evolution!

You

Do you remember when you where a child? ,when it rained, the way it smelled after? jumping in the puddles, the cool water felt so good on our feet.
Do you remember how good ice cream tasted on a very warm June evening, how it melted
a little first down the cone, how good it felt just to enjoy that moment. June is
almost here, come join us at Simply Yoga and recollect that happy thought, just for
a moment. Imagine it.

Mother/Daughter Yoga

Friday, May 7th - 6 - 7 PM

Join us for an hour of yoga to celebrate and honor mothers, those with us and also those who no longer walk among us. Bring your mother or daughter or anyone you would like to honor this Mother's Day. Come by yourself or with a friend to experience opening your heart to the love and beauty that surrounds us, the love and beauty of mothers everywhere.

Beginners Especially Welcome Daughters must be at least 11 years old.

$5 Donation for Recovery Yoga, assisting women in recovery from addiction and abuse.

For more information contact Janice: jhfifer@cox.net 401-213-6479

Information about Recovery Yoga: recoveryyoga.org

What is Spring Fever?

An ENERGETIC AWAKENING! Our innate desire for growth, renewal and change, is both our motivation and our intention. This particular seasonal change brings spring fever and an opportunity for energetic awakening. Join us on Wednesday Evenings at 6:15pm for a practice that will help enliven your body, mind and spirit!

Spring Cleaning through Yoga on Wednesday Eves

Saucha: meaning PURITY; literally, "that, and nothing else" is one of the observances (niyamas) of a yogic lifestyle based on yoga philosophy. The practice of saucha is applied to all levels of our being (koshas). The physical, mental and emotional aspects of our being are cleansed through postures, breathwork, and the resultant balancing effect that regular yoga practice brings. Our capacity to expand our own witness consciousness increases; we begin to grow, heal, and transform. And so, our truest selves are revealed and we experience our being in all our joy, beauty, and grace.
Spring Cleaning begins tonite!

WENESDAY CLASS 6:15pm

Winter has begun to fade but we are still practicing yoga for strong legs and core muscles. There are plenty of Spring activities to prepare for. . . landscaping, walking, biking, canoeing, kayaking etc. Join us for inspiring classes that leave your body, mind and spirit feeling refreshed!

Free Community Yoga - March 7th

Join us next Sunday, March 7th from 10:30am to 12:00pm for Community Yoga. No experience necessary. Come relax, refresh and renew! A non-perishable food donation to benefit our local community food bank will be greatly appreciated.

A Poem

The Soul of Yoga

What is the soul of Yoga?
Follow your heart into the
center of the pose and find
in the midst of detail and
precision, in breath, alignment,
balance, bliss, fear and sadness -
at the very core of all of this
is love. Touch upon your
truest nature even once and
the experience of what you
really are sears the psyche
like the surface of the sun.
The soul of yoga, the gift
within the pose is the
moment of communion,
resting in pure essence,
the awakening as if from
sleep to the face of
unmistakable divinity;
the ineffable wonder and
living reality of spirit - oh,
yes - the soul of yoga is love.

~Danna Faulds

Come check it out! Yoga is a practice that brings attention to all the joy and wonder in our lives.

Valentines Yoga - Heart Opening

OK, so Valentines Day has passed, but we're still going to focus on our heart center this week. Chest expansions, spinal extensions, and reflection on what makes your heart soar. Won't be hard to do with the Olympic show tugging at the heart strings all week and upon my return from Park City, Utah. Please join me for an inspiring and heart melting class this Wednesday evening at 6:15pm.

Yoga Cancellation for Wednesday evening 02/10/2010

Due to the weather forecast of periods of heavy snow and high winds peaking late this afternoon and evening, yoga class for tonight's (6:15-7:15pm) class is cancelled.

Perhaps you can take this opportunity for self-practice or perhaps maybe even tryng a little meditation. Most importantly, just allow yourself to be fully present in whatever it is you choose to do and Enjoy!!!

Namaste.

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who made food donations at our two free yoga classes on January 22 and 28 and to Gouveia's Tae Kwon Do students who also came through with bags of food. In addition to what is donated, the Johnnycake Center in Westerly spends about $1000 per week to help feed local families. The need is great. Thank you for helping to fill that need.

Focus On Men

WOW, another FREE class at Simply Yoga!

Thursday, January, 28, 7:30 pm

This class will focus on using upper body strength and stretching the lats, chest, hips and hamstrings, where men are usually tight. Learn to use the breath to get a better stretch. Women are most definitely welcome.

Please bring a non perishable food item to be donated to the Johnny Cake Center in Westerly.

FREE YOGA CLASS

Start your weekend with a relaxing FREE yoga class tonight, 6 - 7:30 pm. Please bring a non perishable food item that will be donated to the Johnny Cake Center in Westerly.

FREE YOGA CLASS

Wrath of the ski boots!

If your feeling it in your feet, calves, thighs and butt like I am then maybe you've been a weekend warrior too! Come stretch out the tight hips and legs and strengthen up the core for faster recovery before next weekend! Turn up the fun with your winter sports by adding another level to your training. And escape the usual workout frenzy by chillin yoga style.
See you WEDNESDAY EVES 6:15-7:15pm

Join us for a yoga adventure!

What happens when everybody picks their favorite animal to encounter on a nature hike? You end up meeting guinea pigs, cats and chickens in the woods that's what!

With parents joining in for the class, the kids *hiked* in the studio and what an adventure we all had! Yoga is a great way to connect with your child - having fun as you laugh, play and just be in the moment together.

Join us Wednesdays and Fridays from 11-11:30 for some yoga fun!

Warm Body, Many Warm Hearts

Stacia is right. There is noting like a great yoga practice to warm your body when it is frigid outside. As you connect movement with breath, turn inward and remain in the present moment something else happens. Your heart softens, opens and glows with warmth that lasts beyond savasana (deep relaxation). You can also warm the hearts of others by bringing a non perishable food item to our FREE yoga class, Friday, January 22, 6 - 7:30 pm. Food will be donated to a local organization feeding the hungry in our area.

Cranking Up the Heat From Within

You 'll forget that its freezing outside when you practice yoga with us. Come feel the warmth thats generated in your body when you stretch, strengthen and breathe with conscious effort and focused mind. When it's cold we tend to contract our muscles, which affects our posture and the systems of our body. Release the tension and feel yourself come alive! Find a new perspective on the cold darkness of winter, it can be quite invigorating!

WEDNESDAY EVES ~ 6:15-7:15

Being Yourself...a lovely reminder

from the writing of Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Buddhist monk...

"Look at the tree in the front yard. The tree doesn’t seem to be doing anything. It stands there, vigorous, fresh, and beautiful, and everyone profits from it. That’s the miracle of being. If a tree were less than a tree, all of us would be in trouble. But if a tree is just a real tree, then there’s hope and joy. That’s why if you can be yourself, that is already action. Action is based on non-action; action is being."

YOGA ADVENTURES

Wednesday's kids class was a blast! Our theme was A Trip to the Ocean - we did ocean breath, lots of fishy poses and surfed in warrior pose to *Wipeout.*

Join us this Friday from 11 - 11:30am for a Hike in the Woods yoga adventure! Come and share in some *outdoor* fun inside the warmth of the studio!

Gift of Yoga

The holidays have passed, but you have one more gift to give. Give yourself the gift of yoga. In a typical class you will move in ways that will stretch, strengthen and relax your body. With continued practice of learning to link the breath with movement you will be amazed at how you will stretch, strengthen and relax your mind. Yoga means union. Whether you are trying yoga for the first time or renewing a practice, come and unite your body and mind. Together we will find the peace that lies within all of us.

Namaste

Janice

Talking Tapas (& I don't mean bar snacks!)

TAPAS is among the 5 Niyamas, a category of behaviors regarding our relationship to ourself, and refers to the activity of keeping the body fit. Literally, it means to heat the body, and by so doing, cleanse it. It means exercising discipline to maintain the health of our being.
Happy New Year! Lets practice TAPAS together!
Wednesday Eves 6:15 pm.

NO CLASS SAT 1030am

Class cancelled due to weather! Always check the blog for cancellations and updates. JOIN US NEXT Saturday at 715a and 1030a for Vinyasa yoga!