Marsha Wenig comes to Satya!

Marsha, Marsha, Marsha..... We had a fantastic time with Marsha! Shown in the picture above (left to right) are Jane, Ami, Marsha, Kim , and Michele.

Many, many thanks to Marsha Wenig and Kim Vulinovic for making our YogaKids weekend so much fun! We had a great turn-out for our Taste of YogaKids seminar and our family class and made some great new friends in the process. Marsha and Kim were fantastic teachers, so much fun, with wonderful, contagious energy! We came away from their classes having learned so much!

Check our out yoga shop for YogaKids DVDs, books signed by Marsha Wenig, and Tools for Schools products. We love it!

Also, check out Marsha's web site http://www.yogakids.com/ for more YogaKids gear. Ask us about The Garden Game....our kids won't stop playing it! (Seriously, won't stop!)

**Special thanks to Lidia Hayhurst and Joanne Spica, two of our local YogaKids teachers, who helped us promote our event. You can find them, and many others, at www.yogakids.com with the YogaKids teacher finder.

Keep an eye on our web site http://www.satyayogacenter.net/ for upcoming YogaKids classes and workshops.

Seva

Here at Satya, we're all about seva (service). We believe it's our responsibility to take our yoga "off the mat and into the world". That's why we've taken on a few new pet projects:

First, we've made the commitment to collect art supplies in the studio for Susan Hansford, one of our students. Susan travels once a month (!!!) to teach art to children in an orphanage in Morocco. Talk about taking your yoga into the world! We've pledged to collect any and all art supplies we can for Susan to share with these children. We'll be accepting paper, construction paper, glue, glitter (this one is huge for these kids!), tape, paints, whatever. Susan says broken crayons are ok, half-colored coloring books-whatever you've got laying around the house. These children have so little and are excited about everything. Please consider sharing some of your used (or new!) art supplies with them.

Also, at the Midwest Yoga Conference in May, Seane Corn shared with us how she's sponsoring two children in an orphanage in Cambodia. A donation of $100 a month feeds, clothes, houses and schools these children. We, at Satya Yoga Center, would like to join in this service. With your help we can raise this money each month and make a difference in a child's life. We have a container on our counter at the reception area for donations. Consider dropping in your spare change, a few dollars, whatever you can spare.

You can check out their web site at http://www.cambodianchildrensfund.org/ for more information. Again, these children have so little and we, as Americans, have so much in comparison. When we've reached our goal we'll be able to sponsor our child and will have pictures and emails from our child to share with all of you.

Interested in serving? Check out Off The Mat, Into the World at http://www.offthematintotheworld.org/ for ways to bring your practice to another level. Their motto is "Why stretch when we can reach?" We love that!

Please consider opening your hearts and supporting us in our seva. It is our responsibility as yogis to continue the abundance to those less fortunate. Namaste!

GI Jane & Joe Boot Camp

Pictured are a few of the 'survivors' of the GI Jane & Joe Bootcamp which took place Memorial Day weekend. Needless to say, the seven-year old boys had the crab-walk down! Cars were stopping to check us out, and a few customers at Wild Dog (next store) were laughing with us (or were they laughing at us???).......Join us beginning in June on Sundays at 2pm in the outside courtyard.

Dalai Lama

A group of Satya teachers and students were lucky enough to see the Dalai Lama in Ann Arbor in May. What was most memorable was his kind smile, wonderful sense of humor, his words of wisdom, and his ability to make everyone happy just by looking their way.....
Oftentimes he would whisper to the monks seated around him, and all would start giggling! Truly enlightened beings!
(Oh, and Richard Gere was sitting in the front row. Just thought we'd mention that too!) Ask us all about it...we'd love to share!