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Yoga On the Dock is back this June!

Evolution Yoga — Mon, 21 May 2012 04:04:44 +0000

Join us for a unique and inspiring practice led by Bill O’Connor on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 7 – 8 AM at the Community Sailing Center on Burlington’s Waterfront! June 5th through August 30th, 2012.

Purchase a five, ten or fifteen class “Yoga on the Lake” pass that can be used for any of the 26 classes throughout the summer! These passes are $60 for a 5-class pass, $110 for a 10-class pass, and $150 for a 15-class pass. They can be purchased online here at your convenience. $14 a class drop in (cash or check only) or use your class card.

Note: Check Evolution’s Face Book for class status due to weather. All weather updates will be available by 6:30am.

Center of Power 6-Week Series Begin May 10th

Evolution Yoga — Sat, 05 May 2012 21:32:33 +0000

This class is designed for anyone who wants to use the core and abdominal muscles more efficiently and effectively. This leads to overall new strength and power as well as relief from pain and improved muscle function in the back, hips or shoulders.

When I developed the “Strong on the Inside” class series and workshop, I wanted to bring together the core information that I had learned from various disciplines. This class brings clarity to core work from yoga (the bandahs), Physical Therapy, and Gyrotonic. And it feels great. Come check it out! No yoga experience necessary! Fit athletes, experienced yoginis, and those less conditioned or recovering from injury benefit from this unique work.

Thursdays, 4:30-5:30pm
6 weeks for $99
starting May 10th
Register Here

Teacher Feature ~ Andrea O’Connor

Evolution Yoga — Sat, 05 May 2012 06:12:11 +0000

Weekly Drop-In Classes Only on Sundays at Evolution:

Guided Meditation 8:30 – 9 AM (donation)

Anusara-Inspired Level I/II 9 – 10 AM

Anusara-Inspired Level I/II 3 – 4 PM

6 Weeks to Core Strength: Center of Power with Andrea on Thursdays afternoons from 4:30 to 5:30 PM (Begins May 10th to June 14th)

Where do you continue to find your inspiration? Waking up in the morning and thinking “sign me up” does it. If it doesn’t, then I adjust something, either my attitude or my circumstances.

How did you begin your yogic journey? Ten years ago I was a stressed out marketing director with a sore back. That was a great place to start.

Tell us about your “Branch Out! Yoga for Gardeners” retreat this June: This retreat is a wonderful opportunity to do yoga in a way that brings new discoveries about ease, strength and bliss. And we will make these new yoga skills, whether for our backs or our brains, work for us as we leave the weekend and move through life, doing our gardening, yard work, and even favorite outdoor sports like biking, hiking, running.

How has your practice and teaching changed over the last decade? In the first five years of my practice and teaching, I focused on doing fun poses and working hard. Nothing wrong with that; I loved it! In the last five years I’ve begun to focus on a daily or weekly philosophical principle and how to move with ease and strength on and off the mat. That feels great too!

Summer Schedule begins Monday, May 7th!

Evolution Yoga — Thu, 03 May 2012 03:48:00 +0000

We are changing to our summer yoga drop-in schedule much sooner than last year. Make sure to take a look at is as we have changed a few classes. New additions include Yoga on the Lake with Bill, and welcoming back Patrick and Katie to the schedule!

What are you growing in your garden?

workingwellvt — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:37:15 +0000

Ahh – it’s all so beautiful. Right now, the dwarf cherry tree which has kitschy fake glittery pear ornaments on it!, is in bloom. The weeping birch has the most delicate green leaves and catkins. Many bulbs are in colorful presence; and the shrubs are shiny in many colors from spruce blue to barberry red and yellow to white azalea. The masses of vinca and “freckles” viola are all showing off! The perennials, including many types of ferns, are coming up. I fill six feeders, each with different type of food as my birds are very spoiled like everyone else around our house!

In the past, I’ve had community garden plots where bushels of roma canning tomatoes, culinary herbs, funky striped beets, and spicy mesclun were among my favorite crops.Will do that again some day! As a renting intervale farmer, I raised and sold many types of medicinal herbs one year. I’m into rock and our tiny city yard has three rock walls, a stone patio and stone walkway. Each year I tear something apart and rebuild it, much to Bill’s distress (What? It was fine the way it was!!!) This year the walkway is up for a facelift. ~ Andrea

Join Andrea O’Connor for a weekend retreat in Starksboro, Vermont from June 8 – 10th, 2012 – Branch Out! Yoga for Gardeners

Early Bird Special ~ $50 OFF!

Evolution Yoga — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:51:31 +0000

Be one of the first five participants to sign up for our nature-inspired retreats this June and September in Starksboro, Vermont and save $50 off one of these three weekend retreats!

June 8 – 10

Branch Out! Yoga for Gardening with Andrea O’Connor

Cultivate Your Yoga Glow with John McConnell

September 14 – 16

Yoga and Nature: Connecting with your Inner and Outer Landscape with Martha Whitney

Yoga Retreats with evolution in Starksboro, VT this summer!

Evolution Yoga — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:27:01 +0000

Grow Your Garden this summer with evolution yoga in any of our four nature-inspired retreats!

JUNE 8 – 10

Grow Your Yoga – Yoga for Gardeners with Andrea O’Connor

Shine Out – Cultivate Your Yoga Glow with John McConnell

SEPTEMBER 14 – 16

Yoga and Stone Building in Your Garden with Charlie MacMartin and Janet Carscadden

Yoga and Nature Retreat – Connect with your Inner and Outer Landscape with Martha Whitney

Kids Classes begin next week!

Evolution Yoga — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 01:37:30 +0000

It’s more than yoga for your child, it’s a lot of fun! We sing, dance, play, laugh, breathe, stretch and lots more. Most classes begin next week for our spring young yogis. There are still some spaces available in the classes below. Call (802) 864.9642 or register online soon to reserve a space for your young yogi!

Infant Yoga and Massage (6 wks. – 6 mo.) : Mon. 9:45 am (Susan)

Infant/Baby Yoga (2 mo. – 12 mo., pre-walkers only) : Thurs. 10:40 am (Morgan)

New Explorers Yoga (12 – 18 mo.) : Wed. 10:55 am (Lisa)

Tots on the Move (18 mo. – 2 yrs.) Sat. 10:15 am (Morgan)

Kids Creative Yoga (2 – 4 yrs) Tues. 9:45 am (Vanessa), Fri. 10:45 am (Jaycie), Sat. 11:15 pm (Morgan)

Family Yoga (1 1/2 - 5 yrs) : Wed. 9:45-10:45 (Lisa)

Kids Yoga ( 5 – 8 yrs) : Mon. 3:30-4:15 pm (Vanessa)

An Evening of Restorative Yoga with Lydia Hill

Evolution Yoga — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:17:31 +0000

Join Lydia for an evening of restoration. Using blocks, bolsters, straps, and blankets you will yoga your way to a feeling of restored body and mind. What a perfect way to enter the weekend.

We hope to see you this Friday, March 30th, 6-8 PM for a special Friday night treat. $20
Please pre-register by calling 802-864-9642
or Register Online.

Dance Anywhere

Petra Smejkal — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:26:07 +0000

I was looking through some of my photos recently, and came across this one of myself in Dancer. If the photo wasn’t marked by date, I wouldn’t have guessed that this was me over four years ago. I thought that it was far more recent. Life was a little different in 2008, pre kids, post graduation, just dancing around when ever I pleased. Now I have to plan and strategize to get my time to dance, in the studio or elsewhere. As our responsibilities and priorities change, and even the things that make us smile, it’s true that some things always stay the same as long as we let them. And that can be a very good thing.