December Newsletter
Yoga Squamish
Time seems to have that blurry sense in the winter. Some days turn to
night before daylight even arrives. The forest is damp, misty and
empty of people. And, it is strangely dry, even when the sky is
falling from above. There is the deep seeded sense of rejuvenation,
hibernation and space.
I find myself writing you all to say hello and to let you know some of
the cozy happenings in the yellow room over the next couple of
months. Know that the heat is on and that the yellow room will be
running a full schedule through the winter months. I, Sarah, am
teaching lots (all days except Thursday and Sunday) and, we are very
happy to have Christine back, as she has returned from a month on the
road with her beautiful family. She will return to teaching her
Sunday evening Yin class and the Monday noon class. A big thanks to
Annie for all her hard work over the passed month while Lydia and I
were away on retreat on Salt Spring Island. The December Schedule is
now posted on the website with teachers' names.
Upcoming Events.
1. Friday Dec 9th and Saturday Dec 10th - FRE Fund Fundraiser. A By
Donation day of yoga, meditation and a silent auction in memory of
Finn, Sarah's son. All $$ raised will go to support Pediatric
Palliative Care in Canada. Times and details of the event are now on
the website and all are welcome. The yoga classes will be for adults
only, but please feel free to bring kids to the meditation, slideshow
and/or silent auction times. We are very grateful for all the
donations to the auction and invite people to bring silent auction
items by the studio any time between no and Dec 9th. Thank you.
2. YOGA STUDIO WINTER PASS SPECIALS!! GREAT DEALS ON 1-month and 3-
month passes until January 15th ($85 and $225 respectively).
3. New Years Eve - 10 am Saturday morning class will be a 2 hour led
class with Sarah, regular passes apply. Join to set intentions for
2012!
4. Post-Holiday Flow Workshop with Sarah - January 3rd, 4th and 5th.
Start 2012 with flow movement, early mornings, belly breaths and
consistency. 6:30 - 8:15 am. Early bird price ONLY $50. After Dec
20th, $60.
5. January Tuesday Morning course will focus on the largest joint in
the body, The Pelvis. 6-weeks of committed morning practice, January
10th - Feb 14th. Limited Space. Early bird Price $75. After Dec 20th,
$85.
6. Annie's Chakra first workshop was full and a wonderful exploration
of grounding and rooting. Join her, Saturday Dec 17th from 4 - 6 pm
for the second in the series. Limited space, email "Annie Vallee"
<sacredl...@hotmail.com> for more information.
7. Holiday Closures. Regular class schedule will run on all dates
except Dec 24 - 27th and January 1st. On these dates the studio is
closed for the holidays.
8. We will be making a prop order this month from Halfmoon Yoga
products. Many people have inquired about mats, bolsters, sandbags and/
or blocks. We are happy to include your order with ours. Please let us
know by this Thursday, December 1st if you would like something for
yourself or for an x-mas present. We will have the order here by
December 20th.
9. For those that are interested, The Yoga Studio Squamish recently
joined Facebook. If you so desire, feel free to check out our page.
Lydia has shared some beautiful photos of her honeymoon in California
and we intend to share quotes, poetry, photos and workshop information
through that forum.
As I write, Lydia is delving into a simple life on the road with her
husband Sonnie. She has written me of her humbling visit with the
oldest trees in the world - the bristlecone pines. She also told me of
a beautiful moment sharing the tensegrity series with a few women she
just met, and the feeling of connecting through silence and simple
supportive movements. Lydia's open hearted gift of sharing at the
studio while I was away during Finn's life was so much from a place of
love and it brings a smile to my face knowing that she is able to take
some time away this winter. Feel free to email her through the yoga
studio anytime, she loves hearing from everyone in this community.
enjoy the puddles, we hope to see you all very soon in the yellow
room.
lv. the yoga studio team.
PS
Hello All. This is Lydia, and I wanted to express that I miss all the
faces and love from the yellow room and our Squamish community. Thanks
to Sarah for keeping me feeling immersed and connected. I continually
realize what a gift we have to practice together. I am enjoying
sharing yoga with new friends, practicing in the wildness, vistas and
open space of one of the deepest valleys on earth - The Owens Valley.
Here I have been enjoying slow time... lots of poetry...
Here is a poem from Basho... even though he wrote this in the
seventeenth century, it is incredible how the this feeling is
timeless.
Not knowing
The name of the tree,
I stood in the flood
Of its sweet smell.