tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55919624626354713982012-02-07T09:38:39.679-08:00Dirt Cheap Yogahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153095209411081203noreply@blogger.comBlogger701100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591962462635471398.post-83905084231728286412012-02-07T09:38:00.001-08:002012-02-07T09:38:39.689-08:00

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326214772050386658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591962462635471398.post-20709791498079731282012-01-26T19:33:00.001-08:002012-01-26T19:33:35.240-08:00

Two weeks from tonight! Anvil pub in Deep Ellum. Just after class with Jon at Exall Park. Details on our Facebook page. 6:00 class. 7:00-7:15 dinner starts. Come and share a vegan meal with a white wine next to someone having a triple bock and a steak. It's good bendy times. Cheers!

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Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326214772050386658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591962462635471398.post-81767585978811342302011-12-28T19:54:00.001-08:002011-12-28T19:54:20.747-08:00

http://www.earthrhythms.org/index.html. Show is coming up. Have you ever been to a Kirtan? Do you enjoy chanting? Have you wanted to try and never knew where to go? Come here. Come with us. Monday January 16th. Get your tickets early, there will not be any left day of show. Alex Johnson Dirt Cheap Dude

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Winter Holidays reminder. There are no Dirt Cheap Yoga classes this week. Our teachers are out recharging and getting ready for a very exciting new year! See you all in January! Alex Johnson Dirt Cheap Yoga

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Here is a poster if you would like to share. https://twitter.com/yokoono/status/150991778634399744

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The weather has turned a bit colder. Our Familys and Friends a bit warmer. Come and share some space with us this December! Come and share a gentle lunchtime class with Jill. Make sure to play with Douchka in our last class of the year on the 22nd. Revisit friends at Reverchon with Meredith. Come and sweat with Jon. Your body and mind will thank you. Most of the time the hardest decision

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No class on Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday of thanksgiving week!

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Meredith is teaching tonight at Exall park from 6-7. Come and join for a wonderful night of yoga. Jill will be at Exall on Thursday at noon for a restorative class. Jon will be making you laugh, sweat, and reflect Thursday night at 6! Come and play at Exall. Dirt Cheap Dude

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Jill is coming back to teach a Dirt Cheap Class at Exall Park. No Sweat Lunch-Break YogaYou’re invited to our newest Dirt Cheap Yoga class -starting Thursday, October 27th! Join certified yoga instructor, Jill Pickett, for a unique relaxation approach to reducing stress and tension, and promoting overall well-being…all designed to fit within your lunch break!What is the Class Like?You can

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I am so sorry to do this, but tonight's class will be canceled.  Our dear teacher is not able to teach.  Our loyal list of subs are busy.  Our fallback teacher has damaged ribs and is not able to help out tonight.  Please find some time and a space to practice on your own this evening.  I have alerted Reverchon and sent out an email.  Please let me know if you did not receive a note about class

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Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326214772050386658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591962462635471398.post-65812125234516283412011-04-12T18:05:00.001-07:002011-04-12T18:29:40.673-07:00

Reverse Bird of Paradise pose. It's not easy. If you can manage the balance part of it without getting into a split you'll be okay. But if you try to do the split without the balance or a good foundation, you won't be okay. You might fall on your head. Today I tried to get to the split part of the pose without the balance. My teacher Stacy, owner of the Arlington Yoga Project, gently reminded me

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My body felt like lead. I had to rest. I had to come into child's pose and just be. My usual energetic, strong self just said no. Forget the power poses. Forget that I was in a Baptiste power, hot flow, challenging pose class. Just rest - that's what my body told me. I rested. I came into savasana early. Then I let go. I let go of trying to perfect my poses and I let go of our situation once and

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Hello all. We are sad to announce that the Wednesday night yoga class at Exall park has been discontinued. This class has been faithfully patronized by spirited and wonderful practitioners who we hope will migrate to our Tuesday and Thursday classes.  We are still running a Wednesday night class at Reverchon and Kidd Springs recreation centers.  Reverchon is a power class run by Jessica Myron,

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It was 5:30 am and I kept looking for the sun to poke out. But it was pitch dark. An odd peace settled in our car, as my nine year old daughter slept soundly in the back seat. I wish I could say we were going somewhere really fun but we weren’t. We had just spent three hours in the emergency room, and they made her better, hence my sense of peace. She started throwing up at 8:30 pm that

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Reverchon Park & Kidd Springs Classes continue through Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Rec center closed December 24-26. Classes resume the week between Christmas and New Years: Monday and Wednesday. Rec center closed December 31 - January 2, 2011. Classes resume Monday, January 3, 2011. Exall Park Classes continue through Wednesday, December 22, 2010. No class Thursday, December 23, 2010. Classes

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My practice right now is more about meditation and less about the postures. Just sitting, breathing, with a candle and a small cross on a small stand in front of me for ten to 20 minutes a day. It’s not easy. I always seem to have an excuse to not meditate. Like doing the dishes, the laundry, paying bills, etc.  Sometimes just sitting, and BEING present is not easy. Most of the

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It was in the heat of the room in the corner of that really large building that I found peace.  A place to unroll my yoga mat, sweat, move, stretch, and just BE.  Then a quick shower, a coffee from the cafe, and then off to get my kids in the kid zone, and back to reality of my new life.    My new life, that had I had known better, I would have prepared a little more thoroughly. But then how does

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Moon Salutation Workshop - October 24, 2010 @ Kidd Springs

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108 Sun Salutations - September 18, 2010 @ Reverchon Park

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Salute the MOON for a change!  And for something different. Chandra Namaskara, the dark and mysterious sister to the ever popular Sun Salutation, is a venue to your own creative forces. The yin to your yang. The Dark Side to your usual Jedi self.  Join us for an afternoon of wicked and creative yoga. A 45 minute ice-breaker class starts at 1:00pm followed by a short break. And then 2:00-3:

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Come sweat with us this weekend as we salute the end of Summer with 108 sun salutations at sunset on Saturday ~ September 18, 2010 5:30-7:30pm The number 108 has spiritual significance in many philosophies, not limited to yoga. Math geeks love it too! Renowned mathematicians of Vedic culture viewed 108 as a number of the wholeness of existence. This number also connects the Sun, Moon, and Earth:

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Gina goes toe to toe with the participants of DFW's Annual Free Day of Yoga 2010. Puppy love! Alex, Gina and Ruckus at the DCY table. Ruckus plays his part as designated Puppy Ice-Breaker. Yoga for everyone. Tree Yoga Dude at Free Day of Yoga Kick-Off 2010. Yoga class for the masses at DFW Free Day of Yoga 2010.

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Dirt Cheap Yoga's regularly scheduled Monday classes at Reverchon and Kidd Springs will be canceled, but you have about 100 other places to Down-Dog for FREE on Monday, September 6th! Check out the DFW Free Day of Yoga website for a full schedule, class descriptions and map. DCY Instructor Jon McCurry and DCY Board Member Kathleen Hale will be offering two class times on Monday: 9:00am with Jon

Dirt Cheap Yogahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153095209411081203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591962462635471398.post-89779079674960271942010-08-20T07:05:00.000-07:002010-08-27T09:23:27.264-07:00

Shoulder stand in utero. This isn't just any yoga babe, this is former DCY Manager, Lee Wedeberg's, tiny yogi. You may remember Lee as an instructor at the Samuel Grand location and she also worked hard to keep us afloat while I was away, living in Kuwait all those years. We crossed paths briefly last summer as I returned to America and she ventured to France for culinary school. Lee is

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Think yogis can't yoga and have fun too? Then you don't know the folks of DCY very well... Come to the next Dirt Cheap Yoga Happy Hour! Sip a cocktail, watch some buzzy yoga party tricks (maybe try one yourself), win prizes, and/or win cash! Thursday, August 19th from 5-8pm The Dirties will be at The Elbow Room (3010 Gaston, Dallas TX). Now, we're not just blowing off steam, this is a serious

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Came across this book today. Thought it was very Dirty (as in DCY Dirty). Would you, or someone you know, be interested in a "Dude" Cheap Yoga class? A yoga session focused on larger mass, tighter hams, bulkier shoulders with brusque verbiage? Let Gina know. Or just post a comment on this blog post.

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Found this in my inbox this week and had to share. And organization called, National Yoga Month, created a documentary, a collection of 25 modern yoga masters. These are the people who have shaped yoga as we know it. This is our generation of gurus and I'll bet that you've attended workshops with some of them when they've come through Dallas. See what they have to say about life, yoga, their

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Follow this link to watch Jon McCurry and Alex Johnson on last week's DFW Closeup show on CW33. [caption id="attachment_284" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="The Good Morning Boys on CW33 DFW Closeup"][/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_277" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Meredith surounded by her friends at fellow teachers at Dallas Yoga Center. (Left to right: Ashley, Jessica, Meredith, and Taylor)"][/caption] Congratulations are due to Meredith McQuiston on completing her 200 hour teacher training with the Dallas Yoga Center. This Saturday she performed her final test and rite of passage as a

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Things are really lookin' up for the old Dirt Cheap Yoga... Yesterday afternoon Instructor Jon McCurry and Executive Director Alex Johnson (and me, G4) were in the The 33TV studios to record a spot on DFW Close Up with the show's host Erin Harris. Our 5 minutes featured stretches to be done in the morning as you're just waking up. We shared the 30 minute segment with a pet rescue, child

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I have volunteered to take on the position of Executive Director of Dirt Cheap Yoga. Our little non-profit engine of yoga goodness is ready for all of you to climb aboard. Right now we are working on putting together a business plan and building our foundation. We have a few fundraisers in action. Our first is August 19th at the Elbow Room in Dallas from 5 pm to 8 pm. Come to the Elbow or

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...And the day was saved. Thanks to... the Power Puff Girls? No, no, that's not right. Thanks to... a few of the Dedicated Dirties! (You know I'm gonna just keep calling you that until someone stops me).The biggest news to announce from last week's Town Hall Meeting is the inducting of a new Executive Director. Alex Johnson volunteered and all in attendance cheered in agreement. Please welcome

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Another topic on the table at the DCY Town Hall Meeting tonight: Yoga Teacher Training Scholarships and Teacher Training Interns. How do you accomplish "yoga for everyone"? What if we could encourage individuals from segments of society, ignored by the yoga demographic, to become yoga instructors themselves... They go through teacher training and come out fired up about feeling good AND they have

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Has anyone notices that I started calling you, the people of Dirt Cheap Yoga, "Dirties"? How do you feel about that? Anyone prefer a different group moniker? Think about it, tell me on Thursday at the Town Hall Meeting. Speaking of the Town Hall Meeting (Thursday, July 22 8:00pm at Reverchon rec center), here is something else to think about: Committees. In our bylaws we have provisions for these

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What's this about? YOU. My (Gina Fore's) agenda is your questions and ideas. Dirt Cheap Yoga is by the people, for the people. Now, more than ever. But... what does that mean exactly? We've got some ideas to try, some ideals to pursue, and you are not just "a part" of that vision. You ARE that vision. Calling all lofty dreamers and pragmatic strategists! Come, shape the future of Dirt Cheap Yoga

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Bring a friend or drag along a co-worker for a pre-happy hour bender. Tomorrow, Wednesday June 23, Amy's 6:30pm yoga class will be outside on the lawn at Reverchon Park and FREE! No need for a heated room, this is Texas, right? We can just step outside. This special class will be visited by an entertainment reporter writing a story on fun stuff to do when it get's hot in Dallas. But don't let

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Dirt Cheap Yoga is officially and certifiably a public charity with 501(c)(3) tax-free status. Don't that make ya wanna jump-JUMP! [caption id="attachment_212" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="That\'s how we do it!"][/caption] Well, it makes me wanna do a little jig. Now that it's all over I can say that the application process has been a long-haul beating and a year's worth of waiting.

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[caption id="attachment_203" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Art by Heidi Lingamfelter, exhibited at Mighty Fine"][/caption]There are two important announcements concerning students who attend DCY at Mighty Fine Art in Oak Cliff... Good news or bad news first? Let's start with the bad news: Starting this week, yoga will be on Tuesdays only, so no more Thursday yoga class at Mighty Fine.

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[caption id="attachment_199" align="alignleft" width="246" caption="Your hump-day celebration."][/caption]When you need that mid-week wake up, that hump-day inspiration, look no further than your friendly neighborhood Reverchon Park Rec Center. Every Wednesday from 11:00am-12:00pm schedule yourself some "mat time" with teacher, Natalie Burnham. This class will be available for the next 6 weeks, (

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Kidd Springs Rec Center is the host of our latest addition to the Dirt Cheap Yoga schedule. Located just off of Tyler St, the rec center is a quiet corner of blooming vegetation and tranquil water. Walking around lake and park, the mind quickly forgets that the person is still in South Dallas. [caption id="attachment_188" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Instructor, Douchka Lecot in pigeon

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[caption id="attachment_177" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A long line to walk."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_178" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The word \"blurb\" pops in my head when I see this sculture."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_180" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="Water scultures at Dallas City Hall."][/caption] Have you ever been down to the Dallas

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[caption id="attachment_172" align="alignright" width="100" caption="Felicitas Alonzo"][/caption]Yoga es para todos, mes amigos. And that's about the end of my conversational Spanish. Thankfully, we have the very passion and well-spoken Felicitas Alonzo to instruct our yoga classes en Español. Dirt Cheap Yoga's Spanish yoga class is moving from Samuel Grand rec center to Reverchon Park rec center

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Starting next week, these little cards will be your ticket to cheap yoga all over town. Love them, cherish them, stick them in your yoga bag and do not lose them. Students will classes remaining on the packages you currently have can pick up their cards at the rec center where they were purchased. So, if you bought an 8-pack from Reverchon rec center and have 5 classes left, for example, there

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A glimpse of our newest rec center location.[caption id="attachment_148" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Exall Park: 1355 Adair St. The view from Adair Street. "][/caption][caption id="attachment_150" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="The small room which we\'ve already outgrown!"][/caption][caption id="attachment_151" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="The big room where

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Most yoga places around the Dallas metroplex canceled their classes for the evening. So, what did everyone do with their time off? Played in the snow o'course! Here are a few images that I snagged from Facebook. Feel free to link your own photos in the comments! [caption id="attachment_132" align="alignleft" width="190" caption="Mr. Frostman. Created by Gina Fore and neighbors Ashley, Paola and

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[caption id="attachment_128" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Grrrruf. Why so serious?"][/caption]Your challenge for February: Grin when you want to grit your teeth. Let Ruckus be your guide on your quest for tranquility. You'll be unable to growl if you're truly grinning.

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[caption id="attachment_122" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Introducing: DCY Class Punch Cards"][/caption]Think by Aretha Franklin \"Freedom...!\"How many times have you, as a DCY student, wondered how many classes you have left in your 8-pack? Wished to check out one of the other locations without buying a separate membership? Now you can. Well very, very soon, your classes will go

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[caption id="attachment_117" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Samuel Grand Rec Center: Where it all began"][/caption]The legend of Dirt Cheap Yoga's humble beginnings at the Samuel Grand Rec center, some six years ago, has become part of our unique history. As the story goes, I (Gina Fore) started with a class of none at this out-of-the-way facility. After cornering a possible student in

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Check out this article from the New York Times: When Chocolate and Chakras collide. Who'd like to add snacks to their yoga night? We're totally down! We should yoga first, eat second so as not to throw up dog on our mats... What do you say?

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[caption id="attachment_108" align="aligncenter" width="846" caption="Oak Cliff People front page news!"][/caption][caption id="attachment_109" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="the article continues..."][/caption]

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Bada-bing, bada-boom, Dirt Cheap Yoga is in the groove and on the move! December 2009 brought you classes at Mighty Fine Arts in Oak Cliff and January 2010 launches classes at Exall Park Recreation Center in East Downtown. Starting Tuesday, January 5 Shana Stein leads classes from 6:00pm-7:00pm and Jon McCurry takes on the Thursday night class 6:00pm-7:00pm. Prices are:First class free.$8 drop-in

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Mike Sears.Thank you to all who bought our dysFUNtional Halloween BINGO cards back in October. Seems like forever and a day ago now, doesn't it? The prize for participation was One Free Private Lesson with the instructor of your choice and Mike Sears, DCY student at the Samuel Grand location, was the lucky pick. Congrats Mike!

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[caption id="attachment_86" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The zen of making pie crust."][/caption]That's a wrap! The first annual Dirt Cheap Yoga Peace O' Pie fundraiser was a smashin' success thanks to all of you who donated, bought, tasted, talked, and encouraged. Of the total 33 pies sold, 6 were donated to Mosaic Charities. Thank you for truly making it a time of giving thanks. Your

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[caption id="attachment_82" align="alignnone" width="194" caption="Original photo by Professor Photography"][/caption]Dirt Cheap Yoga moves to Oak Cliff! December 1st, 2009 marked the first class at DCY's newest location: Mighty Fine Arts Gallery. Taught by the Mighty Mary Armstrong, Tuesday's class was off to a running start with a handful of enthusiastic attendees on the first day. When:

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Warrior students gathered with excited anticipation at the Trinity River Audubon Center this past Saturday. The air was light and warm, perfect for taking those long, slow, deep breaths. Students aligned their mats to have view of the Fall-colored outdoors and Lisa Nersesova began the workshop with chanting to align the chakaras. [caption id="attachment_72" align="alignright" width="225" caption=

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I did it. As proof that I am back on track, ready for Day 8 tomorrow, here is my Day 7 Self-worth list:1. I deserve a quiet place to live.2. I deserve wholesome food to eat and clean water to drink.3. I deserve a place and time for rest everyday.4. I deserve to have a healthy body.5. I deserve to be loved by the man I love.6. I deserve time to myself.7. I deserve friends.8. I deserve to be

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I fell off the yoga revolution wagon and, in so doing, discovered that I have a powerful sense of "busy." Those of you in the yoga industry reading this, do you find that sometimes yoga gets in the way of your yoga? Here lately, I've been so busy with Dirt Cheap Yoga, I've not had time for my yoga. Tsk-tsk. There are pies to make, workshops to advertise, house guests to entertain, arrangements to

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I like today's task too. In addition to continuing with our daily manta, the daily recording of our food and exercise and the attention to our use of language, today we are to start reading a book, just for fun. Not a "have to" read book for school or work, but something we'll enjoy. I chose Pride Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austin and Seth Grahame-Smith. I'm sort of on a zombie kick these days

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Today's challenge is all about non-violent communication. We are to notice the tone and intent of our conversations and eliminate words or phrases that project our negativity onto other people. For example, rather than saying: "I feel unsupported." Or "I feel taken for granted." We should, instead, take ownership of our feelings and explain them without accusation. "I feel alone." Or, "I feel

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Today is all about grounding. Being grounded. Feeling supported, connected, rooted and stable. [caption id="attachment_50" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Me, 1920\'s style and Ruckus, wearing my mantra pearls"][/caption]Yay! An easy one. I have always felt very connected to nature at this time of year. I love Fall. All my favorite days are in the Fall: my birthday, my wedding anniversary

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[caption id="attachment_26" align="alignleft" width="210" caption="Warrior Workshop at Trinity River Audubon Center November 14, 2009"][/caption]What do "The Holidays" have in common with Virabhadrasana? More than meets the eye, as one fearless warrior once said. The holidays are both festive and stressful, happy and lonely, fun and trying. This duality is perfectly personified in the Warrior

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BINGO! Shout it out. Don't be skerd... Make yourself heard. You've got one day left to buy your Halloween BINGO cards. Gina's class at Reverchon tomorrow is your last chance to snag a game card for your October 31st festivities. [caption id="attachment_23" align="alignright" width="235" caption="Look for me..."][/caption]$2 each, or $5 for 6 cards. Those who balasana together bingo together.

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[caption id="attachment_30" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Peace on earth, pie in your tummy."][/caption]Peace on earth and pie in your tummy. Sounds perfect, doesn't it? While we aim toward the first, we can deliver on the second. In addition to the Warrior Workshop, November also brings us the First Annual Peace O' Pie Fundraiser from Dirt Cheap Yoga. Two homemade seasonal favorites:

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You can chant with a beer in your had, right? Day 3 has seemed hectic for some reason. However, it's 3:00pm and I feel like I'm still trying to get started. It's one of those... I got up early to "get stuff done." That's what I named my daily alarm in my iPhone. I spent the first hour or so preparing for my Thursday Mind/Body Boot Camp class at 24-Hour Fitness. I'm sort of struggling with this

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The commitment was made, now take the first step. Today's assignment included two tasks. The first: Dedicate a notebook to the 30-Day Yoga Journey and to put my name on the cover. Done. The second: Start a daily chanting practice with the Ganesh Mantra. Done--with minor distraction from a bored puppy wanting to play. The mantra in its essence is about new beginnings and clearing the way for

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Hello Dirt Cheap Yoga People, This is your founder speaking.... I'm going to be very honest for the next 30 days. Starting today. I need your help. It seems that I cannot commit to a 30-Day Yoga Journey without you. With no one watching over my shoulder I will not find the time and motivation to embark on this preset 30-day challenge and with every day that I avoid my daily Yoga Journey emails,

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