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classes | Hoop Dance (starting 2/21)

HOOP DANCE CLASSES AT STUDIO 34
Starting Feb. 21, 2012

Beginning Hoop Dancing: 6-week class series
Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30pm
$60 (6-week series) with advanced registration
$70 day of first class

2/21-3/27

4/3-5/8

5/15-6/19

6/26-7/31

8/7-9/11

9/18-10/23

10/30-12/4

Spin your way to improved health and happiness with hoop dance! Jen Web will teach you the fundamentals of hoop dance and mesmerizing tricks that you can incorporate into your own dance style. Strengthen your body as you learn to spin the hoop around your waist, neck, hands and legs. Meditate and relieve stress as you discover your inner rhythm. Hoop dance is the perfect mind/body exercise for those who want to get fit and have fun!

Intermediate/Advanced Hoop Dancing: ongoing drop-in classes
Tuesdays, 8:45-9:45pm
$10/class

Take your hooping to the next level! In Jen Web’s Intermediate/Advanced Hoop Dancing class you will learn plenty of hot new moves to spice up your routine. Areas of focus include hooping on the vertical plane, off-body moves, step-throughs, jumps and more. Increased intensity will keep your heart rate up so you shape up and look your best. Each class will start off with a warm up and then transition into a fast paced section of new moves and combinations. *Recommended prerequisite: Beginning Hoop Dancing 6-week series.

Posted on Jan 9, 2012, in General.

Wellness Week – Happening Now! Book discounted sessions with Studio 34 wellness providers.

Wellness Week Happening Now! Book discounted sessions with Studio 34 wellness providers.

Come by Studio 34 for Wellness Week, which starts January 2nd and ends January 8th. During this one week, wellness providers at Studio 34 will be offering discounted sessions:

Massage Therapy
Reiki
Somatic Therapy
Yoga Therapy

* Discounted Sessions – Participating providers are offering $40 hour-long sessions for the entire week!
* Workshops – There are many great workshops going on during the week . Details coming soon.
* Wellness Week Passes – These passes are being sold for only $75 and are redeemable for 2 sessions of massage, bodywork, or energy work! Family Passes are being sold for $110 and are redeemable for 3 sessions and can be used by any member of your family!

To book a session check, or for more info, contact Zach Weiss via email: integral.massage.philly@gmail.com

Also, come check out “Self-Care in the Wintertime: A Panel Discussion and Community Q&A Forum” this Tuesday from 7:30-9!

We look forward to working with you at the studio during Wellness Week!

Posted on Jan 3, 2012, in General.

training sessions | Forrest Yoga Training, 2012

Forrest Yoga Training 2012

Are you interested in becoming a Forrest Yoga teacher or advancing your personal yoga practice? Forrest Yoga trainings are hosted throughout the US and internationally. Please feel free to contact any Forrest teachers with questions about the trainings or to hear about their personal experiences:

Morgan Andrews
Stephen Fisher
Angie Norris
Jason Schoen

Key to Trainings:

Foundation = Forrest Yoga Foundation Teacher Training (200 hours over 27 days, including a 3-day anatomy training and 2-day business course)

Advanced = Forrest Yoga Advanced Teacher Training (9-day training for FYFTT grads or anyone w/3+ years teaching experience)

Continuing Ed = Forrest Yoga Continuing Education Training (3 to 5-day training, open to anyone)

Forrest Yoga Trainings for 2012:
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Jan 23 – 27, 2012
Continuing Ed (5-day) in Oakland, CA
with Ana and other at Namaste – Grand Lake

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March 2 – 28, 2012
Foundation Training in Denver, CO
with Ana and others at Root Yoga Center

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March 9-11, 2012
Continuing Ed (3-day) in New York City
with Erica Mather at Pure Yoga

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Mar 30 – Apr 1, 2012
Continuing Ed (3-day) in New Haven, CT
with Heidi and Cat at Fresh Yoga

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April 19 – 27, 2012
Advanced Training in Houston, TX
with Ana and others at YogaOne Studios

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June 8 – July 3, 2012
Foundation Training in Peterborough, England
with Ana and others at Equilibrium Yoga

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July 13-Aug 8, 2012
Foundation Training in New Haven, CT
with Heidi and Cat at Fresh Yoga

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Aug 2 – 10, 2012
Advanced Training in Carnation, WA
with Ana and others at Two Rivers Yoga

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Aug 17 – 19, 2012
Wind Horse: Forrest Yoga Conference, in Winter Park, CO
with Ana and others at Snow Mountain Ranch

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Sept 1 – 9, 2012
Advanced Training in Seoul, Korea
with Ana and others

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Oct 19 – Nov 14, 2012
Foundation Training in Chicago
with Ana and others at Turbodog Yoga

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Posted on Dec 15, 2011, in General.

The HIVE: Healthcare Information is Vital for Everyone

Exciting new project at Studio 34!

The HIVE: Healthcare Information is Vital for Everyone
community-supported online resource for under-insured Philadelphians

Are you under-/uninsured? Or have friends/family who lack adequate healthcare coverage?

We are at the beginning stages of creating an online healthcare and wellness resource for individuals who are under-insured. There are many free or reduced-cost services available throughout Philadelphia; however, these services can be difficult to locate and the system frustrating to navigate.

We would like to start on the right track by conducting a community needs assessment. Help us out by completing this super fast and easy 10 question survey!

Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KHQJQ5Z

If you’d like to get involved, contact Angie at angie@studio34yoga.com

Posted on Dec 8, 2011, in General.

class | All Levels Hoop Dance (12/13, 20, 27)

All Levels Hoop Dance – Drop-in classes in December!
Tuesdays – December 13, 20 & 27
7:30-8:30pm
with Jen – $10

Posted on Dec 7, 2011, in Events, General.

November teacher of the month: Lily Cavanagh

Lily Cavanagh

For Lily, a good yoga class always includes a case of the giggles! She loves leading classes for all ages that cultivate a little bit of laughter for all we encounter. When she discovered yoga, it was a welcome complement to her competitive swimming background, and at first she found that there is joy in the process of exercise. Later, as her yoga practice deepened, she realized that yoga, and especially the practice of AcroYoga (a partner acrobatic and therapeutic practice), had taught her to communicate with herself and others with kindness and love. Since this discovery in herself, she has become excited to teach children to understand their own needs so that they can communicate with compassion and clarity. She is thrilled to offer a class full of laughter and communication to children in a playful and loving way. She is certified through the Color Me Yoga(TM) 200-hour Children’s Yoga Teacher Training. When not practicing yoga she enjoys a good swim practice, baking and eating cupcakes of all kinds, and spending at much time outside as possible.

Posted on Nov 3, 2011, in General.

class series | Intermediate Hoop Dancing (10/18-11/22)

Intermediate Hoop Dancing | 6-Week Class Series with Jen Web
Tuesdays 7:30-8:30pm
October 18 – November 22
Six sessions, $60 pre-registration ($70 at first class)

Take your hoop dance practice to the next level! In Jen Web’s Intermediate Hoop Dancing class series you will learn plenty of hot new moves to spice up your routine. Areas of focus include hooping on the vertical plane, off-body moves, step-throughs and jumps. Increased intensity will keep your heart rate up so you shape up and look your best. Each class will include a warm up and lessons on new moves and combinations.

* Recommended prerequisite: Beginning Hoop Dancing 6-week series or 6 months prior hoop dancing experience.
* Hoops provided for class use and for sale on site!
* Bring lots of water!
* Please wear fitted, comfortable clothing and sneakers.

Posted on Sep 27, 2011, in Events, General.

research study | Yoga, Walking, and Nutrition for High Blood Pressure

for information, visit this website: http://limbs.cohenhtn.com/

Posted on Aug 30, 2011, in General.

workshops | Ellen Heed (9/16-17)


Ellen’s workshops have been canceled due to health issues. We wish her the best and hope to host her at Studio 34 at a future date.

We will be refunding all early registration fees, this week.

ELLEN HEED Internationally acclaimed Ellen Heed travels the globe teaching her innovative body education courses. Her powerful workshops are a culmination of her extensive experience and education. She has spent over 10,000 hours as a bodyworker, is a certified Shiatsu Specialist, a Craniosacral Therapist, an international teacher of human anatomy, a yoga teacher, and a certified Sexological Bodyworker. She maintains a thriving private practice in Los Angeles, California.

Posted on Aug 5, 2011, in Events, General.

workshops/performances | Our Weddings (7/23-24)

Posted on Jul 18, 2011, in Events, General.

free workshop | Meditation with Shiva Rudra Balayogi (6/24)

Posted on Jun 23, 2011, in Events, General.

class | Intermediate Hoop Dancing (Tuesdays through 8/9)

Intermediate Hoop Dancing | 6-Week Class Series with Jen Web
Six sessions, $60 pre-registration ($70 at first class)
Tuesdays 7:30-8:30pm
July 5 – August 9

Take your hoop dance practice to the next level! In Jen Web’s Intermediate Hoop Dancing class series you will learn plenty of hot new moves to spice up your routine. Areas of focus include hooping on the vertical plane, off-body moves, step-throughs and jumps. Increased intensity will keep your heart rate up so you shape up and look your best. Each class will include a warm up and lessons on new moves and combinations.

* Recommended prerequisite: Beginning Hoop Dancing 6-week series or 3 months prior hoop dancing experience.
* Hoops provided for class use and for sale on site!
* Bring lots of water!
* Please wear fitted, comfortable clothing and sneakers.

Posted on Jun 15, 2011, in Events, General.

music | Sweet Sound of Music (6/10)

Studio 34 Presents: Sweet Sound of Music
Friday, June 10 @ 8pm
$8 suggested donation – sweet teas and infused simple syrups on us!

Please join us for a special evening of music, showcasing an all West Philly line-up with long-time neighborhood favorites Joshua Marcus and Emily Bate! Joshua will set aside his banjo and pick up the ukulele to share some brand new tunes. Emily’s performances are a rare treat, offering a wonderful blend of ukulele, guitar and light-hearted vocals.


Joshua Marcus

“To walk in to a new or familiar place, sit down and play a tune and hear the crowd sing along, to have a meaningful exchange with someone or a group of folks you know or don’t know by making music, or be part of an experience that stems from a song or night of singing, that is an extraordinary part of life.”

Joshua Marcus lives in Philadelphia, PA and has produced nine recordings under different bands and monikers in the last nine years, including Fan of Friends. This spring Marcus will release his newest recording, Reverse the Charges, on Chicago’s Contraphonic and Philadelphia’s High Two record labels. Joshua is currently working on a collaborative project to produce a folk recording dealing with current U.S. social and environmental justice struggles.


Emily Bate
Emily Bate’s spent 10 years performing, recording and touring, and singing sweetly about complicated things. She’s released three full-lengths and an several EPs. She is one half of the drag cover cabaret band Gender Mountain, with Dave End, and plays with lots of other buddies in West Philly. On this special occasion, expect some ukulele shredding, fingerpicked electric guitar, and big singing.

Posted on May 31, 2011, in Events, General.

Support paid sick days in Philadelphia!

Find out more about Earned Sick Days Philly

Learn more about Earned Sick Days Philly.

By Angie Norris, co-founder, Studio 34: Yoga | Healing | Arts

People come to Studio 34 to find wellness and community. They work out in yoga classes, perhaps have a therapeutic massage, maybe meet other new mothers in a breastfeeding class. It’s wonderful to see so much activity, and it helps keep us all in good health. Yet everyone gets sick from time to time, and as a nurse, I know that when people get sick, they need rest.

Unfortunately, many people cannot take the time off from work that they need to get well, or to care for a sick family member. More than 200,000 Philadelphians work for employers who do not provide paid sick days. That forces workers to choose between their families’ health and their paychecks — or even their jobs. In my nearly two decades as a nurse, I have seen too many patients who have gotten sicker because they could not afford the time to get better. Even more dispiriting, I have seen many conditions worsen because patients could not take time off to seek relatively simple preventive care. That’s not healthy for workers, for their children — or for anyone who eats at a restaurant, shops at a store, or visits an office where sick employees must come to work.

Luckily, the Philadelphia City Council has a chance to change this. As early as next month, the council could vote to approve the Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces Ordinance. This law would allow Philadelphia workers to earn paid sick time they could use for their own illness, preventive care or to care for a family member.

The path to wellness starts with personal choices, yet it also depends on one’s community. Helping people find their way to health is why I trained as a nurse, and it’s why my co-founders and I started Studio 34 here in West Philly in 2008. Now the City Council has a chance to do its part — and so do you. Please urge your councilmember to vote for the Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces Ordinance. (Here’s more info about how you can help.)

Posted on May 24, 2011, in General, Healing.

community | City Kitties Annual Art Auction (5/13)


4th Annual City Kitties Annual Art Auction
Friday, May 13
7:30pm – 10:00pm

It’s time for City Kitties’ biggest fundraising event of the year, the art show and auction! Since 2008, generous and talented artists have donated original work to City Kitties, and community members have turned out to bid on them, all to benefit felines in need. This year, the fun happens on Friday, May 13. With complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment, and dozens of works of art on display, this event is truly not to be missed!

The deadline to donate art is firm: Monday, May 9. We are also looking for donations of food, beer, and raffle prizes–please check out the Volunteer link below if you’d like to participate.

Donate Art: http://citykitties.org/get-involved/annual-art-auction/donate-art/
Volunteer: http://citykitties.org/get-involved/annual-art-auction/

We can’t wait to see you all on Friday, May 13!

Posted on May 9, 2011, in Events, General.

fund drive | Help Continue How Philly Moves! (through 3/27)


Studio 34 photographer JJ Tiziou did the first photo shoot for his How Philly Moves project in Studio B back in spring of 2008. Since then, the project has grown into a massive public art project that over 1800 people have had a hand in. There are hundreds more Philadelphians who want to participate in this project, and with your help, we’ll be able to continue photographing them.

Images from that first shoot will be appearing on the side of the parking structures at the Philadelphia International Airport, in what will be one of the largest murals in the world. One of the images included (leftmost in the design) is of Michelle, a Studio 34 work exchange volunteer who participated in one of the shoots. In addition, the images are turning into a large scale projection project on the Kimmel Center during the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts next month!

Now JJ needs community support to continue this special project. Using Kickstarter, we can all contribute a little bit to help fund the next round of How Philly Moves photo sessions. See this PIFA video to learn a bit more about what these special events are like. Check out the Kickstarter video below, please pledge whatever you can, and most importantly, tell your friends!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jjtiziou/how-philly-moves

Posted on Mar 15, 2011, in General.

class | Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms® Dance Movement Meditation (twice monthly)


Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms® Dance Movement Meditation
Dance classes for Self-Development & Spiritual Connection
Twice monthly through December 2011 (complete schedule below)
Cost: $20 each, $15 students/elders/waged newcomers, $10 unwaged newcomers.

Newcomers and old-timers alike are welcome to these 2½ hr classes in this dynamic, cathartic, joyful, insightful, and wild Spiritual Movement Practice. We have a beautiful group at Studio34 and we love teaching here. Come & join us!

The 5Rhythms® of Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, and Stillness form ‘The Wave’, a simple movement meditation practice that encourages us to find our own dance of embodied feeling and to discover ourselves at our most fluid and creative level, bringing more of ourselves –body, heart, mind & soul- into movement, on the dance floor & out in the world. There are no steps to learn and it can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of age, fitness, ability, or experience.

12 hours of 5Rhythms® at this ‘Waves’ level dancing is a prerequisite for advanced ‘Heartbeat’ workshops such as Motion & Heart on April 1st/2nd.

For more information on these & other classes see http://www.meetup.com/dance-5Rhythms

complete schedule:
Mar 5, 1:00pm – 3:30 pm
Mar 19, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
April 16, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
May 7, 1:00pm – 3:30 pm
June 11, 1:00pm – 3:30 pm
June 18, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
July 2, 1:00pm – 3:30 pm
July 16, 1:00pm – 3:30 pm
Aug 6, 1:00pm – 3:30 pm
Aug 20, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Sept 3, 1:00pm – 3:30 pm
Sept 17, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Oct 1, 1:00pm – 3:30 pm
Oct 15, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Nov 5, 1:00pm – 3:30 pm
Nov 19, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Dec 3, 1:00pm – 3:30 pm
Dec 17, 3:00pm – 5:30pm

Posted on Mar 2, 2011, in Events, General.

music | 8static (1/8)

8static
Saturday, January 8th, 2011
7:00pm at Studio 34 – all ages!
$8 / $5 with RSVP

Music by:
Aliceffekt (MTL)
[XC3N] (MTL)
rhinostrich (NYC)
Adam Gets Awesome (NYC)

Visuals by:
enso (PHL)

Pre-show event:
TBA

www.8static.com

Posted on Dec 27, 2010, in Events, General.

class | Gratitude Flow (11/25)

Gratitude Flow Class
Thanksgiving Morning
Thursday, November 25
10:00am – 11:30am
to benefit Imuma: Orphanage and Center for Vulnerable Children

Thanksgiving morning! While the parades are fun to watch I am pretty sure you will get much more out of coming to this class, sharing all the things you are grateful for and moving in a fluid celebration of life, love and each other. Last year’s class was so very speical and I know this year’s will be just as wonderful. Cookies and tea to follow.

Donation: Please bring a monetary donation of your choosing AS WELL AS a few canned items.

The food we collect will be donated and the money collected will go Imuma which is an amazing orphanage I connected with while in Tanzania. Please check out their blog spot for more info. It is an amazing cause.

http://imumakids.blogspot.com

Posted on Nov 16, 2010, in Events, General.

meditation | Open Sit (Thursdays)

Thursdays at Studio34 Yoga | Healing | Arts
6-7pm

We are going to start having open sits again at Studio 34! On Thursdays from 6:00-7:00pm we will sit in the library (AKA the conference room) and share silence together. The hope is that this weekly gathering will serve as a support for practices of mindfulness, compassion and non-violence. The group does not need to be anything in particular, people may be practicing all different styles of meditation. If beginners are interested in sitting, simple guidance on Samatha (shinay/ calm abiding practice for concentration/ resting the mind) and Metta (tonglen/ practice of sharing loving kindness) may be offered. Everyone is welcome to bring some words with them to open or close the session that may provide inspiration and/or discussion. As long as people are quiet entering and exiting you may come and go as you need.

Posted on Oct 28, 2010, in General.

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