Summer Indoor-Picnic Concert Series

SUMMER BAREFOOT INDOOR CONCERT SERIES

Summer, 2008

We were so very happy to welcome a couple of great musical artists this summer to our center

On August 29, over 60 people kicked back with their blankets & refreshments taking in the exquisite talent of jazz vocalist JENNA MAMMINA. Originally from Michigan, Jenna tours the entire country sharing her stuff. We were captured by her beautiful spirit & voice! And in her spare time, she even teaches yoga in St. Joe, MI!

http://www.jennamammina.com/

And then there was Brian!

On October 18, BRIAN CUTEAN (aka QTN) stopped over in Saugatuck to entertain and amuse us with his music & stories. A former Austinite, Seattlite, Chicagoan, and these days, Oregonian, the troubadour traveler is a many faceted minstrel, a teller of wild tales filled with wordplay, wonder and powerful and colorful guitar chops, an award-winning songwriter-performer, and an unusual and thoughtful real voice in these days of mass-produced music. Yes! What a trip.

http://www.qtnrg.com/

Yoga For Children

KIDS YOGA

START YOUNG!!!

Yoga is for everyone... even children.

On August 16, Kim Vulinovic, a certified YogaKids teacher based out of Oak Park, IL hosted a workshop designed especially for kids. Kim also co-facilitated our 1st YogaKids Workshop with Marsha Wenig, founder of YogaKids (http://www.yogakids.com/) back in June. Our little ones loved it - yogis in the making!!!!!!!

Average Joe Green Workshop

We had a great time at our "Green" workshop. Ken Freestone (shown right) shared a very simple but comprehensive approach to composting, which inspired us to run right home and start our own piles. Dan Broersma (shown left) ran us through an entire average day, giving us tips and suggestions for greening up our entire lives. We left full of information, but not overwhelmed at all, feeling like anyone can do this and make a difference.
You can find more great information on Ken's website, www.greenwestmichigan.org.

Special thanks to Mike Harju and Shoreline Container for sponsoring our event!

LIVESTRONG!

Our June fundraiser was a huge success! Thanks so much for all who donated, both in the studio and online. With your help we were able to add our support to the fight against cancer!

Adventure Club - Corpse Pose

July, 2008
The Adventure Club runners were “dead” after running the trails at Saugatuck Dunes State Park on a hot and humid July afternoon. The three “M’s”, Marylynn, Michele and Maryann decided the “Corpse Pose” in the gravel parking lot would be the perfect ending to a perfect run, while Teresa "stretched out" (her words -- really she took a nap!!) in the back of Michele's Subaru! Teresa took this picture and vowed to kill the three M’s if they hadn’t already died on their own, for taking her on such a grueling adventure.

The Adventure Club is a group of enthusiasts - led by coach Marylynn - who do it ALL! Running, biking, walking, hiking, swimming, yoga, boot camp. Circuit training is an awesome way to have FUN (never boring!) and get in shape. Check out our website for details or show up at the center any Friday at 5:30 for an excellent work-out!

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!