Max to return in January

For those of you who attended any of Max Strom's workshops this weekend, I'd be interested to hear what you thought or felt afterward. Please start a comments section.

Max will be returning to North Main Yoga Jan. 25-Feb. 3 to teach his foundation-level teacher training couse: "Building the Temple." Registration is $1,100 before Nov. 1.

He has also set dates for more public workshops: Jan. 23-24. Please view the local events listing for more information.

next book for reading group: "Wisdom of Yoga" [group open to new readers, sign up now]

Announcing the next book for our reading group: "The Wisdom of Yoga" by Stephen Cope.

If you are interested in signing up (totally free) and receiving e-mails about the times planned and reading assignments, please e-mail me by this Saturday. After that I will switch all book-related e-mails to only those on the book group list, so as not to clutter everyone else's inboxes.

I do encourage attending all meetings for the sake of the discussion, but I understand if you have to miss one (or more). Don't let that stop you from signing up if you're interested. (Or, if you'd rather read the book on your own and not attend the meetings, that's fine too.) The last thing I want is for this to become a "school project" hanging over your heads. Read, enjoy and benefit as much as you want to, I say.

book info:
"The Wisdom of Yoga: a seeker's guide to extraordinary living" by Stephen Cope.
ISBN #: 978-0-553-38054-5.
$16 off the shelf (should be available at Barnes & Noble--if not in stock, they can order it in about a week).
About $11 from amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Yoga-Seekers-Extraordinary-Living/dp/0553380540/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220374128&sr=1-1)

[note: it is available for free shipping if order is over $25, so if you want to buy ahead, I'd recommend Pema Chodron's "Start Where You Are"]
[another note: if you need to borrow a copy (and you're not a highlighter) for the sake of saving money, I can probably convince a few friends to loan out their copy. . .just let me know]

The reason I like this book is that for those of you who read through "Heart of Yoga," this dovetails nicely into the sutras using the discussion on the mind we just finished. Even so, you don't need to have read the first book to understand this one. . .

I am thinking we'll break the book up into sections, like last time, and finish it in three months (taking a break during December before we start the next in January).

The following are tentative dates (all Sundays, from 2:30-4): Sept. 28 (first meeting), Oct. 26 and Nov. 23. Reading assignments to follow. . .

thanks to all my Sport Club yogis

Now that I am officially no longer employed at Sports Club, I wanted to say a proper thank you to all of you. Don't worry. No diatribes coming. . .

To those of you who suffered through my first class ever two Decembers ago and stuck with me, thank you. Your support helped me gain my feet and work out my first kinks without becoming overwhelmed.

To those of you who had just started practicing with me before I left, thank you for opening your minds to something new. May your practice grow. To those of you who shared personal feelings and experiences with me, thank you. Your trust has made me a better teacher.

To those of you who threw yourself into your breathing practice, thank you. Each class was a beautiful thing surrounded by your breath.

I am not just saying these things. Teaching for me is a gift, both one I give to my students and one I receive back. It is not a job. To have had students like you has made the last 20 months a constant learning process and a constant joy and reward. Thank you for sharing your lives with me.

I do hope you will continue to stay in touch. I will be working closely with Jennifer (who is taking over my SportsClub classes) through December, at least. Her first class is this Wednesday, so please support her as she grows.

She will be filling her own shoes, not mine. Just as everyone has a different path to follow, so every teacher teaches from their own heart.