“Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.”
―Audre Lorde
Hello Everyone,
I love this quote. It has served to remind me again and again how important it is to slow down and actually pay attention to how I feel. As the world seems to demand my attention more and more, and information streams in at an overwhelming rate, sometimes this wisdom can get lost. And yet at the times in my life when my practice and awareness are their strongest, so is my ability to cope and my ability to contribute to my community.
So while you’re planning your summer schedule let’s remember not only how much our bodies need us to take care of them, but also what wisdom awaits us when we take time to go within.
See you on the mat!
~Elle
New Class with Sarah Maxey Starting June 4th!
Summer Flow: celebrating sun and self-care!
Vinyasa style, linking breath to movement in a flowing sequence. This 1-hour class will build heat and strength while promoting flexibility and balance. Calming poses that ensure grounding and stress-relief will be included, with guided sequencing and verbal cues. This class is best for practitioners with some yoga experience and knowledge.
Class Themes This Week
Elle – Gratitude
Alanna – Inversions
Upcoming Events:
Lunchtime Gentle Yoga at Bluff Country Co-op
When: Tuesday, May 21st
12:05-12:50pm
Cost: Free. Space is limited. Please RSVP at 507-452-1815.
Instructor: Mollee Sheehan
Make a lunch date with your yoga mat at the Co-op!
Bluff Country Co-op has partnered with us to offer you a free yoga class in the Co-op’s Community Room on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. De-stress and re-focus while getting your yoga fix during the lunch hour. This all-levels 45-minute yoga sequence will help create balance in the body and mind and, of course, connect with and honor the light within us all.
Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra with April
When: Sunday May 26th 6pm
Cost: $10 drop-in or Infinity Card Punch
Instructor: April Herndon
Would you like to bring more relaxation to your week and help your body in its natural healing processes? If so, Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra are great choices for you. After some gentle movements and restorative yoga, we will settle in to a Yoga Nidra practice.
Laboratory
When: Wednesday 6-8pm
Cost: Free, donations welcome
Leader: woolen lover
Laboratory is a movement-based experience with elements of modern dance and contact improv. It is a safe space to inhabit your body more fully while we do movement research. It is a space to make connections through movement that translate to our lives and the world. Each time will be different, depending on who is there and what themes we are exploring. It is a space to play and heal and connect. Feel free to bring a journal. Questions? contact woolenlover@gmail.com
Schedule for May 20 – 26
Unless otherwise noted, all classes run an hour.
Monday May 20
8:15am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Elle
4:30 pm Forrest Inspired Basics – Elle
Tuesday May 21
12:05-12:50pm Lunchtime Gentle Yoga – Mollee
*At coop please RSVP at 507-452-1815.
Wednesday May 22
8:15am Forrest Inspired Basics – Elle
9:30am T’ai Chi & Qi Gong – Lynn
12:05-12:50pm Pilates Fusion –Deb
6-8pm Laboratory – woolen lover
Thursday May 23
9am Nia – Jacque
5:50pm Asana with Alanna
Friday May 24
8:15am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Elle
9:30am T’ai Chi & Qi Gong – Lynn
Saturday May 25
9am Qi Gong – Lynn
10:45am Gentle Yoga – Elle
Sunday May 26
6-7:15pm Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra – [[April]]