Ohhhmmm with guest teachers OmSync this Sunday, 10/28!

Kick of your Halloween festivities this weekend and come groove with OmSync this Sunday!

OmSync is made up of Stacey & Zack Orr. Stacey is a yoga teacher and music enthusiast. Her teaching is creative and heartfelt. She has studied with several master teachers in varying styles, including Power Yoga, Anusara Yoga, and Ananda Yoga. Stacey believes in vinyasa yoga as a form of moving meditation and authentic self-expression. Adding the element of live music "transports you to another place and embodies the present moment." Zack is an acclaimed and innovative musician whose recent album was nominated by the Independent Music Awards (IMAs). He is also a guitar instructor & writes original electronic music for OmSync. They are continually inspired by doing what they love and meeting great people along the way. Listen to a sample of Zack's music here!

Meet the duo here in this 3 minute video!  OmSync Promo Video
And for more flowing sounds, check out their Deep Water Flow!

Flow Yoga + LIVE Music w/ OmSync
Sunday, 10/28 | 2 - 4pm
$20 reg, or $18 students | All levels

Register here today for this special 2-hour class!

Meet our NEW teacher, Adiza, at our NEW Community Class on Tuesdays @ noon!

WelcOMe Adiza Jibril to the Mighty Crew!  We're thrilled Adiza is joining our teaching team, and you can meet her starting this Tuesday at noon for our NEW $5 Community Class!  We took some time to ask Adiza some mighty questions, so you can meet her here NOW!  Enjoy!


How did you come to yoga?
I started my yoga practice my sophomore year in high school when it was offered as a form of P.E.

What do you like about Power Yoga?
I love Power Yoga because regardless of whatever kind of day I've had, I can always come and breathe and sweat and work hard, and ultimately leave my frustrations on the mat.

How has your yoga changed since the first time you practiced?
My yoga has become a lot less about "perfecting" the postures and learning "trick poses".  It's become so much more about understanding my body, listening to it, and responding to myself in a way that is honest and beneficial.

Why did you decide to teach yoga?
I decided to teach yoga because I felt it was time for me to explore a completely different facet of my being.  All of my life I've identified myself as one thing, a singer.  And I didn't realize it until recently, but I had all this passion built up for this other discipline as well, and that maybe it was time to explore what I could become as a yogi as well as a musician.  I have so much love for this practice and it's helped me in ways I couldn't even begin to understand when I was 15, but if I could start to guide someone else on a similar journey then that's just another way to leave the world a better place. =)

Any tips for someone new to yoga?
Breathe, smile, take a child's pose, and have fun!

What is your favorite pose or poses? Why?
My favorite poses are any kind of inversions.  So headstand, forearm balance, handstand, even just hanging out it forward fold!  I just love feeling like the world looks completely different after you've looked at it upside down for a little bit.

What do you like to do off the yoga mat?
Off of the yoga, I love to sing, read, eat (a lot), go out with friends, and start shows on Netflix and watch nothing else until I've completed each season of that show.

What fuels you?
The feeling that comes after working really hard on something.  Being too idle irritates me so I'm always chasing some project, some form of work.

Khalil Gibran says "Work is love made visible".

What makes you Mighty?
My mom.

Anniversary News: Auction TONITE! + Sunday yoga w/ LIVE music from ANTIOQUIA!

Less than 9 hours left to place your bids for some amazing swag and treats in our silent auction for the Ithaca Health Alliance!  The auction takes place tonight at 8pm during our kicking party.  You or a representative of yours has to be present to win the booty, so don't miss out on walking away with a massage, dinner for two, fabulous earrings, photos, and more!  Plus you get to hang out with some rockin' Mighty yogis!  Nice way to close the weekday and kick off the weekend, no?

Also for this Sunday, a recent happy addition to the last day of our Anniversary Week events....
The band ANTIOQUIA is joining us for 10 am Power Flow w/ Zainab!   They'll be treating us to music with African instruments-- balafon, dun duns, and a djembe-- along with percussion, guitar and bass. If you didn't get away for a summer vacation, think of it as an exotic 90-min retreat! Come early to get a spot in this special class!

Power Flow w/ Zainab & Live Music by ANTIOQUIA

Sunday, August 26 | 10 - 11:30 am | all levels

View Anniversary Schedule Here

Anniversary News + Mighty Mix Highlight: Tap into your dancing soul w/ Zainab!

Enjoy the dance of yoga during this 3rd Anniversary Week's Mighty Mix class with Zainab, Artful Transitions in Flow....

In a yoga practice, Vinyasa flow links breath and movement to create a continuous dynamic flow. The transitions within the practice, also known as the poses between poses, help maintain this continuous flow in beautiful and empowering ways, much like fluid dance or a lovely symphony. Without smooth transitions, as in a concert where all the musicians play at random, the yoga practice can feel disjointed and filled with jarring notes. So while we do not have names for them, transitions are an integral part of the journey on your mat. In this special class, you’ll tap into the dancer in your soul! Learn the art of moving with grace in and out of poses and apply these techniques to build up to peak poses mindfully, more smoothly and with greater ease, like an ongoing dance. The class will move beyond basic transitions such as the common vinyasa (Plank to Low Push-up, then Upward Dog to Downward Dog) to incorporate creative, fluid sequences that highlight transitions to further tune the body and mind to bring out your most dazzling self. Expect arm balances, some inversion work and creative variations on common poses. For intermediate level, a regular yoga practice is recommended.

Artful Transitions in Flow w/ Zainab
Sunday, August 26 | 2:45 - 4:15 pm | $3!
Sign up for this and any other Mix classes before August 18th to secure your spot!

Anniversary News + Mighty Mix highlights: Sharpen your yoga tools w/ Huck & Rachel!

More Anniversary Week highlights!  From breath to poses, these Mighty Mix classes each offer ways to refine what you know about yoga.

First, what's in your yoga survival kit?  In Huck's Yoga Survival Kit, you'll use props for practical pose variations.

Second, breathe much?  Rachel takes you through Breathe & Restore to help you discover that "aaahhhh" moment in class where the breath and movement have met, allowing your whole body to melt. Our bodies can survive for days without food and water, but it's only minutes before the body begins to perish without the breath - breath truly is our life giving force (prana). In this class we will discover different types of breath control (pranayama) in addition to our classic ujjayi - victorious - breath. This class is accessible to all - please bring your questions! Learn breathing techniques and their benefits, even for outside of your yoga class. We will move through a gentle sequence of restorative poses designed to give us further access to our breath, calming our bodies systems, and the mind. Please bring a firm(ish) pillow that you will be comfortable sitting on. This can be anything from a bedroom pillow to a throw pillow - if you have a meditation cushion or bolster, that works great. The studio has a few cushions to share if you don't have one of your own.

Yoga Survival Kit w/ Huck
Saturday, August 25 | 2:45 - 4:15 pm | all levels | $3!

Breathe & Restore w/ Rachel
Sunday, August 26 |  1:15 - 2:30 pm | all levels | $3!

Sign up for either of these and other Mix classes before August 18th to secure your spot!

Anniversary News + Mighty Mix highlight: Take off with Liz in The Rocket!

Our 2nd Mighty Mix class during our 3rd Anniversary Week features The Rocket.  Here's more of a taste of this invigorating class with Liz!

Dubbed the "Feel Good Routine," The Rocket blends the best of Vinyasa and Ashtanga yoga and leads you through an energizing and challenging sequence that includes standing poses, inversions, arm balances and seated poses. Students should have a regular yoga practice and desire to try arm balances and inversions.

Mighty Mix:  The Rocket
w/ Liz Falk
Saturday, August 25 | 1:00 - 2:30 pm | $3!
Sign up online or in the studio before August 18th!

These classes will be offered during our Anniversary Week. The cost is $3, but space is limited. Sign-up today to save your spot!

Anniversary Week's Mighty Mix Highlight: Let's floooow with Gina in FloMoYo-GA!

To kick off our 3rd Anniversary Week of $3 yoga classes to benefit the Ithaca Health Alliance, we're offering the first of five special Mighty Mix classes next Sunday, August 19th, for $3 only!  Gina's taking us through FloMoYo-ga. Register in the studio or online before August 18th to reserve your spot!  Here's a preview....

It's vinyasa with a "kick." And a twist. And sometimes a hop. Inspired by Gina's immersion in Tripsichore, Flowmotion style, and Vinyasa Yogadance, these creatively choreographed, continuous vinyasa sequences will take your flow outside the box and back again, with elements of cardio and athletic power. Beginning slowly, these flows will take you to the top of the mountain, and set your own, organic and authentic style free! Minimal instruction and inspiring rhythms = finding your unique expression of the yogic themes of harmony, balance, inner light and bliss. All levels welcome, intermediate practice recommended.

FloMoYo-ga w/ Gina
Sunday, August 19 | 6 - 7:30 pm | $3!

Anniversary Week is coming! $3 yoga starting 8/20!

We're turning 3, and we're offering a celebratory week that also benefits the Ithaca Health Alliance, too!  So what's a Mighty yogi/yogini to do to celebrate, August 20th-26th*?

• Take any class for $3!  
• Try a special Mighty Mix class.
• Save on your next class pass.
• Buy that top you've been eyeing in the boutique (also on sale!). 
• Jam at the kickin' party, Friday, August 24 @ 7:30 pm.
• Bid in our silent auction for some terrific treats from local artisans and businesses.  Must be present at our party on Friday, 8/24 @ 8pm to win.

*Technically you can start celebrating early!  You can take one class for $3 on 8/19: Mighty Mix: FloMoYo-ga w/ Gina @ 6pm

Check out the full week's schedule.  And our latest newsletter for info!  And check back here for more descriptions about our Mighty Mix classes that week!

Meet our new teacher, Lara Green!

In case you haven't noticed, Lara Green has joined the Mighty family!  A former student at Mighty, Lara took a yoga teacher training in Costa Rica (um, we're not jealous or anything), and she's back to share her love for yoga with us.  We're so excited to have her on the team!  She's subbing throughout the summer and will be on our regular schedule in the fall.  Look out for her bright smile in class!

How did you come to yoga?
I started stretching and breathing with my mother, one of my greatest teachers, as a young kid. I began my yoga practice about 7 years ago. I was in college at SUNY New Paltz, and the gym offered free classes. I would leave class feeling like I was floating on air!

What do you like about Power Yoga?
I tried lots of styles before I found my true fit in Power Yoga. I love it because it is challenging, but also well-rounded and nourishing. Whether I am working with concentration, endurance, breath focus, or advancing in the physical postures, my time on the mat transfers into positive growth and development in every facet of my life! I leave a Power Yoga class feeling content, balanced, and at peace.

How has your yoga changed since the first time you practiced?
I used to drag myself to class because I knew I would feel great after I practiced. Sometimes, it was a real struggle to motivate myself to step on the mat. Today, I can’t imagine how I ever survived without yoga! I have seen marked progress in my physical practice,and I have learned so much about my body and the nature of my mind.

Why did you decide to teach yoga? 
I was planning a 6-month trip to Central America to volunteer at an elementary school and get certified to teach English. I knew I wanted to incorporate yoga into my daily routine. I was looking to deepen my asana practice, and also spend time in meditation. When I discovered a 200 hr. certification in the jungle of Costa Rica- it seemed like a great match. I decided to combine my love for teaching and yoga, and share the practice with others. I wanted to make yoga accessible to people of all walks of life, and to spread joy and wellness to everyone who was willing to try it!

Any tips for someone new to yoga?
Commit yourself to taking at least three classes. It might seem intimidating, challenging, and foreign at first. As you practice and become comfortable with the poses, it gets easier, more fluid, and way more fun!

What is your favorite pose or poses?
Virabhadrasana 3! I love balance poses because they require deep focus, strength, and stability. I also love supported Supta Baddha Konasana to open the front body and restore and soothe after a tough practice.

What do you like to do off the yoga mat? 
Hiking, travelling, singing, dancing and floating on tubes in Cayuga lake!  

What fuels you? 
Kombucha! Movement and nature! New experiences, fresh air, flowing water, climbing trees, and playing with kids.

What makes you MIGHTY? 
I am courageous, compassionate and strong. I have a deeply rooted connection with community and family. Together, we are even mightier!

Yoga DJ in da Mighty house this Thursday!

Don't miss this special event this Thursday!  Heather is leading an invigorating Rockin' Flow as Philly-based DJ HyFi (a.k.a. Ian Hyman) spins pulsing beats in his second visit to the Mighty hOMe!  We're thrilled he's swinging by the studio a second time on his national tour.  There is still space, but keep in mind this class sold out last time the Yoga DJ was in town, so sign up online to save your spot today!

ROCKIN' FLOW

w/ Heather Healey + DJ HyFi

Thursday, May 24 | 7:30 - 8:45p 

Regular class passes apply | Added $5 DJ cash cover

Bon Voyage, Alexa! We'll miss you!

Please join us in wishing one of our teachers, Alexa, a Mighty farewell for now.  She will be departing Ithaca in May to do research on birds in Papua New Guinea for much of this next year.  Alexa will be working several projects from investigating the impacts of climate change on bird species to testing theories about why some species live where they do.  This will be Alexa's third voyage out to PNG and her longest visit yet.  She tells us that the fieldwork will be rugged and remote, climbing mountains to make camps at different elevations where they can survey birds in their habitats.  Hmm, jungle yoga, anyone?  

We wish you the best, Alexa!  And we can't wait to hear about all your adventures when you return!   

MIGHTY GROUPON ENDS TOMORROW, 4/25!

We're offering an unbeatable deal for NEW students through Groupon, from April 23-25. Choose between 10 classes for $10 or 1-month unlimited for $30.* Spread the word to your friends and family who haven't been to Mighty Yoga, yet! Limit one pass per person.

And in gratitude to our current Mighty Yogis, we are offering a 25% discount on class passes. Passes must be purchased online, using Promotion Code: MY25. Limit one pass per person; pass must be activated by July 25, 2012.  Visit us online, to purchase the pass.

*Note:  The Groupon deal is for NEW students only.  Must activate the pass by the expiration date on your Groupon. 10 class option expires 3 months from activation date.  Unlimited option expires 1 month from activation date.

MORE Community Classes + Meet our NEW teacher, Alexa!

We're offering another $5 Community Class on Sundays, 6 - 7:15pm, starting tonight!  Our community classes are a great way to get on the mat when you're on a budget.  Plus, any of the class passes can apply, too.  Visit the class schedule for all the class offerings.

And tonight's class is doubly special because one of our own Mighty Yogis will be teaching!  Alexa Class started as a Mighty student more than a year ago.  She just completed her 200-hr teacher training in Philadelphia last month, and we're thrilled she's re-joined the Mighty team as our newest instructor!  Join us in giving her a Mighty Welcome Back!  Meet Alexa below and join her on Sundays this spring!

MY:  How did you come to yoga? 

Alexa:  I came into yoga the first time by taking an open community-college Kundalini class.   It was out there, from my perspective, we were practicing an intense breathing exercise for about 30 min, and I was exhausted, so much so that I felt drugged.  I thought it was wild, and I wanted more of it.  I eventually poked around in many different styles of yoga, before finding a teacher and class that really spoke to my physical, psychological, and spiritual self.  This was a power vinyasa class led by a professor who was as informed about biology and science as she was about universal consciousness and prana. I took her class for the 4-plus years I was doing my biological dissertation work, going to every single class she offered (5 a week) and then seeking out other yoga classes (and some Pilates) on the side. I loved her for how well rounded she was, for her gift at teaching and for the way she carried herself--as someone who was aware, informed and conscious of all of life around her. I started making a deep internal transition into understanding that I was not there for the physical activity (though I loved this, too), as much as for the mental clarity, internal peace and mental quiet yoga brought to my being.  I was hooked! 

What do you like about Power Yoga?
Alexa:  I like that it brings you into a deep awareness of the fact that you are just like everyone else around you, but that you are also 100% yourself, with a unique story, perspective, and personal reason for coming into yoga. If you are open to the challenge, you can use the limbs of yoga to figure out who you are and be open to that, no matter where you are starting from.
 

How has your yoga changed since the first time you practiced?  

Alexa:  I have become very conscious of the power that pranayama, the life force and breath can have to keep you moving, feeling steady and grounded in your yoga practice and through your day.  Without breath none of us would be alive. It is such a critical thing to try and bring into our over-scheduled, busy lives.  I have also learned a lot more that yoga is entirely about knowing yourself.  Your mat really is like a mirror and it will reflect things you are working through very clearly if you let it.  I love this internal space--the time I spend working on finding self-peace is certainly reflected in how others relate to me.  Yoga just has an unstoppable power to bring consciousness into your life where it is lacking.  I really believe in it as a healing tool and a community-builder.  We need more of that than any of us realize in this capitalistic society we live in.
 

Why did you decide to teach yoga? 

Alexa:  I decided to teach yoga because yoga teachers have really been my support system through the some of the most challenging periods of my life.  I think I owe a lot of personal growth as well as my growing desire to give back to the larger community of life that I live in to the practice.  I have always wanted to “save the world” and have learned that each and every one of us have an aspect of this in us that is waiting to shine.  I think teaching yoga may be one of my prime ways of communicating what my mind-body-spirit knows better than my mind alone.
 

Any tips for someone new to yoga? 

Alexa:  Let it teach you something.  Whatever you may need to know—it is out there.  You have all the answers in you--you just have to be open enough to let them come.  If you are stressed or frustrated come in and let go.  You will not forget how that feels and if you are lucky that feeling might spread through you and heal the ‘avidyā’ (clouded consciousness) that you are working through.  Yoga has seven other limbs besides the physical asanas. Though the physical benefits are unparalleled, you will gain more than you can imagine from accepting the other aspects that reveal themselves along the way. Most of all, be conscious of your own body and aware that you make the decisions about what it will or will not do and for which reasons. Sometimes this is a really important thing to pay attention to in order to understand the way you think with more clarity.

What is your favorite pose(s)?  Why?

Alexa:  I love poses that combine ‘muscle intelligence’ with ‘pranayama’ (the life force, breath awareness) and balance.  Thus, poses like eagle (Garuḍāsana), bird of paradise (Svarga Dvijasana), forearm balance (Pincha Mayurasana) and compass pose (Parivrtta Surya Yantrasana) are poses I love as a challenging way to get out of my mind, free up my breath and focus deeply.  Let me also point out that I study birds, including the birds of paradise. Knowing that I am embodying their amazing grace in a pose is just super thrilling to me.

What do you like to do off the yoga mat?  
Alexa:  That is a big question!  Well, I love making art and finding myself in my art.  I spend a lot of time observing the world, whether it be through yoga, art, or biology.  Things I do whenever I can include, among many others: hiking, swimming, exploring caves and forests, surfing, scuba diving, paragliding, sailing, dancing, singing. I love watching life, including birds among other animals and plants of all kinds.  I love using my hands and feeling the earth.  I have always found great contentment in experiencing weather and the changing smells, sounds, and sights surrounding thunderstorms, eclipses, meteor showers etc.  I love reading a good book. I cook a lot, trying to stick to an informed, local/mindfully produced, mainly vegetarian diet. I love teaching, about anything related to seeing the world for what it is.  I also really enjoy talking to an audience about something I am passionate about and hearing global, diverse, perspectives on life. Traveling is a passion of mine because it gives grace and compassion. New experiences and perspectives provide a perfect opportunity to practice being more humble, forgiving, and peaceful, something I am continually working on.

What fuels you? 
Alexa:  I love being alive and experiencing it all as it comes.  I just want to grow, learn, share, and feel as much as I can!  Seeing people realize they are just like other people everywhere and seeing people realize that life in general should be honored for the energy it brings is such a wonderfully simple and beautiful thing to observe. The ‘life cycle’ and the idea of impermanence has fueled me since I was a toddler playing with insects I found near my hand-made thunder-storm mud-pool in Tucson, Arizona.

Ashtanga Yoga @ MY this month!

In this month's newsletter, Liz shared a taste of her recent experiences at a teacher training at It's Yoga in Puerto Rico.  Here's the full piece for your delight!  Plus she's offering some of what she learned in a donation class series this month.  Classes are Saturdays at 11:45am, and donations benefit the Beverly J. Martin Middle School Garden Project.  Next one is 3/17!  For more info on the classes, visit here.

Opening to the Challenge, by Liz Falk

As a yogi, you’ve probably had that “aha” moment in a class when a pose you have done dozens of times all of a sudden clicks and melts over the entire body and mind (and even soul). You’ve experienced “yoga brain” – that lightheaded, tired, yet energized feeling after a wonderful yoga class that concluded with a more wonderful Savasana.  And most likely you’ve been in a yoga class when the teacher says something like “and now wrap your leg over your shoulder, hook your foot and lift your hips” (Astavakrasana/8-Angle Pose) and you thought, “She said what? Nobody can do that. I can’t do that.” And maybe one or two people around you actually do it, while others laugh as they try.

To me, this is yoga. It’s a synergy between awareness, finding deep relaxation and challenging oneself mentally and physically. It offers endless opportunity for growth no matter what level yogi we are.  The real question is, are we truly open to exploring?

I’ve been practicing yoga for 10 years and teaching Vinyasa Flow yoga for eight. My relationship with yoga has ebbed and flowed. There were months at a time I didn’t take a class and other months I went once or twice a day. And then recently I reacquainted myself with my personal home practice. I started teaching myself new poses I always thought I could never do, and I began yearning to learn more. I wanted to challenge myself as a practitioner and grow as a teacher. So I decided to take an Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training with David Kyle at It’s Yoga in Puerto Rico.

Yes, of course Puerto Rico in February sounds nice (and the studio was only a block from the beach!), but the draw to this specific training was David and Ashtanga yoga. I had taken a workshop with David in 2009 that dramatically strengthened my practice. And I wanted to learn Ashtanga because of its regimen (e.g. doing the same sequence of poses every practice), challenging nature and focus on hands-on adjustments. Though It’s Yoga bends the rules a bit, traditionally, Ashtanga is very different than Vinyasa Flow yoga.  This is what I wanted.

The day I got to PR, I dropped my bags and raced over to a Rocket II class, an adaptation to classic Ashtanga, with David. I had never taken such a challenging class in my life; Pincha Mayurasana (forearm stand) or Adho Mukha Vrksasana (handstand) seemed like every 5 poses, and in between those were intense binds and twists, repeated jump-throughs, and arm balances. I kept up the best I could but certainly was not able to do much of it, especially at that pace! One ‘exhale’ and people were bound in a position I thought I could never get my body getting into (and many I still cannot). It was awesome. The coolest thing about it, every student was trying something! Maybe only half of the students were getting into full poses, but every single one was trying, maintaining their Ujjayi while they tried, and settling deeply into their pose.

The next 2 weeks went on something like this day after day. We started at 7am with a MySore practice (self-guided Primary Series practice with teacher adjustments and guidance), followed by lecture-like sessions and practicing in one or two more teacher-led classes (Ashtanga or Rocket), ending our day about 8:30pm. I would bike the 2 miles home, make a quick meal, study a little, go to sleep and repeat. I dreamt about yoga poses, oftentimes waking up and writing down several questions before going back to sleep.

On day four, after already taking six primary series Ashtanga classes, I was sitting on my mat waiting for the morning Primary Series class to start and thinking “I hate this practice, I want to flow! I want to do down dog split, and flip dog… OMG flip dog would feel so good. I don’t want to do this practice again.” Exactly what I had gone to Puerto Rico for was what I was finding the hardest thing to handle – discipline and repetition of the sequence of poses. It felt like monotony, like a chore. I struggled through half of the practice.  And then I let go. I started paying attention to only my breath and how I was moving my body in sync with it. I stopped thinking about it and rather gave it just feeling the repetition. Then I was given an adjustment that made my entire self wake-up. By the finishing postures I felt calm, focused and rejuvenated. I was falling in love with Ashtanga yoga.

The magical thing about repeating the same postures in the same order day after day is that it takes little thought. The body and mind know what is coming next and the focus and attention to breath becomes easier. The monotony is exactly what makes the practice so powerful. As one settles into coming to the mat everyday to do the same sequence, you develop a baseline and then start to notice how your practice grows, how much deeper each pose feels from day to day, how much closer to that bind or that balance you are getting, and perhaps most importantly, you also learn to recognize days where you need to ease up in a pose and accept these as wholly as you do days where you step-it-up. To me, it feels like a moving meditation, where I am learning to trust myself to let go of my ego and instead, to listen to my breath and body.

So while my first and true yoga love is Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga yoga is now my control practice, it’s my teacher. Since getting home from PR I have tried to maintain a morning self-guided Ashtanga practice while then taking Vinyasa classes a few days a week.  Getting up early in the AM is hard, but the ritual is slowly becoming second nature.

“Your joy is your sorry unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your laughter arises was oftentimes filled with your tears. And how else can it be? The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain”--The Prophet

Celebrate Love this Friday w/ Partner Yoga!

In this month's newsletter, we featured our upcoming Valentine workshop w/ Gina.  February is dedicated to love!  Celebrate the love in your life and share the gifts of the high union that is yoga with a partner in honor of Valentine's Day! Enjoy the mutual support of a partner practice that is both easeful and playful, and fly like Cupid with an introduction to therapeutic poses where you'll be fully supported while enjoying a touch of Thai  Massage.   Bring a friend, family member, or other love of your life!  Sweet refreshments will follow.  Sign up today!

Valentine’s Partner Yoga

w/ Gina Newlin

Friday,  Feb. 17

7:30 – 9:00 pm

Price:  $35/couple

Early Bird savings:  Sign up by Monday, 2/13, for $30/couple.

Monthly Auto-Renew Members receive 10% off workshops.

Kick off your Feb Challenge tonight w/ Guest Teacher, Karen Conley!

We are excited to welcome Karen Conley to town for a series of workshops this weekend! Karen hails from Amazing Yoga in Pittsburgh, PA, where she is both a teacher and owner. Heather found her passion for power yoga at Amazing Yoga and later completed her teacher training with Karen as well.

Start off your monthly challenge with one or all of these invigorating workshops, descriptions below.  And please note, we do have a modified class schedule Friday and Saturday.  The regular Friday 6pm class is cancelled today, and the Saturday 4:30pm class will begin at 5pm.  We'd love to see you on the mat this weekend, so sign up today!

2-Hour Power Yoga Intensive
Friday, Feb. 3, 6-8 pm

Kick-start the Mighty February Challenge with a 2-hour intensive class led by Karen Conley. This will be an all-levels class, open to Challengers and non-Challengers. Get ready to sweat!  The price for this workshop has been reduced to just $18.  Don't miss out!


Flowing with Ease and Grace (Level 2)
Saturday, Feb. 4, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Deepen your practice of Power Flow Yoga by refining your transitions and taking your existing poses further with greater ease. Bring attention to postures that receive less emphasis in class yet are achieved by embodying the same basic principles.  This workshop will emphasize:
Arm binding & refining alignment
Moving smoothly through the Vinyasas (High to Low Push-up)
"Drop down" to Low Push-up
Bonus poses: Flip-dog & Flip-dog into Wheel, Balancing Half-Moon, Crow
Enhancing your practice with breath and gaze
AND MORE!


Flip Your Fears
Saturday, Feb. 4, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Want to turn upside down? Afraid you can’t? YOU CAN! Turning upside down is an invitation to release your fears and sharpen your mind. In this workshop we will safely explore the art and joy of being upside down. Many students are unsure how to approach these poses properly in a class setting. This workshop will move you past the resistance and teach you the techniques to explore your upside down world.

For the full pricing details and workshop savings, click here.  The more workshops you take, the more you save!  Plus Mighty Monthly Members can get 10% off workshops.  Come on down!