First Friday Art Walk

First Friday is this Friday - and the Art Walk is from 5-8pm throughout Burlington. There are ten openings on First Friday, plus Recon Soiree #4 at The Gallery at Burlington College. Architect and artist John Anderson is opening a show of his life-sized drawings at Pine Street Art Works. On the Waterfront, Art’s Alive has three artists: Pamela Dunning, Lili Ruane and Terri Petrie. And Downtown, don’t miss the Big Beautiful Paintings at Firehouse Gallery - a few steps away from the downtown studio so very perfect for pre-or-post Keri's 6pm Vinyasa class.

First Thursday, Green Closet

Support the great businesses over the Winooski Bridge - Green Closet is a rocking fashion boutique located right on the Winooski Circle (where VT Sandwich Company used to be). Thursday night at 7pm they will house their monthly First Thursday Trunk Show to highlight local designers - this Thursday features Ava Bishop's latest collection, The Love Line. So support your local indie designers and make the walk over the bridge after Thursday night's class. Maybe it will give Sara the excuse she needs to sport her latest GC score...the Coach Aspen boots!!

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V-day 2007

V-Day was born in 1998 as an outgrowth of Eve Ensler's award winning play, "The Vagina Monologues. V-Day is a global movement to stop violence women and girls. It proclaims Valentine's Day as V-Day until the violence stops. UVM is a part of the V-Day College Campaign which invites members of the college and university communities around the world to present benefit productions of The Vagina Monologues to raise awareness about violence issues as well as raise money for local beneficiaries working to end violence against women and girls. This year, Yoga Vermont Instructor Keri Lynn Johnson will be performing in the UVM performance on February 23-24. If you would like more information or tickets, Keri teaches at our downtown studio on Fridays at 6pm and Saturday and Sunday evenings at 5pm and would be happy to fill you in on the details and other related events up on campus.

Schedule notes

Triathlete Sarah Schlein joins the Spring Schedule with an Saturday 8:30am Vinyasa Class at the Chace Mill. And the wonderful, but still bio-less Jessica Petraska is now confirmed for the Monday 7:30pm Vinyasa Class (formerly Michele's class at the Chace Mill.

Feburary 108

The cold, dark month of February has a bright side. The February Class Pass will be available for just $108!!! The pass is good for one class per day at either studio. Non-transferrable, non-refundable, valid Feb 1-28, 2007. Just ask for it at the check in desk.

bring on the cupcakes!

Double birthday week!!! Most wonderful yogi superstar and supermom Sara had her b-day yesterday and Liza on Monday. (And in the blog for everything department, we found a cupcake blog .) And from Nico, b-day boy of Jan 12, this link to Isa Chandra Moskowitz's Vegan Devil’s Food Cupcakes With Fluffy White Filling and Chocolate Icing.

Skiers and Riders Tonight

Tonight's Skiers and Riders is a go - if you haven't signed up, feel welcome to come join us this evening at 7:30 in Studio C at the Chace Mill. The group is much smaller than the fall session- which means you'll be able to work more closely with Kathy on specific areas of concern to you and make the most of all the new snow.

yoga for credit

school's back in session. did you know many of the area colleges will recognize classes at Yoga Vermont for an independent phys ed credit? just check in with the registrar and drop us an email and we'll connect you with an instructor who can be your facilitator. it's a very simple process and we do it all the time.

Six Week Sessions update

Tonight's Intro to Asthanga is full. We're taking registgrations for the next session beginning March 6. Students who want to get started sooner are also welcome to drop into one of the three ongoing drop in Ashtanga Classes at the Chace Mill (Mondays at 5:40pm with Jessica, Wednesdays at 7:30pm with Scott and Thursdays at 5:40pm with Sara.)
We have postponed the start of todaysYoga and Kung Fu Sessionsfor Kids and Adults until later in February. Dates will be confirmed later today.
And Thursday's Skiers and Riders also needs more sign ups to make it a go.

Six Week Sessions this week

Here's the scoop on the six week sessions starting this week: Monday Intro to Kripalu, and Tuesday Intro to Asthanga. Both of these sessions are fairly full, though there is room for a few more.
Tuesday's Yoga and Kung Fu Sessionsfor Kids and Adults will most likely have to be pushed back a few weeks unless we get more registrations before Monday.
And Thursday's Skiers and Riders also needs more sign ups to make it a go.
Happy Snow!

big snow and messy ice

Happy about all the fluffy snow - but not about the freezing rain and ice coming down now... Kathy is downtown to teach her 12:30-1:30 noon class, we'll have our regular classes this evening, but we have just decided to postpone the 7:30pm Intro to Kripalu session start until next week. Calling everyone shortly... (photo courtesy of the BFP Church Street webcam). Any other updates, we'll post 'em here...

tt presentation photos from 1/13

Molly Lebowitz Up Dog, Down Dog, Rescue Dog
Jennifer Horan Overview and Application of Sacred Sound
Erica LustgartenCommunity Volunteerism With A Therapy Dog
Cheryl Bruce Philosophies of Yoga Revealed Through Agriculture
Anita Hall and Carrie Baker Food as Medicine

snow today

Finally a nice fluffy snow in town... and tomorrow is Monday - MLK day (a holiday for many, but the studios are of course, open) and we begin the new spring schedule! (ps. not much changes for monday, except for scott will no longer be teaching his 7:30am class downtown). Also on Monday, Emily's Kripalu Six Week Intro Session at 7:30pm.

tt presentation photos from 1/13

Jessie Barnum Muller gave her presentation onAsthma Awareness. We are very happy to welcome Jessie to the spring schedule - she'll be teaching Thursdays downtown from 4:30-5:30pm. View printable PDF of downtown schedule

Spring Schedule Preview Chace Mill

Check out a printable pdf of the Chace Mill Spring Schedule (Spring schedule begins this coming Monday, January 15).

Instructor Program Presentations

This Saturday, members of the Yoga Vermont community are welcome to join us as students completing our 200 Yoga Instructor Program give their oral presentations from 10am-2:30pm in Studio C at the Chace Mill.

Schedule of Presentations:
• Jessie Barnum Asthma Awareness
• Molly Lebowitz Up Dog, Down Dog, Rescue Dog
• Jennifer Horan Overview and Application of Sacred Sound
• Erica Lustgarden Community Volunteerism With A Therapy Dog
• Kathy McNames Chanting and Mantra
• Cheryl Bruce Philosophies of Yoga Revealed Through Agriculture
• Anita Hall and Carrie Baker Food as Medicine

Those interested in attending should come prepared to practice, listen and eat. (Please bring one plate, bowl, fork, spoon, cloth napkin and a bag to carry these home after a meal. Participants will be tasting meals created for each dosha.) See you there!

sara, kiernan and bobby

The Hackney's return from sunny florida. (and finally the weather here goes back to a normal 10 degrees - down from last week's crazy warm stretch in the 60s...) Note Sara sporting the Saka Pinda Backpack.

Chandralekha

Blessings to the inspirational dancer Chandralekha who passed away December 31. Her revolutionary spirit and legacy worldwide along with our more provincial memories of her performance at the Flynn several years ago and her troupe joining us at the studio for kathy's class the next day will live on....

Spring Schedule Preview part 2

Already an update on the Downtown Schedule - Erika Lustgarten will be teaching a morning class on Wednesdays at 9am. We'll be updating the printable files in the next day or so...

Deepa Mehta's Water

Just netflixed Deepa Mehta's film, Water . Stunningly beautiful and highly recommended. Set in 1938 Colonial India, against Mahatma Gandhi's rise to power, the story begins when eight-year-old Chuyia is widowed and sent to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Chuyia’s feisty presence affects the lives of the other residents, including a young widow, who falls for a Gandhian idealist. More about Deepa Mehta can be found here.

Spring Schedule Preview

The new schedule kicks in this coming Monday, January 15. A handful of changes ahead...For the Downtown Studio, we will not be having weekday early morning classes (sadly) but are hoping to start up morning classes again in the future... so stay tuned for that... other changes, Scott will be taking over Tara's Sunday 10am class, and Jessica will be taking over her Thursday 6pm class. Sofi will be moving her Wednesday Noon class from the Chace Mill to Downtown at 12:30-1:30 for the Lunchbreak Class. And Sara will be taking over John's Thursday Noon Class. All this starts this coming monday, and we may have a few additions coming, but for now, this is what's set. Check out a printable PDF of the Spring Preview Schedule on the yvt website. We'll be posting the Chace Mill Spring Schedule later today or tomorrow...

sunday restorative

This Sunday, January 14 from 7-9pm is our monthly Restorative Yoga Session with Emily Garrett.

Free magazines...

New year, new magazines... get 'em while they last - free sample copies of the latest from Fit Yoga , Yoga + Joyful Living, Elephant Magazine and Sacred Pathways Magazine. You'll find them in the Chace Mill Studios, usually by the table outside the office and Studio B.

Clay Sanskrit Library

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Om Visa...

kathy's pix

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Up at Robin's cabin...