Week of April 27 Schedule
Monday, 8 AM Morning Meditation (FREE!): Sign up online for the live Zoom link.
Tuesday, 8:30 AM All-Levels Flow Yoga
Thursday, 8:30 AM Yoga Strong
Week of April 27
Tell me your opinion
In a string of days that tend to feel eerily similar to the one before, I’ve found a bit of solace in allowing myself to think about after. After we get to return, after this is behind us (-ish… there will be some reverberations, and that’s to be expected.) I’m allowing myself to think about a schedule for the remainder of the spring and into the summer.
In order to do this with the most accurate information available to me, I’m asking you for a quick 5 minutes to tell me about your preferences. I’d like to know when classes work best for you, what types of classes you enjoy most, and what your experience of livestream yoga has been.
I truly appreciate your voice in these matters. While I know I can’t make all people happy, if there are themes and trends that help many of us, then I want to make those adjustments. As always, if there’s something you’d love to see over the course of the summer, let me know!
Next week’s Livestream
March 23-27 Yoga Schedule
In order to keep things sustainable (and for the internet companies to keep up!) I’ve changed the schedule for our virtual yoga. Because many of us are now at home without a tight schedule AND because a group of you are using the recording version, I’ll have something for you twice each week – a Strong and a Flow class.
Classes are priced in the system as $10, but there’s a Streaming Package for $10 that includes one of each class, a nice little BOGO to make the day brighter. Don’t forget, those who are keeping the world in motion (doctors, nurses, hospital staff, retail workers, recently displaced waitstaff, small business owners) should message me for a code for free access.
Monday Meditation 8 AM – Free! Join your hearts and spirits with those of us from home. Listen to the recording:
Wednesday 9 AM Yoga Strong – sign up online to get the Zoom link and the follow up recording email. (I have a new page with all the recordings coming soon….)
Friday 9 AM All-Levels Flow – sign up online to get the Zoom link and the follow up recording email.
Love, peace and sanity to you all,
Michele
We’re in this together
If your family is like mine, because we are young and overall healthy, our concern about becoming infected with the actual disease is much less than our concern about neighbors and our beloved 89-year-old Grandma Cella who hold a much higher danger. Our family has talked openly about the changes we need to make so that we can help protect those more likely to be ill.
And, from the mouths of babes, our kids’ questions revealed other important concerns. One of our children asked if their dad would still be paid while not working for the next three weeks. We are so fortunate that he will – and we were able to explain that this is not true for all families.
One big concern for many adults centers on the economy. As a local small business owner, I feel this. Hard. I’m asking you to thoughtfully, prayerfully, mindfully consider how you can become an ally to neighbors, friends and your community at large while navigating these challenges. Here’s a few suggestions and I’d love to hear back if you have more.
- Consider purchases as investments in a business’ future existence. I’m asking you for generosity: by continuing your memberships, this ship can stay afloat. I will of course honor any request for changes, but I am asking that you give it consideration.
- Spend your money locally where you can. If you’re doing a project over break, buy your lumber from Rall’s or Pfiefer’s. Get your groceries from A&A instead of Walmart. These smaller businesses rely heavily on cash flow to pay their employees – they just don’t have the safety net that the big corporate structures have. Everyone will take a loss for the next few months, but can we agree that Walmart can afford to do so a little more?
- If you’re fearful of things like eating out at the moment, support local food service by purchasing gift cards and then enjoy it later. Don Tomasso’s is offering no-touch delivery, Shotzy’s has carry out, and you can get a Los Arco’s taco to go (but unfortunately, not a margarita.)
- I’m seeing an outpouring of offers to help assist local families with food and childcare in this time. If you know of any local organizations “directing traffic” in this regard, please let me know – I’d love to give the Woven Yoga voice as a megaphone.
The practice of yoga is about finding a sense of steadiness and ease. Strength and flexibility. Making space for joy and hardship to co-exist. Now is our chance to practice in our life what we’ve found on our mat. Together.
Important Studio Update Regarding Covid-19
We’re closed for the time being.
I know yoga is one of our best tools for wellness, calmness, steadiness and connectedness that our community and households need right now. A few of you specifically asked me not to close. I understand the need for a supportive community and space to be reminded that we’re okay and will be okay.
Being in the wellness industry, I take everyone’s health very seriously. Being in the yoga sphere, I mean it when I say that we’re all connected. We belong to one another. How we each respond to a global pandemic is not just about our individual needs and rights, but also about our collective responsibilities. And how we respond earlier, rather than later, is crucial.
While the practice of yoga is essential to my well-being, the studio space is not essential for our collective thriving for the next few weeks. Yoga is important but not essential right now. My conscious will not let me remain open. Sometimes, we need told what to do, especially when it’s hard. (How many of you won’t go to child’s pose and rest until I ask it of you? Then, yes, I’m talking to you.) This is me telling you: stay home.
That said, I’m working with all the technology I can get my hands on to try to offer you either live-streamed classes or a collection of pre-recorded practices to work with at home. Once this is available I’ll be sending out a text/email alert with details, so keep your eyes open.
I’m not sure how long this will take. I’m not sure when I’ll feel good about re-opening. I’m listening to the science and my heart to know I need to close; I’m hoping the science and my heart will inform me when it’s safe to open. As always, I’m open to questions, comments, concerns and conversation about navigating these challenges.
Subtle & Slow
Yin, Somatic, and Restorative Yoga Workshop
East Meets West in Body, Mind and Heart
Learn how eastern perspectives relate to western understanding of the human potential. Awaken and align the relationship between bones, tissues, organs, and glands to illuminate the subtle energetic pathways in the body, known as chakras, for a fully integrated experience.
This slower practice beginning with generously held yin poses is designed to help you notice what signals and messages your body has to offer. Allow time and gravity to be your ally in this nourishing, meditative experience. From this place of awareness, we’ll relax into deeply restorative poses to allow time to soak in the embodied presence of the Self.
This workshop provides information from multiple sources as we include presentation-style understanding of eastern modalities, an experiential and body-centered practice.
Sunday, April 5 | 1-3 PM |$30*
*Members receive 20% off at registration!
Pre-registration required.
Teen Yoga
We’re having a special class just for high school students on Saturday, March 14 at 10 AM. This 45-minute class will introduce the basics of yoga in movement and breath and end with a sweet savasana rest. We’ll feel what it’s like to find our center, practice standing strong, play with balance and then bring down the energy.
Reminder: please bring a completed release form with you to class or have a guardian drop in to sign one before class begins.
Sign up online as spots are limited!
Faerie Organics Now Available
Pure. Organic. Beauty.
Organic, cruelty free, gluten free cosmetics and skincare. Wildcrafted and sustainably sourced beauty.
Up until about a year ago, “taking care of my skin” meant rinsing my face with water in the shower, washing my body with locally made soap, and sometimes using sunscreen.
This year, thanks to an initial visit to my dermatologist and subsequent round of mini-surgeries, I’ve come to accept that my skin is a vital organ of my body, my first barrier to dis-ease and the first layer of matter that decides what I absorb and become.
With the help of friends and those with a bit more wisdom around what materials are good for my body (and what chemicals are harmful to our body and earth), I found Faerie Organics. I’ve used their cleanser and moisturizer to keep my face clean and have found it to be gentle yet effective.
I also embraced their line of makeup; it’s powder-based so you can control the intensity by application. The powder foundation and blush is the perfect texture for my skin; I’ve added the finishing Veil to my repetoire, as well.
Other than what it’s made from, I chose Faerie because it also carries a pricepoint that feels manageable. The eyeshadows are just $10! The full-sized Veils, Primers, and Foundations run from $14-18. As an intro offer, you can get a freebie blusher, bronzer, or sheer veil with every purchase of a full-sized product purchase.
I’ve ordered a sample foundation in EVERY SHADE, so you can buy several before committing – they’re just $3 each and they’ll get you several applications. Give me the feedback on what you prefer so I can stock appropriately.
Calling Young Artists!
Do you love to sketch and draw? Do you wish you could share your work with the world – maybe even see it when you’re out and about in town? I’m looking for a design to feature on my spring t-shirt (or tank) and want to include the original work of someone who enjoys design. Also, you will be paid for your work at the rate of 10% per item sold. (I establish the sale price.)
I’m looking for image more than words, though a short phrase can be included. I love images rich in meaning and I’m partial to “earthy” elements – mountains, trees, flowers, rocks, rivers, and sky. Your design will only be printed in white or black ink, so your focus is line and shape. The less fill, the better.
Those who are most likely to purchase and wear this shirt are white women ages 35-55 who have children, though certainly individuals outside this meager description will also wear them. Ultimately, I will make the decision of what image I want on the shirt, with the opinions of my regular yogis influencing me. This situation is not democratic or scientific in nature, it’s artistic. If no submissions meet the quality standards to represent my studio, I will not use them.
If you need direction or inspiration, consider coming to take a class. (If you are under the age of 16, please bring an adult with you; those aged 16-17 need a signed release from a guardian.) Themes on which I regularly teach from or phrases I often say are as such:
- It’s already there.
- Not perfect, but good.
- Stay connected and grounded and open.
- Joy is an inside job
- Notice what you notice
- What is it like to breathe right here?
While it’s fine to search the internet for inspiration, it is inappropriate and unethical to steal the work of other artists – including images, concepts and word-for-word sayings. Please let this project be a beautiful exercise of noticing what arises from within your own soul, gets translated through your hands and put onto paper (and ultimately, fabric.)
Images may be hand drawn if that’s your specialty or created via graphic design but must be original in nature. Artwork will be created digitally is best sized to scale at 600 dpi in photoshop. Please submit your creations via email by April 15.
Your work will be printed in single-colored (likely white) ink on a non-fitted, colored tee/tank from this type of color scheme:
Yoga Book Club
This March, the Yoga Book Club book will be one of my long-time, top 5, best ever non-fiction books. (What are the other 4, you ask? Oh, please don’t limit me, we don’t have enough time to talk about that right now.)
Daring Greatly fundamentally changed my posture toward the world and myself. It speaks to how we live in relationship with others, including our family, community and professional roles.
As always with our YBC, we’ll meet weekly – this time for 5 weeks, beginning March 1, from 6:30-8 PM to discuss the week’s readings and allow the concepts to integrate into our bodies through a yoga practice.
Cost: $75 for the 5-week series. The book is not included, but it’s old enough that several copies should be available at the library. (However, if you’re an underliner, you might as well invest.)
Limit: 12 participants. 2 spots are already filled.
Outline
Week 1 What It Means to Dare Greatly, My Adventures in the Arena, and Chapter 1: Scarcity: Looking Inside Our Culture of “Never Enough.”
Week 2 Chapter 2, Debunking the Vulnerability Myths and Chapter 3, Understanding and Combating Shame
(*It’s a lot of reading this week – you might want to read ahead!)
Week 3 Chapter 4, The Vulnerability Armory
Week 4 Chapter 5, Minding the Gap: Cultivating Change and Closing the Disengagement Divide, Chapter 6: Disruptive Engagement: Daring to Rehumanize Education and Work
Week 5 Chapter 7, Wholehearted Parenting: Daring to Be the Adults We Want Our Children to Be, and Final Thoughts.
