There are no Obstacles, there are only Lessons in life. Thank you masks for teaching us perseverance! |
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As you probably heard, Governor Inslee is instating another mask mandate beginning Monday, August 23rd. Yes, that means we must wear a mask even during practice. It is only during private, one on one sessions if all parties are vaccinated that we may remove the mask.
Regular yoga practice has been the cornerstone of our mental and physical health, especially during these tough times. So take a deep breath, put on a mask, and let's do some yoga.
Masks are not ideal, but the discomfort is offset by the joy we gain from seeing each other in person. Humans need community; for our mental health, we need to be with each other. I do not believe that a remote world is psychologically sustainable. It is great to have the occasional zoom for convenience; yes, we don't need to commute to work every day, BUT we must connect and mingle occasionally. Without in-person meetings, we simply cannot form communities. To thrive, we need one and other. And I know that most students need the community for successful commitment to practice. We hold each other responsible for showing up and practicing, which we can only do in person!
This coming September, let's commit to our yoga practice and revive our studio community! Let's look at this mask mandate as a reminder of how much we love practicing. Yoga with a mask is better than no yoga, and a solid yoga practice during a mask mandate is a source of inner peace and perseverance!
Yeah, masks - thank you for teaching us perseverance!
Thank you for being part of the Spira Community,
Dora - owner
In this newsletter:
- Get Back to Normal Sale
- Spira classes on schedule; anywhere & anytime
- Book recommendations
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Get Back to Normal SALE
Come and rediscover how good it feels to practice together in the studio.
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In case of health problems or long term (long term = 2 weeks or longer) travel, the contract can be requested to be placed on hold for a maximum and total of 2 months during a 12 months contractual period. Longer requests or requests totaling over 2 months shall not be honored!
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We now offer classes in 4 different formats to fit your schedule and lifestyle:
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In-Studio All Level Spira Yoga - These classes are simultaneously zoomed, to allow us to save on resources during this difficult time. The camera is ONLY on the teachers. Students have full privacy.
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IN-STUDIO Spira Yoga Without Zoom - like old times - Are you ready for normal yoga without zoom? I hope you are! I am really ready for normal to return. The more folks show up, the more "normal" classes without zoom we can afford to schedule!
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Live Stream Yoga - These are Live-stream classes via zoom
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On-Demand for 1-2 days - To give you ample flexibility for these challenging times, we have scheduled many different classes from 30 min abs to meditation to 50 min flow. The class descriptions are clear on the schedule, and the best part; if you cannot make the Live-stream time, don't worry, we email you the recorded class for your convenience. You will have access to recordings for up to two days.
See you in the studio:
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Connectedness / Empathy / Nature |
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Humans could learn from trees, we really could. And if we listen and hear their message, we will have peace in our Universe.
Enjoyable on Audio as well
"Are trees social beings? In The Hidden Life of Trees forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in his woodland."
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What the Hidden Live of Trees offers in scientific non-fiction, The Overstory weaves into fiction.
Enjoyable on Audio as well
"Richard Powers’s twelfth novel unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables that range from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. There is a world alongside ours―vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive, and almost invisible to us. This is the story of a handful of people who learn how to see that world and who are drawn up into its unfolding catastrophe."
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History from a Different Perspective
to help us celebrate our common humanity in a diverse culture
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Most of European History is written from the perspective of Greek civilization and Roman Empire. The advancement of civilization has traditionally been a south to north perspective; the Civilized against the Barbarian tribes. In this scholarly book Michael Pye examines the gifts to our civilization from the north.
Read the book. This book is too dense for audio, plus you will enjoy the illustrations.
"Michael Pye reveals the cultural transformation sparked by those men and women: the ideas, technology, science, law, and moral codes that helped create our modern world. This is the magnificent lost history of a thousand years. It was on the shores of the North Sea where experimental science was born, where women first had the right to choose whom they married; there was the beginning of contemporary business transactions and the advent of the printed book."
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We think of mass migrations as a modern issue, but humans have been on the move since we stood up and two feet and explored from our original birthplace; Africa.
Our modern word is the result of thousands of years of mingling, some peaceful, some not.
There are a few places that embody the interaction and development of culture and humanity. Sicily is one of these exiting places; where cultures of the East, Africa, and Europe meet. Our modern ideas of humanity spring up from this creative mixture of interactive messiness.
Read the book. This book is too dense for audio, also you will need the maps as visual aid.
"In this fascinating account of the island from the earliest times to the present day, author and journalist Jamie Mackay leads us through this most elusive of places. From its pivotal position in the development of Greek and Roman mythology, and the beautiful remnants of both the Arab and Norman invasions, through to the rise of the bandits and the Cosa Nostra."
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Thank you for giving us the gift of teaching and being part of the Spira community.
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2332 California Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98116
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1135 NW Gilman Blvd.
Issaquah, WA 980275
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