Friday, December 19, 2014

Give the Gift of YOGA

Give the gift of YOGA this holiday!  Still have someone on your list?  Give the gift of yoga!  I'm offering a special on private sessions between now and December 31st--a 30 minute or 1 hour session of yoga, in the comfort of home,  personalized to meet the needs of the yogi.  We'll develop a personal practice to strengthen, s-t-r-e-t-c-h and balance!  A gift of yoga not only helps the gift receiver, but the whole world will be a better place!  :-)  Maybe the gift of yoga should be in your own stocking?!

Package 1 -- "Untangle Your Tinsel" -- $150
30 minute sessions for $30 ea - buy 5 get 1 free!

Package 2 --  "Shine like Rudolph’s Schnozz" -- $250
1 hour sessions for $50 ea - buy 5 get one free!

Package 3 -- “Believe in YoursELF” -- $100
Four 30 minute sessions

Package 4 -- “Frosty Improved--No More MELTDOWNS” -- $165
Four 1 hour sessions

Package 5 -- Family Yoga -- “WHOs can Soothe Grinch!”
30 minute sessions for $30 ea - buy 5 get 1 free!--$150
1 hour sessions for $50 ea - buy 5 get one free!--$250
Four 30 minute sessions--$100
Four 1 hour sessions--$165

OR Try a class practice!

Package 6 --  “Santa Special”
Buy a “Six Pack” Class Pass for Pisgah Yoga -- $48

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Goodbye 2014, Hello 2015


Our last practice in 2014 was a BLAST! We explored our connection to nature and God through songs, movement, stillness, aardvarks, and essential oils! Join us in January for a NEW Start to a NEW Year:

Wednesday, January 7 - Eat Lightly
Wednesday, January 14 - Breathe Deeply
Wednesday, January 21 -- Move Freely
Wednesday, January 28 - Gaze Intently
**Topics explored will be based on Will Johnson's book about Rumi

4:30-5:30 for Kids & 5:30-6:30 for Adults
@ Pisgah Lutheran Church

$12 for drop in or $40 for all sessions OR
Apply 4 classes (or however many you attend) to the $48 “Six Class Pass” ($8 a class)

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

New Start to a New Year

Wednesday, January 7 - Eat Lightly
Wednesday, January 14 - Breathe Deeply
Wednesday, January 21 -- Move Freely
Wednesday, January 28 - Gaze Intently
Topics explored are based on Will Johnson's book about Rumi

4:30-5:30  for Kids & 5:30-6:30  for Adults
@ Pisgah Lutheran Church

$12 for drop in or $40 for all sessions OR
Apply 4 classes (or however many you attend) to the $48 “Six Class Pass”  ($8 a class)

Sunday, November 16, 2014

I am THANKFUL for YOU!

It was great to meet folks at Gilbert Elementary School this past week!  Looking forward to working with y'all again.  I've added you all to my email group--if you'd rather not receive these emails (and this goes for anybody), please let me know.  Every now and then I share a tip or advertise what we're studying.  I also post on a ZipaDeeBee Facebook page. If you're a Facebooker, please "like" the page!

At Gilbert we were "thankful," and we'll do a "thankful" practice at Pisgah Yoga this week.  Kiddos classes are 4:30-5:30 and People Taller than Me (that would be most adults) is 5:30-6:30 at Pisgah Lutheran Church's Large Conference Room on Wednesday evenings.  This month we're studying 1 Thessalonian 5:16-18.  We've been joyful and explored prayer, and Wednesday we'll be thankful in all circumstances.  Join us if you want to and your schedule allows!  It's $12 drop in or $8 if you purchase a $48, 6 class pass.

In December, Pisgah Yoga will check out AARDVARKS!  The first week of December is "Aardvark Week."  We'll discover how aardvarks are unique, just like people.  We'll sing "Aardvarks are Our Friends" and try some partner pose fun.  We'll consider connection to nature and Source too.  Join us December 3, 10 and 17!

On Wednesday, 11/12, we considered how prayers are quiet, in our heads/hearts, or shared aloud.  Sometimes we read prayers, sometimes we pray for the heart.  We sing prayers too:

"Waves of Mercy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJAU23FOmiQ

"I Will Call Upon the Lord"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu2UsS7iJMs

"Simply focusing for a minute on the experiences in our lives we're grateful for shifts our thinking to a calmer, more content perspective, which can immediately uplift and comfort us.  When we make the expression of gratitude a regular practice--whether we make a daily written list or a mental tally of things we're grateful for as we start or end each day--we train our brain to shift to a positive mind-set more efficiently and maintain a healthier, more optimistic perspective." The Mind Up Curriculum, PreK-2--Thank you for sharing this resource, Colleen!

I am THANKFUL for YOU!
Namaste,
D'Etta
--

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Joyful Experiences

We had joyful practices yesterday! We explored heart openers and lifted our spirits with a heart healing meditation. The kiddos tried a whiff of the Young Living "Joy" blend of essential oils: bergamot, ylang ylang, geranium, lemon, coriander, tangerine, jasmine, roman chamomile, palmarosa and rose. 

Turn up the corners of your mouth with this happy dance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AUr8L04pGY&feature=em-upload_owner

You might want to practice your windmill arms:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irhJdDJ1mwo&list=PL44AB-oA0LslD8lC0B28tShLdbxnk5LRr

and jolly juggling skills in preparation for this zipaDee-DANCE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_cbZJJrt3o&index=3&list=PL44AB-oA0LslD8lC0B28tShLdbxnk5LRr


Tomorrow night is FAMILY YOGA at Pisgah. We'll dig into Irish/Celtic mythology and learn about Dagda. He was a big, jovial, boisterous fellow believed to have both super-human strength and appetite. He was considered the god of life and death, banquets and magic. Should be another joyful evening at Pisgah!


Friday, October 17, 2014

Family Yoga


Guilt vs. Shame

On Wednesday, we explored guilt (I made a mistake) vs.shame (I am a mistake). It's healthy to feel guilty and to follow up on that feeling. What did you learn from the mistake? What would be a better choice next time? How do you clean up? Do you need to apologize? On the other hand, shame is unhealthy. We are striving for excellence, not perfection, but when we fall short we need to recognize the difference between making a mistake and being one. All God's Critters Have a Place in the Choir. Each of us has a way to make the world a better place like no one else can. We gotta get done what we're on this planet to do! We played around with snakes and sang Boa Constrictor (http://hellopoetry.com/poem/595/boa-constrictor/). Thank you, Sandra Padgett, for making this people-sized puppet years ago! The the fun continues! We talked about how shame can "eat you up." We also sang Dem Bones Gonna Rise Again and reminded about the mistake Adam and Eve made . . . Praise God for forgiveness and second chances, third chances, fourth chances . . . Join us next week when we let go of "stinkin' thinkin'!" We'll practice the law of attraction--"what we think about, we bring about." Meet you on the mat!