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Super August Special!
Unlimited Classes.....Adults $89
Seniors and Teens..... $49
Kids – Absolutely Free! Ages 8 and up, please.
(Kids’ offer excludes Yin Yoga Class on Friday at 9:30 am)
August Holiday Long Weekend Schedule
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9:30 am – 10:45 am |
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Yin Yoga |
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| Saturday July 31 |
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9:30 am – 10:45 am |
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DanceYoga! |
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| Saturday July 31 |
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11 – 12:30 |
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| Sunday August 1 |
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11 – 12:30 |
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Level 1 and 2 |
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| Holiday Monday, August 2 |
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11 – 12:30 |
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Special Class!* |
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Can-Fit-Pro
The annual Can-Fit-Pro Conference will happen again this
year in Toronto mid-August at the Metro Toronto Convention
Centre. This gathering is North America's premier Fitness/MindBody
Conference which is expecting upwards of 6,000 attendees in
2010! A popular, long-time presenter at this Conference, Maureen
has been invited to present three workshops this year.
1. Viniyoga, Gentle and Healing Yoga
Gentle Yoga is just that. Many of you know, of course, that
Mo’s belief is such that yoga is being taught across
North American in a much too aggressive way...and further,
that many people who would benefit tremendously are being
turned OFF yoga because of this. So this workshop is all about
a style of yoga called VINIYOGA – which is the true,
original and authentic yoga. Gentle and healing.
2. Yoga Block Party is a class in which every pose requires
a block! So just a lot of fun, and giving various options,
and new interesting ideas for freshening your own practice,
or your classes.
3. Raja Yoga is the yoga of meditation. So this workshop
will be all about how to teach meditation within the format
of a yoga class. Many ideas. Great ideas on how to lead people
into deeper practices
For more information on the conference, how to register,
and how to join Maureen at these workshops, please visit:
www.canfitpro.com
July 1st, 2010
Yoga Philosophy
of the Month: Moksha
The fourth – and ultimate aim – of the Pursharthras
is Moksha. This is a Sanskrit name drawn from the Hindu root
“mukti” which means, literally, to release, to let
loose, to let go. So, Moksha then is the freedom from –
the liberation from – our ways of being (samskaras) and
attachments that keep us on the treadmill of our lives....deep
in the grooves of what we already know about how to behave,
speak, believe......and keep us trapped in a box-like state
of being.....without the ‘aerial perspective’ so
to speak........and ultimately from the freedom to attain
a higher, more evolved state of being.
When we come to realize that the body is not the self, nor
is the mind, nor our thoughts and ideas....when we can realize
that our individual soul or Atman is as one with the divine
spirit...when we come to understand that we are all one, and
that everything is all one....only then can we attain Moksha.
This union with Divine Spirit (God, Allah, whatever or whoever
you think is responsible for you being here) is considered
to be the highest perfection of existence.
In Buddhism the concept of liberation is known as Nirvana.
It is referred to as "the highest happiness" and
is the goal of the Buddhist path.
The goal of all the different styles of yoga is this liberation.
Meditation, loving devotion, practice of the asanas along
with specific breathwork, acts of compassion, observation
of the 5 yamas and the 5 niyamas (moral and ethical precepts)
all will help us to move toward freeing ourselves from needing,
from wanting. From the attachments.
We can work toward mastery of the senses and self, be fearless
in our quest and be devoid of rancour (nirvair), be upstanding
yet humble, treating all creatures as if they were he himself,
wanting nothing, clinging to nothing.
For sure, all of this is a PRACTICE!
Try this:
When faced with a situation that is difficult to handle, pause
for just a moment. Be still wherever you are. Take a breath.
Ask yourself the question – What is the PRACTICE here?
Listen inwardly as if you expect to hear an answer. You may
not hear a voice. But quite likely you will feel an impulse
to do one thing over another. Some pull.
And then move forward with what you are being inwardly prompted
to do.
So, to sum up then, we have the framework of the 4 Purusharthras
– to help us to structure our lives in such a way that
we can achieve our highest level of being – in this lifetime!
To learn more about the other 3 Purusharthras, please visit
our past articles at http://www.mraesyogastudio.com/articles.html
by Maureen Rae, RN, E-RYT
As always, we welcome your comments and stories. Sharing your
experiences can often go a long way to helping others to ‘see.’
Please feel free to email us at info@mraesyogastudio.com
Click here to read
Maureen's previous articles
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