Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse

The lunar eclipse will fall on the winter solstice this year!
Since it will be possible to see from 5 continents we have a chance to
see it here in Paris between 7h30-8h30 Tuesday morning, before it gets
too light.
It only took 370-odd years to have this chance, hope we can see it!

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/19/lunar-eclipse-december-2010-falls-on-winter-solstice/

"This year's event will take 3 hours and 38 minutes. The eclipse
begins on Tuesday, Dec. 21, at 1:33 a.m. ET, according to NASA. At
that time, Earth's shadow will appear as a dark-red mark at the edge
of the moon. It will take about an hour for the mark to expand and
cover the entire moon. Totality begins at 2:41 a.m. and lasts for 72
minutes.

During totality, the moon will be entirely immersed in the Earth's
shadow, but the moon will not disappear from sight. Instead, it should
appear to turn coppery red, as Earth's atmosphere refracts sunlight
into the shadow.

Since the Earth's shadow is cone-shaped and extends out into space for
about 844,000 miles, sunlight will be strained through a sort of
"double sunset," all around the rim of the Earth, into its shadow and
then onto the moon, according to Space.com.

If you're planning to dash out for only a quick minute, NASA
recommends that you choose this one: 3:17 a.m. ET. That's when the
moon will be in deepest shadow, displaying the most fantastic shade of
copper red."

Centre de Yoga du Marais
yogamarais@sfr.fr
72, rue du Vertbois
75003 Paris
France
www.yogamarais.com
www.yogainparis.blogspot.com
Tel. +33.1.42.74.24.92
Cell. +33.6.31.91.92.12

December classes and workshops

Hello again all,
There are some new additions to the December newsletter.
There are still places in my Saturday workshop on December 18, 14h30-17h30.
A special class on making inversions fun. (See more on the blog link below.)
Meditation: On my Wed eve class, it will be the winter solstice and we will have a special class with meditation this night.
There will be class every weekend in December!
Note:
December 25 11h00-12h30
December 12,19 Community classes
and Amanda Dates is giving a special New Year's Eve and New Year's Day class in her regular slot!
Fri 18h30 and Saturday 12h30. December 31 and January 1.

The centre's other regularly scheduled classes are cancelled during Dec 23-Jan 3.
If you know people who are staying in town or have friends in town during the holidays, please pass the word on the special classes.

Also, remember Amanda Fuzes from Australia who will cover my Tues/Thurs Jan 4 and 6 at 16h00 during my absence.
Thank you so much!
namaste,
Michelle

Centre de Yoga du Marais
yogamarais@sfr.fr
72, rue du Vertbois
75003 Paris
France
www.yogamarais.com
www.yogainparis.blogspot.com
Tel. +33.1.42.74.24.92
Cell. +33.6.31.91.92.12

Il reste encore des places pour mon atelier 18 décembre, 14h30-17h30. Voyez svp les détails sur le blog.
22 décembre, le fête pour le solstice. Special cours avec méditation, 19h30.

Puis, il y aura des cours chaque weekend en décembre!
25 décembre 11h00-12h30
12,19 décembre les cours communitaire
et
Amanda Dates donnera un cours pour reveillion et premier janvier!
31 décembre 18h30 et 1 janv 12h30.

merci a tous!
namasté,
Michelle

Workshop Inversions December 18

Hello Everyone,

I would like to offer the last workshop of the year covering postures that change your perspective on the world.

How to approach inverted postures with fun.  The practice will be a renew and restore practice to help us feel a little lighter this time of year. 

There are 6 places left.

Saturday, December 18  14h30-17h30.  35 euros/reservation.

Thank you,

Michelle

 

Holiday newsletter - décembre

Happy Holidays all Friends at the Centre de Yoga du Marais!  (en français dessous)
It's year's end and birthday time for the yoga centre.  We are celebrating 9 years this coming Saturday, December 4.  Many of you started your yoga journey here. Many started teaching here and I'm thankful and always happy when I am teaching and introducing new students to their first yoga class.  Nine years of history is something to celebrate!

I am offering a meditation and yoga class on Christmas Day, Saturday 11h00-13h00.  (This will give you time to get to your Christmas meal and the friends you will be celebrating with.)  I will be on winter holiday in Italy from December 28-January 7.  I will be back to teach on Saturday, January 8.  The rates for my class cards have not gone up and you still have 4 months to use them.

The centre will be closed from Dec 23-Jan 3.  In my absence, my classes will be held by Caroline Dupuy and Amanda Fuzes from Sydney, Australia.  Some of you may remember Amanda Fuzes from several years ago when she came and taught us an energetic "Aussie"-style workshop.  Amanda has offered to teach the level II/III on Tues and Thurs at 4p, Jan 4 and Jan 6.    You can use your cards for her classes and I encourage you to come and meet her.  She teaches a super body and mind awakening practice.

Some changes to the schedule:
Hatha I on Thurs from 10-11h30 and Hatha I Friday 12h15 is cancelled.
My Monday evening class is now a level I restorative class.
I will continue leading the prenatal and Mommy and Me program, for the time being.  The schedule remains the same.  Mommy and Me is finished for December. Registration begins now for January 14 for the new moms and babies who are ready.

Please remember the community class!  I will teach on Sunday, December 5 and19 and then the next class will be Sunday, January 10.  The class is only 10 euros and a wonderful way to show your community support and care.  The teachers give this class in service.
Also, watch the blog for my annual January de-tox workshop.
Please check the blog for any additional changes in fees from your favorite teachers.

I wish you all the warmest and my best for this holiday season and into the new year.  Let your light shine and I will see you soon.
Namaste,
Michelle

The first condition of human goodness is something to love.  The second is something to revere.
George Eliot

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Joyeuses fêtes de fin d'année, amis du Centre de Yoga du Marais!

2010 touche à sa fin, et c'est également l'anniversaire du centre de Yoga. Nous célébrons cette année son neuvième anniversaire, ce samedi 4 décembre. Beaucoup d'entre vous y ont débuté leur apprentissage du Yoga. Beaucoup ont commencé à l'y enseigner et je vous suis reconnaissante et toujours ravie d'y accueillir de nouveaux élèves pour leur premier cours de yoga. Neuf ans, ça se fête !

J'ai le plaisir de vous inviter à une séance de méditation le jour de Noël, de 11h à 13h.

Je serais en vacances en Italie en fin d'année , du 28 décembre au 7 janvier. Je reprendrai le rythme des cours samedi 8 janvier. Les tarifs de mes cartes de cours n'ont pas augmentés et sont toujours valables 4 mois.

Le centre sera fermé du 23 décembre au 3 janvier

En mon absence, mes cours seront dispensés par Caroline Dupuy et Amanda Fuzes (originaire de Sydney, Australie).  Certains d'entre vous se souviennent peut-être d'Amanda, qui était venue il y a quelques années enseigner son atelier énergétique "australien".  Amanda s'est proposée d'enseigner pour les niveaux II & III le mardi et jeudi à 16 heures, les 4 et 6 janvier. Vous pouvez utiliser vos cartes pour ses classes et je vous encourage à venir la rencontrer. Elle enseigne une très bonne pratique pour réveiller le corps et l'esprit.

Quelques changement dans l'emploi du temps

Le cours Hatha I du jeudi (10h-11h30) et HathaI du vendredi 12h15-13h45 sont annulées.

Mon cours du lundi soir 18h30 est maintenant redevenu au niveau I.

Je vais continuer de conduire le cours prénatal. "Mommy and Me" est fini pour décembre et inscription est ouvert pour les cours a partir de 14 janv.

Retenez le cours de la communauté !

Je vais donner ce cours le 5 et 19 décembre et le prochaine cours se deroulera le 10 janvier. Ce cours ne coûte que 10 euros et c'est une très bon moyen d'encourager le soutient de la communauté. Les professeurs offrent ce cours à leur bon vouloir.

Egalement, regardez le blog pour en savoir plus sur mon atelier detox de janvier.

Aussi, regardez le blog pour savoir les éventuels changement de tarifs de vos professeurs préférés.

Je vous souhaite de bons moment chaleureux et mes meilleurs voeux pour la fin d'année et la nouvelle à venir. Laissez le soleil briller en vous. 

Namaste,

Michelle

"La première condition de la bonté de l'Homme est d'aimer. La seconde est de vénérer."

George Eliot

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Centre de Yoga du Marais

yogamarais@sfr.fr

72, rue du Vertbois

75003 Paris 

France

www.yogamarais.com

www.yogainparis.blogspot.com

Tel. +33.1.42.74.24.92

Cell. +33.6.31.91.92.12

Invitation Yoga

Bounjour tout le monde!
Un petit rappel a propos de l'atelier du dimanche 28 novembre, qui aura lieu de 13h30 à 16h30, la pratique sera un cours d'ouverture du coeur. L'atelier coûte 35 euros, réservation demandée.
En fonction et respect de votre corps, de votre niveau d'adaptation, il y a un exercice d'articulation du dos pour vous !
Un exercice qui vous laissera une sensation de bien-être, d'ouverture du coeur, et raciné. Ces exercices améliorent notre humeur, notre résistance, et la flexibilité du rachis pour un renfort du dos.
Beaucoup de nous sont réticents à ces exos car ils se pensent étrangers, ou bien que leurs épaules ne vont pas suivre… C'est l'occasion a travers cet atelier d'apprendre les étapes clé, en toute sécurité, afin de transformer ces postures en gestes agréables et indolores dans votre pratique quotidienne.

Retenez également ces dates !
Le 4 décembre (18h30), c'est l'anniversaire du Centre de Yoga du Marais ! L'occasion de se retrouver autour d'un buffet au centre, où vous êtes tous les bienvenus ! Passez a tout moment, avec vos amis si vous le voulez, et venez trinquer avec nous pour une nouvelle année !
rsvp.

Les étudiants se sont montrés désireux d'ateliers sur décembre. Je serai heureuse de donner un autre atelier le 18 décembre, ce sera un cours intitulé "Inversions", pour nous aider a mieux gérer cette période charnière des vacances.
Dans tous les cas, je vais donner mon cours de communauté ce matin là.
Aussi, je serai ravie de vous donner un cours le 25 décembre, jour de Noël. Dites moi juste si vous souhaitez une pratique particulière ce jour là.
Je serai absente du 28 décembre au 07 janvier.
Le centre sera fermé cette année du 27 décembre au 02 janvier.

A très bientôt !
Namaste,
Michelle






Centre de Yoga du Marais
yogamarais@sfr.fr
72, rue du Vertbois
75003 Paris
France
www.yogamarais.com
www.yogainparis.blogspot.com
Tel. +33.1.42.74.24.92
Cell. +33.6.31.91.92.12

November-December news

Hello Yogis!
I have delayed my return to Paris by a week and will be back to
teaching on Saturday morning 10h00, 20 November.

November's meditation will be 21 November at 19h30. This is offered
at the centre as usual.

A little reminder about the next workshop on 28 November Sunday,
13h30-16h30. The practice will be a heart opening practice. Workshop
fee 35 euros by reservation.
Regardless of your body type, or level of flexibility, there's a
backbend out there for you! A backbend that will leave you feeling
refreshed, open-hearted, and grounded. Backbends help to elevate
mood, improve immunity, increase spine flexibility and strengthen the
back. But many of us are resistant to backbends because they feel
unfamiliar or our shoulders won't open up to welcome them. In this
workshop we will learn the key actions to backbending safely so that
these heart-opening postures can become a joyous and pain-free part of
your daily practice.

Also save these dates!
Dec 4 from 18h30 the Centre de Yoga du Marais is celebrating it's 9th
birthday!
We will have a lovely buffet at the centre and you are welcome to drop
in anytime and catch up with some of your old friends, new friends,
too, and toast the centre into another year!
Please rsvp by November 30.

Students have also been inquiring about December classes and I will be
happy to give another workshop on December 18. Inversions, to help us
deal with holiday baggage? In any event, I will be giving the
community class that morning.
Also, I am happy to give you a Sunday class on December 25, Christmas
Day. Please let me know if you would like to have a special candle
light practice on this special day.
I will be away again from December 28-January 7. The centre will be
closed from Dec 27-Jan 2.

See you soon!
namaste,
Michelle

Centre de Yoga du Marais
yogamarais@sfr.fr
72, rue du Vertbois
75003 Paris
France
www.yogamarais.com
www.yogainparis.blogspot.com
Tel. +33.1.42.74.24.92
Cell. +33.6.31.91.92.12

October-November news

Bonjour à tous! (English below)

"Des hanches heureuses"

Je donne un cours de yoga ce dimanche 24 octobre (13h30-16h30) sur l'ouverture des hanches.
Nous poursuivons notre travail nous avons commencé en Septembre, mais il n'est pas trop tard pour vous joindre à cet atelier.
tarif: 35 euro


Si vous avez des douleurs en bas du dos, les genoux endoloris ou du mal à trouver l'équilibre, l'ouverture des hanches apporte un sentiment de liberté dans le corps,
L'ouverture des hanches déverrouille le bas du dos et créé l'espace nécéssaire pour le point suivant, l'ouverture de la région du cœur, qui sera le thème de l'atelier du 28 novembre.
Ce dimanche, nous allons aussi nous concentrer sur l'équilibre entre force et souplesse dans la région inférieure du corps.
Par la force d'une pratique fluide, nous allons mêler les efforts des hanches, des cuisses, et des postures ouvertes.


Je serai absente du 26 octobre au 11 novembre (mais je ferai peut-être le cours du jeudi soir).
Si toutefois mon séjour est prolongé, vous pourrez faire confiance aux excellents professeurs du centre, donc s'il vous plaît n'hésitez pas à venir pour continuer votre pratique du Yoga.

Je suis déjà impatiente de vous retrouver à mon retour et de partager plein de nouvelles choses !

Le cours "Mommy and Me" initialement prévu le 29 Octobre, est annulé ce jour là.

Hello Everyone,
Creating Happy Hips

I am giving a yoga workshop this Sunday, Oct 24 from 13h30-16h30 on opening the hips. We are continuing with our work we started in September but feel to join in anytime. 35 euros.

If you experience low back pain, sore knees or have difficulty balancing, opening the hips creates a feeling of freedom in the body, Hip openers unlock the lower spine and begin to create the space for the next focus, opening the heart area which will be the theme of the November 28, workshop. This Sunday, we will tune into the fine balance needed between strength and flexibility in the lower body region. We will interweave deep hip, hamstring & thigh opening postures within the strength of a flowing practice.

I will be away from Oct 26-Nov 11. I may be teaching the Thursday evening level I upon my return on Nov 11. In the event I don't, you have the center's excellent teachers who are covering my classes for me so please do come and let them keep your practice alive and healthy. I am looking forward to sharing with you when I get back.

Mommy and Me on October 29, is cancelled. This week only.

Take good care of yourselves!

Michelle

classes, workshops, teacher training

Hello students and friends of the Yoga Marais. (version français dessous)

I just wanted to remind you that there is a workshop this Sunday, September 26, and I still have a few places if you're thinking about giving your practice a good jump start. We will be focusing on stability from the ground up and opening the hips. (So you can take those leaps!)
It is a 3-hr workshop which will include some yoga philosophy, too.
Time: 13h30-16h30. Cost 35 euros.

Meditation is also this Sunday. Our one-hour guided sitting starts at 19h30 and we have a pot luck dinner afterward for those who would like to stay and picnic.

New day classes!
Christine Chauvancy is joining the staff at Centre de Yoga du Marais. Christine is a thoroughly accomplished teacher and recent graduate from the Yoga Immersion/TT program. She will teach 2 morning classes a week. Monday and Thursday mornings 10h00-11h30.
Reminder for those free during the day, we have day classes every day, mornings and lunch time, too:

10-11h30 Monday with Christine
10-11h30 Tuesday with Laetitia Yoga with Pilates
12h30-13h30 Tuesday with Caroline
10-11h30 Thursday with Christine
10h30-12h00 Friday with Christine (prenatal)
12h30-14h00 Friday with Caroline
14h00-15h00 Friday with Michelle Mommy and Me
11h30-13h00 Sunday Open Community Class,
a nice opportunity to introduce yoga to those you care about.

We appreciate your passing this on to your friends!

Setting sights to October.
I will be traveling to the U.S. and among my activities there is to pick up the textbooks and materials for the next Teacher Training/Yoga Immersion program, 2011.
I would like to have a better idea of how many packets to pick up so if you are still thinking about next year's program, you can contact me anytime to set up a little interview. The class will be limited to 12 (absolute maximum) and I can safely say there will be a TT next year!

Thank you all so much for your interest in all the programs at the Centre!

Warmly,
Michelle


Bonjour à tous, amis du centre de Yoga du Marais,

Rendez-vous ce dimanche

Je voulais juste vous rappeler qu’il y aura un atelier ce dimanche 26 septembre, et qu’il reste quelques places ; une bonne occasion de donner à votre niveau de Yoga une longueur d’avance.
Cet atelier sera consacré à la stabilité au sol et à l’ouverture des cuisses… et vous pourrez techniquement faire cette longueur d’avance ! :-)

C’est un cours de 3 heures, qui inclut également un cours de philosophie yoga.
13h30 – 16h30 / 35 euros

Il y aura également méditation ce dimanche.
La séance d’une heure débutera à 19h30 et sera suivi du traditionnel pique-nique pour ceux et celles qui souhaiteraient s’y joindre.


De nouveau cours en journée !

Christine Chauvancy rejoint l’équipe du centre de Yoga du Marais. Elle est un professeur diplômé et a récemment bouclé le programme d’immersion (TT). Elle donnera deux cours par semaine : les lundis et jeudis matins de 10h à 11h30.

Petit rappel à ceux libres en journée : le centre propose des cours toute la semaine, y compris à l’heure du déjeuner :

10-11h30 lundi - Christine
10-11h30 mardi - Laetitia Yoga et Pilates
12h30-13h30 mardi - Caroline
10-11h30 jeudi - Christine
10h30-12h00 vendredi - Christine (prenatal)
12h30-14h00 vendredi - Caroline
14h00-15h00 vendredi - Michelle ‘’Mommy and Me’’
11h30-13h00 dimanche - Community class
Une excellente façon d’amorcer le Yoga

Le centre vous remercie si vous passez l’information à vos proches !

Ca bouge aussi en octobre

Je serai aux USA en octobre et je tâcherai d’en profiter pour réunir les manuels et contenus du prochain programme de formation continu (TT) pour l’année 2011. Aussi, j’ai besoin de savoir si parmi vous certains sont intéressés par ce programme afin que je ramène les paquets contenant ces éléments en quantité suffisante. Et si vous envisagez cette formation, contactez-moi afin qu’on s’en parle de vive-voix ; cette formation étant limitée à 12 élèves (maximum absolu)… Et c’est certain qu’il y aura une session ‘’TT’’ l’année prochaine!

Merci à tous pour votre intérêt dans les programmes du centre ;

Chaleureusement,
Michelle

Centre de Yoga du Marais
yogamarais@sfr.fr
72, rue du Vertbois
75003 Paris
France
www.yogamarais.com
www.yogainparis.blogspot.com
Tel. +33.1.42.74.24.92
Cell. +33.6.31.91.92.12

Quoi de neuf...la rentrée 2010

Hello Everyone! English version below

C'est la rentrée

J'espère que vos vacances d'été, mêmes si elles fûrent brèves, vous ont fait du bien et vous préparent à ce nouveau départ qu'est la rentrée.
Personnellement, j'ai constaté que ces vacances étaient plus pour moi l'occasion d'être que d'en faire. Vous verrez qu'au Centre et sur le site internet et le blog, beaucoup de choses ont changé dans le bon sens, et j'étais capable d'étre consciente dans tous les devoirs qui sont passés, de vivre l'instant présent, et j'ai apprécié le travail de tous les gens autour de moi. Puis, j'ai réalisé que ceci peut se passer à tout moment, même quand septembre commence et que nos listes de tâches s'accumulent (famille, travail, responsabilités).

C'est là que la pratique du Yoga s'ancre en nous et nous signale ces bons moments dont nous avons eu la chance de vivre.

Je suis contente de vous annoncer que l'équipe du Centre de Yoga du Marais (10 professeurs cette année!) est déjà prête a vous accueillir, et vous aider à retrouver ces instants de bien-être, alors que nous serons tous immergés dans ce rush de la rentrée.
Venez voir le nouveau site et le nouveau blog, et restez informés des mises à jour, des cours hebdomadaires et des horaires des ateliers.
Je vais parfois procéder à des mises à jour, donc n'hésitez pas à visiter les sites si vous n'êtes pas venus depuis quelques temps.
Vous pourrez aussi voir les fiches sur les différents professeurs du centre, lire des exposés, et avoir plus d'infos sur les programmes d'immersion et les retraites de Yoga.

Un nouvel atelier

Cet été, je proposerai un atelier en trois cours (sur 3 dimanches) intitulé Making friends with yourself and your practice (Soyez amis avec vous-même et votre pratique :

Comment travailler avec le poids de votre corps, prendre le temps de travailler avec la concentration, l'acceptation et le bon conscience. Dans ces ateliers nous explorerons les possibilités de libérer les hanches, ouvrir et stabiliser nos épaules, et renforcer notre "core" avec l'utilisation appropriée des Bandha, en développant la confiance dans tous les domaines de la pratique. Nous explorerons aussi les enseignements du Raja Yoga (Royal Path); vairagya et ahimsa, qui nous aident à nous éloigner des pensées négatives et des réflexes de fermeture qui nous empêchent de nous développer.
Ces enseignements nous aident à éviter les blessures et potentiellement de nous ouvrir à la Grâce.

Horaires des cours :
26 septembre - 13h30-16h30
24 octobre - 13h30-16h30
28 novembre - 13h30-16h30.
Les prix des ateliers : 35 euros la séance. 95 euros pour les 3. Réservation et acompte demandées.

Ces ateliers sont l'occasion d'en apprendre plus sur le Hatha Yoga et sa philosophie. Tout ce dont vous avez besoin c'est d'avoir un brin de curiosité, de la compréhension et de travailler à votre rythme.
Pour les enseignants, ces heures d'atelier sont éligibles pour votre continuation avec Yoga Alliance.

Enfin, notez que les méditations font aussi leur rentrée : prochaine séance le dimanche 26 septembre.

Rendez-vous en septembre!
Je vous attends tous pour une nouvelle année d'apprentissage.
namaste,
Michelle

Hello Everyone!

C'est la rentrée

I hope your summer holidays, even if they were short ones have left you refreshed and ready for another restart.
Reflecting on my time off, I noticed that it truly was a summer I just got to be more and do less. Of course when you come back, see the Centre and the website and blog, things got done but I seemed to be able to appreciate and be in the moment of it all and appreciate the work of everyone around me. Then, I realized, this can happen anytime, even when September begins and all our family, work and our responsibility 'to-do lists' pile up. It is easy to let being slip away. Also appreciation. This is when our yoga practice steps in to anchor us and tether us to those quieter moments we've been fortunate to notice.

I am happy to say the staff at the Centre, 10-strong this year, are ready to welcome you back to your practice and to touching those moments of grace when we can just be in the midst of all the busy-ness that awaits us in the rentrée.

For you, the easiest thing to do is to click to the site and blog for updates, full class and workshop schedules, etc. I will be updating from time to time, so if you have been away, please visit the blog. Here, you can also meet the other teachers at the centre, read essays posted and get information on yoga immersion programs and retreats, too.

Workshops

I will be teaching a 3-part workshop series this fall, over 3 Sundays, titled, Making friends with yourself and your practice. How to work with your body's weight, to take the time to work mindfully, to go deep and touch those areas we can open with acceptance. These three workshops will explore ways we can release the hamstrings and hips, open and stabilize your shoulders, and strengthen your core with the proper use of bandha, developing confidence in all areas of your practice. We will explore the teachings of Raja Yoga (Royal Path); vairagya (non-attachment) and ahimsa (non-injury) which help move us away from our negative feelings and habitual patterns that block our growth. These teachings help us avoid injury and give us the potential to open to grace.

September 26 13h30-16h30
October 24 13h30-16h30
November 28 13h30-16h30.
Workshops are priced at 35 euros or 95 euros for all three. A reservation and deposit is required, please.

These workshops provide the opportunity to learn more about hatha yoga and its philosophy, all you need is a curiosity to learn more and an understanding to work at your own pace. For teachers, these workshops fulfill the required hours for continuing education.

I am looking forward to seeing you all back for another exciting year of learning, for all of us!
namaste,
Michelle


Centre de Yoga du Marais
yogamarais@sfr.fr
72, rue du Vertbois
75003 Paris
France
www.yogamarais.com
www.yogainparis.blogspot.com
Tel. +33.1.42.74.24.92
Cell. +33.6.31.91.92.12

What's new at the Yoga Marais? rentrée 2010

Hello Everyone!

I hope your summer holidays, even if they were short ones have left you refreshed and ready for another restart.

Reflecting on my time off, I noticed that it truly was a summer I just got to be more and do less.  Of course when you come back, see the Centre and the website and blog, things got done but I seemed to be able to appreciate and be in the moment of it all and appreciate the work of everyone around me.  Then, I realized, this can happen anytime, even when September begins and all our family, work and our responsibility 'to-do lists' pile up.   It is easy to let being slip away.  Also appreciation.  This is when our yoga practice steps in to anchor us and tether us to those quieter moments we've been fortunate to notice.   

I am happy to say the staff at the Centre, 10-strong this year, are ready to welcome you back to your practice and to touching those moments of grace when we can just be in the midst of all the busy-ness that awaits us in the rentree.

For you, the easiest thing to do is to click to the site and blog for updates, full class and workshop schedules, etc.  I will be updating from time to time, so if you have been away, please visit the blog.  Here, you can also meet the other teachers at the centre, read essays posted and get information on yoga immersion programs and retreats, too.

I will be teaching a 3-part workshop series this fall, over 3 Sundays, titled,  Making friends with yourself and your practice.  How to work with your body's weight, to take the time to work mindfully, to go deep and touch those areas we can open with acceptance.  These three workshops will explore ways we can release the hamstrings and hips, open and stabilize your shoulders, and strengthen your core with the proper use of bandha, developing confidence in all areas of your practice.   We will explore the teachings of Raja Yoga (Royal Path);  vairagyam (non-attachment) and ahimsa (non-injury) which help move us away from our negative feelings and habitual patterns that block our growth.  These teachings help us avoid injury and give us the potential to open to grace.

September 26   13h30-16h30 

October 24       13h30-16h30

November 28    13h30-16h30.

Workshops are priced at 35 euros or 95 euros for all three.  A reservation and deposit is required for the full series, please.

These workshops provide the opportunity to learn more about hatha yoga and its philosophy, all you need is a curiosity to learn more and an understanding to work at your own pace.  For teachers, these workshops fulfill the required hours for continuing education.

I am looking forward to seeing you all back for another exciting year of learning, for all of us!

The next meditation evening is Sunday, Sept 26 at 19h30.

namaste,

Michelle

june 25

Saying good-bye 

Lucy and my yoga practice are and forever will be inextricably linked.  It was 16 years ago that I took up a regular yoga practice and adopted a puppy, all in the same month.  I needed to change my life.  Little did I know that I adopted a tiny witness to all the big life changes to come since that cold February day in New York.  

I was blue, yoga helped me witness and accept that and having a puppy to take care of cheered me.  My intent that February was to take her to visit a friend who had been severely depressed for quite some time to show her the transformation a puppy brings.  Unfortunately, I was too late and Maria decided to take her life that cold February alone in her apartment.  I had Lucy to comfort me.  This was the beginning of how much a comfort she has been, by my side for long walks, well mostly pulling at the leash as far in front as she could race me, and at the side of my yoga mat waiting for the next move.  Dogs love yoga because you are on the floor with them and at eye level, too.  They don't need to learn yoga.  They are yoga.  Puppies somehow know your mat is not a boobie pad but a sacred time put aside to go inside and feel.  When I was on my back for reclining poses Lucy laid across my belly, even when she got bigger and her legs just splayed in all directions.  When I was on my belly for supine poses she tucked herself into the small of my back and kept rolling off when I deepened my breath.  She liked that.  Down dog is a favorite because puppies and dogs slobber your face.  Thus, started a 16 year love affair of yoga for the both of us.

What Lucy taught me?  There is no difficulty that can't be put into perspective with the help of a good long walk.  When someone comes in the room, run over and be happy to see them.  When you feel from them they are not keen to be with you, sit patiently by their side and wait for them to get over it.  Lucy was quite insistent with this.  She didn't have a mean bone in her body and therefore  couldn't understand anyone not liking her.  She came on a little strong for my husband-to-be's taste but she made him warm up to her.  Michele became one her biggest champions.  People were charmed by her, in fact she is responsible for so many dogs getting adopted.  When my friends met her, several adopted dogs of their own, several who never thought they would own a dog.  My dad went ahead and adopted two.  Among my already dog-friends, our ties just grew deeper.  Lucy cemented my people friendships and drew our community close.  Just a few months after my mother-in-law met her after our move to Europe, she rescued a fox terrier, Spike.  Lucy and her friend enjoyed a number of summers running through forests and countryside in Italy and Germany.  Lucy romped through summer vacations on beaches on the Adriatic and all over a remote island in Croatia.  My husband and I were her pack.

Dogs inhabit the principles of yoga philosophy presented by Patanjali millennia ago.  They are friendly to the happy, patient and even long-suffering to the unkind and compassionate to those troubled.  There is a practice in our yoga, pratipaksha bhavana, replacing a negative thought with a positive one.  Dogs do this instantaneously even if they've been punished.  Lucy would look at me with those eyes that said OK, that's over with, when do we get to eat?  No grudges.  It's all about the present moment and present moment with a cocker spaniel is usually, I am hungry, everything's good.

We shared a spirit of adventure.  She had to be a traveler because right after I picked her up from the pet store she went into my dance bag into rehearsal.  For 16 years, her biggest joy was seeing her travel bag.  Second biggest joy, jumping really high.  Her favorite part of dance class, which she was allowed to attend, were the big leaps across the floor when she would start to sing with the piano and try to leap with us.  At home when I was not there she practiced her leaps onto the kitchen counter to see where I hid the loaf of bread.  She could also get to the fruit bowl and peel bananas.  Her New York vet doubted she was a cocker and leaned more toward springer until she was fully grown.  I bought her a frisbee that smelled like dog treats and she learned how to jump and fly and catch it very quickly.

Having a dog is being reminded that life is joyful, all the time.  Joy is always there, sometimes it is covered up a bit and sometimes a lot, but it's still there.  Perhaps in some way she is reminding my friend Maria of this now, as the great teacher Lucy was.

As I write this I am traveling to London, she is not at my feet.  She is in my heart.

I love you, Lucy.

Summer News

Hi Everyone!
A little momentary distraction from your summer pleasantries to give you a bit of news and reminders. It is so nice to see many of you around this summer wanting your yoga classes!
Update: Terence's Tuesday class will now start at 19h30 and go to 21h00. Zoe will be teaching for him on Tuesday July 27. (Terence will be joining the staff teaching Friday nights at 20h15 beginning Sept 3.)

Reminder: The Centre will be closed from Aug 2 and will reopen Monday August 9. The website and blog have a new look so for all up-to-the minute news changes and updates, please click to the blog and the appropriate tab. This way I will be just sending one monthly newsletter out. (I know you all have better things to do than read my updates. :)

Visit the blog on the retreats page to see the pictures of our beautiful yoga holiday on Milos Island. We are writing our stories and mine is Shooting Stars and Flying Fish. Interest is already high for next July and I am pre-booking 5 bungalows. To secure flights and reservations you will need to do this by early Spring latest next year. I hope to be offering more retreats in the future. It is a very special place.

Anyway, back to your sunbathing and see you soon.
namaste,
Michelle

des nouvelles pour juin et cet été

re: June news and Summer news! (vf dessous)

Dear Everyone,
We are having a beautiful Spring, and it is already time to look toward our summer plans, which always makes this time of year extra eventful. I would like to give you the happy news that the centre is open every day this summer!

Firstly, this Sunday evening, May 30 at 19h30 is the last meditation evening until la rentree Sept 2010.

I will continue my full teaching schedule until June 30. On June 27 I would like to invite you to our end of the year party which will be an afternoon pot luck, "a la bonne franquette", at the yoga centre on Sunday afternoon at 16h00. I will be awarding the certificates to this year's Yoga Immersion and Teacher Training graduates and it is a nice time to chat with each other again before we all go off on our long holidays. Please let me know if you will be attending by responding to this email by June 20 so I can prepare the surprises for our Sunday get-together.

From July 1- August 31 my teaching schedule is as follows:
Wednesday Hatha level II 19h30-21h00.
Thursday Hatha level I 19h30-21h00. (prenatal students also welcome)

My full schedule resumes Saturday, September 4 and I will be sending you the la rentree news before then.

Here is your schedule from all the teachers at the Centre de Yoga du Marais this summer:

Classes by the Day

Monday 20h15-21h45 Zoë ( no class Aug 2, 9)

Tuesday 19h00-20h30 Terence

Wednesday 19h30-21h00 Michelle level II

Thursday 19h30-21h00 Michelle level I (prenatal welcome)

Friday 18h30-20h00 Amanda level I

Saturday 12h30-14h00 Amanda level II

Saturday 16h00- Ateliers Workshops (tba)

Sunday 18h00-19h30 Joyson

Thank you all for your energy, your smiles and your enthusiasm for yoga!
Take good care of yourselves......
Votre corps est un jardin.
Votre volonté est son jardinier.
Shakespeare


Have a lovely summer!
namaste,
Michelle
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Chers tous,
Avec ce superbe printemps, et il est déjà temps de regarder vers nos projets d’été, cette période de l’année très importante en évènements. Je voudrais vous annoncer la bonne nouvelle du centre, qui sera ouvert tous les jours cet été !

Ce dimanche 30 mai au soir (19h30) aura lieue la dernière méditation avant la rentrée de septembre.

Je vais continuer mon programme d’enseignement jusqu’au 30 juin. Le dimanche 27 juin, je voudrais vous inviter à la petite fête de cloture de la saison 2009-2010, qui aura lieue au centre à 16 heures au centre. Ce sera l’occasion de certifier les élèves ayant suivi les programmes Yoga Immersion et Teacher Training ! L’occasion également de discuter tous ensemble avant que nous partions tous en vacances cet été.
Merci de me préciser (avant le 20 juin) si vous venez à cette cérémonie, afin que je puisse préparer les surprises pour nous après midi festif !

Du 1er juillet au 31 août, mes cours seront les suivants :
Mercredi : Hatha level II 19h30-21h00
Jeudi : Hatha level I 19h30-21h00 (accessible aux femmes enceintes)

Mon rythme de cours habituel reprendra le samedi 4 septembre, et d’ici là vous recevrez la newsletter de la rentrée.

Voici le programme des professeurs au Centre de Yoga du Marais poru cet été :

Par jour :

Lundi - 20h15-21h45, Zoë (pas de cours les 2 et 9 août)
Mardi - 19h00-20h30, Terence
Mercredi - 19h30-21h00, Michelle (niveau II)
Jeudi - 19h30-21h00, Michelle (niveau I, accessible aux femmes enceintes)
Vendredi - 18h30-20h00, Amanda (niveau I)
Samedi - 12h30-14h00, Amanda (niveau II)
Samedi - 16h00- Ateliers, (tba)
Dimanche - 18h00-19h30, Joyson

Merci à tous pour votre énergie, vos sourires et votre enthousiasme pour le yoga !
Prenez bien soin de vous…
Votre corps est un jardin.
Votre volonté est son jardinier.
Shakespeare

Passez un excellent été !
Namaste,
Michelle

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Open May Day, Open All May

Hello Everyone!
I shall be here for all my classes all month long. Looking forward to practicing with you!
The next full moon meditation will be, Sunday, May 30 at 19h30.
take good care and namaste,
Michelle


Centre de Yoga du Marais
yogamarais@sfr.fr
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France
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www.yogainparis.blogspot.com
Tel. +33.1.42.74.24.92
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Open May Day!

Take a Yoga Break!
Open Saturday, May 1 10h00 and 12h30.
namaste,
Michelle

Fwd: Nouvelles d'avril - FRENCH TRANSLATION - ET VOILA -

Bonjour Yogis,

J'espère que cette lettre vous parviendra bien et que vous profitez de la jolie lumière du printemps.
Le centre sera ouvert pendant les vacances de pâques. je serai absente du 2 au 6 avril mais tous mes cours seront assurés.

La soirée de méditation de dimanche dernier était un réel plaisir et j'aime toujours connaître chacun d'entre vous davantage.Notre prochaine médiation aura lieu dimanche 25 avril à 19h30.

L'offre de ce printemps continue jusqu'au 30 juin. Quand vous venz avec un ou une amie vous gagnez un cours offert par la maison !

A noter: 
A parti du 1er mai, le prix du cours avec moi passe à  20 euros.  Le prix de la carte de 8 cours augmentera, de façon marginale, à 115 euros.

Le prix de la carte de 15 cours reste le même, 165 euros, soit 11 euros le cours! Une carte dure toujours 4 mois, pas de changement.

Une petite citation pour la route! :

"Si vous commencez à comprendre ce que vous êtes sans essayer de le changer, alors ce que vous êtes se transforme "

J. Krishnamurti

namaste,
Michelle

 

Nouvelles d'avril

Bonjour Yogis!
I hope this letter finds you enjoying the lovely light of Springtime.
The centre will be open for all classes over the Easter break. I will be away from April 2-6, and have subs covering all my classes.

Last night's meditation and dinner was a joy and I always love learning more about each and every one of you. Our next meditation will be Sunday, April 25 at 19h30.

Springtime offer from now until June 30. When you bring a friend to class you get a class on the house!

To note:
As of May 1, the price of a single class with me will be 20 euros. The eight class card will increase marginally to 115 euros. And the 15 class card stays the same. 165 euros, 11 euros a class! Expiration on the cards is the same, 4 months.

A little springtime koan for you...

"If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation."
J. Krishnamurti

namaste,
Michelle




Centre de Yoga du Marais
yogamarais@sfr.fr
72, rue du Vertbois
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France
www.yogamarais.com
www.yogainparis.blogspot.com
Tel. +33.1.42.74.24.92
Cell. +33.6.31.91.92.12

Nouvelles de mars

Bonjour a tous!
Le prochain soir de méditation pour la pleine lune se déroulera le 28 mars à 19h30, c'est aussi le soir de changement d'heure pour passer à l'heure d'été. Et oui, les jours deviennent plus longs!
Aussi le 28 mars, Laetitia Camilleri va donner un cours special de Pilates le matin à 9h45-11h00 pour décrouvir le pratique avec un prix special de 13 euros.

Les nouvelles de mars:
Le Centre de Yoga du Marais va ajouter encore quatre cours pendant la semaine. Encore deux professeurs de yoga formés dans la formation Centre de Yoga du Marais vont offrir ses cours.
Tatiana Abbey-Chartier commencera cette semaine 5 mars:
Vendredi 10h00-11h30 pour un cours prénatal
Vendredi 11h45-13h15 Hatha niveau I

Caroline Dupuy commencera 16 mars:
Mardi 12h30-13h30 pour un cours tonique à l'heure de déjeuner
Jeudi 14h00-13h30 Hatha niveau I

Pour connaitre les cours, jour par jour, merci de consulter le blog.

Merci et "bon souffle dans les vents de mars" !

namaste,
Michelle

Hello Everyone,
This month's full moon meditation will me March 28 at 19h30 which is also the day we move our clocks forward to summertime. Yes, the days are getting longer! Also on the 28th, Laetitia Camilleri a Pilates teacher at the centre would like to offer her class at a special price that day of 13 euros from 9h45-11h00.

New classes at the Centre starting this month:
(Please see the Blog for all the classes.)

Tatiana Abbey-Chartier starts this week, March 5:
Friday 10h00-11h30 prenatal
Friday 11h45-13h15 Hatha level I

Caroline Dupuy will start March 16:
Tues 12h30-13h30 dynamic lunchtime class
Thurs 14h00-13h30 Hatha level I

Thank you and take a nice breath in the winds of March!

namaste,
Michelle

Centre de Yoga du Marais
yogamarais@sfr.fr
72, rue du Vertbois
75003 Paris
France
www.yogamarais.com
www.yogainparis.blogspot.com
Tel. +33.1.42.74.24.92
Cell. +33.6.31.91.92.12