Yoga Schedule

1. Looking for Warriors-

Guys and Girls join Linda and friends in the

2012 Warrior Dash NorCal....

http://www.warriordash.com/

Friends sign up for the October 27 Dash

in Hollister, 10:00 race

email me to let me know your participating and get on the email list.

Training starts soon, all in good fun...

New class starting soon,

this year we become the warrior...

The beauty of life is,
while we cannot undo
what is done,
we can see it, understand it, learn from it and change.
So that every new moment is spent not in regret,
guilt, fear or anger,
but in wisdom, understanding and love.

- Jennifer Edwards

Martinez Classes are held at the Telfer Building at 604 Ferry St. Martinez, CA 94553 (one block off Main Street headed toward the Marina on the left)

1. NEW CLASS SESSION AT THE WINSLOW CENTER IN PH
2. Starts June 6th sign up now.
3. 6 week session, Wed. evening 6:40-7:50, mixed experience.
4. Please sign up through the Pleasant Hill Rec.
5. http://pleasanthillrec.com/adult%20classes/fitnessanddance.html

Monday

6:00-7:30 p.m. - Yoga for all skill levels, Telfer building (604 Ferry St., Martinez)

Tuesday

8-9 a.m. - Senior Class, 818 Green St., Martinez

10:00-11:00 a.m. - Pleasant Hill, YMCA

12:00-1:00 - Pleasant Hill, YMCA

4::45-5:45 p.m. - VA hospital in Martinez (va employees only)

Wednesday

9:30-10:45 a.m. - Mt. Diablo Adult Ed., One Santa Barbara Rd, PH

6:40-7:50 p.m. - Pleasant Hill Rec. Winslow Center

Winslow Center: Assembly Rm, call PH rec to sign up.

6 weeks | $69/$59 (Dist. Res.)
4656.602 6/6–7/18 (no class 7/4) W 6:40–7:50 pm
4656.603 7/25–8/29 W 6:40–7:50 pm

Thursday

8-9 a.m. - Senior Class, 818 Green St., Martinez

10:00-11:00 a.m. - Pleasant Hill, YMCA

3:30-5:00 p.m. - VA center on Willow Pass, Concord (private)

7-8:15 p.m. - Lafayette Health Club, (mixed level)

Saturday-

8-00-9:00 a.m. - Senior Class at the Senior Center, 818 Green St., Martinez,

9:30-11:00 a.m. - Telfer in Martinez, 604 Ferry St.

Sunday

10-11:30 a.m. - Walnut Creek Sport and Fitness

For Private Yoga Therapy sessions,

or to arrange private yoga classes

for small groups

call Linda at 925 212-5366

email yogalinda@comcast.net

Workshops

Retreats

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Below is a photo of my recent training at Kripalu

with my fabulous teachers

Anodrea Judith and Selene Vega.....

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Women's Retreats...2012

7th Annual Women's

Yoga Retreat

Westerbeke Ranch, April 13-15, 2012

Going away

can be the first

step toward

coming home!!

Each year I am thrilled to host this retreat where

Mother's, daughters, sisters, and best friends come

together and share their stories,

practice their yoga, heal, meditate and nurture

each other.

As women we are givers of our love, treat yourself

to this weekend of bliss and give back to yourself.

to register please call Linda at

925 212-5366

This retreat fills quickly, register early.

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ABOUT ME.....I have studied and practiced yoga nearly every day for the last fourteen years, receiving inspiration from a variety of master teachers such as Paul Grilley, Sarah Powers, Amy Weintraub, Mukunda Stiles, Anodea Judith, Cathy O'Neill and many more.

In 2001 I attended my first teacher training at the Moksha Yoga Shala School of hatha yoga in Lafayette, CA. I then went on to train in my second teacher training in the Iyengar style at the Yoga Movement Center in Walnut Creek and completed my 200 hour advanced studies in September, 2005. In July 2006 I successfully completed all the requirements of the Niroga Institute Yoga Corps (www.niroga.org/). This program enhanced my yoga training with tools for working with at-risk populations.

In 2008 I completed my 500 hr. yoga therapy training

at Ananda Seva Mission in Santa Rosa, CA.

In August of 2010 I successfully completed the

"Yoga for Recovery" program at Sivananda and received my 100 hour certification.

This program integrates the wisdom of auyuveda, yoga and the tools of the 12 steps aiding those in recovery.

Addition trainings include : Ayurveda for yoga therapy with Sarasvati Buhrman, PhD,. Yoga Nidra with Richard Miller, Yoga for Depression with Amy Weintraub (yogafordepression.com.) Philosophy of the chakras" with Anodea Judith.

WHAT IS YOGA THERAPY?

Yoga Therapy is any application of yogic techniques - postures (asana), breath work, dialogue, diet & lifestyle changes, guided imagery, hands-on techniques, values clarification or mediation that are designed and sequenced specifically and appropriately for a given individual and their unique needs.

WHAT DO I DO AS A YOGA THERAPIST?

I determine through physical assessment, observation (of movement, posture, breath) and dialogue, the needs and goals of the individual. What might be appropriate for one individual might be injurious or ineffective for another. What we practice and how we practice it can vary in the same person depending on time of day, what has transpired before the practice, what stage of life we've in, what is happening emotionally in our lives, whether we have an illness or injury, are stressed, lethargic, depressed or anxious. All these variables can be considered in choosing appropriate techniques and applying them in ways that are most beneficial.

Please call me for more information on private Yoga Therapy and how we can apply it to your specific needs.

925 212-5366

http://www.yogaofrecovery.com/counselors.htm

Guest blog post by Tara Mohr.

I coach brilliant women, lots of them. Dedicated, talented, brilliant women.

Most of the time, they don’t know their brilliance. They are certain they “aren’t ready” to take on that next bigger role. They are more attuned to the ways they aren’t qualified than to the ways that they are. They are waiting for someone to validate, promote or discover them. Sound familiar?

It’s time to step up, brilliant women. Here are ten principles for owning your brilliance and bringing it to the world:

1. Make a pact. No one else is going to build the life you want for you. No one else will even be able to completely understand it. The most amazing souls will show up to cheer you on along the way, but this is your game. Make a pact to be in it with yourself for the long haul, as your own supportive friend at every step along the way.

2. Imagine it. What does a knock-the-ball-out-of-the-park life look like for you? What is the career that seems so incredible you think it’s almost criminal to have it? What is the dream you don’t allow yourself to even consider because it seems too unrealistic, frivolous, or insane? Start envisioning it. That’s the beginning of having it.

3. Gasp. Start doing things that make you gasp and get the adrenalin flowing. Ask yourself, “What’s the gasp-level action here?” Your fears and a tough inner critic will chatter in your head. That’s normal, and just fine. When you hear that repetitive, irrational, mean inner critic, name it for what it is, and remember, it’s just a fearful liar, trying to protect you from any real or seeming risks. Go for the gasps and learn how false your inner critic’s narrative really is, and how conquerable your fears.

4. Get a thick skin. If you take risks, sometimes you’ll get a standing ovation, and sometimes, people will throw tomatoes. Can you think of any leader or innovator whom you admire who doesn’t have enthusiastic fans and harsh critics? Get used to wins and losses, praise and pans, getting a call back and being ignored. Work on letting go of needing to be liked and needing to be universally known as “a nice person.”

5. Be an arrogant idiot. Of course I know you won’t, because you never could. But please, just be a little more of an arrogant idiot. You know those guys around the office who share their opinions without thinking, who rally everyone around their big, (often unformed) ideas? Be more like them. Even if just a bit. You can afford to move a few inches in that direction.

6. Question the voice that says “I’m not ready yet.” I know, I know. Because you are so brilliant and have such high standards, you see every way that you could be more qualified. You notice every part of your idea that is not perfected yet. While you are waiting to be ready, gathering more experience, sitting on your ideas, our friends referenced in rule five are being anointed industry visionaries, getting raises, and seeing their ideas come to life in the world. They are no more ready than you, and perhaps less. Jump in the sandbox now, and start playing full out. Find out just how ready you are.

7. Don’t wait for your Oscar. Don’t wait to be praised, anointed, or validated. Don’t wait for someone to give you permission to lead. Don’t wait for someone to invite you to share your voice. No one is going to discover you. (Well, actually, they will, but paradoxically, only after you’ve started boldly and consistently stepping into leadership, sharing your voice, and doing things that scare the hell out of you.)

8. Filter advice. Most brilliant women are humble and open to guidance. We want to gather feedback and advice. Fine, but recognize that some people won’t understand what you are up to (often because you are saying something new and ahead of your time). Some people will find you to be not their cup of tea. Some will feel threatened. Some people will want to do with your idea only what is interesting or helpful to them. So interpret feedback carefully. Test advice and evaluate the results, rather than following it wholesale.

9. Recover and restore. If you start doing the things that make you gasp, doing what you don’t quite feel ready to do, and being more of an arrogant idiot, you are going to be stretching out of our comfort zone–a lot. Regularly do things that feel safe, cozy, and restorative. Vent to friends when you need to. Acknowledge the steps you’ve taken. Watch your tank to see how much risk-taking juice you have available to you. When it’s running low, stop, recover and restore.

10. Let other women know they are brilliant. Let them know what kind of brilliance you see, and why it’s so special. Call them into greater leadership and action. Let them know that they are ready. Watch out for that subtle, probably unconscious thought, “because I had to struggle and suffer on my way up…they should have to too.” Watch out for thinking this will “take” too much time – when the truth is it always has huge, often unexpected returns.

Clear a path by walking it, boldly.

Tara Mohr is a writer, coach and creator of Wise Living, which offers coaching, and courses for professional and personal fulfillment. Click here to receive her free goals guide, “Turning Your Goals Upside Down and Inside Out (To Get What You Really Want).”