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Teacher Training Fall 2012! Who wants to go?

If you are interested in attending Bikram Yoga Teacher Training Fall 2012, check this link for details!

If you want to teach or simply have one of the most transformative trips of your lifetime, have a look!

http://bikramyoga.com/TeacherTraining/AboutTeacherTraining.php

 

Here is our group of 4 teachers who attended TT Las Vegas 2010, wow!  They have come so far!

Excellence in Yoga, and the Olympic Games

 
 

Excellence in Yoga, and the Olympic Games

 

 

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win

but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is

not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not

to have conquered but to have fought well.  

 

~The Olympic Motto, as quoted by Pierre de Coubertin

 

The emotion and energy of the Olympics Games can be felt across the globe.

It's an exciting time when the world comes alive as it unites through sport; it's

a time when people from all cultures are inspired by others to follow their dreams

and better themselves through their own pursuits.

 

If we deconstruct the Olympic Games, at its core lies a life philosophy that is not

so different from the Yoga school of Hindu philosophy. Promoted by the founder

of the Modern Olympic Games Movement, Pierre de Coubertin, back in 1894, the

Games draws together sport, culture, and education with the aim of creating a

harmonious balance between body, will, and mind*. As a direct reflection, Yoga

is so named for its focus on yoking the body with the mind, and the spirit.

The Yoga Sutras by Patanjali, may have been written in India centuries ago,

but this foundational text of 196 verses outlines techniques for achieving

concentration through the application of a yoga practice. The 8 limbs of yoga

are described at the heart of the text; asana is its exhibitive limb, and it is

the sport of Yoga.

Coubertin also set a universal set of values for the Games that have stood

the test of time; they speak to sport being as much a physical activity, as a

way of educating society.

 

Respect - fair play; knowing one's own limits; and taking care of one's health

and the environment

Excellence - how to give the best of oneself, on the field of play or in life;

taking part; and progressing according to one's own objectives

Friendship - how, through sport, to understand each other despite any differences**

This time of sportsmanship is a wonderful way for yoga practitioners to recognize

that just as other sports are significant in inspiring others, yoga is equally so.

The definitions of respect and friendship are integral to yoga - Yamas (morals)

and Niyamas (observances) of Yoga Sutra. The pursuit of excellence - this is the

healthy competition in yoga.

Though it may not be as obvious in say, track and field, swimming, fencing,

or rowing, studies have shown that it is the intrinsic value of mindfulness that

allows competitors to achieve their personal best. In yoga however, mindfulness

is akin to wearing your heart on your sleeve; it is the aura of calm, effortless

ease, and grace of folding into and out of asanas, one at a time, that displays

a high level of concentration and will. Just as Yoga Sutra 2.47 outlines: 

The means of perfecting the posture is that of relaxing or loosening of effort,

and allowing attention to merge with endlessness, or the infinite; yoga champions

train to achieve stillness in their practice, and it is this very quality that

encourages others to better their practices.

 

Yoga is ours to share. Yoga will create a better world. Yoga inspires.

Enjoy the Games!

 

Love & Peace,

 

Rajashree

 

For more information on where you can view upcoming Yoga championships,

or inquire how to become part of the International Yoga Sports Federation,

please visit www.iysf.org

 

*http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Reports/EN/en_report_670.pdf

 

**http://getset.london2012.com/en/resources/educators/the-olympic-and-paralympic-values

 

 

 

Important studio updates for the last week of July and first week of August

Check our link for August long Wkd hours:

http://sshy.squarespace.com/schedule/

 

One more week!

Miranda one of our senior visiting teachers will be off to the west coast soon, so come on in and take one of her amazing classes:)  Ask questions, learn more, improve yourself, and have fun!

NOTICE:

Ume's Kitchen will be closed this long wkd friday as Sarah is away.  There will only be Fresh Granola, kept now in our new cooler.   Have a great weekend everyone!

10 days of Transformation at SSHY with the SSHY team 

We had great feedback and results from our last group of yogis and yoginis in this healing spa like yoga challenge.  We will be planning another for the fall, if you are interested please send in your request and we will put you on the list as space will be limited.  For more info, please click here:

http://www.staffordstreethotyoga.com/blog/2012/6/4/10-days-of-transformation-june-11th-20th.html

 

Start From Scratch To Win

Recently at SSHY, a small and dedicated group set out to transform themselves. At the end of the 10 day intensive, most of us realized that healing requires immense courage and activation of WILL. Awakening to the deeper connectivity of the Mind and Body is expansive and joyous. Then the "work" really begins.

As ingrained habits and instincts and histories are probed, weaknesses become amplified. Initially, the body and heart hurt more because the capacity to Feel is activating. The difficult task of un-repressing and de-stressing leaves more room to feel our pain signals but with a strong WILL, we create intelligent strategies. Taking a break from toxic foods, harmful emotions, slowing down and contemplating the deeper layers of our being gives LIFE a whole, new edge. This process is personal and unique to each individual. It is profound because it shakes all of the foundations built by the egoic mind and a faulty education. It requires a strong WILL to seek change in our human nature and re-educate ourselves; a journey that takes us beyond what we originally thought about our life, our circumstances ... our future. There is immense hope and in*spirit*ation as we learn to breathe deeper and longer ~ Grace enters our lives when we realize we must continually 'start from scratch'. 

I feel blessed to witness the courage in our community.

Tannis 

 

 

Summer Weekender Challenge

A special summer challenge perfect for all you yogis and yoginis who often get out of Winnipeg on the weekends!

  • 28 days from July 16- August 23
  • Monday - Fridays only - no weekends or holidays (ie. August 6th)
  • includes 1 Twig Tea every Monday to alkalize your blood after a fun weekend away (5 in total)
  • includes 1 Smoothie every Friday to energize you for the weekend (5 in total)
  • free classes on the weekends if you stick around Winnipeg

COST: $108 plus tax ($96 plus tax - Student/Senior Price!) + $50 deposit

If you have an unlimited membership, 28 days will be added on to the end of it. If you have a class pass, it will go on hold until the end of the challenge. If you are a Monthly Recurring Member you will pay the difference of $8.41 or $6.31 (Students/Seniors) and the deposit.  

You can pre-order beverages on whiteboard in kitchen before classes on Mondays & Fridays.

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