Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 20 Lakeview Dr. suite 110, Nederland, 303-258-YOGA, tadasanamountainyoga.com/

Instructor: Carly Rixham, of Coal Creek Canyon, has been teaching yoga for 4 years. she has studied yoga at Svasta Yoga in Chennai, India, the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India, and is certified as a yoga instructor through CorePower Yoga.

What is the workout? Just over an hour of yoga with a friendly atmosphere and some life lessons. This class incorporates some elements of bikram yoga and some elements of power yoga but Rixham rejects either of these labels, saying the class is an, “Americanized Ashtanga yoga model, which follows an eight-fold path to self realization, including breathwork, movement and meditation.”

What’s different: The yoga studio is shaped like a rectangle rather than a square and there is only enough room for two long rows of people. however, there are no mirrors in the room so rather than facing one direction, everyone stands with their backs to the wall closest to them so the two rows face each other. This can be confusing when the person across from you is reaching to your left, and you are reaching right.

The class also features chanting, which according to Rixham is, “the fast path to opening inner awareness.”

Inspiration for class: Tadasana Mountain Yoga is the only yoga studio in Nederland and it was opened last March as a way to bring the benefits of yoga to the community, says studio owner Diana Underhill.

What does it cost? An annual membership to Tadasana Mountain Yoga is $960 a year and a monthly membership is $120. The studio also offers the option of membership auto-renewal which drops the monthly price to $89. Punch cards are available for either 5 or 10 classes, and a single drop-in class is $14. Discounted senior and student rates are also offered.

Who does it? This class attracts almost completely Nederland-area residents, both beginners and advanced students. my class was almost all women, ranging in age from 20s to 40s.

When: Saturday mornings at 9 and Wednesday evenings at 6. Additional classes are offered everyday, throughout the day. The full schedule can be found at tadasanamountainyoga.com.

Level: 5-7. This is a flow class so it requires a certain amount of muscular endurance to keep up, but in general the poses and pace are accessible and can be modified depending on your ability.

Format: The class begins with a story. Rixham explains that by incorporating a theme into the class, people will learn something they can apply to their daily lives.

“When we do a challenging posture we are trying to relax and breathe,” says Rixham. “When we are in a challenging, stressful time, like stuck in traffic or at a long bank line, we can remember to just relax and breathe.”

After the story, the class proceeds in flowing between yoga postures, complete with a time for relaxation at the end while in the shavasana pose.

Equipment: Mats, blocks, blankets and straps, all provided.

What to wear: Comfortable yoga clothes, and bring a water bottle. The class isn’t heated for hot yoga but the studio is warm.

Muscles worked: This class was a full-body workout that emphasized core strength and balance.

One new move: Forearm stand. Kneel with your knees about 2 feet from the wall you’re facing. using a block placed lengthwise against the wall, place your hands and forearms on the ground with your fingers facing the wall and your thumbs facing each other, pinning the block against the wall with your hands. Slowly kick up your legs, keeping your forearms firmly planted on the ground. Use the wall to stabilize your legs before testing your ability to balance without the help of the wall.

What I loved: Rixham incorporated a karate kick into a traditional yoga pose, which received many laughs from the class. it was playful and made me feel like the Karate Kid. I also liked the calming, lavender infused aromatherapy mist that Rixham sprayed around the room during the final relaxation.

What I didn’t like: Facing each other was definitely new to me, but I didn’t necessarily dislike it. According to Rixham, arranging the studio so that people are forced to face each other, rather than a wall or mirror, helps build community.

How I felt after the class: I felt mentally calm but physically energized and ready to take on the day.

How I felt later: my upper back was slightly sore the following day but other than that I felt ready to do some more downward facing dog.

– Reported by Heather Vogel

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I'm 16, and I wanna start some sort of body awareness fitness class, like yoga or something. I ride horses competitively, so that really has me tone, but I'd really like to be even stronger, and aware of my body's movement, if you know what I mean.
So I'm thinking yoga. I'd probably take it here
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This is the description
"Learn Yoga asana in the Iyengar style. with an emphasis on precise alignment and the use of Yoga props, you will be taught how to get into and out of the poses safely and accurately. Improve physical health while simultaneously teaching the mind to be calm and focused. please bring a Yoga sticky mat to class, Yoga props such as blocks and straps are encouraged!"

What is Iyengar style? and yoga asana? Is it probably gonna be a bunch of older people or younger adults?
Also, I'm soo not flexible. Riding my whole life has made all my muscles super tight. will that be a major problem?

Yoga emphasizes alot on slow controlled movements, breathing, and flexibilty. I don't know alot about different types of yoga but if it is something new I would recommend a beginners class. If you are just curious you can explore videos of yoga poses on youtube.

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My hot yoga is 90 min @ 108 degrees. I'm 5'6 131 pounds. I gained some winter weight and want to get back to 120. I eat healthy but wanted to know what to expect as far as weight loss per week by doing the class twice a week. I only need to know about the class and what others have experienced or lost per week. Today was my first class. I felt great all day.. Thanks

There are truly so many different nutritional products on the market today touting “miracles and fast weight loss”, I can understand why so many people are confused and have wasted tons of money on worthless products and supplements.

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I need to know what it took to have that experience, and how you finally obtained it. what in your life has changed? How long did you have to use kriya and meditate before it happened for you?

Wow! I am sure if one has reached this height of both spirituality and wisdom, you would not be seeking them you would surely know they are close by, you have simply over looked!
"to know- is to know not."

I am looking for someone who has had experience using the SRF lessons/kriya yoga, and who has exp. samahdi?

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It starts off at 90. it gets hotter.

By Akum Norder

“Every single part of your body is strong.”

The yoga instructor intoned it in a soothing voice. What a lovely thought. But by the fifteenth downward facing dog it sure didn’t feel true. Everyone looking backwards between their own legs could see me on my haunches, sitting this one out.

Still, there’s something nice about a good sweat. I could feel it beading and rolling down the side of my face. it felt clean, somehow.

Okay, water bottle down. Back into pose.

I’m not much of an exerciser. And working in a room upwards of 90 degrees made this workout especially rigorous. (A few days later, I would still be feeling it.) it was my first experience with hot yoga. And you know what? it was great.

“Hot yoga is challenging and invigorating all at the same time,” said Jessica Lustig, founder of The Hot Yoga Spot, 344 Fuller Road across from Stuyvesant Plaza. “It leaves you feeling relaxed but also gives you a burst of energy that lasts for hours, sometimes days.”

Jessica, who has been practicing hot yoga for about two years, opened her studio last December. “I was always interested in yoga because it makes your body and mind feel very relaxed and connected. However, I am always trying to exercise and challenge myself. Once I discovered hot yoga I realized I had discovered a way to do both simultaneously — and I was hooked!”

So what’s the theory behind the heat?

First off, flexibility. “The heat’s primary purpose is to help heat the body and give the muscles great elasticity. many people are afraid to try hot yoga because they think it will be too hard or even impossible; the idea of the heat sounds scary. However, the opposite is actually true. the heat helps make a person’s body very flexible and relaxed. this is great because it means that getting into the difficult poses and twists yoga is famous for becomes much easier.”

People also emphasize their belief in the cleansing effects of sweating and extra calories burned through the added challenge. Practitioners call it more strenuous than other forms of yoga, and a great workout.

Jessica says different people see different benefits in the experience. “I have a woman who comes to the Saturday morning class each week because she finds that when she leaves class she has a ton of energy so she gets a lot done during her weekend. Likewise, I have a man who attends the studio once every few weeks because he finds hot yoga helps his back and shoulders become loose and relaxed, which has improved his golf game.”

Maria Granda of Albany has been practicing hot yoga since the studio opened last December. “I have been working out at a gym for the past 10 years or so,” she said. “I was also getting into running — doing 5Ks and so on. But I was starting to get bored with the gym equipment and the endless cold-weather treadmill running.”

The early-morning classes at the Hot Yoga Spot fit her schedule, so she gave it a try — and loved it. now she tries to do hot yoga three times a week. “I think that hot yoga allows your body more flexibility and relaxation,” she said. “I think that it’s more comfortable in that you don’t have to worry about being cold and you really do stretch out faster.”

The day I attended, the room really didn’t feel that hot at first. I was expecting tropical heat, but compared to the chilly March air, the room felt great. the studio heated up during class — and so did I. I did get dizzy for a while. Of course, I get dizzy standing up off the couch too fast, so that’s not something I can necessarily blame on the temperature. I drank a whole bottle of water during class.

Hot yoga vs. Bikram

Other studios — and other forms of yoga — use rooms that are much hotter. Bikram, for example, is traditionally practiced in a room heated to 105 degrees. Bikram yoga, created in the 1970s by Bikram Choudhury, is a set of 26 poses performed twice in a 90-minute session. Hot yoga, on the other hand, has a less structured definition; practitioners use the term to refer to a variety of yoga practices performed in a hot environment.

Jessica was drawn to hot yoga instead of Bikram because of the flexibility of the practice and the room for creativity it offered her as an instructor.

“I wanted to open a hot yoga studio instead of a Bikram studio because I like that each class is different. a hot yoga class will vary each time based on the instructor, the students in the class and the energy in the room. For example, if I am teaching a hot yoga class and I know all the students in the room have been coming to the studio for a while, I can change up the routine by adding some more challenging poses. … Bikram, however, is very rigid and has almost no room for change.”

Maria, too, likes the variety available in hot yoga classes. “Since starting at the Hot Yoga Spot I’ve taken a Bikram class and I enjoyed it,” she said, “but hot yoga is more creative because it leaves room for the teacher’s experience, philosophy and training to come through.”

“Hot yoga is a lot less rigid because each class is different,” Jessica said. “It is all about moving at your own pace and challenging yourself.”

Her studio offers different classes geared to clients’ differing levels of experience. it has 17 sessions a week, with plans to add two more classes in April. All are hot yoga, except for one weekly pre-natal yoga class.

Pregnant women are among the people who should not try hot yoga. “Other than that, hot yoga can be practiced by most people,” Jessica said — though she emphasizes that you should discuss any health concerns with your instructor. And, we would add, with your doctor.

At the end of my yoga session, Jessica talked the class through a series of relaxation exercises. Ah! Corpse pose! now this I could do. I’ve never been any good at relaxation; my brain’s too jumpy. I’m always like, Oh, crap, I forgot to release the tension in my neck and now she’s moved on to the face.

Then Jessica handed out cool, scented towels to place on our faces. They were a delicious contrast to the sweat and the heat — and the coolness gave me something to focus on, to quiet my thoughts and let my muscles sink into the warmth of the floor. Heavenly.

“This is the peace that the universe offers. Settle for nothing less.”

She opened the door to the studio, and the first tendrils of cool air curled across the floor.

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The Hot Yoga Spot 344 Fuller Road Albany, NY 12203

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Here are two easy and inexpensive recipes:

Recipe #1:

• Three drops of tea tree oil
• Two drops of peppermint oil
• Two drops of lavender oil
• Distilled water

Recipe #2This is for a stronger antibacterial/antifungal spray.

• 1 part warm water with 3 parts white vinegar
• Add 8-12 drops of essential oils like eucalyptus, lemongrass, lavender, mint, or tea tree oil

For both solutions, mix thoroughly and place the solution in a spray bottle.

Spray Cleaning Instructions:

1. Spray your yoga mat cleaner liberally over the surface of your mat. If your mat seems especially dirty, let the cleanser sit and soak in a bit before cleaning it off.

2. Wipe the yoga mat with a wet cloth or sponge. When the cleanser has been thoroughly removed, rub the mat down with a soft dry cloth, like a small towel or washcloth. Now repeat on the other side.

3. allow your mat to air dry, which should take only about 5 to 10 minutes. If it takes longer than this, try rubbing your mat down more with the towel to remove the excess water and speed up the drying time.

Via: eHow and Wai Lana Yoga

(Images: 1. Ashtanga Sadhana; 2. Flickr member Kerrie Longo licensed under Creative Commons; )

Originally published 2009-12-10 – CB

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Any good links for qulaity yoga/meditation/relaxation/tantra retreats in Europe or south-east Asia?

Have a lovely day!

Hiya…I do know of a group that is low cost as well..It's called yoga on a shoe string and One of my yoga teachers does it sometimes..Sounds great although I have never been able to go on one yet lol..not sure of their website but I think its yogaonashoestring.com…or try google for them…
They sounds lovely and I get emails from them every month or so….telling me whats going on etc…
Hope this helps??
Namaste xx

P.s another one of my yoga teachers has her own yoga business and retreats…her link is:whyoga.com/whyoga.html

There is a tantra studio in Cornwall. Find out more on tantralaboratory.co.uk

Might want to check out the advertisers and links sections of Shambhala Sun:
shambhalasun.com/index.php

or Tricycle:
tricycle.com/
Best of luck to you friend. Wishing you peace.

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I am going to buy a yoga mat. I would like to know the best material and best thickness. Thanks

There are a few things to consider when purchasing a yoga mat.

1. material- if you prefer natural fibres vs synthetic
2. purpose – are you using it 5 times a week, what kind of class eg. hot?
3.strutcture- do you need an extra long mat, what thickness do you need.

As the comment above mentioned, thick mats can be great, but more so if you have an injury and you need extra cushioning for your joints. The flip side of more cushioning is less stability, so it can be hard to hold some poses. I would recommened going for ~3mm thickness if you aren't injured.
f you plan to use your mat frequently go for quality for something that will last and look at it as an investment. I know lots of yogis love using the mats by Manduka, it has a life time guarantee to last, but it is weighty and does have a higher price point because of the quality.
If you are just starting to get into yoga, go for a basic mat that you can carry to classes easily with a moderate price point.

These are all things to consider and in the end it ends up being a lot of personal preference for what you need as well as like.
Hope this helps.

Jenna
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While many people find thicker is generally better/more comfortable, it does create a weight penalty (if that matters to you; example, will you be lugging it around much while going to and from class?).

Natural materials are generally more pleasant, plus being more eco-friendly, but often higher priced.

The following article at Giam offers some gome good points to consider:
life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/How-to-Cho…

Namaste',
dwb

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hi, i need Hatha Yoga DVD..in Tamil and English language.? pl. give me the original DVD selling website's link..and before that tell me more about hatha yoga

Try here there are Hatha Yoga Books and DVD available

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Getting to the gym can be challenging — I get it. but your skinny jeans are a little snugger than they were in November, so it’s time to hit the treadmill. Make it easier on yourself by trading your tired old tote bag for a roomy, well-appointed gym bag, one that can accommodate your sneaks, your toiletries — even a yoga mat.

The Everything Fits bag, by Gaiam, earns raves from owners for being simultaneously compact and spacious. It has external compartments for sweaty gym clothes or shoes and a water bottle, and the bottom of the bag also has adjustable straps for your yoga mat — great for those after-work Power Vinyasa classes. plus, this bag is actually good-looking, and sports a nice price — $48, marked down from $60.

Nike’s Gym Club Training Bag is also super-spacious. It can hold, according to the salesperson I spoke with at the downtown Niketown, two pairs of pants, a hoodie, a sports bra, socks, toiletries, a small purse and a water bottle. It’s 9 inches long, 18 inches wide and 11 inches high, so you’ll have to tip this one vertically to get it in your gym locker. at $70, it’s spendier than the Gaiam bag, but it’s durable and sports a cool design in hot colors, so this could easily double as a carry-on for travel.

Though not technically a gym bag, REI’s Cargo Adventure Duffel ($89.50) has lots of room, with all the clever little touches you expect from REI. It has pockets on either end for dirty clothes, shoes or a wet towel; a key holder on the inside of the main compartment flap and lockable zipper sliders. but what I love about this bag are the myriad carrying options — great if you take public transportation. In addition to the zip-away backpack straps, the bag also has duffle handles, a removable shoulder strap and grab-handles on both ends for easy pick-up-and-throw.

On the higher end: Lululemon’s Retro Groove bag ($98). I love the color selection, which includes the springy Aruba blue, and a sharp black with yellow accents. It’s dome-shaped and not too big — about a foot high, 18 inches long and 8 inches wide. if you didn’t know better, you’d think this was just a cool bag (which it is), but it’s also got two interior wet-dry pouches (one’s removable and washable) and tons of pockets for your stuff. And for those of you who go straight to work after the gym, this bag has an internal, neoprene pocket for your laptop. Slick.

Title Nine Sports stocks a couple of great bags as well. The Sherpani Uber Sport Bag ($59) ditches the usual zipper in favor of a power strip magnetic closure at the top. It can easily house your workout clothes, your work clothes, shoes and toiletries, which makes it a good option for travel, too.

The Title Nine City Bag ($89) manages to be sleek and voluminous at the same time, thanks to a main compartment that expands if needed, and tucks away if not. It has tons of zippered compartments, a removable wet bag and a brownie recipe stitched on the inside (all Title Nine bags do).

If you don’t want quite as much space, Dakine’s Sarita, which has a handy yoga-mat sleeve on the outside, is a good choice. It has lots of pockets — including the all-important shoe-storage compartment — and is plenty light. at $44, it’s a lot of bag for a nice price.  (It’s also available at Amazon.com for $49.99 in a few different fabric options.)

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At the Churches

Grace a.M.E. Church — hosts the following at 67 Winters Lane:

Missionary Outreach Center : Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1-4 p.m. Tony Scott, 410-744-9478, ext. 10.

Hip-Hop Bible Study: Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. for teenagers. Rev. Rhonda Williams, 443-745-8827.

Saturdays: Thrift Shop 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church — hosts the following at 2100 Westchester Ave.:

Prayer, praise and healing service: Mondays, 7 p.m., in chapel.

Thrift shop: Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Monday bingo — 12:30 p.m. American Legion Dewey Lowman Post 109, 1610 Sulphur Spring Road.

Tuesday bingo — 7 p.m. Jackson and Johnson American Legion Post 263, 151 Winters Lane.

Friday bingo — 7:30 p.m. Our Lady of Victory School, 4416 Wilkens Ave.

Saturday bingo — 7:15 p.m. Arbutus Volunteer fire Department, 5200 Southwestern Blvd. Doors open 5:30 p.m.

Catonsville Men’s Civic Association — meets first Wednesdays, 8 p.m., at 7 Bloomsbury Ave.

Civil Air Patrol — Fort McHenry Squadron meets Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. at the Maryland Army National Guard Armory, 103 Mellor Ave.

Maj. Barth, CAP, 301-518-0046 or .

Ravens Roost 117 — meets second Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. at GL Shacks, 583 Frederick Road.

Rotary Club of Catonsville-Sunrise — meets Wednesday, Dec. 8, 7:25 a.m., at the Cafe on the Grove on campus of Spring Grove State Hospital Center.

Richard Forno, UMBC Graduate Program Director for Cybersecurity, will discuss state of cybersecurity.

rotarycatonsvillesunrise.org.

St. Timothy’s of Catonsville MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) — a group for moms with children under 5, meets every other Wednesday, 9-11 a.m., at St. Timothy’s Church of Catonsville, 200 Ingleside Ave.

Chrissy, 443-857-6820 or .

Women’s Club of Catonsville –meets second Tuesdays at 10 St. Timothy’s Lane.

Crafts department and fine arts department meet Wednesdays, 10 a.m.

Home and arts meets first Tuesdays, 11 a.m.

The Twenty Ten Exhibit — presented by Gallery 5511, Dec. 5, 1-6 p.m. Art exhibit at 5511 Knollview Court is dedicated to Bonnie Wilson.

Exhibition of Quilts — at Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum, 300 Oella Ave.

Wreaths across America — Fort McHenry Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol will place wreaths for Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine and POW/MIA on memorials Dec. 11 at noon at the Baltimore National Cemetery simultaneously with more than 500 participating locations across the country.

Capt. Sherry McManus, CAP, 410-242-4837 or sherry.a..

Art Exhibit — featuring Catonsville artist Mary Jo Kehne’s abstract paintings, at Catonsville Presbyterian Church, 1400 Frederick Road, through Dec. 12.

Nina Lagervall, 410-747-1484.

Old Navy Give-Back Event — make a donation to Night of Peace Family Shelter through Dec. 4, and save 10 percent when you shop at old Navy in Security Square Mall.

Donate to nightofpeace.com or in store at time of purchase.

Shop Catonsville — opened by Comet Boosters, 819 Frederick Road, Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-8 p.m.; Saturdays 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Sundays 1-7 p.m.

Entertainment Books — for sale by Catonsville Lions Club for $30 to benefit club’s sight and hearing program the community.

Gardens of Catonsville — gift book with proceeds to local charities. Holiday special price of $25 and available at Shop Catonsville, 810 Frederick Road.

Call Jane, 410-869-8581 for signed copy.

Funds for fifth-graders — Grilled Cheese and Co., 500 Edmondson Ave., will donate portion of sales Dec. 8 from eat-in or carry-out orders from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. that mention Westowne Elementary School, to benefit the school’s fifth-graders’ trip to Philadelphia in May.

Suzanne, 410-294-4223.

All-you-can-eat pancake breakfast — hosted by Ravens Roost 15 Dec. 12, 8-10 a.m. at Applebee’s, 6505 Baltimore National Pike. Pancakes, sausage and beverage for $5 per person. Proceeds benefit local charities.

Debbie, 410-241-2733.

Health and Fitness

Aerobics — offered by Edmondson-Westview Recreation and Parks Council Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.; and Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Woodbridge Elementary School, 1410 Pleasant Valley Drive. Cost is $65 for one class per week, or $80 for two or three.

Radmila, 410-788-2972.

Free Blood Pressure Screening — first and third Tuesdays, 12:30-2:30 p.m., St. Agnes Hospital, 900 Caton Ave.

Gymnastics — offered by Edmondson-Westview Recreation and Parks Council for ages 3-12 at Woodbridge Elementary School, 1410 Pleasant Valley Drive, Fridays, 5, 5:55 and 6:50 p.m.; and Saturdays, 9, 9:55 and 10:50 a.m.

Cost is $160.

Radmila, 410-788-2972.

Karate — for ages 5 to adult offered by Edmondson-Westview Recreation and Parks Council at Woodbridge Elementary School, 1410 Pleasant Valley Drive, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. Cost is $50 per month, plus $50 registration.

Vance Parker, 410-800-3308.

Prenatal Yoga and Support Class — offered by Yoga for Moms Mondays 6-8 p.m. at Christian Temple, 5820 Edmondson Ave. Cost is $60 for four classes or $20 to drop in.

Self-Defense/Martial Arts Classes — offered by Kireido Karate Dojo, Mondays, 7 p.m. at Westchester Community Center, 2414 Westchester Ave. for all ages.

410-409-6177 or SwordOfHeavenOnline.org.

Tai Chi — offered by Edmondson-Westview Recreation and Parks Council, Saturdays, 9-10:30 a.m. Cost is $20 per week.

Vance Parker, 410-800-3308.

Beginning Yoga — for adults at Christian Temple, 5820 Edmondson Ave., Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Cost is $10 a class, cash or checks only.

Yoga — Saturdays and Sundays, 9:30-10:30 a.m., at Avalon Yoga Studio, 7 p.m. 77 Mellor Ave. Cost is $7.

410-869-9771 or avalonyogastudio.com.

Catonsville Library — 1100 Frederick Road.

Dec. 4: Saturday story time, ages 2-5, 10:30 a.m.

Wednesdays: Teen gaming, ages 11-17, 3 p.m.

Thursdays: Preschool story time, ages 2-5, 10:30 a.m.

Library open Sundays, 1-5 p.m.

Woodlawn Library — 1811 Woodlawn Drive.

Dec. 2: International story time, ages 2-5, 7 p.m.

Dec. 4: Computer know-how at your library, ages 13 and up, 9 a.m.

Dec. 6: the Rose that Grew from Concrete, ages 11-17, 4 p.m.

Fridays: Preschool story time, ages 2-5, 10:30 a.m.

Library open Sundays, 1-5 p.m.

Music and Theater

Music at St. Bartholomew’s — will feature Bach’s Cantata no. 61 performed by a chamber orchestra of period instruments during 10:30 a.m. liturgy Dec. 5 at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 4711 Edmondson Ave.

Nature Sprouts: Owls — hosted by Patapsco Valley State Park, 1100 Hilton Ave., Dec. 2, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Features hands-on activities and an owl craft for ages 3-5. Cost is $5.

Birding Club for Kids –hosted by Patapsco Valley State Park, 1100 Hilton Ave., Dec. 4, 9 a.m.-noon. Meets monthly for ages 8 and up to discuss birds, their habitats and visit different parks to see various birds. Cost is $2.

Buzzard’s Rock Trail — hosted by Patapsco Valley State Park, Avalon/Orange Grove, 5120 South St., Dec. 4, 10-11:30 a.m. Free two-mile hike through the winter forest for ages 8 and up.

Catonsville Senior Center — hosts the following at 501 N. Rolling Road.

Dec. 1: Tom Lucas performs, 12:45 p.m.

Dec. 2: Acupuncture, 10:30 a.m.

Dec. 2: Music, 12:45 p.m.

Dec. 3: Music, 12:45 p.m.

Dec. 4: Piano recital, TBA

Dec. 6: Let us entertain you, 12:45 p.m.

Dec. 7: Visit Holy Land, 12:45 p.m.

First place Singles — a group for singles over 40.

Dec. 1: Members meeting, Candle Light Inn, 1835 Frederick Road, 6 p.m. happy hour; 6:30 p.m. dinner; 7 p.m. meeting.

firstplacesingles.org.

Alzheimer’s Support Group — meets first Tuesdays, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Brightview Assisted Living, 912 S. Rolling Road.

410-788-5001 or go to brightviewseniorliving.com.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver’s Support Group — meets second Thursdays, 2-3 p.m., Catonsville Commons, 16 Fusting Ave.

Christine Lively, 410-747-1800, ext. 107.

American War Mothers Maryland’s Star Spangled Chapter 1 — organization and support group for women with children serving, or have served, in U.S. Armed Forces during wartime, meets first Sundays at various locations.

301-924-2627 or 410-242-4659.

CEFM Network — Network previously known as Catonsville Emergency Food Ministries is open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with extended hours, 2-7 p.m., Wednesdays. Office at 25 Bloomsbury Ave. closed Fridays.

410-747-4357 or catonsvillehelp.org

Clutterers Anonymous — meets first and third Saturdays, 2 p.m., at Immanuel United Church of Christ, 1905 Edmondson Ave.

St. Agnes Stepping Stones — holistic breast cancer support group, meets first Thursdays at St. Agnes Hospital, 900 Caton Ave.

Together we Can make it — for separated and divorced individuals, meets once a week at St. Mark’s in Catonsville.

Registration necessary.

Baltimore County Department of Aging Home Team — needs volunteers to help homebound seniors.

410-887-4141 or .

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I left home just before 5:00 a.m., driving in the direction of the massive, almost-full moon, and got to Port-of-Spain at 5:15.

I had never been inside the Carlton before, but from the little I saw as we made our way to the elevator, I was very impressed—simple, minimalist, tasteful, avant garde—a blend of Caribbean and European.

The rooftop experience was fantastic . . . cool (almost ‘cold’ at first) open air, stars and moonlight gradually becoming early-morning sun and blue skies, flying pairs of screaming parakeets, a gliding hawk . . . and a simple but energising intro yoga session.

Any day that starts like today did has to be a great one.

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GALESBURG — Carl Sandburg College Community Education classes are offered as a service to area citizens at minimal cost. Some classes are developed for specific interest groups or age brackets. these courses are scheduled at various locations throughout the district and cover a wide range of topics. the public may register for most of these classes by phone at (309) 345-3501 or in person at the Galesburg campus. For more information about classes in your community, or to teach or request a class, you may contact CSC at (309) 345-3501.

Basketball Team play will be emphasized. Participants are asked to bring a dark and a light t-shirt or jersey each week of class. Limited to 16 students. Class will be on Sundays, beginning Jan. 9 for eight weeks from 7-9 p.m. PED C01 600 Cost: $25 Room F120

Auto Body Panel Joining this course will introduce the student to welding and adhesive panel joining techniques. Splice panel measuring, cutting and aligning of various joint types will be emphasized as well as MIG welding and adhesive application. Students will join several practice panels together by welding and adhesives. Class will be on Mondays, beginning Jan. 10 for four weeks from 5-9 p.m. AUB E31 500 (0.5 sem. hr.) Cost: $175 includes basic supplies Rooms B103 & B107

Coaching Principles Students enrolled in this Internet class will study the general principles underlying the profession of coaching athletic teams and individual athletes. this course will address the essential elements of successful coaching, (including youth sports) from proven coaching techniques to effective risk management. Students will have the opportunity to earn certification through the American Sport Education Program (ASEP). Illinois teachers may also earn 2.0 semester hours credit toward recertification requirements. Students may register for any of the following sessions and will have a maximum of eight weeks to complete the course. Call (309) 345-3501 for CSC registration information or visit sandburg.edu, then WebAdvisor link to Community Education to register and pay for coaching classes. Students must also register with ASEP to receive materials at asep.com/asep_content/org/CSCIL.cfm. Class will be on the Internet starting Monday, January 10. PED E01 500 (2 sem. hrs.) Cost: $50 plus $95 requires registration with ASEP for materials

the following sport first aid or sport-specific training for coaches is available online through ASEP in the same format as the general Coaching Principles. By registering with Carl Sandburg College, Illinois teachers may also earn 1.0 semester hour credit toward recertification requirements. Call (309) 345-3501 to register or for more information.

Sport first Aid Students enrolled in this Internet class will be serious coaches (those who coach athletes age 14 and older). Sport first Aid teaches coaches how to prevent sports injuries and how to make the correct decisions during on-field emergency situations. the focus is on first-response evaluation and treatment before the arrival of emergency medical personnel. Students will also be taught how to be safe, capable and effective as first responders to injured athletes. Class will be on the Internet starting Monday, January 10. HTH E07 500 (1 sem. hr.) Cost: $35 plus $95 requires registration with ASEP for materials

Coaching Baseball Class will be on the Internet starting Monday, January 10. PED E06 500 (1 sem. hr.) Cost: $35 plus $95 requires registration with ASEP for materials

Coaching Basketball Class will be on the Internet starting Monday, January 10. PED E07 500 (1 sem. hr.) Cost: $35 plus $95 requires registration with ASEP for materials

Coaching Football Class will be on the Internet starting Monday, January 10. PED E08 500 (1 sem. hr.) Cost: $35 plus $95 requires registration with ASEP for materials

Continuing Fitness 1 the CSC Fitness Center offers a relaxing atmosphere with a strong educational foundation. If you are a newcomer to exercise, or a seasoned novice, you will appreciate the one-on-one service offered. All new members receive a free personal fitness assessment and equipment orientation session. Members also have access to some free group fitness classes offered throughout the semester. the facility includes a walking track, a free weight area, new cardiovascular and strength training equipment and a group exercise studio. the fitness equipment includes treadmills, ellipticals, recumbent bicycles, a rower, selection of new strength training equipment, Smith Machine and Nautilus free weights. the cardiovascular equipment is equipped with Cardio Theater so you may watch and listen to the television. Fitness Center hours during spring semester are: Monday-Thursday 6 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday 6 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Class will be during Fitness Center hours, beginning Jan. 10 for eight or sixteen weeks. Cost:      $96 PED C06 600 (16 wks) $48 PED C06 601 (8 wks) Room F144

Tai Chi Tai Chi is widely known for its health benefits and is practiced worldwide as a therapeutic exercise. Studies have shown that Tai Chi can help improve such conditions as arthritis, heart disease, high blood pressure, poor posture, back and spinal problems, as well as increase strength, mobility and endurance. Tai Chi can be practiced by anyone, regardless of age or fitness level. Limited to 14 students. Class will be on Mondays, beginning Jan. 10 for eight weeks from 6:30-7:30 p.m. PED C14 600 Cost: $64 Room F131

Yoga Yoga is a great way to increase flexibility, reduce stress, increase body awareness and restore a healthy, positive mind/body balance. this class is designed to improve your flexibility, balance, and strength. Floor mats are provided, or you are welcome to bring your own. Class will be on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, beginning Jan. 10 for eight weeks from 7-8 a.m. you may also choose the one day a week option. Cost:      $96 PED C03 600 (3 days per week)                 $32 PED C03 601 (1 day per week) Room F131

Zumba Basics Zumba is an exciting new brand of fitness: A high-energy program with motivation music and dance moves from Salsa, Merengue, and other Latin steps and free-form styles. it integrates some of the basic principles of aerobic, resistance, and interval training to tone and sculpt your body, burn fat, maximize caloric output, and benefit your heart and mind. Students need to wear low tread shoes or dance shoes. Class will be on Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 10 for eight weeks from 5:30-6:30 p.m. or Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning Jan. 11 for eight weeks from 6-7 a.m. PED C30 600 (Mondays and Wednesdays) PED C30 601 (Tuesdays and Thursdays( Cost: $48 Room 131

Walk Club Join the U of I Extension Walk Club and walk the CSC Fitness Center track. enjoy incentive prizes offered by the Knox County Extension Program after achieving different levels of total steps. Throughout the 16-week session, you are free to walk unlimited times using the track only during Fitness hours: Monday – Thursday, 6 a.m.-8 p.m., and Friday, 6 a.m.-5 p.m. Current Walk Club members welcome. Call the University of Illinois Extension at (309) 342-5108 to arrange for pedometer and/or Walk Club incentives. Class will be during Fitness Center hours, beginning Monday, Jan. 10 for sixteen weeks. CSP C00 600 Cost: $30 plus optional $20 pedometer (payable to University of Illinois Extension) Room F144

Mat Pilates Mat Pilates is a gentle and effective full-body workout. the emphasis is on the body core consisting of the abs, back and glutes. with consistency, the outcome is better posture, stronger and more flexible muscles, greater energy and an increased ability to cope with daily stress. Minimum of 5 students. Class will be on Tuesdays or Thursdays, beginning Jan. 11 or 13 for eight weeks from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Cost:      $32 PED C82 600 (Tuesdays)                 $32 PED C82 601 (Thursdays Room F131

Woodworking, Galesburg HS Theory and practice in furniture design, furniture construction, furniture repair, and cabinet making will be taught. Free-hand sketching will be used. Drafting the furniture for use during construction will be emphasized. correct machine usage and safety will be discussed before students start their work. Materials are extra. Safety glasses needed. Minimum of 8 and maximum of 12 students. Class will be on Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 12 for sixteen weeks from 6-9 p.m. CON C00 600 Cost: $150 Galesburg High School, Room 178

Jewelry Design and Creation the purpose of this course is to familiarize the student with all of the beginning methods of metal fabrication. Methods introduced will include sawing, forming, riveting, soldering, and finishing. Students will also be taught about metal properties, lost-wax casting, and design. Materials cost is extra and payable to the instructor. Limited to 10 students. Class will be on Thursdays, beginning Jan. 13 for ten weeks from 6-8 p.m. ART C03 600 Cost: $60 plus materials fee Room F100

Beginning Quilting Have an urge to begin quilting? Load up your machine and join us for an informative 3-session quilting experience. in the first session quilt-speak (terminology), rotary cutting, getting a perfect ¼” seam and pressing a seam will be covered. then we will cut the fabric, make the quilt top, and decide on the best method to quilt it. We will practice several methods of quilting, final press and layer the quilt. take a deep breath! you are ready to quilt your top. there are several methods of quilting, and we will practice them. On the last Saturday you will cut and bind the quilt and take home a finished lap quilt. A materials fee of $35 is payable to the instructor. Minimum of 10 and maximum of 15 students. Must attend all classes to complete projects. Class will be on Fridays, Jan. 14, Feb. 11 and March 11 from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays, Jan. 15, Feb. 12 and March 12 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. LEI C09 600 Cost: $90 plus $35 materials fee Rooms C101 & C105

just Once Guitar for Busy Adults & Teens Have you ever wanted to learn the guitar but simply can’t find the time? in just a few hours you can learn enough about playing the guitar to give you years of musical enjoyment, and you won’t have to take private lessons to do it. this crash course will teach you some basic chords and get you playing along with your favorite songs right away. Bring your acoustic guitar. Class limited to 15 students. For ages 13+. Topics include: How chords work in a song, How to form the 3 main types of chords, how to tune your guitar, Basic strumming patterns, How to buy a good guitar, How to play along with simple tunes. Materials fee of $29 will be collected by the instructor for the Instant Guitar Workbook and practice DVD. For more information go to website: instantguitar.com or justonceclasses.com. Class will be on Wednesday, Jan. 26, only, from 6-8:30 p.m. MUS C21 600 Cost: $25 plus $29 materials fee Room C105

to view the community education spring 2011 class schedule, visit sandburg.edu/Media/Website%20Resources/documents/CommunityServices/Inside%20Content%20Spring%202011%20final.pdf.

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A former Surrey teacher on trial for the 2006 murder of his pregnant wife staged a missing persons complaint with police in an attempt to conceal the crime, the Crown alleges.

Mukhtiar Singh Panghali, 38, is being tried for second-degree murder and interfering with a dead body in the strangulation of his wife, Manjit Panghali, 30, in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster.

Prosecutor Dennis Murray outlined the Crown’s case at the beginning of the trial Monday morning.

The Crown alleges Panghali killed his wife after she’d returned home from a prenatal yoga class, staged the discovery of her car in Whalley, burned her body on a South Delta beach and then delayed for as long as he could to lodge a missing persons complaint with the Surrey RCMP.

His wife’s charred remains were discovered along Deltaport way several days later.

She was four months pregnant with couple’s second child.

Panghali originally elected to be tried by judge and jury but last month decided to be tried by a judge alone.

With head shaved and wearing a white dress shirt, Panghali listened intently from the prisoner’s dock as Murray told Justice Heather Holmes the couple had been “in the throes of some difficulty in their relationship” at the time.

The court heard Panghali reported his wife missing to police “about 26 hours” after her disappearance.

When he’d been encouraged by others to call police sooner, Murray alleged, Panghali gave various reasons why he didn’t want to do that.

The prosecutor accused Panghali of making a “concentrated effort to cover up the fact” he saw his wife after her yoga class, and tried to create an “impression” of concern.

“The accused was not telling the truth,” Murray alleged.

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The habit of Yoga brings with it numerous natural and affecting advantage of yoga that the best part of people are unconscious of yoga.

This article is actually lengthy, so we have crushed it up into two articulations.  the firstly articulation is an beginning to Yoga and a view of the most important bodily and emotional advantage of Yoga, while the next articulation appearance how undertaking yoga on a daily basis can have a bottomless result on your capability to start a lively style of living for yourself.

Yoga is information; and certainly, in numerous spaces in the globe such as in information guided to as an art. This is not simply in performance with expressions; yoga greatly is progress as an art, which signify that yoga assumed in conditions of logical procedure.

Yogic art look for to confirm basis and result, and create morality established ahead attention observations. Actually, in numerous spaces in the globe, to be a yogic skillful of some integrity, one have to be powerful educated in the sciences, as well as physics and the concerning life sciences.

This argument on yoga as information is significant for us to involve because yoga permit an action us to wisely demand the question: what are the advantage of yoga? Eventually, if yoga is a assurance or a belief, then wanting to know this question isn’t bright; for the reason that it’s individual that yoga cannot reply in provisions that we can impartially appreciate.

Yoga is an information; as based on experience and sensible as kinesiology, or work out art of balance yoga, which look for to appreciate how the figure performance and respond to alteration in the inside natural situation. And similar extra easily than slightly of this yoga: Every one of us has a correctly to question the important question, “why must I disturb undertaking yoga and what knowledge or advantage can I wish?”

Certainly, during the knowledge of yoga cannot be low-price to terms merely as analysis a book on fitting for a marathon isn’t available to in reality physically plan you to race a marathon the purpose of an action and morality of yoga can clearly be reviewed.

Here’s the Mayo Clinic’s take on the advantage of contemplation:

“Contemplation is utilized by citizens who are rightly blooming as a process of albatross decline. However if you have a remedial action of yoga that’s diminished by albatross, you might catch the routine priceless in dropping the stress-related special effects of allergies, asthma, chronic hurt and arthritis, between possible choice of yoga.”

Yoga include a succession of postures, through which you give particular concentration to your inhaling  exhaling in the course of clear activities and inhaling with possible choice of yoga. you can come near yoga as a method to better physical elasticity, strength and bearing or as a method to enhance your theology.

The Mind-Body relates

Yoga is concentrated on the mind-body relates. This mind-body balance is accomplished as a result three ideas:

- Suitable respiring (pranayama)

Brain and figure extract idea and instruction from the connected practices of asanas yoga, inhaling, and meditation. as citizens age (to yogis, ageing is an fake condition), our figure happen to impressed to virus and poisons (caused by environmental and low digestive factors).

Yoga supports us as a result a cleaning course, turning our figure into a perfect coordinated and well-oiled example of devices performing work.

- Balance in the body’s central tense practice

- Reduce in pulse

- Respiring and blood pressure tariff

- Cardiovascular ability

- Gastrointestinal practice stabilization

- Expand breath-holding instance

- improved dexterity skills.

- Improved depth perception

- Improved recollection

As famous above yoga, Yoga also carry an array of emotional profit; and in truth, this is a exact mutual basis why citizens arise undertaking it in the principal position. reasonably the largely regularly noticed emotional profit of yoga is a made better capability to survive albatross. Yoga become or cause to be less an individual’s stage of tension, abasement, and laziness; like so permissive him/her to focus on what’s religious and focal: Achieving balance and satisfaction.

In articulation II of the profit of Yoga we’ll make known how yoga can support manage with albatross, sick behavior and hurt administration of yoga.  the profit of Yoga go far away from reflection and amplify, it is a method to relief those toxic emotions that be liable to stop in the method of existing an active life.

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WHAT: Yoga originated in India and is used to attain optimal health. There are several branches of yoga with a main goal of creating a balance in body and mind. Postures have specific physical benefits and can be done quickly in succession, creating heat in the body through movement, or more slowly to increase stamina and perfect alignment. Poses are a constant, but the approach to them varies depending on the tradition in which the teacher trained.

BENEFITS: Yoga will help build strength and stamina, improve balance and increase flexibility. it can reduce aches and pains, help lower blood pressure and improve the ability to find peace and relaxation. “Yoga enhances our life because of techniques that make the body strong, the mind clear and sharp, and the emotions steady and calm,” instructor Jan Rule said.

GET STARTED: Many local YMCAs and gyms offer yoga classes. Stillpointe Wellness Center, 2135 Dorothy Drive off of Townhall Road in Belleville, has classes at 8:30 a.m. Mondays, 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, and 8:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. for changes and more classes, check their online calendar at stillpointe.org. Lotus Arts Studio, 6966 W. Main St. in Belleville, also offers classes daily. Check their schedule at lotus-arts.net. Information on local YMCA classes is available at ymcaswil.org.

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“I’ve been coming for five years and it allows me to eat almost anything I want if I come regularly,” said Jazzercise regular Bonnie Ryan. “if I skip and don’t come, then I have to go on a diet, which I don’t like to do.”

In addition to compensating for calories, Jazzercise has something going on for all the upcoming holidays. For holiday gift-giving purposes a special “12 Days of Fitness” cosmetic bag contains 12 passes for classes, plus you get a red patent leather bag—an incredible deal at merely $20.

Then by new Year’s Eve everyone with any kind of steady attendance should know all the latest tunes and all the coolest moves to go with them.

“you don’t have to be a great dancer and the choreographed moves are easy,” said Rhonda Cooper, another Jazzercise regular. “It’s not like you have to be ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ It’s simple, it’s fun, and it is dancing. you have more confidence in how you move and in your body. you even carry that into the grocery store.”

Regina Owens has been dancing with these ladies for the past five years at her Market Street location. her classes, a fusion of jazz dancing, resistance training, Pilates, yoga and kickboxing, are offered Monday through Thursday, 9:15 a.m., 5:15 and 6:30 p.m., and Saturday at 9:15 a.m. Body sculpting classes are Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

“We have two girls getting certified, so that’s going to bring in more instructors,” Owens said. “with that we’ll be able to expand our schedule more.”

She has plans to extend her reach to those who need her most: the aging population, where she has already attracted a considerable following, and the local tweens and teens interested in music and dance, or interested in acquiring the balance and coordination needed to play sports.

“I’m primarily looking between the ages of eight and 14. We could start a couple classes a week, because they don’t have a lot of activities going on besides what little bit the schools are doing and they’re phasing out a lot of that.”

She said dance studios offer high-cost costumes and high-pressure competitions, and this would be a low-key alternative. “They learn how to dance and they learn how to work as a team and just have fun with it. We do have uniforms or outfits that are low cost, so they can look alike like a dance team.”

This also might represent a prime career opportunity for the right person. “We are looking for instructors in different formats. They can do personal training or they can certify to become Junior Jazzercisers and teach the kids.”

With the senior population, it’s more than a mere war on weight. “whether to get their blood pressure under control, to get their cholesterol under control, or to get their diabetes under control, people who come here have been able to manage and maintain their health because of Jazzercise. It’s something they found that they enjoy and when they enjoy doing it they’re going to stick with it. That’s what we’re about.”

Friendships are formed on the dance floor and spill over into other venues and activities. sometimes they go out to restaurants and sometimes they stay in for movie night at the center. “We do group things. everyone wants to feel part of a group, especially if you’re new to Wilmington and you don’t know very many people. This is a really great place to start.”

She believes that letting your hair down is a big part of keeping your feet moving. “We make it comfortable here. Everybody is very friendly here. you feel welcomed here, you are not intimidated, you don’t feel judged, and we all know each other. We try to get acquainted here.”

Like everything else, you get out of it what you put into it. “It’s not just a fitness class; this is a lifestyle.”

Jazzercise is located at 6788 Market Street, phone 798-1705. The local web site is jazzinwilmington.com, and the national company site is jazzercise.com.

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Pastor Scott Lindner softly plays the keyboard while his wife, Su Lindner, reads a guided meditation at Atonement Lutheran Church on Wednesday. The church’s Night of Reflection includes candles, soft music and readings to help people unwind. [EDWARD LINSMIER | Times] Social Bookmarking ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

No praise band sang. No one preached a sermon. No one sought volunteers to bake cookies for the upcoming ministry fair.

Instead, those who walked through the doors of Atonement Lutheran Church on Wednesday night got a half hour of peace as Su Lindner took them through a guided meditation.

“You stand with your arms by your side, observing the sky above. You gently raise your forearms and hands, your palms facing away from you, and as you do, your body begins to float, and your feet lift off the floor.”

The handful of people who attended the Night of Reflection closed their eyes. a man and a woman lay stretched across the row of chairs packed tightly together to make a pew. a woman wearing a ponytail sat in a chair up front near the candles with her yoga mat in hand and a bottle of water on the floor.

The meditation service was the church’s response to a recent report in Forbes that ranked Tampa the nation’s fourth most stressed-out city. The Tampa Bay area earned the ranking based on its high unemployment rate, long work hours, long commutes, limited access to health care, poor physical health and lack of exercise. (No. 1 was Las Vegas; Miami ranked sixth.)

“I was surprised,” said Lindner, who is married to Pastor Scott Lindner. “It seems like a strange place for Tampa to be, but when you start looking at the economic problems and the jobs and foreclosures, it made more sense at that point.”

The church membership has seen its share of stress, Scott Lindner said.

“Last year we lost our congregation president to the economy,” he said. “He lost his job and had to move to Nebraska.”

The Lindners decided to offer the service as a gift for the community to unwind. Except for a quote from Jesus — “my yoke is easy and my burden is light” — the program deliberately avoided appearing churchlike.

“The word ‘prayer’ may turn people off, especially those who are unchurched,” Su Lindner said. this event “has a secular feel to it. My vision for this was for people to come in and literally take their shoes off.”

Tea lights surrounded the sanctuary. Up front, pillows were stacked near the altar. Against one wall sat baby clothes, diapers and other items to be donated to migrant moms-to-be.

The only sounds were Scott Lindner’s keyboard and Su Lindner’s voice.

“A wave of exhilaration flows through you as you realize that you have the freedom to fly anywhere you choose. as you raise your hands, you float higher. When you lower them, you gently descend.”

The pony-tailed woman sitting up front wiped away a few tears as Lindner finished her reading by telling everyone they were alert and refreshed.

“I have a 90-year-old father living with me and my husband for the past 6 1/2 years,” said the woman, whose name is Salli Conover of Wesley Chapel. “My husband and I also lost our jobs in the same week.”

Conover, 61, who had worked in sales for a greeting card company, said she and her husband have since found other work.

Still, she said the program helped her.

“It’s a positive way to take time out of your day.”

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Night of Reflection services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 10 at Atonement Lutheran Church on State Road 54 between Saddlebrook Resort and Boyette Road. Child care is available if requested in advance. Call Su Lindner, (813) 270-7606.

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Keep your Body Fit by Practicing Yoga on a Regular Basis

Yoga is an amazing tool that can help you achieve not only a fit body, but also a peaceful mind. The amazing results of a daily yoga practice have spread like wildfire around the world with more and more people turning to yoga as the most effective and fulfilling form of maintaining a fit body and leading a healthy life. The entire world is reaping the myriad health benefits offered by this 5,000 years old ancient art and philosophy, Yoga.   People practice yoga at studios all over the world, or sometimes with the help of a good  yoga DVD, even in the privacy of their own homes.  this ancient Eastern discipline has enormous power to change an individual’s life in a positive way. Regular practice of yoga ensures a fit and healthy body and a blessed life. The various yoga asanas provide strength to many of the body’s systems including the muscular system, the skeletal system, the endocrine system, the nervous system and even the subtle energy system.  Yoga, as a physical exercise, benefits the practitioner by offering a fit and healthy body. Yoga practice increases the level of blood circulation all throughout the body. it also improves the immune system, cardiovascular system, respiration system, digestion and lymph system. Yoga increases the red blood cell count which provides more oxygen to the cells and tissues of the body. it is the sign of a healthy body. Regular practicing of yoga also burns unnecessary fat and controls cholesterol level. so, the more yoga is practiced, the more one will develop flexibility, stability, strength and endurance.By integrating physical activity with breathing excercises (pranayams) and mental focus, yoga creates an integrated approach to working all the physical and mental systems at once.  Besides providing muscle strength and flexibility, stamina, weight loss, and radiant skin, the breathing exercises in yoga have been known to treat specific diseases including cardiovascular problems and respiratory problems. Stress is a huge factor in many physical problems including obesity, heart disease, cancer, and many nervous system imbalances.  Yoga, when practiced with the right gentle yoga music can create such a sense of calm and ease, having a deeply healing effect on the human mind, body and soul. it helps the mind to relax by removing the clutter of thoughts and worries long enough to allow the healing power of the yoga to take effect.  Stress is literally washed away through this practice, leading to deep healing. for people unable to attend yoga classes, try doing yoga at home with a good yoga DVD.

There are great yoga DVD options or even Audio Instruction CD options that can work as excellent guides for practicing yoga at home. Spirit Voyage is an online company which offers a wide range of yoga CDs and DVDs for yoga aspirants worldwide. These CDs and DVDs will provide detail audio-visual instructions and tips on all the yoga poses or asanas. The company also offers CDs and DVDs for various yoga forms such as Kundalini yoga, Ashtanga yoga etc. some great yoga DVDs to try at home are: Kundalini Yoga by Gurmukh, Healthy Sexy Beautiful Kundalini Yoga by Dr. Gabrielle Pelicci, AM PM Yoga by Rodney Yee and Sun Salutations by Shiva Rea.Yoga is often accompanied by the practice of meditation.  There are actually five steps or techniques of yoga – movements of joints, postures or asanas, deep breathing or pranayama, relaxation or savasana and meditation or dhyana.  Following these five steps regularly, you will be gifted with a healthy body, calm mind and awakened spirit. Meditation is a very effective intellectual or mindful part of yoga. Meditation helps to compose the mind by increasing the level of concentration. it is extremely effective at warding off stress, tension, and anxiety. The basic guideline for practicing meditations in many yogic traditions is to try them out for at least 40 days. Yogi Bhajan taught that in 40 days you will break a bad habit, in 90 days you will create a new positive habit, in 120 days you embody the positive habit, and by 1000 days you attain mastery.  Tranquil meditation music can be played while meditating as the serene sound of the meditation music can create the perfect ambiance for such mindful and soulful practices.Spirit Voyage also offers a vast collection of pure spiritual music for both yoga and meditation. it has different music sections on Kundalini yoga music, instrumental yoga music etc. The Mp3 collection, music CDs and DVDs are perfect for both beginners and regular practitioners. Renowned artists and musicians like Snatam Kaur, Satkirin Kaur Khalsa, WAH!, Deva Premal, Donna de Lory and many others have lent their beautiful voices to many of their albums. Practice yoga with this yoga music collection and lead yourself to live a happy and healthy life.

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i also a 14 piece accessory pack for the wii console include tennis attachment, golf attachment, baseball and extra wrist straps for the controller. i also have a wii fit balance board accessory pack including yoga mat, wii balance board bag, a skin to cover the balance board so it doesnt get dirty, and a brand new never worn pair of wii fit socks so you don't slip up on the board.
the wii console, balance board and accessory pack for the console is all boxed and this is only three months old. im selling because i dont play it anymore and i need the money for something else.
the whole bundle is £180 which is better than the shops. i need a sale by thursday evening (tomorrow)
im willing to negotiate and am very reasonable. please get in touch, this is a fantastic deal as all of this is worth over £350, you could even sell it on to make a profit. i dont have enough time to do so though. thank you.

need a quick sale, where should i advertise this?

Put it on Ebay ant it will sell for over 180 in one day!!! or take it to Gamestop and you may be able to get around 200£

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