Dates: Session 1: June 29-July 22; Session 2: August 3-26

Where: West Knoxville Friends Meeting, 1517 Meetinghouse Rd., Knoxville, TN 37931

Who: People who want to learn to practice yoga… shed stress… lose weight… gain strength, flexibility, balance… and relax deeply in a beautiful wooded setting.

Cost: $125 per [...]]]> When: Tuesdays AND Thursdays 5:45-6:45pm for four weeks (8 classes)

Dates: Session 1: June 29-July 22; Session 2: August 3-26

Where: West Knoxville Friends Meeting, 1517 Meetinghouse Rd., Knoxville, TN 37931

Who: People who want to learn to practice yoga… shed stress… lose weight… gain strength, flexibility, balance… and relax deeply in a beautiful wooded setting.

Cost: $125 per session

Learn the basics of yoga in a naturally heated glass room looking out into the woods.

This class is for people who would like to have a physical yoga practice. (For those more than 30 pounds overweight, have problems getting up and down or other health problems, please join us in gentle yoga.)

Among the things you’ll learn and experience: Basic yoga breathing techniques, posture alignment with assists from the teaching staff, sun salutations, and a number of yoga poses you’ll be able to practice at home.

You’ll also learn to meditate and experience deep relaxation.

The class is taught by David Morgan, E-RYT, certified Kripalu Yoga teacher, and assisted by Bari Kyle, a certified teacher of Zuda Yoga. With two yoga teachers in the room, you’ll get plenty of personalized help in the poses.

The room is naturally heated, approximately 80-85 degrees depending on weather.

There are NO DROP-INS allowed for the beginner series.

Please pay securely online below or mail a check to David Morgan, 404 Rhodora Rd., Apt. C., Knoxville, TN 37923.

Please choose a session:

Session 1 6/29-7/22 Session 2 8/3-8/26

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This active class includes sun salutations, deep holds, arm balances and inversions. We will also practice pranayama and meditation before relaxation.

The room is heated by nature, usually 80 degrees or more depending [...]]]> David Morgan is teaching a moderate-to-advanced yoga class on Tuesday evenings at the West Knoxville Friends Meeting, 1517 Meetinghouse Rd., Knoxville, TN 37931.

This active class includes sun salutations, deep holds, arm balances and inversions. We will also practice pranayama and meditation before relaxation.

The room is heated by nature, usually 80 degrees or more depending on weather.

This is a “moderate to vigorous” class in Kripalu talk, or Level II-III as gyms like to label things. The important thing to know is that it’s challenging, fun, and deep.

This class is not for total newbies (please take the Beginner Series instead), but if you’ve practiced a little while and know how to take care of yourself, then you’re very welcome.

Session 1: June 22-July 20, 7:00-8:30, $75
Session 2: July 27-August 24, 7:00-8:30, $75
Both sessions: $140

Drop-ins are BY RESERVATION ONLY at $18 per class. Pay online or call me at 360-3206 for other arrangements.

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Session 1 $75.00 Session 2 $75.00 Both Sessions $140.00 Single Class (specify date in checkout) $18.00

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When: 6:30-7:30am, Monday through Friday, July 12-August 20

Where: Our apartment in Cedar Bluff

Who: Yoga students who want to see the benefits of a daily yoga practice

Cost: $300 (Combine with other classes for up to 15% off. Vouchers for New Moon Yoga LLC will be honored at purchase price with [...]]]> Six-week series begins Monday, July 12, 6:30am

When: 6:30-7:30am, Monday through Friday, July 12-August 20

Where: Our apartment in Cedar Bluff

Who: Yoga students who want to see the benefits of a daily yoga practice

Cost: $300 (Combine with other classes for up to 15% off. Vouchers for New Moon Yoga LLC will be honored at purchase price with proof of purchase. Refer friends for a 20% commission, please see details below.)

40 Days to Personal Transformation : a science of spiritual development & awakening.

Based loosely on the Baron Baptiste book 40 Days to Personal Revolution, discover your transformation through guided yoga classes, group meditation, yogic nutrition, and self-discovery.

This program encourages participants to establish a daily personal practice, find the right meditation practice for your mind type, focus on yoga asanas that are right for your body, connect with a community of like-minded people, and start to discover and connect with your own life’s meaning.

Intended to encourage participants to self-practice and become their own teacher, this 40-day transformation draws from a multitude of yoga perspectives — classical and modern.

Whether you use this series as a tool to develop a daily yoga routine, to connect with life’s meaning, or to work toward discovering your authentic self, this physical and spiritual program will enable you to realize what that looks like for you. On and off the mat.

Program includes the Baron Baptiste book, 40 Days to Personal Revolution, classes and meditation Mon-Fri @ 6:30 AM, as well as individual support throughout the transformation.

Class space is limited 8; some yoga and/or meditation experience required. Or no experience if also enrolled in the June 10 Gentle Yoga series or June 29 Beginner Yoga series.

No refunds, transfers, or substitutions will be offered. All sales are final.

To register, you must first get permission. When permission is granted, you may send a check to David Morgan, 404 Rhodora Rd. Apt. C, Knoxville, TN 37923, or pay securely online by checking account or credit card below:

Register through one of the following pages for a multiple enrollment discount: Gentle Yoga, Beginner Yoga, Moderate Yoga, Powerful Yoga.

Referrals: Earn up to $60 by referring your yoga friends and clients to this series. Two conditions: (1) attendees must be new to David’s mailing list, and (2) attendees must register online via PayPal using your unique EventBrite ID, which you can get here.

Where: West Knoxville Friends Meeting, 1517 Meeting House Road, Knoxville, TN 37931 (map )

Who: By permission. (If you regularly attended the 7pm Monday class or the power yoga classes, you have permission.)

Cost: $108 per six-week session or 10% [...]]]> When: 7:00-8:30pm Mondays, June 14-July 19 (Session 1) and July 26-August 30 (Session 2) This series is canceled.

Where: West Knoxville Friends Meeting, 1517 Meeting House Road, Knoxville, TN 37931 (map )

Who: By permission. (If you regularly attended the 7pm Monday class or the power yoga classes, you have permission.)

Cost: $108 per six-week session or 10% off for both sessions. (Work-study is also available for half price. Vouchers for New Moon Yoga LLC will be honored at purchase price with proof of purchase. Refer friends for a 20% commission, please see details below.)

This is a challenging yoga class series and is not for beginners.

In this series, you will explore challenging posture flows, deep holds, arm balances, and inversions to strengthen the body, increase flexibility, and build confidence. Seated meditation will be emphasized, as well as non-dogmatic yogic philosophy and spirituality.

The teacher is David Morgan, a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher, who draws influences from Ashtanga Vinyasa, Satyananda, Sivananda, and Raja yoga into his yoga teaching.

Relaxation methodology will include guided relaxation, visualization, and yoga nidra (short form), also known as yogic sleep.

We are limiting the number of spaces available to give individualized attention, so please register now. The cost is $108, which amounts to $18 per session over six weeks. Drop-ins will only be offered if space is available at $22 per session, reservations required. By pre-paying for the series, you guarantee your space and have the equivalent of one free class built-in should you need to miss a session due to other circumstances. (Six weeks at the drop-in price would be $132, so save $24 by registering for the full series now.)

No refunds, transfers, or substitutions will be offered. All sales are final.

Register for both sessions for a 10% discount. Register for one session plus the Transformation Challenge for a 10% discount. Register for both sessions plus the Transformation Challenge for a 15% discount.

Two work-study scholarships are offered per six-week session at half price. Duties include arriving early and staying late for each class for set-up and break-down. Attendance for work-study is required at all sessions in the series. Contact David for details.

To register, you must first get permission. When permission is granted, you may send a check to David Morgan, 404 Rhodora Rd. Apt. C, Knoxville, TN 37923, or pay securely online by checking account or credit card below: Registration is closed.

Where: West Knoxville Friends Meeting, 1517 Meeting House Road, Knoxville, TN 37931 (map)

Who: Anyone, including complete beginners with physical limitations.

Cost: $108 per six-week session or 10% off for both sessions. (Work-study is also available for half price. Vouchers for New Moon Yoga LLC [...]]]> When: 7:00-8:30pm Thursdays, June 10-July 15 (Session1) and July 22-August 26 (Session 2)

Where: West Knoxville Friends Meeting, 1517 Meeting House Road, Knoxville, TN 37931 (map)

Who: Anyone, including complete beginners with physical limitations.

Cost: $108 per six-week session or 10% off for both sessions. (Work-study is also available for half price. Vouchers for New Moon Yoga LLC will be honored at purchase price with proof of purchase. Refer friends for a 20% commission, please see details below.)

This is a gentle yoga series open to anyone, including complete beginners and the flexibly-challenged.

Over six weeks on Thursday evenings, we will work through a progressive series of postures to gently and gradually increase flexibility, strength, and balance. People of every body type, age, and physical ability are encouraged to register.

The class is taught by David Morgan, former manager of New Moon Yoga LLC. David is a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher, and has the E-RYT (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher) designation from the Yoga Alliance, which means he has taught more than 1,000 hours of yoga workshops, retreats, and classes since his certification from an accredited yoga school.

The class will be assisted by Bari Ann Kyle, who attended yoga teacher training at Zuda Yoga in Sacramento, CA.

One of the main benefits of this class is to experience “four-hand assists” from David and Bari Ann, so you can experience the alignment and energy of every pose effortlessly, custom-suited to your body as you are.

Another benefit is that you will learn how to practice yoga safely and effectively on your own. You will receive a copy of class plans to integrate into your new or existing home practice.

The format of the class is Kripalu Yoga, a hybrid form of classical hatha, raja, and modern yoga that encourages finding the right posture for your own body in every pose. Kripalu Yoga is often described as the “yoga of consciousness,” because the practices of yoga poses and breathing are viewed as a form of meditation and access to Self. We do not aim for picture-perfect postures, rather the right postures for who we are as we are in the present moment. As Swami Kripalu stated, “The highest form of spiritual attainment is non-judgmental self-awareness.” (Emphasis added.)

Besides asana (the physical postures) for physical opening, sessions will also focus on pranayama (breath mastery) for emotional balance, seated meditation in a variety of methods for connection with our deepest Self, and relaxation for stress relief and integration of the practice.

Relaxation methodology will include guided relaxation, visualization, and yoga nidra (short form), also known as yogic sleep.

We are limiting the number of spaces available to give individualized attention, so please register now. The cost is $108, which amounts to $18 per session over six weeks. Drop-ins will only be offered if space is available at $22 per session, reservations required. By pre-paying for the series, you guarantee your space and have the equivalent of one free class built-in should you need to miss a session due to other circumstances. (Six weeks at the drop-in price would be $132, so save $24 by registering for the full series now.)

No refunds, transfers, or substitutions will be offered. All sales are final.

Register for both gentle sessions for a 10% discount. Register for one gentle session plus the Transformation Challenge for a 10% discount. Register for both sessions plus the Transformation Challenge for a 15% discount.

Two work-study scholarships are offered per six-week session at half price. Duties include arriving early and staying late for each class for set-up and break-down. Attendance for work-study is required at all sessions in the series. Contact David for details.

Though New Moon Yoga LLC is out of business, we are honoring the actual purchase price (not the stated “value”) of vouchers and gift certificates for New Moon Yoga LLC. To redeem your coupons, contact David.

You can also earn money by referring your friends and clients to this gentle yoga series. Two conditions: (1) attendees must be new to David’s mailing list, and (2) attendees must register online via PayPal using your unique EventBrite ID, which you can get here.

Register now by sending a check to David Morgan, 404 Rhodora Rd. Apt. C, Knoxville, TN 37923, or pay securely online by checking account or credit card below:

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Session 1 (6/10-7/15) $108.00 Session 2 (7/22-8/26) $108.00 Both sessions (6/10-8/26) $194.40 Session 1 w/ Transformation Challenge $367.20 Session 2 with Transformation Challenge $367.20 Both Sessions with Transformatiion Challenge $438.60

Phil Jones spiritual didgeridoo

When: Friday June 4, 7:00-9:30pm

Where: West Knoxville Friends Meeting (map), 1517 Meeting House Road, Knoxville, TN [...]]]>

Phil Jones spiritual didgeridoo

When: Friday June 4, 7:00-9:30pm

Where: West Knoxville Friends Meeting (map), 1517 Meeting House Road, Knoxville, TN

Cost: $20 (Pay at the door or by PayPal below to reserve your space)

Contact: David Morgan

This interactive workshop explores the use of breath and sound frequencies to connect with the Divine, and create a deeply serene state of consciousness for the enhancement of healing, meditation, prayer and creativity.

The didgeridoo is an ancient mesmerizing drone instrument made from the eucalyptus tree and is traditionally played in healing ceremonies by the Aboriginal clans of Australia.

Playing the didgeridoo creates soothing and resonant harmonics that easily erase the ‘monkey chatter’ in the mind ~ enhancing mental clarity and emotional equilibrium.

The primordial vibrations of the didgeridoo, combined with the breathing techniques, help create a state of relaxation, lower blood pressure, relax the heart, improve digestion, and ~ as recently proven by the British Medical Association ~ significantly reduce sleep apnea.

~No prior musical experience is necessary~

All participants will be provided an instrument to play during the workshop.

Didgeridoos and meditation CDs will be available for purchase after the workshop.

Phil (Shiva) Jones was the lead singer/songwriter for the renowned English spiritual rock band ‘Quintessence’ (Island Records), and has been merging various spiritual mantras, sounds and themes into his professional music career since the 1960’s. He studied 7 years with an enlightened Hindu saint who embraced the fundamental truths of all religions. An engaging and inspiring interfaith minister and singer, Phil currently lectures and performs at churches and spiritual fellowships, wellness centers, yoga studios, and universities throughout the USA.

Please RSVP or pay securely online to reserve your space:

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I thought about samskaras, which are conditioned mental habits. Samskaras are the conditioned ways [...]]]> After a month at Kripalu to assist in the yoga teacher training, I went to visit a good friend living on Plum Island, MA. Went for a walk on the beach and ended up sitting on a rock watching the rolling waves.

I thought about samskaras, which are conditioned mental habits. Samskaras are the conditioned ways we think, speak, and act. They determine our reactions.

I thought about how some samskaras are like patterns in the sand on the beach, easily washed away. But others are more hard-wired, like  grooves in stone. The ocean, powerful symbol of the unconscious, can either increase these grooves or wash them away.

A resolve, or sankalpa, planted in the unconscious through practices like yoga nidra and mantra japa, can help remove these grooves so we can live more free of the reaction cycle.

I started chanting, first the Gayatri Mantra, a mantra for enlightenment, but after a pause switched to the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra, a mantra of healing and eradication of the fear of death. I recorded it for you. Feel free to use it in your yoga classes or for yourself.

I’ll post the recording shortly.