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December 2011
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In This Issue
Shakti Workshop -- Dec. 14
Sree Workshop -- Dec. 17, 18
New Free Community Class -- coming in January
YBB has a TV Commercial!
Carole Westerman Workshop -- Jan. 7
Book of the Month
Quotation of the Month
Recipe of the Month
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on Yelp!
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The gift of wellness!
Are you wondering what to give that person you love so much? How about a gift certificate
from YBB?
You'll be giving an EXPERIENCE of wholeness, vibrancy, health and inner power whether it's through yoga, massage, or acupuncture! You can call 489-YOGA and we can have it ready for you to pick up!
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Please welcome!
Kim Miller as our new Office Manager. We'd like to thank Jessica Brauer for her dedicated service and love for our community. Please give her a fond farewell and best wishes as she works toward her Nebraska teacher certification.
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Holiday schedule
- We will be closed December 23-26th
- We will also be closed December 31st and January 1.
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NEW LIBRARY
We have started a new library of yoga and meditation resources (books)! The library is set up in the small yoga room and works just like a public library -- select the book you'd like to check out
and bring it up to the
front desk!
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Don't forget we have
Late Evening
Classes
Vinyasa Power Flow
Tuesdays -- 7:30-8:30
with Judi Olivetti
Thursdays -- 7:30-8:30
with Amy Sauer
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Book of the Month
Sacred Sanskrit Words: for Yoga, Chant and Meditation
by
Leza Lowitz
Mary Beth Sammons
and
Reema Datta
Available from Amazon .
from and Amazon reviewer:
"Sukha" is the word I have chosen from "Sacred Sanskrit Words" to describe my feelings while studying this book. Sukha means, in short "ease, peace, inner joy." Sacred Sanskrit Words is a wonderful tool to have in order to make the most of yoga, meditation, and chant sessions."
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Quotation of the Month
"Look well to this day, for it is life, the very life of life. In it lies all the realities and verities of existence: the bliss of growth, the glory of action, splendor of beauty. For yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow only a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day, for it and it alone is life! Such is the salutation of the dawn."
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Recipe of the Month
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Turkey Avgolemono Soup serves 8
- 2 quarts turkey stock (or low-sodium chicken stock)
- 3/4 cup long grain white rice
- 2 cups roasted turkey, shredded
- 4 eggs
- 2 lemons, juiced
Heat stock in a large, heavy bottomed pot until boiling. Add rice, reduce heat to a simmer, cover. Cook 8-10 minutes, until rice is almost fully cooked but still al dente. Remove soup from heat and add shredded turkey. In a medium bowl, beat eggs and then whisk in lemon juice. One ladle at a time, whisk hot soup slowly into egg mixture. This will temper the eggs and allow them to heat without curdling. Once you have added 3 or 4 ladles, pour warm egg mixture into soup pot. Return to low heat and cook, while stirring, until soup has thickened slightly but has not come to a boil. Serve immediately with a salad and crusty bread. | |
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Whoa! Here it goes! I cannot believe we are writing December newsletter! Another glorious year!
The year is coming to an end like every cycle in life. We NEED to let one die for the new to be born. It happens with people. It happens with plants. It happens with relationships...
What a great opportunity to contemplate and be grateful for what you are letting go and to open up  full-heartedly for what is to come. Take a moment to think about the highlights of your life the past year. Close your eyes, make a list, and breathe in the gratitude and the joy. As you exhale, give your farewell to those memories. Let go. Now take a moment to feel your body and experience your breath. Ask yourself, "What do I want to manifest in 2012?" Pause at the bottom of the exhale and settle to receive and (yes, I say) to manifest. It's up to you. It all starts with intention, and the energy builds around that intention so dense that it materializes!  Now close your eyes again, and let's jump to one year from now. Start visualizing December 2012 and what things are you are grateful for that have already happened. Breathe it all in...pay attention to the details, the colors, the smells, the sounds... how you feel being there right now...
My wish for you this holiday season is that you experience and embody your heart's deepest desire, starting by you being best version of you  AND beyond, that you celebrate YOU and yours, that you find intimate moments to gaze into the eyes of those you love...to share silence...to share a breath. My wish is that you live the path of practice in every encounter, in every family reunion, in every meal, that you share your light with others and for others. As Leza Lowitz and Reema Datta beautifully express in Sacred Sanskrit Words: "The true  purpose of practising yoga is not for the self, but for the welfare of humanity. Through the science of yoga, individuals awaken peace, strength and knowledge within, to ultimately share it with others." The mantra is LOKAH SAMASTAH SUKHINO BHAVANTU -- May all beings everywhere attain happiness and freedom.
Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.. May we all bathe in our inner light as an offering to the world!
Tataya (^_^) |
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December 14
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Join Shakti as she
Explores the blissipline of
Yoga as outlined by Patanjali in the
Yoga Sutras
Yoga World Reach Director and Certified Yoga Therapist, Shakti, presents a lecture class for all levels looking at:
- What is Yoga?
- What is the best way to practice?
- What are the benefits of the practice?
- How can we experience
ABSOLUTE Freedom Cost: $35 in advance $45 at the door Call (402-489-9642) or go to our website for more information. |
Join us for a two-part, two-day celebration and meditation on the "Power of Sankalpa (Intention)" with
 Sreedevi K. Bringi - Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 4:30pm AND
- Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 1:30pm
Part I is a Celebration dedicated to the peace and well-being of the planet on Saturday, December 17th involving a sacred 'puja' ceremony and kirtan. Part II is a guided Meditation practice to empower your being with the gift of centering and spiritual intention. Attend one or both parts!
Saturday Celebration: 4:30 - 6:30 pm $25/person
Sunday Celebration: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm $20/person
Register online at www.yogabodyandbalance.com or call us at 402.489.YOGA (9642)! Space is limited, so register early! To read more about Sreedivi click here.
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Beginning in January -- Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 11:30 -- Free Yoga Nidra
New NEW FREE COMMUNITY Yoga Nidra Class guided by Sree Devi recordings:Yoga NIdra is a powerful guided meditative practice grounded in Tantric Yoga.
When you are tired you simply go to bed, but unless you are free from muscular, mental and emotional tensions, you are never fully relaxed. You may wake up in the morning with a feeling of fatigue, restlessness and inadequate rest. In order to relax completely, the inner tensions, emotions and mind must be released. This complete state of relaxation can be achieved through yoga nidra. In yoga nidra, sowing of seeds of change begins in sankalpa (resolve or resolution) which you make for yourself during each practice. The sankalpa is impressed on the subconscious mind when it is receptive and sensitive to auto-suggestion. Sankalpa is a determination to become someone or do something in life. It thus has to be made when your mind is completely at rest or peace. Before and after the practice of yoga nidra, should ideally be the time dedicated to Sankalpa. Yoga nidra enables the person to be conscious in this state and nurture the seed of great will power, inspire the higher self, and enjoy the vitality of life.
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YBB has a TV Commercial! If you haven't seen our TV commercial airing now on Channel 8, ABC TV ; you can watch it via YouTube.
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Share the gifts of wellness with your friends and family this holiday season. YBB offers gift certificates for massage, acupuncture and yoga!
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 Carole Westerman coming to YBB to Ignite our Inner Fire! Jan. 7th 3-5pm
Join Carole in a Prana Flow® Yoga experience to ignite our inner heart fire! Inspired by her teacher Shiva Rea, she will lead us through "Agni Namaskar" ~ FIRE Salutation!
We will set a powerful intention for this class, and keep our fires burning bright with an electrified playlist as we journey through asana, mudra, kriya, mantra, and meditation all designed to empower and enliven!
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To the Highest and Best!
Namaste, Tataya and Thomas Radtke
Yoga Body and Balance |
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