Queen Street Yoga January Newsletter
Queen Street Yoga
Hello and welcome back from the holidays! I hope this email finds you in good spirits, either because your holidays went well, or because they are over! There is so much to share with you in this email: our open house celebration on Jan 24th, new courses starting, a yoga intensive with our teachers' teacher, Hart Lazer. Please peruse the list of contents and check out what interests you!
To streamline our newsletter process, we have a google group to send the newsletter from. If you have not joined this group, please do, it will help us immensely in sending you this newsletter! You will still just receive the newsletter once a month, nothing else will change. http://groups.google.com/group/queenstreetyoga/
We are also on Facebook! Join us and post on the wall, connect with other students, see lots of yoga pictures from our studio, as well as receive event invites. Joining this group also helps to expand awareness of yoga in your community.
Be well, and see you soon!
In this Newsletter:
1) QSY Community Celebration Jan 24th
2) All day Free Yoga, Monday Jan 5th
3) New January Schedule
4) Detox with Twists with Anna-Marie
5) Backbend to Beat the Blues with Meaghan
6) Mini Yoga Intensive with Hart
7) Restorative Yoga with Brad
8) Going Deeper and YTT Prep with Meaghan
9) New Intro to Yoga Courses
10) Intro to Meditation with Meaghan and Kunga
11) Info Night for the Yoga Teacher Training Program
12) General Studio News
1) QSY Community Celebration Jan 24th
QSY quietly had it's third birthday in September, but now we want to make some noise with you and CELEBRATE! Please join the whole QSY staff in a day of free yoga classes, good food, soothing body work and engaging workshops. Jan 24th, from 11:30am-5pm. Please see the web page [link to studio page} for the day's schedule. We are just finalizing everything and all the details should be up by the 5th!
We will also ask for donations that day towards the New Leaf Yoga Foundation. Meaghan is currently working with them to start a program of yoga and meditation for at risk youth in Kitchener. We need approximately $3000 to launch a 1 year pilot program, and we hope that this day long celebration will start us on our way to reaching this goal! Please bring your friends and loved ones to do yoga and celebrate with us!
2) Yoga is Free on Monday January 5th!
That is right! All classes are being paid for by Lululemon on Monday January 5th. Classes on Monday that are open to drop-in to are:
9:15am Level 1 with Tyandra
5:45pm Level 1-2 with Meaghan
7:30pm Level 1 with Meaghan
This is a great day to jump back into your practice if you have been away for a while, or bring a friend with you who has been meaning to check us out! If you have an unlimited pass and come on this day, we will extend your pass by 2 days!
3) The New Year Schedule is now online!
Please note the Anna-Marie is back and teaching Tuesdays at 5:45pm and Thursdays at 7:30pm. As a special welcome home, and reintroduction to the studio, we are offering you a great deal! If you come to Anna-Marie's Tuesday class on Jan 6th you will get a free pass to her Thursday class on Jan 8th!
Also, please note that due to popular request, Yoga and Meditation on Fridays at 5:30 with Kunga is back! We will run it again for a minimum of two months, if you are wanting the class, please attend! As long as there is a regular group of 8 or more students, we promise to not to take it off the schedule again! Check this class out, it is a wonderful way to start meditating, as well as stretching out any tension from your week!
Twists are the detoxing poses of yoga, as they squeeze out the old blood (along with any toxins in the blood) and allow new blood to flood in. Twists are also wonderful for relieving back tension and neutralizing the spine, as well as making backbending more accessible. Have fun, while squeezing your insides!
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2-4pm. Cost is $30 in advance, $35 at the door.
5) Backbend
to Beat the Blues! with Meaghan
"With their
emphasis on opening the
heart, lungs, and chest, back bends exhilarate, bringing a sense of
lightness and vitality that wards off even the most tenacious lethargy
or depression" - Donna Farhi. In this three hour workshop we will
explore the alignment principles of backbending to make them safe and
effective. As well as move into some deeper expressions of this heart
opening group of poses.
Sunday February 1st 2-5pm $40 in advance, $45 at the door
6) Mini Yoga Intensive with Hart Lazer
Deep Silence, Backbends and Inversions. Feb, 10th, 11th, 12th 5:30-7:30pm
Join
us to go deeper into your practice with our teacher, Hart. These three
classes will inspire and uplift your practice, open your body and
enlighten the mind! Hart has been teaching for more than 25 years and
he brings the depth of his practice to his teaching. To be in the
presence of this much experience is awesome! It is open to those with
6 months of level 1 experience and up. It is also a great chance to
meet Hart if you are thinking of doing the YTT program.
Cost: $126 Cheques Payable to Kristin Honey. To register, email her at in...@kristinhoneyyoga.com
7)
Restorative Yoga with Brad
Restorative Yoga will continue once a
month on Sunday nights! These classes have proven to be really
popular, so please register early to reserve your space. Here are the next 4 month's topics:
Jan 25th: Mental Fatigue
Feb 22nd: Irritability
Mar 29: Immune System
April 26: Endocrine System
8) Going Deeper and YTT Prep with Meaghan
This course will focus on understanding sequencing and alignment, leading you into more advanced postures such as headstand. There is an emphasis on home practice and homework will be given to guide you. Meditation will also be a part of the two hours. The class is physically challenging and you must be currently taking the level 1-2 classes or equivalent to join.
Every other Wednesday, 7-9pm, Jan 7 & 22, Feb 4 & 18, Mar 4 & 18
Cost: $120 ($100 for those on unlimited passes)
9) New Intro to Yoga Courses (please tell your friends!)
Tuesdays 5:45pm with Meaghan: starts Jan 6
Mondays 7:45pm with Lindsay: starts Jan 12
Wednesdays 12:05pm with Lindsay: starts Jan 14
Thursdays 5:45pm with Anna-Marie: starts Jan 15
Mondays 9:15am with Anna-Marie: starts Jan 19
Wednesdays 5:30pm with Catherine: starts Feb 4th
Fridays 5:30 pm with Lindsay starts Feb 13th
10) Meditation with Meaghan and Kunga
We are expanding the Meditation schedule as the demand to go inwards grows! Meaghan and Kunga's classes are different, drawing from their diverse experience with their own practices. So, even if you have completed the Intro with one of the teachers, you may want to also take the other to add depth and perspective to your practice. There is also now a Continuing Meditation Course with Kunga for those who have completed the Intro.
Intro to Meditation with Meaghan: Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm, Jan 14-Mar 4
Intro to Meditation with Kunga: Thursdays 5:45-6:45pm, Jan 15-Mar 5
Intro to Meditation with Kunga: Tuesdays 7:30-8:30pm, Feb 10-Mar 31
Continued Meditation Course with Kunga: Thursdays 7:30-8:45pm Jan 15-Mar 5
11) Info Night for the Yoga Teacher Training and Deepening Personal Practice Program
Kristin and Meaghan are continuing to build and get excited for next Summer's YTT program! The early bird registration date is March 1st. So be sure to get working on your application soon! If you would like to come to the Info night in Guelph, it is on January 11th at 7pm at Temple Studios. If you do not want to come to Guelph, but would like to discuss if this program is right for you, please email us and we will set up a time to chat!
12) General Studio News
Anna-Marie is back to class next week! Welcome home!
We are implementing a small raise in our fees for the new year of approximately a $1 a class. This will allow us to continue to run our very full schedule and maintain our big beautiful studio! We are so happy to have all of you studying with us, and for your support in what we do! Please see the fees page on the website or check it out when you come to class.
A reminder that no one will ever be turned away from the studio for lack of funds. If you find yourself in financially lean times and need a break, please approach Meaghan to make arrangements!
We, the teachers, are working together to inspire and support each other in our teaching in order to bring you the highest quality of instruction in your classes. I know many of you have told me there always seems to be a theme running through the classes, and we are excited about exploring the possibilities of making this more explicit, while maintaining the creativity and personal touch of each teacher. For the month of January we are busy collaborating for the Jan 24th open house, and very excited to see you there!
Yours,
Meaghan and the QSY Teachers!