December Membership Special - 1st month $69

Sign up for any of our auto deduct plans and your first month is only $69!  This offer expires on Dec 31, 2007.  No extensions so sign up today and commit to yourself for 2008!  In order to take advantage of this special, you can sign up in the studio or pay for your first month at $69 on our rates/purchase page.  (you must complete the contract in the studio) Email Angela with questions or to set up an appointment time to set up your membership!

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	YS Gift Cards and new SHOP items

Give the gift of health this holiday season.  Purchase a gift card in any amount, a yoga package and/or yoga gear.  Has a loved one been talking about trying yoga?  Give them our YogaSport Beginner Gift Pack which includes the 4 week, 8 class beginner series, a yoga mat, eye pillow and canvas tote bag for only $139 ($160 value). Purchase online or in the studio!  Gift cards can be mailed, the pack must be picked up in the studio.
 
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YOGASPORT SHOP
 

	Christmas Party this Thursday and no 6:30pm class Thur

Join us for our third annual YogaSport Christmas party at the home of Sarah and Arthur Bravo. The celebration begins this Thursday at 7pm. We will have our regular 5pm class but the 6:30pm class will be canceled this Thursday. Please bring an appetizer or dessert as well as the libation of your choice. This party is always a huge success so please join us, bring spouses, significant others and/or friends. RSVP at the front desk or email Angela.  This is always a special night to enjoy each other's company off our mats and in regular clothes!
 

Thursday, Dec 6 · 7:00pm
The home of Sarah & Arthur Bravo
6158 Lakeshore Dr.  Dallas, TX 75206
 

	Flow for a Cure Update - We raised over $6600!!

Our first annual Flow for a Cure was a huge success and we raised over $6600!  Thank you to all of our sponsors including D Magazine, Marty Perlman Photography, Happy First, Cesar Garza and Bill Marceau.  Also, thank you to our YS instructor Kory Hartlep and her company GSK for the 100% match on all of our donations.  The money went to American Cancer Society as well as UT Southwestern Joanne Brookhart Ovarian Cancer Fund in honor of Ashlie's beautiful mother.  Over thirty YogaSport students flowed 108 sun salutations and dedicated their practice to loved ones touched by cancer.  The back wall of the studio was filled with "I am flowing for" dedications, notes and photos of our loved ones.  Angela will be putting together a scrapbook for the studio so continue to send in your dedications and photos to her.  Also, our online tribute will be ongoing as well so please send us your dedications! We will be adding the photos from the event to our photos page.  Check back for an update.

FLOW FOR A CURE SITE

	Coming in 2008...

FIVE NEW CLASSES: Starting January 6th, 2008 we will be adding 5 new drop in classes including Tue/Fri 6am, Tue/Thr 9:30am and a 10:30am Sunday Power Yoga Basics class.  Our Sunday morning class will start at 9am. For more information, visit our Schedule Page.
 
BEGINNER SERIES: Starting in January, we will have our regular 8pm Tue/Thr beginner series as well as a 9:30am Mon/Wed series.  Visit our Beginner Page for details and registration.  This series is popular and will sell out!

40 DAYS PROGRAM: We recently finished another successful 40 days program.  Our next one starts at the end of January.  More info and registration is at our 40 Days Page.
 

	Angela's Column · Be the Change

Last month we had our first ever Flow for a Cure event.  I have been thinking about this event for a couple of years.  It seemed impossible and overwhelming.  I had so many ideas and so little time, but when I held an instructor meeting a month before our event my beautiful teachers said, "We have to do this now." 
 

The whole process of this Flow for a Cure taught me so much, but most importantly it reminded me to continue to move toward the challenges and the seemingly impossible feats.  As I planned the event, I was turned down by several businesses and studios that, for whatever reason, said they couldn't help.  I sat in bitter disgust for days, playing my "It's not fair" story and wanting to quit the entire event.  We were going through our 40 Days Program at the time and I meditated on this for several days. I wondered why my old ways of being reactive, frustrated and annoyed were taking over.  I finally realized that I was sitting inside myself. I was making this event all about me.  Wow, when I came to that conclusion I no longer felt disgusted by others; I felt disgusted with myself.

I had lost my vision and let my ego take over. When I recognized this, I adjusted my attitude and immediately started putting my energy into the people and places supporting our cause.  The very next day we were getting banners/signs made, a dear friend was creating a logo and graphics, local businesses were donating gifts for raffles and all of my instructors volunteered to help and teach the event.  Wow, the seemingly impossible certainly is possible.  But, we must believe that we can make a difference or we will live inside our heads and nothing will ever happen.

Our small studio community came together on November 11th and raised over $6600!  That is truly incredible and awe-inspiring.  Every time I think about the event and the outpouring of support, I start to tear up. I think of my grandma who passed away from cancer, my aunt who is currently battling, my other aunt who won her battle years ago, my brother's childhood friend who died at 21, my dear friend's father who passed two years ago and Ashlie's mother who passed away this summer.  I thought of their suffering, their courage and the importance of each and every one of their lives.  In that moment, I knew that I had to move forward with my vision.  I knew that we would make a difference. I knew that our event would matter.
 

It can be easy to feel helpless in this large world.  We don't think that recycling our water bottle makes a difference so we throw it in the trash.  We don't feel that our one vote will make a difference in who becomes president so we skip voting that year.  We don't feel like physically flowing 108 sun salutations so we ignore the event and go shopping that afternoon instead.  I used to think this way. I used to feel that I couldn't make a difference, but no more.  Every time a student tells me how yoga has helped them change their life or how they have met great friends at the studio, I know that one person really can make a difference.  Of course I recruited an amazing group of supporters throughout the years. I would not be able to teach and run YogaSport without the support of my parents, friends and others in my past who supported me through the first few years.  But, without my vision and my effort, it would not exist. 

This month, in the month of giving, loving and sharing, I urge you to step outside of yourself and see the endless  possibilities.  I often think of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and how many "pink" items you can purchase in October.  One family started the fund, and it has made a tremendous difference in the fight against breast cancer.  Anything we can do to help the world become a better place, we should do.  We should celebrate our healthy bodies and minds every day.  It doesn't have to be something news worthy.  Start small.  Volunteer at a soup kitchen.  Vote.  Recycle.  Use a canvas tote bags at the grocery store instead of plastic bags. 

I was recently invited to volunteer at the White Rock Marathon.  It's at 7am.  I am hardly a morning person.  But, I will be there with bells on.  I know that  currently I can't run 26 miles (or even 3 for that matter), but I plan to celebrate those who have trained in order to do so.   Our teacher and mentor Baron Baptiste often quotes Gandhi, “Be the change you want to see in the world.”  These are words of wisdom and I try to live by them.  We are powerful, we are important and together we can make a huge difference in our lives and in the lives of others.

Happy Holidays.  See you on the mat.

Angela