New Year's Special - 1st month $69

Sign up for any of our auto deduct plans and your first month is only $69!  This offer expires on Jan 15, 2008.  We have extended this offer so commit to yourself for 2008!  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).

RATES AND PURCHASE
 

	Beginner Series Special - $99 til Sat - starts Thursday

From now until Saturday you can sign up for either January beginner series' and pay only $99 (regularly $115)!  Register online to receive your discount.  Our 4 week, 8 class beginner series is our most popular class and the best way to learn proper alignment and the foundation of the Power Flow practice.
 

EVENINGS: Tue/Thur · 8:00pm-9:15pm· starts 1/10
MORNIINGS: Mon/Wed · 9:30am-10:45am · starts 1/28

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	New Year, New Additions to YS 2008

Welcome to 2008!  We have added five new classes and two beginner series' for 2008!  Please note that the Sunday morning Power Flow will now begin at 9am to make time for our new Beginner Power Yoga drop in class at 10:30am!!

NEW CLASSES (starts Sunday) :

 - Tue/Fri 6am Hour of Power
- Tue/Thr 9:30am Power Flow
- Sundays 10:30am Beginner Power Yoga Basics (1 hr)
 

NEW INSTRUCTOR:  YogaSport is proud to welcome Janie Montague to our amazing team of Baptiste instructors.   Meet Janie...
 

	40 Days to Personal Revolution - If not now, WHEN??

Each year we make Resolutions yet we rarely create permanent change. Can you remember last year’s? No more excuses. Welcome the challenge, make this year different & create the most powerful 40 days of your life...

Program Details:
• 6 weeks unlimited yoga classes • Daily food, yoga and meditation log • Lose excess body fat and pounds while gaining strength & flexibility • Includes Baron Baptiste’s book • Private weekly seminars on Sundays at 5:30pm

Your Commitment:
• 4-5 days of studio practice/week • 1-2 day(s) of home practice per week • Daily meditation • Daily nutrition planning  & 3 day cleansing diet • Weekly meetings

We invite you to dedicate 40 days to your physical and mental health and challenge yourself in ways you never knew you could. We will help guide you through this amazing program but you must be willing to move out of your comfort zone and make difficult and life changing choices. This program is based on the book 40 days to Personal Revolution by Baron Baptiste, Angela’s mentor and instructor. Through daily yoga, meditation and optimal nutrition choices, you will uncover the blocks that hold you back from achieving all that you want in life.  We ran two successful 40 Day Programs in 07 and are the only studio in Dallas with a program like this!!
 

January 28 - March 7, 2008
1st meeting on Sunday, Jan 27
Early Registration Discount ends Jan 13 so sign up today!!

40 DAYS INFO AND REGISTRATION

	Beginner Workshop with Certified Baptiste Instructor Angela

Join Dallas' only certified Baptiste teacher, Angela Barrese, for the Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga Foundations Workshop. This workshop is designed for beginners, students new to Power Flow Yoga or current students looking to deepen their practice. You will learn the basic alignment and form of the Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga practice as well as helpful breathing techniques that inspire and empower you on and off your mat. Through demonstration, discussion, personal hands-on adjustments, and guided practice, we will provide you with a solid foundation of this dynamic style of yoga.

Saturday, March 1st · noon-2pm
Workshop Fee: $50

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	Angela's Column · Face Fear

In November I went to a teaching training in Boston at the Baptiste studios. It was a four day training about anatomy, postural alignment and the art of assisting students in a class.  The training was incredible.  I have a notebook full of anatomy, alignment, hands on assists, rules, etc. But, the one thing that resonates with me the most is hearing the words, "Do something that scares you.  You will connect with your students on a new level if you do something that truly scares you."  As yoga instructors, the practice is so familiar and comfortable that we forget what it feels like to be a new, scared, untrained and insecure student.  I remember eight years ago when I stepped into my first yoga class. I remember feeling nervous, unsure, and humiliated that I could not do the postures.  However, it's something I can recall in my head but I no longer FEEL the fear in my muscles and bones.

I have started a mental fear list.  The list has things that I have wanted to do for a while but I have created excuse after excuse so that I didn't have to do them.  "I am too busy." " I don't have enough money." "I don't have time."  And then the more anger based question/statements. "Why am I making myself think about doing things I don't want to do?" "Why would I force myself to do something I don't want to, screw that?!"  WAHHH

Of course all of the excuses stem from one thing: FEAR.  I think about the times in my life when I gave into fear and I imagine what I must have missed. I look at YogaSport and am so thankful I didn't give into my fear or none of us would be reading this column!  This year I hold myself accountable to making a fear list and completing it.  My first two are physical challenges that I have been avoiding for over a year now.  I had big plans in 07 to run a 5K and an adventure race. I had them all planned out.  I won't bore you with my excuse list but clearly I did not run either race.  I don't enjoy running. I am not good at it, but it feels good when I am conditioned and I want to push my body to do something different.  In order to become a better teacher in yoga, I need to go towards this fear, step into the proverbial yoga studio and take a class.  In my world, I have to train for and run these races. My friend and roommate are helping me create a training schedule and even agreed to hold my hand along the way.  Friends are amazing to have around when you want to face fear.

This month, in the month of new beginnings and infinite possibilities, I urge you to verbalize your fears.  Write them down. Make a list of things you really want to do in life but scare the living hell out of you. Maybe it's quitting your job, being in an intimate relationship, taking a trip or riding a roller coaster.  Make a list of everything that comes to mind and find people to support you.  Make a plan.  My roommate and I have a plan to get more sleep, be on a consistent schedule and train for our races.  We created an accountability calendar that is prominently displayed in our kitchen.  Next to it we hung a cork board of inspirational sayings, photos and fun to help keep us motivated.  Each day we have to write down how much we slept (and for me what time I went to sleep:) and what we did or did not accomplish with our training.  Each day we have someone there to say, "Hey, step up tomorrow Slacker." or "Nice work Rockstar."  It really does help to have your friends and family support you in facing your fears and it makes it infinitely more fun.

It's 2008.  Do something that scares the hell out of you. And then do something else that scares the hell out of you.  Here's to an incredible year of power, strength and a ton of fun!

Much love and light,

Angela