Check Out Our Sister Studio
One Tree Yoga
in Omaha
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Thinking about Christmas?
Now is a perfect time to think about Christmas gifts for those on your list. You can now order wonderful essential oils from Young Living directly from our website. We also have gift certificates for yoga passes and massage packages or single sessions.
Maybe you want to tell
someone this is the present YOU would like to receive yourself!
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Belly Dancing
at YBB!
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Belly Dancing withHallie Tibbs.
If you haven' yet tried one of her classes, come be inspired and release your feminine energy through dance!
No experience necessary.
Sunday afternoon,
Nov 22, 2009 from 3-5
Early Bird Registration -- $15
( 7 days before class)
Regular registration -- $20
Click here for more information and visit our website to
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Quotation of
the Month
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into
enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order,
confusion into clarity.... It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into
important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision
for tomorrow."
~Melodie Beattie
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Book of the Month
Count Your Blessings: The Healing Power of Gratitude and Love
by John F. Demartini
Are you really living or
barely breathing? Do you feel sick, run-down, anxious, or low? This
title reveals the connection between health and state of mind. Through
real-life examples, exercises, meditations, and affirmations, it shows
how you can use and develop your own inner resources, by living in the
present moment. _______________________ Recipe of the MonthVata Calming Recipe
Sweet Potato Salad
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sweet potato, boiled, peeled and diced into small cubes
- 1 cup tender greens, chopped and wilted
- 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 large pinch fresh ground black pepper
- Rock salt to taste
- 2 tsp chopped fresh cilantro
Preparation:
Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, pepper and salt in a bowl. Fold in the other ingredients and mix well.
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I was talking to Jan about what to write for our November/Thanksgiving newsletter, and she popped out a question, " Who is the most grateful person you've met?" and I
immediately said, "Shakti!" If you haven't met her, Shakti came from Colorado to offer our first teacher training program in Lincoln this past summer. Besides teaching and training, Shakti has also developed a non-profit organization, Yoga World Reach, to bring the message of yoga, love & hope to the world. Jan's question also led me to think about what gratitude means, how it feels, and how I experience it on a daily basis. Most of all, I think about how yoga is the practice of unleashing gratitude in your heart, so it can open to the miracles around you, and you can be present to the glorious life we have.
 So I want to tell you how grateful I am for all of you who come day in and day out to support what we do and to find that space within yourself. See, if you don't show up, I can't teach. It's a symbiotic relationship! I am so grateful for my family--for my husband Thomas who has the biggest and kindest heart, and for my children Oliva, Jai and Munay (yet to be born) for being my greatest teachers and for showing me the fullest expression of what love means. I am so grateful for all our friends in Lincoln because they have truly been our extended family and have made us feel at home even though my home was far away.... I am so grateful for having people like Shakti come and share her love and knowledge with us and throughout the world...I am grateful for being alive and remaining awake to enjoy the magical journey and the growing pains of being a human being. My wish for you is that you find in this holiday something to be grateful for and that you rejoice in that feeling and share it!
I would love to hear what you're grateful for so send us a line or two!
With love & gratitude,
Namaste,
Tataya (^_^)
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Don't Miss Theresa Murphy's
Friday Nite Vibe!
November 13, 6-8 p.m.
Backbends -- Cost, $25
Note: Regular Friday night class canceled.
For more information click here, and to register and pay online visit our website.
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A Thanksgiving Yoga Celebration
at Y.B.B. with r.r. Shakti Gratitude and Grace
Sat. Nov. 14. 4-6 p.m.
Note: Saturday 4:00 p.m. hot class is canceled
A Thanksgiving Yoga Celebration
at Y.B.B. with r.r. Shakti
Proceeds to benefit
YOGA WORLD REACH programs:
Yoga Bridge to Africa- the Sudan School
and coming hOMe on Pine Ridge Reservation
 
Gratitude is a balance of honor, humility, contentment and faith. Let's ground ourselves in Gratitude so that we may soar with Grace.
All levels welcome.
Participants are encouraged to bring donation items for Pine Ridge Reservation: coats, blankets, and baby items.
For more information go to our website.
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Women's Circle -- 
a nurturing place to share ideas
You are invited to join us for the next Women's Circle, November 15 -- 2:30-4:00 p.m. We'll be talking about the work of Eckhart Tolle, including The Power of Now. As usual, there is no preparation to do before the group. Just come, listen, share and be. If you would like an email linking to the materials ahead of time, please contact Lisa at lisa@yogabodyandbalance.com.
See you in November!
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Health Tip
by Lisa Munger
Soothing
Vata for Fall: Digestion and Oil  Massage
Digestion
Ayurveda teaches
that all dis-ease begins in the digestive process. Making sure that
digestion is strong, to avoid illness, requires cultivating strong
agni, or digestive fire.
An individual's
tendency to accumulate excess elements is also called his or her
dosha. People dominated by the fire element have Pitta dosha; those
prone to accumulate too much earth and water are Kapha-types; and
those with too much air and space are of Vata dosha.
Vata-type
digestion can be delicate and variable. Vatas are prone to loss of
appetite, irregular bowel movements and constipation.
Fall
and early winter are especially challenging for Vatas, because air
and space are elevated in the environment as well. Notice a little
wind lately? A little more cracking in your joints? Excess Vata. Vata
is provoked in this season by increasing cold and dryness.
When
Vata dominates, there is an increase in the dry, rough and cool
qualities of our bodies and our external environments. If there is
too much of these qualities, the organs and tissues in the body do
not function optimally. Internal drying may lead to constipation, as
well as inconveniences like dry skin and lips.
Eating
a Vata-pacifying diet can help Vata-types, as  well as Kaphas and
Pittas who can also be affected by seasonal changes. Foods that are
in season, like root vegetables and winter squash will help bring
balance to excess Vata. Grains including basmati rice, brown rice,
wheat berries and sushi rice are preferable. Make sure you are using
plenty of oils, including ghee, almond, sesame or sunflower oil for
internal oleation, kindling agni and increasing absorption.
Use
warming spices on your food like black pepper, dry ginger and
cinnamon.
Oil
Massage, or Abhyanga
Abhyanga
is massaging the body with oil. The oil
is usually warmed and applied to the body before you take a bath or
shower. For thousands of years people have used abhyanga to maintain
health, benefit sleep patterns and increase health. The practice is
particularly beneficial to soothe Vata, therefore, excellent to do in
the fall.
As Vata is the
elements of air and space, Vata's primary qualities are dry, light,
cool, rough, subtle and mobile. Most of these qualities are opposite
to those of oil. This is why warm oil is especially good for
pacifying Vata.
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Namaste,
Tataya and Thomas Radtke
Yoga Body and Balance
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