CITYNY Magazine — Feb/Mar 2000

    Y O G A L I C I O U S..N E W S L E T T E R..#18— January / February 2002


Namaste Yogis and Yoginis,

Welcome to the YOGALICIOUS VALENTINE.

Yoga is a profound Valentine; The practice can unexpectedly increase our capacity for patience, acceptance, compassion and forgiveness. It can help cultivate our ability to connect with and care in a deeper way for others and ourselves.

To help enjoy your practice and this months celebration of love, Yogalicious 18 is filled heart-opening inspirations.

With joy,
Jillian
—— IN THIS ISSUE ——
BLOOMING LOVE RESTORATIVE WORKSHOP
RECOMMENDED SPECIAL EVENTS
DATES I'M AWAY
SPECIAL YOGA VALENTINE CLASS FOR YOU TO GIVE AWAY


WORDS OF WISDOM

“Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing & right-doing there is a field I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about ideas, language, even the phrase, each other doesn't make any sense.” — Rumi
 
HEART OPENING MEDITATION

Tune into this site and turn up your volume to join Sharon Salzberg in a seven-minute lovingkindness guided meditation that will open your heart and calm your mind. Sharon teaches the metta, or lovingkindness, meditation to cultivate a deep sense of caring for self and for all of creation. http://www.beliefnet.com/story/32/story_3248_1.html   back to top
 
LOVE YOURSELF
It's Many of us find it easy to offer unconditional love and support to those special people in our lives. What would it feel like to offer ourselves that same love and kindness we can offer others? Read Louise Hay words on the practice of offering Love to yourself. http://innerself.com/Sex_Talk/How_to_Love_Yourself.htm    back to top
 
APHRODISIAC?!
Sandalwood essential oil is not only so used for calming, centering, grounding, and relaxing. And, it is an aphrodisiac too!  back to top
 
SURRENDER TO THE HEART
"Love is like an hour glass with the heart filling up as the brain empties." Author Unkown    back to top
 
NAMASTE
We often complete our practice with saying Namaste. This simple word is an expression of deep connection. Namaste means: I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides, I honor the place in you of love, of light, of truth, of peace. I honor the place within you, where if you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, there is only one of us. back to top
 
VALENTINE VIDEO
Many Here is a great Valentines Day gift for your yoga partner - The Kripalu Yoga For Partners Video. This fun VHS tape, even if it is not exactly your style, can give you some great ideas and laughs. It is available at Amazon.com   back to top
 
IT'S CONTAGIOUS
Everything is a contagious -- not just germ, but good vibes and bad vibes, too. Simply witness what happens when someone begins laughing hysterically, and watch how this gets others to laugh or at least smile. Also, witness what happens when someone is expressing hatred...Read about Contagious LOVE http://www.innerself.com/Creating_Realities/contagious_love.htm   back to top
 
LIVING WITH LOVE
Rilke's wisdom is; Once the realization is accepted, that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue to exist, a wonderful living, side by side, can grow up, if they succeed in loving the distances between them, which makes it possible for each to see the other whole and against a wide sky. I hold this to be the highest task of a bond between people: that each should stand guard over the solitude of the other and only those are the true sharings which, rhythmically, interrupt periods of deep isolation.   back to top
 
BLOOMING LOVE: A YUMMY RESTORATIVE WORKSHOP (Added because Feb 17 HAS BEEN SOLD OUT.)
With Jillian Pransky. Saturday March 2 from 2-4pm. In a warm studio, glowing with candles and filled with gentle soothing music Jillian will lead you through a series of Restorative Yoga poses and a deep relaxation session. As you move through this special series, you will have the opportunity to release blocked energy and tension as you relax into a sense of spaciousness and open-heartedness. You will leave feeling like you have just gotten back from a week long vacation! (This workshop will sell out so register early!) $40/ $45 at door. Limited to 40 students. Pre-registration recommended. Please wear warm clothing and bring an eye bag (or bandana). Workshop is at Yoga Zone 138 Fifth Ave. TO REGISTER: Call 212 674 9642.   back to top
 
RECOMMENDED SPECIAL EVENTS!!

GIFT OF PARADISE
TWO SPOTS LEFT! Yoga In Paradise March 9-16. The ultimate yoga vacation in Mexico. Visit http://www.yogajillian.com For more information or call 201-377-7010.

YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
I am so EXCITED to offer the first formal Bright Spirit Yoga Teacher Training with Carrie Parker. It begins April 2002 and is designed for serious yoga practitioners interested in either deepening their study of yoga or teaching. The program will take place over 12 months, one weekend a month. Classes are held at the YMCA in Hoboken, NJ. (15 minute commute from NY) We are currently accepting applications. All applications due by March 15. To receive an application or for more information please email jillian_love@yahoo.com or carrierparker@aol.com For more details check http://www.yogajillian.com

ESTHER MYERS
Don't miss ESTHER on her Premier visit to NYC! APRIL 6-7. Trust. Confidence. Release. Expansion. Joy. Wisdom. Esther Myers is one of the leading Canadian yoga teachers today. She has been practicing yoga for over 30 years, including 10 years with world renowned Vanda Scaravelli, author of Awakening the Spine, who was and continues to be her primary inspiration. Esther's work is about "listening" more. Opening to intuition and wisdom. Her style helps you find ways to be more fluid, peaceful, and go deeper in your practice. She teaches not just the poses, but their subtleties and their rationale. Her themes of lengthening through relaxation, using gravity and the breath to enliven and free the spine allow her to unify many postures into a few clear and simple principles. She is the author of Yoga & You, co-author of The Ground, The Breath and The Spine, and has produced two videos, Vanda Scaravelli: On Yoga, and Gentle yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors. Event at YOGA ZONE 138 Fifth Ave (btwn 18-19) Call to Register: 212 647 9642 (to read more about her VISIT www.ESTHERYOGA.COM)  back to top
 
I WILL BE AWAY TEACHING IN MEXICO MARCH 7-23

However, I will have lots of great Yoginis Subs teaching my classes so don't miss them!  back to top
 
Thanks for reading. Don't forget to send the Yoga Valentine at the bottom of the page. (Or use it yourself!) And, as always, I would love to hear your ideas or suggestions. Email me if you have an email address change or would like to add a friend to this distribution.
 
With joy, Jillian

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