This Sunday in class I finally spit out something that I have been wanting to say for years, but was worried about being misinterpreted. So here goes: Yoga is a sensual experience. Now don't panic, I won't go all tantric on you (well maybe a little), but it is true. The practice of yoga is a joyful experience, and when you practice with a sense of play, joy, and passion, it truly transports you to a place of heightened awareness and dare I say bliss!!
Monday, May 19, 2008
Yoga, Meditation, Bliss....
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Allegory of the cave
There have been a lot of questions about this photo, on the schedule so I thought I would share more about it. It was taken at the entrance of a temple that according to our climbing guide dated back to 400 AD or so. A lot was happening way earlier than that in Indian culture so in perspective, this was not the most sophisticated structure. They already had advanced mathematics, and plumbing a couple thousand years earlier; however, the location of this temple was in a ridiculously remote area where tribal (that is how they were described to us) people lived. This was no center of civilization, and some people here still live in grass huts - seriously.
Getting up to it is not exactly simple. There are some, actually a lot of steps worn into large slippery rocks that wound up to the temple. At a glance you have to really think about how badly you would like to see it considering the passage - especially for a Florida girl who prefers peaks at the tops of waves. You can't see the entrance from the bottom, so with complete faith in our guide that it would be worth it, we decided to climb up. Of course the local kids made what was tricky for me seem like nothing. They practically skipped, and buzzed around us like little bees while I contemplated every step. I still think maybe they had little wings on their ankles. Thursday, May 1, 2008
Spring Cleaning

Monday, April 21, 2008
Good eggs come from happy chickens....
Tuesday evenings just before 7 pm at Sanctuary our esteemed yogini Jennifer will have some fresh eggs for sale. $3 a dozen to be exact, in order to help her fund the organic feeding of some incredibly happy chickens. Happy chickens? Yes, profoundly, deeply, happy chickens who spend their days clucking around lake Tuscawilla. Every chicken should be so lucky, and all eggs should taste this good!!!!
Monday, April 7, 2008
Another Summer of Love is on the way.....
monday Walk-in classes
5:30 to 6:45 pm / Hatha / Samantha / all levels
*7:00 to 8:00 pm / Beginning Yoga and Meditation / Please pre register
tuesday
9:00 to 10:15 am / Hatha / Anisa / all levels
10:30 to noon / Gentle Yoga / Ellie / all levels
*5:30 to 6:45 pm / Yin Yoga / Melissa / Please pre register
7:00 to 8:15 pm / Ashtanga / Melissa / level 1
wednesday
*3:00 - 4:00 pm / Yoga for Kids / Meaghan / Please pre register
5:30 to 6:45 pm / Heart Yoga / Susan / all levels
*7:00 to 8:30 pm / Sivananda / Samantha / Please pre register
thursday
9:00 to 10:15 am / Hatha / Anisa / all levels
10:30 to noon / Gentle Yoga / Ellie / all levels
5:30 to 6:45 pm / Hatha / Bruno / all levels
7:00 to 8:15 pm / Ashtanga / Nobel / all levels
friday
10:00 to 11:15 am / Hatha / Meaghan / all levels / community class $8
6:00 to 7:30 pm / Yin and Vinyasa Flow / Melissa / all levels
saturday
10:30 to noon / Hatha Flow / Andrea / all levels
sunday
4:00 to 5:45 pm / Ashtanga / Melissa / level 2
6:00 to 7:15 pm / Heart Yoga / Susan / all levels
7:30 to 8:45 pm / Chanting to the Open Heart: Sunday Sangha
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Float on.
This is my little bug, and she loves yoga!!! Well, maybe it also has something to do with mommy cheering her on like a rock star. Never the less, she is determined to float up into a handstand. The possibility of falling has never occurred to her, and she is completely unencumbered by expectations. She is just having a good time, and if her arms would grow a bit further past her head, I'd say her chances of balancing up on her hands is pretty good. If this does not inspire you to try an arm balance I just don't know what else to do, but if it does, float on.......