New Year News!
In this Issue:
*NEW Studio *NEW skill or goal in 100 *NEW Workshops *NEW L-I-F-E Group *NEW Focus on the Yogis *NEW way to make New Year's Resolutions *NEW Pose of the Month *NEW students only, deal
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NEW Studio Space! 
Well, it doesn't look like that! You will have to come and see! It's a nice space with new bamboo floors! We have big plans for the new space. In January we will use it for the 21 Day Program at 5:30 pm. In February we will use the space for new classes and times. Check your email in January for updates!
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There's still time to join us for
21 days in a row of yoga from
Sat. Jan 4 through Fri. Jan 24
Follow Christine as she guides you through Sadie Nardini's new Book: The 21 Day Yoga Body!Sign up now!Only 7 spots left!
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Workshops
Tai Chi
Upcoming Workshops:
Shoulderstand
Valentine's Couples Meditation
MELT
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A New Way to Make Resolutions
Sweeney Yogini
 The other day I was working on my resolutions when it dawned on me that one reason why they often fail so horribly is that we don't make them nearly fun enough... |
Deal for the New Year!
 Know a New Student Who Wants to Try Liberty Yoga?
$45 for 10 classes
(60 days to use them.)
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Pose of the Month
 
 Camel (Ustrasana) Press your hips, Lift your heart, Arch your upper back, Feel the freedom!! |
LIFE is on MindBody- Sign up today!
L*I*F*E
Living In Full Energy
A New Liberty Yoga
Community Group
Who is your community? Where do you go for support? Many people when first coming to Yoga find they are just there for the physical practice. What they come to discover is that yoga offers a deep sense of community and belonging within a framework of like minded people. Liberty Yoga wants to offer the opportunity to grow and explore your LIFE and tap into your ability to
Live In Full Energy.
 Paula Bairstow
Liberty Yoga invites you to join us as we take on L*I*F*E, a social community group lead by Christine Shaw and Paula Bairstow, LPCMH (Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health). Together with our Liberty Yoga members, the group will explore topics such as paths to happiness, managing anxiety, the mind-body connection, parenting, and healing/ becoming whole. The LIFE group will address these concepts, and many more, in our familiar setting at the studio, with the intention of supporting and learning from one another, and providing a foundation of a positive and uplifting community.
Paula and Christine will be facilitating this donation based class in an open discussion format typically held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month from 8am to 9:30am. We will begin in February. In February, the group will be held on the 1st (2/2), 2nd (2/9) and the 4th (2/23) Sundays. Bring your spirit, enthusiasm and intention to deepen your daily living for Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness! Please let us know if you intend to come.
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Greetings!
Happy New Year! We hope you had a super year and are ready to discover all that awaits you in 2014! We love being a part of the new habits you create in your life for yourself, family, friends and all of the people you will encounter!
Take a look at all we have in store for you from a brand new studio space, with new classes and teachers, to our new L-I-F-E Group to help build more community and support at Liberty Yoga.
Take a leap into 2014 with 21 Days of Yoga. Add a new skill with giveit100! Try Tai Chi for balance and serenity. Whatever you do this year just know that we are here to support you! Thanks for sticking with us to build the Yoga Habit for a lifetime of new beginnings at Liberty Yoga!
In deepest gratitude,
Christine and Erin
Important Schedule Changes!
Tuesday, Dec 31st
ONLY one class: 7:30am FLY! Vinyasa
All other classes canceled!
Wednesday, January 1st
Come Celebrate the New Year with Us:
7:30am- FLY! Vinyasa- 75 minutes 8:45am- 21 Day Yoga Body Meeting 10am - Therapeutic - 105 minutes w/ 1 hour workout and 45 minutes restorative poses including shoulderstand!
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Give it 100!!
This woman wanted to learn to dance... | |
...and did it in 365 days!
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Karen Cheng realized anyone can do something new if they just put their minds to it. After learning to dance she created the web site GiveIt100.com so anyone can realize their goals with fortitude and practice!
What a great way to create a new habit!
What new thing do you want to do in the NEW YEAR?! Why not give it 100!
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Focus on the Yogis
Two Yogi's from Liberty Yoga share their inspiring stories of courage, struggles and strength. Here's how adding Yoga to their lives has made a difference!
Anne Marie Basye's Story 
I first joined Liberty Yoga last Spring, specifically to strengthen my left arm and wrist post surgery and PT for a double compound fracture with nerve damage. I started attending only therapeutic classes and after about 3 months was very pleased with the improvement. As my wrist improved, the pain in my low back emerged (I think my wrist pain was so severe that I never noticed my back pain!) In addition to Therapeutic Yoga, I sought Chiropractic treatment for my back which only resulted in short-term minor relief. After following up with my PCP, x-ray's and consulting a spine specialist, I discovered that I had an extra lumbar vertebra which was fused on the right side with my L-5 vertebrae and both L-5 and L-6 were shifting right. This condition could subsequently cause me to loose the ability to walk, and my spine doctor advised aggressive PT or aggressive spine and core strengthening yoga. I have opted for a more aggressive yoga program! Now incorporating FLY! Vinyasa classes with restorative classes, I have improved my pain and mobility functions remarkably. Most notable has been the Thanksgiving week when I traveled and took no yoga classes. The result was a return of compromised mobility and pain!
I believe that there are many paths to health and well being, and that we all have choices. I appreciate the partnership and support that I have with all the folks at Liberty Yoga, both students and teachers, for the choices that I am making for my personal well being.
Jess Munyan's Story 
My name is Jess Munyan and I have been on my yoga journey for about three years. Yoga is definitely a huge part of my life now and I even get teased about how often I go, but it hasn't always been that way. I began practicing yoga when my mom and her friends talked me into going to a few classes with Erin as the instructor. I enjoyed those beginning classes and kept going, but I really only viewed yoga as a way to stretch your body. I continued to go to yoga classes, but never more than once a week and would often take weeks off. Then last year I started a new job. With an hour commute and a hectic schedule, I stopped going to yoga altogether. I also stopped riding my horses and stopped running. By December, I was worn out and miserable. I wasn't happy with my job or my attitude or myself and I knew I had to change something! That is when I joined Liberty Yoga. At first I had to force myself to go to classes but quickly it became part of my weekly schedule and I looked forward to yoga. I started recognizing people in class andthen getting to know them as well. I used this time as "me" time and not only was I getting a good stretch, now I was using class as a stress reliever. I started taking yoga more seriously this time around and reaped all the benefits. Focusing on my breath helps me run longer. Coming to class regularly helps me be less sore those few times a month I do ride my horse. Being mindful in class reminds me that I need to think about my words and actions in everyday life. Creating relationships with the people that also attend class inspires me to be committed and persevere. And I have discovered that yoga is not easy! Whether it is holding an intense stretch, trying something new, or just quieting your mind, yoga challenges me each day. A yoga instructor said, "The beauty is that people often come here for the stretch, and leave with a lot more." It took me a while to realize this but that is part of the journey.
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Thanks for reading our newsletters! We want to share with you what is happening here and hear from you what is happening for YOU! Please use our new anonymous Suggestion / Comment box to let us know how we are doing! You can also go to YELP (see link below) to rate us and share your experience at Liberty Yoga.
We thank you for offering your time, energy and presence to our growing community of Yogis! What a joy it is to see you each day as we travel this life journey together taking care of ourselves in mind, body and spirit at Liberty Yoga! Enjoy your NEW Year with us!
Sincerely,
Christine Shaw and Erin Sweeney
A PRIZE for you!!! Did you read this whole newsletter?
If so,then you will get a prize by telling us the secret word when you come to class!
Hint: it is the featured, most common word in this issue!
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