Spring Cleaning

Openings in H'Om Yoga
One opening for a drop-in student in both the Tuesday and Wednesday evening classes, 6-7:30 p.m.  $25 (or $10, if you've registered for a church class).  Please let me know if you'd like to attend.

Saturday Morning Classes Start this Saturday, 4/14
It's been a long break!  I hope to see you this Saturday for some Spring Cleaning.

Spring Cleaning the Body
In all my classes this Spring term we'll be focusing on sequences that help "spring clean" the body, especially by supporting the healthy functioning of the liver and gallbladder:

"It happens every spring. You fling open the windows, shed your winter coat, and suddenly get the urge to clean your house. But do you ever think about "spring cleaning" the toxins from your body?

Detoxifying in spring is an important part of the ayurvedic seasonal routine, called ritucharya. Spring is the Kapha season, because the wet and cool weather reflects the moist, cool, heavy qualities of Kapha dosha that predominate during this time of the year (March-June).

Biologically, nature supports cleansing of the body in spring. In winter the digestive fire is high, and people eat more sweet and heavy food. Most of the time they aren’t able to assimilate these hard-to-digest foods, so Ama (the sticky, toxic product of indigestion) starts accumulating.

When the warm weather melts the snow in spring, it has a similar effect on the body. In spring the Ama melts and the volume of Ama becomes so great that the shrotas, the microcirculatory channels of the body, become clogged."

from  http://www.mapi.com/ayurveda_health_care/newsletters/spring_detoxification.html


Meditations on Ego and Enlightenment
Here is a wise and elegant articulation of what you probably already know by Eric Allen Bell of Global One TV.   http://www.globalone.tv:


Thanks, Judy 781-488-7664www.yogawithjudyscribner.com

YOGA & MEDITATION RETREAT in The Foothills of the Berkshire Mountains on June 1-3

The Great Room

THIS RETREAT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT FALL. Please contact me if you're interested.

You are invited to enjoy a weekend Yoga and Meditation Retreat at Angels’ Rest Retreat and Conference Center in Leyden, Massachusetts, about a two and a quarter-hour drive from the Boston area. Angels’ Rest provides comfortable, shared accommodations (a limited number of private rooms may be reserved for a small, extra fee); three wholesome, vegetarian meals per day, made primarily from local, organic produce; use of a heated pool and two hot tubs; access to hiking trails through 21 peaceful and pristine acres of wood and meadow.

Judy will offer thrice daily yoga/meditation sessions, appropriate for all levels of experience, in the beautiful, sunny, cathedral-ceilinged Great Room, whose rear wall of windows looks out over the intersection of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Main House, Retreat Bldg and Guest Barn

Retreat Schedule will be roughly as follows:
Friday -- arrival anytime after 3:00 p.m., dinner at 5:30 and gentle yoga/meditation at 7:30.
Saturday -- early morning meditation, breakfast, late morning yoga/meditation, free time, lunch, free time, late afternoon gentle yoga/meditation, dinner and free time
Sunday -- early morning meditation, breakfast, late morning yoga/meditation, free time, lunch, free time, departure by 4:00.

Thursday night B&B for early arrivals plus lunch snack is available for an additional $59.

Judy Scribner-Moore has been practicing meditation since 1972, yoga since 1981, and teaching both since 1987. In addition to her training as a yoga teacher and ongoing personal practice, a degree in Human Development and experience as a visual artist, an athlete and a parent inform Judy’s teaching and enable her to guide students with vivid imagery and clear instruction. She is skilled at adapting the classical yoga postures to meet individual needs and encourages students to practice with patience to reveal the yoga
already present within.

Cost for the weekend is $500. To guarantee your space, please mail a deposit of $250 to Judy Scribner-Moore, 159 Jerome Street, Medford MA 02155. The balance is due by May 1. Full refunds, less a $50 administration fee, will be issued up to April 1 and, thereafter, if registrant’s space can be filled by another participant.

For more information, or to register: www.yogawithjudyscribner.com or 781-488-7664

True Meaning of Yoga
In the spirit of the holiday season, here's a link to a message from Eric Bell of Global One TV about the "true meaning of yoga", a hard copy of which I'll have available in class this week.  I found it quite moving.  http://www.globalone.tv/profiles/blogs/what-is-the-true-meaning-of-yoga


Workshop with Sarah Powers
I'm excited to be sharing with you in the upcoming weeks what I've learned from a recent weekend intensive in "Insight Yoga" with Sarah Powers.  She presented an exquisite blend of yin and yang yoga and insight meditation that develops resiliency and strength for the upcoming Winter season.

Boston Globe Article (11/23/11) on Yoga
If you haven't already seen today's Globe article on Yoga, here's a link.  The article describes a number of recent studies on the benefits of yoga, most of which you have probably experienced. However, I find the scientific confirmation of what yogi's have known intuitively for thousands of years interesting and affirming and hope you will too.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2011/11/28/stretching-boundaries-yoga/wXBfmgO7C5G8SJYmgGSxrK/story.html

The View From H'Om

Just sharing this collage of pictures I took last week through the windows of H'Om studio..

Developing a Home Practice (Fall 2011)

I will work with you in your home to develop simple sequences of postures based on individual needs, which can be easily incorporated into daily routines (at sink, computer, T.V., in bedroom, etc.)

One-hour visit for $75; three visits for $200

Private Sessions at H'Om Yoga for Fall 2011

Let me help you develop a practice sequence based on individual needs, abilities and goals. A private session is 75 minutes of my undivided attention and guidance.


$75 each, or $200 for a series of 3 sessions taken within 3 months

H'Om Yoga Classes Tue and Wed Evenings, 6:00 to 7:30 for Fall 2011

Please join me and five other students for a unique yoga experience in my beautiful, light-filled home studio in West Medford. This series of classes combines active and restorative poses with moving and stillness meditation. Because of the small class size, ample time will be available for individual attention and connection.



Tuesdays
Series 1: 9/13 to 10/25 – 7 classes, $175
Series 2: 11/1 to 12/6 – 6 classes, $150

Wednesdays
Series 1: 9/14 to 10/26 – 7 classes, $175
Series 2: 11/2 to 12/14 – 6 classes, $150

Drop-In Fee (space permitting) $25
Private Sessions: $75 each, or $200 for a series of three taken within three months.

Full-term registration only. Missed classes may be made up in the Congregational Church classes.
Space permitting, students may drop in for a single class, but please email or call first to see if there is an opening.