Hello everyone.. yes I know it is the last week of August and our summer is quickly drawing to a close.. I always know Labour Day is near when everyone starts asking me when the Fall Schedule is going to be available!!

So yes, by now you can find our Fall Schedule posted on our website www.yogabysarah.com or they will be available in print at the studio by the middle of this week. The Fall Schedule commences September 9, 2002, but remember there are no starting dates, the classes are ongoing so if you were hoping to get started before September 9, feel free to come in and start anytime.

As we are expecting the fall to be a busy season for us, we have added several classes on. You will find that we have changed the set up of our schedule slightly to better serve your needs. We have changed the name of our Ashtanga Flow classes back to Power Yoga. This leaves the door open to the Power Yoga teachers now so that it doesn't have to be the true Ashtanga sequencing. We can vary it slightly from moment to moment, become more creative in our sequencing, without losing the high heat, flowing workout that we all love so much :) You will notice that we have added a Power Yoga Basics and Prep Class on Thursday evenings at 8:10pm. This class is ideal for people newer to the Power Yoga practice, or for people who have wanted to get into the Power Yoga but have been reluctant to try it or stick with it because of its quick pace. This class will break down slowly in detail the sequencing (especially the Sun Salutations A & B) and the class will not be in a more informal class environment and will allow us ample time to explore questions as they arise. This class I am even recommending on occasion for some of our experienced Power Yogis who want to explore something in detail or if you are having trouble with a certain pose.. this class would be a great opportunity to explore that.

We are also offering a Hatha Basics and Prep class on Tuesday evenings at 8:10pm. We are highly recommending that our beginner students attend this class a couple times within their first month of starting yoga. Again this class will be set up in an informal structure, exploring basics, breathing, class etiquette, etc. Again, a good place to bring any questions or concerns forth.

You will notice that we are still running our Flow Yoga All Level classes on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. The Flow classes are designed to be in between the Hatha and the Power Yoga as far as intensity goes. But please know that all of our teachers teach differently, and therefore a Flow class is interpreted uniquely by everyone.

Please note that in both the Hatha and the Power Yoga styles we offer Level 1 and Level 2. Because of the busy season ahead of us, we are expecting many new comers to the studio so please know that Level 1 is really going to be a Level 1 and Level 2 (in fairness) is really going to be a Level 2. The combined All Level Hatha classes and the Power Yoga Level 1/2 classes theoretically will be suitable for everyone, although it will usually help if you have had some prior experience in the Basics or Level 1 classes, and of course you can always work at your own pace, intensifying things or backing off as you need to. So please be informed and educated of the classes you are attending.

As September comes into play, our teaching schedule will be back on track. You have probably noticed that it has been a "surprise" who has been teaching classes quite often the past 6 weeks or so. As we have all had our vacations now, you will find more consistency, especially with me!!

We have scheduled 5 different workshops for the fall, with some exciting topics. You can pick up the brochure with all the info/topics up at the studio or find the information on our website www.yogabysarah.com . These workshops are usually running Saturday afternoons and you do need to pre-register and pre-pay to confirm your spot in the class as we will only be having a certain number of people in the room. Please know that you do not need to be a member of the studio to attend these workshops, so if you have any friends who are interested in attending a one day yoga workshop they are more than welcome to register as well.

We have a couple membership promotions running this fall. We are offering a Fall Membership for $199 + gst that takes you right through to December 31. And we are keeping our One Year Special right now because it was such a good seller. For the details of these promotions, again the information is at the studio or on the website and of course any of our receptionists (or myself) will be more than happy to tell you about them.

For those of you who haven't been into the studio much this summer (I know, I know the sun is shining :) you must come in just to see our Fall line of Danskin that has recently arrived. As usual, we are offering the latest trends in active and casual wear at amazing prices... I must admit that I always love when the seasonal shipments arrive and I get to update my wardrobe!!

You will be seeing a couple new receptionists starting within the next week or so.. so please be patient with us as we are in training!!

For those of you who haven't been to our "new" studio yet, or if you have a friend who might be interested, please feel free to come in and take a tour of the studio. If it is your first time taking yoga with "Yoga by Sarah", feel free to come in and do a free trial class.

Just a reminder, that we are closed Labour Day Monday September 2, so there are no classes running that day. All other class times remain unaffected.

As always, your questions, comments and criticisms are more than welcome. So please feel free to call me or email me anytime. We try to answer the phones as much as possible during the day, if however we are unable to answer, please leave a voicemail and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

I want to thank you all for the wonderful year we have had so far at our new location. I feel so amazingly blessed...

NAMASTE - I honour that divine place within you, the place where the entire universe dwells, the place of peace, the place of love... the place where we are all one.

In gratitude,

Namaste
Sarah L. Giovannone
Yoga by Sarah
105 Queenston St.
St. Catharines, ON
L2R 2Z5
Tel. 905 682-4469
Fax. 905 682-1936
www.yogabysarah.com

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