RYSN October 25 Retreat- Please RSVP

October Roc Yoga Service Network Retreat!

We will gather the RYSN community for our Fall Retreat on  

Sunday October 25, 2-5 pm 

Nazareth College Chapel

Re-connect with your passion for sharing yoga with others!

We'll share lively time on the mat and lively time in conversation ~ 

as we reflect and renew our commitment to giving back to our community.

Please RSVP by October 12 to help us plan for you:

RSVP via email to rocyogaservice@gmail.com

 

Save the Date! Fall 2015 RYSN Retreat

Calling all RYSN Yogis...

It's that time again - retreat and renew!

Save the date for our Fall 2015 RYSN Retreat

Sunday October 25th
2-6 PM
Nazareth College Linehan Chapel
Golisano Academic Center

More details coming soon!

~ Jenn, Erin, Leanne & Lynne

Help Needed - Teaching Opportunity This Summer!

One of our friends and community members, Jim Thompson, needs some help this summer.  Please read on below regarding the four classes that he needs help with.  You can contact Jim directly if you are interested and able!  Thank you for considering! ~ RYSN

I ask the group for some help with teaching four classes of mine when I am out of town.  The classes are on Tuesday, July 28; Wednesday, July 29; Wednesday August 12 and Tuesday August 18.

 

I teach them at the Baobab Cultural Center at 728 University Ave. The Baobab celebrates people of the African diaspora, and its small square footage is filled with art works, African artifacts, and the echoes of numerous Afrikan history classes, cultural conversations, jazz sessions …and more.

 

We have a small area where yoga is taught twice a week. I’m the only teacher. The Tuesday class usually has about 4 people; the Wednesday class has 3, but classes are open. Over time, most of our practicers have been African American. It is a comfortable place for us to practice, as African Americans. But you don’t have to be African American to teach the class, and I know that the RYSN group  is looking to end exclusion in all areas, so I felt you were good folks to ask.

The teaching is semi-voluntary, as I am paid only half of the class fee, which is amounts to $5 for each student. But it has been a labor of love and joy for me.  The group currently is all women. They are generally middle aged and up. The classes are more or less Iyengar based, but that’s not a deal-breaker. Most of the women have some arthritic limitations, etc., that come with aging, but they have warm and powerful spirits. The Tuesday class is a level 1-2, with the beginnings of inversions.  The Wednesday class is very gentle yoga, where we use a lot of props…Unfortunately, one prop we don’t have is a wall, because of all the art work! We have learned to improvise. The Wednesday women are larger bodied students. I will be happy to give details of how the classes go by phone or e-mail. 

 

I apologize for the short notice. A couple other teachers whom I asked couldn’t do it. 

If you think you may be able to help us with this, please call by this Friday (July 24) for the July dates. I’ll be away on a retreat from Saturday July 25 to Saturday August 1, and won’t have access to phone or e-mail. 

For the August dates, I can be contacted from August 1 to 3.

 

My cell phone # is (585) 703-7739. My e-mail is   jimthomp@rochester.rr.com

 

Thank you for considering this. 

Peace,

Jim Thompson

Great Read!

Good Morning, RYSN Friends!

Lynne found a great article online that is directly in line with our mission, so we wanted to share with all of you.

6 Ways to End Exclusion in Yoga

Enjoy!

Reminder: The next RYSN retreat is THIS SUNDAY, May 31

Join the amazing yoga teacher and student community from the Rochester Yoga Service Network for our Spring Retreat on Sunday, May 31st for a beautiful afternoon of sharing and connecting.  See the link below for more details and to RSVP.  And PLEASE - spread the good word to anyone who might want to join this awesome network.

https://www.smore.com/4q3d0-yoga-service-immersion

See you Sunday at 2pm!

Summer Volunteer Opportunity!!

We need your help!  Yoga classes for the Rochester Summer Bridge Program.

Interested in volunteering as a yoga teacher or teaching assistant for the Young Women’s College Prep Summer Bridge Program this summer at Nazareth?  These classes will be offered once daily for three weeks – program will be start July 27^th, 2015, and will end August 14th.  We will need volunteer yoga teachers and assistants for a daily, early afternoon, one hour yoga class.  Contact Leanne @ lwcharlesworth@gmail.com for additional information.

Save the Dates!

The Rochester Yoga Service Network (RYSN) would like to thank all who attended Heart and Soul Seva, a yoga service immersion presented by Carla Giambrone, on March 1, 2015.   Over 30 Rochester yogis committed to spreading the gifts of yoga gathered in Nazareth College’s Center for Spirituality for a workshop focusing on giving the best of ourselves to those we teach.  Carla’s yoga wisdom and heart energy made the day an unforgettable success – Thank you, Carla!!!  Please visit Carla’s website carlayoga.com for more opportunities to play, practice and feed the yoga love. 

Upcoming events to fill the spring season with more yoga goodness include the National Yoga Service Conference, May 14th-17^th at Omega in Rhinebeck, New York.  RYSN encourages all yogis interested in learning more about yoga service to join the national movement by attending this amazing event.  More information can be found at www.eomega.org.  If you are considering attending and have questions, or have an interest in pooling transportation and/or housing resources, contact Lynne at Lbouche9@naz.edu.  We hope to see you there!

On the local yoga service front, please save for the date for RYSN’s Second Semi-Annual Yoga Retreat scheduled for Sunday, May 31^st, 2-6pm, at Nazareth College.  This day will be devoted to continuing our mission of linking yoga service providers with groups seeking yoga instruction, and fostering a spirit of cooperation within Rochester’s yoga community.  Come prepared to share what it is you do and who you serve, or wish to serve, with yoga seva love.  Together we can help our communities thrive by living this common goal!

Peace, Love, Namaste and Thanks…..The Rochester Yoga Service Network

LAST CALL for the 3/1 Yoga Service Immersion!

YOGA SERVICE IMMERSION:

HEART AND SOUL SEVA

The Rochester Yoga Service Network (RYSN) is pleased to

host this groundbreaking workshop presented by

Carla Giambrone, e-RYT Yogi/Researcher.

LAST CALL - there are still a few spaces remaining!

WHEN:  Sunday March 1^st, 2015

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

WHERE:  Nazareth College Center for Spirituality

Golisano Academic Center, Room 151

WHO:  Open to all yoga teachers and students

dedicated to sharing yoga love and service

HOW TO SIGN UP: Visit http://carlayoga.com/

click on “sign up here.”

Cost: $25 ($5 for college students)

Please note: If you are planning to attend, kindly bring your mat and a journal with you.  We are looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!

Update: Yoga Service Immersion

Good Afternoon, friends!  There was a small technical issue with the original Yoga Service Immersion post on Saturday - the promised flyer was not attached!  We have updated the post so that the flyer details have been embedded in the post below - be sure to check it out. You will see that we have even included a link for convenient online registration.

As always, please let us know if there are any questions!

You can either reply to this post, or email us at RocYogaService@gmail.com

Sincerely,

RYSN

Join Us! Rochester Yoga Service Immersion

Rochester Yoga Service Network is thrilled to announce our first workshop - Sunday, March 1st, 2-6 pm. Registration is now open! Please see the flyer embedded below for details and contact us with any questions.

YOGA SERVICE IMMERSION:

HEART AND SOUL SEVA

The Rochester Yoga Service Network (RYSN) is pleased to

host this groundbreaking workshop presented by

Carla Giambrone, e-RYT Yogi/Researcher.

WHEN:  Sunday March 1^st, 2015

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

WHERE:  Nazareth College Center for Spirituality

Golisano Academic Center, Room 151

WHO:  Open to all yoga teachers and students

dedicated to sharing yoga love and service

HOW TO SIGN UP: Visit http://carlayoga.com/

click on “sign up here.”

Cost: $25 ($5 for college students)

This workshop is designed to support and instruct yogis dedicated to spreading the gifts of yoga to underserved populations in our community, with a focus on hands-on assisting, recognizing and responding to trauma, coaching via LEAN® - Living Empowered Action Now,  and the yogic philosophy of service/seva.  Come ready to share your love of yoga with both a going-deeper practice and workshop instruction.