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Welcome Living Social Newbies

Over 150 people have purchased 20 Yoga Classes for $20 on the Living Social website. This very deeply discounted offer is for new students only, and we are happy to introduce new students to our beautiful studio.

If you are a new student, check the SCHEDULE tab on this website to see the classes we offer.  If after work on a weekday is best for you, we offer General Yoga, 6:45p on Mondays and Wednesdays; Gentle Yoga, 5:15p on Tuesdays and Thursdays; and, Saturday and Sunday mornings it’s Gentle Yoga at 10a. All classes are 75 minutes long. The Gentle Yoga classes are best if you are new to yoga.

Another idea for getting started is the Explore Yoga class offered at 11:30 Sunday mornings.

Once you decide on a class, simply click on its listing in the Class Schedule page and register for the class online. This allows us to limit the number of students attending the class to 20, and for you to check out how full the class is. When asked how you want to pay, go ahead and sign in as UNPAID. When you come to your first class, we will register you as purchasing through the Living Social special.

Please remember that once you register for a class the 60 day limit will begin for you to take 20 classes — and please understand that we cannot extend that limit.

Feel free to contact Karen, the owner of Yoga Circle Studio with you questions. In the meantime, thanks for signing up, we look forward to sharing many happy moments on the mat with you.

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Summer News

As we start our new six month schedule, we are closing the studio for a week to repair some ceiling cracks…all to support greater peace of mind as we look up.

We will reopen for regular classes on Saturday, July 8.

During that time, I will host three General Yoga classes at my home studio, AngelArmsWorks, 230 Avenue B, the pink church at Third and B in Snohomish.

The dates are July 5,6 & 7 — Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — at 10a. You can preregister online or just DROP IN. Come and enjoy the divine ambiance and the garden.

(As many of you know, the studio is also the location of our Summer Sunday Studio Concerts. The next one is July 10th with the Michael Brockman Trio, cool jazz from one of Seattle’s secret treasures. Read more here and subscribe for all the details.)

As always, we welcome newcomers and seasoned practicioners to this beautiful practice of yoga. I know of nothing quite like yoga to make you feel better all over.

To confirm that “feel better feeling” scientifically, I just posted a terrific article about the physical and biochemical benefits of yoga to Yoga Circle Studio’s Facebook page. Here’s a sample:

“Yoga …boosts levels of the feel-good brain chemicals like GABA, serotonin, and dopamine, which are responsible for feelings of relaxation and contentedness, and the way the brain processes rewards. All three neurotransmitters are the targets of various mood medications like antidepressants (e.g., SSRIs) and anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) drugs. The fact that yoga is linked to improved levels of these coveted chemicals is nothing to sneeze at.

Yoga has another bonus, says Sarah Dolgonos, MD, who has taught at the Yoga Society of New York’s Ananda Ashram. She points out that in addition to suppressing the stress response, yoga actually stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, which calms us down and restores balance after a major stressor is over. When the parasympathetic nervous system switches on, “blood is directed toward endocrine glands, digestive organs, and lymphatic circulation, while the heart rate and blood pressure are lowered,” says Dolgonos. With the parasympathetic nervous system in gear, “our bodies can better extract nutrients from the food we eat, and more effectively eliminate toxins because circulation is enhanced. With parasympathetic activation, the body enters into a state of restoration and healing.”

Read more here….

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Yoga in Bryant Park, New York City

O ur favorite thing to do in New York City is often something unplanned. A perfect example of this happened on our last morning of this birthday trip. Warner and I had a couple of hours to fill before heading home. Getting off the bus at the New York City Library on 42nd Street, we headed around the stately building looking to have a coffee in the popular Bryant Park.
To our surprise we found instead a group putting out dozens of yoga mats! Why not? We joined the class of over 90 for an hour long class in the heart of midtown Manhattan — a serendipitous cap to a week that was packed with pavement pounding to experience theater, art museums, great food, and friends. All in all, a time to feel fully alive – then to find the blessed sanctuary of yoga in the midst of this busy, busy city. Such joy!
More pictures and info HERE.