Here are five causes that can transform your yoga from a life style to a Way of life.
The Five Causes
1. We practice gratitude daily remembering that the human heart cannot hold gratitude and negative emotions at the same time.
2. We practice forgiving others as a mode of healing. We reach out to those we have harmed, either personally or by hand-written letter, offering apology.
3. Our career is a major factor in our practice of transformation, so we infuse our highest ideals into our work and workplace, always looking for win-win events. We hold firm that the end never justifies the means.
4. We take a vow of non-violence in word and deed and clear truth toward our romantic partner.
5. We never treat others as servants and avoid enabling others to behave as royalty. We behave with humility.
Reposted from Max Strom at maxstrom.com who gave a wonderful workshop here two weeks ago. He promises to return!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Quote
Security is mostly a superstition.
It does not exist in nature,
nor do the children of men as a whole experience it.
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run,
than outright exposure.
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. ~Helen Keller
It does not exist in nature,
nor do the children of men as a whole experience it.
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run,
than outright exposure.
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. ~Helen Keller
Friday, September 18, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
News from Inner Bodyworks
Yoga teaches us that change is an inevitability. Through the process of our practice we learn that one of the paths to being at peace in our world requires accepting changes, adapting with them, and experiencing growth in the process. We also learn that we cannot truly hold on to anything forever in this world; that we will be happier individuals when we learn a certain amount of detachment from events and their outcomes.
I know these concepts to be true in my mind. Occasionally life hands over the opportunity to teach the heart.
Within weeks of each other, two of our very special teachers at the studio informed me that their paths would be taking them away from Bakersfield. Both of these pieces of news were bittersweet. While I cannot be happier for Alyssa and Kate as they move on to new experiences and adventures, I selfishly wanted them to stay. I am sure most of you who have had either as a teacher would say the same. Every change that occurs can bring room for new possibility and growth. Without this newsletter being overwrought with platitudes, which have been a great comfort to me this last month, I am happy to say that I am beginning to feel optimistic at the opportunities to make some changes to our schedule. I feel like some of these changes are bigger than I have made in the past, but hopefully you will see them as positive.
With two teachers moving on we have a place on our schedule for some of our substitute instructors to take on regular classes. I look forward to having Kira Wiggins and Renata Bocardo offering classes. In addition to this, we are able to have space for our newest addition, Heather McCoy. Heather has been working at the front desk for a over a year now and working hard in her spare time learning the art of teaching yoga.
When Kate was leaving she said to me that each time a space opens in life, the universe find a way of filling it and she is right.
So...bear with us a little bit in this time of transition. The final touches are being put together on the schedule and new workshops and classes will be announced shortly. We all can feel a little ruffled by change and I know that for many of you, just like me, this place is a considered a refuge, but it is also a place where we can put our practice into the practical.
Namaste'
Tara
I know these concepts to be true in my mind. Occasionally life hands over the opportunity to teach the heart.
Within weeks of each other, two of our very special teachers at the studio informed me that their paths would be taking them away from Bakersfield. Both of these pieces of news were bittersweet. While I cannot be happier for Alyssa and Kate as they move on to new experiences and adventures, I selfishly wanted them to stay. I am sure most of you who have had either as a teacher would say the same. Every change that occurs can bring room for new possibility and growth. Without this newsletter being overwrought with platitudes, which have been a great comfort to me this last month, I am happy to say that I am beginning to feel optimistic at the opportunities to make some changes to our schedule. I feel like some of these changes are bigger than I have made in the past, but hopefully you will see them as positive.
With two teachers moving on we have a place on our schedule for some of our substitute instructors to take on regular classes. I look forward to having Kira Wiggins and Renata Bocardo offering classes. In addition to this, we are able to have space for our newest addition, Heather McCoy. Heather has been working at the front desk for a over a year now and working hard in her spare time learning the art of teaching yoga.
When Kate was leaving she said to me that each time a space opens in life, the universe find a way of filling it and she is right.
So...bear with us a little bit in this time of transition. The final touches are being put together on the schedule and new workshops and classes will be announced shortly. We all can feel a little ruffled by change and I know that for many of you, just like me, this place is a considered a refuge, but it is also a place where we can put our practice into the practical.
Namaste'
Tara
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Goodbye Party for Kate and Alyssa
Thursday July 16, 2009
5:30-8:00pm
Some of you maybe haven't heard but Kate and Alyssa are both taking a new step on their journeys and moving on from Bakersfield in the next month. While we are very sad to see them go, they are both moving on to very exciting new adventures and we wish them well. Come and help up give them a cheery farewell. Feel free to bring a dish or just come by.
All Classes are canceled for Thursday afternoon and Evening!
Hope to see you there!
5:30-8:00pm
Some of you maybe haven't heard but Kate and Alyssa are both taking a new step on their journeys and moving on from Bakersfield in the next month. While we are very sad to see them go, they are both moving on to very exciting new adventures and we wish them well. Come and help up give them a cheery farewell. Feel free to bring a dish or just come by.
All Classes are canceled for Thursday afternoon and Evening!
Hope to see you there!
Friday, May 1, 2009
vegan potluck this sunday
Our monthly vegan potluck will be this Sunday at 5:45pm. This is a free event. Bring your family and friends along. If you are unsure what Vegan food is this is a great experience to try food that is good for you, the environment and other animals. This is also a great time to meet all of those people on the mats around you in yoga class.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Yogi Quote
“We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.” - Paulo Coelho
Thursday, April 23, 2009
fascinating talk on your right brain
“I believe that the more time we spend choosing to run the deep inner-peace-circuitry of our right hemispheres, the more peace we will project into the world and the more peaceful our planet will be…And I thought that was in idea worth spreading.” - Jill Bolte Taylor
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
vegan potluck this sunday
Our monthly vegan potluck will be this Sunday at 5:45pm. This is a free event. Bring your family and friends along. If you are unsure what Vegan food is this is a great experience to try food that is good for you, the environment and other animals. This is also a great time to meet all of those people on the mats around you in yoga class.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
welcome to our blog
Inner Bodyworks has had a monthly email newsletter for just over one year now. The general idea behind the newsletter, aside from keeping you all up-to-date on upcoming events, was to establish better communication within our community. A newsletter format falls short in many aspects and this blog is the evolution of that idea.
Once each month, I would sit and try to compile information and articles all in one sitting, many ideas would be forgotten, occasionally events would change. The most frustrating part was that it was just me (with help from Kate and Alyssa) adding to our community forum.
I frequently receive emails from students with interesting articles to share and often times it would be to hard to include everything I would have liked into the newsletter.
My hope with this blog is that now the information exchange can go both ways, as well as the possibiltity of sharing a wider breadth of yoga insight as it applies off of our mats and out into our lives.
All of the instructors at the studio will be able to easily post and we welcome and encourage commentary from you all. I hope that you all enjoy this new addition.
Once each month, I would sit and try to compile information and articles all in one sitting, many ideas would be forgotten, occasionally events would change. The most frustrating part was that it was just me (with help from Kate and Alyssa) adding to our community forum.
I frequently receive emails from students with interesting articles to share and often times it would be to hard to include everything I would have liked into the newsletter.
My hope with this blog is that now the information exchange can go both ways, as well as the possibiltity of sharing a wider breadth of yoga insight as it applies off of our mats and out into our lives.
All of the instructors at the studio will be able to easily post and we welcome and encourage commentary from you all. I hope that you all enjoy this new addition.
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