La rentrée 2012

Chers amis et amies,

J’éspère que cette lettre de bienvenue à la rentrée au Yoga vous retrouve tous reposées et restorés, comme après un cours ou une séance à la maison. Plusieurs événéments sont prévus pour cet automne et dans cette lettre je souhaiterais attirer votre attention sur l’un parmi d’autres, un atelier spécial avec mon premier professeur et chèr amie de New York, du IYI, Nadiya Nottingham.

Nadiya tiendra l’atelier du dimanche 9 septembre avec une pratique nommée "Yoga and Power Animals, manifesting your Shamanic Self". Plusieurs asanas sont inspirées du royaume animal et Nadiya nous expliquera ces profondes liaisons pendant les exercices. Pour en savoir plus, rendez-vous sur le site.
13h30 – 16h30. 45€

Le dimanche 23 septembre, en occasion de l’equinoxe d’automne, il y aura une pratique de purification et désintoxication, importante pour équilibrer l’énergie dans le corps en vue de la nouvelle saison.
13h30 – 16h30. 45€

Il y a des nouveaux cours au Centre cette année, tout comme quelques petits changements, par conséquent je vous prie de bien vous rendre sur le site, pour vérifier les pages consacrées aux sujets qui vous interessent. L’équipe, Caroline, Amanda, Maud, Anne, Sharon, Ann, Suraja, Emma Ulrika, Caroline B et moi-meme sommes impatientes de partager une nouvelle année avec vous! N’hésitez pas à m’appeler pour en savoir plus sur les cours, les tarifs et les ateliers. Voilà la toute nouvelle adresse mail, facile à retenir:yoga@yogamarais.com.
La vieille adresse est toujours valide.

Si vous ne voulez plus recevoir mes messages, je vous prie de bien vouloir me le communiquer, je vais m’en occuper.

Je vous souhaite une nouvelle saison inspirée, de moisson, croissance et beauté.

Namaste,

Michelle

Dear everyone,

I hope this welcome back to Yoga in the rentrée letter finds you well rested and restored, just like you feel after your class or personal practice.  There are many events planned for you this fall and this letter is for you to have a look at one in particular, a very special workshop with my first yoga teacher and dear friend in New York from IYI, Nadiya Nottingham.

Nadiya will lead the Sunday Workshop on Sept 9 with a 3 hour Hatha practice called Yoga and Power Animals, manifesting your Shamanic Self.  Many of our asanas come from the animal kingdom and Nadiya will explain these deep connections in our practice.  More details are on the site.
13h30-16h30. 45€

September 23, for the autumnal equinox we will have a purity and detoxification practice which is important to balance the energy in the body for the new season.
13h30-16h30 with Michelle.   45€

We have some new classes at the Centre this year as well as a few slight changes to the schedule so please have a click on the site and the relevant pages to what you will be interested in this year.  The staff, Caroline, Amanda, Maud, Anne, Sharon, Ann, Suraja, Emma, Ulrika and Caroline B and I are thrilled to share another new year with you all!  Please call or write me if you have any more questions as to fees, classes and workshops.  Here is a new easy email address: yoga@yogamarais.com
The other address will work, too.

If you do not wish to receive these emails anymore, let me know and I will take care of that, too.

I wish you an inspiring new season, of harvest and growth and beauty.
namaste,
Michelle

Upcoming Events/Prévue

Ateliers de Dimanche:

2 sept, Hatha/Yoga Nidra avec Michelle et Christiane Beauge.  11h30-13h45 Cours Communitaire.

9 sept Atelier avec Nadiya Nottingham. 13h30-16h30

23 sept Autumnal Detoxification avec Michelle 13h30-16h30

30 sept Meditation 19h30-20h30

Dear Everyone!

Summer's here!  Time to move, dance, run, skip and play.  In between all your happy sojourns we have something for everyone at the Yoga Marais this summer.

The summer hours are posted on the site as well as special dates to consider for la rentrée, including some special workshops from master teachers in September to help you get back on your yoga program if you have taken some time off.  Click here for workshops.

Its been a wonderful year meeting you and getting to know you better and being your teacher.  We'll have an 11th birthday this fall and it wouldn't have been the same without the presence and energy of each and every one of you.

namaste,

Michelle

To praise the sun, to praise the ocean, is to praise your own soul.  Rumi

Open all Summer - reduced schedule

Planning Ahead   Le Centre reste ouvert.

July 1 - Aug 31  Reduced schedule.    Les horaires de l 'été.

Juillet/Août  Summer Schedule

Lundi
18h30-20h00 Michelle niv I

Mercredi
14h00-15h30 Maud Niv I   Août 8 ,29)
19h30-21h00 Michelle Niv II/III

Jeudi
19h30-21h00 Michelle Niv I/II

Samedi
10h00-11h30 Michelle Niv I/II


Meditation for the Summer Solstice, Sunday June 24, 18h30.
Chakra chanting, Chants on the color of the sun. Bring a favorite percussion instrument if you like, I have plenty at the Centre. Bring a friend! We're going to make some sound for our beautiful Earth. 

Yoga on the Road

Yoga on the Road.  Taking your Practice with You


I was invited by Female Business Traveler to submit an article for their blog which you can see below.
It's a real nice blog and nice idea.  Here is more:  http://femalebusinesstraveller.com/category/activities/


On a recent quick turn-around trip to Milan I had in my light tote one change of clothing a few toiletry essentials and most importantly  what I need to move my practice into a hotel room.

After several years of travel for business and pleasure, it’s as easy as a snap. Sometimes I find a local drop-in yoga class to join and sometimes I prefer to practice in my hotel. You can transform any hotel room into a sacred space with a few items that won’t even weigh 500 grams. I discovered this light weight roll out travel mat a few years ago that can roll or fold or be squished into your backpack or large purse. It weighs 400 grams and will protect your skin from the hotel room carpet.
http://www.yogamatters.com/product/704/matrav/ultra-light-travel-yoga-mat.html


Because we don’t have carpeting at home, I for one, love hotel room carpets and this particular one at the Best Western in Milan was extra thick and supportive and very clean. Also the hotels are happier when you don’t use their towels for your practice and you get all the qualities of a good sticky mat with support with this travel mat on a carpet or a floor.

To create a space to enter into your practice I bring a little votive candle and something close to my heart from my altar. It could be a photo of a loved one, a picture or object from nature. Anything that inspires you. I also bring a tiny vial of lavender essence which has the dual ability of relaxing you or energizing you and helps with jet lag, too. Put a little essence in your palms and rub them briskly, then place your palms gently over your eyes, this will also help move you from this hotel room to a wider broader experience of connection which is what we love about our practice. Mostly, once you are in your room it’s important to listen to what your body needs. Calls can easily be held at the desk and you also have the luxury of being called when you know your practice needs to finish.

There is so much wall space, usually and I like to begin by getting the heaviness out of my legs from the journey by legs up the wall pose. Hotels give you extra pillows and blankets which can be used as restorative props as well and they can be placed on your nice sticky mat rather than the floor. Heavy curtains dim the light and there you have a beginning to where the practice will take you.

For yoginis who like to do more advanced inversions, I also like the wall and carpet as a nice support in handstand and headstand, holding for several breaths in ujaii breathing. These are wonderful postures to move you into a time zone which may be different from the one you left. They leave you invigorated and refreshed.

Before going to sleep rather than falling asleep with the TV on, how about finding a quiet corner to sit and reflect on your day? From here you tune into the wave like rhythm of your breath and this can evolve to a breathing practice you like. Having a little ritual to blow out the candle each time helps you to remember to do this and you will have sweet dreams.

I found my 2 days feeling like 4 in Milan. Besides the meetings there was so much time to see the city to sit long hours at tables laden with delicious fresh food in restaurants and trattorias. I know I attribute this to taking the time I need for my practice.

If you are ever in Paris, and find it difficult practicing alone in your hotel or just want some company then we welcome any female business travellers for a drop-in yoga class.

Let me know how you do!

Yours on the mat,

Michelle Jacobi

Hello Everyone,
Please refer to the blog here for all updates while the website is being worked on.

Update - There is a lunch time class every day.  Suraja's 10h00 class on Wednesday will now be held at 12h30.

Update -  The next mediation will be May 20, 17h30.

All classes will be held during the holidays this month.
Thank you 

Quoi de Neuf , Printemps

Quoi de neuf au Centre de Yoga du Marais, Printemps 2012

Salut tout le monde! (en français dessous)

As you are enjoying the longer light and bluer skies I just wanted to tell you that all the classes will be held during all the April and May holidays.
Many of you are making your summer plans already, too as are we. I will not be holding a retreat in Milos this summer but will wait until next summer to go back to my yoga holiday schedule. I will be taking a personal meditation retreat at Dechen Chöling the end of April, all the classes will be covered.

For the summer:
I will teach in July as well, with a reduced schedule which I will be posting later in the Spring. Keep your eyes on the website for a special week-long yoga workshop in Paris in August.

Also in August for those teachers who have completed a 200-hr training and would like to take the prenatal training, there will be an Integral Yoga Prenatal Teacher Training down in Portugal,

Dates: August 10-19, 2012

Prerequisite: 200 hour Teacher Training Certification
Trainers: Kali Morse and Beth Donelly-Caban (excellent and very experienced trainers from the Integral Yoga Institute of New York)
Tuition: 1030 euro
Room and Board: From 545 euro to 995 euro (Contact Quinta da Calma for details:admin@quintadacalma.com)

Early bird discount: 50 euro off tuition; 50 euro off room and board if you register by June 1

Contact for more information and application:
Ashram reservations phone number: 800.858.YOGA (9642)



For the fall:
A number of inspiring workshops are planned with some masterful yoga teachers. My special yoga teacher, Nadiya Nottingham, will be here September 9 to give a workshop on manifesting our Shamanic self, one of her lively practices that connect us to our animal world. Andrei Ram will also be back with us in mid-October, among other teachers coming in, too.

And finally looking ahead to next year!
I have updated the Yoga Immersion/Teacher Training page on the site with a special note to all of you who have studied at least a year at the Centre de Yoga du Marais, This would qualify you to take the 200-hr Teacher Training course offered in January of 2013. This is a 6-month intensive study for all who would like to go deeper into their personal practice and the understanding of the ancient yoga teachings. Whether or not you would like to go on to teach some day, this 6-month period allows us to cultivate inner growth and self-development through committed and regular practice and self-reflection. I feel honored and humbled each time I get to guide these teachings. I offer a fourth training with gratitude.

Namaste,
Michelle


Tandis ce que vous êtes en train de profiter des jours qui s’allongent et des ciels plus bleus, je vous informe que tous les cours seront maintenus durant les vacances d’avril et de mai.

Un grand nombre d’entre vous sont déjà en train de préparer leur été, et nous faisons de même. Il n’y aura pas de retraite estivale à Milos cette année, les séjours de vacances de yoga seront de retour l’année prochaine.

Je vais également faire une retraite personnelle dédiée à la méditation au centre Dechen Chöling à la fin du mois d’avril. Tous mes cours seront assurés pendant mon absence.

Cet été:

J’assurerai mes cours au mois de juillet, en suivant un planning plus restreint dont je vous ferai part à la fin du printemps. Gardez un œil sur le site internet pour découvrir un atelier de yoga évènement, qui se déroulera sur une semaine au mois d’août.

Egalement en août, une formation de professeur de yoga prénatal aura lieu au Portugal. Elle s’adresse aux professeurs ayant déjà suivi la formation de base 200 heures. Dates: du 10 au 19 août 2012. Pré requis: certificat de professeur de yoga 200 heures.

Formateurs : Kali Morse et Beth Donelly-Caban (excellentes formatrices de l’Integral Yoga Institute de New York, justifiant d’une grande expérience dans le domaine)

Coût de la formation : 1030 euros

Hébergement : de 545 à 995 euros, merci de contacter Quinta da Calma pour les détails: admin@quintadacalma.com

Offre promotionnelle : 50 euros de remise sur le prix de la formation ainsi que sur les frais d’hébergement pour toute inscription avant le 1er juin. Pour plus d’information et soumettre votre candidature, contactez le centre de réservation de l’ashram au 001 800 858 YOGA (9642).


Cet automne:

Plusieurs ateliers riches d’enseignement, en compagnie de professeurs aux parcours prestigieux, sont à venir.

Ma chère professeure de yoga, Nadiya Nottingham sera là le 9 septembre pour proposer un atelier dédié à la manifestation de notre être shamanique, une de ses pratiques vivantes pour nous connecter à notre monde animal.

Parmi les autres professeurs à nous rendre visite, Andrei Ram sera de retour à la mi-octobre.


Enfin, l’année prochaine (2013) :

J’ai mis à jour la rubrique « Yoga Immersion / Teacher Training » du site internet en précisant que tous ceux qui ont suivi des cours au Centre de Yoga du Marais depuis au moins un an, pourront être retenus pour faire partie de la formation de professeur de base de 200 heures qui débutera en janvier 2013. Il s’agit d’une formation intensive de 6 mois s'adressant à tous ceux qui souhaitent approfondir leur pratique personnelle et comprendre les enseignements ancestraux du yoga. Que vous souhaitiez enseigner ou non par la suite, cette formation de 6 mois vous guidera vers une transformation intérieure et un développement personnel à travers une pratique dédiée et régulière, ainsi qu’une réflexion sur soi. C’est pour moi à chaque fois un honneur et une preuve d’humilité de conduire ces enseignements. Avec gratitude, je propose aujourd’hui une quatrième session de formation.


Namaste,
Michelle

Centre de Yoga du Marais
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Easter Weekend classes

All classes will be held on Saturday and Monday of Easter Weekend.
No community class this Sunday.
Thank you and Happy Holidays!

All classes run as scheduled throughout the holidays of April and May.

Tous les cours se delouera le weekend du Pâques et pendant les vacances d'avril et les fêtes en mai, aussi.

Merci et bon fête!
Michelle