Blizzard Conditions Cancel Serenity Saturday Workshop

ByElizabeth

Why did it even take me this long to decide?  I think sometimes that by today’s standards, I am too cautious and not enough “fun.”  Going out in a foot of snow is not my idea of fun, but I was OK with giving it a try and finding it fun.  As the snow continues to fall thickly, my innate cautiousness won out.  What will it be like at 5pm when it is forecast to be even stormier, perhaps even with white out conditions?  Not a time when I would be encouraging others to venture out.  Enjoy being snowed in.  Take some time for yoga.  I’ll be spending a couple of hours this afternoon doing forward bends and inversions.

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    September Newsletter (web version of e-newsletter)

    ByElizabeth

    Dear  Friends,

    Even in this hot, dry week, three weeks before the formal start of autumn, the harbingers of seasonal change are coming.  When I sit to meditate in the morning, it is still not quite light out, the scent of the leaves starting to change is evident when the wind blows, apples and winter squash are gradually replacing the summer fruits at the fresh farm market.

    Fall tends to be a busy time of year for us as a culture, and my calendar is chock full with work, workshops, plans to visit friends and family, volunteer work, and the offerings of our great city, but it is always important to take time to pause and enjoy the sweetness of being.  It is just when things are at their busiest, that it is most important to carve out the time for some yoga.  I’ll be doing lotsof my own study and practice to make more joyous offerings for you.

    William Penn House on Tuesday nights continues to be a welcome haven for regulars of all levels and more occasional visitors.  Drop in and join us any time.  More info on my website at www.rosegardenyoga.com.

    My Willow Street classes of the Fall session start on Saturday, September 25th — flow (level 2+) at 8:45 am and gentle/therapeutics at noon in Takoma Park.  It is always great to register for the full session to help get the benefits of the regularity of class every week, but drop ins are always welcome.

    If you have been curious about the gentle/therapeutics class or have friends you want to introduce to the class, please join me at noon on Saturday, September 18th, when the class is offered as part of Willow Street’s free class week.  More information about free class week and the regular session and workshops are available on-line at www.willowstreetyoga.com.

    Mark your calendars for upcoming workshops:  Hanumanasana:  Nemesis No More, Saturday, October 16th and Thanksgiving Day Fundraiser for Oxfam, both at Willow Street Yoga, Takoma Park.

    Hope to see you soon in person and virtually with the blog (it’s now way easier to subscribe to the blog; just a few clicks from the home page) and on Facebook.  As always, feel free to email me with any questions, comments, or just to connect.

    Peace and light,

    Elizabeth

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    August News

    ByElizabeth

    I am continuing to get bounce-backs from email addresses on the mailing list that I know are valid.  If you want to receive my occasional emails, please subscribe to the mailing list and make sure to check your spam filters.  In the meantime, I will try to remember also to post the content of the newsletters on the blog.

    Hope all of you are enjoying the glorious bounty and light of summer and that you are well.

    For those of you who are in town, there are some wonderful yoga opportunities:

    Saturday, August 15th — the anniversary of Anusara yoga — come up to Willow Street for “Free Your Head, Open Your Heart” for a gloriously celebratory and healing backbending experience. Great for those who love and those who have trepidation around backbends.

    Saturday, August 22nd — Treat yourself to an afternoon of summer R&R with “Serenity Saturday” at Capitol Hill Yoga.

    Drop in to Tuesday night classes at William Penn House (6:30pm) or Saturdays at Willow Street Yoga.

    Or RSVP for the Wednesday night group practice. August’s donation recipient — in honor of yoginis extraordinair Jess and Marlene — is Advocats, which rescues and provides homes to dozens of local cats.

    IMPORTANT REMINDER: I will be in Oregon the first week of September (that’s the week before Labor Day) studying and celebrating with John Friend. There will be no Wm Penn House or house practice that week (9/1&2).

    Hope to see and hear from you soon. As always, feel free to share your thoughts, needs, celebrations, and challenges with me by email, comments on the blog, or through Facebook.

    More information about the classes and workshops on the website.

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    Subscriber Service Revived

    ByElizabeth

    I hope this reaches those who had been subscribing to my blog by email. I have been desultory in my efforts to address technical glitches with the website in recent months, the last of which is offering the ability to get posts by email or otherwise in a feed.

    I hope if this does reach you by email that you will want to continue to subscribe and also perhaps sometimes reply or comment directly on the website. I am always interested in reactions.

    I expect to be posting a couple times a week. May what I offer be of value in these intense times and with so many calls for our attention.

    Wishing you peace, health, and joy. And if you have not yet voted, please make a plan for Election Day.

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    Computer Sabbatical (and Happy Holidays)

    ByElizabeth

    I am planning to be unwired for the next couple of weeks, though if there is an opportunity for a wireless connection or to use hotel internet, I may check emails. I will be in touch when I go back on-line. In the meantime, this is to wish you the best of holidays.

    Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.

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    Holiday Greetings and Schedule (Web Version of E-Newsletter)

    ByElizabeth

    Dear  Friends,

    If your inbox and your schedule has been anything like mine, you don’t need another email to read during this busy season, so I’m keeping it short.

    Last gentle/therapeutic class of this session at Willow Street is Friday, December 14th.  Make-ups and drop-ins, friends and family, warmly welcomed.  We’ll do some strengthening and stretching and then stretch out into a series of restorative poses to honor the Willow Street tradition and to get ready for the holidays.

    No William Penn House classes on either Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.    Classes run through December 18th and start again on January 8th.  As always, please don’t let means keep you away.  The already favorable pricing for the class, with a portion of the proceeds from each student going to benefit the work of William Penn House, is just a suggested amount.  The more the merrier.

    Classes start again with me at all locations Wednesday, January 2nd.  I’ll be offering the Friday night gentle/therapeutics again at Willow Street.  First class of the year is January 4th as part of Willow Street’s new $5 preview class week.  To buy your $5 passes on-line and to check out the whole preview week schedule, please visit the Willow Street website.  Registration for the Winter/Spring session is now open for the Friday night class; the first night of the Winter/Spring session is January 11th.

    Wishing you the best of holidays–may they be full of both joyous connection and sweet time for yourself.  I look forward to seeing many of you in the New Year.  If the outrageous pulsation and dance of being–whether challenging or fulfilling or both–is keeping you from class, do send me a line and be in touch.

    Peace and light,

    Elizabeth

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