News From The Hood FEBRUARY 2015 NEIGHBORHOODYOGA.NET The Challenge has Begun! We are three weeks into our 40 Day New Year’s Challenge. We want to help you commit to your practice this year. The 40 Day Challenge is based on the theory that is takes 40 days to make a permanent change in our habits so we can begin to align our actions with our intentions. Congratulations! To all those who stepped on the path . . . We currently have over 40 people committed to the New Year’s Challenge, all who are participating in unlimited classes through February 20th. After 40 days, anyone who completes 15 or more classes will be entered into a drawing for a 5 class card, and get recognized in our next Newsletter. The person with the most classes will also receive a free 5 class card . . . not to mention a healthy body and mind. Thanks for all the great energy in classes, and for your patience when classes are fuller than usual. Chakra Balancing Immersion with Chris Howell Finding Our Power Animal Guided Shamanic Meditation with Dakota Walker March 7th Saturday, 11-12 $12 in advance $15 at door Join Dakota Walker, Quantum Shamanic Practitioner and Teacher, for a powerful experience of guided Shamanic Journeying. In today’s journey, Dakota will lead the group to the Lower World of nonordinary reality to discover and work with your power animal. These meditations are deep, powerful and profound and as one member from Dakota’s online Shamanic Journeyer Club describes it: "Dakota is a music and word maestro. Her meditations are rich, full of emotion and imagery. There hasn't been one journey of hers that I have not had profound shifts. I am ever so grateful for finding her and for joining the Shamanic Journeyers Club - it has been life changing!" Michele, San Francisco, Ca. Experience the journey yourself by joining us onMarch 7th at 11 am. This course will explore how the Eastern Yogic energy systems affect us today in the West. We will use tools of mediation, yoga postures, expressive movement and art, self- inquiry, mantras, mudras, yantras, breathing and guided relaxation/imagery, to increase balance. No yoga experience necessary, all levels welcome. For more information and to register: integrativeyogacounseling.com or neighborhoodyoga.net Course runs February - June Saturdays: 11-5, Sundays 9-3 1: Feb 7 & 8th 2: Feb 28th, march 1st 3. March 21st & 22nd 4: May 2 &3 5: June 6 &7 6: June 27 & 28 Investment $650 total, Space held with $200 deposit. Can’t commit to the whole 6 sessions, you can do individual weekends. This weekend, Feb. 7th-8th, Root Chakra. Create a solid and stable foundation for your physical, emotional, and spiritual self. The root chakra represents our safety, security and grounding. We will explore how it can be excessive or deficient and how to create balance in our foundation, through yoga postures, mudras, mantras, journaling, expressive arts and meditation. Investment $125 for weekend. Instructor: Chris Howell MA, LPC Chris is a clinical psychotherapist who integrates yoga into counseling sessions, workshops and courses. She specializes in using the chakra system to increase balance, healing and overall well being. Heart-Opening Flow: Celebrate Valentine's Day by offering yourself the gift of yoga and love. Calling All Body Workers February 21-22nd at Neighborhood Yoga Abdominal Massage Touching The Core Saturday 9 - 6pm, Sunday 8 - 5pm. 16 CE contact hours | $285 Join Caroline for her regular Saturday morning class to open your heart and tune in to the love that surrounds you. Regular class price, no need to pre-register, but space is limited. Group Meditation and Bhagavad Gita Discussion Group meets the second Sunday of each month from 4:00-5:15pm. All are welcome! Free. Next class is this Sunday, February 8th. We will explore specific massage components, anatomy and physiology, indications and contraindications, emotional and energetic elements, as well as the importance of the diaphragm for breathing and digestive health. You will also learn abdominal self-care tools that will help support your clients after treatments. For registration: www.coretouchinstitute.com or 828-773-0357 Weather Related Issues For weather related class cancellations please call the studio (265-0377) one hour prior to class. If for any reason we need to cancel, a message will be on the machine. No message , class will meet as scheduled. We try to stay open as much as possible, so be mindful as you drive and walk up to the studio. Access Your Account Online Go to: h'ps://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/home?studioid=42708 Enter your ﬁrst and last name in the ‘New to our site?’ box in the middle of the screen and select the ‘Next>’ bu'on. (You may also select the ‘Log in with Facebook’ opNon.) If you are already in our system, you will be given the opNon to select your name, or you will be able to create an account. Your password must be at least 8 characters and contains both le'ers and numbers. Once you have created an account, you will be able to view your account including your visit history and current account balance. You may also purchase new class passes online! The next Nme you want to access the site, you will just enter your email and password in the ‘Been here before?’ box.