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YogaKids Summer Camp 2012

Tue, 22 May 2012 02:23:43 +0100

Hello,

We've just added a .pdf file to our www.ahimsaoakpark.com/yogakids page so you can print it, fill it out, and mail in your checks for registrations. Spots are beginning to fill up, so sign up asap!

Questions? Email ahimsaoakpark@gmail.com

Yoga for Runners in Oak Park Sat May 12 2:30-4:30pm

Thu, 03 May 2012 15:19:05 +0100

Runner Yogis,

We've just scheduled another yoga for runners workshop! Saturday, May 12 2:30-4:30pm with Rachel Sierminski. Sign up online before Saturday the 12th for $5 off with the code "5offrun"

Hope to see you then!

Mother's Day Restorative Reiki Yoga MAy 13, 2012 7:30-9!

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:02:45 +0100

We have just scheduled another Candlelight Restorative Reiki Yoga class with Tracey Ostrand. It is Mother's Day, May 13 from 7:30-9:00pm.
Sign up for $5 off before the 13th here!
We hope to see you there!

Yoga for Runners

Tue, 01 May 2012 15:59:09 +0100

To our runner yogis:

We are so excited to have a Yoga for Runners workshop Saturday, March 31 from 4-6pm. Here is the info! Sign up here: www.ahimsaoakpark.com/events and get $5 off before 3/31 by entering "5offrun" online at checkout.

Strengthening and stretching can be the key to both reducing the potential for injuries and keeping runners moving in the sport that they love. In this 2 hour workshop we will focus on areas of the body that, in runners, are typically tighter and more prone to imbalance (IT bands, hips, hamstrings, glues, and lower back). The first half of the session will be a more vigorous vinyasa practice; this will be followed by a more restorative second hour. All levels, runners and non-runners alike, are welcome. $25 pre-pay before 3/31 with code "5offrun" or $30 day of.

Teen Yoga Classes in Oak Park

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:04:13 +0100

Hey Everyone,
Yoga Kim V has decided to have another teen yoga session at Ahimsa this spring.

Here's some info:

Go with the Flow

Teen Yoga for Middle School, Junior High and High School Youths

Ahimsa Yoga Studio

441 South Blvd. Oak Park, IL

Sat. 1:00-2:15, April 7 - May 5

5 week session $80

$20 drop-in fee*

Let us know if you have questions by emailing ahimsaoakpark@gmail.com

Check out this awesome picture from her last teen session at the studio!

Restorative Reiki Yoga with Tracey Ostrand

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:34:34 +0100

We're hosting my reiki teacher Tracey Ostrand to give a restorative reiki yoga class! Here is the info!

Restorative Reiki Yoga

Sunday, Feb 12

3:30pm-5:00pm.

$25 prepay, $30 at the door. Sign up now!!!

Ahimsa Yoga Studio

441 South Blvd. Oak Park, IL. (708) 524-4593

A new kind of Restorative Yoga class that adds the relaxing and healing power of Reiki.

Students will be lead through classic restorative yoga poses. While in these poses students will be receiving hands on Reiki, a form of energy therapy that enhances the natural healing system of the body and creates relaxation and and a sense of well being.

Reiki has also been shown to relive both chronic and acute pain, ease depression and anxiety, and to increase the white blood cell count which gives a much needed boost to the immune system. Appropriate for Parkinson's, Chronic Fatigue, and cancer patients, etc.

Happy New Year!

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:38:06 +0100

Wow, what a week! We've had so many yogis coming in the doors this week after welcoming Christine Cipra and Jackie Huxel from Oak Park Yoga.

Everybody's talking about the change of having Oak Park Yoga closing and having to find a new yoga studio. This can be a huge change for people. It had me thinking this week about how we can rarely go back to the way things were, but must continuously move forward. This can be really hard! Even when we try to go back to an old place, like an old school or place we once vacationed, we find that those places have changed! There have been changes to the building or people running it.

I'm sure you can think of a few examples yourselves.

Even people change. What is a constant? The good thing is that we always have things to ground us through these changes. Our breath will always be with us. We will always have nature, the earth and the sky. I love yoga because it grounds us so we can accept these changes from a more stable place.

Happy New Year! Let's all practice flexibility and strength in body and mind!

Kelly

Prenatal Yoga Classes in Oak Park

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:31:12 +0100

Hi Yogis,

We are so happy to finally be offering prenatal yoga classes this year. Teresa Heit-Murray, our yin/restorative Tues night teacher, is the perfect teacher for this class. She is caring, compassionate, and gentle. She knows the body and will take good care of our expecting mothers.

The classes will be held Sundays from 1:30-2:45pm. The classes are $15 per class, or $130 for 10.

Here is the description, which is beautiful:

Inside you is an innate wisdom that intuitively understands about the very natural process of birth. Prenatal yoga classes help you reconnect with this wisdom, guiding you through a class specifically designed for the journey of pregnancy. Linking yoga postures with the breath will lead you to new discoveries, bringing awareness to the mind, body and spirit, and also the spirit of your baby. The class will be conducted in a calm, peaceful environment and will help strengthen the uterus and pelvic muscles, improve circulation, aid in digestion, exercise the spine and increase overall comfort.

I'm so happy to be offering this class and I hope those of you who are pregnant and have never tried yoga will want to try it now.

Any questions, email ahimsaoakpark@gmail.com.

Peace and blessings to all of you!

Kelly

YogaKids is coming to Ahimsa - Oak Park Yoga Kids Classes!

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:32:39 +0100

Hey Moms and Dads,

We're so excited to be the new home for YogaKids of Oak Park! Be on the lookout for a beautiful sign in the windows. Yoga Kim (Kim Vulinovic) has been teaching yoga to kids in Oak Park for 10 years and is moving from Oak Park Yoga to our space.

For more info, check out our page: AhimsaOakPark.com/YogaKids and Kim's: YogaKimV.com.

The winter sessions are limited to 12 students, so sign up today!

Kelly

Gong Immersion Was Amazing!

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:46:41 +0100

Hey Everyone,

Thanks to all of you who came to our gong immersion with Hank Hammerlund Wednesday night. The studio looked beautiful, lit with candles. Hank's beautiful double gong and 10+ difference sized singing bowls, drum, and rain stick (?) sounded amazing as we lied peacefully on our mats listening to and feeling the sounds and vibrations.

Hank started off by explaining what she was going to do and how to be prepared for the gongs and singing bowls. She then gave us different oils to put on our third eye and hearts, and wherever else we wanted to. As the gongs started playing, we lied down on our mats in savasana, some covered with blankets or with bolsters under their knees. Our heads faced the gong.

The one hour plus of absorbing the sounds on our mats gave us all a different experience. One said it was the first time she felt pain free from arthritis in a long time. Another said it was the best night of sleep she's had in a long time, and another said all of the different sounds and instruments were a wonderful meditation for his mind.

Many said they can't wait for another gong immersion, so keep an eye our for our next. We may even need to start getting RSVPs because this event was so popular. Thanks again and thanks for reading this blog!

Kelly