Joyful Spirit Yoga Studio
June/July, 2008	Volume 1, Number11
Of Special Interest · Studio closed week of Jun 30 – Jul 5 · Good to Know · T-shirts for sale · Mudra of the Month Quick Links: JSYS Home Page Yoga In the Park Yoga Alliance All Natural Personal Care Products Contact Us www.yipyoga.com/JoyfulSpirit email: marjoriet@aol.com 214-282-9608 To be removed from this email list, please send email to marjoriet@aol.com and put “unsubscribe” in the subject line.	Joyful Day! But how about those summer nights! Did you catch the Summer Solstice Mega Moonrise last week? As I sat outside watching the moon with its hazy golden veil rise above the cottonwoods, dozens and dozens of fireflies entertained me with their lightning dance, rivaling any laser show I have seen. The soothing vibes of the tree frogs, crickets and other nighttime critters were a mellow backdrop to the Artist’s masterpiece that was being created right in front of my eyes! The viewing was also enhanced by a gentle cooling breeze – a balm to this piece of earth that had endured a three-digit degree day. I noticed that it even smells differently at night! I so enjoyed this moment with all its intense beauty, and I later wondered what it might be like to practice a little asana under a moonlit sky. Care to try it? I guess the current night’s sky would be moonless, but starlit is nice too – a new opportunity, “Yoga Under the Stars”. Yes, let’s step outside of our refrigerated homes into the balmy evening breeze of summer, strike a mysterious pose under a magical moon and see what the Artist paints for us. May Your Spirit Soar, Margie Studio Closed June 30 – July 5 We will be closed next week: Monday, Jun 30 through Saturday, July 5 for teachers’ recoveries/vacations/holiday celebrations. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding, and remember that everything is an opportunity. Whether we perceive it as good, bad or indifferent, each aspect and event in our life presents opportunities. This week is a wonderful opportunity for each of us to work on our own home practice. I’ll meet you under the stars! Good to Know I am not sure if this qualifies as good to know or is just downright interesting (and humbling), but all that time spent out under the stars has me thinking about just how many stars there are out there – in our own galaxy as well as in all the other galaxies. It is simply out of my scope of imagination, and to make it even more mind boggling, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured amazing pictures that attempt to show us just how vast our universe truly is – wow! T-Shirts for Sale Want a Joyful Spirit Yoga T-shirt? We have a limited number for sale for $10.00. The shirts are 100% cotton, pre-shrunk. Call or come by the studio if you would like to purchase one. Thank you! Mudra of the Month (a mudra is a hand posture) In the August edition of Yoga Journal, Kelly McGonigal describes Uttarabodhi mudra as one that “symbolizes the experience of nonseparateness. Uttara means realization, and bodhi means enlightenment.” The mudra is formed by interlacing the middle through pinky fingers, pressing the pointer fingers together, and pulling the thumbs away from the pointer fingers, with the thumb tips touching and palms slightly separated. We can use this mudra to “remind ourselves that strength comes from interdependence, not independence. Practice in poses like Virabhadrasana I and III (Warrior I and III). In a seated meditation, we can hold this mudra at heart level and bring to mind how connected we are to others.”