July 4-6, 2009

• 4th of July Schedule •

Friday 7/3:
   7am - Bikram Hot Yoga Express
   12pm - Bikram Hot Yoga Express
   4:30pm - Bikram Hot Yoga
Saturday 7/4:
   8:30am - Bikram Hot Yoga Express
   4:30pm - Bikram Hot Yoga
Sunday 7/5:
   8:30am - Bikram Hot Yoga Express
   5pm - Bikram Hot Yoga, 2 hours

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June 2009

• Student Video Project •

Put together by Cristina Catanzaro and starring Yoga108's Bruno Teyssandier and Kim Lee, this film chronicles the journey from the devestation of Hurricane Katrina back to hope through the peace that yoga brings.

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Summer 2009

• Itsy Bitsy Yoga Classes •

Coming in July at our Yoga Garden studio. Share yoga with your baby, toddler and/or preschooler!

Tuesdays (7/7, 7/14, 7/21):
9:00-9:45 Tykes/Little Family (2-4yrs old AND a younger sibling)
10:00-10:45 Tot (10 mo/crawling-24months)
11:00-12:00 Baby (3 weeks-nearly crawling)

Wednesdays (7/8,7/15,7/22):
3:45-4:30 Tykes/Little Family (2-4yrs old AND a younger sibling)

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May 19, 2009

• Sri K Pattabhi Jois remembered •

"Do your practice and all is coming."

Sri K Pattabhi Jois passed away yesterday in India at age 94. Bruno Teyssandier and his team would like you to join them in prayer for the loss of this great teacher. Bruno lived and studied in Mysore with him in 2003 and 2004 for 9 months together. Bruno was also his personal barber.

Guruji, as he was fondly know all over the world, was one of Sri T Krishnamacharya's earlier students in Mysore. He has been instrumental in spreading one of Krishnamcharya's methods, which is now popularly known as Astanga Vinyasa Yoga. He has been one of the most influential teachers of our time. It is our great previlege to have shared this earth with a master of his caliber.

Starting May 6, 2009

• 4 New classes •

Now even more opportunites to fit yoga practice into your busy schedule! Join us starting May 6th for four new classes:

• Bikram Express Wednesdays at 7am
     and Sundays at 8:30am
• Bikram Silent Saturday evenings at 6:30pm
• Bikram 2-hour-long class Sundays 5pm -7pm (this class replaces the separate 4:30 and 6:30 classes held previously).

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• Sign up for Easy Pay •

Enjoy the convenience of automated monthly payments. All you need is a credit or debit card. Take advantage of our membership packages: 6 months at $125 per month or save even more by signing up for 12 months at $108 per month. For students and military we are pleased to offer a discounted rate of 6 months at $100 per month or 12 months at $88 per month.

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• Give the gift of Yoga •

Now available for purchase in the studio - gift certificates! Share yoga with someone you love: give them a class card or a membership. Gift certificates are available in any amount and can be used towards class cards, memberships, or merchandise. »»»

Why Hot Yoga?

• 7 Reasons for the Heat •

• Enhances vasodilation* so that more blood is delivered to the muscles


• Allows oxygen in the blood to detatch from the hemoglobin more easilty.**


• Speeds up the breakdown of glucose and fatty acids.


• Makes muscles more elastic, less susceptible to injury.


• Improves co-ordination.


• Reduces heart irregularities associated with sudden exercise.


• Burns fat more easily.***

*The capillaries that weave around the muscles respond to heat by dilating. This brings more oxygen to the muscles and helps in the removal of waste products such as carbon dioxide and lactic acid.

**When blood passes through warm muscles oxygen releases more easily from the hemoglobin. Blood passing through cold muscles releases much less oxygen.

***Warmed muscles burn fat more easily than cold ones. Fat is released during stress. The stress of intense exercise causes a deluge of fatty acids into the blood streams. If you exercise with cold muscles they can't use the fatty acids, and they end up in places where they aren't wanted, such as the lining of your arteries.

Note: Muscles aren't the only beneficiaries of heat. Higher temperatures improve the function of the nervous system, meaning that messages are carried more rapidly to and from the brain or spinal cord. Warm muscles are more elastic and are less susceptible to injury. Warmer temperatures produce a fluid like stretch that allows greater range of motion. Cold muscles don't absorb shock or impact as well and aren't stretched as well so they get injured more readily.

Excerpt from "Smart Exercise" by Covert Bailey