Holiday Schedule Changes
We will be closed from Wednesday, December 24 through Friday, December 26.
Saturday,
December 27, join us for an all level class from 9:00-10:15. We will
resume our regular class schedule for December 28 through December 30.
We will also be closed December 31 and January 1 and reopen January 2 ready to make 2009 the
best year ever!
|
Young Living Essential Oils
You know the pleasure of the essential oils we use at the end of yoga classes and during massage. Maybe you're one of the many extremely pleased people last year who enjoyed the holiday season with a collection of amazing essential oils? Many of you have tried different ones throughout the year to enhance your home life. This year, Yoga Body and Balance wants you to be able to take home these remarkable oils and find out how truly powerful they are.
We are offering three of Young Living essential oil kits at over a 10% discount, if you purchase them by Dec 5th. It's only a few days away, but we want to be sure they arrive in time so we need to order them early.
Here are the special holiday packages:
*The Holiday Oil Collection: Christmas Spirit (blend), Joy, cassia, frankincense, myrrh, nutmeg, orange, peppermint, and pine $92.05
*The Essential 7 Kit: Joy, lavender, lemon, PanAway, Peace & Calming, peppermint, and Purification $79.61
*The Feelings Kit: Harmony, Present Time, Forgiveness, Release, Valor, and Innerchild $161.82
We will gather information about each of the collections much as we did last year with the Essential 7. This way you can broaden your knowledge and creativity in using the oils.
Young Living has recently also made Deep Relief, Valor, and Tranquil available in roll-on bottles - easy to grab out of your bag, apply anywhere, and throw back in!
|
Recipe of the Month
Mediterranean Dolmas were a hit at the last raw food potluck. They are simple and delicious! Click here to learn how to make them.
(By the way, no potluck this month, but in January we'll be showing a great raw food documentary).
.
|
|
Dear Gary,
YBB is a safe haven amidst the holiday chaos -- a place of peace and tranquility -- a place that touches you at the deepest level -- a place to connect with friends, with yourself-- a place to enjoy. We look forward to seeing you!
In the spirit of giving, a practitioner has donated a five session pass for anyone who needs it. If any others of you would like to give a scholarship for someone who does not have and extra four hours to give in "trade," we want to provide 50% towards that gift.
Don't forget you can easily access your class attendance, set up a profile, see record of payments, sign up for classes, privates and massages online at mindandbodyonline.com. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the newsletter to see an amazing offer.
(If you, and only IF, have extra holiday decorations you would like to share, we would love to use them in the studio.)
|
|
Oh What a Year. . .
 I
was thinking a few days ago that it only seemed like yesterday when I was
still pregnant, and we were in our home teaching in our front room. I
remember with tenderness how we wanted to "offer the world" from there,
and I remember people coming and dealing with the tiny space -- coming with a huge
openness to practice and to support us.
 It
seems only yesterday that Jai was born, and we were all adapting to
this quick arrival, making a "pause" in our lives, and still wanting to
give the world to others -- while others totally gave the universe to
us! For two months we received meals day in and day out. It was, for sure,
the best Christmas ever! I had so many people around me. Friends and
family came. We had the most beautiful powdery snow. . . and blue skies
. . . and I guess what I felt most is that we had each other
(friends and family). We were not alone.
So
now it's another year, and I feel more than ever that "we are not
alone." It seems that Christmas comes every week to our homes (our
studio space is one of them), and we are very grateful for it!
We
have grown so much from a 14x17 space to the gorgeous location at 48th
& Normal. We have multiplied classes and clients, and we are still
eager to offer the world. It's really who we are and not so much what
we do that makes a difference! Thank you for being a part of this yoga
community. We wouldn't be here without you!
Let's
ROCK 2009! with more side body long, more muscle energy, more belly
buttons into the spine, more coming from a space of intention and
gratitude!
Namaste,
Tataya
|
Joy to the World!
from Thomas
Many
of you who were attending classes with YBB at our home location
remember the arrival of our little boy, Jai on a snowy night last
December 11. Some of you were even there the night he arrived! As the
holiday season approaches, again Tataya and I are filled with
anticipation of first birthday, first Christmas, the first Christmas
Oliva will actually look forward to.
Tataya and I have only
been married for four years, and our family holiday stories and
traditions are just beginning to be formed. I love the holidays. I love
making pomanders, trimming Christmas trees, singing carols. I love the
snow (I used to be a dog musher), making snowmen, coming inside for
warm eggnog diluted with good Venezuelan rum, and making Christmas
cookies. I'm especially fond of spending time with family and friends,
doing little more than sledding, eating and making memories. Whenever I
am around friends and family during the holiday season, I love to share
one of my favorite stories (that is if I can find it amidst all my
books). No, the story does not begin with "twas the night before. . ."
It begins with more nostalgia. This story holds the essence of
holiday, celebration, and gratefulness. It is written by a devout
Christian, and it embraces the truest meaning of Christmas.
 Every
time I read this story, my eyes overflow with tears, even if it's in
the middle of June. Now that we live in Lincoln and our families are
far from here, you are my family tonight. Go get some eggnog (No rum!
You have yoga in the morning!) and sit down. Before you read it, stop.
Let everything you are grateful for rise to the surface, and read this
in a spirit of tender joy. After reading, perhaps take a moment to
decide what you would like to add to this holiday season for you and
the world around you.
The story is about a soldier's
experience traveling on a troop ship. They cross the International Date
line two hours past midnight Christmas morning, have to set their
clocks ahead by one day, to Dec 26th, and nearly miss Christmas
altogether. This soldier's name is Ralph Heumann. He is still alive
today. He is my grandfather. Here is his story.
|
|
Do you need to buy a gift and don't know what to get? Why not make a difference in someone's life by sharing your love of yoga? OR maybe you're new to yoga yourself or feel you need a reintroduction.
Take advantage of . . .
Yoga 101 Gift Package
Yoga 101 is a three session introduction series that will provide a person with a primary introductory path to yoga. The package includes enrollment in the Yoga 101 class, a home practice routine, AND a yoga pass to five sessions of their choice. Make a difference in a friend or family member's life by sharing your love of yoga with them. They're sure to fall in love with yoga too!
Our Price: $175
regular value: $255
(Good through December 15. After December 15, $200)
|
|
We long to help you to find a way to get centered for the holidays and a peaceful escape from the holiday rush.
With Love,
Thomas and Tataya Radtke
Yoga Body and Balance
|
|
|
