Yoga Northwest News

Joan White’s Workshop . . . was a success. 40 people stood on their heads and bent over backwards and forwards to Joan’s exquisite guidance. Her teachings are always creative and insightful, with fresh inspiration from “the source.” She has studied at the B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune almost yearly 28 times!! She is the Director of the B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga School of Philadelphia and will be back next Spring when the tulips bloom (she loves the tulips!!) … But also loves our studio and dedicated students!!

Charlotte had a baby girl! May 15, 2010. Miss Bellatrix Amelia Davis. We are so-o-o-o happy for her. Charlotte has decided to give her time to mother her baby, and won’t be teaching at Yoga Northwest. We will miss her warm presence, and bubbling laughter.

Iyengar Yoga Convention in Portland with Geetaji Iyengar -- We were ~500 certified Iyengar Yoga instructors participating in a 5-day convention lead by Geeta Iyengar, B.K.S. Iyengar’s daughter and five other teachers from the Institute in Pune. The main theme was “therapeutics with reflection;” how to look and observe deeply into individual bodies and with the help of props and modifications, help people recover health and healing with balance, space and freedom (Moksa – freedom) to the physical body, as well as the organic body, the mental, emotional and spiritual body… it was very inspiring!

SUMMER CLASSES Start June 28 – 10 weeks with our SUPER SPECIALS

Special #1 – If you sign up before June 11 you get $10 off and get to enter a drawing for a free Fall 12-week Session! Check or cash only.

Special #2 - If you are new to Yoga Northwest, you get $20 off Summer Session. Check, cash or visa ok.

Special #3 - If you sign up with family members, each additional family member gets $10 off!

Special #4 - Flexible Payment Plan

Pay monthly – provide 3 predated checks:

Pretty Good Deals!!

Our FLEXIBLE MAKEUP POLICY for Your Summer Vacation -- Remember, if you are going to be gone this summer a week or more, that you can make up classes missed before or after your vacation and come 2, 3, or 4x a week instead. If you are a Level I student there are 14 classes/week you can make up in and if you are a Level I/II student 25 classes!! Lots of flexibility!!

Free Iyengar Yoga Classes June 21-27 -- We are again offering a wide variety of free classes to give people an opportunity to experience the power of Iyengar Yoga and all our different classes. And if you have practiced other schools of Yoga before and are physically fit and active, you can come and try our Level I/II class (experienced beginners). Please check our Free Schedule for which classes are offered this time.

For those of you who are already students at Yoga Northwest, you are also welcome to join our free classes, when you bring a friend or more.

$5 Coupons -- And for each new student you refer to Yoga Northwest you receive a $5 coupon, that can be used towards future classes, or items from our Yoga boutique such as Yoga props, books, DVDs, etc.

PLEASE NOTE: Plus Size Class has a new day and time! Tuesdays at 7:15pm with Leslie, which will be a more convenient time and day in the summer.

The IMMERSION SERIES with Meg is Back for Enthusiastic Early Bird Yogis! -- Mon, Wed, and every other Friday at 6:30 am (see schedule for specifics).

Lucky Winners of Spring and Summer -- Juliet Cridel of Thursday 9am Level I won the free Spring Session and Marsha Strayer of Gentle II won the Summer Session. Congratulations!

Gail Malizia -- We are delighted to have Gail come and give two workshops with a Gentle Yoga focus for aging bodies! With an emphasis on hips, low back, neck, shoulders and breath. Gail was the Yoga Queen of Seattle 20 years ago, but have since retired in Mexico where she teaches Yoga and gives workshops. She is almost 70 and a delightful example how Yoga can help us age gracefully.

The workshops are almost full!! If you are signing up, your $20 deposit per class is due now!

Workshop times: Saturday, June 12 and 19, 2-5pm.

At Last We are Getting – New Yoga Tights and T’s!! --We are hoping to have a new shipment of styles and colors arrive at the end of June.

Yoga in Sweden -- This summer my daughter, Maya, and I are going home to Sweden for a month to celebrate Midsummer Eve with my family. We will also travel up North to a little village where I will teach Yoga for a week under the “midnight sun.” It’s a very magical place for me, the village, Hoverberg, is where my mother’s family dates back to the 14 hundreds with old churches and farms nestled next to a big lake with snow-capped mountains in the distance. So, while I’m gone, Meg and Katie will take care of my classes. See you in the middle of July!

Have a lovely summer and if you are going away for a vacation check out our light, packable Yoga mats. My vacations have always been enhanced with Yoga!!

Namaste,