Saw Mill Club Yoga - Get Involved January 2009

January 7th - Yoga Orientation
Meets the first Wednesday of each Month, 1:00-2:00 pm, in the newly created Yoga Studio (Studio C).
With Basil Jones, basil@basilyoga.com Creative Director Saw Mill Club Yoga

Bring your questions, goals, concerns, and your “story” with you to Saw Mill Club’s monthly free orientation for the yoga–curious. Bring family and friends, no need to be a member to attend the orientation.

January 8th - Charity Spinning Into Yoga
6:30-7:15 pm, Led by Dorothy Gulla

Proceeds benefit earth-friendly rotating charities. No donation is too small!
Enjoy a mindful and balanced spin that views footage from the acclaimed “Planet Earth” film series, incorporates safe yoga stretches, and follow up with an optional yoga class.

January 11th - Yoga For Athletes Series Begins - 3 Part Series
Sundays  2:00 -4:00 pm Led by Joe Samodi
*Please sign up at the main desk

Yoga will make you a better athlete. It improves your efficiency, power, mental focus and endurance. This three-part workshop takes an in-depth look at how all these areas in an athlete relates to the practice of yoga.

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• Have More Questions, Connect with Basil Jones, Yoga Creative Director bjones@sawmillclub.com

Considering a Yoga Class?

There are many different types, each with varying objectives, degrees of physical intensity, and potential benefits. Here’s a quick guide to a range of yoga styles:

HATHA. In the U.S., most styles tend to fall within this category. There are 3 basic elements in hatha yoga: postures, breathing techniques and meditation techniques.

IYENGAR. In this type of yoga, the individual concentrates on the numerous body alignments needed to achieve and hold any one posture.

ASTANGA. A rigorous form of yoga, astanga requires continuous movement between postures, without pausing or rest.

BIKRAM. A sort of “hothouse” approach to yoga, this type of yoga is practiced in a room with the temperature raised. Bikram involves an extensive series of postures that stretch the muscles in a precise sequence. (The increased room temperature is intended to raise body heat even further, in order to make the muscles warmer and easier to stretch.)

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• Get Involved - Take a Yoga Workshop Don’t Miss This One- December 7th

Don’t Get Closed Out of Saw Mill Yoga Workshops

Next Yoga Workshop: Sunday, December 7 2:00–4:00PM

Chest Openers and Back Bending Workshop
Saw Mill Club Studio C: * All Levels Welcome * Limited to 30 students

In this all-levels 2 hour workshop we will explore how to move beyond “samskaras” or patterns of physical and emotional tension within the body . With breath centered introspection, students will use the wall and other props to safely open and release areas of tension in the chest and front body. With the openness of the front body we will explore how to safely approach backbending to open the entire spine and rejuvenate the nervous system.

Presented by Basil Jones, CYT bjones@sawmillclub.com

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Monthly Orientation to Saw Mill Club Yoga
With Basil Jones, Creative Director Saw Mill Club Yoga

Meets the first Wednesday of each Month, 1:00-2:00 pm, in the newly created Yoga Studio (Studio C).
Next Meeting, November 5th

Bring your questions, goals, concerns, and your “story” with you to Saw Mill Club’s monthly free orientation for the yoga–curious. Bring family and friends, no need to be a member to attend the orientation.  Meet Basil Jones, basil@basilyoga.com SMC Creative Yoga Director registered with the Yoga Alliance (RYT) to discuss what classes and traditions of yoga might best serve your goals.

New Yoga and Dance Studio at Saw Mill Club

By Basil Jones, RYT, Creative Director of Yoga Saw Mill Club

Sacred Space.
Wikipedia defines sacred space as, ” being set apart to pursue (or to already have achieved) a sacred state or goal, such as Nirvana. It is often ascribed to people, objects, times, or places.

If it’s been a while since you pushed yourself up off the floor in a chatturanga (yogic push up) or felt the space between your shoulder blades (energetically speaking), it may be time to take that huge leap into the often neglected Self and roll out a yoga mat in the old racquetball court cum yoga studio now known as Studio C.

What might your opened third eye see in studio C? Upon entering, one is greeted with the simple symbol of change, balance, and harmony: a circle. An architectural wall with a 6 foot circular recess, this wall serves as a beautiful focal point and inspiration in your practice. In addition to the beautifully refinished and immaculately maintained hardwood floors, insulated and sound proofed ceilings, a freshly tweaked sound system, quality controllable lighting, and instant command heat/cool thermostats for proper temperatures, the space has one more feature. Or, lack thereof. You won’t any longer find…shoes, dirty mats, cluttered props.

In order to keep the Sacred Space of Studio C the perfect nest to find your Inner Sacred Space, props, mats, shoes, and personal belongings are now housed just outside this lower level studio (just down the hall from the women’s locker rooms) space in cubbies. Please be supportive of one another and of the club’s new policy to keep this space a haven for personal growth and deeper understanding of the traditions of Yoga.

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