Believe in your Vision
I remember I was on a trip to Florida with my family in high school driving down a street by the ocean viewing one amazing home after another. My mom said to me that it must be nice to have a home that beautiful. My response to her (that I am still not sure where it had come from, but I felt it from the bottom of my heart) was that I believe I will have it one day - and I could picture what it looked like. She asked why I thought that and I couldn't explain it, I just believed it.
The house itself really wasn't what that belief was about - it was about a vision that I believed I was going to do something great one day. The house just represented the culmination of that achievement. I keep that vision with me when things go sideways, upside down or right side up. It helps me keep things in perspective that I am working toward a larger goal - even if I am not sure what that is at times, I just feel it.
Coming into the new year, I thought I would share what I believe it takes when you
innovate and work toward something bigger than you based on my own experiences. Take from it what may resonate with you and leave behind what doesn't work for your life from this post. This blog is based on my own self reflection and constant work I do to understand what internally drives me, which may or may not relate to your experiences.
To read on please visit:
DRISHTIQ BLOG
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DRISHTIQ Yoga's Private Instruction Offerings
Are you new or newer to yoga? Or have you been practicing awhile and are now interested in taking your practice further? DRISHTIQ teachers are available to provide you personal attention during a private lesson at a time of your choosing. Private instruction can be 45 minutes- 60 minutes in length and are a perfect addition to your weekly practice to focus on your individual goals.
Private Instruction Pricing Plans:
NEW - add a private monthly membership to your existing monthly unlimited plan - in addition to enjoying your unlimited classes each month you can now add private instruction to take your practice to another level. This adds one 45 minute private lesson with a DRISHTIQ Instructor each month
at a deeply discounted price. Private instruction is a great way to have one on one time to ask the questions you have come up for you during your practice and break down a pose in more detail for proper alignment or to advance in the pose. Having accountability with a DRISHITQ instructor that checks in with you monthly to ensure you're doing yoga for a lifetime! The cost of this membership is
an additional $50/month that will automatically charged to your credit card on the first of each month as long as you are an existing DRISHTIQ Unlimited Monthly Member. (Private monthly membership can be cancelled at any time before card is charged at the beginning of each month. )
For Non-members or Members that don't want to do the monthly plan- here are our
Private Instruction Packages:
$75 - Single private session
$210 - 3 private sessions package
$325 - 5 private sessions package
$650 - 10 private sessions package
Ask the front desk for more information or email [email protected] for more information.
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DRISHTIQ's Teacher Awards
Announcing or Teacher Awards 2015:
Thank you to those of you who took our survey to celebrate our teachers! As many of you know we have the BEST teachers here at DRISHTIQ, who always go out of their way to guide and facilitate your yoga journey!
Most Soulful Flow- Beth Wiley
Accessible to All Levels- Erin MacDonald
Most Inspirational Class- Amy Kreider
Most Fun Class- Jill Greek
Most Feel Good Flow- Ashley Crocus
Best Music- Kim Dawes
Most Creative Flow- Amy Fallis
Most Breathwork/Pranayama- Lennice Lytle
Best Assists and Alignment Cues- Nicole Levin
Best Exemplifies Living your Yoga- Deb Bagley
Rookie Award- Denise Cain
Most Subs- Kistin Harris
Studio Excellence Award- Ellie Morrissey, Cassie Dawes, Maddy Walouke, Sydney Sinchek
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DRISHTIQ's New Website is Here!
Our website had a makeover! Check it out to see new pictures of our beautiful community here at DRISHTIQ and all the Fantastic Events and Opportunities we have planned for our Yogi's! Keep checking back for more NEW and Exciting additions coming soon!
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Coming this summer!
SIGN UP Now: Live Your Yoga- Honor the Light Within: July 14-17 2016 Yoga and Wellness Retreat
Join DRISHTIQ Yoga for a Live Your Yoga retreat weekend in beautiful Dahlonega Spa Resort in Conyers, Georgia. Dahlonega Spa Resort (DSR) is situated at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains on a gorgeous 72 acre property that provides a truly tranquil space for rest and relaxation.
Take precious time to connect body, mind and spirit through yoga. Come as you are or bring a special friend. Leave the pressures of daily life behind, drop into tranquility and rejuvenate.
Retreat Weekend Highlights:
- 2 Yoga Classes a Day lead by Lead Instructors from DRISHTIQ Yoga
- Guided morning walking meditations on the grounds of the beautiful Dahlonega Spa Resort, and through the Labyrinth
- Meal prep tips and workshops
- Large outdoor Jacuzzi
- Spa Services Available (fees may apply)
- Reiki massage
- Local attractions: vineyards, Appalachian Trail, waterfalls, canoeing, kayaking, tubing and 1.5 miles of hiking trails
- Full service restaurant, delicious meals provided
Reservations/Pricing Information:
West Wing Rooms:
1 Queen - 1 person (not sharing a room)- Price is $950 includes full Yoga Retreat, accommodations and meals- 1 room available
1 King- 2 people (sharing a bed)- Price $700per person includes full Yoga Retreat, accommodations and meals- 5 rooms available
Cabin Accommodations:
1 King- 1 person (not sharing a cabin) Price is $1,100 includes Full Yoga Retreat, accommodations and meals- 1 King Cabin available
2 Queen Beds - 2 people (separate beds)- Price $800 per person- includes full Yoga Retreat, accommodations and meals- 5 cabins available
Space is Limited so Sign up to reserve your Room!
RETREAT SIGN UP
Email [email protected] for more information!
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FEATURE EVENT: Mark your Calendars!
Master Teacher Visit ~ April 16 2pm-4pm and April 17 9-11am
Marlysa Sullivan MPT, RYT, is a Yoga Therapist, teacher and Physical Therapist with a practice in Atlanta Georgia. She has a strong passion for understanding the body and yoga philosophy and integrating her knowledge of yoga into current scientific understandings of the body and mind. She enjoys teaching anatomy, meditation and yoga therapy and this has brought her the opportunity to teach in many areas.
Workshop 1 with Marlysa ~Enjoying Yoga as a Body of Healing: Benefits and Applications of Yoga Therapy April 16, 2-4pm
Yoga therapy is growing as a respected and recognized healing approach due to it's unique combination of yoga with traditional applications of biomedical, psycho-emotional, and pain science. Often held one-on-one or in small group sessions, yoga therapy offers a unique and multidimensional path to create health, transformation and well-being. Learn more about the benefits and applications of yoga philosophy and practices and the integration of these traditions into modern day concepts of science and medicine with the Center for Integrative Yoga Studies at Exploring Yoga as a Body of Healing: Benefits & Applications of Yoga Therapy. In this informational and experiential workshop you will:
* Hear about the most recent research behind the effectiveness of yoga for a variety of issues including musculoskeletal pain, chronic pain, anxiety, depression and trauma
* Gain an understanding how therapeutic applications of yoga asana and meditation help people who suffer due to musculoskeletal imbalances and dysfunction
* Explore therapeutic yoga is a whole-human approach where we come to understand the importance of yoga concepts and philosophies, pranayama, and meditation techniques as an integral part of healing the body-mind.
Workshop participants will also experience a sampling of demo therapeutic yoga practices to explore first-hand the stability and strength, openness, and peace of mind inspired by yoga therapy's powerful healing techniques for chronic pain, trauma, and understanding the mind and behavior.
A Meditation Workshop: Understanding Meditation in our Daily Lives~
Workshop 2 with Marlysa, Sunday April 17, 9-11am
Marlysa will discuss the basics of Sankyha Philosophy which underlies the sutras to teach the nature of the self and the nature of the mind. Learn how yoga and meditation benefits our mind and emotions, enhances our relationships with ourselves and others. We will end this 2 hour workshop with a meditative flow practice.
Workshops are open to the public and are $20 for DRISHTIQ Members and $25 for non-members. Make sure to take advantage of this skilled, knowledgeable expert coming to our area and Sign Up to save your space today! Sign Up
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Upcoming Events
Upcoming Workshops & Events
An Amateur's Workshop ~ The HEART of YOGA with Kim Dawes
February 6 1-3pm
New to yoga? If you've never taken a class or are fairly new to the world of yoga (in the last year or so) Explore the beauty of yoga from a traditional perspective, learn the many benefits and get comfortable with all of the aspects of a YOGA class from the beginning of a class to the end~ centering & stilling the mind, breathing, postures & proper alignment, what's stretching, strengthening, final relaxation and the purpose of savasana and meditation... If you've thought about taking a yoga class but have been skeptical, have questions about the spiritual side of the practice, or just want to take your experience & understanding a little deeper... This workshop is for you!
Understanding the Chakras~ A Journey through The Energy Centers
with Deb Bagley March 12, 1-3pm
Our bodies will guide us if we are willing to listen...This workshop will help you recognize your body's signs and patterns while we take a close look at the 7 main energy channels throughout our body. Kim will take you through a fun, informative, engaging journey up the chakras through postures, philosophy, pranayama (breath control), meditations, mantras and discussion... Yoga provides tools for opening and balancing out the Chakra system and accessing their inner mysteries.
Ayurveda ~ The Science of Life with Deb Bagley May 21 1-3pm
Ayurveda ~ The Science of Life... A workshop to delve into the ancient healing approach and system developed thousands of years ago in India designed to help people live long and healthy well balanced lives through holistic & scientific prevention and cure. Come learn more about the Sister Science of Yoga in a "digestible" easy to understand format.
Elevate, Open, Balance with Amy Vetter and Amy Kreider April 10 1-3pm
An arm balance workshop focusing on mindfully opening the shoulder girdle and hips with a more intelligent sequence in order to find space for accessibility for deeper expression in arm balancing postures. Come safely practice and learn those more elusive arm balancing postures.
DRISHTIQ Book Club - Tuesday, February 23 7:30pm
Join us for an evening of discussion, snacks and opportunity to build community. Our book club pick is An Alter in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor. Come snack and discuss how we can live a more spiritual existence by focusing on many of the principles of yoga- waking up, paying attention, wearing skin, walking the earth, encountering others, saying no, living with purpose and more.
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February Schedule Highlights
Schedule Changes and New Types of Classes:
Monday 1:00pm Multi-Level Yoga Flow- Whether you are new to yoga or a seasoned veteran- Come learn on your own level- This class features differentiated instruction, designed to reach each yogi where ever they may be on their journey!
Thursday 11:00am DRISHTIQ Warm Flow
Saturday 10:00am DRISHTIQ Hot Flow
Monday 6:00pm DRISHTIQ Warm Flow
*Yoga Flow for all Levels featuring DRISHTIQ's Signature Flow
*New Teen Yoga Donation Based Class- Tuesdays 3:30-4:15pm
Same teen fun~ later time so our teen yogis that get out a little later from school can join us!
As always: Please check out our schedule on our website:
DRISHTIQ's Schedule for all up to date changes and cancellations.
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Teen Yoga Blog
At DRISHTIQ Yoga, our community mission is to help children and teens find their voice, their calm and release, using yoga and meditation. We have classes dedicated to kids & teens, including a free teen meditation class each week and a teen scholarship awarded each year to help children learn these practices to eventually take into adulthood. We raise donations through our free teen class each week and other free community events we hold at the studio throughout the year to award teens in our community a scholarship.
Our 2015 scholarship winner Katy Closson submitted her application for the scholarship as well as other teen yogi's in the community. The teen applications were reviewed and and the award recipient was selected by members of our DRISHTIQ community. Katy has chosen to use the scholarship toward the DRISHTIQ 200 Hour Teacher Training program and will be posting each month on our blog during her scholarship year so all that have contributed to her journey can follow her experience.
First things first, I would like to be as honest as I can about going onto this next chapter of my life, as well as keep an open mind and to respect who I am in the present moment. That's for good or bad so if I happen to be struggling I will try to express that as much as I can and hopefully be able to overcome those struggles. And if I am doing well I will try to explain why I feel I am doing well in that area and try to elaborate on what I think is helping me to advance my yoga practice.
So a little bit about myself and my history: I am 16 years old and have been practicing yoga on and off for around a year now. I was recently granted a scholarship from Drishtiq yoga to support some of my teacher training costs. I understand that it may be naïve of me to think that I am mentally ready for such a commitment however I thought about this decision for a while now and truly, truly believe that this is the next part of my life. For a while I have been asked the same question: What will help me now? What can I do to heal and rebuild myself?
And I think that yoga has lead me down a new pathway for taking care of myself as well as give back to my community in a positive uplifting way. Thinking towards the future, I hope to get some of my friends and even strangers to become fellow yogis no matter what level you begin with! I would like to write every day but keep posting around once a month, maybe more.
Stay positive friends,
Katy Closson
*See Katy's blog as well as more information about our Teen Yoga Scholarship and mission on our website: Our Studio
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Kids and Teens Yoga
In this fast paced, activity packed society we live in, its so important for kids to learn strategies to wind down, enjoy stillness AND movement.
DRISHTIQ Yoga offers Kids Yoga. Kids yoga is an academic, yet casual fun playtime and story hour. Kids practice yoga postures, learn new skills in meditation and play games, make crafts and eat a snack!
Kids Yoga classes are offered on Wednesdays at 10:00am with Amy K and Saturdays at 10:00am with Deb!
Teen Yoga and Meditation is offered on Tuesdays 3:30-4:15pm /Thursdays 3:00-3:45pm, this is a donation based class - suggested donation of $5 goes to our Teen Yoga Scholarship.
DRISHTIQ offers discounted pricing options for Kids and Students.
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Shop the DRISHTIQ Boutique
Come shop the DRISHTIQ Boutique and check out our own line of comfortable, functional, and INSPIRATIONAL workout and clothing apparel. DRISHTIQ's line features yoga pants and tanks as well as sweatshirts and jackets that are UNIQUE and AFFORDABLE and designed by yoga and fashion enthusiasts! Our clothing line to keep you looking and feeling great before/after/during a great sweat session!
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Look Who's Talking About DRISHTIQ!
5 stars!
I've been going to Drishtiq since they first opened in 2013. I love the variety of classes offered and the many different teachers (and teaching styles). The studio is very welcoming to new students and yogis!
5 stars!
Drishtiq is a warm and welcoming community inviting each of us wherever we are in our practice with a variety of classes and activities
. A beautiful studio and team of teachers create the atmosphere
to explore my vulnerabil
ity, discovery,
and appreciation of an ongoing practice. Thank you to each of you for the gift you give with what you are and do. Namaste.
Tricia Croake-Uleman
5 stars!
Great yoga studio with great teachers. Highly recommended!
If you'd like to give us a review check out our Facebook page, or find us on Yelp or Google!
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DRISHTIQ's "Shout Out" Board:
Share the Love this February- Did someone "Make your Day" at DRISHTIQ? Are you inspired by a fellow student, teacher, or staff member at DRISHTIQ? Want to aknowledge their influence on your life? Grab a "Shout Out" Sheet at the front desk and declare your GRATITUDE for this person by writing a short summary about what they did! Then tack it up on our Shout Out board near the front desk!
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Student of the Month-- Missy Iannelli
Music
Yin/yang
Deep breathing
Restorative
Inner witness
Stretching-mentally & physically
Honoring
Tranquil
Individual journey
Quotes, poetry, Sanskrit
Like many, I've tried several forms of exercise over the years and even practiced yoga for a while about 20 years ago. Fast forward to 2012 when a friend mentioned that there were fitness classes taking place at the Children's Theater of Mason. This is where I met Kim Dawes-I was actually one of her guinea pigs while she was going through yoga teacher training :) Needless to say, I was hooked and have been practicing ever since.
It's amazing how often I find myself using the things
that I've learned from the wonderful teachers here. Simple things like breathing techniques, restorative poses or using essential oils have become daily routines.
I love that everyone is encouraged to honor themselves and feel comfortable with wherever they're at on their yoga journey. There's no judging, no competition, no body image to compare to. I'm sure that's why there's such a diverse group of people that attend classes-individualism is stressed☺ There is a true feeling of community here and I've met some great people I now consider friends.
I also really enjoy learning some of the deeper meanings of this ancient practice and hearing quotes, mantras, intentions, etc. I always leave feeling like I've done something good for my mind, body & soul. In such a hectic sometimes hateful world, what a wonderful respite to come to this quiet place and be able to put that all away for an hour or so. Divine!
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DRISHTIQ's Community Mission
Our community mission at DRISHTIQ is to help children and teens find their voice, their calm and their release using yoga and meditation. We now have classes dedicated to kids and teens and a scholarship devoted to support an area teen in their yoga journey.
DRISHTIQ is committed to giving back to our community.
Please let us know if you have a need/opportunity to provide yoga to children, young adults or teens. We'd be delighted to collaborate with you to provide meditation, Pranayama and relaxation techniques as well as yoga Asana with your group. Contact us at :
[email protected]
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Stay connected with DRISHTIQ!
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Go to DRISHTIQ Yoga's Business page on Facebook. Click on Following and choose SEE FIRST, so that our DRISHTIQ notifications will come right to you every time!
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Want to join the DRISHTIQ Team?
If you or anyone you know would be interested, please send your resume and availability to [email protected] - Thanks!
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Lost and Found
If you believe to have left any items at the studio, please be sure to check our lost and found. We have plenty of mats, water bottles, scarves, and jackets. Any items not claimed in 30 days will be donated.
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on Facebook for up-to-date information, schedules, and class descriptions.
As always, it is a pleasure and honor to practice with all of you.
We are so thankful and humbled by your support.
See you on the mat!
Namaste,
The DRISHTIQ Yoga Team
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