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.

 

Volunteer Opportunity

Cancer Wellness Connections is seeking yoga teacher volunteers. RYTs willing and able to guide local cancer patients in yoga-based mindfulness, breathing, and gentle stretching are needed.  If interested, please email Betsy Twohig-Barrett directly for more information:  bbarrett@rochester.rr.com

Hot off the Press: New Yoga Therapy book by Dr. Ellen Horovitz

Please see the flyer linked below for Dr. Ellen Horovitz's new book, Yoga Therapy, coming out this April, since it may be of interest to members of this group. Feel free to pass it along since it has a 20% discount on it for orders!

Yoga Therapy Flyer

October Update and Spring SAVE THE DATE!

Autumnal Greetings, Rochester Yogis!!!

 On behalf of the Rochester Yoga Service Network (RYSN),  a hundred thousand heartfelt "Thanks!" for being a part of this very special group of yogis committed to promoting yoga-for-service in our community.  If not for the interest and support of yogis such as yourself we might still be saying, "Wouldn't it be great if....?!!". 

Alas, due to the collective spark of our combined energies and abundant desire to share the gifts of yoga, our nascent network is coming to fruition as evidenced by the success of the first RYSN Retreat which took place on Sunday, September 28th. Held on the campus of Nazareth College, the retreat included a yoga practice in the Linehan Chapel, led by Lynne Boucher, and a follow-up meeting to discuss the future of RYSN.  During this meeting we were privileged to host guest speaker Lisa Maynard, LMSW, RYT.  Lisa shared her research and professional experience concerning the impact of trauma and overcoming trauma through yoga therapy.  Thank you, Lisa, for your gift of yoga service!

In upcoming news, please save the date for the next RYSN Retreat scheduled for March 15, 2015. This event will include guest speaker Carla Giambrone, MS, e-RYT.  As a writer and yoga educator, Carla weaves her professional knowledge of  trauma sensitivity with informed yoga instruction, creating a yoga practice which both integrates and re-purposes the experience of trauma with a new, healing energy.

Lastly, in an attempt to streamline all future RYSN communication, we are asking current members and interested participants to subscribe to our blog, Rocyogaservice.blogspot.com.  Becoming a subscriber is simple and will ensure you receive all RYSN communication in the form of email as generated by the blog site. Should you have any questions regarding how to subscribe or navigate the blog, contact Jenn Kelly at Jenn.kelly47@gmail.com.

 Again, we thank you for your support of yoga service in Rochester.  Kindly subscribe, engage and stay connected...more seva goodness is sure to come!

Peace, Love, Namaste,

Erin Garvin
Lynne Boucher
Leanne Charlesworth
Jenn Kelly