Saturday, June 27, 2009
Great Core Practice
Check out the August 2009 issue of Yoga Journal for an efficient core-focused home practice. Strong abs help support your entire body, stabilize your spine, ease back pain, and help you explore new edges in your yoga practice. The Hooray for Monday! yoga class will be working with this ab sequence for the next few weeks. Join us!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Dawg Discount!
UGA Alumni Association members, you can save $5 off your next class card. Just show us your current UGAAA membership card!
- 10-class pass for $85 ($80 with your Dawg Discount)
- 5-class pass for $45 ($40 with your Dawg Discount)
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Two weeks of construction
Lumpkin St. construction begins in front of the studio today at 2pm and lasts for 2 weeks. This means you may have to find different parking. One idea: park a block away on Milledge Terrace, on the street just past the Hodgson building. It's a super-fast walk (about 1 minute!) down the short alley that runs right between Earthfare and Five Points Yoga. Quick and Easy!
Let us know if you find other great places to park for the next coupla weeks!
Let us know if you find other great places to park for the next coupla weeks!
Are you getting our messages on Facebook?
Hi there Five Points Yogis! To keep up with the latest news, announcements, and general good vibe of 5PY, be sure to add us to your Facebook News Feed!
~~ Scroll waaaaay to the bottom of your News Feed (that's what typically shows up on your Facebook home page.) and click "Edit Options."
~~ Click "Public Profiles" and find Five Points Yoga.
~~ Click "Add to News Feed" and, ta-da! You should start seeing our status updates in your Newsfeed.
And, if you're not already connected to our Facebook Fan Page, please join us: http://tinyurl.com/fivepointsyoga
Hope to see you at the studio soon!
~~ Scroll waaaaay to the bottom of your News Feed (that's what typically shows up on your Facebook home page.) and click "Edit Options."
~~ Click "Public Profiles" and find Five Points Yoga.
~~ Click "Add to News Feed" and, ta-da! You should start seeing our status updates in your Newsfeed.
And, if you're not already connected to our Facebook Fan Page, please join us: http://tinyurl.com/fivepointsyoga
Hope to see you at the studio soon!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
$5 Yoga!
Debi's Lunchtime Express Yoga on Wednesdays saves you enough dough to get a sandwich after class: Just $5 for 45 minutes that leaves your neck, shoulders, back, and wrists feeling happy!
Join us for the mid-day bliss from 12:15pm-1pm, every Wednesday.
Join us for the mid-day bliss from 12:15pm-1pm, every Wednesday.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Special prenatal time this Sunday
Mamas-to-be, because of the workshop taking place this weekend, our prenatal class will be at a special time on Sunday. Join us at 2:45pm, this weekend only. See you there!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
New Classes in June
Check out our new June classes & highlights:
- Saturday afternoons are no longer just for lounging: Get your pilates fix first! Jenni G.'s new class goes from noon-1. You can rest after that ;-)
- Welcome Steve Ball to the schedule. He's teaching a yang/yin practice on Sunday mornings, 9am-10:15am. Start with some flowing poses, then settle in for good, long stretches during the second part of class.
- And for our mamas-to-be: Don't miss the special prenatal class time on Sunday, June 7 ... there's a workshop going on in the morning, but Jenni expects to see you in class at 2:45pm!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
A note from this weekend's visiting Yogini
June 5, 6, and 7 (yep, this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!), Heather Tiddens is in town to share her yoga with us. She's teaching 4 sessions over the weekend, and you can come to any or all of them! Never been to a workshop before? Worried that you aren't "good enough" at yoga yet? Nonsense! The workshop is for all levels, and if you've never been to a workshop before, Heather is a compassionate, experienced, and skilled teacher who will make you feel welcome. Here's a note from Heather about her experience and her plans for the weekend. See you there!
I'm writing to invite you to join us at 5 Points this weekend for the Yin & Yang Yoga workshop. Bringing these two styles of practice together in my own life has had profound effects on my asana practice, as well as creating more balance off the mat.
My first 10 years or so of asana practice was in strong yang style (Ashtanga, Forrest Yoga, Power Flow...). I really value that time of having this style of practice help me into a very intense healing process, and exploring new territory of my physical, mental and emotional edges. I also am very physically active with surfing, running, hiking, etc.
About 8 years ago, I took a Yin yoga class with Paul Grilley - I hated it. But...I think because of my strong reaction to it, I realized there was something here for me. I had also been meditating for about a year at that point. I began to realize that my physical life (my yoga practice, surfing and all the other physical activities) was really really yang, and out of balance. I was exhausted all the time. Also, the way I approached practice and life, how I worked with my edges, how I used my breath, what I was asking my body to do, how I was in relationship with others and myself was way out on the yang end of the spectrum.
Enter Yin. These words we use to describe yin practice: surrender, receptivity, acceptance, letting go...had always had such negative connotations for me. I associated these words with weakness and victimhood, so I had a lot of negative judgment about the practice. But I did come back to it every day, studied with Paul Grilley and Sarah Powers, and the past 5 or 6 years, I have been doing Yin before my yang practice.
The gifts of bringing these two styles together into balance were unimaginable to me before. I feel more than ever, at home. At home in my body, in my mind, and with my emotions. At peace with the ever-changing relationship of strength, receptivity, control, surrender.
So with the workshop classes, my intention is to create the environment for you to explore these relationships for yourself. How you are in relationship with your body, your mind, your emotions, and how do you meet what arises in the experience of the poses? I don't view yin style as "better" than yang, or vica versa. Rather, when brought together in appropriate measure to our practice, our time on the mat can then support us in walking our life's path much more in harmony with ourselves and the world around us. I'm looking forward to sharing this yoga time with you this weekend.
I'm writing to invite you to join us at 5 Points this weekend for the Yin & Yang Yoga workshop. Bringing these two styles of practice together in my own life has had profound effects on my asana practice, as well as creating more balance off the mat.
My first 10 years or so of asana practice was in strong yang style (Ashtanga, Forrest Yoga, Power Flow...). I really value that time of having this style of practice help me into a very intense healing process, and exploring new territory of my physical, mental and emotional edges. I also am very physically active with surfing, running, hiking, etc.
About 8 years ago, I took a Yin yoga class with Paul Grilley - I hated it. But...I think because of my strong reaction to it, I realized there was something here for me. I had also been meditating for about a year at that point. I began to realize that my physical life (my yoga practice, surfing and all the other physical activities) was really really yang, and out of balance. I was exhausted all the time. Also, the way I approached practice and life, how I worked with my edges, how I used my breath, what I was asking my body to do, how I was in relationship with others and myself was way out on the yang end of the spectrum.
Enter Yin. These words we use to describe yin practice: surrender, receptivity, acceptance, letting go...had always had such negative connotations for me. I associated these words with weakness and victimhood, so I had a lot of negative judgment about the practice. But I did come back to it every day, studied with Paul Grilley and Sarah Powers, and the past 5 or 6 years, I have been doing Yin before my yang practice.
The gifts of bringing these two styles together into balance were unimaginable to me before. I feel more than ever, at home. At home in my body, in my mind, and with my emotions. At peace with the ever-changing relationship of strength, receptivity, control, surrender.
So with the workshop classes, my intention is to create the environment for you to explore these relationships for yourself. How you are in relationship with your body, your mind, your emotions, and how do you meet what arises in the experience of the poses? I don't view yin style as "better" than yang, or vica versa. Rather, when brought together in appropriate measure to our practice, our time on the mat can then support us in walking our life's path much more in harmony with ourselves and the world around us. I'm looking forward to sharing this yoga time with you this weekend.
In Beauty,
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Schedule Changes: June 2009
June 5, 6, and 7, we're hosting a yoga workshop with Heather Tiddens, so the schedule will be a bit different:
Friday, June 5 -- the 4:30pm and 6pm classes are canceled. Join us instead for Heather's opening session, The Yin and Yang of Balance. She's teaching from 6-8:30pm. The class is $45.
Saturday, June 6 -- all regular classes are canceled. Heather will be teaching a backbend-focused class from 9pm-noon ($50) and a core-focused class from 2:30pm-5pm ($45).
Sunday, June 7 -- the morning classes are canceled for Heather's final session, which runs 9am-noon. There will be a special prenatal class time that day: mamas-to-be, join Jenni for class at 2:45pm.
Friday, June 5 -- the 4:30pm and 6pm classes are canceled. Join us instead for Heather's opening session, The Yin and Yang of Balance. She's teaching from 6-8:30pm. The class is $45.
Saturday, June 6 -- all regular classes are canceled. Heather will be teaching a backbend-focused class from 9pm-noon ($50) and a core-focused class from 2:30pm-5pm ($45).
Sunday, June 7 -- the morning classes are canceled for Heather's final session, which runs 9am-noon. There will be a special prenatal class time that day: mamas-to-be, join Jenni for class at 2:45pm.
Schedule: June 2009
MONDAYS
TUESDAYS
WEDNESDAYS
THURSDAYS
FRIDAYS
SATURDAYS
SUNDAYS
- 9:30-10:45am -- Hooray For Monday! Yoga (Level 1-2)
Jenni Derrybery Mann - 11am-12pm -- Postnatal Yoga Bonding with Baby
Jenni Derryberry Mann - 4:30-5:45pm -- Anusara-Inspired Yoga
Shannon Frank - 6-7:15pm -- Power Flow
Debi Garrett - 7:30-9:30pm -- Tai Chi for Vitality and Self Defense
Carl Lindberg
TUESDAYS
- 9:30-10:45am -- Pilates
Denise Posnak - 11:15am-12:15pm -- Vinyasa Flow
Henry Pursner - 4:30-5:45pm -- Vinyasa Flow
Debi Garrett - 6-7:15pm -- Anusara-Inspired Yoga (Level 2)
Shannon Frank - 7:30-8:45pm -- Hatha Yoga
Melanie Kitchens
WEDNESDAYS
- 9:30-10:45am -- Anusara-Inspired Yoga
Shannon Frank - 12:15-1pm -- Lunchtime Express Yoga ($5 Class!)
Debi Garrett - 4:30-5:45pm -- Yoga Basics (Level 1)
Shannon Frank - 6-7:15pm -- Power Flow
Debi Garrett - 7:30-8:45pm -- Pilates
Denise Posnak
THURSDAYS
- 6:30-7:45am -- Hatha Yoga
Melanie Kitchens - 9:30-10:45am -- Yoga Basics (Level 1)
Debi Garrett - 11:15-12:15pm -- Vinyasa Flow
Henry Pursner - 4:45-5:45pm -- Pilates
Kandy Dukes - 6-7:15pm -- Vinyasa Flow
Dave Drohan - 7:30-9:30pm -- Tai Chi for Vitality and Self Defense
Carl Lindberg
FRIDAYS
- 9:30-10:45am -- Vinyasa Flow
Debi Garrett - 4:30-5:45pm -- Vinyasa Flow (No Class 6/5)
Debi Garrett - 6-7:15pm -- Vinyasa Flow (No Class 6/5)
Dave Drohan
SATURDAYS
- 9-10:15am -- All-levels Yoga (No Class 6/5)
~June 13 & 20 -- Anusara-Inspired Yoga -- Shannon Frank
~June 27 -- Vinyasa -- Charlotte Webb
SUNDAYS
- 9-10:15am -- Yang/Yin (No class 6/7)
Steve Ball - 10:30-11:45am -- Prenatal Yoga
Jenni Derryberry Mann
~Note special time on 6/7 ... class is 2:45pm-3:45pm instead of 10:30am - 4-5:30pm -- Power Flow
Henry Pursner - 5:40-6:40pm -- Meditation
Athens Insights Meditation Group
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