The Vajra Yoga Teacher Training with Jill Satterfield begins Friday evening (tomorrow!) and continues on until the 19th. For Chace Mill classes held before 5pm, please note your upstairs class may be held downstairs.
Meanwhile, Kathy and Sabian explore the vast spaces of her hometown Mt Shasta... just a few more days til they are back in Vermont.
Another day (how many has it been?) of storms - mixed with clear skies and probably rainbows somewhere, mixed with hail, flooding, and crazy wind. Check out photos of the BFP weather blog...
Sunday, July 12 - Restorative Yoga with Emily
Restorative Yoga Class with Emily Garrett is Sunday evening from 6:30-8:30pm in the Chace Mill's Studio C. Single sessions are $20 or two swipes. Bolsters are available on a first reserved basis - the studio has 18. We ask that everyone bring their own bolster and blankets, so there will be enough to go around. Bolsters, Blankets, Straps, Eyepillows, Blocks, Knee and Ankle Support Custions are available at The Lotus Shop for purchase.
Please note the summer time change - 6:30-8:30. Registration available online.
Kathy will be headed out to Maureen Bosker's wonderful studio in Goodrich Michigan August 9-13! Join her at Yoga in the Woods for 20 hours toward your RYT. Contact Maureen for details!
For those of you who didn't get yesterday's email newsletter ... all classes will be held as regularly scheduled this weekend. Enjoy!
The Lotus Shop is considering applications for a part-time retail sales/customer service position. This position would require hours Thursday 11:30-7pm, Saturday 9:30-2pm, Sunday12-5. Please contact sara@yogavermont.com with your relevant retail and yoga experience.
Check out Ashley Horton's new photo album on our facebook fan page! Add please - add your own! Fun fun!
Three ways you can keep in touch with us (in addition to the blog, website, and checking in at the Lotus Shop).... and we're overdue for an email newsletter... expect one in the next two weeks - please sign up if you haven't already... 2 - join our Facebook Fan Page3 - join the Yoga Vermont email mailing list
In addition to our facebook fan page, you may also want to check out burlington's craigslist if you are coming into town for Jill Satterfield's Vajra Training or the Yoga Vermont Seven Day Instructor Course ... there are vacation rentals, etc posted there. A great alternative to a hotel if you are staying a week... and also check out homeaway.com for options in Burlington, Charlotte, Shelburne...
Yippeeee! We have enough registrations to make the Jill Satterfield Teacher Training a-go... and we hope there are a few more of you out there who would like to join in! There is an option on the registration page for you to put a deposit of $1200 to secure your space, with balance due upon start of workshop. Read more about Jill on her website - vajrayoga.com.Those of you looking to connect with other attendees to share lodging, or would like to inquire about lodging with a community member, join our Facebook Fan Page! Three ways you can keep in touch with us (in addition to the blog, website, and checking in at the Lotus Shop).... 2 - join our Facebook Fan Page3 - join the Yoga Vermont email mailing list
Another day in the life of Kathy... injured pigeon on the schoolyard last week.... (sorry we haven't posted some of the other amazing recuses facilitated by St. Francis... there was the baby bunny, a few mice, a baby squirrel...a black bird, a frog or two, just to name a few...)
It's the Lotus Shop's June Sale with stellar markdowns on clothing throughout the shop! We're talking all the brands... so stop and shop - early bird gets the best pickings! All Sundari Skin Care is also on sale for 25% off and some of the LCDP collection is up to 75% off! (Hours, Thursday 11-7, Friday 11-7, Saturday 10-7, Sunday 12:30-6:30..... sometimes earlier and later.... if we aren't there, grab a tea at Stone Soup give us 10 minutes. We'll be there soon enough. Sometimes we just get stuck looking for parking, or other adventures.)
This Saturday from 10-2:30 at the Chace Mill in Studio C, our 200 Hour Instructor Course continues with a Saturday session focusing on Dharana and Dhyana - the sixth and seventh limbs of the eight limbed path of Ashtanga Yoga. yDharana - commonly defined as focus, concentration, follows the fifth limb, Pratyhara (withdrawl of the senses). Dhyana - the seventh limb, meditation, leads one into the eighth limb, Samadhi, a state of oneness. (we'll hold that one for another saturday session!)
Dharma Mittra's Yoga Dictionary includes these definitions on his website:
Dharana - It literally means “the act of maintaining” or “firmness”, meaning to firmly maintain a thought in the mind. Concentration. It is the sixth principle of the yoga system of Patanjali.
Dhyana - It literally means “meditation”, “thought” or “reflection”. Whereas Dharana simply consists of maintaining a thought in the mind, Dhyana allows for the expansion of the mind or its reflection on that thought. It is the seventh principle of the system of Patanjali.
Samadhi - Literally, it means “to put together”, or “together or in combination with” as well as unity of state.
In yoga, Samadhi may have anyone of the following meaning:
1. Engrossed in meditation.
2. A state of deep meditation or devotion.
3. Intense attention or fixation of the mind in something.
4. Attention, intense absorption or any kind of a trance.
5. Concentration of thoughts.
6. Deep or abstract meditation.
7. Intense concentration on any object in particular so that the yogui identifies himself or herself with the object of meditation. In other words, in Samadhi, the practitioner, through perception and experience, merges with the environment.
This it is the state of “Atman” or “Turiay” (the room).
Then, Samadhi refers to any of the highest levels of conscience, in or out of trance. These states may be reached through the practice of Yoga or through other means. It is the eighth and last Principle of Patanjali Yoga. Most of the systems of Hatha Yoga see the Samadhi like a state which is attained at the very end. In Buddhism, Samadhi is the fourth state, and the end of Dhyana or intense abstract meditation.
And who doesn't love a great graphic depiction?
