Thursday, August 31, 2006


Instructions For Life...
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
Follow the three R’s: Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Spend some time alone every day.
Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
Be gentle with the earth.
Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006


AUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMM.....
See you this Wednesday, 8/30 at 6PM!

Love & Light!
Leah

Monday, August 28, 2006

Namaste!
hope everyone had a great weekend. my studio is going
up like wildfire and on-schedule- so keep November
wide open! in the meantime just wanted to pass along
the heads up on a new yoga happening that i am working
on in east nashville-- yoga classes at Magnolia Day Spa

Magnolia day spa is a full service day spa in the
walnut exchange on main street in east nashville. they
offer yoga classes a few days a week before opening
and after closing. check out a recent Davidson AM story on-line:
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006608110334

wednesdays
6:00PM Kali Yuga Yoga Club at my house!

thursdays
7:00AM Vinyasa- Magnolia


Feel free to contact me with any questions. hope to see you soon~
shanti,
leah
kaliyugayogaclub@comcast.net

Sunday, August 27, 2006


A Beautiful Bridge... Here's John Christian in a variation of Dhanurasana~ Gorgeous!!

See you next Wed, 8/30, at 6PM!
Refreshments to follow- Long Hungry Creek Farm watermelon and homemade lemonade.

~SHANTI ANANDA OM~
What's Your Style??
new to yoga and don't know where to go? here's a simple decoder of the most popular schools to help guide you along your yoga path....

SIVANANDA
- one of my favorites! we have an ashram very close to nashville and i spend a lot of my weekends retreating there. i believe it to be the most pure, most spiritual and simplisitic style in the west today. a sivananda class is very demanding physically (they'll get you into a head stand in no time flat) but with a heavy stress on mediation, breathing, and relaxation. i def feel like i've been to church after class.
http://sivananda.org/

BIKRAM/ HOT YOGA- LOVE IT!!!!! its HOT in the room 98- 104. a bikram class has a set series of poses (26) and a set script for the instructor. the heat allows your muscles to stay warm and open to maximize stretching potential. also the heat pushes your physical systems to their max to clean out all areas of blockage ie) toxic matter. there's nothing like a bikram class to clean you out and get your body working at an optimal level, but it can also be very stressful- particularly if you run warm and don't enjoy the heat.
http://barkanmethod.com
bikram, being jimmy's teacher brought the style to the west.
http://www.bikramyoga.com/



VINYASA/ ASHTANGA
- most popular form of yoga in the west. vinyasa means flow, so the classes (depending on the level) will be pretty quick paced with poses linked together as combinations- most often using a sun salutation between sets. poses vary, depending on what part of the body is being worked that particular class. now- ashtanga is a flow class that has a set series of poses and levels that will be basically the same each class time. if you're looking for an active class- vinyasa rocks. at a mature studio there will be a beginning meditation which will help set the tone and the rhythm of your breath for the rest of your practice.

http://www.ayri.org/


IYENGAR/ HATHA- this is a more traditional form of yoga, being slow paced and uses props extensively. in some iyengar classes you may spend half of the class doing introductory poses to a particular back bend only to practice the backbend at the end of class once. Iyengar can be pretty technical, but its a great way to learn poses.
http://www.bksiyengar.com/


ANUSARA- the newest and latest craze. anusara is an even paced yoga class focusing on the heart as propelling force of every pose. i've only ever been to one anusara and it had a heavy focus on alignment, but was a v. interesting perspective.
http://www.anusara.com/

i think your best bet is to get out to a beginner class or two and try them out. every studio has its own purpose within each style. so its a trial and error mission. hopefully there's a few studios either near your house or your work that will proove beneficial and convenient and usually your first class is free. do some web lookin' and be sure and tell me what you discover~ feel free to contact me with any questions~ kaliyugayogaclub@yahoo.com

Monday, August 21, 2006


We had a great meeting last week and here's a pic from the week before on 8/9~
Yes, it rained, but we still had a great time in the yard with the elements. Bring along your favorite bug spray and come out soon. Look forward to seeing you next meeting!
Wednesday, 8/23 @ 6PM.
Namaste!

Monday, August 14, 2006

Next Meeting this Wednesday
August 16
6PM
Rain or Shine!!!!!
~Shanti~

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Second Meeting!!
6PM Wednesday, 8/9
See you then~

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

FIRST MEETING!!!!
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
6PM
1302 Beechwood Ave
Be sure to wear cool comfortable clothes. Bring mat, towel, water, $5 and friends.
In case of rain call 297-6484 for the plan.