Welcome to Shine
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Shine Yoga Center has been serving the greater Cincinnati area for six years. The heart of our center embraces the teaching and practice of Anusara Yoga. To better serve our community, we have expanded our offerings to include classes in Flow, TriYoga, Family Yoga, YogaCore and much more. No matter what style of yoga you choose, this beautiful practice will help you relieve stress, increase your energy level, improve your posture, develop strength, balance, flexibility, patience and mental focus. And it's fun! Please join us.
Announcements - Friday, July 18, 2008
This summer season at Shine is packed with special workshops that will tap us into ourselves while enjoying the gifts of the sun. Our ongoing gratitude to you for stepping across our threshold.
Shine FAQS:
1. Do I have to pre-register for a class? No pre-registration is necessary. Just come on in a few minutes in advance of the class you wish to attend to fill out a quick registration form, and you're good to go.
2. How much is it? Your first class is just $10. Drop-in classes thereafter are $13, but you have many options for purchasing class passes (now all passes are good for one year!)
3. Should I bring a mat? If you have a mat, please bring it. Otherwise, we have mats you are welcome to borrow.
4. What should I wear? Wear comfy, stretchy clothing that's easy to move in but not overly large. Don't worry about what shoes to wear - you'll be taking them off!
5. Questions? Call us in the office at 513-533-9642. Please leave a message if you get our voicemail and someone will return your call as promptly as possible.
Sun. July 20: Preparing for an Easier Birth Experience with Kate Noble: A workshop for expectant parents - 2:00 - 3:30pm, $35. See our events page for more info.
Sunday, July 20 is SUPER SHALINI SUNDAY: Check it out...
Les Bon YOGA! A Yummy Workshop Benefit with & for Shalini. 1:30 - 4pm; by donation. (All proceeds will go directly to Shalini to help support her while she is out recuperating from her surgery.) A taste of Yoga at Shine... Shalini will lead you through a potpourri of asana, and then have you melting into some delicious restoratives at the end. Karen and her musician friends will be chanting. Join us! Taste, savor and melt. This is a very special Shine event you won't want to miss!!
Sunday Evening, July 20: A Very Special 90 minute benefit edition of Spirit Messages with Rev. Brenda Villa! 6:30 - 8pm. $25. This special evening will be the first Spirit Message gathering in a year, and all proceeds will be given to Shalini. When loved ones pass on to the spirit plane, they never really leave us. Brenda will help bridge the gap for us once again as we get to connect and share their sweet, wise and sometimes hilarious advice.
Because of the length of the evening, there will be a 10-minute break, at which time anyone who would need to leave is welcome to. As before, the door will lock promptly at 6:30. We hope you can make it!
Starting July 21: A new Tai Chi class with Kenn Day, Mondays from 6:30 - 7:30pm.
July 25 - 27: ARROW of the HEART! A weekend workshop with Sianna Sherman & Kenny Graham. Check out the details on our events page...
COMING IN AUGUST!! FREE CLASSES! Shine is in the midst of a teacher training program for certification, and our students are required to teach and attend each other's classes for credit. The great news for YOU is that you may attend their Beginner level classes for FREE starting in August on Wednesday mornings at 11:15 and Friday evenings at 6pm. Keep an eye out, and we'll be adding the dates to our schedule soon.
A SPECIAL REQUEST TO OUR COMMUNITY: If you've been taking classes with Shalini, you know that she has been suffering from a severe foot injury for about 9 months now. At this point however, it looks like she will need to have surgery this summer in order for her foot to ultimately heal properly. Surgery will require her to not teach for at least 3 weeks, perhaps more, and then have to be driven again to teach a limited number of classes while she recovers.
Making a living as a yoga teacher means that when you take time off, you don't get paid. I'd like to call on you to consider making a donation into the "Shalini" Fund. If together we can just raise a couple thousand dollars, Shalini will be able to go through her process without having to worry about a loss of income, and will allow her to focus her energy on her healing. If you'd like to donate, just leave a check or cash at the desk payable to "Shalini Latour", and we'll be sure that she gets it. In addition, we intend to hold a rockin' fundraiser yoga class with her before she has her surgery so we take in somea that sweet spirited teaching style of hers.
Thank you in advance for supporting our beloved friend!
NEW CLASSES, NEW TIMES & CANCELATIONS:
-NEW CLASS! Starting Monday, July 21: Tai Chi with Kenn Day 6:30 - 7:30pm.
NEW TO YOGA? Please join our New Beginner class with Karen
Tuesdays: 6:00pm - 7:15pm.
A fun way to introduce yourself to your body and discover how much fun it is to do yoga! We will repeat content on a 5 week basis to include our alignment principles, learn basic poses and approach the practice with lightness and joy. (Content repeats on a 5 week basis.)
1. Setting your foundation and Opening to Grace: An invitation to appreciate yourself right where you are and build your practice in a way that makes sense.
2. Muscular & Organic energies: How they work together to create strength, stability, grace and freedom.
3. Inner & Outer spiral for the lower body: Expanding into your potential and tapping into your power.
4. Upper body alignment: Why the shoulders round forward, and how to use yoga to improve postural alignment.
5. Lower body alignment: Learn awareness of your own body, discover basic principles that will help create ease in the low back and hips.
TAI CHI & QIGONG for HEALTH with Alan Hundley, LMT, LLC. Wednesday mornings at 11:00am. Learn this 12 movement form developed by Dr. Paul Lam, an Australian physician who developed this practice specifically for its health benefits. A gentle practice that balances and frees energy flow. Start anytime. Regular class prices apply.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS!
SUPER SHALINI SUNDAY: JULY 20:
Les Bon Yoga - benefit workshop for Shalini with Shalini & Karen
Spirit Messages- benefit evening for Shalini with Rev. Brenda Villa
Preparing for an Easier Birth with Kathleen Noble. 2 - 3:30pm, $35.
SIANNA SHERMAN & KENNY GRAHAM: Arrow of the Heart Weekend!, July 25 - 27 Check the "events" page for details..
HAPPY FEET RETURNS!! August 24. Learn great foot massage with Alan Hundley, LMT.
Sept. 13: RENEW YOURSELF: A self-healing workshop with Waldete Fioretti, Intuitive Healer, Reiki Master
Oct. 10 - 12: Sianna Returns
Oct. 17 - 19: Tripsichore Weekend
Purchase Class Passes and Register for Workshops Online!
Did you know that you can now buy your class pass and register for workshops online? To buy a class pass, go to the "Prices" page. To register for workshops, go to the "Events" page.
USANA VITAMINS & SUPPLEMENTS: Only the BEST for you and your family
Not available in stores, Shine is proud to offer these exceptional pharmaceutical-grade products to you at the introductory wholesale price.
ESSENTIAL VITAMINS Listed in the Physician's Desk Reference, Usana's pharmaceutical-grade supplements are exceptional. Guaranteed to completely dissolve within 30 minutes of ingestion, they are the most bio-available product on the market. High in anti-oxidants, these products fight free-radicals at a rate head & shoulders above the rest. We carry vitamins for both adults and children, as well as optimizers such as glucosamine, calcium and proflavanol.
SUPPLEMENTS (macro-optimizers)
We also carry SoyaMax protein powder, Fibergy and Nutrimeal meal replacement powders. Try a pack of vanilla, chocolate or strawberry Nutrimeal for $3 and make yourself a shake at home. These products contain no animal-based proteins, and only the highest quality soy and whey. Start your day off with a smoothie made with these LOW GLYCEMIC products, and you will feel evenly energetic throughout your day.
Many of our teachers (including Wendy, Sianna Sherman, Ann, Cynthia, Karen, Brenda Ghantous, and more) take and recommend these products. We carry many of them at the studio, and we can help you to order them directly yourself. Ask Brenda, Cynthia or Karen if you'd like more information.
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We welcome your feedback and value any comments you might have regarding the studio, our class schedule or our website. So if you have a question, a comment, or a suggestion, send it via our contact form.