World Aids Day is Dec 1

View The World Aids Campaign video Stop AIDS; What will you do?. This 8 minute video covers the status of AIDS in 2006, the promises that have been made and the ga s in action, specifically highlighting the goal of Universal Access. December 1st is World AIDS Day. Established by the World Health Organization in 1988, World AIDS Day serves to focus global attention on the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Observance of this day provides an opportunity for governments, national AIDS programs, churches, community organizations and individuals to demonstrate the importance of the fight against HIV/AIDS.


Vermont CARES is our local committee for AIDS resources, education and services. Please join us at our downtown studio for the 12:30-1:30 Lunch Break Class with Kathy McNames. This will be a special I'll Yoga for You class and all proceeds will be donated to Vermont CARES. Representatives from the agency will be onhand taking part in the class and will be happy to chat about opportunities for volunteer involvement. They also would like to extend an invitation to join current and former leaders and supporters of Vermont CARES' community as they commemorate the agency's 20th year of service on World AIDS Day for reception and reflection from 5 to 7pm at the Firehouse Gallery on Church Street.

Emily's Yoga for Living

Emily Garrett's monthly Yoga for Living post is up on Venus Rising a local online magazine. Click to read Explore Your Truth with Seated Meditation and Ground Your Soul with Plow Pose.

Pattabhi Jois in Florida

The Ashtanga Yoga Institute is opening a studio in Islamorada, Florida. Guruji will be there for the grand opening party on March 24, followed by a two week workshop. (Word is it will be his only US stop.) Registration is now open at $200/week. No word on the number of spaces available or the size of the center as yet... but sure to be quite the yoga party for those of you that can be down there at the end of March.

And now a few words from the Isalmorada website...
"The average temperature in the Florida Keys for January is 74 degrees. Temperatures in the daytime & nighttime differ only about 10 degrees. In fact, being surrounded on water, the Florida Keys have a very temperate climate. Much more so that the Florida mainland. There is no known record of frost, ice, sleet, or snow. Fog is rare."
And further down the page...oddly enough,
""Your worst enemy can not harm you as much as your own thoughts, unguarded." from the Dhammapada"
.... hmmm... guess there's no point in thinking about their perfect weather for those of us living in the dark dark days of late november filled with cold rain and temperatures in the 30s....

Laurie David to speak at UVM

Laurie David, producer of An Inconvenient Truth and author of Stop Global Warming: The Solution is You will be speaking at UVM's Ira Allen Chapel Wednesday at 6:30pm. The presentation is free and open to the public. More about Laurie can be found in the Seven Days Article, "Heat Rave", today's Free Press and on her website stopglobalwarming.org. And also worth mentioning, An Inconvenient Truth is now available on DVD, so now you can finally sit down with all those people who know who ignored your plea and missed it in the theaters and watch it with them.

give yoga

The perfect gift to give and receive - Yoga Vermont Gift Certificates good for classes, workshops and merchandise. Available online and at the studios.

christmas arrives on church street

it seems kier was a little put off by his resemblance to santa's helper...

SKPJ on YouTube 2

Another great clip of Sri K Pattabhi Jois on You Tube.

Happy Birthday Scott!

Rumor has it there may be some cake after the 5:40 class tonight...

thanksgiving class full

Our special two hour thanksgiving session with emily garrett and sofi dillof is full. We will make confirmation calls to see that everyone who is holding a space is still planning to attend. Thanks to everyone who registered and we're sorry we have to close it off. We do suggest coming to the Wednesday, Friday and weekend classes as there is typically plenty of room. Sofi is teaching Wednesday and Friday noon and Sunday at 4pm at the Chace Mill and subbing classes at the downtown studio Friday at 6pm and Saturday at 10am.

downtown studio open!

Happy Monday, November 20 - Downtown Opening Day! Here's Monday's class schedule on church street: 7:30-8:30am scott, 12:30-1:30pm Kathy, 2-3:30 dierdra, 4-5 dierdra, 6-7:30 jenny sugar. (Please remember to bring your own mat.)

HSCC Pet of the Week

Click the photo for details about Link, the Humane Society of Chittenden County pet of the week.

Staying in town...

Kathy and Scott will be staying in town and Kathy will be teaching her regular classes at the studio. Boston is being rescheduled.

our new bolsters!

Another new addition - these gorgeous raw silk yoga bolsters from DaliMama. Available in the studios and online for $80.

SKPJ on YouTube

A great clip of Sri K Pattabhi Jois Teaching Chuck Miller and Ray Rosenthal. .

more in store

Unpacking all the new goodies we'll have in the downtown store and gradually getting them up on the web. We now have the Jivamukti Multimedia Instructional Yogic Library available on our website. Four audio class cds (Guided Relaxation and Meditation, Basic Class, Chakra Tuning, Strength & Flexibility) and four cd/dvd sets (Balancing, Beginner Vinyasa, Class for Busy People and Backbending) developed by David Life and Sharon Gannon to bring the Jivamukti experience into your home.

upcoming

We are set to open downtown on Monday, November 20 with classes at 7:30, 12:30, 2, 4 & 6pm.
This weekend is a busy one - Kathy heads off to The Sports Club/LA Boston on Friday to teach a weekend intensive.
Saturday at noon Janet Green will be teaching our special I'll Yoga for You class to benefit COTS.
Sunday at 7pm, Emily leads the monthly two hour Restorative Session.
Also, please note, our regular class schedule will be suspended on Thanksgiving Thursday at both studios, but all classes resume as scheduled on Friday, November 24. Our special two hour Thanksgiving Yoga Session with Emily Garrett and Sofi Dillof is nearing full. Please be sure to register if you plan to attend.

opening postponed...

We apologize for the late notice, but we have just made a difficult decision to postpone our opening for a week - and open the downtown studio for classes on Monday, November 20. Kathy's yoga teacher, Thom Birch died unexpectedly of a heart attack and she has gone down to East Hampton to be with Beryl. On an unrelated note, Scott seriously injured his back and is laid up for the week. These two factors made us think it best to focus on covering their classes at the mill and keeping things their running smoothly - and opening downtown when the two of them can be present. We are so looking forward to sharing the downtown space with everyone - it is beautiful and has a very special feel - and look forward to seeing you in the new space the week of November 20 and invite you all to stop by for our grand opening on Friday, November 24. Again, we apologize for any inconvenience.

downtown renting vs owning

We vote for own. Bring your own mat to the downtown studio. Mats will be available for purchase. There will be a very limited number of rental mats available for an additional fee of $1/use.

we're almost ready downtown...

Dharma Mittra DVD

We're busy stocking the new downtown studio with some wonderful new selections. We'll be featuring highlights from the new titles here on the blog. Sri Dharma Mittra's super deluxe 4 hour DVD Maha Sadhana-Level 1 is chock full of rich, in-depth material covering all limbs of yoga practice. It includes beginner and intermediate asana practice that are adjustable in length, guided pranayama and meditation practice, tips and tricks for poses and an 18 minute video retrospective of his life. Now available in our online store.

thom birch

Thom Birch (1/18/1954 - 11/9/2006)
Dear Friends,
My greatest teacher, my sweet soulmate and husband, Thom Birch died suddenly and instantly of a massive heartattack in the very early morning of Thursday, November 9. Please take a moment to join me in celebrating his life with all our family and friends. For those of you who were friends and knew Thom, please would you join us over the weekend in playing Thom's CD, playing the music of his mentor and teacher, Carlos Santana, retelling his wonderful stories, and remembering your personal experiences. We wish him joyful travels in his journey to his next lifetime, and we know he will be playing his guitar, singing Amazing Grace, and telling more stories all the way. Please visit our website at power-yoga.com for our tribute to Thom and information on services to be held on Sunday November 12 and Monday November 13, 2006.
Celebrate Impermanence
In love and light
Beryl Bender Birch

200 Hour Instructor Course

The next entry point in our 200 Hour Instructor Course will be March 2-4, 2007. Here's the schedule for the full program:

March 2-4: Weekend 1
April 7: Saturday 1
May 5: Saturday 2
June 9: Saturday 3
July 14: Saturday 4
July 21-27: Seven Day Intensive
August 24-26: Weekend 2
September 6: Saturday 5
October tba: Weekend 3
November tba: Saturday 6
December tba: Saturday 7
January tba: Saturday 8

Kathy in Boston Nov 17-19

Kathy's headed down to Boston November 17-19 to teach three special classes at the The Sports Club LA/Boston. Want to go and check out the sparkling facilities? Shoot an email to Marc McDonald for the details... MMcDonald@mp-sportsclub.com or give him a call at 617.375.8548.

I'll Yoga for You

Three upcoming I'll Yoga for You classes to note. Saturday, November 18 Noon class with Janet Green to benefit COTS, Friday, December 1 at the downtown studio for the Lunch Break (12:30) class with Kathy McNames to support Vermont CARES and Saturday, December 16 with Sofi at Noon to support The Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf.

hello to...

New instructors on our downtown schedule, Keri Lynn Johnson, Diedra Fleury, Deb Wien and Beth Martell will be posting their bios shortly. This stunning photo is of Keri in her travels to Tibet. Keep an eye on the instructors page for more updates.

1938 video of Sri Krishnamacharya

Krishnamacharya Yoga Film 1938 courtesy of Leslie Kaminoff at e-Sutra .

Voting

Bernie wins the Senate race!
The exit poll from Sabian, "I voted for toys."
And we leave you with this from American Elf.

downtown studio

World AIDS day is Dec 1

On December 1st, World AIDS Day, we'll be offering a special I'll Yoga for You class in our new Church Street Studio. All the proceeds from the lunch brake class (12:30-1:30pm) with Kathy McNames will be donated to Vermont CARES. Vermont CARES is hosting a reception at the Firehouse Gallery on Church Street from 5-7pm. The event will include speakers, musicians, the AIDS quilt, refreshments, and time for solidarity and silence. See you there!

this week

John McCown starts a new Six Week Introduction to Kripalu Yoga tomorrow night at 7:30.
Tuesday, Scott starts a new Six Week Intro to Ashtanga Yoga session at 7:30. And believe it or not, that's it for Six Week Sessions until JANUARY!!! Wow...
Also, there's still room in the Skiers and Riders group if you don't mind that you missed the first week and still want to join in.
And if you are planning to attend the special Thanksgiving Class, please be sure to sign up. It's about half full...

Church Street Schedule

We've posted the new Church Street Schedule up on the website (scroll down below the Chace Mill schedule). A pdf file will be coming shortly. Open for (most) classes beginning next Monday, November 13 with our "grand opening" on Friday, November 24 (also the day of the Church Street tree lighting ceremony).

Tibet Festival

A Celebration of Tibet this Saturday, November 4 from 11:30-4:30 at Memorial Auditorium on Main Street. Enjoy Tibetan food, crafts, dance and music. Fun for the whole family. Don't miss the crowd pleasing Yak dance. Organized by Tibetan Association of Vermont.

Prasana Concert at UVM

Friends of Indian Music and Dance opens their 2006-2007 concert series on November 4, 2006 at 7:00pm by Carnatic/Fusion Electric Guitarist, Prasanna with Lakshman Mahadevan on the mridangam at the Recital Hall at UVM’s Redstone Campus. In a world studded with brilliant guitarists, “Prasanna plays like nobody on the planet,” according to one jazz critic. As a guitarist and composer, Prasanna's prolific body or work is as diverse as it is integrated. This includes over eleven Carnatic albums, the just released Carnatic/Rock Jimi Hendrix tribute album “Electric Ganesha Land,” a highly acclaimed Jazz Fusion album “Be the Change” featuring several Grammy Award winning artists from the jazz world, an eclectic solo guitar album “Peaceful,” and many more. As a true artist, Prasanna is both a traditionalist and modernist and everything in between.

let it snow

Yoga for Skiers and Riders with Kathy starts tomorrow!

politics

It's November 1. The elections are next week. And we have just a few words to say this morning. Vote, wherever you are. Practice yoga. Breathe. Eat. Sleep. And take five minutes out of your year and vote on Tuesday. And who are we happy about voting for? Bernie. Bernie. Bernie. Bernie. Bernie. Bernie. Bernie. Bernie. Bernie. Bernie. Bernie. Welch Scudder. That's how we feel anyway. Your vote is your own. Use it.

happy halloween

Superman, Supermom and one very confused little giraffe...