Sun & Moon Yoga Studio 2011 Spring Newsletter

Spring 2011

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Positive Thinking

by Amir

Yet again, my company decided to move its offices. When I heard the news, my thoughts immediately turned negative about having to adjust to working in another new location. But I soon caught myself and realized that I really didn’t know what it would be like in the new office, and wasn’t yet entitled to an opinion. I was looking into the future and automatically projecting a negative reality, when I truly knew nothing about it.

We are all guilty of entertaining negative thoughts from time to time, and sometimes they are so loud and obvious that we can’t help but notice and consciously respond to them. Other times, they are so automatic and habitual that we accept them as normal. Often, we believe them to be true and behave accordingly.

We spend a lot of time in the cloud of our often-negative minds, but the truth is that these negative thoughts turn out to be false much more often than true. And even when they are true, we tend to greatly exaggerate their negative aspects.

Some of us even seem to have a natural negative default mechanism in our thinking; those of us who fall in this category may not even realize it. If we are well accustomed to thinking the sky will fall, why should we change our thinking? Negative thinking causes not just basic and fleeting negative feelings, but can turn into full blown fear, cynicism, and lingering depression.

Our yoga practice teaches us to observe and examine each thought that runs through the mind, which helps us to build the wisdom and discipline to act mindfully instead of defaulting to a mindless and habitual reaction. Negative thoughts and emotions cannot live without our attention to them. If we refuse to give them any attention, we take the life out of them.

Through yoga, we also develop the skills to be fully mindful in the present moment, and not live out of imagination about something that may or may not happen in the future. Consider this: even if there are bad times ahead, why not just wait to experience the bad time in the future rather than both now AND in the future.

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A positive mind is in harmony with the whole self; a negative mind takes us out of that harmonious balance. With a positive mind, all our actions and thoughts are directed in accordance with the object in view. With a negative mind, our actions are scattered and distressed, rarely leading toward success. Two simple paths lie ahead of every turn of thought. Why not choose the path of the positive?

Five Easy Pieces

by Alex Levin

Yoga offers us many, varied, and elegantly simple tools to help us unravel our knots.

Many and varied so as to meet each of us exactly where we are at any moment, and therefore help us see that it is indeed possible to “be in” the moment. Elegantly simple, for example, is the concept of Five Dimensions, panchamaya, (pancha - five, maya - pervasive dimension) that helps us slide out of left brain architecture and into our holistic wisdom. Simple but powerful ways to untangle knots.

With hopes for a solution to one of my deepest frustrations, I had the opportunity to ask one of my favorite teachers, Erich Schiffmann,“how can I address the recurring and familiar knots of my life—is there a better way to wrestle with them?” Erich’s answer: “Practice on the easy stuff.” I’ve pondered this response for some time as it struck me a bit like a Zen koan; probably because of my hard-headed belief that there’s value to struggling with the hard stuff.

The five dimensions of our being offer “easy stuff” for our practice. We experience each maya all the time, but our attention may be more keen on one or the other, and our attention is constantly being turned and shaped by our experiences. One technique is simply to become more aware of each of these dimensions separately, which yields a better understanding of how they interrelate. Ultimately, we better understand ourselves.

The ancient wise yogis stated that first we should recognize that we are a “food body”: inseparable from the sun, rain, soil, the worms, the plants and animals we eat as well as from each other. This physical body enjoys and benefits from the food we eat and the asana on our mats. We can also find ourselves fixated on some part of our physical presence and that very fixation can prevent us from appreciating the whole of it.

We are also just as much an energetic body, made up of forces that deliver and distribute the prana.

Our breath is a major player in the systems of this dimension that animate the food body. As with the food body, we are interdependent with other life, as well as with the atmospheric and planetary conditions for this spark that keeps us vibrant.

We are, too, a batch of sense organs that experience our surroundings through smell, taste, sight, touch and sound, including the sounds that comprise meaning in language. Our emotions are closely linked to this dimension. In part we live too much here in our modern world — resurrecting memories and planning for the near and distant future. But we can easily rectify that imbalance by simply tuning the “dial” of our perceptions toward the fragrance of hyacinths or a musical piece or to the texture of our breath at any moment.

In the midst of all that, we are a personality who has preferences, and over time learns to be more and more discriminating: a wisdom body that ultimately makes choices from all the knowledge available to us, including from our hearts and intuition. From this perspective we make choices most appropriate for the moment at hand.

This lens of the panchamayas is a yoga practice of continuous opening that helps us make fewer knots in the first place, but also unravel existing ones. There’s nothing wrong with the knots; they are the result of actions from our best wisdom at a given time. Over time, however, holding on to the knots is exhausting.

Even slightly loosened fibers of our knots unleash the sweet contentment of simply being that is the fifth maya. Probably the most seductive and addictive, yet most elusive. We’ve all tasted this inner reasonless joy and grasped for it when it seemed to disappear.

But there is nothing to do to get it: it’s already there, always present—an admittedly tough shift for those of us determined to grapple. All that is needed is a little willingness to set aside our obsession with the knots and look, feel, and perceive clearly what is actually here, in this moment, at any maya. It’s easy.

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Garudasana – Eagle Pose

by Enid Kassner

If you have a limited time for your home practice (don’t we all!), you can try to select postures that incorporate multiple benefits. One such candidate is Garudasana, or Eagle pose. This is a classic standing balance pose, but let’s start first with a seated version.

Sitting on the floor with your knees bent and your feet on the floor, cross your left leg over the right.

If you can manage to tuck the toes of the left foot behind the right ankle you may do so, but this is optional. Then, stretch your arms straight out in front of you, palms facing up. Keeping the top of the arm bones firmly in the shoulder sockets, cross the right arm all the way over the left, bend the elbows, and turn your thumbs toward your face.

You might be able to add a bit more twist in the arms by bringing the palms of the hands together, instead of the backs. Either variation is fine. Draw the shoulder blades down your back, even as you gently lift the elbows.

All right – now that your body has the basics, see if you can lift your feet off the floor, using your abdominal strength to balance on your tail bone.

Unwind, shake everything out, and switch sides.

You can even do this posture while seated at your desk as a nice break from the keyboard. Now for the standing variation.

Start in Mountain pose with your feet hip distance apart and parallel. Bend your knees and shift your weight onto your right foot, coming onto the ball of your left foot. Take a visual focal point (a drishti)

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to help with balance. Looking steadily at your focal point see if you can lift your left foot off the floor and cross it over the right. As with the seated pose, you may or may not be able to tuck the toes of the left foot behind the right ankle. Try to keep the knees deeply bent and squeeze the legs together. This aspect of the posture will strengthen the standing foot, ankle, and leg and help improve your balance.

If you’re ready to add the arms, cross the right over the left, thumbs toward your face with either the backs or palms of the hands toward each other. Keep the spine long and the breath steady.

If you’re feeling stable, sit down into the pose and squeeze the arms, stretching the backs of the shoulders. There is a temptation to tuck the pelvis under. Try to avoid this by bringing a little curve into your low back. You might experiment with how the sensation changes by lifting the elbows and then drawing them down; by having the knees more or less bent. When you’re ready to come out, stretch your arms and the free leg wide out to the sides, like an eagle taking off from its nest. Return to the stability of Mountain pose on two feet, and then practice on the other side.

Teacher Feature Meet Diana Erkiletian

Diana, you have been practicing yoga for 12 years now. Has your practice changed much from when you were a beginner? How so?

My yoga practice has changed with me over the years. As a wife and mother, I have found that there are moments when it is my child that is my yoga, my husband, cooking, or the many sacred yet ordinary events that unfold throughout the day.

Sometimes it’s as simple as remembering to take a breath. It’s often the simplest techniques of yoga that bring me to a deeper way of being. So my practice reflects the ever changing fluctuations of my life. I have finally given myself the freedom to practice a pose singularly. To sit in meditation without needing a full asana practice. The possibility of practicing this way in my early twenties would have thrown me into an intellectual whirl.

I had a fixed idea of a 60-90 minute practice, covering all the basics. Only then, could I sit and meditate. So ultimately, I feel that this is a perfect representation of what yoga is. Simply put, it is what we choose it to be. It has given me a method of liberating myself from my very own ideas. I suppose it pulled me out of ‘thinking mind’ and gave me a way to “be.”

We have talked about how yoga principles are brought off the mat and into the world. What are some of those lessons that you have been able to bring into your life?

One of the most recent yogic principles that jumped off the mat was, “Respect your edges.”

For a myriad of reasons one struggles with this in a yoga practice. From being too flexible to dealing with dis-ease, it can be difficult to accept where we are at any given moment in our yoga practice.

I have found it helpful to have dis-ease in my body because I know exactly where I need to be. It’s liberating and I can let go of the striving to go beyond. So, as my husband and I sat trying to figure out how to pay for a trip that we couldn't afford, I shared this concept with him, and a weight was lifted for both of us. I have everything I

need at any given moment. I realized that I could stop striving and be content with what I have. It was liberating to accept that I simply couldn't afford something.

What were some of the lessons you learned early on practicing yoga? Is there one that stands out?

There is a lesson that stands out that I continue to draw wisdom from. It was when I was practicing yoga for about a year or so. I noticed that my reflexes had gotten exceptionally quick. I would get a little thrill whenever I was reminded of it. I was excited and proud of my achievement. Back then my husband and I had a tiny little mirrored cabinet in our bathroom. It held all our toiletries on shelves about 2 inches wide. Whenever I knocked something off the shelf I was, in typical fashion, able to catch the plummeting object before it hit the sink. This went on for awhile and I continued to feel good about my ability to catch anything before it fell until one day the A-HA moment came.

If I was being mindful then nothing would have fallen in the first place. Suddenly it put everything into perspective. There was a quiet observance beyond emotion or judgement. A really sacred place that is a joy to return to when I am blessed with enough grace to carry me there. Being mindful is the strongest yoga practice. It is often how we exit or enter a pose that shows us how strong our practice is. It’s the spaces in between.

What are you working on in your asana practice?

I am gravitating to all things mala. Malas have 108 beads on them for chanting or praying. I find it to be a really nice meditation practice, probably because of my Catholic upbringing as rosaries, too, have 108 beads. I have been focusing on taking the journey around the mala through asana. My daily practice is listening to what my body needs and coming up with 3 asanas to do my mala practice with. I typically break up the counts into four rounds of twenty-seven. Malas have breathed new life into my practice, and what a joy it is.

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Special Events and Workshops

Day APRIL Sat Sat Sat Sun Sat Sat

Date

Time

Loc

Workshop

Teacher

4/2 4/2 4/9 4/10 4/16 4/30

1:30pm-3:00pm 1:00pm-3:00pm 1:00pm-3:30pm 2:00pm-4:00pm 3:00pm-4:30pm 1:30pm-4:30pm

Arl Ffx Ffx Arl Arl Arl

Free Feldenkrais Class Yin Yang Yoga Yoga for the Feet Yoga for the Fertility Journey Yoga for Dogs Finding Balance: Feldenkrais for Your Yoga

Madeline Helbraun Audra Monk Rixie Dennison Heidi Panetta Suzanne Morgan Madeline Helbraun & Alex Levin

MAY Sun Sun

5/1 5/1

2:00pm-3:00pm 4:00pm-6:00pm

Arl Arl

Sat Sun Sun Fri-Sun Sat

5/7 5/8 5/8 5/13-5/15 5/21

1:30pm-4:30pm 4:00pm-5:00pm 3:00pm-4:30pm Variable 1:00pm-3:00pm

Arl Arl Ffx Arl Ffx

Laughter Yoga Eight Limbs In-Depth: Introduction to Advanced Studies and Teacher Training Yoga Therapy for Your Knees Family Yoga Yoga for Dogs Hosting Kira Ryder: Sweet Vinyasa Flow Yoga for Arthritis

Sun

5/22

2:00pm-4:00pm

Ffx

Yo!Pilates

Faith Halter Alex Levin & Annie Moyer Amir Annie Moyer Suzanne Morgan Kira Ryder Vicki Christian & Carole Rodero Mandy Shaver

JunE Fri-Sun Sat Sun Sun

6/3-6/5 6/11 6/12 6/19

Variable 3:00pm-4:30pm 4:00pm-5:00pm 2:00pm-4:00pm

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Essentials of Freedom Style Yoga Yoga for Dogs Family Yoga Celebrating the Summer Solstice

Erich Schiffmann Suzanne Morgan tbd Annie Moyer

Community Events Free Yoga Class

Sat 6/11 2:30pm-4:30pm Ffx Teachers-in-Training

Yoga for Good

Join us one Saturday a month to promote awareness and raise funds for a variety of very important causes surrounding our community. All classes are all levels and donations only.

Visit our website at www.sunandmoonstudio.com/yfg for details regarding charities and teachers.

Saturdays, 4:30pm-5:30pm Fairfax dates: 4/9, 5/14, 6/18 Arlington dates: 4/9, 5/28, 6/18

Raise Your Voice: Kirtan for All

Prepare to open your heart through sound. Donations accepted for our Yoga for Good program to support those in need in our local community. Arlington Studio, 5:30pm-7:30pm, Saturdays, 4/2, 4/9, 4/30, 5/21, 6/18

Sun & Moon In-Depth Weekend Intensives 4/15-4/17, 5/20-5/22, 6/11-6/12 In-Depth Weekend Intensives are for participants in the Sun & Moon In-Depth Advanced Studies and Teacher Training program. For more information about the program, contact Alex Levin, Director, at alex@sunandmoonstudio.com Registration for workshops is open as soon as the online flyer is posted on our website (at most, six weeks prior to event date). If information is not yet posted, please check back weekly. Thank you for registering in advance and online for workshops. This helps us reduce our use of paper and helps our teachers prepare accordingly. Online Early-Bird Discounted Registration for workshops is available until 7 days prior to the workshop. To register online, go to the workshops page of our website, click on any button that says “Reg Online,� and follow the prompts.

Stay tuned for information about Summer Bliss 2011, returning to Sun & Moon this July and August.

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Class Descriptions

Level 1: A basic introduction to yoga breathing, postures, and relaxation.

Intended for beginners with no previous experience, or those looking for a gentle and basic ongoing practice.

Level 2: Refines the basics and provides more detailed alignment instructions and breath work.

Level 3*: Teaches more advanced standing and seated poses, pranayama, and begins integrating inversions, deeper backbends, and meditation techniques.

Level 4*: Intensifies an already-strong asana practice by developing a deeper internal and energetic understanding of yoga. Inversions, arm balances, wheel and lotus poses are included, as well as advanced pranayama and meditation.

Students are expected to have a home practice.

All Levels: Includes the basics as well as options for deeper practice. Appropriate for all students.

Combination Classes (i.e. Level 1/2): For the student who is comfortable in the lower level, and interested in exploring the next.

Adaptive Yoga: A slow-paced class which combines yogic breathing, deep relaxation, and gentle movement to restore strength, range of motion and vitality. The practice will be modified for individual needs.

Feldenkrais: This combination of awareness and movement can reveal and alter behaviors responsible for chronic stress, tension, and pain; facilitate recovery from injury and improve creativity and skills. The focus is not on what you do but on HOW you do it.

Gentle Yoga: Basic poses at a slow pace. Ideal for beginners and/or students with health concerns.

Integral Yoga: A holistic approach to yoga that incorporates a complete hatha routine, deep relaxation, pranayama, chanting and a short meditation. Appropriate for all levels.

Kids: Play and work with poses to increase flexibility and strength, develop coordination and posture, and explore relaxation and stress reduction tools.

Yoga stories and/or visualizations will be presented in each class.

TEACHER BIOS: For a listing of Sun & Moon teachers, please go to our website at www.sunandmoonstudio.com and click on “about sun&moon” and then “our teachers.”

Kripalu-Inspired Yoga: A variation of hatha yoga, the Kripalu style focuses on listening to your mind, body and spirit.

Every class is an exploration of self.

Sanskrit chanting, use of mantra, yoga philosophy and deep relaxation.

Kundalini Yoga: A unique yoga practice integrating hand positions, breath, posture, sound and motion. This class offers an opportunity to explore the highly evolved technology of Kundalini yoga infused with classic yoga asanas and vinyasa flow.

Meditation: A general survey and practice of various meditation philosophies and practices. Open to beginners and advanced students alike.

No registration necessary.

Middle and High Schoolers: A playful yet disciplined practice of asana, pranayama, and relaxation, intended to help reduce stress and promote strength, self-esteem, focus, balance, and positive body images.

Moms & Babies: Bring along your baby, from infant to almost-crawling, for this welcoming postnatal class that emphasizes how yoga can help you stay physically and emotionally strong and centered during your first months together. Strengthen, stretch and tone your body with emphasis on support for feeding, holding, lifting and carrying your baby, as well as moving more easily through your daily life.

Mat Pilates 1: This exercise system focuses on correct breathing, posture and core strengthening. No admittance after week three without permission of the instructor.

Mat Pilates 2: The progression in this class is faster than Pilates 1 and provides an energetic, full body workout. Prior Pilates experience necessary.

Restorative/Meditation: Combine the relaxation of a supported restorative yoga practice with various meditation techniques. Class will also include asana and is appropriate for all levels.

Toddlers Together: A fun romp for caregivers and toddlers. We will incorporate asana, stories, music, and creative movement to experience the joy and heartfelt wisdom of yoga with a child-like flow. 16mos to 3yrs, adult/child class.

Vinyasa 1**: A fast-paced, challenging practice that builds stamina and strength through a series of flowing poses. Students should be comfortable coming quickly into standing poses with good alignment and should be practicing at Level 2 or above.

Appropriate for beginning Ashtangastyle and power yoga practitioners.

Vinyasa 2**: Adds more advanced poses and challenging transitions to the fast, flowing pace of Vinyasa 1. Open to Level 3+ students or students comfortable with a Vinyasa 1 practice who are ready to expand their focus and core strength. Appropriate for experienced Ashtanga-style and power yoga practitioners.

Yoga and the 12 Steps: Traditional twelve-step programs offer a spiritual remedy for healing from addiction, but do not address the physical dimension.

We will practice physical movement and postures, breathing exercises, and conscious relaxation; as well as begin to develop awareness and balance and connect our physical bodies to our mental, emotional and spiritual selves.

Both yoga and the twelve-step philosophies are woven to provide a framework for authentic living and personal growth. Beginners very welcome and embraced.

Pre-K Kids: Body-mind exploration through yoga poses, stories, music, and artistic expression. For 4- and 5-year-olds, with caregiver.

Prenatal Yoga: An all-levels course to support and empower expectant mothers. Learn ways to ease aches and pains, make the body comfortable during pregnancy, and use the breath to calm and steady the mind.

*Level 3 and up classes require teacher permission. **Vinyasa classes require completion of at least two sessions of Level 2 or above and/or permission from the teacher.

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DIRECTIOnS TO ARLInGTOn ARLInGTOn STuDIO 3811 Lee Highway Arlington, VA 22207 From Rt. 66 heading East: Take Exit 72 (Spout Run/Lee Hwy).

Turn left onto Lee Hwy. Continue on Lee Hwy. until you reach your 3rd light. Turn right onto N. Pollard. The studio is on Lee Hwy. on the right in a small strip of stores.

From GW Parkway/Alexandria: Take the Spout Run Exit (left exit) off GW Parkway. Turn right onto Lee Hwy. Continue on Lee Hwy. and at the fourth light turn right onto N. Pollard. Park in lot on your right. The studio will be on Lee Hwy. in a small strip of stores.

ARLInGTOn STuDIO SPRInG 2011 (10 WEEKS) MONDAY APRIL 25 - SUNDAY JULY 3 Time

SunDAY

9:00am-10:30am 9:15am-10:45am 10:45am-12:00pm 11:00am-12:30pm 4:45pm-6:15pm 6:30pm-7:30pm

MOnDAY

10:00am-11:15am 10:15am-11:45am 12:00pm-1:15pm 12:15pm-1:30pm 4:00pm-4:45pm 4:00pm-5:15pm 4:30pm-6:00pm 5:00pm-6:00pm 5:30pm-6:30pm 6:15pm-7:45pm 6:15pm-7:45pm 6:45pm-7:45pm 8:00pm-9:30pm 8:00pm-9:15pm

TuESDAY

First Class Free!

If you have never taken a class at our studio, we would like you to try a class on us. We hope that if Sun & Moon is the right studio for you that you'll sign up for one of our many offerings.

You may want to give this coupon to a friend.

Bring this coupon to the studio for your first class free!

(This offer is valid one time to local residents who have never attended a class at Sun & Moon studios.)

6:30am-7:30am 10:00am-11:15am 10:15am-11:45am 11:30am-12:30pm 12:00pm-1:30pm 4:30pm-6:00pm 4:30pm-5:45pm 4:30pm-5:45pm 6:15pm-7:45pm 6:15pm-7:30pm 7:30pm-8:45pm 7:45pm-9:15pm 8:00pm-9:15pm

WEDnESDAY

6:30am-7:30am 9:30am-11:00am 9:30am-11:00am 11:15am-12:30pm 11:30am-12:45pm 4:00pm-5:15pm 4:30pm-6:00pm 6:15pm-7:30pm 6:15pm-7:45pm 8:00pm-9:15pm 8:00pm-9:30pm

THuRSDAY

6:30am-7:30am 9:15am-10:00am

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Start Date

Fee

All Levels Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Vinyasa 2 Meditation

Enid Kassner Alex/Jackie Enid Kassner Anne Jablonski Alfia Khaibullina Various teachers

May May May May May May

$150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 Donation

A B A B B B

Level 1 Level 2 Gentle Meditation Middle Schoolers Level 1 Level 2/3 High Schoolers Mat Pilates 1 Level 3/4 Level 2 Mat Pilates 1/2 Vinyasa 1/2 Level 1

Judith Lyon Asya Haikin Asya Haikin Jackie Shaffer Annie Moyer Karin Caffi Jackie Shaffer Annie Moyer Danielle Ring Alex Levin Amir Danielle Ring Suzanne Morgan Amir

25-Apr 25-Apr 25-Apr 25-Apr 25-Apr (ends 6/20) 25-Apr 25-Apr 25-Apr (ends 6/20) 25-Apr 25-Apr 25-Apr 25-Apr 25-Apr 25-Apr

$150.00 $150.00 $150.00 Donation $117.00 $150.00 $150.00 $117.00 $130.00 $150.00 $150.00 $130.00 $150.00 $150.00

A B A B C B A C B C A B B A

Kripalu-Inspired Level 1 Level 2 Feldenkrais Level 3 Level 2/3 Level 1 Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Gentle Level 2/3 Level 1

Jane Phelan Judith Lyon Annie Moyer Madeline Helbraun Annie Moyer Jackie Shaffer Tanja Szabo Kristin Heinz Jackie Shaffer Suzanne Morgan Asya Haikin Laura Dillon Alex Levin

26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr

$130.00 $150.00 $150.00 $130.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00

A B A B A A C B A B C A B

All Levels Level 2 Kundalini Yoga Level 1 Moms & Babies Gentle Level 2/3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2

Charlotte Raich Jackie Shaffer Diana Erkiletian Jackie Shaffer Beth/Faith Gere Riley Annie Moyer Jackie Shaffer Annie Moyer Tiffany Leeson Roger Panetta

27-Apr 27-Apr 27-Apr 27-Apr 27-Apr 27-Apr 27-Apr 27-Apr 27-Apr 27-Apr 27-Apr

$130.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00

A A B A B B A B A A B

All Levels Pre-K Kids

Michelle Provenzano 28-Apr Jane Phelan 28-Apr

(ends 6/23)

$130.00 A $117 per child; B

Beth/Paula

28-Apr

(ends 6/23)

$117 per child; A

Level 2 Level 1 Kids (ages 5 to 11) All Levels Level 1 Integral Yoga Vinyasa 2

Alex Levin Annie Moyer Beth/Tarey Anne/Carol Heidi Panetta Beth Kristin/Suzanne

28-Apr 28-Apr 28-Apr 28-Apr 28-Apr 28-Apr 28-Apr

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Meditation Gentle Prenatal All Levels

Jane Phelan Jackie Shaffer Judith Lyon Jackie Shaffer Pauline/Faith Maureen/Beth E. Alfia Khaibullina

Mat Pilates 1/2 Mat Pilates 1 Level 1 Level 2 Vinyasa 1 Prenatal

Nirinjan Devi Nirinjan Devi Amir Amir Kristin Heinz Pauline Howard

1 1 1 1 1 1

Toddlers Together

SATuRDAY

8:00am-9:00am 9:15am-10:15am 9:15am-10:30am 10:45am-12:15pm 10:45am-12:15pm 12:30pm-2:00pm

Studio

20% sibling discount

(16 mos. To 3 yrs w/caregiver)

10:30am-12:00pm 10:30am-11:45am 4:30pm-5:15pm 6:00pm-7:30pm 6:30pm-7:45pm 7:45pm-9:15pm 8:00pm-9:30pm 9:30am-10:45am 10:15am-11:45am 11:00am-12:30pm 11:45am-12:30pm 4:30pm-5:45pm 6:30pm-8:00pm 6:30pm-8:00pm

www.sunandmoonstudio.com

Instructor

(4-5yrs))

9:30am-10:15am

FRIDAY

Arlington • Fairfax City 703.525.YOGA (9642)

Class

20% sibling discount

$150.00 $150.00 $117.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00

B A A A B A B

29-Apr 29-Apr 29-Apr 29-Apr 29-Apr 29-Apr 29-Apr

$150.00 $150.00 $150.00 Donation $150.00 $150.00 $150.00

B A B A B A B

30-Apr 30-Apr 30-Apr 30-Apr 30-Apr 30-Apr

$130.00 $130.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00

B B A A B B

(ends 6/23)

DIRECTIOnS TO FAIRFAX

FAIRFAX STuDIO SPRInG 2011 (10 WEEKS) MONDAY APRIL 25 - SUNDAY JULY 3 Time

SunDAY

9:00am-10:00am 9:15am-10:30am 10:15am-11:45am 10:45am-12:15pm 12:15pm-1:15pm 1:00pm-2:00pm 4:30pm-5:30pm 5:00pm-6:30pm 5:45pm-6:45pm 7:00pm-8:00pm 7:00pm-8:30pm

MOnDAY

9:30am-10:45am 10:15am-11:45am 11:00am-12:00pm 12:00pm-1:15pm 4:00pm-4:45pm 4:45pm-6:00pm 6:00pm-7:30pm 6:15pm-7:45pm 7:45pm-9:15pm 8:00pm-9:15pm

TuESDAY

7:00am-8:00am 9:00am-10:15am 10:00am-11:30am 11:45am-1:15pm 4:30pm-5:30pm 4:30pm-6:00pm 6:00pm-7:15pm 6:15pm-7:45pm 7:30pm-8:45pm 8:00pm-9:30pm

WEDnESDAY

5:30am-6:30am 9:00am-10:30am 9:30am-10:45am 10:45am-12:00pm 11:00am-12:00pm 4:30pm-5:45pm 6:00pm-7:30pm 6:00pm-7:30pm 7:45pm-9:15pm 8:00pm-9:15pm

THuRSDAY

7:00am-8:00am 10:15am-11:45am 10:30am-12:00pm 12:00pm-1:15pm 6:15pm-7:30pm 6:30pm-8:00pm 7:45pm-9:15pm 8:15pm-9:30pm

FRIDAY

10:00am-11:30am 10:15am-11:30am 11:45am-1:15pm 11:45am-1:15pm 7:00pm-8:30pm

SATuRDAY

9:00am-10:30am 9:15am-10:45am 10:45am-12:00pm 11:00am-12:30pm

Class

Instructor

Start Date

Fee

Mat Pilates 1 Level 1 All Levels Level 2 Kids (ages 5-11) Gentle Yoga Mid/High Schoolers Prenatal All Levels Meditation Vinyasa 1/2

Nirinjan Devi Carol Confino Cynthia Lim Carol Confino Jennifer Crewalk Carol Confino Cynthia Maltenfort Vicki Christian Cynthia Maltenfort Jon Waterman Kerri White

1-May 1-May 1-May 1-May 1-May 1-May 1-May 1-May 1-May 1-May 1-May

$130.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $117.00 $130.00 $117.00 $150.00 $130.00 Donation $150.00

A B A B A B A B A B A

Level 1 All Levels Mat Pilates 1/2 Gentle Yoga Kids (ages 5-11) Level 1 Level 3 Level 2 All Levels Level 1

Corinne Krill Carol Confino Anna Mikheeva Carol Confino Cynthia Maltenfort Carole Rodero Vicki Christian Corinne Krill Vicki Christian Deb Hertz

25-Apr 25-Apr 25-Apr 25-Apr 25-Apr (ends 6/20) 25-Apr 25-Apr 25-Apr 25-Apr 25-Apr

$150.00 $150.00 $130.00 $150.00 $117.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00

A B A B B A B A B A

All Levels Level 1 All Levels Adaptive Yoga Mat Pilates 1/2 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2/3 All Levels Level 2

Cynthia Lim Corinne Krill Annette Hyde Noralea/Annette Mandy Shaver Rixie Dennison Terry Strayer Rixie Dennison Terry Strayer Melanie Mustone

26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr 26-Apr

$130.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $130.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00

B A B B A B A B A B

All Levels Level 2 All Levels Level 1 Mat Pilates 1/2 Gentle Level 2 Level 3/4 Restorative/ Meditation Level 1

Cynthia Maltenfort Cynthia Maltenfort Anna Mikheeva Noralea Dalkin Anna Mikheeva Cynthia Lim Carol Confino Pat Pao

27-Apr 27-Apr 27-Apr 27-Apr 27-Apr 27-Apr 27-Apr 27-Apr

$130.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $130.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00

B B A B A A A B

Frank/Cindy Carol Confino

27-Apr 27-Apr

$150.00 $150.00

A B

All Levels Level 2/3 Level 1/2 Level 1 Level 1 Prenatal Integral Yoga Vinyasa 2

Cynthia Lim Judith Lyon Carol Confino Vicki Christian Carole Rodero Melanie Mustone Sabrina Haritos Mandy Shaver

28-Apr 28-Apr 28-Apr 28-Apr 28-Apr 28-Apr 28-Apr 28-Apr

$130.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00

B B A B A B A B

All Levels Level 1 Adaptive Yoga Level 3 Yoga & the 12 Steps

Kelly Tynes Rixie Dennison Noralea/Cynthia Vicki Christian Rixie Dennison

29-Apr 29-Apr 29-Apr 29-Apr 29-Apr

$150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00

B A B A B

Level 3 All Levels Level 1 Vinyasa 2

Annette Hyde Frank Wooldridge Annette Hyde Suzanne Morgan

30-Apr 30-Apr 30-Apr 30-Apr

$150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00

B A B A

(ends 6/26) (ends 6/26)

Studio

FAIRFAX CITY STuDIO 9998 Main Street Fairfax, VA 22031 From Rt. 29/211: Take 236 East (Main Street). Pass downtown Fairfax City. We’re located on the left in Main Street Center.

From I-495: Take Rt. 236 West (Little River Turnpike). Little River Turnpike turns into Main Street. We’re located on the right in Main Street Center.

From Rt. 123: Take Rt. 236 East (Main Street). We’re located on the left in Main Street Center.

While this schedule is current as of the printing, there may be changes prior to and after the start of the quarter.

Please check our website at www.sunandmoonstudio.com for the most up to date information.

Our Mission

Sun & Moon Yoga Studio is a place for people to experience and study hatha yoga. We believe in a holistic approach to the study of yoga, giving our students a wellrounded yoga education, bringing in teachers with an eclectic background of yoga.

We believe in combining alignment techniques of the body with breath techniques for calming and balancing the mind and the belief and faith that our work feeds us and is fed by the (spirit) Divine Universal Energy present in us all and in all things.

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General Information and Fees REGISTRATIOn InFORMATIOn Sun & Moon classes are offered weekly on a quarterly basis.

We are a school of yoga with our classes structured to provide a well-rounded curriculum over an entire quarter.

We recommend that students register for the full quarter, although we do allow students to attend with partial registration and/or on a drop-in basis.

Please read all of our policy information before filling out the registration form on the following page. We accept beginners or new students at any time throughout the quarter as long as space is available in your class choice. If you are joining the quarter late, partial registration is available at a discount, provided that you sign up for six or more classes. Local students who have never been to Sun & Moon before, and are considering registering for classes, may take their first class free to determine if Sun & Moon is the right studio for them (ask our staff for terms and information).

We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, checks or cash.

A $35 fee will be charged for checks returned to Sun & Moon.

REGISTER EARLY Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. You have the option to do this by phone, mail, fax, or online. Please note, we will contact you only if the class you have chosen is full.

SInGLE CLASS/DROP-InS A “drop-in” class is one you are not registered for. The rate for the "drop-in" class is dependent on whether you are currently registered for the quarter. We offer our students who are registered in the current quarter the discounted registration rate for an additional drop-in class. Students who are not registered in the current quarter pay the full drop-in fee. Note that though we always welcome drop-ins, occasionally space will not be available in a fully-subscribed class.

FEES 75 and 90 minute classes: $15/class for minimum of 6 classes per quarter $20/class to drop-in 45 and 60 minute classes: $13/class for minimum of 6 classes per quarter $15/class to drop-in

MAKE-uPS We invite you to make up a missed class in any other yoga class within the current quarter at either studio. You may also make up classes in advance of a future absence within the current quarter. When you are doing a make-up, sign in at the front desk and inform the teacher. All make-ups must be taken during the quarter for which you are registered; they may not be carried over to the next quarter. Classes cancelled due to inclement weather may be made up during the quarter. Call the studio or visit our website to find out if your class has been cancelled.

REFunD AnD CREDIT POLICY Keeping in mind our liberal make-up policy, we understand that life circumstances sometimes get in the way, and yoga has to wait. If you decide you must ask for a credit or a refund, they are available for the number of classes remaining in the quarter, based on the date we receive your request (not the date you last attended). Therefore, please fill out a refund/credit request form as soon as you know you can no longer attend your classes.

Refunds will incur the following administrative fees: $40 for classes, $5 for workshops. Refunds are given by check and may take up to six weeks to process.

A Letter of Credit is valid for one year from the date issued, and incurs no administrative fee. Letters of Credit apply to classes and workshops only, and cannot be redeemed for cash or merchandise.

Letters of Credit for workshops are available up to the day before the event. Because your spot has been reserved in workshops, no refunds or credits are given the day of or after the workshop.

WHAT TO WEAR & OTHER uSEFuL InFORMATIOn Comfortable clothes such as shorts, footless tights or leggings with a t-shirt or leotard. Please do not wear baggy sweats or pants (this inhibits the teacher’s ability to spot misalignments).

Please remove shoes before entering the yoga rooms. We have men and women’s changing areas. No heavy perfume/cologne or noisy jewelry, please. For your safety, please leave valuables locked and hidden in your car. Cell phones must be silenced; for the benefit of all, we strongly discourage cell phones in the yoga room. Sun & Moon Yoga Studio, Ltd. reserves the right to dismiss (with or without a refund) any student who disrupts the harmony of the class and/or studio environment.

Staff WORK EXCHAnGE STAFF We just couldn’t do it without these helpers. Thank you all!!

Abhaya Schlesinger, Allison D’Errico, Amy Tram, Ann Nolan, Anna Schulman, Anna-Katya Bruce, Amanda Dunn, Amanda Norton, Barb Lewis, Barbara Green, Belle Penaranda, Belkis Hazera, Bharti Temkin, Cari Pittleman, Carole Rodero, Celeste Beaupre, Chrissy Boylan, Christie Zepeda, Claudia Vandermade, Corie Brown, Cynthia Maltenfort, Deb Martin, Debi Wilson, Debbie Kidd, Deb Hertz, Debra Hanley, Denise White, Debbie Pierce, Deborah Hrouda, Diana Lotito, Elaine McShulkis, Elizabeth Cotsworth, Elizabeth Wilbur, Emily Miller, Gayani Gunawardana, Heather McPhail, Helene Hammer, Hilarie Hoting, Hilde Carney, Ilene Cranisky, Jane Collins, Jane Phelan, Jean DasGupta, Jennifer Eubank, J.K. Klimek, Judy Greenblum, Judy Ladd, June Green, Katie Fielding, Kasey Richardson, Kathleen Stemplinski, Karen Uhlir, Kim Grant, Kimberly Mosser, Laura Bell, Laura Motsch, Lise Sajewski, Lynnette Le Mat, Mandy Shaver, Margaret Ayers, Matthew McLain, Maria Sanchez, Maria Schwab, Mary Blackwell, Mary Thomas, Melanie Mustone, Michael Personette, Michelle Jannazo, Michelle Nigrelli, Monica Romig, Nancy Powell, Nicole Urban, Olynda Dalesandro, Pamela Kirby, Penny Peters, Robert Kahn, Ronnie D’Errico, Sandra Kilburn, Sarah Vilet, Sharon Safran, Shobha Sahgal, Susan Alexander, Susan Bennett, Susan Dyer, Tali Auble, Tarey Lea, Terri Simmons, Theresa Drake, Tiffany Leeson, Tom Wanat, Vicki Florian, Victoria Kaus, Yumiko Almasov, Yvonne McGhee, Volunteer at one of our studios in exchange for yoga classes! Shift availability varies. Please check with the studio in which you’d like to volunteer. Call the studio at 703.525.9642.

STAFF Amir Tahami, Annie Moyer, Cynthia Maltenfort, Kasey Richardson, Kris Healy, Lee Bory, Lisa Richards, Noralea Dalkin, Vicki Christian nEWSLETTER LAYOuT: Laura Symanski/Natsuko Design.

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Arlington Studio 3811 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22207 Fairfax City Studio 9998 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22031 703-525-YOGA (9642) www.sunandmoonstudio.com PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

For online registration go to: www.sunandmoonstudio.com

DISCOunT POLICY Sun & Moon offers a ten-dollar ($10.00) discount to students registering for the full quarter if • students are sixty (60) years of age or • students are registering for two (2) or more classes We have a work exchange program for those who wish to trade work at the studio for yoga classes.

Students may also apply for financial aid.

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Registration – Spring 2011 Arlington Studio 3811 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22207 Fairfax City Studio 9998 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22031 703-525-YOGA (9642) www.sunandmoonstudio.com

One form per person please.

Name ___________________________________________________________________

Date _______/_______/_______

Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________________ State ___________ Zip __________________________ Phone (day) _________________________________ (evening) __________________________________ (cell) __________________________________ Email ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How did you hear about Sun&Moon Studio? _______________________________________________________________________________________ By signing here, I declare myself to be responsible for my own health and safety while participating in class.

I have read and understand the refund policy. ___________________________________________________________________________ Class

Day

Time

Start Date

Teacher

Location

Cost

■ Arlington ■ Fairfax ■ Arlington ■ Fairfax

One $10 discount is available per student per quarter. Discounts apply for full quarter registration only.

Check box to indicate discount: Senior (60 years or older) ■ OR Multiple Classes ■ TOTAL DUE For mail in or Faxed registrations only: ■ Visa ■ MC ■ Disc# _________________________________________ Exp. Date ___ /____

Signature __________________________________________________________________ Please make payment to Sun&Moon for full amount. You may drop off, fax or mail to: Arlington students, mail to 3811 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22207 Fax: 703-525-5524 Fairfax students, mail to 9998 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22031 Fax: 703-934-9481

Office Use: ■ Reg. Book ■ Cash Reg. ■ CC Proc.

Circle: V/MC/Disc/CA/CK# ____________ PR________ GC#_________ GC$_________ SMYS credit_______ NAME____________ Date rec’d _________ Database by__________________________

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3811 Lee Highway Arlington, VA 22207

Sun & Moon In-Depth: 2011-12 Advanced Studies/Teacher Training September 2011commences year two of our new program.

For a sneak peak at our rich and ecclectic offerings, join us for a preview: Eight Limbs In-Depth: Introduction to Advanced Studies & Teacher Training, w/Alex Levin & Annie Moyer Sunday, May 1 4:00p to 6:00p Arlington Studio

Summer 2011 Yoga Camp for Kids & Teens KIDS In FAIRFAX (ages 5-11) • Tues 7/5 - Thurs 7/7, 1:30p to 4:30p w/Cynthia Maltenfort & Annette Hyde KIDS In ARLInGTOn (ages 5-11) • Mon 6/27 - Thurs 6/30, 1:00p to 4:00p w/Jane Phelan & Tarey Lea • Tues 7/5 - Fri 7/8, 1:00p to 4:00p w/Beth Ebner • Mon 8/29 - Thurs 9/1, 1:00p to 4:00p w/Jane Phelan & Paula Levin-Alcorn TEEnS In ARLInGTOn (ages 12-18) • Mon 7/11 - Thurs 7/14, 1:00p to 4:00p • Mon 7/25 - Thurs 7/28, 1:00p to 4:00p w/Annie Moyer & Mike Ricker Kids’ camps are appropriate for children rising into elementary school grades (including kindergarten).

Teens’ camps are appropriate for those rising into middle or high school grades.

This spring, Sun & Moon is honored to present: KIRA RYDER, the beloved den mother of the fabulous annual fall yoga-gathering Ojai Yoga Crib, will join us for a weekend of Sweet Vinyasa Flow, May 13 - 15 in Arlington.

ERICH SCHIFFMAnn, master teacher and author of Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving Into Stillness, returns to Sun & Moon after nine years for a weekend not to miss! He’ll present his signature approach to the Essentials of Freedom Style Yoga, June 3 - 5 in Fairfax.