Queen Street Yoga April Newsletter: Easter Weekend, all classes running!

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Queen Street Yoga Newsletter

Dear Queen Street Yogi,

Spring is both a time of energy and renewal, but also sometimes of anxiety, as we question what we should do with this new life, this waking up from a wintry slumber. I am happy that we have a place to practice yoga and meditation together at this time, to both celebrate and support each other through the changes of the season, to feel strong and awake in our bodies and in our lives.

Please note the we are open for the Full Schedule over Easter weekend.

Make it a Good Friday!  Join Meaghan from 12-2pm on April 2nd for an hour of open level yoga followed by an hour of restorative yoga.  Two classes for the price of one!

If you have Monday off, try starting the day with Leena's energizing and sunlit 9:30am class.

The Rest of the News:

1) New Intro to Yoga Classes in April

2) Restorative Yoga with Brad

3) Meditation Courses

4) Family Yoga Workshop with Kymberley

5) Partner Yoga and Massage with Lindsay, Jaimie and Meaghan

6) Spring Into Handstands with Leana

7) Yoga for Working with Trauma with Hart Lazer in Guelph

8) A note from Meaghan

1) Intro to Yoga Courses Starting in April

* Wednesdays 5:45pm with Catherine: April 7th-May 26th

* Mondays 7:45pm with Lindsay: April 12th-May 31st

This is an 8 week course for $100.   This course teaches the fundamentals of yoga, and prepares students for our level one and open level classes.

We also have a new drop-in fundamentals class on Wednesday mornings at 9:30am.  A great place to start your yoga practice, or come back to yoga if you have been away for a while!

2) Restorative Yoga Workshop with Brad

Once a Month on Sundays 5:30-7:30pm. Cost: $25 includes the GST

April 25th: Relieving Physical Fatigue

Two hours to deeply relax, a great way to spend a Sunday evening.  No prior yoga experience is necessary, if you would like to bring someone with you!

3) Body Mind Meditation with Nancy

Wednesdays 6:00pm, April 14th-June 2nd

Cost: $90 for 8 weeks.  Our classes are limited to 10 people, please register in advance.

4) Family Yoga Workshops with Kymberley Feltham

Sunday, April 18th, 2-3:15pm

Yoga for the whole family! Come and enjoy a class with you and your child (ages 4-10).

Cost: $25, covers up to two adults and up to three children.  We recommend a maximum of two children per adult for this class.

5) Partner Yoga and Massage

Saturday, April 24th 12-5pm. $85 per couple

Join us for an afternoon of fun, relaxation and nurturing with a friend or sweetheart. We will start the workshop with Meaghan and Lindsay leading you through partner yoga, opening our bodies and connecting with our partner. Learn techniques to relax, stretch, connect and have fun! After a break and a snack, Jaimie Foereter RMT will teach you simple and effective massage techniques you will do for each other. These are skills we hope you will take with you, massage that will aide your partner with issues like headache, back pain, stiff shoulders, sore feet etc. By the end of the afternoon we hope you will feel restored, connected and inspired to continue to use the skills you learned in your relationships. This workshop is open to all levels.

6) Spring into Handstands Workshop with Leena

Saturday May 29th, 1:30-4:00pm, $30 ($25 students)

In this playful workshop we’ll look at all the steps to turn your world upside down in a safe and empowering way! You will learn techniques and poses to:

* Strengthen the upper body for greater confidence

* Prevent injury and compression in the wrists and shoulders

* Open the hips for kicking up

* Kick up successfully

* Balance from the wall

* Rest the arms, shoulders and legs well afterwards

Being able to do a handstand already is not a prerequisite for this workshop. However, 3-6 months of consistent yoga study and confidence with downward-facing dog pose is recommended. The workshop will emphasize a progressive approach celebrating and enjoying each part of the journey, no matter your previous experience with the pose.

7) Daily Yoga classes with Hart Lazer

Building Capacity to Work with Personal Stress and Trauma through Yoga Asana, Pranyama, and Meditation.  April 5-9th, 6:00-9:00am, Guelph.  Please see more information at www.kristinhoneyyoga.com

8) A note from Meaghan

Our Community Yoga on Thursday nights will continue to raise funds for Pathways to Education.  To learn more about them, please see their website: http://www.pathwayscanada.ca/comm-kitchener.html

We began an eight week program for teens involved with the Pathways to Education program this week at the studio!  Lindsay and I met with the vibrant group of teens, and led them through their first taste of both the challenge and the relaxation that comes from a yoga practice.  It was so much fun!  I love teaching teens for their instant feedback on what they do and do not like, for their humour and their candour.  Afterwards the feedback was that they were feeling relaxed, better than before the class and less sore...  hooray!  I am stoked for Lindsay and I to get to work with this group for the next two months. 

Oh, and if you would like to check out the 40 under 40 article, here is a link: http://40under40.therecord.com/Index.aspx

Nameste,

Meaghan

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Queen Street Yoga
44 Queen St South
Kitchener

519-741-YOGA
www.queenstreetyoga.com