Yoga Vermont

Burlington Farmer's Market Opens this Saturday

We've made it to the beginning of Summer!!! The Burlington Farmer's Market opens this Saturday, May 10 (City Hall Park) and will be held every Saturday, rain or shine from 8:30am-2pm. Their website has all kinds of useful info - for example when you can expect to find your favorite veggies... looks for asparagus, beet greens, fiddleheads, radishes, rhubarb and spinich this weekend, along with a listing of all the vendors and links to their sites - from Stray Cat Flower Farm to Does' Leap Goat Cheese, to Willow Hill Farm with their amazing sheep yogurt and cheeses.... and of course all the other fantastic farmers, fresh fruit, veggies and everything else...

Not in Burlington? Check out the VT Agriculture site with a directory to all the markets across the state...

So - see you this weekend - and don't forget to stop by The Lotus Shop (open at 10) to say hello to Keri and pick up the perfect mother's day or graduation gift! As for Yoga Classes, Petra teaches at 10am and Sara at 12:30, at the downtown studio, all just a stone's throw from city all park.

There's also a new South End Farmers Market this year on Wednesdays, beginning June 4 from 3:30-6:30pm!

The New North End Farmer's Market at the Ethan Allen Park is on Thursdays from 3-6:30 beginning June 12. And there is also the Winooski Farmer's Market, just across the bridge from the Chace Mill, beginning June 5, Thursdays from 3:30-6:30pm, easy to swing by before class!

Michael Pollan to speak at UVM

Save the date... Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and his most recent title, In Defense of Food will be speaking at UVM on Tuesday, June 10, 5pm at Ira Allen Chapel.

Restore this Sunday, May 11

This Sunday, May 11, is our monthly Restorative Yoga Class with Emily Garrettfrom 7-9pm in Studio C. Single sessions are $20 or two swipes, pre-register online.
Please bring your mat, blankets and bolsters if you have them. They are also available for sale at the Lotus Shop (197 College Street) See you there!

PS, May 11 is Mother's Day... and a Restorative Session is the perfect gift for your Mom, no yoga experience necessary... so pre-register for two and bring her along for a gift that will be much appreciated!

happy may

Strap Happy - Summer Solstice!

Just scheduled - join Sofi Dillof and Emily Garrett on Saturday, June 21 at Yoga Vermont for a special Strap Happy Workshop from 9:30-Noon. This 2 1/2 hour workshop will explore fun and creative ways to use the simple yoga strap to deepen you practice. Leave feeling happy and energized and enjoy the rest of the longest day of the year!

Please note: Space is limited. Please register early if you plan to attend. We expect this workshop to sell out quickly.

A note about the Summer Schedule:
Sofi is taking the summer off from her regular teaching schedule at YVT. The Summer Schedule begins June 2, so there is still plenty of time to take advantage of Sofi's regular classes, Wednesday 12:30-1:30pm downtown, Thursday 5:40-7:10 Chace Mill, Friday 12-1:30 Chace Mill, Sunday 4-5:30 Chace Mill. And of course, sign up for the Solstice Strap Happy Workshop if you want to study with Sofi at YVT in June! And, check out her fabulous podcast classes!

We have not finished the Summer lineup yet, but we do know that we are happy to announce Kara Cimon Quinn will be returning to teach for the summer in Sofi's Thursday 5:40 time slot at the Chace Mill, and Debbie Wien will be teaching the Chace Mill Friday Noon class.

Standing Up to the Madness

Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! is in Burlington today (May 3) for a talk and a book signing today at 2pm at Borders Books on Church Street.

About Standing Up to the Madness:

In their NEW BOOK Amy and David detail the ways in which grassroots activists have taken politics out of the hands of politicians. Standing Up to the Madness tells the stories of everyday citizens who have challenged the government and prevailed.

The book not only is a timely, inspiring, and even revolutionary look at who wields the greatest power in America--everyday people who take a chance and stand up for what they believe in--but also offers advice on what you can do to help.

Where are the millions marching in the streets to defend
human rights, civil liberties, and racial justice? Where is the mass revulsion against the killing and torture being carried out in our name? Where are the environmentalists? Where is the peace movement?
The answer: They are everywhere.

The award-winning sister-brother team of Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!, and investigative journalist David Goodman traveled the country to detail the ways in which grassroots activists have taken politics out of the hands of politicians. Standing Up to the Madness tells the stories of everyday citizens who have challenged the government and prevailed.

May Day

The David Williams Workshop starts tonight at the Chace Mill- tonight's class will be held in Studio B.

Word is the Intervale Compost will remain open for another week.

Don't forget to purchase your May Class Pass - valid for one class daily at either studio May 1-31. Available at the studios for $120.

And happy May Day...

Dates for Intro to Yoga Six Week Session

Dates have been set for the next Intro to Yoga Six Week Session with Angela Madonia. Sessions are held on Monday evenings at the Chace Mill from 6-7pm in Studio B. Registration is available online, next session is June 9-July 14. At this point, this is the only session being offered during the Summer Schedule, so please be sure to sign up if you are interested.

Dates for Ashtanga Beginner Series Set

Dates have been set for the next three summer Six Week Ashtanga Intro Sessions with Scott York. Sessions are held on Tuesday evenings at the Chace Mill from 6:30-7:30pm. Registration is available online, next session will be May 27-July 1.

Baby calves at Shelburne Farms

Sunday was the open house at Shelburne Farms - and we ran into so many friends there - the weather was perfect and here are the photos. Happy Spring!

Sabian, Luisa's son Zeke, and Sara

Sabian and his friend Elsa.

Kiernan and Bobby.

HSCC dog (and kitty) rabies clinic Saturday

Dog Wash and Rabies Clinic at HSCC. - This Saturday afternoon May 3rd (rain date Sunday May 4th) for a little doggie spring cleaning and rabies clinic. Our pet wash will be held earlier in the day with details to come, courtesy of UVM students. The rabies clinic will be held from 12 - 4pm - cost is $8 per vaccine and is provided by Vet-To-Pet Mobile Veterinary Services.
(photos of Tweet and Reilly, current residents of the Humane Society)

Qawwali Music of Pakistan at the Flynn

Mehr & Sher Ali and Musicians this Friday night at the Flynn 8pm
(with free pre-performance lecture at the Amy E Tarrant Gallery)

Strong, soaring voices and explosively rhythmic hand-clapping characterize Qawwali, devotional music and song based on the mystic poetry of Sufi masters. An ensemble of nine musicians, led by brothers and master qawwals Mehr and Sher Ali, perform heart-rending, percussive, and deeply spiritual music that transcends cultural boundaries, issuing a universal invitation to share in powerful emotions of pure love, the pain of separation, and the joy of union. The brothers Ali are students of the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and family, venerated as the greatest of all Qawwali artists.

Happy Birthday Keri!

Happy Birthday Keri! We love you and are so grateful for everything you contribute to the studio! Keri will be teaching her Sunday Birthday Class downtown at 6pm... so go give her some birthday sweetness.

Spring at Shelburne Farms - Calf Open House Today

Shelburne Falls - Calf Open House Sunday, April 27 from 1-4pm. Spring has sprung at the Shelburne Farms and they have a lot of baby Brown Swiss calves! Come greet the newborns (and other cows), try your hand at milking a cow, and climb on a farm tractor as they celebrate calving season!

Bike here - Local Motion

Burlington based Local Motion has just launched a new Trail Finder component to their site - check it out! Also, stop by their offices on the waterfront bike path (1 Steele Street, in the Wing Building (between the Echo Center and King Street Ferry Docks) for all kinds of information and rentals if you happen to be visiting Btown sans bike.

Kathy at Yoga in the Woods in Michigan

Kathy returns today and will be catching up on your emails and calls starting Monday. Can't wait to see pictures from Michigan and the workshop at Yoga in the Woods!

Ascent Magazine - Spring 2008

Ascent Magazine, yoga for an inspired life comes out quarterly. The Spring 08 issues is on newsstands now and we came across the the link to the current issue.

The theme for Spring is language and as all issues of Ascent, sure to inspire. We plan to get set up to carry it in the Lotus Shop shortly.... in the meantime, City Market, B&N, and Healthy Living all carry it... and also check out the Ascent blog which includes regular news and musings from Ascent headquarters.

Also, for those of you in the north... The Toronto Yoga Show - Festival and Conference is this weekend April 24-27. Wish we could get up there this weekend, many of our beautiful friends and teachers will be there.

Journeydance with Toni Bergen May 17

Love Your Body, Love Your Life, Pass it On to Our Daughters with JOURNEYDANCE!
Saturday May 17th at the Chace Mill
Girls Class (Ages 10 - 17) 10AM - Noon (Free, suggested donation of $15)
Women's Class, 4 - 6PM, $30
Proceeds from both events to benefit Girls on the Run, Vermont. 

Journeydance is a playful and intuitive method of using movement to discover and celebrate our inner strengths.  We are all dancers, and when we dance we feel our power and learn to love ourselves. We find balance and blessings. We become bright shining and radiant. This is journeydance!  For more information, or to purchase tickets call MaryBeth Nuovo at 863-2917 or email mbnuovo@aol.com.

The Mysore Yoga Scene in TIME

Time Magazine's article In the Mecca of Celebrity Yoga: Postcard from Mysore. Nothing newsworthy, or even interesting, but, well, it's there...

FIMD present Purbayan Chatterjee at UVM

UVM based Friends of Indian Music and Dance present The Legacy Tour celebrating Sitar Maestro Pandit Nikhil Banerjee on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 5:30 pm with the renowned North Indian Sitar players Purbayan Chatterjee and Partha Chatterjee accompanied on Tabla by Pandit Anindo Chatterjee & Anubrata Chatterjee at The University of Vermont’s Recital Hall on the Redstone Campus. For details, contact FIMD.

Emily's article in Venus Rising

YVT Instructor Emily Garrett writes Yoga for Living, a monthly article for the Burlington based online magazine, Venus Rising.

Visit Venus Rising for her latest article, Sky Gazing.

You'll also find a profile of Katy Lesser, yogi and owner of Healthy Living on Dorset Street.

Countdown to David Williams!!!

One week from tomorrow, Thursday, May 1 we welcome David Williams back to Yoga Vermont! Space is still available and registration is available online... understand your Ashtanga practice on a fresh new level... as a practice for life.

SELF Magazine May 08-enter to win a Saka Pinda Backpack!

Check out the May 08 issue of Self Magazine and enter to win a Saka Pinda Backpack - in their Prize a Page feature!
Check out page 121 or you can visit the SELF Website and enter there. You can help (and win) show your Yoga Vermont and Saka love and enter, and get your friends to enter too... maybe if we get enough entries, they will include us in a future yoga accessories story!

Sunday Restorative Session Dates Set

The next four monthly Sunday Restorative Sessions are May, 11, June 8, July 13 and August 17. Register early and take advantage of the full series discount - $64 for all four! Restorative Yoga Class with Emily Garrett from 7-9pm in Studio C. Single sessions are $20 or two swipes, pre-register online.
Please bring your mat, blankets and bolsters if you have them. They are also available for sale at the Lotus Shop (197 College Street) See you there!

Dates have also been set for Emily's Core Yoga Sessions, Tuesday evenings May 20 - June 24, this class is sold out.

Spring arrivals Stewart+Brown Organics

Coming this week - new styles from Stewart+Brown Organics arriving at the Lotus Shop. Super comfortable, beautiful styling, consciously made.

Diamond embroidered Hemp Silk Slip Skirt - Fits with a satin elastic waistband and is bias cut for the perfect drape. Available in Luna and Pomegranate (shown). $109 (Quantities and sizes are limited, shop early for the widest selection.) Also incoming, more of our favorite Organic Pima Strap Gather Shell - summer ready in Pomegranate, super comfortable Organic Pima Jersey Cinch Skirt.

And we couldn't resist, a knock out 100% hand knit mongolian cashmere leaf border cardigan. Truly special details include e a lacy leaf pattern down the crochet edged placket and a contrast knitted band at waist. It also has a delicate crochet collar, zig zag pointelle stitching across the back and fastens closed with two shell buttons at the waist placket. Classic, draping fit, hits at hip. A favorite for a lifetime.

We love S+B.

Boston YJ Conference May 16-18

Heading to the Yoga Journal Conference in Boston May 16-18? Looking to share rides, hotel rooms, or just meet up with other Yoga Vermont (or other friends.) We know a handful of people who are going down, and are sure there are many more of you out there, so drop us an email with your name and where you live and we'll connect you to the others who email in...

Saka won't be able to attend this year (it's graduation weekend here in BTV and the staff will be anchored at the shop...) but we hope everyone has a ton of fun!

Intervale Compost Center - Speak Up!

Please write a letter to Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss to show your support for the Intervale Compost Center and to fight for it to remain open after May 1.

Small Dog takes your ewaste - this Saturday!

Recycle your old, broken, and obsolete electronics for FREE on April 19 (Earth Day) at the Small Dog Electronics Second Annual Recycling event!

Every year, more than 5 million tons of ewaste enter US landfills, along with toxic substances such as lead, cadmium, and mercury that can contaminate our land, water and air. Unfortunately, ewaste is one of the fastest growing segments of our waste stream.

Visit Small Dog's website for more info. Located on Dorset Street - across on the Barnes & Noble side. And while you are over there, check out the new and expanded fabulous Healthy Living Market.

Countdown...David Williams May 1-4

Don't forget - register and prepay online or at the studios or The Lotus Shop before midnight Tuesday to get a discounted rate on the workshop! Link to the David Williams poster... read his letter to Vermont yogis and register now to get the advance registration discount on the workshop!

New in store - spring arrivals

Stop in the Lotus Shop this weekend... treat yourself (or pick out a perfect Mother's Day present from the new Me&Ro Collection)... also New Hard Tail leggings and tops in colors, more new Stewart & Brown organics are on the way...new arrivals include Inner Waves organic pono capris in their summer palette, and these other little sweeties...

California Artist Sara Paloma's little bud vases are blooming everywhere... a veritable city of wonder...($40-200)

New little dumplings of Crystalyn Kae clutches ($65-68) are also back in stock in great new limited edition colors and prints... and moving quickly, as they always do... along with some new colors in the Soiree ($198.) (the large pleated bag for all reasons and seasons) and the more tailored Meitier tote...

Also look for these limited edition letterpress broadsides, the set of four framed, matted, signed and numbered prints is available for $400, or individual framed prints for $125.