Namaste,
Want to heal your body? Want to heal your life? Here's a good example.
Take 4 minutes to watch this video posted on Yahoo today Feb 7, 2009.
How to be truly free of your past
Own it, forgive yourself, forgive others and then, move forward.
By doing this, you can release the vitality draining hold of the past and make space for good to flow into your life.
Keep doing that again and again and again .... That is the learning.
Yoga can help you open your body to live from your true nature that is Grace.....
With time, we learn that real yoga is taking it off your yoga mat out into the world.
Honored to have you share the path with me at the studio.
Circles of Light to you, Kim at BYM Yoga
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Katrina's kids - Beat the Blues - Just Dandy - Yoga Seminars - Surfing
Hello friends old and new,
We are up and running and welcome all to our sacred space. We are offering a full schedule of classes and will add more in March. What you put into your body either improves or depletes your vitality. We now carry Dandy Blend, a yummy delicious nutritious coffee alternative drink, at the studio. After one cup you might just feel differently about that beautiful little flower growing all over our lawns. Ahhh, how Mother Nature nourishes... Trial packets are available.
"Yoga for to Beat The Blues" with Karen Corcoran is an 7-week package starting in March (no class April vacation week). When we address the emotional aspect of Dis-Ease, the body has space to release and heal. This is the perfect time of winter to commit to your emotional and physical health.
“The Breath is the Movement of Spirit in the Body” Dr. Andrew Weil
We have several classes for Beginner's... Come as you are. In March, we'll be adding Yoga for Every Body, and a Movement/Dance Class. Please support these classes so we know that you want them. We are here to serve your needs.
We are also offering classes specifically for Toddlers, Kids, and Teens! We want to continue and grow these programs. Our new generation needs many tools as they will face unprecedented challenges. Please help spread the word to as many parents as possible to guide them our way.
We received our massage establishment license and can now offer Massage Services at the studio. Gift Certificates are just in time for Valentine's Day. Call the studio for our February Special: Purchase a 5 massage pack and receive the 6th free.
"Meditation is not to get away from society, but to come back to ourselves and see what is going on"Thich Nhat Hanh
We have 2 seminars this weekend: Body Prayers on Friday 2/6 & Introduction to Yoga on Sunday 2/8. Next Sunday 2/15 we will have a Restorative Yoga Seminar. Pre-registration is required for all seminars.
Body Prayers
Silently Guided Asana ~ Savasana ~ Meditation
In this class, there is little or no verbal instruction given. It is better suited for those who have had at least a few Vinyasa classes. Asana is followed by a restorative Savasana - occasionally we'll have live music followed by a a silent Meditation.
It is best to stay in the quiet zone after class and we'll part ways generally in silence so that everyone can savor the stillness. Friday, February 6th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.$20.oo or just $5.oo additional with your class card.
Introduction to Yoga
A complete beginners class going a little bit more in depth that we have time for in a regular class. Class will include a short talk, basic introduction to yoga and postures, non-dogmatic philosophy, breathing, and meditation. All levels welcome.Sunday, February 8th from 1:30 - 3:30 pm. $20.oo or just $5.oo additional with your class card.
Restorative Yoga
Replenish, restore, and revive yourself through this nurturing style of yoga. Winter is a time to go inside. Yet, in this modern age of progress, we often find ourselves overly stimulated & stressed with the many demands that pull us off our center. This class will teach you new ways to replenish yourself and give you the opportunity to recharge each week during the cold and sometimes busy winter.
Please bring a pillow and blanket.Come feel wonderful and let the sacred happen.Sunday, February 15th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.$20.oo or just $5.oo additional with your class card
20% of tonights proceeds will benefit Katrinas' kids. Please read below....
Give the gift of Compassion for Valantine's Day. Can you give without expectation of anything in return? Please read Katrina's love story below. She is inspiring!
You are welcome to make donations at the studio.
""As I stood on the cement porch drinking fresh coffee, I watched the glistening turquoise water turn golden as the sun rose into the sky. I felt that I was standing on the most beautiful place on earth, until the sudden cries of my next patient brought me back to reality. I was really standing on the back deck of the St. Rock Medical building in the middle of Haiti. I was offered a chance to volunteer at the St. Rock Haiti Foundation with nurses from Mass General.
The Haitian people are amazingly happy and have the largest personalities. It was very hard to see these warm hearted people suffer with all kinds of pain, mostly from the lack of nutrition. The nursing staff treated patients for issues like worms, scabies, and many different stomach problems mostly contracted from what they had eaten in desperation. At the clinic I would help record heights, weights, and symptoms, pass out water and food; but most of the time I would play soccer or Frisbee with the energetic children who lived nearby. One morning a mother came to the clinic complaining that her baby girl just didn’t seem healthy. I held the girl close to me in my arms, but no emotion lit up her tiny face. Her body was burning with fever and she had a rash all over her fragile skin. I began to feed the subdued child formula, and I couldn’t help but stare into her inert eyes which slowly began to gleam as she devoured her largest meal of the week. An hour later I learned she had scabies and that I needed to immediately wash my body with alcohol and bag up my clothes. At this point the reality of the Haitian’s situation hit me hard and I cried thinking about how sick this poor baby was and how she obviously wasn’t consuming enough food.
Life in the city was a lot different than life in the Mountains. Port Au Prince is extremely polluted with trash covering the streets and canals; people live in shacks or underneath sheets next to the road. It was hard to breathe properly because of the lead gas pollution and the burning of trash, since there is no such thing as a disposal. It was surprising to see hundreds of cars on the roads when the people here don’t even have food to eat. As we passed the Palace on the way to the airport it looked completely out of place, it was so transcendent and extensive; however, ironically surrounding it were starving citizens living in homes made out of rags.
In the Mountains was another unexpected building, an extravagant Church. The sight of around 100 women walking up the stairs to Church in dresses of every color imaginary just blew me away. I couldn’t believe these same gorgeous people travel to the stream every day for water and go home every night to a small clay shack on the mountain side. On Saturday we took the day off from our busy week and went to visit the orphanage in the city. It was devastating how many children were in just the first room of this 3 storey building. I reached down to pick up an adorable little boy, but as I held him, not once would he look at me or embrace me. He knew that I was only going to hold him for a few minutes and then never see him again. This child had the emptiness in his eyes of no hope. Nothing. This boy’s precious face just broke my heart as I put him back in his crib where he remained sitting reticently. I could only take so much of the orphanage before I began to cry.
Over all Haiti was a shocking yet humbling experience that I will remember for the rest of my life. Even the simplest things like turning on the faucet or flicking a light switch make me realize how lucky I am to be living in such an exceptional place. I learned a real concept from this trip that will stay with me forever, money doesn’t equal happiness. Not one out of nearly 600 patients we saw in Haiti suffered from depression, but even in my small Cape Cod town I know at least 3 classmates who do. I’m very excited to go back to Haiti in March and see how the friends I made there have changed and grown up. I hope my experience will influence people to help poor countries all over the world, because right now they are desperately in need.
I went to Haiti last March when I was 16 years old. I am planning on returning to “see my children” March 16-23rd of this year.
Any financial donation you would like to make would be greatly appreciated. My goal is $1000. Checks can be made out to Katrina Messersmith Haiti Account. I am planning on purchasing much needed medicines for the clinic and I would love to take over soccer balls for the children so they no longer have to play with old bottles.
And finally, we are excited to announce that we are a sponsor of The Cape Cod Wahines. They have a lot of fun and keep healthy out in nature all year-round, yes, some of them just might be out surfing today!
Waves gives us a rhythm for our breath. Take some time to sit by the sea and let its calming waves help move you into a state of deep relaxation and presence.
See you on the sea.....and Gratititude for forwarding this email on to your networks and Remember to keep your heart light.
"The reason Life works is that not all of us are nuts on the same day." - Annie Lamott.
We are up and running and welcome all to our sacred space. We are offering a full schedule of classes and will add more in March. What you put into your body either improves or depletes your vitality. We now carry Dandy Blend, a yummy delicious nutritious coffee alternative drink, at the studio. After one cup you might just feel differently about that beautiful little flower growing all over our lawns. Ahhh, how Mother Nature nourishes... Trial packets are available.
"Yoga for to Beat The Blues" with Karen Corcoran is an 7-week package starting in March (no class April vacation week). When we address the emotional aspect of Dis-Ease, the body has space to release and heal. This is the perfect time of winter to commit to your emotional and physical health.
“The Breath is the Movement of Spirit in the Body” Dr. Andrew Weil
We have several classes for Beginner's... Come as you are. In March, we'll be adding Yoga for Every Body, and a Movement/Dance Class. Please support these classes so we know that you want them. We are here to serve your needs.
We are also offering classes specifically for Toddlers, Kids, and Teens! We want to continue and grow these programs. Our new generation needs many tools as they will face unprecedented challenges. Please help spread the word to as many parents as possible to guide them our way.
We received our massage establishment license and can now offer Massage Services at the studio. Gift Certificates are just in time for Valentine's Day. Call the studio for our February Special: Purchase a 5 massage pack and receive the 6th free.
"Meditation is not to get away from society, but to come back to ourselves and see what is going on"Thich Nhat Hanh
We have 2 seminars this weekend: Body Prayers on Friday 2/6 & Introduction to Yoga on Sunday 2/8. Next Sunday 2/15 we will have a Restorative Yoga Seminar. Pre-registration is required for all seminars.
Body Prayers
Silently Guided Asana ~ Savasana ~ Meditation
In this class, there is little or no verbal instruction given. It is better suited for those who have had at least a few Vinyasa classes. Asana is followed by a restorative Savasana - occasionally we'll have live music followed by a a silent Meditation.
It is best to stay in the quiet zone after class and we'll part ways generally in silence so that everyone can savor the stillness. Friday, February 6th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.$20.oo or just $5.oo additional with your class card.
Introduction to Yoga
A complete beginners class going a little bit more in depth that we have time for in a regular class. Class will include a short talk, basic introduction to yoga and postures, non-dogmatic philosophy, breathing, and meditation. All levels welcome.Sunday, February 8th from 1:30 - 3:30 pm. $20.oo or just $5.oo additional with your class card.
Restorative Yoga
Replenish, restore, and revive yourself through this nurturing style of yoga. Winter is a time to go inside. Yet, in this modern age of progress, we often find ourselves overly stimulated & stressed with the many demands that pull us off our center. This class will teach you new ways to replenish yourself and give you the opportunity to recharge each week during the cold and sometimes busy winter.
Please bring a pillow and blanket.Come feel wonderful and let the sacred happen.Sunday, February 15th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.$20.oo or just $5.oo additional with your class card
20% of tonights proceeds will benefit Katrinas' kids. Please read below....
Give the gift of Compassion for Valantine's Day. Can you give without expectation of anything in return? Please read Katrina's love story below. She is inspiring!
You are welcome to make donations at the studio.
""As I stood on the cement porch drinking fresh coffee, I watched the glistening turquoise water turn golden as the sun rose into the sky. I felt that I was standing on the most beautiful place on earth, until the sudden cries of my next patient brought me back to reality. I was really standing on the back deck of the St. Rock Medical building in the middle of Haiti. I was offered a chance to volunteer at the St. Rock Haiti Foundation with nurses from Mass General.
The Haitian people are amazingly happy and have the largest personalities. It was very hard to see these warm hearted people suffer with all kinds of pain, mostly from the lack of nutrition. The nursing staff treated patients for issues like worms, scabies, and many different stomach problems mostly contracted from what they had eaten in desperation. At the clinic I would help record heights, weights, and symptoms, pass out water and food; but most of the time I would play soccer or Frisbee with the energetic children who lived nearby. One morning a mother came to the clinic complaining that her baby girl just didn’t seem healthy. I held the girl close to me in my arms, but no emotion lit up her tiny face. Her body was burning with fever and she had a rash all over her fragile skin. I began to feed the subdued child formula, and I couldn’t help but stare into her inert eyes which slowly began to gleam as she devoured her largest meal of the week. An hour later I learned she had scabies and that I needed to immediately wash my body with alcohol and bag up my clothes. At this point the reality of the Haitian’s situation hit me hard and I cried thinking about how sick this poor baby was and how she obviously wasn’t consuming enough food.
Life in the city was a lot different than life in the Mountains. Port Au Prince is extremely polluted with trash covering the streets and canals; people live in shacks or underneath sheets next to the road. It was hard to breathe properly because of the lead gas pollution and the burning of trash, since there is no such thing as a disposal. It was surprising to see hundreds of cars on the roads when the people here don’t even have food to eat. As we passed the Palace on the way to the airport it looked completely out of place, it was so transcendent and extensive; however, ironically surrounding it were starving citizens living in homes made out of rags.
In the Mountains was another unexpected building, an extravagant Church. The sight of around 100 women walking up the stairs to Church in dresses of every color imaginary just blew me away. I couldn’t believe these same gorgeous people travel to the stream every day for water and go home every night to a small clay shack on the mountain side. On Saturday we took the day off from our busy week and went to visit the orphanage in the city. It was devastating how many children were in just the first room of this 3 storey building. I reached down to pick up an adorable little boy, but as I held him, not once would he look at me or embrace me. He knew that I was only going to hold him for a few minutes and then never see him again. This child had the emptiness in his eyes of no hope. Nothing. This boy’s precious face just broke my heart as I put him back in his crib where he remained sitting reticently. I could only take so much of the orphanage before I began to cry.
Over all Haiti was a shocking yet humbling experience that I will remember for the rest of my life. Even the simplest things like turning on the faucet or flicking a light switch make me realize how lucky I am to be living in such an exceptional place. I learned a real concept from this trip that will stay with me forever, money doesn’t equal happiness. Not one out of nearly 600 patients we saw in Haiti suffered from depression, but even in my small Cape Cod town I know at least 3 classmates who do. I’m very excited to go back to Haiti in March and see how the friends I made there have changed and grown up. I hope my experience will influence people to help poor countries all over the world, because right now they are desperately in need.
I went to Haiti last March when I was 16 years old. I am planning on returning to “see my children” March 16-23rd of this year.
Any financial donation you would like to make would be greatly appreciated. My goal is $1000. Checks can be made out to Katrina Messersmith Haiti Account. I am planning on purchasing much needed medicines for the clinic and I would love to take over soccer balls for the children so they no longer have to play with old bottles.
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If you would like to reach Katrina, please call the studio and I'll forward on your message and phone number to her or drop your donation by the studio anytime there are posted classes. If you would like further information about the St Rock Haiti Foundation site, visit www. Saintrock.org. Thank you!And finally, we are excited to announce that we are a sponsor of The Cape Cod Wahines. They have a lot of fun and keep healthy out in nature all year-round, yes, some of them just might be out surfing today!
Waves gives us a rhythm for our breath. Take some time to sit by the sea and let its calming waves help move you into a state of deep relaxation and presence.
See you on the sea.....and Gratititude for forwarding this email on to your networks and Remember to keep your heart light.
"The reason Life works is that not all of us are nuts on the same day." - Annie Lamott.
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