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Specialty Classes & EventsTo Register for any of these workshops or for more information please
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To complete the registration process please send a check for the amount of the event to:
Heartsong Yoga
264 North Main Street, Suite 5
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
or call Sheila at 413-525-0720
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Full Moon Yoga Classes Held on most "Full Moon" Sundays at 6 PM
July 25, "The Thunder Moon"
August 22, "The Green Corn Moon"
September 26, "The Harvest Moon"
October 24, "The Moon of the Painted Leaves"
November 21, "The Frosty Moon"
December 19, "The Long Night Moon"
The 6 pm Sunday night yoga classes that fall on or near the full moon are a delightful blend of mystery, history and magic. Join us as we weave in the stories of the moon and the natural world to the practice of yoga. Each special class is unique to the month & season.
$14.00 to drop in, or use your class card, or FREE for monthly members, no pre registration required.
All Levels welcome.
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Yoga Nidra Classes |  | |
First Thursday of every month, 7:30 pm.
July 1,
August 5,
September 2,
October 7,
November 4,
December 2
Yoga Nidra is the name of the deep relaxation led at the end of every yoga class.
This workshop with Heartsong's senior teacher Jane Anable will expand on the practice, giving you the chance to experience a powerful yoga technique for deep rest.
Yoga Nidra is a Sanskrit word which can be translated as yogic sleep or sleep of the yogis. It is an ancient tantric practice which systematically induces complete mental, physical, and emotional relaxation. We lie on our backs and systematically move our awareness to different parts of the body, practice specific breathing techniques, and use guided imagery. Through this process the subtle energy channels are completely revitalized. In this session, we will dedicate a short period of time to Sankalpa, which is intention. We will sow the seeds of change in the mind and create a deeply relaxing state in which those seeds may grow and create change in our lives. Yoga Nidra is helpful for stress reduction, insomnia, fatigue, depression and anxiety as well as general well-being.
$15.00 for all to drop in! Drop ins always welcome.
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Meditation Group "Heartsong Sangha" |  | |
Brand new to Heartsong.
Tuesday night meditation group being developed!
Starts Tuesday, July 6.
Drop ins welcome.
6 to 7 pm.
Donations welcome, to complete the circle of giving and to support the space.
Eileen Santer, a long time Heartsong student and friend, has stepped up to be a leader of this new gathering for the practice of meditation and mindfulness. She would describe this as place to support and encourage the heart's song--what does the heart want? A place for anyone with or without experience, but yearning for a quiet place to be with others--a place of acceptance.
Eileen strongly believes that the heart takes an authentic individual path when given space and encouragement. For some people it's looking for less tension, for others looking for a deepening. She (and I) believe in the heart's process.
A little bit of teaching, a lot of practice, and even more support for all. All levels welcome. Visit Heartsong in for this peaceful practice, and a chance to listen to, and to trust, the heart...the true practice of meditation.
more about Eileen:
Eileen has been practicing meditation and studying meditation since the early 70's, attending 10-day retreats in Buddhism twice a year since the 90's at IMS in Barre and Garrison Institute in New York. She spent 15 years as a devotee of Adi Da. She has studied with Joseph Goldstein, Christina Feldman and Adyashanti among others. She enjoys typing and Twittering for Norman Scrimshaw, a New Hampshire teacher in non-duality. Her core teacher is Taraniya from IMS. Her favorite spiritual author is Joko Beck of the Zen tradition.
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Boomer Yoga Class with Beryl Bender Birch |  | |
An Evening event with Beryl Bender Birch
Boomer Yoga
Keeping your body young, your mind vibrant, and your spirit soaring!
Drawing from her new book, Boomer Yoga, Beryl will introduce a dynamic yoga
practice that is especially designed for boomers to accommodate our changing
bodies and minds. This is an opportunity to experience an energetic yet
doable approach to asana practice that will both rejuvenate and detoxify
your system. Those who are new to yoga as well as lifelong practitioners
will find this method a wonderful tool for staying healthy and fit.
Thursday night, October 28
6 to 9 pm
There will be no Moderate class with Jane or Ashtanga class with Sheila that night!
We hope you can join us for this wonderful opportunity to meet your teachers' teacher!!
$45.00 pre paid, or $50. 00 at the door.
(Beryl is stopping by Heartsong Yoga on her way to Kripalu Center for a weekend workshop, Heartsong Yoga guests can get 20% off room and board registering under the Heartsong name that weekend, Oct. 29 to 31, 2010)
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Kripalu Day Trip Fall date TBAA full day of retreat and renewal the beautiful Kripalu Center, our how away from home. Yoga classes of many levels, several a day. Workshops inside or out. Live drumming and Yoga Dance at noon. Delicious meals. Fabulous bookshop to browse through, walk, hike or stroll the grounds with your Heartsong buddies.
Learn more Click Here
To Register
You must call Kripalu Directly (do not register on line)
tell them you are with the "Heartsong Yoga Day Group"
1-800-741-7353.
Prepare to pre register with a credit card and to put 1/2 down for your registration.
Call or email Heartsong and tell us you are coming! Leave us your phone number!
(some ride shares can be created if need be)
A Weekend at Kripalu Center, Lenox Ma. October 29 - 31 2010
Our annual visit to Kripalu Center, Sheila assists Beryl Bender Birch for the weekend and there are many other programs to attend over these dates. More info will be provided. As a group of 5 or more, we can get 20% off housing when we register as the Heartsong Yoga Group.
Save the dates! Look for details to follow!
More about Kripalu Click Here.
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Sunday Afternoon Matinee MoviesWe have a projector and a big screen!
Finally, we get to share some of our favorite flicks with our community. Come out and enjoy 'Sunday afternoons at the Movies!' Heartsong Yoga style!
Each yoga class is $15. The movie is free! Popcorn provided!
Mysore and a Movie
Ashtanga Mysore Practice followed by the movie 'Ashtanga, NY'
Sunday May 16th!!!
For Ashtanga Yoga practitioners who have a regular practice, instead of being verbally led through a yoga practice, it is a traditional way to 'self practice' with the energetic support of the others in the room and the hands-on assists by the teacher. (Sheila) Even if you do not think you 'know' the series, you can follow along and be quietly led and guided through the practice. It is a great way to really learn the series, and enjoy the full benefit of your 'meditation in motion' discovering that 'everything you need to know is already inside yourself!'
Doors will open for the movie at 4:00 pm, so all students my join us for the showing of the movie "Ashtanga NY" (no charge)
Ashtanga, NY, winner of Best Documentary, Indiefest, Chicago, August, 2003: For the month of September, 2001, New York City was to be Ashtanga Yoga Central, led by (the late) Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, and devotees were arriving from all over the world. It was a rare opportunity to observe this subculture up close, en masse, over 1,000 students streaming to Soho at dawn, every day for 4 weeks, and the 87 year old Jois himself, on foreign shores.
The September 11th terrorist attacks changed New York irrevocably, and the meaning of this yoga gathering. In the difficult weeks that followed, Jois used the Ashtanga practice to help heal and fortify his diverse followers. Ashtanga, NY is a real look into the intersection of ancient practice and modern life, New York-style.
Next Mysore and Movie TBA
Mysore Ashtanga Yoga practice followed by the movie 'Guru' (the teacher who an take you on a journey of transformation, from darkness into the light) Film maker Robert Wilkins travelled to Mysore India for Sri K. Pattabhi Jois's 90th birthday celebrations in July 2005. This film is a never before seen insight into the life of (the late) yoga guru who passed this summer at the age of 94.
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Restorative Yoga ClassesNew Dates TBA
Join us for an evening of Restorative Yoga which includes; pranayama, gentle movements to open the body followed by supported poses designed to promote rest and deep relaxation. This process allows the body, mind and heart to align with the energy from the Universe which flows like a gentle stream through the heart, restoring, revitalizing and rejuvinating your entire being. Connect to the source of stillness and deep peace that resides within you and bring that sense of calmness and well being to everything you do.
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Yoga Reaches Out!Save the date, for the first annual Yogathon to benefit Children's Hospital and Yoga for Single Moms, together with the Global Mala Boston.
Yoga Reaches Out
Sunday, September 19, 2010.
Gillette Stadium Field, Foxboro Mass
9 am to 5 pm.
"A Day to Remember, A Day to Make a Difference"
Yoga Reaches Out website, contact information, and more Click Here.
We hope to have a Western Mass presence at this event, and so this quick message is just as "save the date" and a chance for folks to begin to think about being a part of this really great effort to connect yoga studios, teachers and students from all over Massachsetts.
My vision (and it is quite grand) is that "we" charter a bus from the Western Mass area, (or several!!) and have as many studios participate in the effort to gather students. Right now I am (not super officially) the Western Mass contact and I have support from a few other studio owner friends in the valley who are interested in making this happen. We will have more details to follow, and look for any support or help that anyone has to offer!
I will not be able to do too much with this project until the end of July, (summer obligations with family!) but put the date on your calendars, begin thinking about it a bit, see if you are interested in helping out! I will be in touch!
Namaste,
Have a wonderful July!
Sheila Magalhaes
Heartsong Yoga
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