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Happy
New Year!!
We
will kick off the New
Year on Saturday,
January 1 with a
10:30-12pm Yoga class
for All Levels. We
welcome all and hope to
see you there.
Breathe, relax and
stretch in the New
Year!!
We
have some exciting
new programs and
workshops to
offer you this year. Registration
is open. You can join
classes anytime.
See below for our January
workshops and special events.
We hope to see you soon!
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New
Classes this Year!!
Yoga
for Healing:
Women, Food and Self
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For
so many women, our
relationship with food
is conflicted.
While food can
temporarily relieve
stress, anxiety or
sadness, enhance joy or
provide comfort, it can
also be a source of
avoiding difficult
emotions and thus
prevent us from deeply
understanding ourselves.
Yoga teaches us how to
have a strong mind, body
and spiritual
connection.
Strengthening this
relationship allows us
to listen to our hearts
and bodies better.
Through the exploration
of Yoga asana, pranayama,
mindfulness, meditation
and svadhyaya (self
inquiry), we will
discover the roots of
emotional eating
patterns, and works
towards a freer and more
loving connection to
ourselves.
The
program runs in 8 week
blocks. Students
will attend the Monday
5:45 Yoga class, and
then meet again
immediately following at
7:15 for the discussion,
self inquiry and group
exercises. A light
snack and tea will be
served in between the
two segments.
Cyndi Bulka instructs.
Space is limited and pre
registration is required.
Yoga
Foundations for Beginners
This beginner class is
designed to help students
learn the basics of yoga in
a structured, ongoing
eight-week course that can
be repeated as desired to
deepen students' foundation
and understanding of the
practice. Each class
will include instruction on
the principles of movement
and alignment in support of
various types of yoga poses.
The course will also
include basic breathing,
relaxation and meditation
techniques. Students
are encouraged to attend
class weekly as the course
is designed to build on the
previous week's theme. Since
the course is ongoing, you
can join at any time.
Lizanne McDonough instructs.
Yoga
for Your Budget!!
Yoga Explorations on
Thursday evenings is now a
donation-based offering!
All are welcome, no
registration necessary
although class pass students
are welcome to attend and
use their pass. Sunny
Davis instructs.
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Peace
In Every Step:
Mindfulness Meditation
Friday, January
7, 6-7:30pm
No
fee, Love offerings
appreciated. Todd
Fields instructs.
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Come
and Meditate! Be
With Your True Nature.
Friday, January
14, 6-8pm
No
fee, Love offerings
appreciated. Led
by Rev Wongon and Rev
IlDug.
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Managing
Mood with Yoga:
A Two Part Series
Part
One: Yoga to
Help with Depression
Saturday,
January 15, 11-1:30pm
Recent research
indicates that
specific Yoga
practices can be
useful in balancing
our moods.
In the first part of
this series, we'll
discuss different
origins and aspects of
depression and explore
the pranayama and
asana that can help
with it. Practice
will include both
active and restorative
poses. No
experience necessary.
Cyndi
Bulka instructs.
Students may attend
one of the two parts
for $25, or both for
$45. Pre
registration is
recommended.
Part Two is on January 29
and focuses on Anxiety and
Sleep Disturbances.
See below.
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Opening
Through Sound, Chant
and Mantra
Friday,
January 21 from
6-8pm
Song,
chant, and mantra
are wonderful and
easily accessible
options to shift our
inner landscape of
thoughts and
feelings. Whether to
quiet a worrisome
mind, nurture a
deeper connection
with ourselves and
others, or to
develop a new avenue
for peace and joy -
voice is a doorway
open to all, regardless
of singing
background.
Join
us for a night of
easy songs and
chants from various
traditions that open
the heart and allow
the joy of blended
voices and community
to emerge. Ride the
wave of joyous music
that invites your
body to move and
sing out and at
other times, sink
into mellow chant
and tranquil
centering. Expect to
laugh a lot along
the way!
Open
to all; no
registration
necessary.
Simply show up.
Donations gratefully
accepted.
Sotar leads the
workshop.
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Yoga Nidra:
The Meditative Heart
of Yoga
Thursday,
January 28, 6-7pm
Our
minds require
consistent training to
help us free ourselves
of the habits that
cause tension in our
lives, just as our
bodies do. Yoga Nidra
literally means
"sleep of the
yogis". It is a
physical and mental
relaxation technique
which penetrates into
much deeper levels of
consciousness.
Adherents claim that
half an hour of Yoga
Nidra can replace up
to three hours of
normal sleep! No
registration
necessary; no
experience necessary.
Cyndi
Bulka instructs.
Love Offerings
appreciated.
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Managing
Mood with Yoga:
Yoga
to Help with Anxiety
and Sleep Disturbances
Saturday,
January 29, 11-1:30pm
It
is physiologically
impossible to be
anxious and relaxed
simultaneously, but
oftentimes it can be
confusing when it
comes to choosing
which practices to do
when you are feeling
restless and anxious.
In the second part of
this series, we'll
discuss some possible
reasons why we
experience anxiety,
and look at how it can
affect our sleep and
daily life. There are
certain practices
which can be quite
effective in
ameliorating our
anxiety and help us to
restore balance to our
sleep patterns. Practice
will include active
and restorative asana
and pranayama.
No experience
necessary.
Cyndi
Bulka instructs.
$25 Pre
registration is recommended.
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Reflections
from Cyndi
I
wrote this prayer a few
years ago, and it
resonates with me as a
great New Year's wish.
It is my wish for each of
you....
Trust
that you are exactly where
you are meant to be...
Despite
the wonder of the unknown.
At
whatever crossroad you
find yourself standing,
and whichever path you
follow, there are rich
opportunities to grow in
Love.
Remember the infinite
possibilities life offers
us if we have the courage
to live with an open,
kind, compassionate heart.
Use your many gifts of
mind and heart, body and
soul to unearth truth so
that you can live with
peace.
Be
absolutely content knowing
you are loved.
Be
willing to walk into fear.
In opening the door of
fear, we can find our way
to Love.
Remember
that change and loss and
struggle give us strength
of character when we are
willing to face them with
love and compassion,
towards ourselves and
others.
Trust
your heart. Trust it
implicitly. It is the seat
of wisdom and the gateway
to higher consciousness.
Let
that presence settle into
your bones, and allow your
soul the freedom to sing,
to dance, to celebrate.
Namaste
and Many Blessings for the
New Year!!
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As
always we appreciate your
participation and support.
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Namaste,
Cyndi
Bulka
Moving Mantra Yoga Studio
200-101
Sawmill Rd
Raleigh,NC
27615
919.449.0530
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