Feb 25, 9-12pm

$35 (+hst) before Feb 1, $40 (+hst) after Feb 1

Morning will include:  Tensegrity Series ( A sequence to strengthen the small stabilizers, lengthen and tone the psoas, and tug open the fascial lines in the
body) A very grounding practice and wonderful for all. Meditation/Pranayama. Gentle Dynamic Asana Practice (using rounded natural movements, playful images of nature, and a non-dogmatic approach.) Deep relaxation.

Lydia has been sharing yoga for nearly 10 years. She currently co-owns a studio in beautiful Squamish, B.C., where she studies with Gioia Irwin. Gioia has
created the Tensegrity Series. She is inspired by Thomas Myers’ myofascial meridians, Gill Hedley, and her countless quiet hours with nature.
Check out Lydia’s studio website in Squamish, BC    www.theyogastudiosquamish.com

Bring your significant other/friend/family and  join us Sunday  February 12, 1:30-3:30pm for a fun & casual partner yoga workshop with all proceeds donated to a local family in need. $44.80/couple

No yoga experience necessary!  Registration required.  

Sunday December 11, 2:45-4:30pm     $10 + donation of non perishable food item for food bank. Limited space, registration required. This workshop will be followed by a studio potluck so stay and get to know your yoga community!

Bill will guide us through Laya Yoga Kriyas which will have the effects of deep relaxation of mind and body.  All Savasana, no asana (physical yoga).  If you love guided relaxation and meditation and need stress reduction, this workshop is for you!

Bill Phillips first became interested in meditation in 1963 while reading C.G. Jung.  He has studied with Dr. Swami Gitananda Giri, founder of Yoga Life and one of South India’s most famous ashrams. It was from Swami Gitananda that Bill learned the set of kriyas known as Laya Yoga. Laya Yoga comes from both Vedic and Tantric teaching, emphasizing the 5^th through 8^th limbs of Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi. As a Zen student Bill was given the dharma name Tozan and as a Yoga sadhaka the devotional name Shantideva. He has been practicing Laya, Raja and Jnana Yoga for over 45 years.

Thursday Nov 3, 6-8pm Efficiency: Get free. Powerful dynamic alignment in a moving, meditative practice.

Friday Nov 4, 11-1pm Invent: Intermediate/Advanced full spectrum practice. Must be able to do Wheel Pose with straight arms and kick up to Handstand against the wall…or want to learn how to work hard to do those two things.

Friday Nov 4, 5-7pm Reflectivity: Therapeutics and restoratives Anusara style.

Thursday and Friday evening workshops $84.  Including advanced practice $112. Individual workshops $44.80.

Visit  www.heavymetta.ca for more on Sjanie

October Yoga Challenge!  Get a 1 month unlimited yoga pass and commit to a minimum of 20 classes in the month of October (5 classes/week) and win cool prizes  from Fruv Freedomwear. Discover the difference a regular yoga practice can  make to your body and mind. Sign up at the studio!

September is Purple Lotus Month at Fruv Freedomwear at 101 – 255 Main Street Penticton Complimentary classes led by Purple Lotus instructors are held every Wed 6:45-7:45pm.

Sept 7 Tash- Gentle Hatha

Sept 14 Kassandra-Hatha

Sept 21 Lorna- Ashtanga level 1

Sept 28 Kamala- Gentle Hatha

This past weekend Deva Mitra from Pachamama in Costa Rica was at Purple Lotus initiating participants into the Reiki level 1 hands on healing modality. His 3 week stay here  has also included an Acupuncture and Yoga workshop and many private acupuncture sessions  where participants and recipients were left feeling more expanded and with a deeper understanding of self .  Thank you Mitra for your devotion to your work and for inspiring us to be more present with what Life offers us. There’s talk of him coming back in May 2012 if you missed him this time!

Reiki level 1 course August 20/11

July 2, 2011 Purple Lotus Yoga hosted a flash mob at the Farmer’s Market.  Students and teachers from yoga studios around Penticton came together to celebrate community! 

I was in Vancouver recently participating in an Anusara Yoga Immersion with master instructor Chris Chavez. It was the morning of the fourth day of training and I was tired and longing to go home. I called a taxi to take me to the hosting studio. The taxi driver asked where I was going and I told him I was heading to yoga.

“Oh Yoga! I love the Yoga! I do it everyday. It used to be I had very bad pain in my hands – arthritis, you know. But not anymore. It used to be I drank too much. But not anymore. It used to be I had diabetes and had to take the medication but not anymore. It’s all because of the Yoga I did a complete lifestyle change.”

I was moved and taken aback by this serendipitous meeting and commended him on his courageous quest for health. We pulled up outside the studio and the taxi driver turned around and looked me in the eye and said very seriously, ” You keep doing the Yoga. It’s good for you.”

Support comes to us in all kinds of ways: friends, family, co-workers. They root for us as we embark on new paths or when we re evaluate the ones we are on. They sometimes even give us a booster shot of a reminder in the back of a taxi cab in strange cities.

In what ways have you felt support recently?