Happy Spring time beautiful beings! Soak up the sun, feel the breeze on your skin and give gratitude and thanks for being alive! Be of cheerful spirit, it is good medicine for the heart, for the soul and for all. So many amazing lessons this past month-most importantly I am finding that this belief, to be of good cheer, is the best medicine. It is true. I won't lie and say that from time to time I don't get feeling a little sorry for myself, a bit low energy or lathargic. This often comes at a time when I'm very busy, feeling drawn in many different directions and feeling a bit drained. But suprisingly I have found that a swift kick in the pants is usually just what the doctor ordered, with love of course. Get up, get out, get moving, get breathing and stop sitting inside the mind. We are not the body  and we are not the mind but the experience of these two element of living in a human body can be very persuasive. In the Yoga System the feeling of lethargy is called Tamas, one of the three Gunas or elements of nature. There is sattva, the highest when we are feeling connected, peaceful, calm and serene. Then there is Rajas, this is activity-always moving and then tamas - lethargy or low energy. My Guru, Chandra Om, always encouraged us to do Spirit reminding activities to encourage a more sattvic state of being when we are the most receptive to Spirit and not as suspetable to the whily ways of the ego and mind. What typs of activities evoke a spiritual feeling in you? Cooking, gardening, drawing, taking a walk in nature or dancing? Anything that helps us to feel more connected is what I would consider a Spirit reminding activity. Really we can make all that we do Spirit reminding by thinking of Spirit as we do what ever we do. Offer everything up, allow ourselves to be vessels for light and love in all our thoughts, words and deeds.



Class Changes for the Month of April are as follows-
Monday Sunrise Yoga 6:30-7:30am - Canceled
Tuesday Alignment with Dawn has been extended. From May 8 to August 14, the class will be 5:30-7pm.
Tuesday Graditude Circle is on Spring Break for the remainder of April and will return Tuesday, May 1st.
Thursday Gentle Restorative has a new time11-12:30.
New, Saturday Yoga for Everyone 8-9:30am


Om Shanti Om!

Free Spirits Yoga



Special Events

New Class! Yoga for Everyone w/ Audrey
Saturday mornings ~ 8-9:30am
This is a class designed for those who wish to begin a new practice, deepen an
existing practice or just drop-in for a good start to your weekend. We will focus
on beginner sequences that include linking movement with the breath, lots of
relaxation techniques and restorative postures. Come one, come all!

;">New! Yoga for Tight Bodies with Guillermo Tremols
Wednesdays ~ 12-1:15pm ~ By Donation!
This class is designed for beginner to intermediate students who experience
tightness in their bodies. We will work on releasing the hamstrings and opening
the hips, back, and shoulders, all the while unifying our breath with movement.
We will work towards creating space and openness in our bodies and minds,
thus experiencing the liberating effects of Yoga.

Shamanic Vinyasa Flow Monthly Intensive -
Sunday May 27th ~ 11am - 2pm ~ $30 / student
Theme: Heart & Hips
This intensive will bridge the gap between aspiration and grounding by creating a full circle of support for students to go deeply into their practice. The solar plexus is the store house of prana, fortitude, determination and strength. We will focus on strengthening the core, opening the spine to allow energy to flow in a balanced and powerful way. We will also cover mediation and pranayama techniques specifically designed to charge the store house of prana.  Audrey combines the Classical Science of Yoga with traditional
Shamanic healing practices to introduce students to the power of their own
intuition and connection with Spirit. All levels welcome.
Registration is required. Please email info@freespiritsyoga.com

Registration is required please email me at info@freespiritsyoga.com for more information

Kirtan & Sacred Songs
June 1st ~ 6 - 7:15pm ~ by donation
A kirtan is a spiritual gathering in which sacred mantras are chanted for the
purpose of elevating the consciousness closer to our true nature, pure bliss.
Chanting mantra moves one beyond the mind and body, beyond thought,
and into the Self. The miraculous effects cannot be explained in words, only
experienced. No musical background is necessary. The real practice of chanting
mantra comes from offering whatever you have in your heart in devotion to
Spirit. Traditional Mantras will be chanted as well as other devotional and
Sacred Songs from many traditions.

Spring into Summer with Ayurveda w Jennifer Jennette
Saturday May 26th - 1:30-5:00pm ~ $30 / student
You’ve probably heard that to eat with the seasons is to maintain good health!
It’s so true! In this workshop we will focus on: refining your diet for the
transition from spring to summer and for summer itself; preparing simple
tea and food recipes; ghee preparation (considered the nectar of the Gods in
India); making and sampling simple tea and food recipes; asana sequences
and breathwork beneficial during the summer season; other tips and advice
on keeping a balanced and healthy constitution (dosha) as you move through
summer and into fall.
Registration is required. Please email jennifer@growyoga.org

Alignment Yoga Workshops w Dawn Leonard
Saturday May 19th ~ 2-4pm ~ $25 / student*
Theme: Opening the Heart
Ever wonder if you’re doing a pose “right?” Or why something hurts in a pose,
and how to make it stop? Refine your poses and bring stability into the body
with alignment yoga. In April we will strengthen the shoulder-girdle and refine
our inversions for a lifetime of neck health. In May, we’ll take the kink out of
backbends. *Guilford College students receive $5 discount.
Registration is requested. Please email info@freespiritsyoga.com





 
Spring Class Schedule

All new classes and time changes will be effective as of April 1st-

Monday
9:30-11:00am  Small Group Private /Audrey *by registration only email info@freespiritsyoga.com
6:00-8:00pm Sacred Powerful Flow/Audrey
Tuesday
4:15-5pm Childrens Yoga/Jennifer
*New Time- 5:30-7pm Beginning Alignment/Dawn by donation
7:30-8:30pm Gratitude Circle/Bronwyn* See Schedule for dates
Wednesday
7-8am Morning Yoga Recharge/Amanda
*New Class 12-1:15pm Yoga for Tight Bodies/Guillermo by donation
6-7:15pm Community Class/Audrey by donation
7:30-9pm Iyengar Yoga w/ Janet LIly
Thursday
*New Time-11:00am-12:30pm Gentle Restorative/Audrey
6:30-8pm Capioura w/ Joao
Friday
4-5:30pm Community by Donation Class w/ Audrey
Saturday
*New Class 8-9:30am Yoga for Everyone with Audrey
11:30am PowerFlow w/ Nikki-by registration only
•email Nikki to register for this class