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Sunday class series | Forrest yoga (8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29)

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Finding Fun in Backbends
Forrest Yoga with Morgan
Sunday, August 8th, 10am

Expand your spine, ribs, quads, and capacity for breath, growth and trust in this 2-hour yoga class focusing on bending backwards. Building through a sequence of breathing techniques, warm-up stretches, abdominal exercises and flowing standing poses, we will put all the pieces together into some deep backbends. Partner work, attention to alignment and tidbits on human anatomy will make your backbending practice safe and fun!

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More Fun with Backbends
Forrest Yoga with Jason
Sunday, August 15th, 10am

Building upon last week’s “Finding Fun in Backbends” class, explore even more ways to bend backwards and open your heart.

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Liberate Your Legs
Forrest Yoga with Rob
Sunday, August 22nd, 10am

Reset the foundation of your yoga practice with this 2-hour class focusing on the legs. Moving from seated stretches to warm up the large joints, we will build up to an invigorating series of standing poses and inversions to bring energy to every corner of the body. Attention to alignment, anatomy, and “active feet” add helpful tools for you to take both into your yoga practice and everyday life.

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Community Class
Forrest Yoga with Angie
Sunday, August 29th, 10am

The last Forrest Yoga Sunday class of the month celebrates the spirit of Studio 34: a place where people come together to practice yoga, share various healing disciplines, and foster artistic creativity in a myriad of ways. Studio 34 founder Angie Norris combines the core Forrest Yoga practice with inspiring ideas, movement, music and partner exercises to bring a refreshing perspective on yoga as both a personal and shared practice.

Posted on Aug 1, 2010, in Events, Yoga.

workshop | Shoulder Liberation with Morgan and Jason (7/4)

Sunday 7/4, 10AM-Noon, $10

The shoulders are often a place where we carry our burdens and feel a lot of tightness. Many 21st century activities, such as typing and driving, can increase this shoulder tension, and Forrest Yoga highlights techniques that bring relief to the shoulders. This special double-teacher Independence Day workshop will focus on loosening the shoulders and our burdens through a series of fun poses, partner exercises and ample hands-on assistance.

Posted on Jun 29, 2010, in Events, Yoga.

class series | Contact Improvisation (Sundays starting 8/15)

Contact Improvisation – Sundays beginning August 15th; 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Contact Improvisation is a partner dance form using physical contact, weight sharing and human connection as the impetus for the dance. The point of contact is used as a fulcrum for unusual movement not physically possible in a solo dance. Using gravity and momentum the dance unfolds in unexpected ways. As an improvisational form, there is an emphasis on being present and open to the unknown. All levels of movement experience and ability are welcome to practice CI. There is no judgment about what is beautiful or ugly. It is a deeply personal and experiential dance. The quality of the dance is gauged by how the dancers themselves experience it. There are specific techniques and forms that one can learn and practice in order to make the dance safer and more enjoyable, but these techniques are not an end; There are a means towards a unique, unrepeatable dance.

All levels welcome! $10 per class.

Aug 15th – Myra Bazell
22nd – Myra Bazell
29th – Myra Bazell

Sept 5th – Chris Aiken
12th – Chris Aiken
19th – Angie Hauser
26th – Angie Hauser

Oct 3rd – Leah Stein
10th – Nicole Bindler
17th – Nicole Bindler
24th – Nicole Bindler
31st – Sara Narva

Nov 7th – Sara Narva
14th – Sara Narva
21st – Nicole Bindler
28th – Nicole Bindler

Dec 5th – Greg Holt
12th – Greg Holt
19th – Greg Holt
26th – canceled

Jan 2nd – Nicole Bindler
9th – Curt Haworth
16th – Curt Haworth
23rd – Curt Haworth
30th – Curt Haworth

Feb 6th – Sara Narva
13th – Nicole Bindler
20th – Sara Narva
27th – Nicole Bindler

march 6th – Merian Soto
13th – Merian Soto
20th – Marion Ramirez / Jung Woong
27th – Marion Ramirez / Jung Woong

April 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th – Adams Berzins

Posted on Jun 13, 2010, in Events, Yoga.

class series | Forrest Yoga Sunday Series (6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27)

“Finding Balance” with Morgan
Sunday 6/6, 10AM-Noon, $10

Moving from breath work and seated stretches, to abs and other
core-building exercises, then flowing into sequences of standing
poses, Forrest Yoga builds both strength and flexibility in the body.
This 2-hour workshop will focus on staying balanced—both in its
physical aspect and as a way of being in the world. Students will work
with inversions, one-legged standing poses, and play with “gravity
surfing” arm balances that bring vitality to the body and energize the
spirit.

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“Standing Tall” with Rob
Sunday 6/13, 10AM-Noon, $10
Moving from breath work and seated stretches, to abs and other
core-building exercises, then flowing into sequences of standing
poses, Forrest Yoga builds both strength and flexibility in the body.
This comprehensive 2-hour workshop will focus on the legs. From hips,
hamstrings, quads and calves, right down to the toes, students will
learn to work with “active feet” to protect and strengthen the knee
joins. Innovations to classic Warrior poses, along with a selection of
basic and advanced inversions, add new perspectives to what it means
to stand tall in the world and help bring energy—as well as
relaxation—to the legs and beyond.
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“Cultivating Strength” with Fatima
Sunday 6/20, 10AM-Noon, $10
Forrest Yoga invites students to go deeper into their yoga practice,
evoking new sensations of the body, mind and spirit. This 2-hour
workshop will use pranayama (breath work), seated stretches, and
abdominal exercises to tone the core muscles, bringing strength to the
internal systems of the body and preparing students for more advanced
twists, backbends, hip-openers and balancing poses. With a focus on
“exploring the scary places” within ourselves, this class offers
opportunities for physical and emotional release, leading to a renewed
sense of relaxation and vitality.
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“Community” with Angie
Sunday 6/27, 10AM-Noon, $10
The last Forrest Yoga Sunday Series class of the month celebrates the
spirit of Studio 34: a place where people come together to practice
yoga, share various healing disciplines, and foster artistic
creativity in a myriad of ways. Studio 34 founder Angie Norris
combines the core Forrest Yoga practice with inspiring ideas,
movement, music and partner exercises to bring a refreshing
perspective on yoga as both a personal and shared practice. (And when
class lets out, join us in the Community Lounge for
Bruncheonette—Studio 34′s monthly feast of vegan eats!)
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Posted on Jun 3, 2010, in Events, Yoga.

yoga | Forrest Yoga Sunday Series (May)

Sundays, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

THE STUDIO 34 SUNDAY SERIES features a different teacher each week, presenting a class on a particular theme. Classes can highlight specific areas of the body, focus on certain issues, and offer ideas to inspire the student during yoga and beyond. The core Forrest Yoga practice, coupled with occasional music, meditations, and partner exercises, makes each Sunday Series class a fun and unique yoga experience.

UPCOMING SUNDAY CLASSES IN MAY:
5/2: “Hamstrings, Hips & Quads” with Morgan
5/9: “Exploring Your Edge” with Jason
5/16: “Nourishing Body, Mind & Spirit” with Fatima
5/23: “Shoulders, Neck & Inversions” with Rob
5/30: “Community” with Angie, followed by Studio 34’s monthly vegan brunch!

$10 per class

Posted on May 3, 2010, in Events, Yoga.
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raffle | Brittany’s Sendoff Yoga Class and Costa Rica Raffle Drawing (5/12)

Wednesday, May 12, 7:45-10:45 p.m.

A celebration of love, effort and what happens when we believe in the beauty and majesty of our purpose and our dreams.

Please show your support for Studio 34 yoga teacher Brittany Policastro as she teaches her last class before she sets off on a four-month journey to Brazil, Tanzania and India. As she travels, she will participate in humanitarian work in conjunction with Cross Cultural Solutions, dive into the dance culture and document her experiences for a book called “The Humanitarian Dance Experience.” She has been raising funds to take this trip for eight  months and has a bit more to go.

Now you can help and and possibly win an amazing trip! From now to May 12, every donation you make will enter you into a raffle to win a 7-night stay in Costa Rica at the amazing and fully sustainable (5-leaf) Arenas Del Mar Beach and Nature Resort. This place is absolute HEAVEN and holds 5 people so you can bring your friends. It is a $2,800 value. Learn more at www.arenasdelmar.com. Trip may be taken between June and October. (Flights and meals are extra but super-affordable)

Other prizes include:

  • 5 private yoga sessions with Brittany: $400 value
  • A gyrokinesis lesson: $120 value
  • Plus OWMH tank tops,tee shirts, and eye pillows!

Here’s how it works:

$10 will get your name entered in once. For every addtional $10 you donate you will get your name entered in again. Donate $100 and your name is in 10 times. Donate $1,000 and your name is entered in 100 times.

Purchase tickets at the front desk at Studio 34 at the farewell class or online by making a donation at www.oneworldmanyhearts.com.
Hope to see you there!

Posted on May 3, 2010, in Events, Yoga.
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class series | Kundalini Yoga: an introduction to understanding the ten bodies (4/11-6/13)

Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan
Led by Brenda Williams

Sundays, April 11 – June 13 (join in any week!), 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Kundalini Yoga, the Yoga of Awareness, composes a series of movements called Kriyas, which work on various aspects of your yogic anatomy and onsciousness, using a variety of asanas, pranayam, mantras, and meditation. This awakens our kundalini energy, and causes it to circulate through the body, mind and spirit. This energy develops divine consciousness and facilitates profound transformation.

10 Week Class Series
Week 1: First Body (Soul Body)
Week 2: Second Body (Negative Mind)
Week 3: Third Body (Positive Mind)
Week 4: Fourth Body (Neutral Mind)
Week 5: Fifth Body (Physical Body)
Week 6: Sixth Body (Arcline)
Week 7: Seventh Body (Aura)
Week 8: Eighth Body (Pranic Body)
Week 9: Ninth Body (Subtle Body)
Week 10: Tenth Body (Radiant Body)

Posted on Apr 9, 2010, in Events, Yoga.
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workshop | Yo-Fu Dance™

Sunday, July 11, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Created & Developed by Gabrielle Casella (a.k.a. PlumDragoness), Yo-Fu™ is a method of approaching movement meditation that promotes internalizing dance-yogic persuasions with artistic martial motion. It offers an innovative fusion of healing & performing arts forms from diverse cultural disciplines.

Be encouraged in this workshop to find your groove by embodying spiritual movement through liquefied flows, freezes, floor-work patterns, Old-school hip-hop & traditional tribal folk stomp explorations. Emphasis is placed on synchronizing breath with the practices of finding stillness in meditation, flowing thru performing choreographic movement investigations and listening to the inner beat of variety of world-music sound-scape infused inspirations. Participants may take this opportunity to identify the common threads woven throughout the fabric of different healing movements & therapeutic dance forms, thus allowing them to explore original choreography that has a unique flavor, while practicing the art of being fully engaged in ones physical, mental & spiritual being. Exercises can be modified to fit the individual person’s level of flexibility while suited for beginners or experienced yoga practitioners & all lovers of dance at any stage.
© ™ 2000 Gabrielle Casella

Yo-Fu™ 2 hr-
• $15 early registration by 5/29
• $20 until 6/19
• $25 late registration until 7/3
• $30 until 7/10
• $35 the day of @ door!

Yo-Fu™ and Dragon Spirit Yoga™ combined-
• $30 early registration by 5/28
• $40 until 6/18
• $50 late registration until 7/2
• $55 until 7/9
• $65 the day of 1st workshop @ door!

Payments arrangements can be made by contacting Gabrielle via email; lungshen@earthtones.com or phone; 484-557-9605! Payments will not be taken by Studio 34!

Posted on Apr 2, 2010, in Events, Yoga.
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workshop | Dragon Spirit Yoga™

Saturday, July 10, 1 – 3:45 p.m.

Join the renewal as we welcome spring through a celebration of body, mind & spirit. This workshop will focus on performing a combine series of still postures, moving meditations and breathing techniques, placing importance on the synchronization of mind, body and spirit through Taoist Yoga; a combination Chi Kung & Kung Fu exercises. The roots of this practice lend itself to the traditions of Taoist legends associating particular Chinese myths with animal spirits (Dragon, Tiger, Monkey etc.), mystics (Monk, Warrior, Goddess, etc.) in relation to the Five Elements found in nature (Water, Metal, Fire, Wood & Water) with principals of creating balance (Yin/Yang).

Gabrielle Casella (a.k.a. PlumDragoness) developed “the way of the dragon spirit“(Tao Lung Shen) yoga by drawing inspiration from astrological & spiritual connections to the mythic legends of dragon spirit, Taoist mystical philosophies, Chinese martial/internal arts systems, Hatha yoga practices & the teachings of Chik Qadir Mason, Paulie Zink & Sarah Powers. This original system of yoga reflects her individualized aesthetic as a multi-disciplinary performance artist & healing arts practitioner.

© ™ 2005 Gabrielle Casella

Dragon Spirit Yoga™ 2 ¾ hr-
• $20 early registration by 5/28
• $25 until 6/18
• $30 late registration until 7/2
• $35 until 7/9
• $40 the day of @ door!

Dragon Spirit Yoga™ and Yo-Fu™ combined-
• $30 early registration by 5/28
• $40 until 6/18
• $50 late registration until 7/2
• $55 until 7/9
• $65 the day of 1st workshop @ door!

Payments arrangements can be made by contacting Gabrielle via email; lungshen@earthtones.com or phone; 484-557-9605! Payments will not be taken by Studio 34!

Posted on Apr 2, 2010, in Events, Yoga.
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yoga | Forrest Yoga Sunday Series (beginning 4/4)

Every Sunday, 10 – 12 p.m.

THE STUDIO 34 SUNDAY SERIES features a different instructor each week, presenting a class on a particular theme. Classes can highlight specific areas of the body, focus on certain issues, and offer ideas to inspire the student during yoga and beyond. The core Forrest Yoga practice, coupled with occasional music, meditations, and partner exercises, makes each Sunday Series class a fun and unique yoga experience.

UPCOMING SUNDAY CLASSES:
4/4: CORE with Morgan
4/11: BACKBENDS with Stephen
4/18: CELEBRATION with Jason
4/25: COMMUNITY with Angie, followed by Studio 34’s monthly vegan brunch!

Cost: $10 per class

Posted on Apr 2, 2010, in Events, Yoga.
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workshop | Kundalini Yoga & Sattvic Living: Creating a Lifestyle of Light, Peace & Being (5/16)

Led by S.S. Mahan Rishi Singh Khalsa, D.C.

Sunday, May 16, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

** Anyone signed up for the workshop can also take the Sunday morning Kundalini Class that day (@ 10:30am) for Free! **

$25 in advance, $35 day of

Posted on Mar 24, 2010, in Events, Healing, Yoga.

Bi-monthly mini-workshop | Vinyasa Flow with Live Music

Julia Horn leading & Thomas Flanagan on sitar

First Sunday of every other month, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Join us August 8 for the next workshop!

Yoga is a gift to open the body, assist us in breathing life and reconnect us to our deepest Self and the beauty that surrounds us. Together we will celebrate our practice, our breath, our community and express our individuality through movement, music, a little-bit of sweat, and a lotta-bit of luv. $15.

Posted on Mar 1, 2010, in Events, Yoga.
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benefit classes | Send Us To Yoga School (2/21-2/27)

Sunday, February 21 – Saturday, February 27, various times

For the month of March, Fatima Adamu and Rob Snyder will be in Seattle, training to become yoga teachers with Ana Forrest. Studio 34 will be donating the proceeds from a few of our Forrest Yoga classes to help cover Fatima and Rob’s expenses. Come support them by attending any of the following yoga classes:

• Sunday Feb 21st, 10 a.m. with Morgan
• Thursday Feb 25th, 6 p.m. with Stephen
• Friday Feb 26th, 5:30 p.m. with Angie
• Saturday Feb 27th, 11 a.m. with Jason

Thursday and Friday’s classes are pay-what-you-can, Sunday and Saturday’s classes are $10. Class Cards, Work Exchange credit, and any extra cash donations are welcome.

Posted on Feb 21, 2010, in Events, Yoga.
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yoga | Hatha Focus Series (2/22-3/15)

Free Series With Colleen Bass

Mondays, February 22 through March 15

Hatha Focus is a weekly class that focuses on a specific theme related to the practice and experience of Hatha Yoga with a splash of vinyasa. Each week will emphasize either a series of related postures to a particular body part.  These yoga classes are designed to build endurance, strength and flexibility.

2/22- Hip opener
3/1- Heart opening
3/8- Core strengthening
3/15- Hamstrings (great for runners)

Colleen Bass is beginning her journey of teaching yoga, after returning from Baja Mexico where she attended an 200 hour Yoga Alliance certification this winter.  Her education was in Hatha Yoga with precision alignment, emphasizing heart-felt energy, pranayama and meditation.  She discovered yoga in Hawaii in 2004, and has incorporated it into her life.  As an avid runner and stressed graduate student, yoga has been an amazing healing agent.  Her yoga instruction has been blossoming from her fireplace lit living room where she shares her growth in yoga with her community.

Posted on Feb 17, 2010, in Events, Yoga.
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monthly mini-workshop | Vinyasa Flow with Live Music (2/7)

Led by Julia Horn

Sunday, February 7, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Yoga is a gift to open the body, assist us in breathing life and reconnect us to our deepest Self and the beauty that surrounds us. Together we will celebrate our practice, our breath, our community and express our individuality through movement, music, a little-bit of sweat, and a lotta-bit of luv. Thomas Flanagan on sitar and Eric Carbonara on chaturangui. Cost: $15.

Posted on Feb 2, 2010, in Events, Yoga.
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workshops | Ana Forrest (2/16, 2/17)

Three Forrest Yoga® workshops with Ana Forrest

Ana Forrest

Ana Forrest

  • Unraveling the Mysteries of Hips, Neck and Shoulders

    Tuesday, February 16, 6-9 p.m.

    All levels (must have some yoga experience)

    In this Forrest Yoga workshop you learn to create freedom and strength in hip, neck, & shoulders. You will learn to safely unlock these habitual tension spots through intensely focused breathwork and asana (including inversions, standing poses, and vinyasa). Strengthen and lengthen the muscles around these joints, and create space in these areas. This work helps you walk through your life with grace and freedom.

  • Changing Your Relationship To Fear

    Wednesday, February 17, 8:30-11:30 a.m.

    Intermediate / Advanced (must be able to do wheel)

    How does fear affect you? Interested in learning how to change your relationship to fear? Fear is a powerful emotion that dictates our decisions and hinders us from making good choices. Fear can lead to anxiety, overwhelm, despair and depression. Forrest Yoga teaches you a different way to relate and work with fear. It teaches you to use fear as a warning call, to listen, be alert and proceed cautiously. Fear does not have to be something that paralyzes you. In this workshop you’ll use breath and asana to access, comfort and support the parts of your body that are constricted by fear. This new approach to our fearful places brings about change immediately. Your body responds and relief can be felt immediately. You learn to move breath into these areas, stay steady, and remain present as difficult emotions surface, shift, and transform. The bands that constrict your life force and contort your body begin to loosen. You will have room to breathe! When you treat your fearful parts with attention and compassion, you allow the ‘wonderful’ back into your life.

  • Celebrate Your Practice

    Wednesday, February 17, 6-9 p.m.

    All levels (must have some yoga experience)

    Rekindle the fires of passion and pleasure with Forrest Yoga. Learn to reconnect to your energy, while you delight in your strength. Bring healing and inspiration into your personal practice. This Forrest Yoga workshop helps you cultivate and embrace a sense of compassion. You also learn to make your practice exhilarating and delicious.

Pricing (cash or check only, at the door)

  • One workshop: $65
  • Two workshops: $115
  • Three workshops: $170

    • Please note that two- and three-workshop packages must be used by the same person. Payment also accepted by cash or check at studio. These workshops will sell out. Please register early to guarantee your space.

What To Bring
Attendees must bring a yoga strap (at least 6 feet long), block, water, and two mats (or one mat and a blanket or beach towel). Room is heated to 80 degrees.

About The Instructor
Ana Forrest is recognized worldwide as a pioneer in yoga and emotional healing. Born crippled, her own life trauma and experiences, which include physical abuse, drug addiction, epilepsy, and bulimia, compelled her to create Forrest Yoga®. The way she teaches Asana, Breath, and the movement of energy allows for the epiphanies of the students’ life experiences to emerge. These illuminations create a unique and powerful opportunity for the student to make practical life decisions based on their experiences. She is a well-known contributing expert to Yoga Journal and teaches internationally at yoga conferences, workshops, and teacher trainings.

Posted on Jan 11, 2010, in Events, Yoga.
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monthly party | Feet Active (5/14)

Friday, May 14, 8 p.m.feetactive

Monthly Vegan Cupcake, Dance Party, Midnight Yoga
8:30pm, $5 donation

Posted on Dec 4, 2009, in Events, Yoga.
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donation class | Thanksgiving Gratitude Flow (11/26)

With Brittany Policastro

Thursday, November 26, 10 – 11: 15 a.m.gratitude

Please join Brittany for this donation yoga class at Studio 34. We will gather together as a community to celebrate all of the things we are grateful for. We will FLOW, SWEAT, eat some COOKIES and have some FUN!

Cost: Give what you can AND a few canned goods

ALL Donations will be going to Yoga with a Purpose to benefit the African Village Survival Initiative.

The AVSI is building economic self-determination programs to create a collective solution now, as unemployment in the African community reaches 50%. Programs include outfitting a licensed community kitchen as a resource for independent African food businesses. AVSI is also setting up a state of the art recording studio to give African artists, from throughout the world, a means to produce their own music, to use their talents and create their own self-sustaining employment.

Posted on Nov 19, 2009, in Events, Yoga.
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workshop | Reveal Your Inner Warrior (12/5)

With Brittany Policastro

Saturday, December 5, 1 – 4 p.m.brittanyworkshop

Join Brittany as she guides you through a fun and challenging workshop designed to tap you into your strength, courage and patience. This practice will include Warrior sequences, inversions and backbends, followed by deep restoratives. We will go through that which challenges us and come out with a greater appreciation for our ability to persevere while being reminded of the importance of surrender. You will leave feeling empowered, powerful and humbled.

Cost: $38 Space available. Payment accepted at the door.

Posted on Nov 12, 2009, in Events, Yoga.
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free yoga | Forrest Basics 4-Week Series (8/29-9/19)

Saturdays, August 29 – September 19, 4-5:30 p.m.

A great class for new students and beginners as well as experienced students, who would like to brush up on the basics. Taught by our eager Forrest Graduates and assisted by either Stephen or Angie.

Posted on Aug 28, 2009, in Events, Yoga.
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