Our New Community Class
Every Friday night starting in June from 7:15-8:15pm
Our New Community Class is a way for the Roslindale Yoga Studio to "give back" to the community that supports us. Pay what you can. Your presence is more important to us than your money.
(Suggested donation $7.)

Hands on Adjustment Workshop
Sunday, June 29th 2008 from • 12:30pm-2:30
CANCELED
This Workshop will be Rescheduled in the Fall

JULY 2008

Parkway Stars: Fundraiser Class
Wednesday, July 9 • 6pm-7:15pm (Please note, this will take the place of our regularly scheduled 6pm class.)
Suggested donation: $20
Please Support the Stars by Phone or in Person at Roslindale Yoga.

Please Support the Parkway Community and Participate in Roslindale Yoga Sends the Stars to Cooperstown Fundraiser. The Stars Leave August 8th! Donations Gratetely Appreciated!

This workshop is for intermediate and advanced level students.

YOGAHOPE: A Benefit Class
Saturday, July 19 • 10am-11:30am (Please note, this will take the place of our regularly scheduled 10am class.)
Suggested donation: $20
Please register by phone or in person at Roslindale Yoga.

Roslindale Yoga will be co-hosting a benefit class for yogaHOPE, a Boston based non-profit outreach organization dedicated to establishing rehabilitative yoga programs in residential facilities for underserved women in substance abuse recovery, poor and homeless women, and victims of domestic violence.

Representatives from yogaHOPE will be present to talk about their work and outreach program and to answer any questions - visit www.yogaHOPE.org to learn more.

"The mind is everything, what you think, you become"- Buddha

SEPTEMBER 2008

AcroYoga Workshop

$40 for person/student, $35 each for a pair, prepaid by 9/1/08 $45 pp or $50 per pair drop in (if there is room)

AcroYoga blends the spiritual wisdom of yoga, the loving kindness of Thai massage, and the dynamic power of Acrobatics. These three ancient lineages form the foundation of a unique new practice that cultivates trust, connection and playfulness. Our highest aim is to bring individuals into a state of union with themselves, with each other, and with the divine. From this place of mutual support the true self can be realized, honored and shared for the benefit of all.

• TRUST, CONNECTION, PLAYFULNESS: ACROYOGA FUNDAMENTALS
  Saturday, September 6, 1:30 - 4:30 PM
  Open your practice with the ease, comfort and the support of a partner. This workshop touches upon all the disciplines that AcroYoga offers, combining Yoga, Acrobatics, and Thai Massage. The class experience includes: Circle Ceremony, Mirrored Asana, Partner Yoga Flow, Assisted Inversions, Partner Acrobatics, Flying Sequences and Thai Massage. Grounded in the breath, we will draw upon the natural forces of gravity and "metta" loving kindness to encourage the body to let go of fear and tension. Students are requested to have familiarity with yoga. No partner necessary!

• LOVE, LIGHT & FLIGHT
  Sunday, September 7, 1:30 - 4:30 PM
  Flying is a dance between Shiva & Shakti, that utilizes the compliments of strong grounding energy and fluid receptive energy. It is a practice of giving and receiving, honoring and accepting, inhaling and exhaling that will take both yogis into a new place of union and bliss. The base creates a stable platform for the flyer to receive inverted aerial asana flows, blended with therapeutic massage techniques. The relationship between partners deepens as they exchange roles as flyer and base, increasing their capacity for trust and communication. The flyer receives spinal and muscular release while the base is the recipient of Thai Massage and the Buddhist practice of metta -loving kindness. No partner necessary!

Special ParaYoga Advanced Studies Series with Lauren Toolin

• Sept. 14* -- Reaching for Kaivalya: Yoga Philosophy and Practice...
  A primary goal of Yoga is to achieve Kaivalya, a state of liberation from the mundane and union with the divine. There is a comprehensive world view and philosophy behind all that we currently call "Yoga." Yoga practice is as much about transforming the mind as it is about transforming the body. One's path to freedom is incomplete without the examination of Yoga's philosophical foundations and techniques for bringing these forth into your world. In this workshop, we will explore and understand some of the most important tenets of Yoga through an examination of its literature and scripture. We will also embody some of these principles through a balanced hatha yoga practice. Required reading: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, any translation, first 2 chapters; The Bhagavad Gita, any translation; and Tantra and Classical Yoga article by Linda Johnsen (article provided to participants)

• October 5 -- Disintegration to Integration... Have you ever said, "I just can't 'get' that pose….?" Explore the art of asana 'deconstruction' and 'reconstruction', enabling you to practice or teach poses with more understanding (Vidya), finesse (Sthiram), and power (Shakti) and less effort (Sukham). We'll look at a few favorites from each type of asana and will also take suggestions from the group, time permitting. Geared to All Levels (Great for teachers). Required reading: Anatomy of Hatha Yoga or Anatomy of Movement.

• October 26th* --Yoga and Prana
  Our very existence is animated through the accumulation and utilization of primal energy, called Prana. Although the word Prana is mentioned frequently in the yoga world, it is rarely examined in depth. For instance, there are five categories of physical prana, characterized by their movement and direction, which we'll explore through asana, discussion and observation. We'll delve into an exploration of Prana's real power and potential for expanding Creativity and Consciousness. No prerequisite reading.

• November 23 -- Sun Moon and Fire
  "We are made of the same stuff that lights the most distant stars. Recognize it and discover a power and insight that will guide you to flourist in every area of your life" -- Yogarupa Rod Stryker. Yoga practices are premised on the cultivation of our inner fire (Agni) and its proper utilization. Learn how to nurture these profound elemental powers and fuel your potential to live a fuller, freer and more joyful life. Asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha and meditation will all be explored as ways to brighten and sustain our Agni.

About Lauren, RYT: Lauren Toolin, director of the Metta Center in Spencer, Ma. and part of the teaching training staff at BJY, is a nationally recognized yoga instructor and a teaching assistant of both Rodney Yee and Yogarupa Rod Stryker. An initiated practitioner in the tradition of Swami Rama of the Himalayas, her instruction is an engaging synthesis of the clarity and precision of the Iyengas system and the joyful, energetic inquiry of Tantra. Always insightful, inspirational, and infused with humor, Lauren's teaching conveys her belief in yoga's boundless potential for creating a healhty, successful, and loving esistence. Lauren is a contributor to Yoga + Joyful Living Magazine and is a featured instructor in the MOB Skwad television series.