Hello, yogis! Hoping everyone had a great Fourth of July. We had a lot of new faces in the studio this week, and we had an awesome crew come out for this morning’s beautiful Yoga Hike. The air conditioner is proving to be a really nice addition to the studio, especially for evening classes when things are particularly warm.
Below is the class schedule for next week. Almost everything is the exact same as this past week, except we swapped the times of the Core and Empower classes on Thursday morning.
We will soon be rolling out an online registration program for yoga classes, so you will soon be able to quickly and easily secure your spot in class ahead of time through the Stone Turtle Yoga website. This will help us avoid having to turn people away due to classes maxing out. You will also be able to call ahead to reserve your spot, and don’t worry, you will still be able to walk-in for any class so long as there is room. More on this next week.
One last thing. Something that I think is really important to remember, especially when first developing a yoga practice, is that there is no “final destination” in yoga. The poses are pathways, not destinations, and they are meant to bring us closer to ourselves and to the present moment, not to any particular place. One of my favorite yoga writers is Erich Schiffmann, a prominent modern yogi, who has a great quote about this. He says, “There is no such thing as a “completed” or “ideal” posture. Each posture is an ever-evolving, constantly moving energy phenomenon that is different from day to day, moment to moment, and person to person.” That is what makes yoga unique; it’s all about the process. Your process. It’s about experiencing your path, not trying to reach the end of it. That is why yoga is timeless; it is dynamic and relevant no matter where we are in life nor how long we have been practicing.
Have a great weekend, hope to see you soon! Namaste.