April 2010
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APRIL 1
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In This Issue
(underlined items
are links)
New Yoga Classes at Milkworks
Stars in Our World
Belly Dancing with Morgan
Meet the Guy in the Other Room Sale
Women's Circle
Spring Cleaning Your Asana Practice by Seth Liddy
Yoga News
Get Involved In Lincoln's Community Garden Project
Quotation of the Month
Recipe of the Month
Book of the Month
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Schedule Announcement
YBB will be closed Saturday, April 3
and Sunday, April 4 for Easter
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Congratulations to Those Who Completed the 30 Day Yoga Challenge!
(30 days of yoga in 30 days)
Barb Hart, Annie Crimmins, Karen Cheesman, Felice Reddy, and Melissa Beemer
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Thank you to all of you
who took time to give us your feedback in our recent survey. If you completed
the survey, please come in to claim three-session pass you can give to a friend!
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Upcoming EventsApril Raw Food
PotluckSaturday, April 24,
5:30-7:30 pm
Location: Jan Bretz's house, 3700 South 32 Place.
You can park at Maude Rousseau Elementary and take the walk south to Jan's house on the right.
Please sign in on our website, so we know how many people to expect.
Bring a raw dish for about 10 people and your own plate
and silverware!
__________________________ Belly Dancingwith Morgan Fahrnbruch
Saturday, April 17
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"It's about having fun and exuding confidence in yourself!"
Preregister by April 9 and pay only $15. After April 9 -- $20.
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Try Essential Oils
We
want to remind you the oils we use in Savasana are available for
personal use! Check out our display in the lobby and feel free to ask
questions.
Featured Oils for
the Month
(oils for
April were chosen to prepare the body for the newness of spring)
RC: provides energy frequency for
balancing the electrical energies within the body, giving courage and confidence. It can also magnify the frequency of
other oils.
Release: the frequency of the
oils in this blend assist the body to let go of accumulation in the
liver. This oil is effective in cleansing the liver cells. It is also
useful in relieving tightness in muscles such as low back and
hamstrings. It works well with Valor and Juvaflex oil blends.
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Quotation of
the
Month
"Can you remember what it was like to walk in the midst of a world of miracles? Can you remember ever traveling within a world of pure delight with a joy untainted by craving or aversion? What happened to that world? All yoga, including the Buddha's yoga, is often called 'the path of return'-- a return to our true home, which we eventually come to see was never really lost."
Frank Jude Boccio
Mindfulness Yoga
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of the Month
Review by
Jennifer Conway
In the new
book, I Feel Good;
10 Easy Steps to Better Health, Alix
Litwack (my good friend) and
Deb McClure-Smith condense their decades of knowledge and hands-on
experience into bite size, nuggets of wisdom for readers of all ages,
shapes, and sizes. They pare down the vast world of nutrition
information into the easy-to-understand building blocks of good health.
Included in the book are 40 delicious, easy-to prepare recipes that
address specific nutritional changes. I Feel Good does not ask you to
count calories, eliminate an entire food group, go on a diet or purchase
any equipment. This snappy read does provide the simple path to make
informed choices about the foods worth consuming. From planning, to
shopping and cooking-- readers learn how to be healthier eaters. I loved
it! Available at Amazon.com.
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Recipe of the
Month
Mango
Avocado Salad
Ingredients
- 2 Ripe Mangoes, peeled, pitted and chopped
- 1 Large
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Avocado, peeled, pitted and chopped
- 1 Tablespoon Lime Juiced
- 2 Teaspoons Olive Oil
- 1 Tablespoon Cilantro Leaves
- 1 Tablespoon Black Sesame Seeds
Hand
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There is a saying, "You get what you give," and many times I've thought,
"Whoa! We must been doing something good here at YBB because we are
surrounded by the most amazing people !" I mean it...
yesterday I
went to a bakery a friend told me made gluten-free bread, and as I walked
into the store, to my surprise, a yoga client was at the register helping
people! Of course, I am delighted to see him; he is happy to see me
too. And we feel so special and connected. He shows me where the bread
is. I decide to grab two loaves because they look great, but when I pay,
he is charging me for only one, and I say, "Hey, I have two loaves
here," and he says, "No, no. One is on the house, so you can try it and
tell me what you think!"
And I think once again... Ah! Lincoln...
I love it! The people! The miracles! Events like this happen to me all
the time, and since becoming a US citizen there is a Me and my
mom celebrating
my U.S. citizenship  | sense of
"YES, I feel American...I feel Nebraskan! I am a Lincolnite!" To find
this place, it took me finding my inner home... It took me leaving
Venezuela and walking all over the world thinking that my life was out
there waiting for me...just to find later on that my true home was
waiting for me..inside of me...in my heart.
So thank you all for
welcoming me to my home too, to Lincoln, to the US, and I want to
welcome you to your heart, to your home base, to your Yoga! Now that
the sun is out, and we're all so excited about spring, welcome the
transitions of nature, the elements. I invite you to prepare yourself
for the rest of the year through your yoga practice so this spring
becomes the best spring ever!
With great Joy,
Your fellow
American and Yogini (^_^)
Tataya
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New Yoga Classes at Milkworks
Moms helping other moms is part of the mission of  Milkworks and YBB is jumping on board to help other moms find their inner home through yoga! I'll be offering "yoga for mommy and me" and "prenatal yoga" beginning in April! Call us for more information.
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Stars in Our World  If you want to have some amazing food prepared with exceptionally fresh ingredients, order Easter goodies, pastries or flowers, you can find it right here in Lincoln! When we want to do something special for a friend or  family member or have some stellar food, we turn to businesses owned by local artists: Sally and Mike Hillis of Hillis & Companyand Kristin Rozsa owner of The Cup. These local  artists never miss, and continually surprise and delight us with their "Beyond this World" creations!
 We'd like to welcome Logan Hammons into the world! Logan arrived February 10. See more photos and read yogini Jessica's beautiful birth story on our website.
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Meet the Guy in the Other Room Sale
So, you've been to a few yoga classes at YBB
now, and you've maybe been wondering what the "other" massage room is
used for. To answer your question, A Greater Good Massage Therapy is
announcing it's "Meet the Guy in the Other Room Sale" (his name's John
Wolcott, incidentally).
For one week, from April 20th through April 27th, all massages
booked for YBB members and volunteers are 50% off the regular price.
You can schedule an appointment by calling
402.890.1519, by contacting John via his website (
learn a bit more about him in the process), or by reserving a time with
him on YBB's mindbodyonline.com.
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 Women's Circle
Sunday, April 18 from 2:30 - 4
M.E., Meditation for Everyone
With Katherine Brockman
M.E., Meditation for Everyone's, goal is to host sessions that are relevant to YOU -- regardless of your past experience with meditation, religious views or what you've learned about meditation in the past. My goal is to take the stigma out of meditation and mindfulness so that anyone and everyone can enjoy its tremendous benefits: improved mental and physical health, sharper focus, more healing sleep and a richer daily life experience! Read more about it on our website.
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Spring Cleaning Your Asana Practice
With Props
by Seth Liddy
Props are a valuable resource for helping us find the
proper alignment when trying a pose for the first time, for breaking old habits, or for discovering new physical possibilities. Props are tools that keep us honest and deepen our experience in a pose. When we approach the mat, it's important to be open to experiencing it though it were our first time. Though it might not be the first time to the mat in our lifetime, it is our first time for that moment.
To spice up morning practice I sometimes use a belt around my shoulders for the entire sequence. Not only is it a helpful reminder to keep my shoulders back and down, it also makes for a very challenging practice.
We often attach ourselves to the idea of a pose such that we compromise the structure of the pose to get there. For example, our mind may get stuck on the idea that to truly be in Trikonasana (triangle), our hand must touch the floor. Often when we first place the hand down, our side-body becomes curved like a balloon; we lean inside of the front leg, the scapulae creep toward the ears, and more. However, the use of a block to the outside of the foot helps us not collapse to the floor.
Urdhava Mukha Svanasana or upward facing dog is a pose that be enhanced by using two blocks, one under each hand. With greater elevation, it becomes easier to draw the abdomen forward and upward. Be sure that your shoulder joint is over the wrist or slightly behind, but never in front of wrists, while pressing firmly the inner hand at the base of the thumb and index finger to prevent wrist injury. If you start to feel bunching in lower back, begin to widen the sit bones, by rolling the thighs towards each other while pressing through the big toes to lengthen the inside of the legs.
Parsvakonasana or side angle pose is a great with a
block placed outside the bent knee. In all standing poses, we need to ensure that our base is solid. Begin by checking that the knee is above the ankle and looking at the second and third toe. Have a straight and long back leg grounding the outside of the back heel and pushing down on the pinky toe ball mound. From here, now lift the arch of the back foot and lengthen from the hip of the bent knee leaning forward to place the hand on the block. Once the hand reaches the block, press our knee into the down arm. Now stretch the arm towards the wall in front stretching through the pinky. Rotate the pinky side hand of the out stretched arm towards the floor and have the palm face the wall behind you. Check to make sure that your shoulders stay away from the ears. As you look up, your cheek will touch the triceps of the arm. Again lengthen the side body, especially closest to the knee, and do not allow the ribs to curve like a balloon. Once here begin to slowly lift the down hand off the block to build core strength, and to ensure you do not place too much weight onto the hand.
Don't be afraid to use props whether or not an instructor suggests them.
Remember it's your yoga practice so you want to honor your own body and respect
its limitations. I hope these few suggestions help with old habits and find new depth in the spring cleaning of your practice! See you on the mat.
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Yoga News
 Recently NPR carried
a story about reasons we gain weight as we age. The article also noted a
study UCLA is currently conducting to see which yoga postures are
beneficial for seniors. Read the article here.
Health
Advisor Dr. Andrew Weil recommends yoga for chronic back pain and as an
exercise for everyone. He also recommends belly dancing for fitness.
Read more about it here.
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To coming home!
Namaste,
Tataya and Thomas Radtke
Yoga Body and Balance
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gardens and CROPS
runs 16 of these
in partnership with other organizations? Last year we had 180 garden
spaces with over 800 adults and children being involved! We also had
244 volunteers helping us in the gardens and at our farm and farmers
market last year. It's a great program and we have lots of fun! I
would like to continue to share with you what we are up to at CROPS
and to offer myself to anyone who has questions about our program or
gardening questions in general. I love food and gardening and I love
to talk about either, so don't be afraid to ask!