DECEMBER 2008
Holiday Schedule at Charm City Yoga Studios
- Christmas Eve: Morning classes only at all studios.
- Christmas Day: All classes canceled except Holiday Hot Yoga 7pm at Fells Point (same rate as regular classes)
- New Years Eve: Morning classes only at all studios
- New Years Day: All classes canceled except Holiday Hot Yoga 7pm at Fells Point (same rate as regular classes)
Dear Yogis and Yoginis,
Main Entry: solástice
Pronunciation: \?sŠl-st?s, ?soøl-, ?soúl-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin solstitium, from sol sun + -stit-, -stes standing; akin to Latinstare to stand Ñ more at solar, stand
Date:
13th century
1 : either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 22 and December 22
2 : the time of the sun's passing a solstice which occurs about June 22 to begin summer in the northern hemisphere and about December 22 to begin winter in the northern hemisphere *
*From the Marrion - Webster online dictionary
This is the time of the sun standing. A moment when the darkness is at its peak for the year followed by a moment when the light returns. Like the space where the inhale becomes the exhale. Take time today to embrace the darkness in your life. Darkness implies space for introspection, quietness, and the freedom of being. Then tomorrow notice the passing away of darkness as the light arrives. The light implies action, expression and the energy of doing. The solstice is acknowledged in the form of many celebrations around the world. The most common include, Christmas,Yalda, Saturnalia, Karachun, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Yule. Find a way to celebrate both the darkness and the return of the light in your life and give thanks for your wisdom in realizing the gifts of each.
Love Kim
Beginner Yoga Series - Introduction to Yoga
Both Towson and Fells Point Studio are running a Beginner Yoga Series Ð a 5 week introductory course to yoga. Series start January 8th. Students are already signed up, so please pre-register to secure yourself a spot!
- Fells Point: Thursdays 6:30-8pm, Stephannie Weikert
- Towson: Thursdays 8:00-9:30pm, Katie Browne
- $65 for 5 weeks
- To pre-register, please email or swing by one of the studios 4:30 - 8pm, Mon - Fri.
Teacher Training Ð 2009 With Kim Manfredi
The Charm City Yoga Center 200 hour teacher training is for all
experienced students of yoga who want to deepen their practice. A new program is starting up in May, 2009 at the below market cost of $1800. This course will be a great opportunity for you to take your practice to the next level. The program fills up quickly, and a $500 deposit will secure your place. Download this form to enroll or email here for details.
Itsy Bitsy Yoga at Fells Point Yoga Center
The hottest thing in Toddler work-out, with Jennie Walker. Visit here to read all about this wonderful practice.
Baby: Newborn to Nearly Crawling
A fun way for new parents or caregivers to share some special time with their babies in a relaxing, supportive environment. Classes contain dozens of unique yoga postures designed to support babies' development. Each class is filled with calming, nurturing ways to enhance bonding and improve sleep.
Tots: Crawlers to Age 2
As tots' mobility increases, classes offer tot-centric poses that
encourage and support their physical explorations. Tots become more confident in their moving bodies as they practice yoga both in and out of class. In class, crawlers and walkers playfully practice yoga postures while they are standing, sitting up, walking, and jumping. Parents also get to do a little yoga, but no yoga experience is required.
Tykes: Age 2 - 4
Combines unique toddler-friendly yoga poses with songs, stories, and games to create an enriching parent/child activity. Each class is personalized around tykes' curiosities as they learn yoga through social interaction, repetition, and play. Tykes also learn how to relieve frustration, improve motor skills, and increase attention span by actively following directions.
Start January 9 with a 4-week introductory session, Cost $80.
Babies at 11:30am
Tots at 12:30pm
Tykes at 1:30pm
March 6 starts 6 week session, for Baby, Tot, & Tykes, cost $115.
EMAIL NOW TO BOOK
Camille Moses-Allen Ð Teacher of the Month
Camille Moses-Allen is a native of Baltimore and has been teaching yoga at Charm City for two years. She came to love yoga after taking years of dance and then began taking yoga classes with her mother who was also a former dancer.
Known for her sense of humor and her light-hearted approach, Camille's classes reveal how yoga can infuse the everyday. While her classes can be challenging, Camille welcomes all students, new and old to attend her classes. Camille also has a deep love of music which is shown through each playlist in her yoga classes. After being a pre-school teacher and working in corporate America, Camille has dedicated the last year and a half to teaching yoga full time.
Camille took the 200 hour yoga teacher training with Kim Manfredi who has been a true mentor and influence to her teaching. Camille has also studied with Sharon Gannon and David Life, the co=founders of Jivamukti yoga, Dharma Mittra, Baron Baptiste, and has also participated in the YogaWorks 200 hour yoga teacher training.
- Community Hot Vinyasa ($6): Fells Point Fridays 7pm, Midtown 8:30pm
- Hot Vinyasa Classes: Fells Point Thursdays 10am, Midtown Mondays 9:30am & 4:30pm, Tuesdays 9:30am, Fridays 9:30am & 4:30pm
*****BUY 2 CAMILLES, GET ONE FREE!!!*****(Midtown only, 9:30 am)
Attend Monday and Tuesday, get Friday FREE!!! (free class must be used SAME WEEK, no exceptions). Tell Camille at her 9:30 am classes at Midtown that you are interested in becoming a Camille regular!
Baltimore Free Store
A note from Laura Dress about the success of the Charm City Yoga's collection on December 13th
I just wanted to thank everyone that made donations to the Baltimore Free Store through the Charm City Yoga studio's collection on December 13th. The event was a huge success! I ended up with 5 full car loads of donated items, and that is with removing the back seats from my Rav4 and filling up the front seat to the roof! We were able to collect, among other things, two adult bikes, a child's bike, baby car seats, large area rugs, baby cribbing, shoes, clothes, kitchen items, and much much more! Please keep
the BFS www.freestorebaltimore.org) in mind for future donations as they regularly have donation days and free market events. Thanks again for making the event a huge success :)
Namaste, Laura
A note from Charm City Yoga: THANK YOU LAURA DRESS!!!
(Laura is the recycling coordinator at all three studios)
Yoga Birth Workshop
Six week workshop with Heather Brown
Heather Hamlin Brown, RYT, one of our longtime Charm City Yoga teachers, is offering the Yoga Birth workshop again. The Yoga Birth workshop is a birth preparation program that combines the ancient mind-body wisdom of yoga with education on the modern birthing environment. The program aims to prepare the mom-to-be in body, mind and spirit for the birthing process.
Heather hopes to empower pregnant women to get in touch with, and to trust, their inherent wisdom and strength. Email here for information.
- Visit the website
- Wednesdays 6-8pm
- January 7 - February 11
- Midtown Studio
- Cost is $240
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