Message from the Director
Kathryn Downton

Hi Folks,

Fall is the Western "New Year" as we bring summer vitality into our resolutions to try something different or work anew towards our dreams. Are any of these classes calling you?

•     Tried and true: Beginner & Intermediate(all sizes and shapes); Gentle Morning Yoga; Out of Shape/Overweight; Pregnancy; YogaBaby

•     Something new: Mid-Week De-Stressor; Weightloss/Ultrametabolism/Yoga and YOU!; Autoimmune Clinic.

Speaking of callings, as those of you know who have taken classes with me before, each term I choose a theme to work with at the Intermediate level: through reflection, posture and breathwork and other means. The Fall 08 Intermediate Topic is "Dharma Staying True to Your Own Path" Sometimes it's a whisper and sometimes it's a roar. "Why are you here??? Sometimes it's really clear and sometimes it's a faint memory. "Am I on track???" Call it wisdom, or intuition or inner voice, but there's something in each one of us like a compass which cuts through the distractions of the everyday, and the quantity of the "urgent but not important" to check our course, and correct when necessary. In the midst of all that would have you believe you've got no time, no chance, no way... Dharma is the yogic notion of "call" and this 10 week course will be a compassionate and practical guide to negotiating your way back to ... You.

Yes, I know it always does seem to come back to that root word "YOGA" - to re-unite those parts of ourselves which have become divided. So I imagine on one level or other, this theme will be finding it's way into all the fall classes.

Looking forward to some interesting, authentic, empowering, educational, heartwarming connections of all kinds...

Namaste,
Kathryn Downton
Lifesong Yoga