Chakra Journey – August 22, 10am – 11:30am
Discover your chakras in this vinyasa class designed to awaken your shakti. Chakras, literally, wheels, are energy centers within our bodies. The 7 major centers are located along the spinal axis, and each is associated with specific psycho-physical functions.
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Looking for a way to spend some quality time volunteering and make a positive impact in your community? Habitat for Humanity of Kent County has some great opportunities waiting for you! HFH is in need of individuals and groups for weekday volunteer opportunities. What a great way to spend time with your family while the kids are home for summer vacation! If you have extra time Monday-Friday, HFH would love to hear from you! For more information, contact Joni Jessup at 616.774.2431 x224 or jjessup@habitatkent.org.
This month, we’re asking Seva students and teachers to offer a helping hand by delivering a meal to friends of the Seva family. Tim and Gina Gort are great people and would be an admirable family under any circumstances. In fact, Tim and Gina are amazing parents who exemplify the meaning of persistence, teamwork ,and above all, love. Tim and Gina have met their share of challenges lately,namely the devastating news that their newborn daughter, Eliza, is suffering from brain damage. Tim and Gina’s first daughter, Gwen, was born with cerebral palsy. As you can imagine, the news of Eliza’s diagnosis is all too familiar.
As Tim and Gina adjust to their new lifestyle, we’re asking for your help to allow this family to rest a little more comfortably.
Will you consider delivering a meal to this amazing family??? If you can help please sign up at www.takethemameal.com. If asked, you’ll need to enter ‘Gort’ and password ’5367′
All pertinent information is on this website (address, dates etc..). However, if you have any questions please contact Amber Kilpatrick at azkilpatrick@gmail.com
You can follow the Gort family’s story at
http://www.thegortfamily.blogspot.com/
In Africa, Malaria kills a child every 30 seconds and nearly one million people each year. Worldwide, 3.3 billion people are at risk of malaria – that’s half of the world population!
This month Seva is collecting donations for United Against Malaria, an effort of the United Nations Foundation. Your donations will go toward buying mosquito nets and malaria medicines for men, women, and children in Africa. Donating by check is tax deductible. Please make your check payable to: United Nations Foundation with United Against Malaria written in the note section. Cash donations will also be accepted. Learn more about United Against Malaria at www.unitedagainstmalaria.org
Greetings animal lovers!!! In February, volunteers from Seva gave their time and had a lot of fun caring for our feline friends at the Humane Society of Kent County. For April’s Seva project we’re giving more love to the animals at HSKC! All month long we’ll be collecting pet food donations at Seva. Please consider donating dry food for dogs, cats, rabbits and hamsters.
Woof, Meow, Shanti!
Saturday, March 20, 2010 from 6 to 7:30pm
Yogis near and far,
108 is considered a sacred number in Hinduism and Yoga. Traditionally, malas, or garlands of prayer beads, come as a string of 108 beads. Mathematicians of Vedic culture viewed 108 as a number of the wholeness of existence. 108 also connects the Sun, Moon, and Earth: The average distance of the Sun and the Moon to Earth is 108 times their respective diameters. According to yogic tradition, there are 108 pithas, or sacred sites, throughout India. And there are also 108 Upanishads and 108 marma points, or sacred places of the body.
And one can enjoy a Yoga mala of 108 Sun Salutations as an offering to Peace and Unity.
Join Michele on Saturday to celebrate the vernal equinox with 108 sun salutations!
Normal class fees apply.
-michele
michele had the chance to go on woodtv’s eightWest to talk about how balance asanas can help you find a happy medium in other areas of your life
I woke from a dream the other morning that I was on some sort of a trip or journey. It was all pleasant enough but there came a time in the dream that I had to make my way up a very steep and narrow set of stairs. There were no railings on either side of the stairs and looking down it was very frightening, so I found myself crawling up these stairs rather than walking upright. I remember thinking how ashamed I was that everyone could see me and how scared I was.
When I reached the top of the stairs there was a space so that I would have to let go of the stair that I was clutching in order to reach the plateau I was climbing to. I stretched one arm out towards the platform, maybe I could pull myself up but I was racked with fear and shame.
Upon waking, I recalled enough of the dream to relay it to a close friend. “You just need to let go” she said. Have faith and trust. Maybe I will fall but I need to let go to take the step.
-michele