Guest teachers at Kali Yuga Yoga this weekend!!!

Greetings Kali Yuga Yogis and Yoginis!

It has been an honest delight and true inspiration having you all in class this season. Whether you have come in for one session or one of many, it has been such an honor to meet and practice with each and every soul. I sincerely thank you!

Just to let you know I will be out of town this weekend beginning after instructing the 9:30AM class Thursday, June 14 and returning in time to lead the afternoon classes on Monday, June 18. In my place will be two experienced and knowledgeable instructors, Alicia Anderson and Colleen Dwyer. Although their styles will vary from the schedule, each has a special gift and approach to yoga that I know you will find rewarding and educational. I have attached some information below regarding each teacher listing her trainings and background.

I do hope you will make an effort to come practice this weekend. Both Alicia and Colleen welcome meeting you!

Shanti Om,
Leah

Kali Yuga Yoga
welcomes guest teachers
Alicia Anderson
&
Colleen Dwyer

The weekend of June 14-18

Alicia Anderson- CI
Alicia has studied and practiced various styles of yoga for five years and became certified through the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, California. She trained extensively in Vinyasa yoga with a focus on Eastern anatomy. Furthermore, Alicia is a licensed and experienced massage therapist and certified in Synchronicity Meditation. Her class incorporates her love of meditation and visualization, resulting in a clearer body/mind connection for overall holistic balance. For the past year, Alicia has lead classes at Yoga Source and instructs regularly at Balance Bodywork in Berry Hill. Alicia will be leading all classes on Friday, June 15 & Saturday, June 16 in addition to the Monday, June 18 9:30AM session.

Colleen Dwyer- CI, RYT
Colleen has been practicing yoga as a dedicated student for seven years, and as a teacher for two of those years. Colleen became a certified yoga teacher in January 2005, through Yogi Master Alan Finger's Be Yoga, in the ISHTA (Integrated Science of Hatha, Tantra, and Ayurveda) style. Colleen has developed a style all of her own, taking a gentle approach, honoring the body, and paying detailed attention to alignment. Colleen tenderly leads you, expert or novice, using asana (postures), pranayama (breath regulation), music, readings, candles, incense, chanting, and meditation - back to a world, one you may have lost touch with - a world of authentic you! Colleen currently teaches at her home studio in East Nashville. She also teaches classes at Magnolia, a neighborhood spa. Colleen will be leading both afternoon classes on Thursday, June 14 as well as the Sunday, June 17 4:30PM session.

Come out and enjoy a new practice
with fresh inspiration this weekend!

See you soon!!

See ya'll tomorrow for practice!

**Wed, June 13 @ 6:30PM**
1011 Fatherland St.

SAVE THE DATE!!!
Yoga Club Social
Wed, June 27th
details to come.....

see you soon!!
peace and love love love,
Leah

Yoga Club Update with Summer Schedule & Specials!!

Hi everyone~

Wasn't Amy's class terrific! I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as i did. A big thank you to Amy for coming by and leading our group. We look forward to you leading a few more in the future!

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!
Yoga Club this Wednesday
June 5 @ 6:30PM
1011 Fatherland St.


***New Summer Schedule and Sumer Specials at Kali Yuga Yoga***
Class times stay the same, but now we have more Kapha/ Water classes in the afternoons and more Vata/ Wind & Pitta/ Fire classes in the mornings. Come by and join us for a session!! The summer schedule is available on our downloadable brochure at www.kaliyugayoga.com New summer specials include:
*15 class series $160 (only $10/class)- commit to one class a week for 3 months and notices the change in your body and your life!
* 2-4-1 low price monthly unlimited only $250! Grab a yoga buddy, your partner or any other person and each get a monthly unlimited series for $125 each- or buy two months just for yourself saving a total of $20!!


Enjoy the day!
Namaste,
Leah

See you this evening!!

Hello all-

Hope everyone had a memorable memorial day. i know i sure enjoyed a few days in the sun! but back to the schedule--

Yoga Club Meeting TONIGHT!
Wed, 5/30 @ 6:30PM
1011 Fatherland
we have a guest teacher this evening.. Amy Loftus will be guiding class, so please come enjoy a change in direction!

New Summer Schedule at the studio~
The times are still the same but we have a new schedule - more fire classes in the mornings and more water classes in the evenings. Make yoga a part of your weekly routine!! if you're not sure of which class to take, feel free to email or call me with questions. i'll be happy to help in any way i can.

New Officers Unhostile Take Over : )
Shanita King, our president elect, will be taking the reins in coordinating yoga club. if you haven't already met shanita she's an enthusiastic, fun loving and extremely social gal! she'll be sending out the weekly email reminders for club meetings and be the liaison between the club and the studio. helping her in all ways shapes and forms are katey lund our new social chair/ atmosphere director and trusty emily harper, treasurer. lookout for an email soon from shanita introducing herself and her team. p.s. all positions are voluntary-talk to me if you would like to be involved.

sorry i haven't been paying attention to the blogsite. my camera is not cooperating, so as soon as i figure that out, i'll be posting again soon!

see you this evening~
in love,
leah

See you Downtown Thursday!

Public Square Farmers' Market

Opens May 17th

Experience the Best in Local Agriculture, Artisan Foods, and Handmade Crafts right in Downtown Nashville!

Every Thursday 11am -3pm

Public Square Plaza, the new Metro Park at the corner of 3rd Ave North and Union Street.

All produce, artisan foods and handmade crafts sold at the market will be grown, produced or crafted within approximately a 150-mile radius of Nashville. On opening day shoppers will find a variety of organic vegetables, flowers, cage-free eggs, grass-fed beef, pastured poultry, goat cheese, raw milk cheeses, artisan breads and foods, and select crafts. For the downtown lunch crowd, there will be fresh brewed, regionally roasted coffee and ready-to-eat

We hope to see you Thursday!

*Alchemy of Sol Soap Emporium * ASK Apparel * Bongo Java Coffees * Bonnie Blue Farm * Delvin Farms * Gardner Grove * Journey to Bliss Raw Foods * Jones Mill Farms *

Kenny's Farmhouse Cheeses * Madison Creek Farms * Mamushi Nature Farm * Nashville Urban Harvest * Paige's Premium Gourmet Foods * Provence Breads *

Savory Secret * Three Meadows Farms *

Weekly News Notice...

hello everyone!

well the first week here at the studio has been wonderful. so many new faces and the class sizes are steadily building. we still need to get our heat panels fired up, so classes are still just $7! come on over- full schedule of classes can be found in our downloadable brochure on our website: kaliyugayoga.com

Looking forward to practice tomorrow. i think there's a rumour that someone is bringing refreshments for afterwards : ) oh and yoga club is always $5, so bring a friend or two!!
Wed, 5/16 @ 6:30PM
1011 Fatherland St

Retreat?!
so we're toying around with the idea of a yoga club retreat. just sending my feelers out there to see if there's some interest. this would probably happen sometime in july or august and our destination may be a cabin on a lake in east TN. if you have ideas or would like to add your name to the list of participants, please let me know...

New Officers
Although my "term" as pres of our club officially ends in August, our group has decided the new responsibilities of the studio are taking a lot of my time and energy away from the club. all 'positions' on the 'board' are volunteer- so far we have self nominations for a new pres and social chair. do let me know if you would like to be involved- still looking for refreshment chair, class jester- you name it! : )

That's it for today- see you tomorrow eve!
Shanti,
Leah

We Are Open For Business!!

Namaskaram!!!!

FULL CLASS SCHEDULE STARTS WED, 5/9
**all classes just $7!!!!!!**
We're ready for classes! well, almost... NES still hasn't tagged our meter (long story!) so no electricity yet, but we're going to start classes anyway. So in order to compensate the inconvenience of no lights, heat panels or fans ALL CLASSES WILL BE $7 until we get powered up!! Download the brochure for all class times- www.kaliyugayoga.com

Yoga Club meets at a New Time!
Yes, we will still have yoga club weekly meetings, only a few things have changed... now, we will be meeting at the studio space in east nashville and our time has been changed to 6:30pm. feel free to come early and socialize with fellow clubbers! see you this wednesday on our inaugural day!
Wed, 5/9 @ 6:30PM
1011 Fatherland St

Looking forward to practicing together soon!

Shanti,
Leah

Back in the backyard!

hey ya'll & namaste!

So we're gonna be back in the backyard tonight- one last hurrah!
TODAY, Wed 5/2 @ 6PM
1302 Beechwood Ave
615.260.5361

So what's up with the studio????
our flooring arrived last week as well as our lockers, so i've been busy making a mess by putting it all together- hence the reason we are in the yard today : ) but good news! we passed our final inspection yesterday and are now hounding codes to release approval to NES so we can get power-- i'm on it, calling codes every other hour, but you know how these city things can go... and then the ball will be in NES' court. so fingers crossed, intentions set... next monday we'll start the full class schedule??? thank you all for your patience!!! stay tuned...


see you tonight~

shanti,
leah

Love the Love Drums!!

Love the music from our grand opening party- then join the Love Drums through one of their classes~

Beginner classes at Paradise Village (Ed's house)
MAY 7 - JUNE 11
6 weekly sessions Monday evenings from 730-9pm
Learn universal grooves, hand drum technique to maximize the ease and fun, how to join any drum circle, drum games

Intermediate classes at Paradise Village
MAY 8 - JUNE 12
6 weekly sessions Tuesday evenings from 730-9pm at Paradise Village (Ed's house)
Learn traditional African grooves, improve your hand technique and sound, lotsa jams


You can learn some grooves, jam with a group, improve your techniques and sounds, de-stress, meet some people, see some amazing video clips, score some Mt. Mambacho chocolate, find your new real deal hand made top quality African djembe. A new batch of super high quality djembes arrived last weekend!

email Ed Haggard for more info: ed@mindspring.com

Welcome to Fatherland and Farewell to Francesca!

Yoga Club This Week at KALI YUGA YOGA!
It is with great excitement I invite you to join us for our second official class meeting in the new space at 1011 Fatherland St in East Nashville! (for those of you who don't remember, we did have one meeting just after I closed on the space- see entry here on our blogsite- 12/18/06 )

But it is with a sad heart that we say good-bye and send off our fellow clubber, Francesca, back to her home country of Italy at the end of this week. So in honor of her last class with us we are planning to give her a taste of hot yoga!!! now this may be tricky since our heat panels have not been fully installed yet, so I ask you to wear plenty of clothes, bring any handy space heaters and have both a bottle of water and a towel with you.

In short- WE'VE MOVED TO THE STUDIO!
Wed, 4/25 @ 6 PM $5
1011 Fatherland St.
Hot Yoga tonight- bring mat, towel, water and space heaters if you have any....

Ahem.... WHEN does the full class schedule start???!
almost there and this time i mean it!!! the floors are to arrive this thursday. our final inspections are slated to finish up this week. we could start our full schedule as early as monday, 4/30. so stay tuned and i will make the announcement as soon as i have the go ahead from the city!

Looking forward to seeing everyone eastside tomorrow!



in peace,
Leah

WHOA! What a Grand Opening!!

Namaste!

What a grand grand opening we had this past friday! many thanks to all who attended and all who helped make the night special!! and to all who missed- check out the pics of the event courtesy of Brian Tipton with Nashtown.com






and for more check out: http://www.nashtown.com/photos/kaliyuga/

yoga this week---
LAST CLASS ON BEECHWOOD!
Wed, 4/18 @ 6PM
it looks to be wet, cold and rainy, so we'll plan to be inside....

Q: When do classes start at the studio?
A: We still have some construction to tidy up and several final codes inspections to pass, so our plan is to start classes next week. stay tuned for the official date!

Love to all!
shanti,
leah

A quickie...

See you tomorrow in the yard!

Wednesday, April 4 @ 6PM
1302 Beechwood Ave
615.260.5361

Shanti,
Leah

You Are Invited To Kali Yuga Yoga's Grand Opening FRIDAY, APRIL 13!

3 reasons to come to Yoga Club tomorrow 3/28!

1. It's Spring and we are back in the yard! The air is warm, the sunset is magnificent and the grass feels good between your toes~ enjoy a break from the office and embrace the outdoors!!

2. Summer is around the corner and you're not quite ready for swimsuit season. We're toning, we're strengthening, we're shaping those tummies inside and out! Remember yoga targets not just the superficial muscles that you see, but also all the glands and internal organs that process all the foods that you don't want to see!

3. Free t-shirts! yes, i have 2 free Martin Corner t-shirts for the first two clubbers to arrive. Come and get it! : )

See you tomorrow!!
Wed, 3/27 @ 6PM
1302 Beechwood
Rain or Shine!!

**Kali Yuga Yoga Commercial Taping One Saturday**
thank you to all who are interested to participate. we are drawing up a shooting schedule this week so do let me know if you'd like to join us. you do not have to be a professional yogi to be in the video, nor do you have to commit to all day- we just need happy, fun and energetic people for an hour or so here and there. we'll be taping from 7AM until around 7PM, with different shots scheduled throughout the day and throughout the city- so keep it in mind and just let me know and i'll pass along details. if you happen to join us during meal times or happy hour, you'll be taken care of : ) oh and $5 credit to the studio for your pretty face! C

New Collaborators for KYY GRAND OPENING!
we're all set for Friday, April 13 @ 6PM. Newly announced & confirmed collaborators collaborators include (click the names for more info):
The Love Drums
Bodhicitta Tribal Belly Dancers
The Urban Kitchen
Journey To Bliss Raw Foods
Kastle Key & The Divine Playhouse
* Toney's Naturals
* Sweet Jane's Custom Desserts
if you know of an interested party that would like to join our celebration of joyful and healthy living, please let me know!

Last Chance for Thurs AM Yoga at Magnolia
This thursday at 7AM will be my last class at Magnolia Day Spa in the Walnut Exchange off Main St. And even if you can't make it this thursday, there are plenty of new yoga classes added to their schedule to keep you busy. Ring them up for more info: 262.6652

That's it for now. Love to all and hope to see you soon~
Shanti,
Leah

Studio Buildout Update!

Check out our progress....


our upcoming practice space

Looking from the studio 'through' the walls to the reception area

Hallway to fitting rooms and bathroom

This Week for Yoga Club 3/21

What A Lovely Afternoon For A Class Outside!
TODAY, Wed 3/21 @ 6PM
1302 Beechwood Ave
We will definitely be in the backyard, so come to the side gate! Also, after sunset it gets a bit chilly, so bring a pair of socks and a pullover just in case.


Calling All Wanna-Be Actors- or media junkies!!! $5 studio credit in exhange!!
another project in the works is a commercial for the studio highlighting our lifestyle and the fun we share as a community. we plan to stream this on our website, myspace (to be developed) and perhaps even use it over the telly waves someday. What we need now is YOU- yoga club participants and friends. Shots include having fun around town, doing yoga, you name it. If you're interested to participate please let me know. we are offering $5 credit at the studio in exchange for your talent. The shoots will take place on the weekends (think 3/31), so depending on everyone's schedule we hope to start asap.

Enjoy the afternoon and looking forward to practicing together this evening!

Shanti,
Leah

Check Out Our Collaborators for the Grand Opening!

The Love Drums


The Urban Kitchen




Bodhicitta Tribal Belly Dancers


Journey To Bliss Raw Foods

Kastle Key & The Divine Playhouse

Kali Yuga Yoga Announces Grand Opening Celebration on Friday, April 13!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 9, 2007

GRAND OPENING FOR KALI YUGA YOGA SET FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2007!!
A Showcase for Healthful Living

Leah Lillios, owner and director of Kali Yuga Yoga, announced this week that her cutting edge and innovative Yoga Therapy Studio in the new 37206 Building at Martin Corner will celebrate its Grand Opening Friday, April 13, 2007 from 6-10PM. The night promises to be a memorable occasion mingling live music, specialty food and local activists to encourage joyful and healthy living.

“We hope to introduce our studio as a community gathering place by incorporating the different but complementary energies present in the surrounding neighborhood,” said Lillios.

Confirmed collaborators include The Love Drums, Jennifer Hagan-Dier and The Urban Kitchen featuring Friends Of The Nashville Farmers’ Market, Journey to Bliss Raw Foods and Reduce>Reuse>Bicycle among others. In addition, there will be drawings for door prizes and a raffle for 3 months of unlimited free yoga.

All neighbors and interested parties are encouraged to attend this unforgettable event!!

About the Owner and Director
Leah Lillios is a trained modern dancer and has been practicing yoga for over eight years. With concentrations in Vinyasa, Restorative and Barkan Method Hot Yoga, Leah became a Certified Instructor and Registered Yoga Teacher through Jimmy Barkan's Yoga College Of India in Ft.Lauderdale, Florida. She recently moved to Nashville and has been teaching at local studios and at the Cool Springs YMCA for the past five years. Currently she instructs at the Magnolia Day Spa in East Nashville, the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge and serves as President of the Kali Yuga Yoga Club.

About Kali Yuga Yoga
Kali Yuga Yoga holds its roots in the philosophy that we can use yoga as physical therapy to heal our bodies both inside and out. By manipulating ourselves with asanas or physical poses, we can control both the involuntary and voluntary actions of the body. By changing the way our blood flows, deepening our natural breath, and opening our joints we can send oxygen into various parts of the body to repair tissues and restore all systems for optimal health.

Additional information can be found on Kali Yuga Yoga’s website: www.kaliyugayoga.com
or by contacting the studio: info@kaliyugayoga.com / 615.260.5361

Next meeting 3/7

Hello everyone!

I'm delighted to announce we passed our first codes inspection and the concrete slab is being poured this week. In layman's terms walls will be going up and electricity will be plugged in... all in all we are looking at 3-4 weeks until completion! That being said- SAVE THE DATE for our GRAND OPENING Friday, April 13, 2007!!! see invitation below...

Hope to see many of you tomorrow for our weekly club meeting!
Wednesday, 3/7
6PM
1302 Beechwood Ave
The weather is supposed to remain beautiful and sunny, so bring a few extra layers and a pair of socks in case we decide to practice outside again.

Love to all,
Leah

You're Invited to Kali Yuga Yoga's Grand Opening Celebration!