Queen Street Yoga August Newsletter

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Queen Street Yoga Newsletter

August is such a lovely time to be present, for the beautiful gardens, the warm sun, and perhaps, a little more free time... At QSY however, we are not in the moment! We are already deep into the fall, planning our programming and expanding our vision for where yoga, meditation and the practice of embodiment will take us! And I am soooo excited! Check out these exciting August events and a sneak peak at what is coming up in September!

In this Newsletter:

1) Yoga at the KW Art Gallery: Embodying our Experience of Art

2) Sparks Symposium

3) Our 5th Birthday! Free Yoga Class and Potluck

4) 2nd Annual QSY Retreat in Fergus

5) Meditation Courses

6) Partner Yoga

7) Yoga for Trauma and Stress with Hart Lazer

8) A note from Meaghan and a link to Lindsay's Blog!

1) Embodying our Experience of Art with Meaghan at the KW Art Gallery

Thursday August 26th, 6:30-8:30pm. $25/person plus HST. Minimum of 12 participants, maximum of 15. Register through the Gallery: http://www.kwag.ca/en/programs/artsoul.asp

This two hour workshop will begin in KW|AG's new program space with yoga and meditation practice; stretching, releasing stress and building the capacity to be present in our physical body. We will take our embodied awareness and explore the exhibitions through a self-guided walk.  Through this experiment of sense and physical awareness, we may deepen our capacity to be present with ourselves, and also start to see art and art galleries as a place of refuge, learning and playgrounds of experience. The evening will conclude with a sharing of experiences.

2)Sparks Symposium: August 14th-16th

Lindsay will be bringing her yoga teaching to the Sparks Symposium, a weekend of workshops and classes concerning health and spirit, right next door at the Walper!  If you are interested in this event, the line up looks pretty awesome!  Please visit: http://www.sparkssymposium.ca/

3) Happy Birthday to all of us!

Wow! This September will mark the 5th Year Anniversary of QSY.  5 Years! 5 years of stretching and sweating and breathing and moving, of sitting still and being, of being TOGETHER on this path.  I would like to offer a free class, as a tiny token of my gratitude to all of you for making this happen. Following will be a potluck. Bring whatever you like to offer to the meal.

This day is still in the works, and I will bring more details to the next newsletter. For now, save the date! Sunday September 26th: Yoga class 3-5pm (all levels); potluck 5pm - whenever!

4) QSY Retreat in Fergus, October 15-17th with Meaghan and Lindsay

We are getting so excited for this weekend of embodiment and enjoyment. Activities through the weekend will include long and deep yoga practices (all levels welcome), meditation, embodied movement, eat and enjoying amazing nutritious food, singing with local musician Charlena Russell, a big roaring fire, time in the hot tub and sauna, long country side walks, and also, options for all the napping, creativity, reflection and reading you wish. Don't ask how we fit this all in one weekend, just come and experience it. We are now taking registration with payment.

Location: Soul Garden Retreat Centre : http://www.soulgardenretreat.com/ just 40min away in Fergus!

Schedule: Begins Friday night at 7:00pm, ends 1pm on Sunday.  Please eat a light dinner on Friday before arriving.

Food: Breakfast on both days, lunch on Saturday and snacks throughout the weekend will be provided.  Saturday night we will go out to a great Indian Restaurant for dinner, please budget 20-25 for your meal. Please inform us when you register of any allergies.

Participants: We can take 11 residential students and 5 non-residential

Lodgings: Rooms will be shared with one to two other people, if you are coming with a friend and would like your own room, please let me know when you register.

Cost: $350 plus HST for residential, $280 plus HST for non residential

5) Meditation Courses for the Fall:

Drop-in Meditation with Kunga is now at 7:30pm on Tuesdays! Cost is by donation.

Intro to Buddhist Meditation with Kunga: Tuesdays, 6pm, Sept 14 - Nov 2nd, 8 weeks $96 (includes HST)

Intro to BodyMind Meditation with Nancy: Wednesdays, 7:30pm, Sept 22nd - Nov 10th & Wednesdays 6:00pm Oct 13th - Dec 1st 8 weeks $96 (includes HST)

6) Partner Yoga with Lindsay! Friday October 1st, 7:30-9:30pm

Cost:$43 (includes HST) for two people

7) Yoga and Meditation for Stress and Trauma with Hart Lazer

November 5-7, 2010: Workshop 1

We all have an individualized code for holding tension and stress. Establish a skillful understanding of your own body’s code and its messages regarding stress and trauma; develop strengths and tools through yoga and meditation in order to build your capacity and be present with these experiences.

Location:  Queen Street Yoga, Kitchener

February 11-13, 2011:Workshop 2

(pre-requisite, 1st workshop or equivalent)

Explore the inner dialogue between our woundedness and its connections to our daily thought processes, our chronic body pain and tension which often masks depression. Through asana and meditation discover how feelings such guilt, betrayal and lack of self acceptance are held in your body mind complex. Develop skills to look at and step out of these deeply held body patterns and beliefs.

Location:  Temple Studios, Guelph

Cost: individual workshops early bird $295 + HST  (by October 15, 2010) or late registration  $350 + HST (after October 15, 2010); both workshops early bird $575 + HST (by October 15, 2010) or late registration $625 + HST (after October 15, 2010)

8) A note from Meaghan:

Hello! So, I went from Sabbatical to full on work while Lindsay took her time to study with Michael Stone and Susan Richardson in Toronto for the month of July.  To read about some of her experiences you can check out her Blog at: http://missherbasshifts.blogspot.com/

It has been wonderful to get back to work, I have been doing a lot of dreaming and thinking about how I want the studio to grow, where we can take these skills of embodiment and presence and really play and have fun with them.  So, one dream is to teach in an art gallery and it is happening!  Another is to offer more creative classes at the studio, so look for some offerings of contemporary dance and Life Art classes in the next newsletter.

I also realized in my time off that I need some space from teaching to really be able to explore my own practice deeply and to put more energy into the growing community of QSY. To do this, for a while I will be scaling back my teaching to once a week, Monday nights at 6:00 and let the other fabulous teachers at QSY start to have some prime time teaching slots.  I am really excited especially for Lindsay to bring her new knowledge to the Level 2 class on Tuesdays and for Kunga to join the evening teaching on Monday nights at 7:45!

The same great quality of teaching will continue, as usual, at QSY.  I am so thankful for the strength of this community, both in the dedication of the teachers, and in the dedication and enthusiasm of all of you practicing and growing with yoga and meditation.

Yours,

Meaghan and the QSY crew.

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