New Year, New Schedule:)

January 2013 Class Schedule

Date	Day	Time	Class	Location
January 2	Wednesday	7:00 pm	Hatha Yoga-sub	Lifetime 40000 High Pointe Blvd Novi, MI
January 3	Thursday	6:30 am	Hatha Yoga- sub	Lifetime 40000 High Pointe Blvd Novi, MI
January 3	Thursday	5:00 pm	Slow Burn	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
January 4	Friday	9:30 am	Vinyasa Flow	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
January 5	Saturday	12:00 pm Noon	Hip-Hop Yoga	Mind, Body &Soul Nutrition 73 N. Saginaw St. Pontiac, MI
January 6	Sunday	11:15 am	Vinyasa Flow with Martina	Lifetime 40000 High Pointe Blvd Novi, MI
January 10	Thursday	5:00 pm	Slow Burn	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
January 11	Friday	5:45 am	Slow Burn	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
January 11	Friday	9:30 am	Vinyasa Flow	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
January 17	Thursday	5:00 pm	Slow Burn	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
January 18	Friday	5:45 am	Slow Burn	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
January 18	Friday	9:30 am	Vinyasa Flow	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
January 19	Saturday	12:00 pm Noon	Hip-Hop Yoga	Mind, Body &Soul Nutrition 73 N. Saginaw St. Pontiac, MI
January 20	Sunday	11:15 am	Vinyasa with Martina	Lifetime 40000 High Pointe Blvd Novi, MI
January 24	Thursday	5:00 pm	Slow Burn	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
January 25	Friday	5:45 am	Slow Burn	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
January 25	Friday	9:30 am	Vinyasa Flow	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
January 26	Saturday	12:00 pm Noon	Hip-Hop Yoga	Mind, Body &Soul Nutrition 73 N. Saginaw St. Pontiac, MI
January 27	Sunday	11:15 am	Vinyasa with Martina	Lifetime 40000 High Pointe Blvd Novi, MI
January 31	Thursday	5:00 pm	Slow Burn	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI

Presence

All around us people are in the spirit of giving, so in this spirit... the greatest gift you can give to anyone is your presence.

There are a lot of moments when I could be more engaged, turn off my daydreaming, stop checking my phone (why?!) Taking way too much time surfing the Internet, watching shows/videos/etc, reading articles on this and that.  Sure all that stuff is good, but it clutters our mind with more chatter and stops us from engaging, making it harder to processes information in a mindful way.

Taking time to be in the moment is so important and we have to be so deliberate about it because it's so easy not to be present.


Be engaged!  Be in the moment! Notice the color, the smell, the feel, the sounds, the smell..... the world has so many gifts and once in a lifetime moments for us to experience.


Put down your phone, shut off your computer and take a look around.


Try it out, you might be surprised by the results.

~Ruby

108 Sun Salutations

Hey! Happy Holidays!

Writing to invite you to practice 108 Sun Salutations to celebrate the Winter Solstice!

Sharron Wodka and I will be guiding you through a 2-hour yoga journey to welcome the new season at Lifetime, Canton Club: 1700 N. Haggerty this SATURDAY from 2-4 pm in Studio 1. Check out the flyer below and if you have any further questions or need more details feel free to call (313) 655-YOGA or email: yoganicflow@gmail.com You may also contact the activity center at Lifetime, Canton for entry details. 

If you have never been to Lifetime or if you do not have a membership, I encourage you to check out the Lifetime-Canton Club website and sign-up for a free trial pass. That will not only allow you to join us for 108 Sun Salutations but enjoy the many amenities, classes and equipment the club has to offer. Without the pass, Non-member entry to the club is $30 and non-member guest of a member is $15. 

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Meditation can give you gains at work – USATODAY.com and have a

PEACEFUL & PRODUCTIVE day.........

Yoga Nidra Part 2

 Right thumb, second finger, third finger....visualizing and feeling each part of the body as  my mind followed the instructors voice. Mind drifting in and out of consciousness coming back to her voice wandering along until the end of the practice when I wasn't sure where I was anymore.  My tensions released and body relaxed.

Yoga Nidra has many healing qualities and one hour is equal to 4 hours of sleep.  I went in exhausted and left feeling refreshed.

There are many audio options that guide the practice along or find an instructor in the community.  Get yourself comfy, put on your headphones and prepare to delve deep into the layers of your unconscious mind.

- Ruby

Yoga Nidra Part 1

Lately I've been tossing and turning, not really allowing myself to relax.  I've even been waking up in the middle of the night with my heart beating feeling anxious.  My mind has been darting around from this thought to that. I've been practicing power yoga and not fully allowing myself to meditate and relax. Yoga and meditation have always been so helpful with my mental and physical well being that I was glad when I serendipitously saw a yoga nidra workshop was being offered at one of the local yoga studios.   I quickly rearranged my schedule to attend, knowing that this was something that I needed to learn more about.   My experience with Yoga Nidra has been limited, but always beneficial. Usually a few minutes at the end of a class before savasana.  From what I can remember it was concentrating on each muscle tensing and releasing, allowing your mind and body to fully relax and moving into a very relaxed state.
I did a little reading up
In Need of Yoga Nidra

How it Works- Science of Yoga Nidra

The workshop is in a few hours, so stay tuned for the Part 2 of Yoga Nidra.
Yoga Nidra Workshop

-Ruby

Updated December Schedule

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Check out the updated December schedule:

Only 1 more Hip-Hop yoga class this year!
Saturday, DECEMBER 22 @ Noon:
*No class: 12/15 & 12/29*

Mind, Body &Soul Nutrition
73 N. Saginaw
Pontiac, MI 48342

December 2012 Class Schedule

Date	Day	Time	Class	Location
December 2	Sunday	11:15 am	Vinyasa with Martina	Lifetime 40000 High Pointe Blvd Novi, MI
December 4	Tuesday	6:30 am	Hatha Yoga- sub	Lifetime 40000 High Pointe Blvd Novi, MI
December 5	Wednesday	7: 00 pm	Hatha Yoga-sub	Lifetime 40000 High Pointe Blvd Novi, MI
December 6	Thursday	6:30 am	Hatha Yoga- sub	Lifetime 40000 High Pointe Blvd Novi, MI
December 6	Thursday	5:00 pm	Slow Burn	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
December 6	Thursday	7:45 pm	Vinyasa	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
December 7	Friday	9:30 am	Vinyasa	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
December 8	Saturday	12:00 pm Noon	Hip-Hop Yoga	Mind, Body &Soul Nutrition 73 N. Saginaw St. Pontiac, MI
December 9	Sunday	11:15 am	Vinyasa with Martina	Lifetime 40000 High Pointe Blvd Novi, MI
December 10	Monday	4:30 pm	Slow Burn-sub	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
December 11	Tuesday	6:30 am	Hatha Yoga- sub	Lifetime 40000 High Pointe Blvd Novi, MI
December 13	Thursday	5:00 pm	Slow Burn	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
December 14	Friday	9:30 am	Vinyasa	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
December 16	Sunday	11:15 am	Vinyasa with Martina	Lifetime 40000 High Pointe Blvd Novi, MI
December 17	Monday	4:30 pm	Slow Burn- sub	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
December 20	Thursday	5:00 pm	Slow Burn	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
December 21	Friday	9:30 am	Vinyasa	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
December 22	Saturday	12:00 pm Noon	Hip-Hop Yoga	Mind, Body &Soul Nutrition 73 N. Saginaw St. Pontiac, MI
December 22	Saturday	2:00-4:00 pm	108 Sun Salutations with Sharon	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
December 23	Sunday	11:15 am	Vinyasa with Martina	Lifetime 40000 High Pointe Blvd Novi, MI
December 26	Wednesday	7:00 pm	Hatha Yoga-sub	Lifetime 40000 High Pointe Blvd Novi, MI
December 27	Thursday	5:00 pm	Slow Burn	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI
December 28	Friday	9:30 am	Vinyasa	Lifetime 1700 North Haggerty Road Canton, MI

Namaste

HIP HOP YOGA TODAY

Good Morning Yogis 

Join us the Hip-Hop Yoga Today and every Saturday @ noon

At Mind, Body & Soul Nutrition

73 N. Saginaw

Pontiac, MI 

Peace

Commitment

Commitment..........a word that sends some kicking and screaming while others embrace it and hold it dear to their hearts.  I myself am in the process of moving from the former to the latter. It still evokes feelings of kicking and screaming as I fall into old habits and deny myself the pleasure of really committing.   I've fallen into the misconception that remaining uncommitted will allow me to be flexible and if I commit I may fail and disappoint.

Yoga has been teaching me to embrace commitment as a way of being present in each task and moving through it with the full intent of commitment.  I will move through and grow each day.   I may fall back into my old ways, but with each step on the mat, I am showing myself how embracing commitment is something to hold dear and not run away kicking and screaming.

Here is to my ever present intention to remain committed to the practice of yoga, no matter how loud I scream or want to run away.

What you bring to your mat will permeate all areas of your life, so today is the day to commit.

- Ruby

Changing Course

The students that practice Hatha Yoga at 6:30 am every Tuesday and Thursday at Lifetime will be taking a Changing Course while I am substituting. 

Since, the teacher, poses and playlist were new to the students, Tuesdays theme was: Change. 

I quoted Beryl Bender Birch's article below, " No matter what you do things change"

Next, I encouraged them to close their eyes and look inside to find the inner strength necessary to accept, learn from and be open to change. 

Birch on change:

D-Town Farm

Ruby and I at D-Town garden a few years ago, right after we both moved back to Michigan.

                              

We were excited to be back in the United States and volunteering at home, in Metro Detroit. 

We were inspired by the space, opportunity and community effort. 

As we watered plants and planted flowers we discussed the possibility of living a happy, healthful and relaxed yogi life in Detroit, as we did in South Korea. 

While working and brainstorming, "Yoganic" was mentioned and the possibility of living a happy, healthful and relaxed yogi life in Detroit became fathomable, for the 1st time.   

-Kerrie

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