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NEWS... 23 FEB, 2012: My
rainorshine email account was hacked. Sorry to the folks that received email from the hacker. Also, they deleted many real emails/correspondence hence I can not reply to many people that have written
inquiring about yoga, as the data is gone. I'm sorry that I didn't write you back before
my account was hacked. I have my account again, with more intense security measures taken.
ASHTANGA VINYASA YOGA WORKSHOPS coming to Grace Studio in FEBRUARY/MARCH! Details coming very soon,
but tentative dates: END FEB/EARLY MARCH: Tentative time: SUNDAYS ~ 12:30-2:30pm Check back this week!
YOGA CLASSES in the Ramstein/Kaiserslautern area,
Germany Yoga/Meditation classes SUN 3:00-4:30p.m.
at Grace Studio. Just show up. Remember, that's 80% right there....showing
up. Until then, Freunde.
A) As
of 12 Sept. 2011, I'm in German school full-time. However I will offer workshops from time to time at Grace
Studio. B) NEW: Hatha Yoga/Mindfulness Meditation/walking meditation class. NOTE
: TIME CHANGE! The
yoga/meditation group resumes meeting on 08 Jan, 3:00p.m. Every Sunday afternoon (unless posted otherwise), 3:00
- 4:20pm. This will be an informal gathering at Grace studio, by small donation only; 20-30 minutes
of gentle yoga followed by a brief introduction to Mindfulness meditation (led by Victor Won), ~ 20 minutes sitting meditation,
10 min walking meditation concluding with a discussion and tea. Bring a floor cushion and/or blanket.
C) Lastly, I can teach private and semi-private lessons on
most weekends in my home or yours. Or, if you you have a small group, we can hold sessions on most Sundays at Grace
studio. And if you already practice Ashtanga Yoga, and would like to start a practice group, send me an email.
"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." Thomas Jefferson
(1743-1826)
"WHATEVER YOU
CAN DO, OR DREAM YOU CAN DO, BEGIN IT. BOLDNESS HAS GENIUS, POWER, AND MAGIC IN IT......." GOETHE

For inquiries: Contact Linda @ RainOrShineYoga@gmail.com
Locations: Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany:
Private yoga sessions Grace Studio, Kaiserslautern-Einsiedlerhof, Germany: Ashtanga Vinyasa & various Hatha Yoga
Classes
Just the facts ma'am.... YOGA BASIC FACTS:1. Yoga reduces stress
2. Yoga increases your strength and flexibility, helping to prevent injury3. Yoga increases your circulation (less aches and pains)4. Yoga increases your well-being, it makes you happier5. The benefits increase over time
Yoga is almost everywhere now. This is
a good thing, it's irrevocably stupendous. Some people, however, tell me that they are intimidated
to go to a yoga class, walking in a room among youthful, pretzel twisting, lean, graceful yogis. You
will inevitably be among someone younger, stronger, more flexible, thinner, more graceful, more of everything that
you might like to have and be...and there will be someone not as young, flexible, strong, lean, and graceful as
you. Judging yourself and comparing your abilities to others is a waste of time, time you could be spending
on positive and productive thoughts, or less thoughts. :-) Negative thoughts will inevitably bring
negative things in your life, hence positive thoughts will bring positive things. So forgot about the others, and show up
for yourself. What's the worst that can happen? You feel foolish? Don't we all feel like fools at times? It's worth
making the first step. And if you don't like one style, try another. It's like fruit. If we don't like one kind, do
we stop there? Everyone is on their own journey, just as you. And with great effort comes great benefit. With
any effort at all comes some benefit. As Woody Allen says, "80% of success is showing up." On
my website I briefly describe Ashtanga yoga. You can also read much more about it at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute website and at www.Ashtanga.com.
Ancient yogic wisdom reveals that if one approaches
their yoga practice with dedication, zeal, and consistancy over a long period of time, the true essence of yoga unfolds and
we can indeed, to quote Pattabhi Jois, "attain physical, mental and spiritual happiness."
This road is nevertheless bumpy. It's one long, bumpy ride full of ditches. It's how we go through them that make a difference.
Do we plow through them and damage the machinery? Maybe, sometimes. Hopefully we slow down next time, take it easier on ourselves.
One focused breath, a few attentive moments in our practice. But stay on the road, or keep coming back, because after the
rain, the sun will shine. And then, it will rain again...... Right now is right now, rain or shine.
Deine Intuition weiß alles. "Hör nicht auf die Vernunft, wenn du einen Traum verwirklichen
willst." (Do not listen to reason, if
you want to realize a dream.)
Stretch... for the truth,
come rain or shine"The
Truth upholds the fragrant Earth and makes the living water wet. Truth makes fire burn and the air move, makes the sun
shine and all life grow. A hidden truth supports everything. Find it and win." - Ramayana
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