October Newsletter - 'Rainy Days' pass special. great gratitude. great thanks.

[Yoga Squamish]

friends of the yellow room, 

I write as the sun drifts above the Chief on this early September morning.  

The crisp-ness of the air reminds me that the season's have changed.

I hope you are each cozy and enjoying the flavours of fall.  

A warm cup of tea, listening to rooftop rain.

Earthy tones - Crisp leaves beneath your feet. 

Warm sweaters & wool socks.

Harvest soup.  

Giving-thanks & Thanksgiving.

and whatever else you love about the shift of seasons:)

Heading into autumn, we have a wide variety of upcoming studio events and a drop-in schedule that continues through the end of February. 

There is something special about consistency and routine that is very nurturing for all of us.

Please note that we will be closed Sunday October 13th for Thanksgiving.  

(all other drop-in classes will run as usual over the Thanksgiving weekend)

upcoming PASS SPECIAL:

'Rainy Days 3-month plus Pass Special'.  

Oct 26th-Jan 31st inclusive (note we will be closed for some days around the x-mas holidays)

ONLY $295 - this pass includes all classes on the drop-in yoga schedule (http://www.theyogastudiosquamish.com/schedule)

Pass will be on sale as of Oct 15th, 2013 (since this is a pass special, dates are firm and there are no extensions:)

Upcoming Events, Courses and Workshops 

(see our workshops page for up-to-date details http://www.theyogastudiosquamish.com/schedule/workshops-and-events)

1. I, Sarah, will be teaching my last few classes this Friday and Saturday (Sept 27 & 28th) before I take the remainder of 2013 off for maternity leave.  I plan to be back in January teaching a few classes/week.  Tomorrow, Friday 12-1 (level 1), Friday 5:30-8 pm (mini-retreat - all levels, $20) & Saturday 10-11:30.  Join me if you are around this rainy weekend.

2. Annie is offering a pranayama (breathing) workshop this Sunday Sept 29th from 8-10:30 am.  Build on the foundation of this practice.  Tea and breakfast included. Contact sacredl...@hotmail.ca to register.

3. The Tuesday morning 'Wake Up With Ease' course will continue through the fall.  6-tuesdays from 7-8:15 am with Erin.  Mix tensegrity with hip opening and standing posture work to begin your day with spaciousness, lightness and ease.  Email erin....@gmail.com to register or inquire.  All bodies and abilities welcome.

4. 'Free Your Shoulders - Find your Wings' - Take of the backpack of tension you have been carrying around in your neck and shoulders.  Saturday Nov 2nd - 3-5 pm.  Explore myofascial release techniques, postures and free movement to free up jaw, neck and upper back.  This will be a nurturing and informative workshop. $30 Email erin....@gmail.com to inquire/register.

5. Beginning in October, Sylvia Rayner will be offering 'by donation' mindfulness & meditation classess on Thursday evenings.  See the workshops page for details.  Email syl...@cortexhypnosis.com or call 604-389-8960 to register.

6. Lastly, but not least, kids yoga will return with Monica in November - stay tuned for poster and information on the website or in the next newsletter.

Well, the sun is now up and from what I gather, this is the last sunny day in a while.  

Enjoy the vibrancy of the autumn light.

Great gratitude to you all for your endless community support and shared yellow room practice.  

& great love for each of you as well.

-Sarah

a poem by Dana Faulds.

It’s always here, the silent
Underpinning, the foundation
Beneath the foundation. When
I reach deep enough into darkness.
Inside fear, self-doubt, aversion or
Despair, there’s something so intact
I almost miss it in my focus on
Brokenness. It’s always here, this
Ground of being. Like the water in
Which fish swim, it’s easy to overlook
The eloquence of truth. It’s here, this
Guiding presence, this calm, abiding
Stillness. It’s here when I don’t try
To make life any more or less than
What it is, when I stop trying to be
Right. It’s here when I unclench my
Fists and breathe, when I let go of the
Demand to make life smooth or easy.
It’s here, the oneness underlying
Multiplicity, the exquisite "is-ness"
of everything. I could shout it from
The rooftops, but it’s true no matter
What I say, and I know you’ll find
It in your own time, your own way.
That precious moment when you
Choose to meet life exactly as it is.