September 2010
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In This Issue
(underlined items
are links--click twice)
Corp Yoga
YBB Transformation
Poem by Claudia Reinhardt
A Star in Our World--
Jan Bretz
200 Hour Teacher Training
Woman's Circle
Recipe of the Month
Book of the Month
Quotation of the Month
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Special Promotion
for Fall!
When you sign up and pay for a one year membership -- student or regular, you get one month FREE! If
you want to know who teaches on a daily basis, visit our website and
see our class schedule through Mindbody! You can reserve your
spot for classes and pay for any pass or schedule a massage! We will be closed on Labor Day.Check our website link to Mindbody to see our fabulous fall schedule! ________________________Please join us for a
Fare Well to
Lisa Mungerthis Friday night, August 27
at 08:00 at
Blue Orchid Thai Restaurant 129 N 10th St Lincoln, NE
Host: Yoga Body and Balance Phone: 402-613-7088
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Raw Food Potluck
for Saturday, August 28
is canceled.
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FREE
Meditation Classes
Join Katherine Brockman for free meditation class on Sundays from 9-10 am!
Experience the symbiotic relationship of yoga and meditation. Meditation will include a few restorative poses. Come deepen your
practice with meditation classes!Remember, we also have a free community yoga class at 6:30 on Sunday evenings. It will be taught on a rotational basis._____________________ |
Take home the fragrance of yoga Essential Oils try one of Featured Oils for
the Month
(We're featuring the same oils as in August since with the remodeling, you may not have had the chance to get to the oils. They are perfect for the transition into fall.)
Sandalwood: a pure essential oil great for enhancing meditation; also supports pain relief, heart, bone function and relieves anxiety. Invites harmony as it increases oxygen to the body cells.
Spruce: a pure essential oil with anti-infectious properties. Its aromatic influences also help to open and release emotional blocks, bringing about a feeling of balance and peaceful security.
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Recipe of the Month
(Burger reinvention!)
Zucchini-Almond
Veggie Burgers
from Lukas Volger's
Veggie Burgers Every
Which Way
| Ingredients - 4 small zucchini and/or yellow squash (14-15 ounces total), ends trimmed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup almonds, toasted and finely chopped
- 3 tablespoon minced basil
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon oil
Preheat the oven (or toaster oven) to 350° F.
Grate the zucchini on the bias so as to create larger strands,
using the large holes of a box grater. Toss with the salt and then leave
in a strainer for 15 minutes. Using your hands or by wrapping the
zucchini in cheesecloth, squeeze out any excess liquid.
Combine the zucchini with the almonds, basil, flour, egg, and
black pepper. Add the bread crumbs, adding more if the mixture hasn't
become pliable. (It will be a very wet mixture, though.) Shape into 4
patties.
Heat the oil in an oven-safe sauté pan over a medium flame. Cook
the burgers, 2 to 4 minutes per side, until golden brown. Transfer the
pan to the oven and cook for 12 to 15 minutes more, until firm. | |
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Quotation of the
Month
"A
rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a
single man contemplates
it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral."
de
Saint-Exupéry,
Antoine and Lewis Galantiere
Flight to Arras
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Who do you want to
be?
I went to the
movies the other day to see (if I dare to say) my favorite movie of
all times: Eat, Pray, Love. Besides the fact that my life paralleled Elizabeth Gilbert's in many ways, as I was watching the movie, it brought up questions like, "Who said we have to be the same person we were when we were young? Who said we have to carry the baggage labeled 'all
my mistakes' on our backs?" As the movie progressed I realized
there was a lot of forgiving of myself to do... because I could still
feel in my belly the ache of thinking of some of the those "mistakes" ... the hearts I broke when I was young because I didn't know better ... the words I said I wished I could take back ... the friends I let
go because I wasn't paying attention.
The good news is we can
reinvent ourselves and learn from all those mistakes. We can change
the things we don't like about ourselves and start fresh everyday!
We do need the contrast, the hardship, to become clear about what we like
and what makes us feel good, but we not need to hold unto those hardships forever! We can  become free of our past and, like a character in a movie, choose
who we want to be today! And that's what I've been doing (that's even what we're doing at YBB!). So today and this fall I invite
you to reinvent yourself. Ask yourself: "How do I want to feel? Who do I want to
be?" If you have no clue, just say: "I want to know who I want
to be!" I believe with all my heart that yoga classes will definitely
help with redefining your identity and your place in the world!
Thank you for your
grace in these periods of reinventing the studio ! We are so
excited to be growing, and to be creating new ways of spreading the
sweetness of yoga in our community and the world.
To your new self!
Namaste,
Tataya
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Corp Yoga
More exciting
things are happening with YBB! We now  offer Corp Yoga -- bringing yoga to
your work place to create a sense of community and
comradery at work ... so you get a break to empty your mind and
nurture your body and spirit! If you haven't been able to find the time
to come to the studio, now we come to you! Call us and us ask how.
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Yoga for Moms
We've been brainstorming for some time about how to help moms with young children at home
who want to come to yoga but don't have an affordable childcare provider, and we've got something for you! We've found Linda! She lives 2 minutes from the studio, at 41st and Van Dorn, and has
just opened a childcare. Her drop-in rate is only $4! If you are a mom who would love to do
yoga, call Linda and set it up so we can have the pleasure of treating
you! Linda's phone is
314-5736.
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YBB Transformation
For those who are curious about what's happening at YBB, we are building a second
yoga room for private sessions, semi privates and special classes!
Thomas and Gary Herrman Reinventing  | We're all on the go with so little time
to eat a nurturing meal, right? Now we offer a healthy solution! We're also creating a juice bar where we'll offer fresh made "in the moment" veggie juices, smoothies, teas, and local top of
the line coffee. You can grab something as you walk out of a yoga class, or you can stop in and treat yourself! We hope to have the juice bar operating
sometime in September!
We want to thank dearly all the people who use their hands, time and art into YBB
to make it such an amazing space!
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Poem by Claudia Reinhardt
"Many
of us struggle with balancing postures. We can't seem to find the
mind-body harmony that results in balanced strength. As we transition
from summer to fall, we may be able to draw inspiration from nature.
September 23rd
marks the fall equinox and there will be a full moon. This is a
powerful combination that could help us bring our bodies, minds,
spirits, and lives into balance-even if we cannot remain
motionless."
Fall
Equinox
The
seasons pause in perfect balance of day and dark;
sunset and
moonrise blend across horizon's arc.
For months, tall grasses
have leaned away
from summer's hot breath; now they straighten
in
cool air
and unfurl their plumes that float like hair on
water.
Waves of swallows and gurgling martins
swirl the space
between dawn and dusk.
As the wind shifts its weight to the
north,
a necklace of geese spills from
the clouds,
tugging the
blue shawl of night across prairie's sloping
shoulders.
Whirring
wings tip the balance
of seasons
until daylight recedes;
darkness
advances;
and fall creeps into the nest
where summer slept.
Claudia
Reinhardt has been practicing yoga with Tataya and Thomas since they
moved to Lincoln. Originally from Illinois, Claudia lived in Iowa
before moving to Nebraska; she has also lived in Boston and Colorado.
After a long career in promotional writing and marketing
communications, she is now a writing tutor at Southeast Community
College and a freelance writer/editor. She has published poetry in
several literary journals, newsletters, and magazines, and we thank her for sharing this beautiful
one not previously published with us!
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A Star in Our World --Jan Bretz
"If you're
wondering who is behind these amazing newsletters we send through Constant Contact, it's not really me, it's Jan Bretz. I don't think
I've ever had so much fun working with someone. Since day one she has
been professional and resourceful, always finding new, better ways
to relate with our clients. Her editing is exquisite, and she always
brings the information together in a way that moves, inspires and
touches people. Every month I am in awe of her creativity and the sense
of newness she brings to each edition. She works fast, and is always up
for the challenge. She is impeccable with time frames, and most of
all has filled the gaps here and there supporting the effort to bring
forth our mission which is to empower people to awaken into a life
they love. We are so grateful to have Jan direct our online
communication with clients. She is the best!"
Tataya
Note from Jan: I am beginning to expand my business, (I guess I'm reinventing myself in my 60's!) so I appreciate Tataya's endorsement. It's a joy to work with YBB, and I always say they give me gold to polish! If you know of a small business eager to strengthen relationships with their clients through newsletters or social media, have them contact me.
My website: JB Connections.
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Inner Power Yoga -- 200 hour teacher training!
We will be offering through Inner Power Yoga a
200 hr Yoga Alliance teacher
training certification that will take place one weekend a month here
at YBB! The profits go to Yoga World Reach. Please talk to us if you are interested!
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Book of the Month
Waking by Mathew Sandford Available at Amazon Recommended by practitioner Claudia Reinhardt:
"I wanted to share info about a book I read this summer: Waking by Matt Sanford (2006). He has been interviewed on NPR and Krista Tippet's radio program, 'Speaking of Faith.' Sanford lives in Minnesota; he is paraplegic and a yoga instructor. It's an amazing story about him, but it's also about the healing power of yoga." From Amazon's product description: "Matthew Sanford's life and body were irrevocably changed at age 13 when
his family's car skidded off a snowy Iowa overpass, killing Matt's
father and sister and leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. This
pivotal event set Matt on a lifelong journey, from his intensive care
experiences at the Mayo Clinic to becoming a paralyzed yoga teacher and
founder of a nonprofit organization. Forced to explore what it truly
means to live in a body, he emerges with an entirely new view of being a
"whole" person. In this searingly candid memoir he delivers a powerful
message about the endurance of the human spirit and of the body that
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To Transformation!
Namaste,
Tataya and Thomas Radtke
Yoga Body and Balance
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