Burma Benefit

BURMA BENEFIT

HELP VICTIMS OF CYCLONE NARGIS IN MYANMAR

Saturday May 31 5-9pm

$10 Yoga Classes 5pm 6pm 7pm and 8pm

1/2 price massage & acupuncture (please make appointment in advance)

Group meditation & chanting Yoga Center of Minneapolis

Contact Brett Reierson 612-968-0143 or burmabenefit@yahoo.com

Yeah for the Minneapolis Public Schools!!!

From KSTP.com:

Metro schools add 'Yoga Calm' to curriculum

There is a new sense of calm at more than 30 schools in Minneapolis, after local teachers have added yoga into their curriculum.

Stretching and breathing is woven between reading and writing at schools like Jefferson Elementary.

Fourth grade teacher Susan Saly leads her students through relaxing exercises every day at 10 a.m., right after the Pledge of Allegiance.

"It really gets them centered and ready to learn, ready to listen to each other and listen to me," Saly said.

She is one of more than 400 educators in the district using Yoga Calm in her classroom. She said her teaching pace has picked up because students are paying closer attention.

"The children have a way to become still. It’s instantaneous and simple and with that breathing and being able to come to stillness, they're able to sit and listen," Saly explained.

Yoga instructors Julie Hurtubise and Katy Flaminio worked for the Minneapolis School District and both have taken a year sabbatical to research the benefits of Yoga Calm and have found great things.

"Off-task behavior has decreased greatly, children are more calm and able to listen and handle stress better," said Hurtubise.

Students told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS they love it.

"It's relaxing and it helps me when I’m mad," said fourth grader, Khadija Mohamed. "Sometimes I’m a little too energized and yoga helps calm me down."

Hurtubise and Flaminio said their goal is to incorporate Yoga Calm into every classroom in Minneapolis.

Click here to see the video of students doing their downward facing dogs. Yeah for Minneapolis. This is great!!

Yoga Pant Round-Up

A selection of oh-so-fab yoga pants. Most of these can be found at local studios, but more colors and sizes are available online. Happy shopping.(1) Classic Be Present Mobility Pant (my personal fav!), (2) Be Present Versatility Pant (the side vents snap closed), (3) Stonewear Designs Meridian Pant, (4) Foat Slit-Back Pant (great local company), (5) Prana Gaucho Capri, (6) Karma Base Pant, (7) Lucy Grace Crop, (8) Athleta Chaturanga Pant (I am buying these)

Hint: the cage is not locked

I was recently thumbing through a great yoga book, Meditations from the Mat by Rolf Gates, when I came across a quote that really resonated for me. This quote reminded me that so much of what we want in our lives is attainable... we just stop ourselves from claiming it. We put up boundaries, we forget to dream, we operate out of fear and a sense of lack. But as the quote says:

"Hint: the cage is not locked."
In other words, no one is stopping us but ourselves.