Hello to all!

Next Monday class will be at 9am with Megan.

If the weather turns to winter this month check our Facebook page for daily updates.

There is a new class on Sunday’s at 10am with either Kim or Megan for you sleepy heads. You asked for it, you got it but now you have to come to keep it!

If you’re considering the teacher training, you’ve got plenty of time to prepare. Come to class on Sunday’s at 8:30 to check out Lalita Yoga and Megan, who leads the training. Teachers and those wanting to go deeper into their practice are welcome. All levels are welcome.  It’s the most affordable training on the east coast and it’s wonderful. It’s on sacred land with a crystal clear swimming hole and a waterfall for your use during the training. Why jump on the subway when you can jump in the water!

See you on the mat!

Please see the schedule on the website. See you this Friday at 9! The 5pm is off the schedule as well as the Sunday 11:30. Please come at 8:30 or 10 on the weekends. Also, massage is nearly sold out until September. If you want to get an appointment there are a few through August 4th.

This week you have three options to choose from. Come to the class you want to see on the schedule through the end of August!

Please see the website for schedule changes.  The next class is with Megan at 4:30 on Wednesday.  If you have schedule requests, email the studio. I have a few people asking for gentle yoga but not quite enough for a class. If that is something that interests you, do let us know.

In response to your request, The Chakra Series will start over on Friday and run through Sunday. The regularly scheduled classes on Saturday at 10am and Sunday at 9:30 are cancelled. There is class at 8:30 on Saturday and 11:30 on Sunday. To sign up for a chakra class click the link and pay. The chakra classes are pre-registration only.

If the weather holds up, you may want to plan on taking a dip after class so bring an extra towel.  For class, bring water and a traction mat if you have one.

Under the Sun, a beautiful shop with amazing treasures from around the world just opened in the studio. Yipee!

Happy Fourth!

Under the Sun is open at Chichester Yoga!  There are new items arriving everyday from around the globe and locally and the shop will be open after class and by appointment. 

Today is your last chance to register for the First Chakra Yoga Class with Megan scheduled for tomorrow morning. Registration closes at noon the day before each class.  If you have questions please email the studio.

There is a bonus class on Wednesday evening at 4:30, all are welcome.

The Chakra Yoga Series is Megan’s most popular event. Come join us for an exploration of your practice through the 7 chakras. We’ll start at the First Chakra on July 1st and work our way up. This series is a real summer treat and you’ll feel great all day. You must pre-register on the website.

http://www.chichesteryoga.com/chichester-yoga-morning-immersion/

House Keeping- We are gating the parking lot so please pull up slowly as the entrance will be in the center.  The small lot is for the post office and for guests in the loft on the weekends. Please park in the large lot.

We’re off to a great start to the season and look forward to spending the summer with you!

Up next: Mini Retreat with Megan and Peter.  Stay tuned!

We are working on the spring and summer schedule and want your input!  Please email the studio with your requests. Also, the teacher training is coming up.  This is a great tool for personal transformation, whether you want to teach, get in the best shape of your life or go deeper into your understanding of your practice.Come get really clear, detox your body and unwind your nervous system. There really is no better place to do a yoga teacher training. 

Winter Waterfall Video

‘We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.’ Albert Einstein

While it’s crucial that we stay aware of the lies we are being fed and the number of people who get hurt everyday for no good reason, the solution requires a different orientation. The solution is in stopping. If continuing the argument or throwing the stone back worked, we would have had world peace millions of years ago. We can’t do the same thing over and over and expect different results. Truth in the deepest sense doesn’t put anyone below us; it doesn’t require anyone else to do anything. Deep truth also doesn’t take convincing because it rings so true that we feel it, it’s a sensory experience rather than an intellectual one. It’s healing even when it hurts. So let yourself off the hook, when the stone gets thrown, don’t pick it up. A protest will work in the short term and the anger in the air is justified. But here’s the thing, the problem is not other people, even if you’re right. To someone else, you are other people.

 The most potent medicine in this climate or any other is to know who you are. And the way to figuring that out is not an intellectual process. It is a stopping of processes. It’s about turning off the racket in our minds long enough for our highest self to emerge. It is a process of undoing rather that of doing. It is a matter of remembering rather than believing. It’s beyond all the man made things- religion, politics and personalities. Beliefs change, but the core of who we are is steady, amazing and the key to the solution. When we take off the layers of armor permanently and stand in the fullness of who we really are, we change the world.

Sending you a deep breath and a wonderful holiday season!

Megan Leigh

The snow,  holiday season and our gift certificates are here! You can purchase a service such as classes, private yoga or bodywork or choose a dollar amount and we’ll get them in the mail for you.  

Next up here at CY is a series of classes for those of you with osteoporosis, osteopenia and/or scoliosis.  Yoga works to build bone density more effectively than almost any other activity.   Here’s how it works…

Gravity, dynamic tension and mechanical force all contribute to healthy bone density.  And while gravity is powerful, it’s effects can be multiplied by dynamic tension. How? Dynamic tension is created when one muscle group opposes the action of another. Most yoga poses create dynamic tension thereby build strong bones. Bone density can only be increased through sustained activity. So while massage and acupuncture may help alleviate symptoms, a passive modality will ultimately not increase density.  And while movement of all types contributes to our health,  sustained action of 8 seconds or more is the key. Yoga poses, unlike actions created by sports such as tennis or rowing are sustained for at least that amount of time.

Please register if you plan to attend as there are no walk-in slots available for this workshop. And leave a little time after class to sit by the waterfall.