As my four year old son spontaneously
proclaimed last week, ‘Mommy, you can never run out of love.’
Traditionally this is the month where we celebrate romantic
love. In the yoga tradition our interest in love goes beyond
romance to love of every person we come into contact with.
Challenging you say? Yep! But worth the effort! Practicing
loving brings our best selves forward in every interaction we
have. They feel good, and we feel good and the world is a better
place.
All of Reformation’s programs, workshops and retreats are
designed to make you healthier and happier. When you take a
workshop or do a class, remember the benefit it brings to you
but also to everyone around you. You are more inspired to share
your happiness with others. Recent scientific studies indicate
that happiness significantly improves the dispositions of those
we come into contact with. The world needs your laughter, your
inspiration, and your love! There is no time like the present –
which is of course, what yoga is all about!
See you on the mat! Jennifer Prugh, Yoga Instructor
Workshops
New Year's
Resolutions & Yoga with Gideon Enz: 11:00am to
2:00pm February 8, 2009
Tired of setting
inspiring resolutions for the new year, and then just
running out of steam?
So many of our attempts to create new habits and
positive change in our lives simply get swept away in
the "busy-ness" of everyday life. The science of
Yoga has been used for millennia to get to the very root
of day to day patterns, transforming us from the inside
out. In this workshop, Dr. Gideon Enz will
introduce simple but profound yogic techniques to access
inspiration, ease, and power both on and off the yoga
mat.
Cost is $30 per
participant,
reservations can be made online by clicking here.
For detailed information, please
download the PDF here.
Cleanse &
Re-Energize Your Body: 6:30pm February 16, 2009
Dr.
Helga Kovacs will be explaining how to detoxify and
cleanse to create increased energy, improve sleep and
create nutritional wellness within your body.
Do you use caffeine & sugar for a quick energy fix?
Learn why your energy levels lower as you age and how to
naturally increase and return to the energy of your
twenties. Get a good understanding of the many toxins
that we encounter daily and how to naturally detoxify
and cleanse your system to keep your body nutritionally
balanced and free of disease. Learn the long-term
effects of sugar and how to remove the cravings. Taste
"good for you" chocolates - low in calories but high in
Serotonin. Learn how cleansing your organs will
revitalize and renew the body's ability to process and
function properly. Meet with others who have
improved their health, lowered blood sugar, blood
pressure & cholesteral levels and improved their lives
through the use of Isagenix, a cleansing and fat burning
system that rids your body of fat and toxins while
helping you improve your overall nutrition and health
status. For more information go to
www.reformationstudio.isagenix.com. To reserve
your space,
Click Here to email us directly.
Beginning Meditation Workshop:
March 7 - 11am to 2pm
Is
stress an issue in your life? Lack of sleep? A restless
mind or anxious heart? Meditation is the practical
answer to many common troubles. It begins with
mastering the breath: if you can breathe, you can
meditate. Tushti Conti, who comes from a medical
background, has been teaching meditation for many
years. Learn specific techniques, options for sitting
in proper alignment, exercises to relax, and quiet the
mind, guided mediation, use of a mantra, setting up an
altar, and more. Start living a relaxed and joyful
life today! Cost is $35,
reservations can be made online by clicking here.
Embracing Change
Women's Workshop: February 17 - March 24, 2009
Embracing Change by Darcy Elman will meet every Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 pm for six weeks. Working together as a group is a powerful way to move through transitions. This is group is for all women who would like guidance and support in claiming their passion
personally and/or professionally. We will
use guided and unguided meditation, yoga practices,
journaling and dialoguing to release old beliefs and
stories that have become stagnant constructs in our
life. We will replace fear with love, embrace our deeper
truth, and strengthen our relationship with our self.
Each of us will seed and germinate the beauty and the
radiance that lives in our heart. Course fee is $240 for
the six (6) week workshop,
reservations can be made online by clicking here.
For detailed information, please
download the PDF here.
The Healthy Back
with Ann Katz: 11:00am to
12:15pm March 14, 2009
Learn tools to get a healthy back and keep it
with Ann Katz. Everyone experiences back
discomfort or pain sometimes. Ann combines her expertise
as a Certified Personal Trainer and RYT500 Yoga teacher
to present simple exercises and stretches that help
alignment and ways to strengthen muscle groups. Join Ann
to feel better and to contribute to the local safety of
sheltered animals. Workshop fee is $30 per person,
reservations can be made online by clicking here.
Joy of Yoga Teacher Training
Joy of Yoga 100hr. Teacher Training:
May 1 – 10
Friday 6pm – 9pm, Saturday &
Sunday, 8am – 6pm
Cost: $1008 before
March 8, $1208 after March 8
Integrating the ancient tradition of
yoga with a contemporary understanding of human
wellness, this program provides a strong foundation in
the art and science of yoga. We will be taking classes
in a wide range of styles of asana, all of which when
done well, lead to sustained well being and joy. We will
discuss principles of alignment; learn how to sequence,
read bodies, and do safe and effective adjustments. You
will be given a thorough knowledge of the
human body through both western anatomy and
subtle anatomy. You will be finding or refining your own
unique voice and radically enhancing the passion for
your practice in the company of others who share in the
same passion, and in the words of
Joseph
Campbell, ‘following your bliss.’ We will be
looking at how to bring our yoga practice of the mat and
into every aspect of our lives. The hours we spend
together lead you to RYT 200 Yoga Alliance
Certification. The second 100 hours will be offered in
late summer. For all details, please visit
jenniferprugh.com.
Join Angela Gavin and Jennifer Prugh at ZenBali, a retreat center just outside
of the town of Ubud, the artistic center of the Indonesian island of Bali. You
will experience Bali’s panoramic views, its rice paddies, villages, arts and
crafts, ancient temples and be surrounded by beautiful mountains. The Zen Bali
retreat center is located in the hills just 1.5 kilometers from the heart of
Ubud, where famous artists and writers from the world over have found peace and
serenity including Elizabeth Gilbert who recently wrote about Ubud in the best
seller "EAT PRAY LOVE."
Details at
www.jenniferprugh.com
Costa Rica: February 21 - 28, 2009
Join Daniella Cotreau
for a week in the tropics for rejuvenation, relaxation and a
chance to dive deeper into the practice of yoga and into the
realm of the Heart. We will have a strong morning practice
and an afternoon practice with time in between to relax,
hike, swim and explore all the natural beauty that Costa
Rica has to offer. We will also have time in the evenings to
be together, share, dance, sing, play, and dream... details
and pricing information are available through
BodyTempleHealth.com.
Featured Teacher
Dr.
Gideon Enz
Dr. Gideon Enz has been practicing yoga, taiji, qigong, and
meditation for nearly twenty years. He is set apart from other
teachers by his expertise in distilling the essential elements
of martial, medical, and spiritual training into practical and
easy to understand techniques. Teaching students how to
seamlessly blend these three elements - the common foundation
for the world’s most ancient traditions - into a modern practice
of personal cultivation is the theme and focus of Gideon’s work.
Working from a deep understanding of the integration of body,
breath, and mind, Gideon blends expert coaching in practical
techniques with a relaxed teaching style that mixes ancient
tradition with modern technique and flow. Gideon’s unique
workshops are an opportunity to explore topics in greater depth
and refine specific skills, while receiving personal attention.
Membership Specials
Valentine's
Day Gift Card Special
$150 for 3 months, or buy a
$100 Gift Card for a friend and receive a $25 Gift Card
for yourself! Call us
today at 408.238.1300 for more information
Gift Card
for 3 months Unlimited Membership - Gift Cards can be
purchased online or picked up at our Front Desk.
Valid thru 2/28/09, New Members Only; cannot be
combined with other discounts.
Keep your skin glowing
this New Year with a Kayaa Spa Facial Club Membership!
Receive one facial
treatment (60 min.) per month for only $65 (reg. $85)
when you sign up for a six (6) month membership.
That's a savings of $120! Sign up today at
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Upon signup, your credit
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Meditation
Yoga on the mat: Metta Loving Kindness Meditation
In the Buddhist tradition, practicing Metta, meaning loving kindness, develops our capacity to feel love for anyone we come into contact with. Seated, with eyes closed, spend a handful of breaths in appreciation for your own efforts and everything that you are. Next, choose someone in your life that is easy for you to feel love and send love to them. Feel in your body how much love you have for this person. Next, pick someone in your life that generally evokes no emotional response one way or another, the guy who bags your groceries, the woman who walks her dog by your house. Feel your love for that person. If you can’t feel love, try to feel appreciation or compassion for their joys, concerns, and struggles. Finally, choose someone that challenges you, that you might have a difficult time interacting with. See if you can feel love for that person. Appreciate their hopes, their fears, their challenges. When you open your eyes continue to focus your attention upon respecting appreciating, and even loving each person you come into contact with.
Yoga Off the Mat
Practice Random Acts of Kindness
All of us fall into patterns of interacting with the world. We assume we are capable of just so much. Standing on one’s head is a metaphor for turning changing our perspective. If it is time for change or a change of mind, every day in February try doing something unexpectedly kind for yourself, for someone you love, for someone you don’t know, or someone you are sure you don’t love. Express yourself in ways that are unfamiliar. As an experiment, pay other peoples’ bridge tolls, open doors for people, see just how kind you can be. Turn your life and your way of being upside down and find out you are capable of far more than you know! Report back with your stories and observations by sending me an email:
www.jenniferprugh.com … and good luck!
As my four year old son spontaneously
proclaimed last week, ‘Mommy, you can never run out of love.’
Traditionally this is the month where we celebrate romantic
love. In the yoga tradition our interest in love goes beyond
romance to love of every person we come into contact with.
Challenging you say? Yep! But worth the effort! Practicing
loving brings our best selves forward in every interaction we
have. They feel good, and we feel good and the world is a better
place.
Tired of setting
inspiring resolutions for the new year, and then just
running out of steam?
Dr.
Helga Kovacs will be explaining how to detoxify and
cleanse to create increased energy, improve sleep and
create nutritional wellness within your body.
Embracing Change by Darcy Elman will meet every Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 pm for six weeks. Working together as a group is a powerful way to move through transitions. This is group is for all women who would like guidance and support in claiming their passion
personally and/or professionally. We will
use guided and unguided meditation, yoga practices,
journaling and dialoguing to release old beliefs and
stories that have become stagnant constructs in our
life. We will replace fear with love, embrace our deeper
truth, and strengthen our relationship with our self.
Each of us will seed and germinate the beauty and the
radiance that lives in our heart. Course fee is $240 for
the six (6) week workshop,
Learn tools to get a healthy back and keep it
with Ann Katz. Everyone experiences back
discomfort or pain sometimes. Ann combines her expertise
as a Certified Personal Trainer and RYT500 Yoga teacher
to present simple exercises and stretches that help
alignment and ways to strengthen muscle groups. Join Ann
to feel better and to contribute to the local safety of
sheltered animals. Workshop fee is $30 per person,
Friday 6pm – 9pm, Saturday &
Sunday, 8am – 6pm
Join Angela Gavin and Jennifer Prugh at ZenBali, a retreat center just outside
of the town of Ubud, the artistic center of the Indonesian island of Bali. You
will experience Bali’s panoramic views, its rice paddies, villages, arts and
crafts, ancient temples and be surrounded by beautiful mountains. The Zen Bali
retreat center is located in the hills just 1.5 kilometers from the heart of
Ubud, where famous artists and writers from the world over have found peace and
serenity including Elizabeth Gilbert who recently wrote about Ubud in the best
seller "EAT PRAY LOVE."
Join Daniella Cotreau
for a week in the tropics for rejuvenation, relaxation and a
chance to dive deeper into the practice of yoga and into the
realm of the Heart. We will have a strong morning practice
and an afternoon practice with time in between to relax,
hike, swim and explore all the natural beauty that Costa
Rica has to offer. We will also have time in the evenings to
be together, share, dance, sing, play, and dream... details
and pricing information are available through
Dr. Gideon Enz has been practicing yoga, taiji, qigong, and
meditation for nearly twenty years. He is set apart from other
teachers by his expertise in distilling the essential elements
of martial, medical, and spiritual training into practical and
easy to understand techniques. Teaching students how to
seamlessly blend these three elements - the common foundation
for the world’s most ancient traditions - into a modern practice
of personal cultivation is the theme and focus of Gideon’s work.
Working from a deep understanding of the integration of body,
breath, and mind, Gideon blends expert coaching in practical
techniques with a relaxed teaching style that mixes ancient
tradition with modern technique and flow. Gideon’s unique
workshops are an opportunity to explore topics in greater depth
and refine specific skills, while receiving personal attention.
$150 for 3 months, or buy a
$100 Gift Card for a friend and receive a $25 Gift Card
for yourself! Call us
today at 408.238.1300 for more information
Receive one facial
treatment (60 min.) per month for only $65 (reg. $85)
when you sign up for a six (6) month membership.
That's a savings of $120! Sign up today at
All of us fall into patterns of interacting with the world. We assume we are capable of just so much. Standing on one’s head is a metaphor for turning changing our perspective. If it is time for change or a change of mind, every day in February try doing something unexpectedly kind for yourself, for someone you love, for someone you don’t know, or someone you are sure you don’t love. Express yourself in ways that are unfamiliar. As an experiment, pay other peoples’ bridge tolls, open doors for people, see just how kind you can be. Turn your life and your way of being upside down and find out you are capable of far more than you know! Report back with your stories and observations by sending me an email: