Yoga in Bryant Park, New York City

O ur favorite thing to do in New York City is often something unplanned. A perfect example of this happened on our last morning of this birthday trip. Warner and I had a couple of hours to fill before heading home. Getting off the bus at the New York City Library on 42nd Street, we headed around the stately building looking to have a coffee in the popular Bryant Park.
To our surprise we found instead a group putting out dozens of yoga mats! Why not? We joined the class of over 90 for an hour long class in the heart of midtown Manhattan — a serendipitous cap to a week that was packed with pavement pounding to experience theater, art museums, great food, and friends. All in all, a time to feel fully alive – then to find the blessed sanctuary of yoga in the midst of this busy, busy city. Such joy!
More pictures and info HERE.

“Following your heart”

Yoga Circle Studio was blessed again to have the wisdom and grace of Elizabeth Rainey. She led us through practical approaches to open to greater awareness of the sacred nature of our lives, and the importance of our bodies as vessels for the spirit. Focus was on alignment of the body, building from the ground up to find a balance of the principles of opening to life energy, while finding a solid center. Rainey is steeped in a tradition of yoga called Anusara (a-nu-sar-a), which means “following your heart.”
And, in these photos you can see us opening to the heart while opening to breath. As in all yoga teaching in our studio, we practice yoga to help bring more health and true happiness to ourselves and to the world around us.

A Full Moon Joins Our Annual Candlelight Walk

Our Fifth Annual Candlelight Walk alongside the Snohomish River was the best attended yet — bringing out entire families, (including the dogs), carolers, even a full moon! The winter solstice marks the beginning of longer days, and the returning light is a cause for celebration with its promise of new growth.

And the New Year means a new schedule of classes at Yoga Circle Studio, which you will receive soon in the mail. New to these pages is that the Class Schedule now links directly with the MindBody program — allowing you to select, register and pay for a class all in one step. Why not give a try right now?

Our studio is warm, and a beautiful space to practice the healing art of yoga. We continually strive to make yoga more accessible and beneficial to you — with our teaching, our website, and monthly newsletters — and we are most grateful for your continued support.

And many thanks to all who helped prepare and light the luminaries to mark the way for Snohomish’s unique community gathering. You may view a 24 image slideshow HERE, and please leave a comment about your experience walking the Riverfront Trail on the winter solstice.