= The LIFE That is WAITING For US =

Here’s this weeks (and last weeks too I think) quote we’ve been working from.  
Albert Einstein did not say this.. Joseph Campbell did.
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We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.  
The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.
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We’re all stubborn.  We all want to hang on to what’s familiar and easy and that elusive pose just is not going to happen until you can let it go.  Shed your idea about what you think is supposed to happen and work with what is happening.  You have to feel it too – not just think it.
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< < PlayList w Latest Updates > >

Here you go guys.  Here’s the latest update of our playlist.  
You had asked about the Low’s cover of Joy Division’s Transmission, Poolside’s cover of Harvestmoon, and Feist.  My current musical obsession is Jim James The State of the Art. 
Extra Special Thanks to those of you who have been sending me music.  I’m loving the new music ..keep em comin.
Enjoy a new soundtrack for your sunny Springish-like day.


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> New Classes We Think You Might Want Try & Events We Want To See You At / AKA: New Classes & Events

Lots going on in the studio these days.

We’ve been busy teaching new classes and planning events for March and April.

I added an Advanced Asana Class on Monday nights @ 630.  The class usually runs 90 to 100 mins. and we’ve been having a blast.  Mostly I’m hearing my students love the organic nature of the class.  I’m teaching it more as a workshop to give ourselves time to fine tune.  We start w sun salutations and move toward an apex pose that is usually determined via vote according to who’s there.  So far Scorpion is in first place.  I’m getting feedback that the Monday night class is nice addition to the vinyasa flow classes on Sunday and Thursday nights.

Stephanie Loes added her Prenatal Class this February which is great, I think it’s a nice addition for the community.  She finished her prenatal training recently @ Blooma and is really excited about the class, it meets from 930-1045 on Saturday mornings.  So if you know any mamas to be looking for a great prenatal teacher Stephanie’s your gal.  She’s teaching a Back to Basics Class on Saturday am @ 800-900 as well.

We will be adding a few classes in April.  I’m excited to have a fellow Nordeaster Sarah Super joining the studio.  She will be taking a Trauma Sensitive Yoga training in April and teaching on Wednesday nights @ 600 & Sunday mornings @ 930.   Her classes are starting April 17th.

A few more teachers have expressed interest in adding classes so stay tuned for details as the schedule grows.


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We’re having a party!

I’m really looking forward to just getting a huge group together in the studio and enjoying the space with new people.  I love to meet new people and to introduce my friends who may not know each other to each other.  I like meeting your friends too.

Saturday, March 30th, will be the date I’m thinking 700 or 800 to start.  John Colburn will be reading from his new book of poetry Invisible Daughter and Sarah Fox will be reading from her new book of poetry The First Flag.  They have been a huge presence at the studio and are longtime students of mine so I’m really looking forward to hosting them for this event.  We’ll pull out the couch and chairs, drink wine and have some fun.  Hope you can make it.

We’re having an Open House!

There is so much beautiful natural light in the studio right now we want to have a little get together during the day.

Sunday, April 21st, is the date 1200 – 300.  We’ll have a beverage and a snack.  And we’re looking for a few vendors to sell some pretty things.  Hope to see you at this one too.

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We hope to see you at a class or event soon.

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Your Year In A Word > > > BOUNDARY

I’m feeling a bit squeezed for time this week and it’s only Tuesday.  So I’m stealing this word from our Your Year in a Word Wall at YOGA Garden.
This happens for me at this time every year.  My boundaries shift as the weather changes.  And it’s perfect time really as we move from hard, clear lines of winter into more fluid, soft lines of spring. 
I’m actually having a fun week working on new design projects as the LVMGardens work picks up for this Spring/Summer.  I’ve been getting a lot of new students in class as well as privates too, which makes me happy.  I love meeting new people.  Fliers for Christina Sell’s weekend workshop are being revised today and should be out this week, which I’m very excited about.  And I should mention we had a blast working on scorpion in class last night.  I think that pose will be our mascot for Monday nights.  Whenever I ask what the class wants to work on I always get a resounding request for scorpion.
So, I’m busy.  New people and new projects = new boundaries.  It’s good.  I like having new work.  I have to be really clear about how I’m using my time right now and I see that as a new boundary to push off.
Plus, the pickled radishes are delicious .. time well spent. 
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L I S T E N

 It’s the hardest thing to do.  
For all of us.  Get quiet, sit still and just listen.  
It’s harder than all the poses that elude you.
Give your self the space to pay attention and really hear what is going on around you and inside of you.
And just stay there.  And if you stay there long enough something will come up.  A new idea, image something to move toward.  
Just LISTEN

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You Can Pickle That ! ! !

I finished my taxes last night and needed an activity that involved something other than adding and subtracting, subtracting and then adding….

So, I pickled these radishes.  Never pickled radishes before.  I picked up some greens, chives, and dill I thought would go well together in a salad.  It will be nice to have something new healthy to eat that is mostly prepared for my crazy busy week ahead.


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A life worth living 
Now you can feel it in your chest 
Building like a little birds
Just building up the nest
And you build it up strong 
And you fill it up with love 
And you pray for good rain
All from the Lord above

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+ TEMPLE of the ELEMENTS +

Yves Klein was a painter and performance artist.  He was also French which when I think of him makes me picture him in a navy blue and white stripped Breton shirt a la Picasso.  Maybe drinking Champagne.  Probably smoking.  He was also really into judo which he gives credit for inspiring his work.  He became obsessed with the sky and even has a color named after him – Yves Klein Blue or YKB.  You can probably get it at Home Depot which I think makes the story even more amazing.
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While lying on the beach in Nice one day, eighteen-year-old Yves Klein and his friends decided to divide the world up among themselves. Klein (1928-1962) chose the air, the cloudless sky. 
He remained fascinated with the element and its immaterial quality throughout his life. In the late fifties, he and the German architect Werner Ruhnau developed plans for an “architecture of air” composed of walls and roofs of air-as represented, for example, in the idea of the “Temple of the Elements” with fountains of water and fire and a café protected against the rain only by air currents. Klein associated this idea with a philosophy of optimism…. in which human beings would be free to pursue their own interests. (from Hatje Cantz website)

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We talk a lot about autonomy in class.  About finding the work in our lives that is specific to us.  Creating space in our lives to live in an interesting and creative and inspired way.  There is no exact or right way to do a pose.  As the teacher I take you through what is safe, what is optimal what is possible and then set you loose to create your own experience and image.  To step into a certain shape and then fill it and move it with your breath and connections are made.

It is the element of air that moves through us and surrounds us at the same time.  As big and never ending as the sky.  Symbolic of the never ending cycle of the breath and the endless possibilities that come with it – as reaching as the Far Side Of The Sky. 
I love this idea of constructing a Temple of the Elements.  Something you can actually see, touch, stand in and be surrounded and protected by.

Kind of like making breath visible or tangible to remind us of our potential…as if you could Write Your Name On The Far Side Of The Sky.

More about Yves Klein here.

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CHRISTINA SELL in MPLS !!


CHRISTINA SELL will be in MINNEAPOLIS!

Save the Date: May 31-June 2

LIVE THE LIGHT OF YOGA

Asana Weekend with Christina Sell

•  “There is a light that shines beyond all things on Earth, beyond us all, beyond the heaven, beyond the highest, the very highest heavens.  This is the light that shines in our heart.”-Chandogya Upanishad

Join Christina Sell for a weekend of asana study, practice and good company designed to help you gain clarity, strength and inspiration. Each session will work through an intelligent and progressive sequence of asanas to assist students of all levels in practicing yoga as a way to experience their inner light more fully through postural practice. The Group Practice is for intermediate and advanced students who wish to challenge their boundaries and explore poses beyond the basic syllabus. These sessions are not appropriate for people with injury or illness.

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Flyer and Registration Details are in the works…

You can stay tuned on the details on the YOGA Garden website 

This weekend is going to be great…I hope you all can make it.

Please let me know if you have questions or concerns, I am happy to answer, L 

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A LUCKY Place to Play

It’s been a year and a half and the studio has changed so much.  
I feel so lucky to get to teach there and go there everyday.  I am so happy to get to be a part of the community of curious and open minded teachers and students that are looking for a creative place to play.  Everyone seems to love the space.  I most often hear how it feels peaceful, like a temple, which I think is true.  That it’s a beautiful space to practice in and the light is amazing.  What I like most about what people describe is how it makes them feel: peaceful, calm, inspired.
It feels like a lucky place to play.

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