Taking a break

After about 2.5 months of this shoulder injury, I've finally come to the decision that I need to take a break from teaching for a while. It was a very tough decision, as I love my classes and students dearly. I really think this is the only way to get healed and get back to 100%.

Over the next few weeks, I will be phasing out classes. Some more quickly than others. Jackie Carey will be taking over all my classes at Gold's in Plano. My APY classes will be filled by another APY instructor on staff. I'm still searching for a replacement for my Express Fitness-Allen classes.

I am expecting to be off about 2-3 months, and hopefully that will give me time to heal. I hope to see you all back in class very soon!

B

Shoulders, revisited

It's ironic that so soon after posting that video about protecting the shoulders, I've hurt mine again. I didn't hurt it doing yoga, but did push the shoulder a little too hard physically and am now paying the price. I have to take it easy for a few weeks, and while I can still teach, I think it will be best to take a week off and really let my shoulder have the best chance of healing quickly.

So, with that, I am looking for subs for my classes this upcoming week. I will miss all of you, but will be back just as soon as I can, after having lots of rest. :) I will post subs for this week on the Schedule page, so check back there if you are interested in who will be filling in for me on what day. If I can't find a sub, no worries, I'll be there. If that's the case, then just like last week, I won't be demoing much.

B

March schedule is up - a few days late

My apologies for the tardiness of the March schedule being posted. It's been a crazy few weeks. The March newsletter with the updated schedule has now been sent out as well.

There are just a few changes. For March and April only, I will be teaching the new Thursday evening class at Gold's Plano on the second Thursday of each month instead of the third Thursday. Beginning in May, we will switch to third Thursdays.

Additionally, Stacy will be subbing my Thursday, March 5th class at 10:30am at Express Fitness Allen. I know all of you Allen yogis love Stacy and will be happy to see her back for a class. Enjoy your time with her and I will see you next week!

B

Upcoming March schedule changes

I've got a couple of schedule changes coming up in March. Many of you know that I began the American Power Yoga teacher training program in mid-January. This lasts through mid-May and is pretty intensive. In an effort to free up a little more time, I will be letting go of my Friday 10:30am class at Veria Wellness Center in Plano. I am very happy to be turning this class over to Jackie. Jackie already teaches at Veria, so the students there know her. I know those students will be well taken care of. Thanks, Jackie. :)

I will be adding a once per month class on Thursday evenings at Gold's Gym in Plano. This class will be on Thursday nights from 6-7pm. This will regularly be Stacy's class beginning in March, but I will teach it every third Thursday of the month. So I hope to see many of you there!

And lastly, I will be taking a much needed vacation to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, from March 20-25, so please check the schedule page if you'd like to know who will be subbing for me that week. I will have that posted by March 1st.

B

Last minute schedule changes

A few last minute schedule changes to announce:

Thursday, January 8, 2009 - Stacy will be subbing my 6:15am Gold's Plano class. I've got a minor injury going on and need a little more rest.

Friday, January 9, 2009 - Jackie will be subbing my 10:30am Veria class. Same issue. Back to back classes can be physically tough.

Saturday, January 10, 2009 - I am no longer subbing Jackie's 10:30am class at Express Fitness Plano. Her schedule opened up so she'll be teaching her regular class.

That's it. Enjoy your week!

B

Yoga Music Flow - Christmas Time Is Here

I did finally put together a Christmas music flow yoga playlist. I worked on this for almost two weeks, and gave up completely a couple of times, but kept coming back to it. Most of the Christmas music that I have and enjoy has a very slow tempo, and it just wasn't quite coming together. However, last Monday evening I sat down to try one last time, and it finally worked.

I used this playlist in my early morning Gold's class on Tuesday morning before Christmas and it worked pretty well. Here it is.

In The Bleak Mid-Winter, Sarah McLachlan, Wintersong
River, Sarah McLachlan, Wintersong
Please Come Home for Christmas, Aaron Neville, Soulful Christmas
Happy Xmas (War Is Over), Sarah McLachlan, Wintersong
Santa Baby, Madonna, A Very Special Christmas
This Year, Christina Aguilera, My Kind of Christmas
Jingle Bells, James Taylor, James Taylor At Christmas
Xtina's Xmas, Christina Aguilera, My Kind of Christmas
Christmas Time, Christina Aguilera, My Kind of Christmas
Louisiana Christmas Day, Aaron Neville, Soulful Christmas
All I Want For Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey, Merry Christmas
Winter Wonderland, James Taylor, James Taylor At Christmas
These Are the Special Times, Christina Aguilera, My Kind of Christmas
Some Children See Him, James Taylor, James Taylor At Christmas
White Christmas, Aaron Neville, Soulful Christmas
Christmas Time Is Here, Sarah McLachlan, Wintersong

The last song by Sarah McLachlan is just spectacular, and a perfect song for Savasana. Enjoy!

B

6:15am Gold's Gym class 12/16/08 canceled

The 6:15am class at Gold's Gym this morning is canceled due to the weather. I attempted to send out a schedule update last night, but it was apparently never delivered. If you are a Gold's Gym member, you should have received an email last night from Amorette, the Gold's coordinator, announcing the cancellation.

If you did not receive an email and would like to be added to the distribution list, please email me and I will have you added to the list. The only emails you will receive being on this list are monthly schedule updates for Gold's Gym, and exceptions like this class cancellation.

I hope to see all you early birds on Thursday morning. Maybe it will be a little bit warmer!!

B

November schedule changes

I'll have lots of schedule changes coming up in November. The biggest one is that I've decided to give up my Saturday classes at Express Fitness Plano. It was a very hard decision, as this was my first class and I absolutely love the students that attend. But I'm working towards a new teacher training program that begins in January, and this is the first step towards clearing my schedule in that direction.

Veria lunchtime (12:30pm) classes are canceled as of November 1st.

And lastly, I will be adding early morning classes at Gold's Gym beginning November 11th. These will be on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6:15am. So come join us bright and early for a great way to start the day.

B