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Week Five: Celebrate the Transformation

Throughout the past four weeks your may have experienced feelings of being unstable, and unbalanced. It is exactly in these demanding moments when we as individuals experience the most growth. Each time we are pushed beyond our capacity we are given a gift, a chance to refine our power and experience freedom. In the last week of the Challenge, bring all that you have experienced and learned to your yoga practice to celebrate your transformation.

Week Four: Freedom

In the past three weeks you have been working to establish your foundation and feel the stability that supports you. During your yoga practice you have refined your alignment and your breath is full and fluid. Now in week four, it is the time to access your full potential and shine. Trust in your power and expand to your fullest!

Committing, not only to the challenge, but to myself.

I recently returned from a week long work trip to the other side of North America. I returned to Vancouver the day before the epic start of a new YYoga 30 Day Challenge.  A blessing in disguise, it could not have been better timing.

Week Two: Your Inner Compass, Balance 

In week two of the Challenge take time to explore and find Balance, the core of a yoga practice. The term Balance refers to your inner voice of wisdom which guides you to what you need to be vital, healthy and in harmony.

The 30 Day Challenge is an opportunity to enhance your yoga skills, self-esteem and a sense of accomplishment through stability, balance, refinements and freedom.

Each week, a theme will be given for you to think about. Practical exercises and journal ideas will provide you a format in which to explore these themes to deepen your 30 Day Challenge experience.

Attention Neoalpine guests! We're encouraging you to Challenge yourself to 30 consecutive days of yoga, pilates or core and discover what a consistent practice can offer you. Proven benefits of a consistent practice include: increased strength, improved flexibility, better sleep, stress reduction, possible weight loss, improved focus, increased energy and immune system.

As a teacher, you might think I could answer the question of how to commit to yoga with exuberant ease exclaiming, “For sure! I’ve got just the thing”… Not so much. The truth is, it’s a challenge and one that must be met with:

1. The will to create space in your life to consistently explore your fullest potential for awesomeness on a regular basis.
2. A soft heart.

“Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing until it gets there.” - Josh Billings

For the month of November, Neoalpine YYoga is challenging the community to commit to 30 consecutive days of yoga and discover what a consistent practice can do. Proven benefits of a consistent practice include: increased strength, improved flexibility, better sleep, stress reduction, possible weight loss, improved focus, increased energy and immune system.

We are now entering the final week of the 30 Day Challenge! In only a few days a cycle will come to an end, in which time a new cycle will begin. Everything moves in cycles - it is a natural law and understanding this phenomenon is of great advantage for those who want to live their lives to the fullest.

The theme for this week is Action. We began …

The theme for the fourth week of the 30 Day Challenge is Acceptance.

Last week we focused on recognition; it was all about looking at ourselves and our lives to see what is going on, and now is time to move forward.

During the first week of the challenge we went inside to find our values, and the focus of the second week was forming our intentions based on what we hold dear to us. Now that we know what we are made of and what we are going to create, it is time to do a reality check to see where we are at. The theme for the third week of the Challenge is Recognition.

I can't touch my toes, I’m not a bendy pretzel, and up until two years ago downward dog made me feel nauseous. This is my story of how I committed myself to 30 consecutive days of yoga.

“You are what your deepest desire is. 
As your desire is, so is your intention. 
As your intention is, so is your will. 
As your will is, so is your deed. 
As your deed is, so is your destiny.”
~ Upanishads

• When you can identify your values, you have the clarity to recognize and act from your highest values, your unique way of being in the world.
• When you know your values, you have criteria for evaluating major and minor life decisions. The more deeply you know your values, the easier it is to negotiate external changes.

This August, fire up your commitment to your health with our 30 Day Yoga Challenge.

Challenge yourself to 30 consecutive days of yoga, pilates or core and discover what a consistent practice can do. Proven benefits of a consistent practice include: increased strength, improved flexibility, better sleep, stress reduction, possible weight loss, improved focus, increased energy and immune system. 

Purchase a 30 Day Challenge pass for $125 before August 2nd and receive unlimited yoga, core, pilates or YRide classes. Challenge participants will also receive 15% off the full pay purchase of a 3, 6 or 12 month unlimited pass until September 7th, 2011*

Congratulations challengers! With only 3 more classes remaining, you are almost at 30 consecutive days of yoga! Even if you made it to the mat for 15 or 20 days, your dedication to the practice has brought you to a better place. We have heard from many of you declaring that you are swimming in bliss, enjoying the feeling of accomplishment, the …

“Every day it's an unfoldment - a growing revelation.” - John Friend

So, we know that we are on a path and we know where we are going. But as we approach our destination, do we know why we are on this journey in the first place? Why did we decide to sign up for this Challenge? Deepen your practice? Great yoga butt? Create more space in your …

“When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.” - Chinese Proverb

“On this path no effort is wasted, no gain is ever reversed; even a little of this practice will shelter you from great sorrow.” - Bhagavad Gita

Align the mind. 

How do we know where we're going on our journey? 

We have set off with confidence on a strong first step, but where to? Why, exactly, did we have this great idea to sign ourselves …

For the month of March, YYoga is challenging the community to commit to 30 consecutive days of yoga, pilates or core and discover what a consistent practice can do.  Proven benefits of a consistent practice include:  increased strength, improved flexibility, better sleep, stress reduction, possible weight loss, improved focus, increased energy …