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Illuminartyoga E-News
Issue # 24: December 29th 2006
Winter Yoga Session
Season's greetings! I hope you are enjoying wonderful holidays.
The next yoga session starts the week of January 8;
please call to reserve your place, (514) 577-1963, or e-mail me at
info@illumnartyoga.com
If you know of someone who is interested in trying yoga, tell them their
first class is free. Please forward the
URL for this newsletter to them.
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
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9:30 AM
Level 1
Pointe-Claire |
6:15 PM
Prenatal
Pointe-Claire |
6:30 PM
All Levels
NDG |
6:00 PM
Level 2
Pointe-Claire |
11:30 AM
Prenatal
Pointe-Claire |
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7:40 PM
Level 1
Pointe-Claire |
6:15 PM
Prenatal
NDG |
No Such Thing As Trying
Sometimes students arrive late, which is fine - especially
if they are arriving from work. One student is almost always late,
but she is coming from home. After teasing her about this, I asked
if she could arrive on time, and she replied "I'll try." The saying
that quickly came to my mind is: "There is no such thing as trying."
If you are sitting in a chair and I ask you to get up, you don't try:
you either choose to get up or you don't. Almost everything in life is a choice.
I also believe that no matter how busy we are, we create the time
for the things we want to do. When I catch myself saying, "I don't
have time to practice my water color painting or do aerobic exercise,"
I remember that I make a conscious choice to create time for some
things and not for others.
Choices
While practicing yoga, we are in a quiet space and are afforded an opportunity
to observe our thoughts and to choose to hold onto them or let them go.
Outside of the class in our busy every day lives, we can use this practice
and take it a step further, observing when negative thoughts arise and
choosing to let them go as quickly as possible. Of course some of our negative
feelings are important and I am not saying that we should repress them; it might
be best to find a time and a place to work through them fully. However
we can let go of our little daily negative repetitive thoughts.
The more we choose positive thoughts and feelings, and surround ourselves
with positive people, the more we attract good, positive things into our
lives. Remember that according to the law of attraction, what you resist
persists (the negative) and what you focus on expands (the positive).
Give it a try, and I'm sure 2007 will be your best year yet!
On a personal note...
Most Saturdays will find me taking classes to become a naturopath. It will take
two years or more, but it is so interesting, and I absolutely love it. I
learn more by practicing, so if you'd like a free consultation, please let
me know. I can help you to learn what kind of foods are right for your particular body type,
to find alternative ways to treat physical ailments, and to maintain optimal health,
ideal weight and increased energy through healthy food choices, vitamins or
supplements. I'll be working with the help of my teacher and a friend who
is a naturopath.
Pre and Postnatal Yoga Tea Party
New moms, babies, and moms-to-be, -- join us after class on Thursday January 25
for our first yoga tea party. It will be from 1:00 to 2:00 PM, at the yoga studio in
Pointe Claire. We look forward to seeing the new moms and their little ones!
Also if you'd like to share a picture of your beautiful baby and birthing story,
please send them to me so that I can add them to the site.
I look forward to seeing you in the New Year!
Sue-Anne
Vegetarian Recipe
An easy and delicious soup, black beans are high in iron.
Adapted from a few recipes including one from the Moosewood Cookbook
by Mollie Katzen. You can double or triple the quantity as it freezes easily.
Black Bean Soup
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 onion chopped
3 garlic cloves minced
2 cans black beans or 4 cups cooked black beans
4 cups water or veg. soup stock
1 tbsp tamari (natural soy sauce or 1 tsp salt to taste)
½ tsp cumin
Juice of 1 lemon
Black pepper to taste
Optional toppings:
sour cream
cilantro
If you are using dried beans soak them over night, drain the water.
Add fresh water, bring to a boil, and simmer until tender, about 1 ½ hours.
Heat olive oil in a large heavy bottom pot. Add onion and garlic, sauté over
medium heat until tender. Add the beans, water or stock, tamari and cumin and
simmer for 20 minutes.
Remove from heat, add the lemon juice, and purée some or all of the soup in
a blender or food processor. Adjust salt, pepper, and water quantity to desired taste and thickness.
Options:
If you choose
not to freeze the soup add in some chopped carrots, red bell peppers or other
vegetables and cook until tender. You may also substitute the lemon juice for
orange juice.
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