tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44555340239916064322023-11-15T22:56:40.391-08:00Live LOVE Laugh YOGA!Jessa Buchalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311062465185524993noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455534023991606432.post-57332721138933777442015-12-14T04:53:00.001-08:002015-12-14T04:53:38.141-08:00Upcoming Events!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jessa Buchalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311062465185524993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455534023991606432.post-53871736161946021802015-11-23T01:11:00.001-08:002015-11-23T01:11:13.387-08:00Prenatal Yoga Workshop in St John USVI 2016It has been an exciting and emotional year with ups and downs, learning and growing, and change. Lots of change. I return to my yoga practice again and again, not just because it helps my body feel good, but also because it provides a framework to view my life journey.<br />
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My practice is to emulate building a yoga pose in my day to day actions. First I ground. Where am I? Physically, mentally, emotionally? What is my intention? Then I add the breath. I feel present in myself with the breath. With my exhale I release anything that doesn't serve me in this moment. With my inhale, I energize my intention. Visualize it. Manifest it. Only then comes the physical action itself. The action rides the waves of breath, expanding and contracting, rooting and rising.<br />
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What does this mean? Nothing and everything... I am poised for action. This is a reminder for myself that intention and the conscious forming of that intention, comes first.<br />
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My intention is to share with my home community of St John some of what I have learned about teaching yoga for the 4 trimesters of pregnancy. And no, that is not a typo. Pregnancy is the process of becoming a mother and that doesn't end in birth, it begins. Prenatal yoga, supports the body in preparation for birth, but it can also support the woman, the community and the journey for birth and beyond.<br />
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Contact me for more information on my 2 day Prenatal Yoga Workshop, Jan 16 & 17. 2016 on St John, USVI.Jessa Buchalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311062465185524993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455534023991606432.post-57796989004457412812014-06-09T07:50:00.000-07:002014-06-09T07:50:15.099-07:00Self Help Retreat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jessa Buchalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311062465185524993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455534023991606432.post-91790529131215588812014-03-05T09:58:00.002-08:002014-03-05T10:28:16.487-08:00<br />
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Namaste,<br /><br />Jessa Buchalter<br /></div>
Jessa Buchalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311062465185524993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455534023991606432.post-91143171031447813672014-02-13T08:06:00.000-08:002014-02-13T08:06:14.295-08:00"Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo"<div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">I believe that each one of us has an inner voice or teacher that can help guide us in our decisions, but we have to take the time to be quiet and listen. When we sing Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo, our opening song, we are saying, “I open my heart to the Guru (or teacher) within me and all around me”. We are setting an intention as a group. Even though the words have no meaning for most children, the very act of singing together, taking deep breaths with extended exhales and sounds that vibrate through the body, prepares them to be quiet and listen. It is the deep breath you take at the beginning of your adventure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In yoga we practice finding that quiet place where we can hear our inner voices and connect to our truth. Pranayama, or working with the breath, is one way to find that inner stillness. In radiant child yoga we make it fun with games and music. We show children how they can energize or calm their bodies using the breath; empowering them. Music is another powerful tool. The songs we sing in class focus the attention of the mind, harness the power of the breath, and uplift the spirit. You can't forget to breathe while you're singing! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In <a data-cke-saved-href="http://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/" href="http://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/" target="_self">Thich Naht Hanh's</a> Plum Village, there is a mindfulness practice of ringing a bell. No matter what you are doing when the bell rings, you stop, listen to the sound and connect to your breath. Children love to ring the bell! There are many ways to use the bells in class. The simplest is to sit in a circle and have e<span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">ach child ring the bell while the rest of us listen to the sound of the bell, closing our eyes and taking three deep breaths. “Come back to that quiet space where your Guru can speak to you.”</span></span><br />
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I love teaching yoga, but teaching children's yoga is something special. It is joyful and uplifting and inspiring and challenging. Children are authentic. When they are present and engaged their excitement literally shines out of their eyes. When they are not interested or they are upset... well, there is no mistaking that either! When my daughter gets upset the first thing she does is start to hyperventilate. Her emotions take over and she loses control of her breath, and then her body. I hope to empower her, not only to control and calm her body, but to recognize her truth and communicate it in a positive way.</div>
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<span style="line-height: normal;">Working with our children, honoring their emotions and teaching them to honor and communicate their emotions is no easy feat. Honest, respectful and loving communication is a challenge at any age. The first step is often taking a step back; finding your quiet inner space where you can hear your truth. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today in Radiant Child Yoga we learned about what different animals do when Winter arrives. The class named animals that live in Colorado and worked together to decide whether that animal migrated, hibernated or adapted. Our migrating animals were duck, monarch butterfly, and elk. Rabbits, ptarmigan, and people adapt to Winter and snakes and bears hibernate.</span></div>
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Jessa Buchalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311062465185524993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455534023991606432.post-86210420183621000842014-01-02T04:51:00.000-08:002014-01-18T18:32:24.510-08:00Radiant Child in the New Year<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">
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The core age group for the class is 4-7, however we also have some kids as young as 2 and as old as 10. I just ask that parents stay and participate if their child is under 4.</div>
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If you are interested in other times, or a class aimed at a different age group, I am happy to offer private classes, either in the studio or at a location of your choice for $40 for up to 5 children and $8 each additional child.<br />
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Please contact Jessa with any questions.</div>
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Blessings for the New Year!</div>
Jessa Buchalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311062465185524993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455534023991606432.post-26956518624300433122013-12-15T07:56:00.000-08:002014-01-18T18:36:22.105-08:00Setting Intentions for the New Year<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Change is not something that we should fear. Rather is is something that we should welcome. For without change, nothing in this world would ever grow or blossom, and no one in this world would ever move forward to become the person they are meant to be."</i></span></h4>
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I came across this quote by renowned yoga teacher and founder of Iyengar Yoga, <a href="http://www.bksiyengar.com/" target="_blank">BKS Iyengar</a> this weekend and it resonated. This is the season for reflection. As we turn inward and imagine our selves as we want to be, so we can turn outward and reflect that vision of ourselves into the future. It is the season of "Good Will Towards Men," when we examine our relationships with our loved ones, friends, enemies, and ourselves and find the compassion we need to let go of past hurts and move forward with fresh eyes and a loving heart. It is the season of the dark and cold, the longest night of the year, the <a href="http://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-winter-winter-solstice" target="_blank">Winter Solstice</a>, when we light candles and hold celebrations, letting our inner light shine.<br />
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In my <a href="http://livelovelaughyoga108.blogspot.com/2013/12/radiant-child-yoga-has-begun.html" target="_blank">Radiant Child Yoga</a> class we have been telling a story about the Winter Solstice. How as the world became darker and colder, the people and animals became afraid. A Warrior volunteered to journey to the Sun and find out how to bring the Sun back to warm the Earth. The Warrior finds the Sun, but his rays are diminished and his strength wanes. The Sun tells the Warrior that everyone on Earth must come together with intention, holding a space for the rebirth of the Sun. Remembering with gratitude all the reasons they need and want the Sun to return. They must come together to celebrate the return of the Sun. Sharing gifts and food, but most importantly sharing the lights of their candles and the brilliance of their inner light. In our class this week the story continues with the Warrior returning to her people and gathering all the people and animals together in celebration. We will be the animals and we will be the candles and we will laugh together and let our light shine.<br />
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We have also begun exploring Intention in my <a href="http://livelovelaughyoga108.blogspot.com/p/teaching-scedule.html" target="_blank">Morning Yoga</a> class. Setting an intention is a very personal process. On Tuesday, I invited everyone to create a breath based mantra inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh to stay present with their intention during class. Thich Nhat Hanh is a Zen master who's <a href="http://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/" target="_blank">key teaching is that, through mindfulness, we can learn to live happily in the present moment—the only way to truly develop peace, both in one’s self and in the world.</a> We do this by connecting the intention to the breath.<br />
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I breathe in: "I am present in my body."<br />
I breathe out: "I am peaceful."<br />
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Whatever your intention, it is important to simplify it into a powerful, affirmative statement for the breath mantra. "I want to be more forgiving," becomes "I am forgiving." "I want to control my anger," becomes "I am peaceful." This is a practice of mindfulness.<br />
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Thich Nhat Hanh defines mindfulness as "the energy of being aware and awake to the present moment. It is the continuous practice of touching life deeply in every moment of daily life. To be mindful is to be truly alive, present and at one with those around you and with what you are doing."<br />
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In yoga we use the breath as a tool to stay to connected to the present moment. A deep, conscious breath can take you out of an unconscious reaction and be the beginning of positive change. By linking the breath to an internal mantra, we link attention and intention and begin the process of harnessing our own inner power.<br />
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<b>Setting Your New Years Intention</b><br />
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Over the next few weeks, as the old year wanes and the New Year approaches, I will continue to explore the ideas of intention and mindfulness in my classes. Incorporating these practices can offer powerful tools for changing unhelpful thought patterns. However, through intention and attention we can also begin changing unhelpful patterns in the body.<br />
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I invite you to join me in exploring your personal goals for your yoga practice. Some possible goals may include: improving posture, building strength, increasing flexibility or joint freedom, digestive health, reproductive health or managing stress. There are as many possibilities as there are individuals.<br />
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Each of us has learned to live with our own peculiarities. We get used to our aches and pains, accepting them as unavoidable parts of our lives. Our bodies adapt to repetitive movement patterns and old injuries unconsciously. Unconsciously, we mirror the postural habits of our parents and our societies. These unconscious postural habits and reactions to old injuries and daily stresses is what causes much of our daily discomforts. What we forget is that we have a mostly untapped capacity for transformation. We can change the underlying patterns that cause those aches and pains through <i>attention</i> and <i>intention</i>. The first step is developing an awareness of what those patterns are. Once we bring <i>attention</i> to our own physical habits, we can begin exploring the postural and alignment practices that can move the body towards balance. Yoga is moving the body and breath with <i>intention</i>. We can then take that awareness and practice of intention off the mat and into the daily routine.<br />
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If this resonates with you, take some time to think about what changes would bring you into a fuller, healthier, happier expression of who you are. Contact me to set up a half hour session, before or after class where we can explore your goals and postural habits. This will give me tools to provide more helpful, personalized instruction during our class times together and provide you with tools to turn your traditional New Years resolution into positive and intentional transformation.<br />
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I'm offering this service as a New Years special to my current students and to new students with the purchase of a punchcard. I am excited to continue growing and changing with you in this practice of life, as we all do the work of blossoming into the fullest expression of ourselves.<br />
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Love & Light!<br />
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Jessa<br />
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<br />Jessa Buchalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311062465185524993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455534023991606432.post-71474699626878386492013-12-10T09:18:00.003-08:002014-01-18T18:36:53.718-08:00Radiant Child Yoga has begun!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last Thursday, Dec 5th, I held the first of many <a href="http://childrensyoga.com/">Radiant Child Yoga</a> classes at Vida Yoga in Boulder! The class was joyful and fun, filled with stories, music, movement and self expression. It was a mixed age group. The core of the class was 3-7, with as young as 2, and as old as 11. My daughter Coral (pictured) is my teaching assistant, modeling the poses and helping to lead the songs.<br />
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We explored the topic of the <a href="http://www.goddessgift.com/Pandora">Winter Solstice</a>. Using storytelling to move the class through a series of yoga postures, into a relaxation and finally to explore self expression through art, creating our own class gratitude/prayer flag. <br />
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This <b>Thursday, Dec 12th at 3 pm</b>, we will continue the story we began last week. Don't worry if you weren't there last week, all classes can stand alone, even as we build on ideas and themes between classes. Our Winter Solstice story went something like this....<br />
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<u><b>Winter Solstice Story</b></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In our class this week, the story continues with the Warrior returning to her people and gathering all the people and animals together in celebration. We will be the animals and we will be the candles and we will laugh together and let our light shine.</span><br />
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I hope to see many new and returning yoga friends as we continue our exploration of yoga, laughter and the New Year. Don't be alarmed if you didn't recognize some of the names of the poses. We make them up all the time! In fact, <b>I invite all our young yogis to pick their favorite animal and think about why their animal might want the sun to return to warm the Earth. If they feel inspired, they may share their thoughts in class on Thursday and they are welcome to invent a pose for their animal that we can practice together.</b> If you would like to be on my email list to receive updates about my Radiant Child class please email me! <br />
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For under 4's a parent needs to be present and participating. If there ends up being enough interest, I would be happy to add an additional class for older students (7-10 ish). This possibility will be explored in January, but please let me know if you have any class requests or suggestions. This class is aimed mostly toward the homeschool community, but anyone is welcome. There is a suggested donation of $5. Click the link for more information on <a href="http://childrensyoga.com/">Radiant Child Yoga</a>. <br />
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I will leave you with a quote from Shakta Khalsa, one of the world's leading experts on children and yoga, and the founder of <a href="http://childrensyoga.com/">Radiant Child Yoga</a>. <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, san-serif, Roboto; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"><br /></span>
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<i>"What I do with children is unique, because in everything I do I address the body, mind, and spirit of the child. And I do this in ways that speak to the child, ways that are fun as well as effective. When I look at a child, I see a “big” soul in a small body. Every time I relate to a child in that awareness, I find, without fail, that the child will reflect that same consciousness back to me."</i></div>
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Jessa Buchalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311062465185524993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455534023991606432.post-88846851472604371562013-11-26T06:55:00.000-08:002013-11-26T07:07:31.708-08:00Stepping into the Seasons....<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jessa Buchalter</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">October 2013</span></span></div>
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