Comments for Uptown Yoga http://www.uptownyoga.com Grow power, grow patience, just grow. Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:04:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on Jennifer Chitwood by Alicia http://www.uptownyoga.com/yoga/instructors/jennifer-chitwood/#comment-230 Alicia Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:04:01 +0000 http://wp.uptownyoga.com/#comment-230 Jen, the beginner class was so peaceful and stretchy today - just what the dr ordered! Thk u! Jen, the beginner class was so peaceful and stretchy today – just what the dr ordered! Thk u!

]]> Comment on Jim & Angela – 30-day Challenge by Jim's Fri and Sat Final Week; http://www.uptownyoga.com/2011/05/jim-and-angela-couples-30-day-yoga-challenge/#comment-127 Jim's Fri and Sat Final Week; Tue, 31 May 2011 18:28:01 +0000 http://www.uptownyoga.com/?p=1343#comment-127 Ang and I had our last in-studio day Saturday. Surely, after two days of Yoga in a row I am feeling physically strong with a higher sense of satisfaction. Over all, speaking of physical fitness, this month has been one of the best ever; Ang and I have discussed what good fortune we shared participating in the 30 Days of Yoga challenge, and hope we can do it again. How have I improved? The first thing I do every morning is weigh myself and give myself a very thorough visual inspection in front of a full length mirror. (I don't know why I torture myself this way but I guess it's suppose to encourage me to change the physical nature of the areas I don't like) For sure, my body after 30 days is looking more toned. I am eating more healthy, and Ang and I are walking and running many more miles without the soreness, or being as tired. I feel better, my attitude after all the pheromones and philosophy of Yoga has made me less negative, more positive, and more patient. My overall self, mind, body and spirit, is better. Yoga works. My success, to me, is attributed to the instructors at Uptown. I cannot adequately express my most sincere appreciation for their instruction, encouragement, attitude, patience, and sense of peace...and for sure, these fine ladies love what they do and we enjoy the benefit. Uptown is not just a place for a Yoga workout, it’s my Yoga home; thank you ladies! Ang and I had our last in-studio day Saturday. Surely, after two days of Yoga in a row I am feeling physically strong with a higher sense of satisfaction. Over all, speaking of physical fitness, this month has been one of the best ever; Ang and I have discussed what good fortune we shared participating in the 30 Days of Yoga challenge, and hope we can do it again.
How have I improved? The first thing I do every morning is weigh myself and give myself a very thorough visual inspection in front of a full length mirror. (I don’t know why I torture myself this way but I guess it’s suppose to encourage me to change the physical nature of the areas I don’t like) For sure, my body after 30 days is looking more toned. I am eating more healthy, and Ang and I are walking and running many more miles without the soreness, or being as tired. I feel better, my attitude after all the pheromones and philosophy of Yoga has made me less negative, more positive, and more patient. My overall self, mind, body and spirit, is better.
Yoga works.
My success, to me, is attributed to the instructors at Uptown. I cannot adequately express my most sincere appreciation for their instruction, encouragement, attitude, patience, and sense of peace…and for sure, these fine ladies love what they do and we enjoy the benefit. Uptown is not just a place for a Yoga workout, it’s my Yoga home; thank you ladies!

]]> Comment on Veronica’s 30-day challenge by Hilda http://www.uptownyoga.com/2011/05/veronicas-30-day-challenge/#comment-124 Hilda Mon, 30 May 2011 17:13:32 +0000 http://www.uptownyoga.com/?p=1370#comment-124 Inspiring!!! I can see myself experiencing yoga in the same way. We have the same chanllenges and a the end of the day we all go to sleep - why not take the challange and beging my own. Hopefully I will achieve transformation and become healthier and spiritually conected. Love it. HM Inspiring!!!

I can see myself experiencing yoga in the same way. We have the same chanllenges and a the end of the day we all go to sleep – why not take the challange and beging my own. Hopefully I will achieve transformation and become healthier and spiritually conected. Love it. HM

]]> Comment on Britt’s 30-day Challenge by Britt Lopez http://www.uptownyoga.com/2011/05/britts-30-day-challenge/#comment-122 Britt Lopez Sun, 29 May 2011 13:05:38 +0000 http://www.uptownyoga.com/?p=1361#comment-122 Throat Chakra My Friday evening class was so cool! It was a DJ class at the Lakewood Studio. There was really good energy in the room and the topic that Misty spoke of was truth. I have experienced much suffering in my throat chakra. I have come to realize this is because I have been unable to speak my truth for many different reasons thorough my life. I didn’t know anything about chakras until I began my yoga journey a few years ago. The combination of my life experiences, my soul searching, my yoga practice, my spiritual journey, and my therapy have all lead me to this place of understanding of where my suffering has centered and how to recognize it and work through it. So this class on Friday was of particular interest to me because of the words spoken by Misty. She helped me to feel the physical place where my truth gets stuck and helped me to understand how to move through that space towards freedom and peace with my truth. What a blessing! Peace+Love, Britt Throat Chakra

My Friday evening class was so cool! It was a DJ class at the Lakewood Studio. There was really good energy in the room and the topic that Misty spoke of was truth. I have experienced much suffering in my throat chakra. I have come to realize this is because I have been unable to speak my truth for many different reasons thorough my life. I didn’t know anything about chakras until I began my yoga journey a few years ago. The combination of my life experiences, my soul searching, my yoga practice, my spiritual journey, and my therapy have all lead me to this place of understanding of where my suffering has centered and how to recognize it and work through it. So this class on Friday was of particular interest to me because of the words spoken by Misty. She helped me to feel the physical place where my truth gets stuck and helped me to understand how to move through that space towards freedom and peace with my truth. What a blessing! Peace+Love, Britt

]]> Comment on Jim & Angela – 30-day Challenge by Tues Final Week; http://www.uptownyoga.com/2011/05/jim-and-angela-couples-30-day-yoga-challenge/#comment-120 Tues Final Week; Thu, 26 May 2011 19:39:15 +0000 http://www.uptownyoga.com/?p=1343#comment-120 Adjusting me here, adjusting me there, hands-on by Jessica Baxter, and Jennifer Chitwood with her encouraging words like “let it flow, relax into it, don’t be satisfied with the status quo,” made for a great studio experience. For sure, I need encouraging instructions and a nudge here and there. The more I am encouraged and challenged, the more I focus on improvement, and the instructions I receive is slowly but surely becoming part of me, not only in the studio but at home. Peace and Love Adjusting me here, adjusting me there, hands-on by Jessica Baxter, and Jennifer Chitwood with her encouraging words like “let it flow, relax into it, don’t be satisfied with the status quo,” made for a great studio experience. For sure, I need encouraging instructions and a nudge here and there. The more I am encouraged and challenged, the more I focus on improvement, and the instructions I receive is slowly but surely becoming part of me, not only in the studio but at home. Peace and Love

]]> Comment on Jim & Angela – 30-day Challenge by Final Week; http://www.uptownyoga.com/2011/05/jim-and-angela-couples-30-day-yoga-challenge/#comment-119 Final Week; Thu, 26 May 2011 14:01:00 +0000 http://www.uptownyoga.com/?p=1343#comment-119 Enjoying sweating has never been more fun. That sounds a little oxymoronic as I write it, but then I remember that I get the same feeling when hiking up a 4000 ft ascent with a 65lb pack on my back. Whenever I sweat I know something good is happening to my body, so why not think of it as fun, after all, there is always a mind set in anything we do and for me it is not only acceptance, but I want to develop a love for yoga. I had this thought as Jennifer L was talking us through our vinyasa; she encouraged us to feel the love in our stretches, and to take that love and share it with the world. Thank you Jen L, what a great reminder of why we are at the Uptown Yoga studio. Our bodies need us to love them, and certainly there is a need for more shared love between mankind outside the studio. Peace and Love Enjoying sweating has never been more fun. That sounds a little oxymoronic as I write it, but then I remember that I get the same feeling when hiking up a 4000 ft ascent with a 65lb pack on my back. Whenever I sweat I know something good is happening to my body, so why not think of it as fun, after all, there is always a mind set in anything we do and for me it is not only acceptance, but I want to develop a love for yoga. I had this thought as Jennifer L was talking us through our vinyasa; she encouraged us to feel the love in our stretches, and to take that love and share it with the world. Thank you Jen L, what a great reminder of why we are at the Uptown Yoga studio. Our bodies need us to love them, and certainly there is a need for more shared love between mankind outside the studio. Peace and Love

]]> Comment on Jim & Angela – 30-day Challenge by Ang http://www.uptownyoga.com/2011/05/jim-and-angela-couples-30-day-yoga-challenge/#comment-118 Ang Wed, 25 May 2011 13:13:00 +0000 http://www.uptownyoga.com/?p=1343#comment-118 Final Week: This is the final week of our 30-day challenge. I get discouraged that I am not mastering poses as quickly as I imagined I would--I'm talking beginner poses here! On the days I practice at home, I do the ones that give me the most trouble in class, as well as pigeon or chair. In Jen's class Monday, I did realize I do much better when I don't think so much about the move, but focus on my breath and kind of get lost in all of it. (Do you think that's part of what they have been instructing us to do all along?) Since I am writing this from a relationship point of view (me and yoga; me, Jim, and yoga), it's easy for me to see parallels. With Jim, if I'm having a bad day, I can overanalyze everything we say or do, go through the motions, or lose focus. But being "there" in the moment, and enjoying our time together, forgetting the little things, and focusing on our breath together, I feel much stronger as an "us" and as me. You know how they always tell us to maintain the integrity of the pose in class? That's what I am focusing on--on and off the mat--this week and beyond. Final Week:

This is the final week of our 30-day challenge. I get discouraged that I am not mastering poses as quickly as I imagined I would–I’m talking beginner poses here! On the days I practice at home, I do the ones that give me the most trouble in class, as well as pigeon or chair. In Jen’s class Monday, I did realize I do much better when I don’t think so much about the move, but focus on my breath and kind of get lost in all of it. (Do you think that’s part of what they have been instructing us to do all along?) Since I am writing this from a relationship point of view (me and yoga; me, Jim, and yoga), it’s easy for me to see parallels. With Jim, if I’m having a bad day, I can overanalyze everything we say or do, go through the motions, or lose focus. But being “there” in the moment, and enjoying our time together, forgetting the little things, and focusing on our breath together, I feel much stronger as an “us” and as me. You know how they always tell us to maintain the integrity of the pose in class? That’s what I am focusing on–on and off the mat–this week and beyond.

]]> Comment on Britt’s 30-day Challenge by Britt Lopez http://www.uptownyoga.com/2011/05/britts-30-day-challenge/#comment-116 Britt Lopez Mon, 23 May 2011 14:00:34 +0000 http://www.uptownyoga.com/?p=1361#comment-116 Day 21 - Missed Practice Today. This morning was the beginning of a crazy day. My daughter's Dance Recital, My son's Confirmation rehearsal and celebration dinner. All of these things happening one after another with barely a second to breathe in between. My plan was to go to 9:15 yoga at the Lakewood Studio. However, while I was making breakfast for the kids, my son went outside and found our cat killed in the yard. Without going into graphic details here, I will just say this was extremely traumatic for me and my kids. Our day instantly took on a whole new feel. I missed class and found myself in the midst of damage control and comforting my kids and trying to maintain my own composure for hours. We made it through the rest of the day. I searched for healing in everything that we did for the rest of the day. I stayed present and focused for the kids. My old patterns would have been to disappear or disassociate myself from the situation. I truly believe that this yoga challenge has brought me into a new place of inner strength and ability to remain present in the face of a challenge. I found peace in being present and allowing the feelings to flow, whatever that looked like. I offered this same advice to my kids. I told them that feelings are normal since we are human, we feel many different things and we need to let the feelings happen and flow through us. We should not try to suppress them or judge them. Feelings will always change and flow, trapping them inside is not healthy. This was therapeutic for me too. The lessons learned on the mat can be taken into the work beyond the mat. Sunday evening I did a very short home practice and a very long shavasana . I am better today and looking forward to getting back to the Studio this week. Peace+Love, Britt Day 21 – Missed Practice Today.

This morning was the beginning of a crazy day. My daughter’s Dance Recital, My son’s Confirmation rehearsal and celebration dinner. All of these things happening one after another with barely a second to breathe in between. My plan was to go to 9:15 yoga at the Lakewood Studio. However, while I was making breakfast for the kids, my son went outside and found our cat killed in the yard. Without going into graphic details here, I will just say this was extremely traumatic for me and my kids. Our day instantly took on a whole new feel. I missed class and found myself in the midst of damage control and comforting my kids and trying to maintain my own composure for hours. We made it through the rest of the day. I searched for healing in everything that we did for the rest of the day. I stayed present and focused for the kids. My old patterns would have been to disappear or disassociate myself from the situation. I truly believe that this yoga challenge has brought me into a new place of inner strength and ability to remain present in the face of a challenge. I found peace in being present and allowing the feelings to flow, whatever that looked like. I offered this same advice to my kids. I told them that feelings are normal since we are human, we feel many different things and we need to let the feelings happen and flow through us. We should not try to suppress them or judge them. Feelings will always change and flow, trapping them inside is not healthy. This was therapeutic for me too. The lessons learned on the mat can be taken into the work beyond the mat. Sunday evening I did a very short home practice and a very long shavasana . I am better today and looking forward to getting back to the Studio this week. Peace+Love, Britt

]]> Comment on Nicole Payseur by Myrna Padilla http://www.uptownyoga.com/yoga/instructors/nicole-payseur/#comment-114 Myrna Padilla Mon, 23 May 2011 00:37:05 +0000 http://wp.uptownyoga.com/#comment-114 Nicol what that I can said about you. You are the best yoga teacher in the world thank u for all your help an all the possitive thinks that u teach to all of us, thank's for make your classe so joinfull and fun. THANK YOU GOIX BLESS YOU. Nicol what that I can said about you. You are the best yoga teacher in the world thank u for all your help an all the possitive thinks that u teach to all of us, thank’s for make your classe so joinfull and fun. THANK YOU GOIX BLESS YOU.

]]> Comment on Jim & Angela – 30-day Challenge by Ang http://www.uptownyoga.com/2011/05/jim-and-angela-couples-30-day-yoga-challenge/#comment-113 Ang Sat, 21 May 2011 14:05:49 +0000 http://www.uptownyoga.com/?p=1343#comment-113 Day 21 Thursday night was another awesome yoga class. However, I was hurting. I wasn't listening to my body or taking care of it properly outside of class either. During class, I felt more wobbly and off than ever, which is frustrating after doing yoga every day for the month of May. Friday morning, I decided I need to take my practice and make it private. I did more restorative yoga for my hips, which were sore from slowly trying to get back into running. Yoga is the perfect companion to any of my cardio workouts, but yesterday I just needed to relax into poses and nearly pamper my body. This morning (Saturday), I am still in the same mode...and in a hurry. I did as many Sun Salutations, chair poses, and pigeons as I could before fixing our breakfast. Jim is going to yoga class a ten, and I am going to get a wedding present for an out-of-town wedding we have this evening. Jim is no doubt looking forward to this part of the day, and he promises to show me moves later. : ) Day 21

Thursday night was another awesome yoga class. However, I was hurting. I wasn’t listening to my body or taking care of it properly outside of class either. During class, I felt more wobbly and off than ever, which is frustrating after doing yoga every day for the month of May. Friday morning, I decided I need to take my practice and make it private. I did more restorative yoga for my hips, which were sore from slowly trying to get back into running. Yoga is the perfect companion to any of my cardio workouts, but yesterday I just needed to relax into poses and nearly pamper my body. This morning (Saturday), I am still in the same mode…and in a hurry. I did as many Sun Salutations, chair poses, and pigeons as I could before fixing our breakfast. Jim is going to yoga class a ten, and I am going to get a wedding present for an out-of-town wedding we have this evening. Jim is no doubt looking forward to this part of the day, and he promises to show me moves later. : )

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