March 2009 Happenings at BYM

Our March schedule of classes and seminars is available.
Cancelations are on a link added to our Class Schedule page.
You can also call the studio line 896 - YOGA. Each day, we announce that days' classes.

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.

There is a time for departure even when there is no certain place to go.—Tennessee Williams, American playwright

In the quiet of winter, we often miss out on the sunshine and face anything from a bit of the blues to more serious emotional imbalances. Yoga is a holistic way to address the roots of this. "Yoga for Depression" classes with Kim start in March. 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. Beginners through advanced are welcome.

“The Breath is the Movement of Spirit in the Body”

Dr. Andrew Weil

"Introduction to Yoga" is a monthly seminar offered to Beginners as well as those who want a broader context of yoga, and a chance to ask questions you might not be able to ask in a traditional yoga class.

We also offer a weekly class just for Beginners on Tuesday evenings. Many of our other classes are appropriate for all levels including Beginner's - Kundalini, Yoga for Depression, Open Yoga, Yin Flow Vinyasa I and our newest class, Yoga for Every Body on Mondays.

Beginners, please come as you are.

We are offering you a taste of NIA Dance this month. Please welcome Sue Landers to the studio. Sue will offer two FREE classes on Thursday 3/5 & 3/12 at 5:30pm. She will join BYM in April to teach weekly NIA Dance classes.

Come and meet another new teacher, Maureen Hammett. Maureen will lead us through a sacred Vinyasa class (heated) on Saturday 3/21 at 4:30pm. She will join BYM in April to teach weekly Vinyasa classes.

We continue to offer classes for Toddlers with Jessica, and Kids with Karen. We are so fortunate to have these wonderful teachers to share yoga with our community children. We're creating our Teen Class in collaboration with local schools.

Please support the classes that you want us to continue. We are here to serve your needs. We appreciate your feedback about what classes & seminars you want as we decide during March what we'll offer in April.

We received our massage establishment license in February and now offer Massage Services in our beautiful peaceful massage room. Kim Hudson and Kari Stroh are your massage therapists at BYM.
Massages are on Special for $65 through March.
Gift certificates are available for Massage or Yoga.
Purchase a 5 massage pack and receive the 6th free. Call the studio to schedule your massage today. (508) 896 - YOGA

"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 Judy Moran offering two classes..... Yoga for Every Body and a beautifully rejuvenating Guided Meditation class. Think you couldn't sit and relax for 45 minutes,,, just give her class a try and you'll be wanting more and more.

March Seminars
Body Prayers Friday 3/30
Restorative Yoga Sunday 3/22
Introduction to Yoga Sunday 3/29
Open Your Hips Sunday 3/29

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,

or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.

I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,

in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
I love you as the plant that never blooms

but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;

thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,

risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.
I love you without knowing how,
or when, or from where.

I love you straightforwardly,
without complexities or pride;

so I love you because I know no other way
than this: where I does not exist, nor you,

so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,

so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.
Pablo Neruda Sonnet XVII

We are still accepting donations for Katrina's Kids in Haiti.

Please read Katrina's love story below.

She is inspiring and so are these children!

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.

If you would like to reach Katrina, please call the studio and we'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 http://www.saintrock.org/. Thank you!

Gratititude for forwarding this email on to your networks

and especially to those who might enjoy Yoga
..... and Remember to keep your heart light.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power,

the world will know peace.
- Jimi Hendrix

Enjoy the budding of spring, Kim & BYM