Queen Street Yoga December Newsletter

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Queen Street Yoga Newsletter

Merry December! Hope this newsletter finds you warm, cozy and not too busy with all that the holidays can bring!

First things first. We are both happy and sad to announce that our dear friend, teacher and office manager extraordinaire, Lindsay Gamester, has been accepted to York University for January and will be leaving for Toronto at the end of the month. Her enthusiasm, realness and big heart has had a huge effect on both this yoga community and on downtown Kitchener.  We will not be able to know how much she is missed until she is gone. Her last class will be the noon hour express/rest & restore on December 31st, and she will be making guest appearances throughout the year so stay tuned! Good luck Lindsay!

The new January schedule is online: http://queenstreetyoga.com/schedule_new.html Highlights:  Meaghan will return to Tuesday nights at 7:30pm for the Level 2 class. She has missed it and is excited to see you then! Kunga is looking forward to sharing his love of restorative yoga with you on Wednesday nights.

Holiday Schedule

* Closed: Dec 24th, 25th, 26th

* Drop-in Schedule Only Dec 27th-31st (all pre-reg classes cancelled that week)

* Dec 31st 5:45pm Flow cancelled, open for noon and 1pm class

* Closed: Jan 1st

Please join us and feel free to bring visiting family and friends with you! Remember, their first trial class is only $5!

Yoga makes a great gift! We have gift certificates for sale, plus lots of great props and books to support your home yoga and meditation practice.

In this newsletter

1) QSY Book Club with Mandy

2) The Joy of Singing with Jane

3) Meditation Classes with Nancy and Kunga

4) Runner’s Yoga with Tyandra

5) Parent and Peanut Yoga

6) Yoga & Meditation & Art

7) Fundraisers in February!

1) Book Club!

We are so pleased to have Mandy Brouse join us from Words Worth Books to facilitate our first QSY Book Club. The Queen Street Yoga Book Club offers an engaged and active community interested in how insightful books apply to your life. Not your average book club, this group is open to everyone who values transformational reading and the art of conversation.

Dates: Thursdays Jan 27th, Feb 24th and March 31st

Cost: By donation. Please email us to let us know you are coming.

Books will be available for purchase at QSY and Words Worth Books at least 4 weeks prior to the club meeting.

The Books we have chosen for the first three months are:

The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion by Christopher Germer (Jan)

How to Be an Adult in Relationships by David Richo (Feb)

Mind in the Balance by Alan B. Wallace (Mar)

2) The Joy of Singing with Jane Lewis

I am really looking forward to this class, and look forward to singing with those of you who want to sing! Singing can lift your spirits, reduce stress, build confidence, and strengthen your immune system. It's good medicine, and good fun. For six weeks we will meet and join our voices in sound and song. Each night, a vocal tip or new exercise will be introduced. Over the course of the workshop, we'll work on a repertoire of songs, learning melodies and harmony parts. Most importantly, we'll share in the heart-warming experience of singing together. No experience necessary.

Thursday Jan 20th to February 24th (6 weeks) 6-7:30pm. Cost: $132.75 plus HST ($150); Early Bird - $125 (register and pay by Jan 13th)

3) Mediation

Are you feeling the need to sit? Learn how to be present, release tension, build your capacity to deal with stress and at the same time open your heart to yourself and others.

Intro to BodyMind Mediation with Nancy, Wednesdays 7:30-8:30pm, Jan 12th - Mar 2nd

Intro to Buddhist Mediation with Kunga, Tuesdays 6-7pm, Jan 18th- March 8th

Intros are 8 weeks and $96. Absolute beginners welcome

Continuing Your Practice of Meditation with Nancy, Wednesdays, 6:00-7:00 pm Jan 26th - March 2nd 6 weeks $84

Prerequisite: Beginning meditation class at QSY or similar previous experience

In this class we will continue to practice the fundamental skills of concentration, sensory clarity and equanimity.  After a brief review of focusing on the breath and the body we will explore Shinzen Young’s Five Ways to Know Yourself as a Spiritual Being:  Focus In (know yourself as a sensory system), Focus Out (know others as yourself), Focus on Rest (know yourself as serenity and contentment) Focus on Change (know yourself as spirit and source) and Focus on Positive (know yourself as goodness).

4) Runner’s Yoga with Tyandra

This class is taught by an athlete, for athletes. Tyandra's class helps strong fit bodies become more supple and flexible, increasing range of motion. Also aiding in preventing and treating injuries.

Mondays at 6pm, starting Jan 17th. 8 weeks, $120.

5) Parent and Peanut

Do you know a new mom who could use some relaxation and community? Please let them know about our Parent and Peanut class!

Parent and Peanut Yoga with Julie, Wednesdays 11am-12:15pm Jan 19th - Feb 23rd 6 weeks $96

6) Yoga at the Clay and Glass Gallery with Meaghan

Save the date! Yoga at the Clay and Glass Gallery with Meaghan, will be happening Sunday January 31st, at 11am.  Details to follow in the January newsletter.

7) Fundraisers

In February, Meaghan will be teaching at two fundraisers, we hope you can join us for one or both!

Feb 26th: Yoga for Hope, a full day of Yoga with local teachers in support of Hope Spring Cancer Support Centre. yogaforhope.ca

Feb 27th: Power of Movement Mega Session, One hour Yoga class with QSY and Moksha Yoga for raising funds for Arthritis Research and Awareness. http://powerofmovement.ca/register/mega_sessions/details/

Whew, thanks for taking the time to make it all the way through this newsletter! As always, I am so delighted that we get to continue to work together on this path of presence, and I am looking forward to staying flexible with you in the New Year.

Yours,

Meaghan and the QSY crew

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Queen Street Yoga
44 Queen St South
Kitchener

519-741-YOGA
www.queenstreetyoga.com