Greetings!
The summertime in Austin can seem pretty slow. The heat can keep many people inside. Being in the sun can be taxing and drain your energy. In other words, things can get a little slow...but not for PURE Bikram Yoga! We love the heat, in fact, we THRIVE in the heat! So it's only fitting that while most people have been taking a break, PURE Yogis have been hard at work! The summer has been super charged with PREPARATION for Fall fun! Our new South location is almost complete (insert: "hooray!"), our teachers and students are gearing up for competition training, some college athletes have been spotted swimming through the hot room and our Tx Rollergirls are putting on their Bengal Tiger faces for yet another year of Derby madness! Inside out, bones to skin, Bikram Yoga helps everyone prepare for what is most important in their lives.
We thank all of our facebook friends for being such a lively bunch on our PURE Bikram Yoga page! If you haven't joined the fun yet, be our fan!
PURE Bikram Yoga is also on Twitter! Tweeteleedeet!
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Recent Events
Yogasm 2011- August 18th
Lululemon hosted a fantastic celebration of all things yoga at Republic Park! Several yoga studios came out to show their support for the Austin yoga community. Lululemon ambassadors taught 15minute segments in a round robin style 90min yoga class for a packed outdoor event! Check out PURE teachers and visiting yoga champions during the class!
| Casey Urban, Ida Ripley, Susannah Dowling & Afton Carraway |
Posture Practice - August 20th
International Champ, Ida Ripley, led an exploration of the 5 compulsory postures demonstrated in the Yoga Asana Championships. She presented the finer details of Standing Head to Knee, Standing Bow Pulling, Bow, Rabbit and Stretching, uncovering the details for proper execution of the postures in order to maximize their therapeutic value.
Podium Surprise
We are very thankful to have had Ida and Afton visit with us and share their knowledge. We hope to have them back soon!
Austin Free Day of Yoga - September 5th
What a successful day! Yoga studios across Austin (and other cities) opened their doors to the public offering free classes all day long! We are thankful to have been part of event helping to spread the benefits of yoga throughout the community. Our studios alone greeted 225 NEW students and saw near 600 yogis total throughout the day! Big thanks to all of you for supporting us and Austin's community by sharing your practices and introducing your friends to yoga!
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Upcoming Events
Keep reading for important schedule changes, specials, happenings and celebrations!
September
Collections for Victims of the Texas Wildfires
We are taking cash donations at all studios for the victims of the Texas Wildfires. Many of our staff and students and their families have been affected by this tragedy. Please consider donating funds for those who have lost homes and possessions or have been displaced due to the fires. Look for the collection jars at the front desk.
Posture Practice at Cedar Park - September 17th
11:30am-1:30pm at Cedar Park
Cedar Park, you've made the trek Downtown for Posture Practices in the past, so now we're bringing Posture Practice to you! Take the 9:30am class and stay for the practice led by Kathy Durham! If you've never been to our Cedar Park studio, this is a great opportunity to check it out and meet some new yogis! Bring your questions, your mat, towel and water and get ready for a detailed exploration of Bikram's Beginning series! As always, it's FREE!
Yoga Championship Info Q&A - September 24th
2:00pm-3:30pm Downtown
Whether you plan to compete or not, come to this session to learn what the Championship is all about! Many of your fellow yogis have experience in competition at Regional and National levels and can attest to the value of training and competition to further their own practices and encourage and inspire others to take part in regular yoga practice. Come to this info session to hear from teachers and students who have competed in the past and ask any questions you may have! The 9th Annual Texas Regional Yoga Asana Championship will be held in December, so there is plenty of time to PREPARE!
If you are interested in competing this year, contact Kathy Durham so we can start planning our practices! Kathy@purebikramyoga.com
October
Austin Yoga Festival - October 8th & 9th
Fiesta Gardens
2102 Jesse E. Segovia Street
Austin, TX 78702
Tickets: $25/day pas, $40/early bird two day pass
The FIRST ANNUAL Austin Yoga Festival will be taking place during the weekend of October 8th & 9th at Fiesta Gardens. The Festival will be a celebration of all styles of yoga, bringing together Austin's finest yoga studios, teachers, ayurvedic practitioners, and holistic wellness providers. The aim is to raise awareness of the benefits of yoga and to provide a family friendly space to practice yoga, listen to ayurvedic and wellness experts, shop among yogic vendors, listen to yoga (kirtan) musicians, chant, sing & dance to Rattletree Marimba - sure to be a "keeping it weird" Austin original.
Over 30 of Austin's finest yoga instructors will be leading classes on the festival's four stages, bringing together the widest range of yoga Austin has ever seen - from kids classes to kundalini, from beginner to ashtanga vinyasa - there will be something for everyone!
The complete schedule of classes & instructors may be found on the website: http://austinyogafestival.com/schedule/
A percentage of all ticket sales from the Festival will go towards supporting several local organizations: Austin Food Bank, Community Yoga, Amala Foundation & Yoga Care Foundation.
Have you been able to participate in any of our community offerings? We hope so! We are so grateful that you are all a part of our unique community!
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PURE Student Survey
What's the most important thing in your life? Your LIFE! We know you all invest in your life with a regular Bikram Yoga practice and we want to help you make it an easier fit for your routine. Please complete our Student Survey to give us your opinion on studio class schedules and anything else you'd like to contribute to our PURE Team to make your experience with us the best it can be!
STUDENT SURVEY
Oh yeah, there is a BONUS to giving us your feedback! Complete the survey BY SEPTEMBER 30th and get a FREE CLASS CARD to give to a friend and 10% OFF our retail store for you!
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PURE South Update!
PURE Bikram Yoga's Newest Studio!
4301 W. William Cannon Dr.
Austin, TX 78749
Welcome to your new PURE Bikram Yoga Studio! It may not look like much yet, but trust us, this baby is getting hot and heavy for some yoga! Get excited for open doors, November 1st! The yoga room will accommodate 4 rows of mats, holding up to 80 people! You'll find that we've given the same attention to the locker rooms, retail space, and lobby area that you expect from your PURE studios. We've improved check-in procedures and temperature controls in the room, among other things! Have thoughts about the schedule for this studio? Complete the Student Survey and give us your suggestions!
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$45/1hr Massage!
Andrea Carlisle, LMT
Andrea is offering her services this month at a discounted rate for the month of September! $45 will buy you a 1hr massage! Appointments can be made for the massage room at 506 Oakland. Her hours are as follows:
Thursdays - 9/15, 9/22, 9/29 from 12:30-9:30pm
Fridays - 9/16, 9/23, 9/30 from 12:30-8:30pm
Saturdays - 9/17, 9/24, 10/1 from 2:30-7:30pm
Contact her by text message at (817) 312-0422
If these times won't work for you, please contact one of our other recommended massage therapists listed on the right hand column of this newsletter! All are available at the 506 Oakland Ave. massage room.
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5th Annual Bikram Yoga Women's Retreat
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex November 11th-13th, 2011
Rajashree Choudhury & Emmy Cleaves
Bikram Yoga Dallas and Bikram Yoga North Texas are proud to host the 5th Annual Bikram Yoga Women's Retreat! Attend the retreat to learn from Rajashree Coudhury and Emmy Cleaves while exploring women's issues from a yogic and holistic perspective.
Bikram Yoga Women's Retreat 2011
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PURE Lottery Winners Announced!
Congratulations to our winners!
Lesley Rekieta - "purist" t-shirt
Ellen Rosen-Smith - "purist" t- shirt
Sabaa Kashmiri - "purist" t- shirt
Carolyn Martinez - "purist" t- shirt
Rodrigo Camargo - 1 Yogitoes Skidless towel
Emily Collins - 1 Month Unlimited Yoga
Please stop by the Front Desk to redeem your prizes!
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Work/Study
Positions available for Yoga trade!
Are you having trouble paying for your classes at PURE Bikram Yoga? Do you wish you could afford to practice more often? Are you dedicated to making the studio a clean and cozy space for your fellow yogis to practice? Then WORK/STUDY IS FOR YOU! If you can offer a couple hours of your time every week to clean and maintain our facilities, we will give you unlimited yoga!
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Community Classes
Does your office need to blow off some steam? Does your running team need a little stretch and a bend? How about your alumni meet-up, social group or even just skeptical friends? We want everyone to try Bikram Yoga! What better way to try out PURE Bikram Yoga than with your fellow friends and coworkers? Because we know your friends will love the class, we'll even give them a discount on their first month! Incentives for you too when they sign up!
Contact susannah@purebikramyoga.com to find out about scheduling a FREE community class for your group!
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The Yoga Team PURE Bikram Yoga |
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Bikram Yoga for Roller Derby
By: Radio Active
I kill it in the hot room so I can kill it on the track;
I had just finished my 3rd flat track roller derby season, in which my team, the Hotrod Honeys, won the Texas Rollergirls Championship title again. I had just gotten a wonderful new, albeit high-stress, job at the University of Texas at Austin. 2009 was a great year, but on December 1st, I suffered a monumental and life-changing lower-back injury. The pain was unbearable, and my mobility was shot. I spent four entire days immobile in a bed; I spent the next nine months with a regiment of prescription drugs for pain. I pursued every avenue of medically-offered physical therapy possible: spinal decompression, chiropractics, MRIs, epidural steroid injections...the gamut. The prognosis was sciatica, with 2 severely hemorrhaged discs, one being fragmented. Every doctor had the same bleak outcome; spinal surgery and quit roller derby. EEK! I couldn't play roller derby?! Actually, surgery would mean that I couldn't do a lot of things, but the only event pulsing in my chest was skating. No more skating? I couldn't bear the thought, or the back pain. I was in a lose/lose situation, and feeling quite hopeless.
The Texas Rollergirls had done a (one) Bikram class before through a studio sponsorship before. I remember it being militant, harder than derby, heart bursting, and yea, quite militant; in one word...scary. So when my teammate, who fell in love with it after that first class, encouraged me to try Bikram Yoga to help my back, I was, well, scared. But I was also at my wit's end, and at a point to make a decision on what to do. My doctor asked, "Well, are you going to skate another season?" and I told her, "I want to try." (shrugs). I did my research. I prepared. Who was Bikram? What is this killer hot yoga? How will it help me? (Couldn't hurt me, right?) I read a quote from Bikram that said, "Give me 60 days." I did not want surgery. I wanted to keep skating, and I had the time in off season. So that is just what I did, a 60-day challenge; hardest and most rewarding thing I have ever done. I even blogged about it, http://radiosactivities.blogspot.com.
It worked. After several months of practice, I no longer need prescription pain medication. I have more flexibility and strength in my back, and also my legs, arms, in my breathe, and in my mind. I manage my pain by doing Bikram Yoga. I could not play roller derby without yoga, it is my forever physical therapy. I am still skating, and the yoga has improved my balance and endurance on the track. The same eyes of determination I find in the mirror, I carry over to the game.
Bikram Yoga has become a staple in my life; I crave the heat and postures. Though some of postures are still not in full expression, I give my 100% and know that I still reap the benefits. I acknowledge that it is still my only chance to continue roller derby. We are fortunate to have PURE Bikram as a sponsor for the Texas Rollergirls. During the season, it was my between-skate-practice cross-training. Now in off-season, it is how I prepare and maintain fitness for the next season. I love camel pose, and no matter how tired I am, I do both sets! Healthy spine, healthy life.
Namaste and Faster Faster Kill Kill Kill! ;)
RadioActive
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Testimonials Wouldn't it be great to read about the students you know and practice with regularly? At PURE Bikram Yoga, we are aware of the astounding benefits and life changing results of this practice. We see them every day! Please consider writing a testimonial about your experience that we can share with our community. No story is too big or too small, worthy or unworthy. Regardless of injury or medical condition, you all practice this yoga for a reason. Share it. Inspire someone. Testimonials can be submitted through susannah@purebikramyoga.com. |
Wall Street Sweats Stress in Bikram Yoga
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Jenny McCarthy's Beach Body & Bikram Yoga!
Jenny McCarthy's Beach Body & Bikram Yoga |
A Review of Bikram Yoga
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| VIDEO: USA Yoga Competition - Rajashree Choudhury |
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PURE Bikram Yoga loves Christa Mares and
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Co-Founders, Heather Ann and Mardy Chen, have created a community of powerful women that gather together quarterly to support each other, laugh with each other, and just let go and be a Pure Woman! Our mission is to create a community of women to empower each other and help each other be the CEO of their life, because... BEING THE BOSS IS SEXY!
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PURE Bikram Yoga is a proud sponsor of the Tx Rollergirls!
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PURE Bikram Yoga also supports the Texas Stars!
2011-2012 Season Tickets are on sale now!
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Massage Need one? We have a massage room on Oakland Ave. and 3 wonderful massage therapists who also happen to be Bikram Yogis! Treat yourself. Call for rates and to schedule an appointment: Edy Bailey (512) 633-7421 Cesar Rivera (512) 499-0490 Carrie Peruchi (512) 563-8496 Andrea Carlisle (817) 312-0422 |
Health/Fitness Network Are you a health or fitness professional? We are interested in building an accessible network of students in this area to better serve our community! Please send your name, profession and business info to susannah@purebikramyoga.com if you would like to be involved!
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Community Calendar Are you active in our Austin Community? Do you know about happenings that might interest our students? Email susannah@purebikramyoga.com. We are working to create a community calendar to share and explore each others outside lives in and around Austin. |
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