GOOD MORNING PRECIOUS ONES
Honouring the Universe – The philosophy of The Australasian Yoga Institute….
Just a few words for you to consider this morning – by Albert Einstein.
"I sometimes ask myself how it came about that I was the one to develop the theory of relativity. The reason, I think, is that a normal adult never stops to think about the problems of space and time. These are things which he has thought of as a child. But my intellectual development was retarded, as a result of which I began to wonder about space and time only when I had grown up".
"YARN-BOMBING"
Imagine this. A group of "He-Men" in turquoise oncies all knitting. I only wish I could have taken a photograph. It was priceless. The boys are taking their knitting very seriously and to date have made scarves, and are working on beanies and tea cosy. If you want to experience the fun of knitting, please join us. The group (not the boys in oncies) meets at the library every Friday afternoon at 2pm until 4.
Our Sunday afternoon knitting and crochet session was fantastic too. Not as well attended as I hoped but we were competing with "bud burst" the yearly celebration at the wineries.. We did have a champers in a sort of mini celebration. Two hours just flew by.
We have been asked to run more, and I will – how about once a month? We can get some interesting wool, go on outings… to "The Yarn Barn", and "that place upstairs in the city" that people talk about in hushed tones… get someone in to show us about fancy stitches, spinning and weaving - in fact do all the things that knitters do. If you are interested, let me know.
YOU CAN LEARN YOGA AND TEACH AT THE SAME TIME…
Remember the old saying: "If you want to learn something, teach it!"
We have been supporting this concept from day one. Of course it took us quite a long time to establish our credentials. Way back in the beginning of the school, it was hard even to get Professional Indemnity insurance for graduates, but for the last 10 or so years we have been able to offer it to select students. This means that whilst you are studying and paying for your course, you can work as a yoga teacher with full insurance protection. I would encourage everyone to start teaching as soon as they can.
"You are the ruby in the heart of granite. How long will you try to deceive us. We can see the truth in your eyes. So come, return to the root of the root of your own self" (Rumi)
STUDIO CLASSES.
Thank you to all my students who let me know when they are, or are not, coming to class. It means I can invite a casual student to join us. Please, if you like coming to yoga, make a commitment not just to coming sometimes, but to coming every time you have promised to do so. I do, you can too.
HYPNO MASSAGE WITH JAHNE – my new range of Ayurvedic oils have just arrived, so if you have held off, or are waiting for these – email today for an appointment. *Last week I said "Hypo Yoga" - a typo - I meant HYPNO MASSAGE.
YOGA CLASSES
STUDIO WITH JAHNE: Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 6.30.
Saturday 12.30 - Restorative Yoga - "The Strawberries and Cream" of yoga. I am thinking of once again having a mid-week, mid morning-restorative class.
WOODEND COMMUNITY CENTRE: Wed. 12.30 and Saturday at 10. $5 pp per class, bring a mat
INNISFREE: Yoga/life skills Mon. Wed. 2.30. Wed . Yoga: Sat. 2.30pm Bookings required.
CASTLEMAINE: "RADIANT CORE CLASS" NEW TIME!! The first Monday in the month only, still at 12.40. The next class is Monday the 2nd December.
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING MORNING: Wednesday 4h December at 9am (not 9.30). Please make every effort to be there, they are getting better and better. Much more participation and discussion.
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING…. We are up dating our site, speeding up the shop (don't know why it took so long to load – 58 seconds – not your fault! Ours somehow.) We are just trying to be more user friendly. Any suggestions?
CHRISTMAS TIMETABLE: Hard to believe that Christmas is once again upon us. Deb and I haven't exactly finalised the dates, but at the moment we are thinking that our last class will be on Monday 23rd December, the first class back in the new year will be the 6th January, and the first Teacher Training for the new year will be the 8th January.
CHRISTMAS FEES:
No-one likes to talk about money, BUT, now is the time to consider your Christmas budget. Every year we get a number of folk who have left their Christmas plans to the last minute and email to ask if I wouldn't mind them not paying their fees for a few months while they "catch up". If you haven't thought about your budget, think now. Maybe pay your fees in advance.
THE TEACHER TRAINING VIDEOS
Not all the subjects are asanas. This week I am loading the Purushartas which are the Four Yoga aims of life – duty, prosperity, pleasure and freedom.. I will later be compiling an Ebook, but in the meantime, hop on over to the video. If you haven't signed up for a video subscription, maybe now is the time to do it – the perfect christmas gift from you to you.
THE YAMAS (Our E book just for you should be in the shop this week!)
I have just had a look at the Ibook version. It is beautiful. It looks like a real book (I don't know what I expected!) If you are interested (PDF or Ebook) , please let Debbie know, and reserve your copy. Email us at yogafirst@netcon.net.au. Or you can wait for it to go into the shop on our web site. I think the cost will be $7.50, so everyone will be able to afford it.
MORE EBOOKS: I am working on new Ebooks. "HOW TO BECOME A YOGA TEACHER BY HOME STUDY" has just been sent to the publisher and I am half way through "101 WAYS TO KICK START YOUR YOGA BUSINESS and your life (via the Yamas)". These two are $2.99 each, and available to everyone.
"There is no ladder to climb; there is only the first step, and the first step is an everlasting step" Krishnamurti
REGISTRATION/INSURANCE for $275 TOGETHER! The two!
Please check your insurance status. Just to reiterate….This offer is NOT available without the Registration. It is because you are Registering through us that the Insurance company was able to lower their price. We lowered ours a little to show good faith, and Bingo! A fantastic offer. If you don't use it, the numbers will drop making it impractical, and we will revert to the old way and the old price (ouch!).
OUR CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON HIGH-TEA. Cost:$25
Thursday 5th December at 1pm at The Tylden Harvester (the art deco restaurant at the Tylden/Trentham/Kyneton roads intersection).
*****RSVP TO ME, EMAIL PLEASE – this is a "catered affair" and we would encourage you to please pay with your booking, over the phone by credit card, or if you can at class or at Yarn Bombing. To organise by phone please book with Debbie on Tuedays or Wednesdays only at 0354 273 518
This is going to be a fun day, and like our Oaks Day function we are asking our attendees to dress up with a hat (and maybe gloves). It will be a real Windsor Hotel Style High Tea. To book, Phone Deb, or Email me yogafirst@netcon.net.au
"Circle the sun and you become a sun. Circle a Master and you become one" (Rumi)
THE SHOP
Instore now – Our newest Radiant Core DVD of course. The ZPAGETTI knitting yarn in all colours. Our best sellers are neti pots, plus - real liquorice root tea, bands, straps, yoga mat bags, tarot cards and so on and so on. If you have an item you would like to sell, please let me know. We are always looking for items for the shop. I have put up some of my tiny little sweaters which are actually "egg cosies". I know its an old fashioned idea, but very useful.
We have become agents for a wonderful environmentally friendly yarn called ZPAGETTI (from Denmark NEW COLOURS HAVE JUST ARRIVED and are selling well. I have featured it in a video if you want to have a close up of how it looks, and sort of showed a peek at me doing the crochet. It was difficult because there was only me doing the camera and the crochet! This yarn, which will make THE BEST YOGA MATS, is made from the offcuts of overlocked seams in the garment industry. It is environmentally good, quick to make and fantastic. Don't just stop at yoga mats, it makes great mats for the home, coasters, place mats, baskets, clothing…. Because it is just offcuts, please buy what you need at one go. I may not be able to obtain a repeat of the colour .
The Australian Yoga Life magazine has put this on their Facebook page. The cost of a ball is $18.95 but they are huge balls, and only 4 are needed for a standard yoga mat. It took me about 6 hours to knit a mat – I was watching TV at the same time. Get onto our web shop, and make an order. There are some beautiful colours.
I am crocheting a childs mat and doing a pattern. I think 20inches by 44 inches – what do you think?
This new yarn is also great to knit bags, cushions, fruit bowls, rugs etc etc. Free pattern with the purchase of the yarn. It knits up fast!!!! JOIN THE STUDIO CROCHET AND KNITTING CLASSES IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MAT BUT DON'T KNOW HOW.
Instead of having a cup and going backward and forward to the Ocean, each time just getting a cupful. Become a cup LIVING IN THE OCEAN – the Ocean of Shakti, the Ocean of energy.
GI/GF (?) WITH JAHNE
It's been few months since I went GF, and last week I did a small test. I ate a product I new contained gluten, and waited to see what would happen. It was a perfect test case as I hadn't had gluten for weeks, I was in good shape, and so was my gut. A couple of hours after I had eaten the product, and then FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS, my body was in turmoil. Thank you, but I won't be trying that again. It proved to me utterly that the pains and discomfort that I had been feeling for years was not sciatica, or even my body complaining from all the yoga, it was GLUTEN INTOLERANCE.
THE RECIPES – "No grain no pain"
I have put a really fantastic cake recipe on my blog. Hop on over and have a look. Even if you are not a gluten free person you will love the cake. By the way, I made some bread from a Coles gluten free bread mix. I added the sourdough starter (that wasn't on the directions), and the bread has been very good. It almost tastes like the real thing. I am going to add seeds and things to it the next time I make it. Plain white bread, even GF is not terribly appealing.
For the Recipe and others go to www.mygfday.blogspot.com.au
NUT MILK BAGS have arrived, and are available in the web shop. If you are paying more and more for nut milks why not make your own. It is simple. Blend your nuts with water, and strain them through the bags. That is all there is to it. You could add honey or vanilla (or chocolate), and save money. Plus the resulting milk would be chemical free!
THE GARDEN:
We have had a couple of great days in the garden where I got to go into the far corners and dealt with the sticky weed, those terrible stork bill geraniums, and blackberry vines. I also trimmed a few of the overhanging trees that were shadowing the veggie garden. Last nite for dinner I had a luscious side salad made of the herbs and broad beans I picked. Can't wait for my potatoes to be ready, they are all peeping through and I have masses of cress and parsley of different kinds. A big success has been the "lime mint". It is quite a large bush with big leaves. Quite different to other mints in the garden. And the valerian, glad you asked – it is as tall as me now, so it must like where I put it, quite near the lovely statue of Ganesha.
YIN YOGA DVD with Paul Grilley?
They are back in stock. The last order took 5 weeks to get here, and this order took two, so they can never again say its just the post – I think something happened at the warehouse, don't you?.
We are selling these for under $40 plus postage which may explain our turnover. When I bought mine I paid nearly $100 for it and was pleased to do it. So if you want a set, order now from the shop on our web site – or ring Debbie and she will post one out as soon as they come to hand – call on Tuesdays or Wednesdays at 0354 273 518 (or order one when you come to teacher training.
FACEBOOK/BLOGS
I am learning more and more about these things called blogs, (especially the food blog). To those who have asked me to be friends on LINKDIN and GOOGLE too!!! Well, that may not happen – I just can't do everything. I am getting better at the blogs. If you want to check out the GF blog, the address is www.mygfday.blogspot.com.au
I have also started a YOGA BLOG www.myyogabeautiful.blogspot.comwww.myyogabeautiful.blogspot.com
I am putting this newsletter up on the blog after I have posted it here. So if you want to catch up with it, again, that's where to look.
JAHNE'S MENTORING SESSIONS – "Step4th Mentoring"
Because Jahne has been teaching yoga for more than 40 years, and running a business the Buddhist way for much longer than that (and successfully) she is often asked for advice.
If you are a trainee teacher and have queries about your modules, Jahne is available for mentoring session at no charge to you, although it is helpful if you could please book your session. However, if you wish to have Jahne help you with relationships, career, or just getting personally "unstuck" then that is coaching/mentoring and does come with a cost. Her charge per half hour for mentoring is $75 and $65 for student teachers. It is amazing how much you can shift in half an hour when you strip away the unnecessary chatter. It's the Buddhist way.
YOGA 101 IN SUNBURY –
Michelle, our beautiful "Yoga Guardian" is once again preparing to teach yoga teachers. If you live near Sunbury, and are looking to start yoga teacher training soon, then sign up with Michelle, she is fantastic.
"THE WOODEND MINISTRY OF FOOD".
Thank you for all those readers who sent me pictures of their council meeting food presentations. Does your council enjoy the carb laden lunches without caring much, or thinking about the consequences to their health.
What do you think? I would appreciate feedback – lots of feedback. Please contact me at yogafirst@netcon.net.au.
'A CIRCLE OF WOMEN" - (which our YARN BOMBING group is proving to be)
A CIRCLE OF WOMEN may just be the most powerful force known to humanity. If you have one, embrace it. If you need one, seek it. DIVE IN, HOLD ON, LOVE IT UP. Get naked. Let them see you. Let them hold you. Let your reluctant tears fall. Let yourself rise fierce and love gentle. YOU WILL BE CHANGED. The very fabric of your being will be altered by this, if you allow it. PLEASE, PLEASE ALLOW IT (author:: Jeanette Leblanc).
Our yoga classes are the source of a CIRCLE OF WOMEN, and the Oaks Day and etc provides the fun part of our circle. Please join in.
REGARDING DEBBIE – If you want to speak to Debbie about any aspect of the courses – she has done them, please remember that she only comes in on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. She is available on Ph: 0354 273 518. I am always here, and available preferably on email or text because I teach. Don't hesitate to email me and I will answer your email or text as soon as I can..
Log on to our Web site www.yogabeautiful.com.au,
and tune in to our videos daily.
ENJOY – Love and Blessings,
Namaste Jahne
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