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March 2008
vol. 1 issue 7
Salutations!      
 
     This past month I attended the Symposium on Yoga Therapy & Research (SYTAR).  How stimulating to learn from other masterful yoga therapists.  

     Here's something I heard that sparked my interest.    You know those daily rituals we do to keep ourselves healthy & happy - like brushing our teeth, drinking water, and having a good belly laugh?
  
     What if YOGA became a part of our daily hygiene? Would you feel better, prevent dis-ease, release stress, and be more alive if you had a "One-A-Day" yoga ritual?

     Make yoga a healthy habit with this 20-second wake-up break I teach clients to do anytime, "The Power to Pause:  Stop.  Notice. Accept."  Here's how:
  1. STOP - simply pause in whatever you are doing for 20 seconds.
  2. NOTICE - thoughts, feelings, sensations, colors - everything.
  3. ACCEPT - what comes to you with a breath & a,  "Ah, so it is!"
So the next time you brush your teeth add your yoga - Stop. Notice. Accept.
 
Come Clean with Yoga
Take your yoga hygiene to the next level by participating in these special events... (See Table of Contents for more.)

Tantric Intensive w/ Kathy KaliKathy Kali

 Bliss Dance & Kirtan w/ Wade Imre MorissetteWade I Morissette           

Meditations w/ Saiko
SaikoYoga.com
 Ayurveda w/ AcheraAshera

Retreat in Bali w/ new member,
Laura DeFreitasLaura DeFreitas

And Yoga Teachers come clean, too @  Meet ~ Play ~ Learn!

 
Clean up this month as Seattle declares "Eco April" - with more special events  including the Seeds of Compassion bringing his Holiness the  Dalai Lama &  Green Festival.   (Find YogaBlaze here @ the Puget Sound Community Card booth.)

In Compassion & Yoga.
 
SoleilSoleil*, Founder 
 Yoga Blaze 
www.YogaBlaze.com

www.SoleilRising.com (Soleil's private yoga therapy/coaching practice)
www.SeattleDanceSource.com (Soleil's other monthly community newsletter)

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In This Month's Issue
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~ Calling ALL Yoga Teachers! Come "Meet ~ Play ~ Learn"
~ Articles from our Fabulous Teachers
~ Pacific Yoga Teacher Training - OPEN HOUSE
~ Shakti Awakening! 1 Day Tantric Intensive
~ Tantric Dance of the Divine Feminine w Kathy Kali
~ Saiko Flack: 2 Meditation Workshops
~ AcroYoga w/ Eza King @ Maya - May 3
~ Yoga Retreat in Bali! Aug 17 -31
~ Ayurveda & the Chakras @ Santosha
~ Master Healer: Amarananda Bhairavan @ Four Aims
~ Music, Dance & Yoga with Wade Imre Morissette @ Shakti
~ Mexico Retreat with Rainey - April 2008
~ Namaste Series @ Kirkland Performance Center
~ Vinayasa Studies & Practicum w/ Theresa Elliott
~ What's Sex without Love? Wake-up w/ Soleil*
~ More Yoga Events: Know India 101 & Sequencing
~ Mind - Body - Spirit Worker? Find one here.
~ Yoga Style: Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy in WA

Meet ~ Play ~ Learn

For All Yoga Teachers
YogaBlaze presents ...
 
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A Premier Celebration for all Yoga Teachers

(And those in training)

Maya Whole Health
 
@ Maya Whole Health (Fremont)
Sun April 27 12:30 - 4:30
1:15 Circle Begins
 
Meet ~ Colleagues & Edges
   Play  ~  Ideas & Bodies
      Learn ~ Marketing & Skills
 
Panel, Portraits, Music, Pyramids, Goodies & More!
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To be listed as a teacher, update your profile by clicking on "Update Profile" found on the bottom of this newsletter.  Or email  Soleil@YogaBlaze.com and say, "I'm a teacher!"
Articles by our Fabulous Teachers
 
Click on the title to open the full Article

 

"... My yoga practice, ideally, is not stopping at my yoga mat; I want to be living yoga no matter what I am doing in my daily life. So in that sense, we are hopefully doing 365 days of practice, or, life time practice...." click to read more...
 
Saiko Flack    www.saikoyoga.com
 
 

" Tantra: a word so bandied about by westerners, that it's difficult to have any concrete idea about Tantra's positive, practical benefits, and how they show up in day to day life..." click to read more...

 
Kat Allen.  Owner  Four Aims Center
 

 
 
"In 1999 I seriously injured my sacroiliac. ... I wondered if my practice had actually set me up for the fall. Perhaps those advanced poses had developed too much flexibility, taken me too close to the edge..."
click to read more...
 
Theresa Elliot of
Taj Yoga
 Click here for more articles from previous newsletters
Pacific Yoga Teacher Training & Advanced Studies Open House

Pacific Yoga Teacher Training

Open House!
Pacific Yoga Teacher Training
Theresa Elliott  &  Kathryn Payne

Thursday, April 17th, 5:30 - 7:00PM

Theresa Elliott - Taj YogaMeet the teachers, ask questions, check out the details of this 200-hour training!

For more information
 
 
LoveFind Theresa @ Meet~Play~Learn
Teacher event
April 27
Shakti Awakening! 1 Day Tantric Intensive with Kathy Kali
Kathy Kali 
Shakti Awakening!
A one-day Tantric Intensive
with Kathy Kali
 
Saturday, April 12, 2-9pm
8 Limbs Yoga
(Capitol Hill)
 
$105 by April 12; $135 after
 
Ignite Shakti's fire through kundalini work, shakti yoga, belly dance, Tantric Dance, & devotional ritual.
 
Kathy Kali
 
Registration required by April 5th
To register contact Kathy
 

Tantric Dance of the Divine Feminine

Kathy Kali 
YEAR & A DAY Level 1 Program in
 
Tantric Dance
of the Divine Feminine
 
with Kathy Kali



Begins Sunday, May 18, 2-9PM

$115/month early bird discount
Includes catered dinners, 13 month commitment
Payment plans available; Pre-registration required
 
Pleasurable monthly sessions in Tantric Dance of the Divine Feminine, a sensuous devotional practice for women.  
 
BodySong Healing & Arts Center  (near Greenlake)
To register contact Julie Charette-Nunn at
julie@crowsdaughter.com or (360)579-2319
 
www.TantricDance.org
2 Meditation workshops with Saiko Flack
SaikoYoga.com 
(1) April 5th (Sat) 6:00pm
Yin Yoga & Meditation in Ballard
 
(2) April 20th (Sun) 6:00pm
Intro to Meditation in Woodinville

(suitable for Beginners )
 
Also Ask Saiko about her Wed evening Outdoor Yoga Class!
Saiko Flack
206-669-6706  www.saikoyoga.com
 
LoveFind Saiko @ Meet~Play~Learn
Teacher event
April 27
AcroYoga w Eza King @ Maya

Maya Whole Health


AcroYoga Workshop with Eza King
Assisted by Paul Millage
Sat, May 3rd, 2 -5pm
 
$30 for individual 
$50 w/ friend
 
AcroYoga is the union of three great lineages, the loving kindness of Thai Massage, the meditative movement of Yoga and the dynamic playfulness of Acrobatics. Explore shared poses, enjoyable assists and some basics of Thai Massage.

Visit www.acroyoga.org for more.
 
Maya Whole Health
an urban sanctuary located in Fremont
www.MayaWholeHealth.com

LoveFind Paul @ Meet~Play~Learn
Teacher event
April 27
Yoga Retreat in Bali - Aug 17 - 31
Laura in Bali 
Yoga Retreat in Bali
with Laura DeFreitas & Danu Tours
 

Experience Balinese culture while enhancing your own well being through nurturing & invigorating yoga classes. 

Price: $3250
Includes air, accommodations, yoga instruction & most meals.

The retreat falls during an auspicious period in the Hindu calendar allowing us to participate in traditional dance rituals, religious ceremonies & healing arts central to the island's people.


Laura DeFreitasFor more information about the retreat and Laura, including the release of her new CD:
 
"Yoga Nidra: The Art of Relaxation" visit:
www.lauranidra.com

 
LoveFind Laura @ Meet~Play~Learn
Teacher event
April 27
Ayurveda & the Chakras
with Ashera @ Santosha
 
AsheraAyurveda & the Chakras
with Ashera
 
 
Sat. Apr 15 1 - 4pm
$35 pre-reg, $40 day of
Come enjoy a rejuvenating, springtime practice to balance the chakras.   Learn about the ancient Indian science of Ayurveda and how it can deepen your yoga practice.
 
Santosha Yoga
 
Santosha Yoga
2812 East Madison St. 
www.santosha-yoga.com      206.264.5034
Rare Seattle appearance - Master Healer Amarananda Bhairavan

The Four Aims Center

Master Healer Amarananda Bhairavan
Individual Rice Readings--Divination of Energy Body & other events

 
April 25-28, 2008
Spend 1-4 extraordinary days with internationally renowned Vedic priest, ancient tantra master & author.  Immerse yourself in teachings from Deep Soul Healing™ Seminars, puja, and mantra.   www.mystictantra.com

Kat Allen - Four AimsWomens' Group forming in April!
Moving Into Wholeness: Body Psychotherapy & Spirituality
Facilitated by Kat Allen
Click for more info...
 
Wade Imre Morissette: Music, Dance & Workshops @ Shakti
Wade I Morissette 
Weekend Workshops with Internationally Reknowned Musician & Yoga Teacher
 
Wade Imre Morissette
www.wadeimremorissette.com

April 4 - 6 @ Shakti Vinyasa (Ballard)

(1) Bliss Dance & Kirtan 
Friday April 4 7:30 - 9:30pm   $40
 
(2) Dynamic Sweat Vinyasa Yoga Workshop

Saturday April 5 2 - 4pm    $45
 

(3) Salutation to the Sun, Moon & 5 Elements w/ Mindfulness Asana
Sunday April 6  11:30 - 1:30    $45
 
Shakti Vinyasa Logo
Register:
(206) 297-YOGA
 
 
Soleil SaysSoleil Says, "Wade is a dear friend & colleague.  His 'Lululemon World Pilgrimage' took him to Tokyo, Thailand, Australia & 32 cities in North America.  It is a treat to have him in Seattle again.  Hope to play with you at the Bliss dance!"
Mexico Retreat with Rainey
Elizabeth Rainey (Anusara)
The Swell of Spirit

A Week of Anusara Yoga with Elizabeth Rainey

April 12 -19, 2008 
Haramara Retreat
Sayulita, Mexico
 
Haramara Retreat is located outside the tiny fishing village of Sayulita, just 45 miles north of Puerto Vallarta.  Practice yoga 2x/day in an open-air palapa with 360-degree views.

Single: $2350  Double: $1650  Other options available
 
RaineyMore info? www.elizabethrainey.com/events.html 

Soleil SaysSoleil says,"Mention YogaBlaze & get your first class with Rainey FREE!"  (New students only)
Namaste Series @ Kirkland Performance Center
 

Featuring the Performing Arts of India

 
KPCAnoushka Shankar 
Wed/Thurs April 2-3, 7:30pm
$39 Adults, $15 Youth (under 25)
KPCDebashish Bhattacharya
Fri April 18, 8:00pm
$26 Adults, $10 Youth (under 25)

 KPC
Bala Music & Dance w/ Aniruddha Knight
Fri April 25, 8:00pm
$26 Adults, $10 Youth (under 25)


Buy tickets to all three events and receive 15% off!
Kirkland Performance Center
350 Kirkland Ave
425-893-9933    www.kpcenter.org
2008 Vinyasa Studies & Practicum with Theresa Elliott
Taj Yoga 
6 Saturdays in Spring/Summer
Begins May 3  10:15am - 4:00pm
 
Preregistration required.
$495 by April 25, $550 after

* Understand how to sequence.
* Hear music & create a support for asana practice.
* Develop skill to see and teach yoga movement.
* Focus on transition as an asana in itself.

Applicable to all forms of vinyasa. For teachers of any level or students.
www.tajyoga.com/workshops.htm

Theresa ElliottView  demonstration from Theresa's Video, Stillness in Motion: Yoga Vinyasa, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQxFyvEOyrY



LoveFind Theresa @ Meet~Play~Learn
Teacher event
April 27
What's Sex without Love?  Wake-up Today!
Soleil* of YogaBlaze
 
* What's Sex without Love?
* What's Work without Purpose?
* What's Body without Health?
 
Wake-up to Love, Purpose, & Health in Yoga w/ Soleil*
 
Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy - pryt.comPhoenix Rising Yoga Therapy with Soleil*
 Soleil* The Wake-up Artist
Seattle's only Advanced Certified practitioner & faculty member
 
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Welcome NEW YogaBlaze Members
YogaBlaze is honored to have these studios & teachers join our community.
 
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Kathy Kali
 
Kathy Kali 
Tantric Dance of the
Divine Feminine
www.TantricDance.org
 
Sequencing &
Vinyasa Studies
with Theresa Elliott
of Taj Yoga
Theresa Elliott
www.TajYoga.com
 
LoveFind Theresa @ Meet~Play~Learn
Teacher event
April 27

 
Yoga Calm
for Children
Teacher Training
April 19 - 20
Yoga Calm
Mercer Island
2nd Annual
Yogathon
Benefit
MI Yogathon
For MI Youth & Family Services
May 17 10a - 2pm
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April 27!

 
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