April Yin Yoga: date change

The date for my April Yin Yoga workshop has changed. It was April 12. It is now April 26, so as not to conflict with Easter celebrations. (the studio will be closed that day).

More than any other time of year, spring is the time to balance the body's liver energy flow. The body experiences a rebirth after winter and needs detoxification as it prepares to meet the extra demands of summer.

As we balance the liver, which directs the energy flow throughout the body and is responsible for filtering and nourishing the blood, we balance and nourish our selves as a whole. Balancing the liver energy relieves symptoms including a feeling of being stuck, slow morning energy, anger and irritability, headaches, a weak immune system, inability to relax and fatigue.

This month's Yin Yoga workshop will stimulate the liver energy channel and offer an introduction to the Yin practice, tips to boost liver energy and a mostly seated Yin flow, with slow movements, deep stretches, long passive holds, guided breathwork and meditation.

This method stretches the connective tissue-- which wrap our muscles, organs and joints-- and flushes out toxins and emotions trapped inside, while strengthening and re-lubricating the joints and spine.

Date: Sunday, April 26
Time: 4-6 p.m.
Cost: $20

it's official! I'm off to massage school in April

I have resigned from the Greenville News (effective April 3) and have made my plans to go to massage school official. I start classes April 7.

I will be attending the Asheville School of Massage & Yoga (Mondays through Wednesdays) from through October. Thursdays through Sundays, I will be back in Greenville giving practice Thai Yoga sessions at my apartment as I continue to study with my teacher, Lia Pardy. Please contact me to set appointments if interested. I will also be posting available appointment times on my blog (to the right) for your convenience.

My teaching schedule at North Main Yoga will be changing, starting the first full week of April:
*I will no longer be teaching my 4 p.m. class Monday through Friday.
*I will keep my Saturday and Sunday morning classes (9-10:15 a.m., $5).
*I will keep my monthly Yin Yoga class (next date is Sunday, April 12, from 4-6).

Thank you for being supportive of my new endeavor. Although it is a little scary to be quitting my job (voluntarily) in this economic climate, I feel truly blessed to have friends, family and students who supported my decision back in September to quit Sports Club (so I would have time to start studying Thai Yoga) and now to cut back on classes so I can go to massage school.

I know on my last day at Work I will feel as if I am no longer being pulled in two directions, and that through combining yoga and bodywork, I will find more harmony and balance in my professional and personal life. I look forward to learning more about yoga, the body, and healing so I have more to give to you in the future.