Beginner Series starts this Tuesday

Have you been thinking about doing yoga but haven't found the time?  Have you wanted to learn more about power yoga but are scared to try a regular class?  Join us starting this Tuesday for a 4 week, 8 class beginner series and learn the fundamentals of our Power Flow practice.  It's our last beginner series for 2007 so do not miss out on the opportunity to start a power yoga practice before the new year!!  Class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8pm. 


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	40 Days Starts this Tuesday

Join us for the 40 Days to Personal Revolution Program.  We have a strong group of dedicated individuals ready to delve into this life changing program.  This is the best gift you can give yourself to stay strong, mentally and physically, before the holiday craziness.  Change your life and start today.
 

First meeting this Tuesday at 8pm in the Zen Den
Program runs Oct 9-Nov 17


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	The New YogaSport

This fall YogaSport has gone through a complete renovation!  A few weeks ago we repainted the Zen Den, lobby and studio, added beautiful curtains to cover our mirrors and purchased a new database system.  If you are a member or have a 10 class pass, pick up your new YS key tag at the front desk so you can now scan yourself into class.  NO MORE SIGN IN SHEETS!  Our new system also allows you to see who is teaching each week (including subs), review the details of your yoga pass (expiration date/classes left, etc) and sign in for classes online.  Go to our new Web Scheduler for more details and to create your login!  If you have any problems, please email Angela.  If you would like to purchase classes, you can still do so through PayPal on our Rates Page.

 
Special Thank You's:  My incredible mother Marie for our beautiful custom-made curtains.  My roommate Kent who used his architectural brilliance to figure out how to hang 50 yards of fabric! My dedicated teachers and students (Samantha, Mike, Nick, Lisa, Chris, Bekah, John and Rachael) for volunteering an entire Sunday to making our studio even more beautiful. Our amazing community of people inspires me each and every day.

FANCY NEW WEB SCHEDULER
 

	Baptiste Master Teacher visits North Texas!

Elizabeth Huntsman, a Certified Master Baptiste Instructor will be in Flower Mound at ProActiveWorx November 2nd-4th.  All of your YogaSport instructors will be attending master classes and workshops with Elizabeth throughout the weekend.  Join us in welcoming Elizabeth and take your Baptiste practice to the next level.  There are several master classes, all levels classes as well as a teacher assistant workshop.  Even if you are not currently a yoga teacher but are interested in assisting or teaching, this would be a great way to start the process and learn from one of the best Baptiste instructors in the country!  If you take the assisting workshop, you will be eligible to assist at YogaSport. For more information click on the link below or email Angela regarding the assisting program.

Friday, Nov 2 - Sunday Nov 4
Various Times, click on link below

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	Angela's Column · It's not fair

A few weeks ago, a student and I walked into a sandwich shop after the Inversion Workshop.  We were flying high, excited about the practice and happy to be alive.  The man behind the counter said, "How are you?"  We said, "Great, we just had an amazing yoga practice."  The man replied, "Oh yoga, yeah I would like to do that."  We said, "You should try it, it's awesome."  He said in a petulant tone, "Yeah, I would like to but it takes time and money. I need time and money."  I replied, "My friend, you can create time and money.  We must create."
 
I am not sure Mr. Sandwich Shop Man (Mr. SSM) connected with me that day.  After I sat and thought about his comment, I realized that his tone of voice was his story.  I wondered if he lives inside a world that never provides for him and where he can never do what he wants.  I don’t mean to pick on Mr. SSM because he represents a huge struggle that I have faced throughout my life; my "It's not fair" story. As I realized that Mr. SSM and I might have been  living the same lie, I felt an inner freedom of being on the other side of it.
 
For many years, I pouted that life just isn't fair.  It started at a very young age. No matter how hard I tried, I would never be as good as my brother at playing the piano.  No matter how hard I tried, I would never be the shining star in sports, academics or my job.  I was always pretty good at a lot of things but never the best at any one thing.  Instead of embracing my well rounded nature and my experiences, I looked at my life and felt that I was never quite good enough.  The world would never provide me with a break that would let me shine and finally be incredibly good at something. Like Mr. SSM, I felt like there was never enough time to learn the things I needed to learn, never enough money to accomplish those things and never enough luck to guide me.
 
But just like most things in life, once I recognized my story and realized that I let it drive my attitude and often my decisions, I was offered a choice.  I had the power to change it.  We are all offered this great opportunity that requires a lot of work and a true dedication to growth.

The truth is, life really isn't fair.  Sally is pretty.  Tom was born into a trust fund.  Cody has cancer.  Liz lost her child.  However, these situations do not need to define us.  These stories are not who we are. We can explore the world, try new things and create our own reality.  We just have to be willing to step out of our comfort zone and squelch the doubts and fears.
 
If I had stayed in my "Life isn't fair" story, I would probably still be working in a job I hated, on anti-depressants and feeling unhappy at my core. I am more than thankful to everyone in my life who encouraged me to stop living in my story and to travel a different path.  For the first time in my life, I can say that I am doing something I love and I know I am helping people.  Yoga has taught me that being the best at something really doesn't mean a whole lot and certainly does not create happiness.  For me, showing up to a place where people are committed to helping themselves and others on a daily basis is what feeds me.  Teaching yoga will never give me that “best of” award or a million dollar paycheck.  Funny, I used to think that recognition and money were the keys to success.  Now that I have enough money to live a modest life and am able to connect with incredible people every day, I am truly happy at my core and feel more successful than I ever thought possible. 
 
I do hope that Mr. SSM someday realizes that if he wants to take yoga, he certainly can.  He can find a studio that offers discounted classes, he can trade work for classes or he can give up his 4Bucks habit in order to afford it.  There are always ways to get what we want.  Sometimes the path is covered and we cannot even see it but we have to be willing to step out of the lies we tell ourselves and truly believe that anything is possible.  If even 5 years ago you told me that when I turned 30 I would be running a successful yoga studio by myself, I would have laughed. 
 
This month I ask you to believe in yourself.  If Mr. SSM truly wants to practice yoga, he can.  If you truly want to lose weight, you can.  If you truly want to start a different career, you can.  If you truly want to help people, you can.  First we must believe that we can make the changes in our lives.  Then we have to take those first baby steps towards our new path, even if we aren't sure where we are going quite yet.

Much love and light, Angela