Yoga Class Series with Heather in St. Pete

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Heather's Yoga Workshop in St. Petersburg

Hey Fellow Yogi's!

You can keep me up to date on your yoga workshops to post here if you want!

Just email it to me with enough time for me to post it for you.

yogaheather@hotmail.com

Namaste'

Heather

Our Next Jaya Meeting will be Sunday - March7, 2010 at 4pm

Kate Cordel will co-host this next meeting at her studio in Atlantic Beach (Ocean Yoga)
You can RSVP to yogaheather@hotmail.com
This gathering is open to all yoga teachers and/or studio owners in the Jacksonville Area.
There is no fee to be a member of this networking group. We always welcome new teachers!
Jaya Jax about creating unity and sharing our community workshop information with eachother, so we can continue to grow as a yoga community.
Please simply email me your upcoming workshops in email format (text) so I can cut and paste it into our blog posts. Once you have attended at least 3 meetings, you can continue to promote your workshops and classes on the blog. Again here is my email address: yogaheather@hotmail.com
See you soon!
Namaste'
Heather Hixon
http://www.timetounwind.com/
PS
Check out our new Yoga Network!!
http://www.jacksonvilleyoga.ning.com/

Day 1 - of the 30 Day Yoga Journey

Dear Yoga Friends and Jaya Jax Memebers,

I received this email from Pam Davis...Thanks Pam!!

And Thank you Deborah for creating this!

I am doing this journey myself as well and wanted to share it with the group. Follow the link at the very bottoe of the post to sign up.

Welcome and Day 1: Commit to your self-care

Welcome and thank you for beginning the 30-Day Yoga Journey!
Prepare to be inspired, challenged,validated, frustrated and perhaps even enlightened.
Each day for the next 30 days you will receive a new tool for beginning or enhancing your yoga practice -meditations, mantras, hatha yoga practices, communication tools and more.
This journey is appropriate for new comers to yoga and long-term practitioners so feel free to share it with your students, teachers and friends.
Your first day begins right now!

Day1 is below...ready? Let's begin together. Ommmmmmm.
Fondly,
Deborah Bernstein, Creator of the30-day Yoga Journey
Let's Begin now....
Call it what you will, "a fat-off", "re-commitment to the path of yoga", or simply "living well"....I'm beginning a journey. I invite you to join me. You may have very different reasons from me, but the reason is not what is important, it is the process and the community support. Two years of an erratic schedule (and several other equally great excuses) has insidiously added a whopping 20 pounds to my 5 foot tall body. Eeeek. Just putting this in writing is unpleasant for me...equally unpleasant was remembering that nine years ago Patriot's Day (a holiday here in Boston...AKA"Marathon Monday") I ran the Boston Marathon, and today, I would have difficulty completing a 10k. So yesterday, while prepping our house for sale (oh, another good excuse for gaining weight...moving), Scott, Chris (our realtor and friend)and I started what Scott coined a "fat off". Here are the rules of our fat-off: Whomever looses 10% of our body weight first, "wins". If I win...the guys treat me to a spa day...if one of the guys wins, the two non-winners treat to Red Sox tickets.
The fat-off is the catalyst for my journey. Winning it is not the goal.
I have a daily meditation practice and a daily yoga practice. My yoga practice has been mostly restorative for the past 6 months and erratic in the time of day and duration of my practice. My cardiovascular and muscle conditioning routine has been sporadic, at best and non-existent for stretches of up to two weeks sometimes. My energy level is generally moderate, and I find I need more sleep than "usual". I share this information with you as a framework for my starting point. And in the spirit of vinyasa krama, or "starting where you are", this is where my journey begins (at least on the surface). I've sketched out a process of physical, spiritual, intellectual, and emotionally nourishing practices to live over the next 30-days. They are practices that have worked for me in the past in enhancing my well-being and they are practices that I have researched and learned about from others. If you want to join me on this journey, I will offer suggestions each day for the next 30 days. Some of the suggestions may be practices you are familiar with, others may be new to you. Some will resonate, others will not. But join me and let's see where we go together. Let's enjoy the process....ready?
Day 1: Commit to your self-care
For today, write an affirmation that is a contract with yourself.

Commit to 30-days of wellness, perhaps note a goal, or perhaps keep it open-ended to see what outcomes arise naturally. Here is my affirmation, feel free to use it too. But be sure to put it in writing (even if it is typing it into the comment field of this article)

I, _______________, understand that I am undertaking an exciting, creative,and intense journey to enable physical, intellectual and spiritual self-nurturing. I understand that there will be days that this will be challenging; I will remain committed to my journey throughout those difficult days because I have support and because I care about my well-being. 30 days to feeling more energized...it will not necessarily be linear. I will remember this on the days that feel like I am regressing.

I look forward to the journey together.

NAMASTE. Deborah Bernstein

To sign up for the 30 day journey go to: http://florianyoga.blogspot.com/2009/06/join-30-day-yoga-journey.html

Namaste'

Heather Hixon www.TimeToUnwind.com

Looking for Good Yoga Teachers in CA...

Hi Teachers,
If anyone knows any good yoga teachers in:
Santa Monica, CA - please contact Kathy Cooper at yogainspires@bellsouth.net
Fort Myers, FL - please contact Cynthia Geesey at cynthiageesey@yahoo.com
Please do not respond to me.
Jai,
Deva Parnell
DISCOVERY YOGA
http://www.discoveryyoga.com

Radiant Child Yoga Program - at Yoga Ananda

A certificate training course for teachers, parents, therapists, and all who would like to
GIVE CHILDREN THE GIFT OF YOGA
Radiant Child Yoga Program is a certificate teacher training program for anyone interested in giving children the gift of yoga - perfect for certified and aspiring yoga teachers, school teachers, parents, therapists, day-care workers, and many others! This insightful 20-hour weekend training program, founded by Shakta Kaur Khalsa, is designed for all yoga traditions and for all levels of experience with either children and/or yoga. Level 1 takes place on Friday and Saturday, and Level 2 on SUNDAY, builds on the course work in Level 1.
Itinerary includes:* Guidelines for teaching children of all ages, babies to teens* Yoga songs and games that children love* Time for sharing knowledge and networking with others* Exploring a variety of meditation practices: using breath, singing, movement, and silence.* Brain-balancing yoga and Brain Gym skills* Yoga in Motion movements, games, dances that children love.* Practical tips for keeping the class focused and engaged* Breathing practices/meditation with children* Using yoga sets with children* Keeping yourself centered when working with children* Powerful yoga and meditation for you as the teacher* Collaborate with others to create a unique yoga presentation based on what you've learned in the course.* Practical tools for any situation that arises when working with children* Setting up children's yoga business/classes* Yoga for ADD, Autism, SPD* Adapting yoga for schools* Certificate of completion and opportunity to be listed onwww.childrensyoga.com and www.kidsandyoga.com * Course has been recognized for CECs with public schools, therapy organizations, and Yoga Alliance.* Course is approximately 50% lecture and 50% practice, and is serious fun!
Level 1 materials include: Fly Like A Butterfly: Yoga for Children book, Children's Yoga Songs & Meditations CD and RCYP-1 Giving Children the Gift of Yoga Training Manual.
Level 2 materials include: Kundalini Yoga book and companion CD Deeply Relax & Meditate-Music and Mantra, as well as RCYP-2 Growing in Awareness, Living Your Practice Training Manual. You will also receive Yoga in Motion DVD and Yoga in Motion workbook, and two CDs of kids' yoga music Happy and Cozy. That 's $180 worth of mat eria ls for on ly $125, so y ou get 30% o ff t he r etai l pric e!
Cristin Tighe, RYT, MEM, MA, is the Founder of Kids & Yoga! (www.kidsandyoga.com). She is also the former owner of Spiral Flight, DC's oldest yoga center. She is certified to teach Kundalini Yoga by the Kundalini Research Institute's International Teacher Training program, and has advanced training in Conscious Pregnancy and Relax & Renew Restorative Yoga. She is certified to teach children's yoga by Itsy Bitsy Yoga (Babies, Little Families, Tots & Tykes), Next Generation Yoga, Radiant Child Yoga Program, Samarya Center for Integrated Movement Therapy, Yoga 4Teens, Y.O.G.A. for Youth Yoga Ed. (K-8 & Tools for Teachers) and Yoga for the Special Child. Cristin has taught kids' yoga since 2003 and is a trainer for Radiant Child Yoga Program and Yoga4Teens. She's a Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher and International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association member.
Tuition: $460 + $125 materials fee, when registered by August 28th, $520 + $125 materials fee, after. That's $180 of materials for $125, 30% off!

Registration closes September 11th to assure materials arrive in time. Reviewer's price: $75 level 1 or 2, or $130 for both. Register (1) mail a check to: Yoga Ananda, 4150 Herschel Street, Jacksonville, FL 32210; or (2) www.yogaanandastudio.com , 904.680.7344, orinfo@yogaanandastudio.com , Please bring lunch, pen/paper, water, yoga props. Questions to Cristin: cristin@kidsandyoga.com
**There is a $75 refund fee and no refunds given after the final deadline of Sept. 11th.**
To find out more about our upcoming events visit our website: www.YogaAnandaStudio.comFind us on Facebook
Yoga Ananda
4150 & 4154 Herschel Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32210
904.680.7344
www.YogaAnandaStudio.com

Chakra Balancing and Tuning Workshop

Workshop Name:"Harmonic tones integrated with yoga for energetic alignment"
Workshop Host: Dennis and Kathy Lang with Keith Holden
Start Time: Saturday, August 29 at 2:00pm
End Time: Saturday, August 29 at 3:30pm
Where: Ocean Yoga

To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=93662826871&mid=ea1353G56fc0526Ga5dda8G7

ATTENTION ALL YOGA TEACHERS: J.A.Y.A Meeting

Our 3rd - J.A.Y.A Meeting
Date: Sun., 9/13/09
Time: 4:00PM – 5:30PM
Cost: FREE
J.A.Y.A = Jacksonville Area Yoga Association. Membership is free! Come in unity of our yoga community. Great time to meet other yoga teachers, promote your classes or events and connect if you are a sub looking for classes!
This quarterly meeting will be held at
YOGA ANANDA: A CENTER FOR YOGA AND WELLNESS:
4150 Herschel Street, Jacksonville, FL 32210,
Call 904-680-7344 for directions.
Find our blog: www.jayajax.blogspot.com
Our website is in the works! Check it out!
www.jayajax.com

What to expect at the 2nd JAYA JAX meeting: 6/20/09

Hello Jacksonville Yoga Teachers!
We are in the process of getting more area covered of this HUGE city of Jacksonville. Melissa from Yoga Ananda has stepped up with enthusiasm to connect Southside, Riverside, and all the sides ... to get everyone involved. Thank you for your support and guidance Melissa! She is also starting a Facebook for Jaya so check that out and connect there as well.

This JAYA group (which stands for Jacksonville Area Yoga Alliance) is for the purpose of Unity among the many Yoga Studios in Jax. I hope we can help each other fill up our yoga-like workshops so we can continue to be a popular, sought after and well known place for Yoga-like events.
Who knows maybe someday the Yoga Journal Conference will be right here in Jacksonville!!!
Ooommmmmmmmmmmm. :)
So, We will meet again at Renaissance Healing Center which is located in Jacksonville Beach at 228 3rd Ave. N. (right behind Rita's Italian Ice...it's a little green and white house)
Saturday June 20th at 5:30pm. Last time we planned to meet for 1 hour and I believe it went on for more like 2 hours, with all that positive energy I didn't even notice the time! We met outside in a circle, as the beach weather was breezy and beautiful. I am hoping for the same for June. Lite and healthy refreshments will again be available. Please bring a towel to sit on, your ideas, a list of your summer workshops and events, and also some information on your favorite local animal shelter charity organization so we can create a fundraising event. ( My goal is to choose one charity per year to raise money for by offering a Yoga Community Event put on by JAYA which means all of us. This idea has been in the works by Marci Cervone and I for the last year or more. Involvement in this Event is of course optional.

If you are wondering about membership to JAYA JAX...
Right now it's free.
This is a good time to get involved as we have a lot of area to cover.
At some point there will be a membership fee for the hosting of a live website which will be linked to every local hotel, bed and breakfast and website that Jacksonville and surrounding areas offer.
I have already purchased the website domain and will be in the process of getting that going.
Lacy Norman (pilates instructor & co-founder of the Healthy & Fit Group) has been assisting me with getting organized so if you receive an email from her it is basically also from me...was that confusing?
This brings me to another point about the group...
We need to decide at our next meeting if we want to open up to other styles of teaching such as Pilates, Qigong, Tai Chi, etc.. I like the fact that we are a Yoga Group but I also hate to exclude anyone. Let me know what you guys think about that. yogaheather@hotmail.com

We are always open to new members and always will be. Please pass on this blogsite http://www.jayajax.blogspot.com/ to every yoga teacher you know.
Remember to email me your upcoming workshops so I can keep posting them.
I think that's it for now...I hope to see you all on June 20th at 5:30pm.

JAYA JAX!!! (Victory Jacksonville)
and of course...
Namaste
Heather Hixon
http://www.timetounwind.com/

Renaissance Healing Center
228 3rd Ave. N
Jacksonville Beach
Main number (904) 249-0200
Heather's number (904) 521-4845

Beaches Holistic Alliance Health Fair
Saturday May 30th / 11am to 3pm
Ponte Vedra Beach Library
Free to the public

Renaissance Healing Center Upcoming Workshops:

Sunday - July 26th
Kripalu Yoga & Soul Collage
1 to 4 pm
$25
By Sherry Wolfson (Yoga Teacher and Soul Collage Facilitator)
Attend a 45 minute Gentle Kripalu Yoga class at 1:00 pm, then use your creativity to make an awesome deck of cards to use with your daily intuition and journal writing, or use them in your yoga practice. Each card has a theme such as nurture, adventure, love, family, etc...
Enjoy a day of nurturing your soul!
Call to register (904) 249-0200
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Deeksha Blessings
I experienced this in Asheville, NC this past April at Namaste Yoga Sanctuary.
I had no idea what is was or what it was all about...as an adventurous yogini... I went anyway.
The feeling in the room was so amazing...the lights were soft the room was filled with light-hearted people, the music was angelic...
I sat on my yoga mat, instead of a chair which was available as well. The Deeksha Blessing givers were seated at the front of the room as they explained what was going to take place and how they came to be Deeksha Blessing Givers.
My experience was wonderful. I knew immediately that I had to find this in Jacksonville.
While still on my trip in Asheville I did some research and found Lavanya on line.
She has agreed to do our Deeksha Blessing service.
All I can say is...you must experience this blessing.
I would like to Invite Lavanya to do an event for us as a group, so let me know if you are interested!
Namaste,
Heather Hixon yogaheather@hotmail.com

Coming to Renaissance Healing Center in August:

• Reiki I with Joan Ryan
• Yoga for Surfers
• Organic Skin Care (Easy Steps to Beautiful Healthy Skin)

What to expect at our 1st JAYA meeting

Hello Jacksonville Yoga Teachers!
I am very excited about gathering such a finominal group of people at our Renaissance Healing Center this Saturday - April 18th at 5:30pm
We will have Yogi Tea available and treats.
We will be sitting in a circle to introduce ourselves and announce any upcomming events (bring flyers if you can to hand out to the other teachers)
This meeting is about supporting eachother as well as making sure we are not scheduling our major yoga events on the same dates.
I have created this blog and will be able to add your studio as a link on the blog. Lisa and I are in the process of putting a website together which will then require a "small membership fee" to JAYA to be listed on the website.
I would like to plan a 2nd meeting date for June 20th due to the fact that many wanted to attend the JAYA meeting but could not make our 1st date.
Please mark your calandars for June 20th at 5:30pm.
For more information about JAYA you can email yogaheather@hotmail.com
Renaissance Healing Center is located at 228 3rd Ave. N. in Jacksonville Beach
(behind Rita's Italian Ice)
Namaste'
Heather Hixon
www.TimeToUnwind.com

To my fellow Registered Yoga Teachers,

Join us April 17-19! The Jacksonville Yoga kula is honored to host Jenny Otto, E-RYT500. Jenny is known nationally for her in-depth understanding of anatomy & therapeutics. In addition to being Anusara Yoga® Certified & Para Yoga® Dedicated, she is also a Professional Structural Integrator certified through Kinesis Myofascial Integration® (Anatomy Trains®). To learn more, visit her website at www.bodybalanceyoga.com.


This is a great opportunity to study in-depth with Jenny and learn how to work therapeutically with our clients and ourselves. Her workshop “Teaching & Practicing Therapeutically” is suitable not only for yoga and fitness professionals, but also health professionals (Chiropractors, MD's, Podiatrists), Body Workers, and our students. Jenny has added a special segment Friday evening designed to help develop the “teacher’s eye” within each of us – “Breath, Touch & Connection”.


Join us in April for a new appreciation and understanding of our bodies! Jenny's sure to fill you up with new ways of moving, thinking, breathing, and being! The workshop will be held at Joyce Savitz’s Jacksonville Yoga studio in Jacksonville Beach www.jaxyoga.com. Feel welcome to share the great news with your staff, clients & friends!


And, we are excited to announce the formation of JAYA – Jacksonville Area Yoga Association! Similar to MAYA (Mid Atlantic Yoga Association) and SATYA (Savannah Area Yoga Association), we hope to unify our community, coordinate our offerings, and share our respect and love for the many benefits of our Yoga practice.


If JAYA sounds intriguing to you, please feel welcome to come to an organizational meeting on Saturday, April 18th from 5:30 – 6:45 p.m. The gathering will be hosted by Heather Hixon at Renaissance Healing Center 228 3rd Ave. N. Jacksonville Beach. RSVP to Heather at yogaheather@hotmail.com. If you cannot attend, but would like to participate with JAYA, please feel welcome to email me or Heather your contact information. You may email me at longlisa@me.com.


May we continue to serve well,


Lisa Long, RYT 500 & Anusara-Inspired®
www.longlisa.com


"Slow It Down, Break It Down, & Truly Teach It.™"
A founding teacher of Jacksonville's YogaISC™: Yoga for Injuries & Special Conditions™
www.YogaISC.com

Welcome To JAYA Jax!!

Hello Jacksonville Yoga Teachers!!!
This BLOG is where we can post upcomming workshops, and our websites. You can include this blog site address on your newsletters and or flyers to your students as well.
Hopefully we can create a wonderful network for yoga teachers and events. Perhaps we can avoid double booking our fabulous workshops on the same dates/times.
Instead I hope we can help one another by promoting eachother in the spirit of UNITY!

Our 1st official JAYA meeting is scheduled for April 18th at 5:30 pm to meet at Renaissance Healing Center in Jacksonville Beach.
I hope to see you all there! Please RSVP to yogaheather@hotmail.com
Namaste
Heather Hixon, LMT, CYT
www.TimeTounwind.com
www.RenaissanceHealingCenter.com