New Spring 2012 Schedule

Welcome back to the most fun and relaxing classes held at Yale! YAY classes begin this Monday, January 23rd with Candlelight at 10 pm. Vidya's 5:00 Monday class will begin next week (January 30th), but all other classes will be held as planned.

All classes are free and open to all levels of yogis and yalies!

Monday: 5:00 - 6:15 pm - Power Vinyasa - Vidya
Monday: 10:00 - 11:00 pm - Candlelight Yoga - Katherine and Vidya
Tuesday: 5:00 - 6:15 pm - Vinyasa - Emily
Wednesday: 9:00 - 10:15 am - Hatha Flow - Vidya
Wednesday: 5:00 - 6:15 pm - Ashtanga Vinyasa - Mia
Thursday: 7:00 - 8:00 pm - Vinyasa - Katherine

As per tradition, all classes will be held in the Berkeley Multipurpose Room (located directly underneath the dining hall). Bring your own mat if you have one, but we do have some available if you don't.

See you Monday on the mat!
~ the YAY team

Welcome back!

Welcome back to a new semester yogis! Just a quick note to let you know that classes will be starting up the week of January 23rd, after shopping period mania ends! There will be some edits to our past schedule, so be sure to check back in the coming week.

See you on the mat soon!

~the YAY team

Free Yoga at Greenfest this Sunday 12:30 - 1:30!

Hey yogis -

Join us and STEP at Greenfest this Sunday, October 16 on Old Campus for a free outdoor yoga class from 12:30-1:30. We'll be teaching a mixed level class, under the sun, to live music and great company. BYOMat if possible, but we will have a limited number available.

Stick around after for free food, kettle corn, Eli Exchange clothing swap, raffles, games, live music, and more. Check out the Greenfest Facebook event or Yale's STEP website for more info!

See you on the mat (and in the sun!)
~ the YAY team

Fall 2011 Schedule!

Monday           5:00 - 6:15     Mixed Level Vinyasa       Cristina
Tuesday          5:00 - 6:15     Mixed Level Vinyasa       Katherine
Wednesday     5:00 - 6:15     Mixed Level Ashtanga    Mia


All classes are held in the Berkeley Multipurpose Room (BK South court, below the dining hall, down the stairs on your right) and will begin September 12th. 


New to Yoga? Arrive five minutes early and let the teacher know, so we can do our best to get you started out on the right foot!


We encourage you to BYOM (bring your own mat) if you own one. If you don't, not to fret, we have a limited number of mats available to borrow, as well as props.


See you on the mat!

New mailing list!

Thanks to all 160+ of you who stopped by our table at the bazaar today! For those of you who missed us and would like to receive email notifications about our schedule, workshops, or events, please subscribe to YAY at www.yale.edu/subscribe/student-orgs under "Cultural." We will be sending out our schedule within the next couple days. See you on the mat starting September 12th!

Namaste

~the YAY team

Welcome back!

Welcome back Yale! We are in the process of finalizing the class schedule for this year, which will begin the week of September 12th. Catch us at the fair this Sunday and stay tuned for more details!

Secure your spot in Costa Rica now!

Sign up at http://www.yogasherpa.com/sigman.

See you on the mat...IN COSTA RICA!!

New low price for students on Costa Rica Yoga Retreat!

Now, you can get your yoga retreat on for just $1395!  We worked hard to get the price down so as many people as possible could join us on this amazing, once-in-a-lifetime adventure.

You can get up to $200 off if you refer up to 4 friends!  $50 per friend you refer, so your all-inclusive trip could cost just $1195.  Deepen your practice, go on incredible adventures, and take a chance!  You only live once, make it count!

email emily.sigman@yale.edu ASAP for details on how to sign up!

See you on the mat...in COSTA RICA!!

Meditation now offered nightly in Battell Chapel!

Instead of meditation in the noisy multipurpose room, please join us for meditation EVERY NIGHT in Battell Chapel, come in anytime between 10 PM and 2 AM

Flier for Stillness and Light produced below, also check outhttp://www.yale.edu/indigoblue/cl/ibSL2010.pdf to see the text more clearly.

 

Learn Israeli Martial Arts from Instructor to the Special Forces, Krav Maga
1 Day, 2.5 Hour Session at Yale
RSVP now: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDBuV1Z6UDh3WFpReDNydWtVLXd6OWc6MQ

Krav Maga is the martial art form developed in Israel, and it is known to be one of the most useful martial arts in real life defense situations. Sharir Richman, an expert Krav Maga instructor, will be coming to Yale to teach basic Krav Maga skills over a 2.5 hour period.

After completing many covert missions with the Israeli Defense Forces and studying Krav Maga for many years, Mr. Richman became a Krav Maga instructor and has trained Israeli Special Forces, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Protection Unit, American Private Security Forces, and others. He will be coming to Yale to teach an interactive session that will incorporate basic Krav Maga techniques (no experience necessary) as well as principles behind Krav Maga.

The 1-time session will be held approximately 1 month from today, on Sunday, February 27 from 1-3:30. Everybody is very warmly welcomed to participate (regardless of your experience with martial arts, political views, etc.) The event is free of charge.

Very Important: We expect this event to be in high demand.

Please fill out this RSVP form today to reserve your place now:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDBuV1Z6UDh3WFpReDNydWtVLXd6OWc6MQ

Looking to deepen your knowledge of a yoga practice?

Ever wondered why Chaturanga looks so easy but feels so hard? Or whether your alignment is right in downward facing dog? Or why yogis seem to spend so much time in these poses in the first place?

Come join Yogis at Yale this Saturday, February 12th from 10:30-12 am for the first of a series of hands-on workshops designed to deepen your personal yoga practice. Whether you have recently discovered yoga or are a full-time yoga addict, yogis Cristina and Katherine will lead you through the most fundamental sequence of yoga, teaching all those nitty-gritty details fun to master but so easy to miss.

Please RSVP to Cristina at cristina.poindexter@yale.edu by this Friday, February 11th to reserve a spot. Space is limited in order to ensure as much personal attention as all you enthusiastic yogis deserve. 6 months of yoga experience recommended, but not required. See you on the mat!

Yogis at Yale Retreat in Costa Rica this summer!

Yogis at Yale will be leading a week-long retreat to an amazing yoga studio in Costa Rica this summer! 

Join us for a week of incredible yoga, designed to deepen and expand your practice whether you are a beginner or advanced practitioner.  We will also spend time hiking, surfing, horseback-riding, and of course relaxing!  It's the perfect way to end your summer and start the new year (or your new life if you're graduating!)

Dates are not finalized, but will be sometime in mid-August after internships have finished up but before school starts again.  Costs will be between $1,500 and $2,000 depending on airfare.

Contact emily.sigman@yale.edu to be put on the list of interested participants and to receive more information about the trip.

Late Evening classes will begin 1/31

Our late evening meditation classes and candlelight class will not meet until next week due to space constrictions.  We will notify you once those classes are up and running.  Enjoy our many other classes offered this week!

Reminder: No Candlelight Class tonight 1/19

Due to a room conflict, we are rearranging some of the evening meditation and candlelight classes.  We'll keep you posted on updates!

There is, however, an awesome yoga party!  Check out our facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yogis-at-Yale/141088655940691?v=wall for more details.

New Yoga!

Classes will start TUESDAY, JAN 17TH not Monday

Monday 5:00 - 6:15 pm Mixed Vinyasa with Vidya**

9:00 - 9:30 pm Intro Meditation with Emily

Tuesday 5:15 - 6:15 pm Beginner Yoga with Katherine

9:00 - 9:30 pm Meditation with Steve

Wednesday 5:00 - 6:15 pm Mixed Vinyasa with Cristina

9:00 - 10:00 pm Candlelight Yoga with Emily

Thursday 5:00 - 6:15 pm Mixed Vinyasa with Hilary

Friday 5:00 - 6:15 pm Power Vinyasa with Katherine

Sunday 4:00 - 5:15 pm Gentle Vinyasa with Cristina

**starts Jan 24th

New Schedule for Spring 2011 will be posted at the end of shopping period

We may be offering some classes in the next two weeks, if so we will post them here, on our facebook page, and send out emails to the panlist.

Yoga Nidra Wednesday 12/8 10:00 PM

Namaste

This Wednesday, instead of the normal candlelight class, Emily will be leading a Yoga Nidra session from 10:00 PM to 10:45 PM.

Yoga Nidra is a Sanskrit term that means "Yogic Sleep."  It is a practice of guided relaxation and visualization designed to promote a truly restful state of being, while remaining conscious.  It is said that the restorative benefits of doing 45 minutes of Yoga Nidra are equivalent to 6 hours of deep sleep.  This practice will help you reduce anxiety and tension, restore your body's natural immunities, promote more acute focus and help you regain a more normal sleeping pattern, if your sleep has become irregular over the course of the stressful semester weeks.

Due to the nature of the class, it is absolutely important that you *arrive on time*.  Please wear warm clothes, perhaps even bringing a blanket with you, as Yoga Nidra is best done at very comfortable temperatures.

Please join us in this special session, and feel free to pass this along to anyone who might be interested. 

Reading Week Schedule

Namaste

Please take note of our modified schedule for reading week:

Monday: No class
Tuesday 5:00 PM-6:15 PM: Intermediate/Advanced Vinyassa with Cristina
Wednesday 10:00PM-11:00PM: A special Yoga Nidra Session with Emily (details forthcoming)
Thursday: TBA
Friday 5:00 PM-6:15 PM: Vinyassa Flow with Katherine
Saturday 10:00 AM-11:30 AM: Ashtanga with Cristina

See you on the mat!

No 5:00 Wednesday class 12/1

Namaste--

Unfortunately, our Yoga DJ is stuck in some weather and won't make it for the 5:00 class.  That just means the 10 PM candlelight class will be that much more awesome!  Make sure to come tonight, bring a friend, and we'll share the light, music, and awesome yoga together.  It will be a great way to de-stress during this busy week.

See you tonight!