It Takes a Village

There are many places in the world where people rely much more on community support than we do here in the US. Here individuality and independence are strong values and we often think we shouldn't lean on others for support.
Yoga helps to teach us a little about the deeper supports we have available. How our resources run much deeper than we often perceive and how important community is.

One of our community members, Vanessa Rodin, is in need of some extra support right now and I would like to extend her request to you all.
Vanessa attends the Tuesday and Thursday 9 a.m. classes and last year offered her support to several of you as an apprentice in the Beginning class on Sunday mornings. A couple of weeks ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She is in the process of gathering information and learning about treatment alternatives and working to take good care of herself through some supportive therapies like acupuncture and other body work.
Vanessa is a strong believer in the power of alternative medicine and the power of the mind in healing. As a Shiatsu massage therapist she has supported countless people in healing. Also as a massage therapist who has a private massage practice, she doesn't have health insurance to cover these alternative therapies. This limits her financial resources for pursuing   treatments that she knows to be so beneficial.
Vanessa is requesting that we all keep her in our thoughts and prayers. Send her love and light and blessings for healing. In addition she has a healing fund set up and if you have the resources to assist her, she will be incredibly grateful. Any amount will be helpful. We will take checks, made out to Vanessa with "Gift" or "Healing Fund" written on the memo line, here at the studio and make sure they get to her. If you would like to send a card or contribution to her directly, click on the link below for her contact information.

Healing for Vanessa

Yoga supports Families too!

Many of you know just how yoga supports your family. Often people comment about how much nicer they are to their spouses, children and friends when they are practicing consistently. Frequently, people come to class after a stressful week and say "my husband (or wife) said I should go to yoga...."

This summer we have a number of new offerings especially for families.

Our Prenatal Yoga time is changing to Sundays at 3:00 p.m. (some of you felt it was cutting into your family time being in the middle of the day on Saturday!)

We are also adding Yoga Bonding. This is a class for babies and their caregivers.
Whether you are a new mom, a stay at home dad, a helpful grandparent or a childcare provider caring for a baby, this class is for you and the baby you care for. Yoga Bonding supports the caregiver through gentle exercise and breathing and like any yoga class can help to decrease stress and increase sense of well being to help you to be the best caregiver you can be. It helps babies through promoting the development of motor and emotional skills and can support improved sleep cycles.
The Yoga Bonding class will be offered on Sundays from 4:30 - 5:45 p.m.

Kid's Yoga returns to HeartSong!!
Emily Soiney, who also teaches prenatal and Yoga Bonding, will be offering 3 yoga workshops for kids ages 5 - 11 this summer.
The classes will be held on Saturdays, June 23rd, July 14th and August 18th from 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Read about what the kids will do in these workshops; click here!

Summer Special! 6 weeks Unlimited classes for $160

Summer Immersion and Intro to Yoga

Summer Immersion
6 weeks, June 18 - July 27
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7 - 8:30 a.m.
This summer we are offering an immersion to help you deepen your yoga practice.
Mondays will include the introduction on a yoga sutra and a physical principle which will be explored in asanas including some partner work. On Wednesdays enjoy an all levels practice focused on standing poses and building on the foundation set on Monday. Friday will be a silent day at the studio - we will do a vinyasa style practice and instruction will be given however with less detail and more periods of silence throughout. More opportunity for personal contemplation of the philosophy theme will be allowed. It is recommended that you have at least 6 months yoga experience for this immersion.
For Beginners who want to dive in (and now is as good a time as any) you are welcome to attend Monday and Friday at 9:00am for a beginning class with the same themes and Wednesday at 7:00am which will be for all levels.
The cost of the Immersion will be $160 (3 class/week at $9/class) This package will allow you to attend unlimited classes for the entire 6 weeks so you can be as immersed as you like!
The immersion will be taught by Leslie with the help of Chris Lehman who will be attending the entire series and teaching a few of the classes.


Introduction to Yoga a 6 week series
June 25th - July 30th, Mondays 7:00 - 8:00pm

This class will include short lectures introducing students to the history and philosophy of yoga and a gentle yoga practice. Designed for first time students to experience some basic yoga postures and develop an understanding of what a yoga class is like. Also great for newer beginning students who want an introduction to the philosophy of yoga in more depth than is offered in weekly classes.