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Trick or Treat … or a Pain in the Back!

Karen took this smartphone snap of Brighton and me with a basket of candy ready for another invasion of holiday revealers of all ages. It may seem our eyes are the problem, but it was my back!

Sitting for hours on the stoop, I could fill the lower back getting weaker. Another Snicker bar wasn’t helping. The next morning, All Saints’ Day, I could not bend over, nor the day following. Wine was helping only until I stood up.

This morning, Monday, I carefully lowered myself to the mat for Karen’s 6:30a Yoga Stretch Class … and walked home cured!

psoas_yoga_anatomy Well, you know, feeling much better. Karen sent along this image of the psoas muscle group— “this is probably the best diagram, as we spent time working on strengthening these muscles while we stretched the lower back.”

So there you have it. As a med tech back in the day, Karen has a firm understanding of what’s going on below the surface. Don’t be shy about contacting her with your questions; and your testimonials are always welcomed in the comments below.

Warner the Web Guy.

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Happy Summer Solstice 2013!

And we are happy to announce the new season of Workshops beginning in September, and the return of the popular Series Classes of Yoga 101 and 102. Of special note, beginning in July, Karen returns to leading the Monday and Friday 6:30a Yoga Stretch Classes.

Karen is teaching more classes beginning in July, but Introduction to Belly Dance Drop-In Class is not one of them. Gilana Dances is the teacher beginning on July 11, 2013, and continuing for seven weeks until August 29th. Drop-In for one class or all seven.

Jillian Pigg’s popular Pilates classes will return October 1, 2013.

For the summer months ahead, you are invited to attend one of the concerts presented at AngelArmsWorks, Karen and Warner’s art studio (the pink church at the corner of Avenue B and Third).

We will be off to rockin’ blues beginning with local favs The Wired! Band, Thursday, July 11, 2013 — a fundraiser for the Taste of Music Festival happening in August.

Returning Sunday, July 14, 2013, is our dear friend Jami Sieber, electric and acoustic cellist, vocalist and composer. Karen has been playing selections from her newest CD “Timeless” at classes over the past months, and it’s available at the Studio Store.

As promised last year, the Saint Helens String Quartet returns Sunday, August 18, 2013.

Find all the details HERE; and accept our wishes for summer days of sunshine and good health.

(The photo above is from Warner’s trip to the Cape Alava Trail, June 2012.)