I have missed teaching classes, and I'm still sad that our lovely studio is no more. However, the new space at the Undercliff House is welcoming and warm. We will be in the cozy basement room through November and then will be upstairs on the second floor--roomier, hardwood floors and windows with a stunning view of downtown.
It was determined that there will be no class on the night before Thanksgiving, but there will be one on the friday after. Hope to see more of you in class. Be sure to call or email first as space is limited. 481-3134, yogalena@aol.com.
Peace be upon you,
Ma'lena
Friday, October 29, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Gentle Yoga at the Undercliff House
Welcome. Last week. We began classes at our new digs in the basement of the Undercliff House. It's a wee bit cozy; a sweet space.
Blossom Health and Wellness
703 West 7th
Undercliff House, basement
Marycliff Center
Reach me, Ma'lena Walley, 481-3134 or yogalena@aol.com
Wednesday, 5:45-7 pm
Friday, 8:15-9:30 am
$10 per class with enrollment, $12 drop in
Blossom Health and Wellness
703 West 7th
Undercliff House, basement
Marycliff Center
Reach me, Ma'lena Walley, 481-3134 or yogalena@aol.com
Wednesday, 5:45-7 pm
Friday, 8:15-9:30 am
$10 per class with enrollment, $12 drop in
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
New Gentle Yoga classes
It's Gentle yoga Time
Join us at Blossom Health and Wellness
Date for Wednesday class: October 20 - December 15
Date for Friday class: October 22 - December 17
Times: Wednesday: 5:45 pm - 7 pm, Friday, 8:15 am - 9:30 am
Where: 703 West 7th, Undercliff House (Marycliff Center)
Cost: $80 ($10 per class--only with enrollment)
RSVP: yogalena@aol.com, 481-31340
Ma'lena Walley, RYT,MFA
Join us at Blossom Health and Wellness
Date for Wednesday class: October 20 - December 15
Date for Friday class: October 22 - December 17
Times: Wednesday: 5:45 pm - 7 pm, Friday, 8:15 am - 9:30 am
Where: 703 West 7th, Undercliff House (Marycliff Center)
Cost: $80 ($10 per class--only with enrollment)
RSVP: yogalena@aol.com, 481-31340
Ma'lena Walley, RYT,MFA
Monday, September 20, 2010
Where Are We, continued
I'm home from an exhausting visit to San Diego. I was there to help my folks with medical stuff.
I still have no idea what is up vis-a-vis St. Luke's--where, when, etc. My plans to teach in a friend's kitchen fell through. Now what?
This might take some pondering . . .
I still have no idea what is up vis-a-vis St. Luke's--where, when, etc. My plans to teach in a friend's kitchen fell through. Now what?
This might take some pondering . . .
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Where Are We?
Right now, Moon Tree Gentle Yoga is studioless in Spokane. Yes, we lost our lease (it's complicated) thus our lovely violet studio is no more. Fear not, however, because there are several options brewing.
1. St. Luke's Hospital has promised to provide us with space. They are moving in the mode of s-l-o-w so we must be patient.
2. Several students have offered up space in their homes for small classes. This could be a great thing to keep cost low and classes intimate.
3. I might find more permanent digs in other studios.
4. Suggestions, offers, solutions accepted.
I will be heading out of town to take care of my folks from September 12th thru the 19th. When I get back, expect more info.
In the meantime, call 509-481-3134 and/or email me at yogalena@aol.com
Peace be upon you,
Ma'lena
1. St. Luke's Hospital has promised to provide us with space. They are moving in the mode of s-l-o-w so we must be patient.
2. Several students have offered up space in their homes for small classes. This could be a great thing to keep cost low and classes intimate.
3. I might find more permanent digs in other studios.
4. Suggestions, offers, solutions accepted.
I will be heading out of town to take care of my folks from September 12th thru the 19th. When I get back, expect more info.
In the meantime, call 509-481-3134 and/or email me at yogalena@aol.com
Peace be upon you,
Ma'lena
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Mercury is Retrograde
Mercury went retrograde on Monday. Yes, that means everything is FUBAR. Insert a huge, frustrating yell here . . .
No, actually, I do not feel better.
Let's just keep breathing through this, okay?
Inhale,
Ma'lena
PS. Um, don't forget to exhale, too.
No, actually, I do not feel better.
Let's just keep breathing through this, okay?
Inhale,
Ma'lena
PS. Um, don't forget to exhale, too.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
SAVASANA, THE SACRED REST
By
Ma’lena Walley
Savasana, or corpse pose, is the one where we lie on our backs, feet splayed, arms alongside, allowing ourselves to sink into the earth. Still as a corpse. This pose should be simple yet most of us find it challenging. Sometimes it seems impossible to lie down, settle our breath and quiet our mind. Many people fall asleep—not surprising in a culture starved for rest.
Rest is a state wherein we cease movement and attempt to recover and refresh ourselves. Savasana takes this rest even deeper by allowing us to tap into the divine.
When we come in to the pose, we give ourselves permission to create a space around us and within us that is sanctified. To fall into savasana is to enter a rest that is sacred, one that brings us peace and comfort as well as the safety to completely be: be silent, be reflective, be receptive, become the holy being that we already are. We feel the power of gravity and surrender utterly, without reserve. We feel everything becoming heavy, muscles and bones sinking, nestling into the earth, sending out roots that anchor us and connect us to everything and everyone
Savasana is an active rest; we breathe and our bodies gently rise and fall, moving effortlessly. As we settle into comfort, releasing tension and mental chatter, our breathing slows and deepens into our own pattern and rhythm.
In savasana the part of the brain that responds to meditation—the parietal lobe—becomes tranquil. Thus we soften ourselves from the inside out: organs—stomach and liver, heart and lungs, kidneys and bowels. We push the softening outward, allowing it to radiate into our veins and nervous system, limbic, respiratory, immune and circulatory systems. We invite the softness into our muscles and bones, down to the marrow, softening our joints, tendons and fascia, softening all the way out to the surface of our skin—softening, settling, sinking into the earth, nestling into a burrow so that we are completely safe and comfortable. Now as we breathe we experience the quietude of body and mind before stepping into our spirit—that endless mobius of timelessness where we are able to reach the divine.
We are at ease. We move from comfort into calm; from quiet into stillness . . . We breathe and release, breathe and release.
©Ma’lena Walley, May 2009
By
Ma’lena Walley
Savasana, or corpse pose, is the one where we lie on our backs, feet splayed, arms alongside, allowing ourselves to sink into the earth. Still as a corpse. This pose should be simple yet most of us find it challenging. Sometimes it seems impossible to lie down, settle our breath and quiet our mind. Many people fall asleep—not surprising in a culture starved for rest.
Rest is a state wherein we cease movement and attempt to recover and refresh ourselves. Savasana takes this rest even deeper by allowing us to tap into the divine.
When we come in to the pose, we give ourselves permission to create a space around us and within us that is sanctified. To fall into savasana is to enter a rest that is sacred, one that brings us peace and comfort as well as the safety to completely be: be silent, be reflective, be receptive, become the holy being that we already are. We feel the power of gravity and surrender utterly, without reserve. We feel everything becoming heavy, muscles and bones sinking, nestling into the earth, sending out roots that anchor us and connect us to everything and everyone
Savasana is an active rest; we breathe and our bodies gently rise and fall, moving effortlessly. As we settle into comfort, releasing tension and mental chatter, our breathing slows and deepens into our own pattern and rhythm.
In savasana the part of the brain that responds to meditation—the parietal lobe—becomes tranquil. Thus we soften ourselves from the inside out: organs—stomach and liver, heart and lungs, kidneys and bowels. We push the softening outward, allowing it to radiate into our veins and nervous system, limbic, respiratory, immune and circulatory systems. We invite the softness into our muscles and bones, down to the marrow, softening our joints, tendons and fascia, softening all the way out to the surface of our skin—softening, settling, sinking into the earth, nestling into a burrow so that we are completely safe and comfortable. Now as we breathe we experience the quietude of body and mind before stepping into our spirit—that endless mobius of timelessness where we are able to reach the divine.
We are at ease. We move from comfort into calm; from quiet into stillness . . . We breathe and release, breathe and release.
©Ma’lena Walley, May 2009
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