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August Newsletter

1 Aug

Greetings!

I hope this newsletter finds you well and you are enjoying the nice warm weather! A warm welcome to all of you who are new to yoga!  A regular consistent yoga practice is essential in leading a healthy lifestyle!

Please take a moment to check out the August Newsletter.  If you have been away from yoga for a while, find you way back, your body, mind and spirit will thank you!

Fall Book Club:  Core Power Chicks:  Sept. 29th
Great response/feedback on starting the fall book club.  If you love to read, enjoy wine and great healthy food (ok, not necessarily in that order), you are a candidate for the club!  A few non-complicated details are unveiled as follows:

-Club will meet monthly at someone’s house, restaurant, etc.  If the club is held at someone’s house, everyone brings a healthy dish and/or a bottle of wine.

-Book club pick will be based upon a drawing, enter in your book that you would like to share with the club, we will draw and see who the book winner is!

There, that is about it, simple, not many rules (you know I am not a big rule person).  Also, Michelle, from Rooted Wellness has offered to share her healthy food dishes.  Details will follow when we are ready.  I will offer my house as we roll out the first book club meeting on Thursday, Sept. 29th 6:30pm.
In the meantime, please forward me your book club suggestions, by Friday, Sept. 2nd we will draw at yoga class on Sat., Sept. 3rd! 

Yoga Class Offerings:  August
Classes for the month of August continue to be limited to the following:

Mondays at 5:30pm –Gentle Yoga
Saturdays at 8:30am –A variety of yoga, check flavor weekly on www.getcorepower.com.
Note:  Sat., August 13th there will be no class, as I will be in Boston all weekend for a Psoas Workshop.  Looking forward to sharing this fabulous info in upcoming yoga classes.

Note: RH Parks&Rec Strength TrainingNEW session has just started!  There are still a few openings at  noon (11:00am is sold out) classes on Tues/Thurs!  If you are available at the timeslot, check out this total body sculpting class, give yourself 45-minutes and you will love the results!

Friend to Friend Promotion
Bring a friend to yoga this month and receive your class free!  Offer runs until August 27th!

www.RockyHillPatch.com
Check out the Patch, Rocky Hill’s new online newsletter!  Check out Core Power’s Blogs and upcoming info on the benefits of strength training as several participant’s have shared their feedback on the powerful benefits of this training!

Fall:  Looking Ahead
Looking at planning the fall schedule.  The second yoga class will be back in the fall in the 9:30am time slot.  The class will be Hot Body/Cool Mind.  Class has been redesigned to offer full strength training with weights/bands/bodyweight and incorporates yoga/pilates moves for core!  This will be a great addition to your current workout routine, but make no mistake, nothing will be routine here, you’ll see, come and check it out!

willPowerandGrace http://www.willpowermethod.com/
As always, Core Power tries to keep classes, fresh, new, fun, creative and non-routine!  Attending a certification workout on Sunday, August 21st, check out the willPowerandGrace website.  This is barefoot training with core, cardio, balance and so much more!  Look for upcoming classes!

Please share with me any thoughts/suggestions for upcoming classes as your feedback is essential in continuing to provide quality classes!  Once the fall schedule  is completed, I will share that with you!

Just wanted to let you know, I love this “job”,  I am so inspired by each and everyone of you!  It is extremely rewarding and humbling to witness all the emotional and physical transformations!  There is one particular transformation that I hope to share with you shortly from my strength class!

Enjoy the rest of your summer, be safe, have fun and remember to breathe!

Stay Well,

Lynn

Take 10!

25 Jul

Become healthier by sitting quietly and doing nothing!    Join Core Power and Take 10, (10 minutes of meditation daily for 10 consecutive days) find 10 quite minutes, turn off the TV, phone, computer or any other electronic device. Escape into your internal world, leave behind the external world and enter into a place of peace and tranquility!

Find a comfortable seated position, spine long, shoulders rooted down away from the ears, arms/hands on your lap, palms up or down, then lightly close your eyes.
Notice your heart beating, could be fast or slow, usually correlates to your state of mind, notice the sounds around you, feel the temperature of the air on your skin.  Begin to bring awareness to your breath, just observing the inhales and exhales, watching as each one comes and goes.  The mind will continue to have thoughts, just notice the thought, let it go without being attached to it.  Continue to focus on your breath.  After 10 minutes, gently soften your gaze, begin to notice your state of mind and notice if something has positively shifted for you.

The following is a list of benefits resulting from meditation (many of these benefits have been researched and verified):

  • Reduce heart hate
  • Lowered blood pressured
  • Helps with weight loss
  • Reduce breathing rate
  • Drop in cholesterol levels, lowers risk
    of cardiovascular disease
  • Leads to a deeper level of relaxation
  • Reduced oxygen intake
  • Reduces anxiety
  • Improved relationships
  • Improved digestion
  • Reduces activity of viruses and
    emotional distress
  • Enhances immune response

Oh, one more detail, most people who meditate are happier, healthier, more mindful and less stressed!

If you are so inclined to Take 10, please share with us your results!

Lynn/Core Power
www.getcorepower.com