Thanksgiving Schedule

November 23, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! We hope you have safe travels, happy reunions and full bellies over this holiday week. We have a limited schedule over the holiday, but do hope to meet your families the Friday after Thanksgiving for a very special yoga class at the Bindu!

Wed, 11/25
Tai Chi Classes Only

Thur, 11/26
No Classes

Fri, 11/27
10:30am – 12noon
Thanksgiving Yoga-Style!
After multiple meals and time with loved ones, join your Bindu Family of Friends for a Big-Time Gratitude Practice. Bring your out of town company and use a First Class Free pass for them!

Sat, 11/28
Back to Regular Schedule

Make 2010 a Year of Greatness

November 20, 2009

Start the new year with a special week in a beautiful yoga retreat center in Guatemala! (www.villasumaya.com) Join a group of interesting, creative people January 2-9, 2010 to practice yoga together and learn powerful tools for making lasting transformations in your life!

We have only two weeks left until registration closes for this amazing getaway!

Enjoy an upbeat morning yoga practice and then have the late morning and early/mid afternoon free for hiking around volcanoes, kayaking and swimming in Lake Atitlan or just relaxing. Finish the day with a late afternoon long, slow hip opening yoga class with meditation, breath work and journaling.

Kelley Gardner is an inspiring yoga teacher, gifted energy healer and owner of the Bindu. With humor and wisdom, she guides students in very practical and realistic ways to clear out the old patterns that obstruct our ability to envision and create our lives in the most meaningful way.

If past retreats are any indication, you’ll make new friends for life. There are only 2 weeks left to register – come by yourself or bring a friend and start 2010 in a transformational way.

REGISTER BY DEC 1st and receive a $150 discount!!

TRIP DATES: January 2-9, 2010
DESTINATION: Villa Sumaya, Guatemala (www.villasumaya.com)
BROCHURE: Click here to download brochure.
TO REGISTER: Call the Bindu (704- 237-3635) or email kelley@thebindu.com

CHANGE IS GOOD!

November 15, 2009

We love your feedback and we listen!

CLICK HERE to see changes to the Class Schedule effective Monday, 11/16/09.

We are pleased to announce a change to our 20 Class Pass. The pass is now good for 4 months from the date of your first class. This is retroactive for students who have already purchased a 20 Class Pass.

Unwind with Gentle Stretching Yoga

November 9, 2009

Happy Autumn!

As the weather turns crisp and the leaves drift into golden piles on the ground, I am constantly reminded that there is a time and a season for everything. Just as the seasons cycle through remarkable changes over the course of a year, so do our bodies over the course of our lives.

Our bodies carry us through our work in the world – and our play, love, laughter, worries, travel, exercise, childbearing, health or sickness, nourishment, and yes, even our age – all carve their mark on our bodies, affecting how we feel at this particular time of our life cycle.

There is a yoga class for every body, and Gentle Stretching might just fit the bill for yours at this time. Gentle Stretching is a class designed for anyone who wants to experience the deep benefits of yoga stretches, while treating their bodies gently.

Who Takes a Gentle Stretching Yoga Class, Anyway?

• You might be brand-new to yoga, wanting to “break yourself in” slowly.
• You might be a vibrantly active senior with touchy joints.
• You may be an experienced yogi who finds yourself injured, sick, or unusually busy, needing to step back a bit.
• You may be training for a sports event and wanting an extra day of stretching without impacting your training schedule.
• You may be pregnant, looking for stretches that will ease the discomfort and give you the relaxing space to connect with your baby
• Or, perhaps you simply want the chance to go deeper into some of the yoga stretches you experience in your more active yoga classes.

Whatever the reason, Gentle Stretching with Sari will give you a class with some mindful warming exercises, plenty of slow, delicious stretches, and restorative poses that will leave you feeling refreshed, centered, and full of ease. What an incredible gift to yourself! Class during the week is on Saturday from 10:30-11:45 a.m.

As the season of autumn invites you to turn your attention inward, we invite you to reflect on your body’s needs and see whether it’s asking you for some Gentle Stretching. As a regular practice or an occasional treat, everybody can benefit from some tender treatment!

We are up and running!

November 5, 2009

The first month at the Bindu has been quite a ride…

Everyone getting to know each other, finding the groove with classes, clients, workshops, planning, teaching, playing, and simply loving the new space.

Our students are loving the opportunity to practice the elegant principles of Anusara yoga – whether they are taking a gentle stretch class, power vinyasa, or pilates/yoga fusion. Students who never thought they could do a back bend are jazzed about back bends now!

Our wellness practitioners are making lots of new friends through the Bindu community and we are all wild about their new workshop schedule for the fall! The titles alone are intriguing:

• Partner Massage: Marty Kestin
  Want to learn easy massage techniques to deepen your relationships or reduce stress and pain for friends? Join us for this partner massage workshop. Click here to view PDF.
  
• Promoting Health and Healing in Your Children: Wanda Baker
  This workshop is for parents and others directly caring for children. They are focused on promoting and building resilience and healing using mind-body practices to support a balanced approach to the health of children. Click here to view PDF.
• Hypnosis for Weight Loss: Meredith DeSopo
  Make a REAL change in your weight loss this holiday season! Click here to view PDF.
• How to Have a Healthy Digestive Tract – Naturally: Crystal Abernathy
  Join us to learn about natural approaches to testing and treatment of common GI problems. Learn about the importance of finding the cause, and the proper use of probiotics with Dr. Abernathy, N.D. Click here to view PDF.
• Qi Gong Cleansings for the Holidays: Amy Becton
  Discover easy ways to simplify winter festivities and create a Holiday season filled with lasting health, true meaning and family connection. Click here to view PDF.
• Don’t Let Stress Be Your Grinch This Holiday Season: Dr. Will Lane
  Don’t let stress be your Grinch this holiday season. Come and hear Dr. Will Lane speak on the effects of stress on your body and learn better ways to cope with it. Click here to view PDF.
• The Joy in Movement Through NIA: Kate Evans
  Need more joy and less stress? You are invited to connect with and learn to sustain YOUR joy regardless of what life is throwing you! Click here to view PDF.

Each of these offerings is 2 hours or less and packed with juicy material. Sign up below if you aren’t on our mailing list. We’d love to share upcoming events with you. Simply click the button below, or email info@thebindu.com with “subscribe” in the subject line.

Rockin’ Vinyasa For The Holidays

And for the Holidays, the perfect aperitif for our Rockin’ Vinyasa yoga class on Friday evenings… BYOB and appetizer for classes on November 27^th, December 4^th, 11^th and 18^th. Classes will be 5:45 – 7 and the social will be from 7-8:30 pm. Watch your inbox for more on this one!