Looking forward to seeing you soon,

                                            Deborah Harris
Studio Owner

CLASSES COME &
    CLASSES GO -
    August Schedule Changes

A fully updated schedule is attached to this email or it can be downloaded here. 

These classes are no longer active:

• Thursday afternoon Pilates Tower Class with Kathy from 1 to 2PM.

A number of new classes will now be available to you:

• NEW Tower Class:
  Thursdays 6-7 PM with Tara

• NEW "Yoga for Two" Workshop
  Thursday August 24th, 5:45-7 PM

Also, a number of workshops will be starting anew or continuing in August. We are now starting registration for all of these special classes.

• Prenatal Yoga Workshop
  Mondays 6:00-7:00PM
  Aug 28th - Oct 2nd

• Prenatal Yoga Workshop
  Wednesdays 5:45-6:45PM
  Aug 30th - Oct 4th

• Budokon Bootcamp Workshop
  Tuesdays 9:00-10:15 AM
  Aug 15th - Sept 19th

To reserve your spot in these space-limited classes, please drop off your check for $150 as soon as possible.

AN EXCITING NEW ONE-DAY WORKSHOP:
      "Yoga for Two" - A Meditative Yoga Workshop
      with Swapna

     On August 24th 5:45-7PM we will be offering a special one-day "Yoga for Two" Workshop. This class will blend ancient and modern yoga to bring the focus on the self as well as the relationship with the partner. We utilize the forms and principles of individual postures while incorporating the presence of a partner to deepen the impact of each pose.

     This workshop will explore the inner emotions within you as well as your partner while learning and reiterating the trust, love, stability and support for each other. This workshop is designed to foster the spiritual, emotional and mental connection between two kindred spirits.

DESCRIPTION

• A Special Prayer

• Couples Pranayama

• Sun Salutations

• Standing sequences

• The ‘Big Circle’

• Heart Chakra Meditation

• Back Bend Sequences – Enhance trust and stability

• Relaxation

     The class is by no means limited to couples. Rather we envision this as a perfect workshop for friends, mothers and daughters, sisters, brothers, etc.

Cost: You may use your class card to attend this workshop or come as a drop-in and bring the $20/person fee. We are limiting the class to no more than 6 couples and are asking people to let us know in advance if they are planning on attending this exciting workshop.

      With a background in theatre, music and dance, Sky carries her penchant for creativity into her teaching of yoga. Originally from Miami Beach, FL, she moved to NYC to go to Barnard College and stayed on in New York to pursue a career on Broadway. While doing so, she began studying yoga at Be Yoga in order to focus her energy, relieve stress, build both physical and spiritual strength, and gain flexibility in all senses of the word. Before long, she began her teacher training at that very same studio under the tutelage of Alan Finger, Jean Koerner and Beverley Murphy in the ISHTA system of yoga.

     ISHTA means "individual" in Sanskrit and is an acronym for the Integrated Science of Hatha, Tantra, and Ayurveda. This form of yoga encompasses many styles including Vinyasa, Iyengar, Ashtanga, and of course Hatha. All physical yoga practice, no matter what the deemed "style" is in fact Hatha yoga. Ha = sun and Tha = moon, thus symbolizing the universal balance created by yoga. In the Tantric philosophy of yoga, duality is seen as non-existent, merely a construction of the everyday plane of consciousness. By looking beyond duality we realize that enlightenment, bliss, perfection is already here, or rather, we are already there. Sky makes it a point to keep this philosophy as a basis of her teachings, so even though her classes focus on the physical elements of yoga, from alignment to purification and breathing techniques, this beautiful ethos is the driving force behind it all.

     After teaching for three years in NYC at various studios, including Be Yoga (now Yoga Works), she has happily moved out to Morristown, NJ. Sky takes the time to soak in the natural beauty of her new environment by really exploring this great state, whether it's hiking, golfing, or doing yoga on the beach or in a park.  So often we lose perspective on our own surroundings, our own realities, and sometimes we need to step outside our patterned viewpoints in order to help us appreciate and honor what we have in this moment, right now. Sky brings a vibrant awareness into her teaching by reminding students of the very reciprocal nature of one's life and one's yoga practice.

     Aside from teaching yoga, Sky is a high school English teacher in Bernardsville, and she is involved in a theatre company based out of Brooklyn, NY. Her love for language and expression comes through in her everyday life, but especially in her teaching life.

     Yoga is a practice of meditation, spiritualism, and physical disciplines that has quickly become a very popular mainstream alternative for stress reduction, increasing core strength, and correcting posture. A series of simple poses and stretching exercises can help strengthen the neck, shoulders, chest, spine and abdomen while focusing on improving and releasing tension and stress that contribute to neck and shoulder discomfort. Specifically, Cat, Dog, Cobra, Upward Bow, Downward Facing Dog, are all terrific for this purpose.

Acupuncture
     Acupuncture can effectively address this pain, as well as the muscular dysfunction that it typically accompanies. Supplementing traditional acupuncture with trigger point injections, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Neuroanatomical Acupuncture can quickly deliver some terrific results.
      One typically sees a major decrease in the severity of symptoms within 3-4 sessions, even if the pain is chronic.  In most cases there is a lasting effect from acupuncture and a significant decrease in neck tension allowing for optimal health and function.
      Perhaps, even more importantly, acupuncture can effectively address the insomnia, fatigue, headaches, anxiety and depression that often accompany a chronically painful neck and shoulders.

     David Boguslavsky, MD has just launched Premier Medical Acupuncture, a holistic medical practice geared towards integrating acupuncture into every patient encounter. Look for his series of articles in the upcoming newsletters on Chinese medicinal approach to such common illnesses as insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome, and headaches. If you are interested in reaching him for a consultation, please call (908) 938-7717.

In the coming months we will be bringing you a number of amazing new workshops. Already in the works are the "Yoga Hip Opener Workshop" and a Nia Workshop. Nia is a cardiovascular blend of dance, martial and healing arts. It creatively integrates movements, concepts, and philosophies by embracing the gifts of healing arts, power and mindfulness of the martial arts, meditative techniques, grace and fluidity of dance, and awareness and alignment through integrative body therapies. Movement thus becomes self-empowering and helps foster personal growth and improved sense of well-being. Much like Budokon, Nia offers a creative and fun way to stay in shape and let your body heal itself from the impact of every-day stresses.  If you already know that you are interested in either of the two workshops please email me so that I can gauge the level of interest in them.