MAY 2015 NEWSLETTER

Dear Yogis,
 

" The new midlife is where you realize that even your failures make you more beautiful and are turned spiritually into success if you become a better person because of them. You become a more humble person. You become a more merciful and compassionate person".
Marianne Williamson 
 

We move toward May and look back at April full of heart. We shared some beautiful times, volunteering at a Horse Sanctuary for Earth Day. It was a joint effort between Lucky Bodies, Happy Souls and Earth Yoga.  We all felt that by giving we are truly receiving.......even more so to these majestic animals who have no voices but carry both wounds, hurt and are now in a safe haven.  If you love animals and you want to lend at helping hand to the wonderful Martina who runs this Horse Sanctuary, contact Mallorca Hopeline on Facebook. We also enjoyed having David Lurey at Earth Yoga where he taught a Bhakti Yoga Weekend filled with heart, chanting and deep asana practice.

 

We begin May by taking taking Friday morning (1st May) off!  Brent will continue to teach his normal class in the evening at 18.30, but there will be no morning classes.

Jeanne will be hosting her monthly Breast Awareness Workshop this coming Sunday 3 May.  For more information or to reserve a spot please contact info@earthyoga.es

Also as Jeanne will be away for some of May so we have decided to cancel our Tuesday evening Kundalini class for the time being. Linda will cover the rest of Jeanne´s classes but unfortunately Linda is not be able to teach on Thursday 7th May so that class will be cancelled for one week only.

The rest of our schedule remains in place and please remember that we have a wonderful Yin Yoga classes twice a week taught be our dear friend Emily. It is suitable for almost all levels of students and is a perfect complement to the dynamic and muscular (yang) style of Yoga that we teach here at Earth Yoga.

 

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We are happy to announce that a Mysore Ashtanga practice takes   place in the small shala every weekday from 6.30am. It is lead by a Lleo Escandell who runs Mysore Room Mallorca. For more information please check out his website http://mysoreroom.es or visit his Facebook page - Mysore Room Mallorca.

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We also offer a Tai Chi-Chi Kung class in our smaller shala on Tuesday evenings at 7pm (first class begins on Tuesday 12 May)  Tai Chi-Chi Kung is an ancient Chinese Martial Art consisting of lively energetic movements. For the body, it is a practice of balance, flexibility and coordination; for the mind, a study of concentration, visualization and self control; for the soul, a system of spiritual meditation based on constant  awareness of ones breath.  For more information please contact Nathanial : health8is8freedom@yahoo.es 

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Brent MacKay &  Claudia Hubberten will be hosting a weekend workshop here at Earth Yoga on 16-17 May.  If you would like to join please contact yoga@yoga-mallorca.com.



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We have a few spots left for the wonderful Tantra Flow Master Teacher Training with Jeanne Heileman. If you are a yoga teacher who have already completed a 200 hour Teacher Training and are ready to learn more about the practice and teaching of yoga, or if you are a devoted yoga student with a desire to learn more about your own practice then please get in touch. 



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On a seperate note, if you enjoyed The Christmas Carol which took place back in December, the same team, ISLA Theatre Company, are producing and performing next weekend (8 / 9 / 10 May) a wonderful production of one acts called  "Spirit".  It will take place at Teatre Sans in Palma. This theatre perfomance is directed for an adult audience and is written by American Playwright, Joe Pintaro. The pieces are beautifully written and we feel proud to be associated with ISLA as they are related both family wise (Sandra and her husband Drew will be performing) and friend wise to Earth Yoga. They also use the space of Earth Yoga to rehearse in. To reserve tickets please contact 971 72 71 66

Love
Sandra and the Earth Yoga Team

Save the dates:

Monday 11 May : Donation class for Mallorca Hopeline

5 - 7 June 2015 : Yin Yoga Weekend Workshop with Mirjam Wagner



28 September - 3 October : Yin Yoga & Anatomy Teacher Training with Marcus Henning Giess

26th October - 6 November / 16 - 27 November : Tantra Flow 200 Hour Teacher Training with Jeanne Heileman

APRIL 2015 NEWSLETTER

Dear Yogis,

Eastern philosophy says human beings have forgotten what they came here for. With all the stimulation outside ourselves, we have lost sight of the Beloved, our creator, and have lost ourselves as a result.

We do have all the answers within us, but it takes incredible discipline and hard work to gain back those abandoned gifts we were given as a birthright”   

Living Yoga, by Christy Turlington

Finally spring is here and we turn our faces and hearts toward the sun and warmer winds coming our way! There is a sense of happiness when the light and warmer weather returns but also a sense of “Wait! I am not ready yet”  Some of us want to hide away on a beach alone until we have some color on our skin and can adjust to the light again.

More sleep, healthy food, yoga and kind habits all support us as we move into spring. Do not be shocked if you are all of a sudden more tired, even a bit sad. These are very normal patterns when moving from Vata season towards Pitta season ( Air to Fire).

This month we are honoring Earth Day (which takes place on 22^nd April), by gathering whoever wants to join our Earth Yoga team together with Lucky Bodies, Happy Souls to clean up beaches.  Every year, tons of plastic, bottles and glass wash up on our beaches and we will join forces and have a nice day together on the Sunday before Earth Day, 19^th April. Anyone who would like to join us, let us know and we will organize which beaches we will go to that need most urgent cleaning.   Please sign up at Earth Yoga if you would like to spend the day with us.   On the actual day of Earth Day, Sandra will donate her 18.30 class towards environmental projects.

We have decided to change the time of our Monday Kundalini class with Jeanne. It will now take place in the smaller shala at 10am instead of 8am. This will begin on April 6 and will now take place at the same time as our Vinyasa Class with Sandra.

We will also host monthly Breast Cancer Awareness workshops with Jeanne, instead of the weekly classes. Jeanne has a world of knowledge when it comes to prevention and care of breast cancer. She will share both yoga asanas, nutrition, skin care and much more in her monthly workshops . Her first Breast Cancer Workshop is on
Sunday 12 April (17.00 – 19.30), this workshop will be taught in English.



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David Lurey will host a Bhakti Vinyasa Retreat (non residential) here at Earth Yoga, Santa Catalina between 23^rd – 26^th April. It will be a special weekend to have the balance between diving deep into the bhakti and vinyasa practice of yoga, and also the opportunity to participate in two Kirtans . If you are interested in joining this retreat, please contact David at david@findbalance.net

 

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For those of you who a pregnant or know women that are, please know that we have really wonderful pregnancy and post natal classes with Philippa here at Earth Yoga, Santa Catalina.  They take place every Tuesday from 11.00-12.00 ( Pregnancy) and 12.30-13.30 (mummy and baby). We have had lovely feedback from many ladies who practiced with Philippa during their pregnancy, they all said how it helped a lot as they went into delivery!

We will begin a Earth Yoga Challenge to detox, burn away layers and feel the lightness as summer is around the corner…please join us for the Earth Yoga Challenge, beginning 20^th April and ending 20^th May.
If you commit to practice with us for a minimum of 4 times per week, you will get half price off for your next bono!  If you are interested in signing up for this challenge please talk to us at reception before Monday 20^th April.

And finally our schedule for the Easter Weekend is as follows:

Santa Catalina Studio

Friday 3^rd  April (Good Friday)
6.30pm Vinyasa with Brent

Saturday 4^th April
10.30am Vinyasa with Katja

Sunday 5^th April (Easter Sunday)
10.30am Vinyasa with Rebecca
7pm Vinyasa with Frank

Monday 6^th April (Easter Monday)
Normal schedule returns

Portals Studio

Friday 3^rd  April (Good Friday)
STUDIO CLOSED

Saturday 4^th April
10am Vinyasa with Frank

Sunday 5^th April (Easter Sunday)
STUDIO CLOSED

Monday 6^th April (Easter Monday)
Normal schedule returns

We look forward to seeing you at Earth Yoga very soon. Until then be well, stay with all the good things that do come our way and remember gratitude for how blessed we are to live where we do!

Love
Sandra and the rest of the Earth Yoga Team