Here is an opportunity to do something for yourself while supporting the programs of Balanced Rock. Join us Saturday February 7th, 2009 at 7th Heaven Yoga Studio (directions below) for a special yoga class led by Nadine Johnson with Kirtan and live music by Keith Borden. All levels are welcome.
The class will be followed by refreshments and a reception with Balanced Rock staff and former students. This is an opportunity for you to learn more about the programs and talk with staff and past participants.
2:00 -3:30 pm: Yoga class by Nadine Johnson with Kirtan and live music by Keith Borden. All levels are welcome
3:30 – 4:00 pm: Reception. Meet Balanced Rock instructors and past participants over tea and snacks.
$20 - $25 Donation to the scholarship fund for Balanced Rock programs
Location:
7th Heaven Body Awareness Center
2820 Seventh Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
Tel 510-665-4300
directions to 7th Heaven
For more information call us at 209-379-9453.
Kirtan and Live Music by Keith Borden
Keith Borden is a bhakti, an interfaith minister and a Senior Teacher at Laughing Lotus Yoga Center (New York & San Francisco). Most recently Keith has taught himself circular breathing on the didjeridoo and has started playing the melodica.
Keith strives to live and breathe the devotion-rich yoga that comes out of his own daily practice, infusing his offerings with playfulness and creativity. His goal is to spread light all around.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Changing Seasons
This comes to us from our close friend and mediacl advisor Linda Lee who has been a fixture at the Medical Clinc in Yosemitie Valley and on the search and rescue team for the past 7 years:
When I moved from the coast to Yosemite, I so appreciated the changing of the seasons. The summer heat has left us. We now experience brisk mornings, the golden colors of the grasses, and the dogwoods color of pink and magenta. A season, a year, an era, and so goes the transition of life.
Life is a process of beginnings and endings. In both human life and nature, there are times when things move slowly and don’t seem to change much. Then one day, it can be felt, sensed and our perceptions anew. Life transitions are challenging because they force us to let go of the familiar and face the future with a feeling of vulnerability.
The seasonal employees within the park are dispersing. I ask many where they will go during the winter and if they will return for another summer here in Yosemite. The response is mostly to return and capture the magic that we all feel when here. But it will never be as it was, each passing has it’s own character, an episode, like the rings on a tree. Transition in life gives us a time to reflect and learn about our strengths. It also is a time to explore and redefine what is important to our soul.
I also will be in transition this autumn and leaving the park. With hopes to return next summer in a new role with NPS, I will pause to thank each of you for letting me into your life on the intimate level of nurse to patient. It is an honor that I respect highly.
Embrace transition and the gifts that change reveals. To your health!
Linda Lee RN, FNP-C
Linda Lee will be posting the Balanced Health column from afar as she travels to Guatemala and beyond this winter.
When I moved from the coast to Yosemite, I so appreciated the changing of the seasons. The summer heat has left us. We now experience brisk mornings, the golden colors of the grasses, and the dogwoods color of pink and magenta. A season, a year, an era, and so goes the transition of life.
Life is a process of beginnings and endings. In both human life and nature, there are times when things move slowly and don’t seem to change much. Then one day, it can be felt, sensed and our perceptions anew. Life transitions are challenging because they force us to let go of the familiar and face the future with a feeling of vulnerability.
The seasonal employees within the park are dispersing. I ask many where they will go during the winter and if they will return for another summer here in Yosemite. The response is mostly to return and capture the magic that we all feel when here. But it will never be as it was, each passing has it’s own character, an episode, like the rings on a tree. Transition in life gives us a time to reflect and learn about our strengths. It also is a time to explore and redefine what is important to our soul.
I also will be in transition this autumn and leaving the park. With hopes to return next summer in a new role with NPS, I will pause to thank each of you for letting me into your life on the intimate level of nurse to patient. It is an honor that I respect highly.
Embrace transition and the gifts that change reveals. To your health!
Linda Lee RN, FNP-C
Linda Lee will be posting the Balanced Health column from afar as she travels to Guatemala and beyond this winter.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
November and December Yoga Class Schedule
Balanced Rock a foundation for inspired learning
November/December Yoga Class Schedule
Time: Monday 5:45pm-7:00pm Wednesday 6:00pm-7:15pm
Location: El Portal Elementary School
Cost: Free Donations accepted. All donations support the Community Yoga Class Program and our Scholarship Fund.
NOVEMBER
Monday 5:45pm-7:00pm
11/3 Cynthia Ramaciotti, 11/10 Jen Meno, 11/17 Schuyler Greenleaf, 11/24 Jen Meno
Wednesday 6:00pm-7:15pm
11/5 Anna Landauer, 11/12 Eliza Kerr, 11/19 Cynthia Ramaciotti 11/26 CANCELLED
Please note: Class will be cancelled 11/26 (day before Thanksgiving)
DECEMBER
Monday 5:45pm-7:00pm
12/1 Eliza Kerr, 12/8 Schuyler Greenleaf, 12/15 Schuyler Greenleaf, 12/22 Jen Meno, 12/29 Jen Meno
Wednesday 6:00pm-7:15pm
12/3 Jen Meno, 12/10 Eliza Kerr, 12/17 Schuyler Greenleaf, 12/24 CANCELLED, 12/31 Jen Meno
Please note: Class is cancelled on 12/24 Christmas Eve! Please join Jen Meno for a special New Year’s Eve yoga class on 12/31!
Instructors are subject to change.
November/December Yoga Class Schedule
Time: Monday 5:45pm-7:00pm Wednesday 6:00pm-7:15pm
Location: El Portal Elementary School
Cost: Free Donations accepted. All donations support the Community Yoga Class Program and our Scholarship Fund.
NOVEMBER
Monday 5:45pm-7:00pm
11/3 Cynthia Ramaciotti, 11/10 Jen Meno, 11/17 Schuyler Greenleaf, 11/24 Jen Meno
Wednesday 6:00pm-7:15pm
11/5 Anna Landauer, 11/12 Eliza Kerr, 11/19 Cynthia Ramaciotti 11/26 CANCELLED
Please note: Class will be cancelled 11/26 (day before Thanksgiving)
DECEMBER
Monday 5:45pm-7:00pm
12/1 Eliza Kerr, 12/8 Schuyler Greenleaf, 12/15 Schuyler Greenleaf, 12/22 Jen Meno, 12/29 Jen Meno
Wednesday 6:00pm-7:15pm
12/3 Jen Meno, 12/10 Eliza Kerr, 12/17 Schuyler Greenleaf, 12/24 CANCELLED, 12/31 Jen Meno
Please note: Class is cancelled on 12/24 Christmas Eve! Please join Jen Meno for a special New Year’s Eve yoga class on 12/31!
Instructors are subject to change.
Submissions for The El Portalian
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The El Portalian is a literary magazine highlighting the talents of writers, artists, musicians, photographers and nature lovers from and around the Yosemite area.
This is a yearly magazine, started by Kristen Shive and will be continued by Balanced Rock volunteers. It is a beautiful piece of art and form of expression.
The theme for 2008 is travel but submissions do not have to relate to the theme.
The extended deadline is October 15th, 2008. Please submit to Heather Sullivan at heather@balancedrockfoundation.org.
Submissions should be typed, in word document and visual images in a readable digital format.
Thanks for sharing your passion and creativity!
The El Portalian is a literary magazine highlighting the talents of writers, artists, musicians, photographers and nature lovers from and around the Yosemite area.
This is a yearly magazine, started by Kristen Shive and will be continued by Balanced Rock volunteers. It is a beautiful piece of art and form of expression.
The theme for 2008 is travel but submissions do not have to relate to the theme.
The extended deadline is October 15th, 2008. Please submit to Heather Sullivan at heather@balancedrockfoundation.org.
Submissions should be typed, in word document and visual images in a readable digital format.
Thanks for sharing your passion and creativity!
Friday, September 26, 2008
Yoga Jambalaya
Yoga Jambalaya Sunday, October 19th 2008
Please join Balanced Rock Foundation and the Yosemite Bug Hostel for a wonderful day of yoga classes, spa time, delicious food and a wonderful community. This is our second Yoga Jambalaya.
Yoga Jambalaya is a day of 6 yoga classes that we encourage participants to pick and choose from leaving time for spa use, bistro meals and connection to fellow yoga students.
Location: Yosemite Bug Hostel Midpines, CA
Cost: $15/class or 3 classes/$40, $7 lunch buffet, Spa and sauna day pass included with yoga class purchase.
Schedule: (Please arrive at least 15 minutes before class to insure spot)
8:00am-9:00am Intermediate Yoga Class with Reen
9:15-10:15am Intro to Meditation and Pranayama with Cynthia Ramaciotti
10:30-12:00 Intro to Yoga Asana with Anna Landauer
Lunch Buffet served from 12:00pm-2pm
1:00-1:50 Yoga Philosophy with BRF staff
2:00-3:15 Vinyasa Flow with Schuyler Greenleaf
3:30-5:00 Inversions with Anna Landauer
5:15-6:30 Restorative Yoga with Heather Sullivan
For further information on these events, please email: heather@balancedrockfoundation.org
Please join Balanced Rock Foundation and the Yosemite Bug Hostel for a wonderful day of yoga classes, spa time, delicious food and a wonderful community. This is our second Yoga Jambalaya.
Yoga Jambalaya is a day of 6 yoga classes that we encourage participants to pick and choose from leaving time for spa use, bistro meals and connection to fellow yoga students.
Location: Yosemite Bug Hostel Midpines, CA
Cost: $15/class or 3 classes/$40, $7 lunch buffet, Spa and sauna day pass included with yoga class purchase.
Schedule: (Please arrive at least 15 minutes before class to insure spot)
8:00am-9:00am Intermediate Yoga Class with Reen
9:15-10:15am Intro to Meditation and Pranayama with Cynthia Ramaciotti
10:30-12:00 Intro to Yoga Asana with Anna Landauer
Lunch Buffet served from 12:00pm-2pm
1:00-1:50 Yoga Philosophy with BRF staff
2:00-3:15 Vinyasa Flow with Schuyler Greenleaf
3:30-5:00 Inversions with Anna Landauer
5:15-6:30 Restorative Yoga with Heather Sullivan
For further information on these events, please email: heather@balancedrockfoundation.org
AcroYoga Workshop in El Portal
AcroYoga Saturday, October 4th 2008
Cultivating trust, connection, and playfulness
The class experience includes: Circle Ceremony, Mirrored Asana, Partner Yoga Flow, Assisted Inversions, Partner Acrobatics, Flying Sequences and Thai Massage.
El Portal Elementary School
10am-3pm
Cost: $35-$45 sliding scale
Visiting Instructor: Samantha Miller
To register, email: heather@balancedrockfoundation.org or arrive 15minutes early to class.
Please bring: lunch, yoga mat, comfortable clothes and water.
Basic understanding of yoga helpful, no partner necessary.
Cultivating trust, connection, and playfulness
The class experience includes: Circle Ceremony, Mirrored Asana, Partner Yoga Flow, Assisted Inversions, Partner Acrobatics, Flying Sequences and Thai Massage.
El Portal Elementary School
10am-3pm
Cost: $35-$45 sliding scale
Visiting Instructor: Samantha Miller
To register, email: heather@balancedrockfoundation.org or arrive 15minutes early to class.
Please bring: lunch, yoga mat, comfortable clothes and water.
Basic understanding of yoga helpful, no partner necessary.
October Yoga in El Portal
October Yoga Class Schedule
Time: Monday 5:45-7:00pm Wednesday 6:00pm-7:15pm
Location: El Portal Elementary School
Cost: Free. Donations accepted. All donations support the community yoga class program and our scholarship fund.
Monday 5:45pm-7:00pm
10/6 Schuyler Greenleaf, 10/13 Cynthia Ramaciotti, 10/20 Schuyler Greenleaf, 10/27 Heather Sullivan
Wednesday 6:00pm-7:15pm
10/1 Eliza Kerr, 10/8 Heather Sullivan, 10/15 Cynthia Ramaciotti, 10/22, Anna Landauer, 10/29 Jen Meno
Note: Instructors are subject to change
Time: Monday 5:45-7:00pm Wednesday 6:00pm-7:15pm
Location: El Portal Elementary School
Cost: Free. Donations accepted. All donations support the community yoga class program and our scholarship fund.
Monday 5:45pm-7:00pm
10/6 Schuyler Greenleaf, 10/13 Cynthia Ramaciotti, 10/20 Schuyler Greenleaf, 10/27 Heather Sullivan
Wednesday 6:00pm-7:15pm
10/1 Eliza Kerr, 10/8 Heather Sullivan, 10/15 Cynthia Ramaciotti, 10/22, Anna Landauer, 10/29 Jen Meno
Note: Instructors are subject to change
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