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Its the Season for Love
Happy Valentines,
Our yoga practice embodies all the aspects of true love - kindness, compassion, non judgement, truthfulness and clarity. It also teaches us how to love without expectation and to learn to receive fully and unconditionally. As a parent I am often reminded how easily we forget this and how our judgement may be clouded by our own desires and objectives of ourselves and others. "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in ill will but rejoices with truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres." 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Love, as Gandhi said, keeps us alive. It is the prerogative of the brave and whole-hearted and is the strongest force the world possesses. Valentines, yes is a holiday with many nuances and distractions but it also a time to look fully at the way we engage and commit to our relationship and the way we love. It is a time to rekindle passion, right wrongs and let your love protect and heal. Have a blessed, romantic, loving, powerful weekend. Namaste, Christy |
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Livity's Student of the Month
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January's Student of the Month - the yogi who took the most amount of classes - is... *drum roll*.....
Liz Bayley!
closely followed by Yanique Hume and Alex Jordan. Liz's Livity reward is a scholarship gift pack of 6 classes. Well Done Liz!
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Workshop with Neesha ZollingerNeesha will be here soon! Upcoming workshop dates are:
Teacher Livity Immersion - March 28, 29, 30
Weekend Workshop- A weekend of Splendor. April 4,5 & 6
Please pre-register with Livity for these workshops by replying to this email.
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Community EVENTS
Please register with us for these events by responding to this email!
Friday February 14th start your Valentines evening with a FREE Samba class with Rosana at Livity, 6-7pmSunday February 23rd 9-10:30am Hike Turners Hall Wood with Lani and Robert. This is the last remaining significantly wooded area in Barbados and one of the most peaceful places on the island. Look out for more information about this next week.
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Meditation Classes Starting Saturday January 15th - Registration required!
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Meet our new Meditation Teacher
Sotoananda has been practicing Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga meditation since he was a teenager. Searching for a deeper level of understanding of Yoga as a Path of Life he went to India where he was initiated in Kriya Yoga by Master Gyanswami, and later in Mantra yoga by Himalayan Tapaswi Yogi Sri Goraksh Babaji.
During the 45 minutes class you will explore a deeper level of Consciousness helped by body postures and breathing exercises. Music and sounds will create an atmosphere of peace and tranquility that are going to guide participants to areas of the Self that are available to us "here and now".
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Pose of the Week with Livity
Pose of the week Urdhva Dhanurasana (Full Bow Pose)
 Open-Hearted, expressive and energetic pose that opens the front body and strengthens the bag of the body. Expand down in to the arms and lengthen away fully engaging in staying present in the pose for 3 - 15 breaths. Give yourself time to feel the nuance of the pose and let go of anything stuck in the body. |
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Livity gets Cooking!
(Guadalajaran Swiss Chard Quesadillas)
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Mexican oregano is more aromatic than the Mediterranean oregano most cooks use, so it works especially well in spicy dishes.
- 2 Tbs. vegetable oil
- 1 small onion, chopped (� cup)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced (about 2 tsp.)
- 1 jalape�o or serrano chile, minced
- � tsp. cumin seeds
- ⅛ tsp. Mexican oregano
- � cup tequila
- 12 oz. Swiss chard, trimmed
- 8 6-inch corn tortillas
- 1 cup grated reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese
1. Heat oil in pot over medium heat. Add onion, and saut� 5 minutes, or until golden. Stir in garlic, chile, cumin and oregano, and saut� 2 minutes. Add tequila, and simmer 1 minute, or until liquid has evaporated. Stir in chard. Cover, reduce heat to medium low, and steam 5 minutes, or until chard wilts. Uncover, and cook 3 minutes, or until liquid has evaporated.
2. Place 1 tortilla in skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese. Top with 1/4 chard mixture and second tortilla. Cook 2 minutes per side, or until browned. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Slice into wedges; serve.
Yoga Journal Link to Recipe
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Livity off the Mat
Speaking of eating healthy!
Your best bet to eating healthy is starting with eating locally grown food. This means your food will be fresher and will also support our local economy. Not to mention local is more affordable.
Start by reducing the amount of food you buy at the supermarket and replace it with an option at the farmers market or local farm shop. There are several local markets such as Holders on Sunday and Hastings, Brighton and Cheapside on Saturdays.
For those of us who have a hard time getting to the market on the weekend try a farmshop such as St. George farmers Co-op or local street venders.
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Livity Song of the Week
Tis the season for love and our song of the week is Annie Lennox and Al Green's Put a little love in your heart.
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NEW Sports Performance Class Wednesdays 6:30 - 7:45pm
By popular demand and request we have added a new class to our schedule for the sports enthusiast. Developed specifically to support sports performance. This class looks at optimal range of movement and how to reduce injury, strengthen support for stability and flexibility as well as increasing body awareness.
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Inspirational Poem
Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, "you owe me." Look what happens to a love like that, it lights the whole sky. -Hafiz-
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