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Tips to make your 30 Day Challenge a success

30/1/2015

Thrive in your 30 Days of Yoga

This is YOUR Challenge!
Yoga practice was born to be non competitive. This personal 30 day challenge is just that, to challenge yourself, move out of your comfort zone and step into your greatness.

The Importance of Intention
Firstly, it’s important to recognize why you chose to participate in the challenge. This intention will give you direction on those days you’re looking for excuses to stay at home. Perhaps these are some of the reasons you’ve chosen to participate:

For mental or physical reasons: you are curious to see how your body & mind responds to a consistent yoga practice.
For the allure of the unknown challenges: that in any obstacle, the act of meeting a challenge brings out and develops aspects of our character.
To give yourself a reason to take time out of your schedule for your own personal development.
You can’t pass up any challenge... and that’s a good enough reason in itself!

It’s also important to understand that the process of working through the challenge will reshape your original intentions. Take time at the beginning of each class to think about the original reason you chose to take on the challenge, and how you relate to these reasons on this particular day. You may find your intentions have changed since the challenge began and that new goals have arisen throughout.

Beyond Downward Dogs
The challenge is a great time to explore your practice beyond the physical poses of yoga. When you take classes with greater frequency, you have the opportunity to further explore how your practice cracks you open in greater ways. It may provide a space for you to explore the inner voice that coaches or criticizes you throughout your daily life. Ultimately yoga seeks to transcend the inner chatter, to quiet your mind and to help you get in touch with a peaceful inner nature.

Set yourself up for Success!

Over the next 30 days, each of us will encounter our own unique struggles. Remember that your instructors and fellow yogis are here to support you. Here are some tips:
Plan what classes fit into your regular schedule. Identify possible obstacles, and pre-plan your strategy for overcoming these obstacles. Recognize that your mind may find ways to subtly undermine your goals.
Tell your close friends and family about your challenge. Get them on board to offer support and motivation.
Remember to pace yourself – it’s your journey so take all the rest you need during class, and get lots of sleep so your body can restore.
Try a few new classes which you may normally not attend, perhaps a Gentle or Restore class. These types of classes are great on the hard days when you have less energy.
Stay hydrated and eat well and stay hydrated!
Yoga is about creating balance. If you find your practice is taking you “off-center”, this is a clear warning sign that you need to focus more on the relaxing aspects of yoga and less on the physical. Remember to bring your awareness back to your breath and to take the modifications that allow it to be smooth and steady.

The 30 Day Challenge is BACK!

23/1/2015

We are so excited to announce the first 30 Yoga Challenge of 2015!

Are you ready to rock you world? Amazing things happen when you full commit to something new. This is a really simple get empowering challenge that will take you to new places in your yoga practice and in your life!

Get the dates and details on the challenge here

Here are just a few reasons why you will want to join us!

The benefits of dedicating yourself to 30 days of yoga are limitless:

Detoxify and cleanse your body – Yoga enhances blood supply to internal organs, as well as lymphatic drainage. This unique ability to flush out toxins makes yoga a superior activity of choice. Increasing Flexibility – Yoga postures invigorate every joint in the body, especially those not commonly exercised or given attention to.

Natural weight management – Excess weight can be shed through the repeated stimulation that comes from regular yoga practice. Remarkable toning of muscles is attained in a relatively short period of time.

At the completion of the program, develop an on-going daily practice of your own Balanced and stronger body – Yoga helps strengthen your muscles from the inside out, increasing balance and overall body strength.

Learn to manage stress effectively – The experience of yoga helps one achieve inner peace, joy for the great adventure of life on and off the mat. Attain a state of inner harmony, balance, and awakened consciousness.

As you go through the program, you may realize some other benefits that are not listed here like reduced chronic pain, development of strong will-power, healthier eating habits begin to naturally develop, etc.

Don't think to hard about it... you could talk yourself out of it! Sign up now!

Tips for when you arrive for class

17/1/2015

Here are a few tips for when you come to join us for class:

Please arrive 15 minutes early for class. Late entry is not permitted.

Reserved Online? Arrive at least 10 minutes early, if you don't, a student waiting"stand by" will get the space.
If your not barefoot, you're over dressed. Please remove your shoes as soon as your enter the building.
Form a line at the front desk to pay and sign in for class.
PARENTS: Please sign your child in at the front desk before they enter the studio.
If you have a key fob, take the "express line" and scan yourself in to class.
Practice patience when waiting to sign in. We ask that you do not enter the studio or the change rooms without checking in at the front desk.
Please follow the studio etiquette that is posted on our website and in various locations around the studio.

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Tips to make your 30 Day Challenge a success

Thrive in your 30 Days of Yoga

The 30 Day Challenge is BACK!

We are so excited to announce the first 30 Yoga Challenge of 2015!

Tips for when you arrive for class

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