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Yoga as Peace in Action |
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Dear Melissa,
September marks the month of
the
Global Mala Project. Global
Mala is an international project
designed to join yoga studios
and practitioners worldwide in a
yoga practice for peace.
I am leading two events for
peace on Saturday September 22nd
in conjunction with the UN's
International Day of Peace.
The first will take place at
10:00-11:00 a.m. at
Westminster United Church,
1850 Rossland St. E, on the
corner of Garrard & Rossland in
Whitby. This event is being
hosted by Susan Scherback. You
are welcome to join us for a one
hour yoga practice that includes
guided meditation and gentle
stretching as part of a
collective global practice
uniting every continent in the
world in honour of the UN
International Day of Peace. Our
mission is to raise
consciousness and pray for peace
by first creating peace in our
own mind and bodies and then to
project that prayer for peace
outwards into our community and
our world.
The second will take place at
the The Wellness Connection 360
Bayly Street West, Suite #2 in
Ajax. This is a two hour yoga
practice for peace on Saturday
September 22 from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
All are welcome.
You may wonder what
practicing yoga has to do with
world peace. The answer as my
dear friend Barbara Joy Bruce
reminded me lies in metta
meditation.
Metta is a form of
loving-kindness meditation in
which we send love and peace to
ourselves and then gradually
extend it outward. By finding
peace in our own bodies, minds
and souls we are more likely to
be able to extend that peace
outwards into the world. By
beginning with transforming our
relationship with ourselves we
can then change our relationship
with the world.
So, what will this look like
in a class? We will begin by
coming to our mats for a guided
relaxation. With metta
meditation we will choose a
phrase that will support our
intention of cultivating peace
in our practice. The phrase can
be as simple as, "May I be
filled with peace." We will
explore ways that the breath can
be more peaceful and that the
body can have greater ease.
Our asana practice (our
practice of yoga postures) will
be poses that nurture and
promote peace in the body. To
open the heart and cultivate
compassion for ourselves and
others we will practice gentle
backbends, sidebends and twists
to open the heart area. Opening
the heart center generates both
a more receptive and giving
spirit in our bodies for
practicing metta meditation.
Metta meditation starts by
creating peace in our own lives,
but it carries on by sending
that peace outwards. After
creating a peaceful environment
within ourselves we extend the
peaceful wishes to our friends
and family, to a neutral person
and to a person we find
difficult. This loving kindness
meditation can ultimately extend
out to the whole world and the
planet that we inhabit. In this
way world peace becomes possible
through meditation.
I look forward to practicing
yoga for peace with all of you
on Saturday September 22nd. If
you can't make it on Saturday,
many of you know I have set my
intention to continue the theme
of yoga as peace in action
through my
yoga classes and
yoga retreat this fall.
Namaste,
Melissa
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September Vegetarian
Cooking Class
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Simple Suppers
for the Fall
Date: Saturday
September 22, 5:00
p.m.
No more excuses! No
more drive through
dinners! No more
dinners from a box
in the freezer! Join
us to put a variety
of quick, easy,
nutritious meals on
the table any night
of the work week.
Innovative dinners
include an African
Peanut Stew,
Enchilada Casserole,
Vegan Fettucine
Alfredo, and Vegan
Cream of Broccoli
Soup.
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Vegetarian
Cooking
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Yoga Retreat -
October 19-21, 2007
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Develop and deepen
your yoga practice
during a wonderful
weekend of yoga.
Profound release can
occur over time with
deep relaxation,
mindful walking and
an extended period
of yoga practice.
Special pricing
is all inclusive at
$375/person.
Includes yoga,
accommodation and
vegetarian meals. |
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Our Price:
$375 CAD
ID/SKU:
October
19-21, 2007
Yoga Retreat
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Chakra Balancing
Workshop
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Join us for a
workshop that is
designed to bring
energy and balance
to the third chakra.
The main issues of
the third chakra are
power and energy.
Our goals with this
chakra are vitality,
strength of will,
personal power and
purpose. Through
lecture,
questionnaire, yoga,
meditation, and
breath practice we
will bring energy to
the third chakra and
wake up your
personal power.
Date: Sunday
September 23, 2007
Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location:
East Village Yoga
Address: 345
Kingston Road,
Pickering, ON.
To Register Phone:
905.250.0173 |
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Yoga for Menopause
Workshop
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This workshop will
give women
approaching or in
the midst of
menopause
information and
tools to help manage
the physical,
emotional and
spiritual changes.
Learn how to
experience your
passage into
menopause as a
positive event, both
physically and
spiritually, using
yoga as a catalyst.
Date: Saturday
September 29, 2007
Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Location: Hands on
Health Care
Address: 617 Brock
Street South, Whitby
To Register Phone:
905.666.1393 |
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Managing Menopause
Naturally: A
Fundraiser for
Renewed Strength
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Speaker:
Erika Buckley, BSc,
ND - Doctor of
Naturopathic
Medicine
Location:
Aqua Vitalis
Naturopathic - 420
Green Street, Unit
103, Whitby
When: Sunday
September 30th from
2-4 pm
Please call
Dr. Erika to secure
your spot at (905)
668-2888
Renewed Strength
is a non-profit
organization,
providing strength
and mobility
training for people
who have recently
undergone cancer
treatment, such as
chemotherapy,
radiation and
surgery. |
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Suggested
minimum
donation:
$5
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New Yoga Studio:
Live with Spirit
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Starting on October
1 I will be teaching
four new classes at
a new yoga studio on
75 Baldwin Street in
Brooklin. Join us in
a beautiful historic
home, overlooking
mature trees and a
stream for yoga and
pilates classes.
Mondays 5:00-6:00
p.m. Hatha Yoga
Mondays 6:15-7:15
p.m. Pilates
Tuesdays 9:15-10:15
a.m. Hatha Yoga
Tuesdays 10:30-11:30
a.m. Mom and Baby
Yoga
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Yoga and Pilates
Class Space
Availability
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Mondays 8:00-9:15
p.m. Yoga, FULL
Tuesdays 6:15-7:30
p.m. Yoga FULL
Wednesdays 6:30-7:45
p.m. Yoga 4
spaces available
Wednesdays 8:00-9:15
p.m. Yoga 3
spaces available
Thursdays 6:00-7:00
p.m. Pilates
space available
Thursdays 7:15-8:30
p.m. Yoga space
available
For locations and
pricing
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Weight Loss, One on
One |
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Do you want to
manage a chronic
health issue such as
diabetes, heart
disease, high blood
pressure, high
cholesterol, and
back problems? Do
you want to be
stress free? Do you
want to get in
shape? Do you want
to eat better?
If you suffer
from a chronic
condition and your
physician has
suggested that
improving your
healthy lifestyle
habits can have a
positive impact on
your situation, then
working with your
own personal
lifestyle coach will
help you achieve the
healthy lifestyle
changes to
significantly impact
your ability to
control the
advancement of your
disease.
I'm a
professional
lifestyle coach and
I help people to
reduce stress,
manage their weight,
and I offer a free
demonstration so you
can see that it
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For your
free
consultation
phone:
905.686.0539
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Thank you for joining me on your
journey to health and wellness.
Sincerely,
Melissa West
Health and Wellness
phone: 905-686-0539
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