Author: Love Yoga Studios

New classes, passes, teachers and floors!

Posted on May 16, 2017 by - From the Blog

Scroll down for our latest schedule with 3 new weekly classes and more coming soon!

Highlights include:
Thursday 6:30 am Strong flow;
Friday 4pm Qi Gong;
Sunday morning 9:30am Basics class and
An upcoming Friday 11am Gentle flow (starts in June)

Our new membership passes will give you access to all our classes plus the added benefits of 10% off massage and guest passes for your friends, family and out of town guests.

SHARE THE LOVE! With our Summer Special! If you purchase any one of our 3 monthly membership passes for yourself, you can give one away to someone who’s new to Love Yoga!    If you are currently on one of our memberships, please enjoy the new bonuses of 10% off massage and free guest passes.

Softer, cozier floors will arrive in a few weeks… so be sure to drop by and check those out!  Strong enough for a balance pose and soft enough for elbows!  With softer floors comes softer practices offering more ways to connect, more relaxing, healing classes that bring sound vibration, meditation and deep relaxation.  Something for everyone:  Strong, Savvy & Soulful!

Lots to look forward to this summer!

July 8th Yoga for Anxiety
July 15th Intro to Yoga for beginners
August 1st Kayaking with Cascadia Expeditions
August 10-13th 8 Limbs Intro Prep for Teacher Training
August 21st Solar Eclipse – no morning class
August 26th Mountain Biking intro & Yoga Class

 

How Instagram and Coffee brought Kentucky to Love Yoga

Posted on April 10, 2017 by - From the Blog

Are you anti social?  I mean, anti social media?  Think it’s a time waster? An isolator?  A hilarious web of never ending beach and cat photos?  It’s easy to think that.  Sometimes.  Today, however, I’d like to share a story about how Instagram connected Oregon, Kentucky and Yoga in an amazing collaboration.

I stumbled across an Instagram post in July 2015.  It was something about yoga, Oregon and “How Dreams become Reality”.  Of course this drew me in and I discovered she was a coffee loving, mom/wife, yoga teacher who worked in law enforcement. Further intrigued, I started following this coffee-lovin’ soul and discovered that she and her family were on a journey to move to Oregon… from Kentucky! We reached out and invited her to swing by Love Yoga if they happen to find themselves in this area.  They did… and she did!  Not only did they find themselves in this area… they moved right here to the Willamette Valley!  (I like to think we had a little something to do with that… and she lets me think that). ; )  She practiced with  us at Love and subbed a few Power classes for us and right away everyone fell in love with Sabrina.  And it’s so easy to see why… Sabrina infuses love into every one of her classes.  At first people in her classes were talking about her adorable accent… the conversations quickly focused on the surprisingly enjoyable core work in the Gentle class… then they talked about her relaxing assists in Savasana.  Sabrina definitely brings her Southern charm to everything she does… but it’s her Sweet Oregon Soul that keeps ’em coming back.

Her journey to Oregon wasn’t all roses and rainbows.  Leaving family, friends and coworkers to venture out west in search of coffee, yoga, mountains and oceans took a lot of courage, faith and adventure on her part…and her family.  They are all three a true inspiration to living the life you dream.  She is an amazing example of How Dreams become Reality.  We are honored, inspired and just downright happy to have her here!  Thanks Sabrina… and Thanks Instagram!

So I really appreciate all the amazing connections we’ve made through Love Yoga being social…

Please feel free to share any amazing connections you’ve experienced and watch for more stories to come!

Christine Mosbaugh, RYT200

Posted on February 17, 2017 by - Instructors

I started coming to Love Yoga in 2017. With a lifetime of sports behind me (track, swimming, gymnastics), I assumed yoga would be fairly accessible to me. And as a new mom with a toddler, (who’s now almost a tween!), the hikes I had imagined possible with a baby carrier then shattered my illusion of how I could be out and about in the PNW.

Enter a sign for a yoga studio in my neighborhood!

I was a bit nervous at first. And also confused about the role of a teacher. Are they a coach (should I tell them about my abilities and injuries), a spirit guide (what does that even mean), or something else that I’ve not yet experienced.

 I’ve never been afraid of woo, really, but the fact that there’s a whole language in English/Sanskrit and new concepts to learn, I do remember wondering if I’d be able to get it.

With bravery and willingness, I started with Friday night drop-in classes. Low cost, no commitment… I figured I had nothing to lose. Plus, there was a financial weariness that the $5 Friday class alleviated. It cost just enough to commit but not so much that I felt shamed if I didn’t make it.  Shout out to Suzanne for inviting me back in… with no shame!

Gymnastics doesn’t make space for modifications, different expression, or personal adjustments. In that world, things that don’t look a specific way are just wrong.

Which is likely why I was drawn to Vinyasa Flow over other more intense forms of yoga. The freedom and creativity resonated with me yet it still took a while to sort through classes and teachers to find the experience I didn’t even know I’d been seeking.

Looking back, I know now that my slow start was never about the practice but about finding where it fit in my life.

I can now better regulate my nervous system and use this practice on the mat and in my life. It helps with work, parenting, partnering and interfacing with people. (something I do willingly but that also, at times exhausts me). #introvert/#extrovert

My brain rarely stops thinking, processing and planning, so classes that allowed that to happen calmly, or not at all, has been such a huge blessing! (Plus, I’m so unlikely to do a savasana at home).

As a teacher, I know that a good class is truly a collaboration between myself and each person on the mat. That’s really cool when I stop to think about it.

My goal is to share ideas, a flow, spread curiosity about movement- it’s everyone else’s goal to listen, do as they can and as they choose. (Even when I call my leg an elbow in tree pose. In my defense, in tree, the leg DOES look like an elbow  : )

Lastly, I know I can always keep learning about bodies, breathing, movement, and yoga- I think that’s pretty rad.

Classes:
Vinyasa Flow, Mondays 9:30am

Click HERE for the schedule and class descriptions

Snow days yoga for everyone! (Kids fly free!)

Posted on December 15, 2016 by - From the Blog

Snow Daze Yoga for everyone tomorrow!! Be honest? Do you really love snow days?? 3 of them? Love Yoga will be open Friday for your sanity! I drove down today so I know we can make it tomorrow. 9:30am!Erin will be offering a FREE kids yoga class at the same time on the other side of the curtain. So feel free to bring your kiddos. You’ll all get out of the house and you’ll still get a little break! #love #yoga #snowday #stircrazy #winterbreak is coming! Thanks for the Crazy kid pics @maggiebahnson @sevilleerica @erinyatsui 💚. Please share this with other ‘snowcrazed’ kids!!

Snow day – Thursday 

Posted on December 15, 2016 by - From the Blog

You might be able to make it in if you live nearby but we’d rather you not take the risk today.  Enjoy the snow.  We’re expecting a heat wave in the morning and  gravelled roads so hope to be back in the mat tomorrow morning! 

2017 Training Update!

Posted on November 1, 2016 by - From the Blog

We offer 3 options for our training program next year.

  1. The 200 hour Yoga Study Immersion for personal exploration:  Take the training to expand your practice, connect with others and learn more about yoga philosophy, history, alignment, anatomy and more!  Enjoy the opportunities to explore your connection to your self and others.  Teaching is always an option if you decide to go further… but the exploration itself is powerful.
  2. The 200 hour Teacher Training Certification:  Take the training to become a certified yoga instructor in a Yoga Alliance approved program.  This program also counts toward CE Credit for current teachers.
  3. The 300 hour Teacher bridge program to a 500 hour certification:  Take the 300 hour course to enhance and expand your teaching to earn your 500 hour certification through Yoga Alliance.

Find out more on November 5th @ 1pm:   Get the outline, ask questions and meet the others!
Or click to the Yoga Training page at the top of the screen for more information.