Monthly Archives: June 2020

‘Weight Time’!!!

Greetings from YFL!!! It is ‘Weight Time’!!! We will strengthen, tone, and sculpt this week with the use of our body weight, and small hand weights (use small water bottles, if you don’t have weights)!!! Our Sanskrit focus is ‘YAM’, which is pronounced Yum. This is the seed sound for the heart chakra, and invokes the energy of ‘Universal Compassion’. Our hand gesture (mudra) is the ‘APAN’, or relief mudra. It is for detoxification and cleansing, and the releasing of any type of burden that we might be carrying in our mind, body, or heart. Our meditation focus is ‘Self Care’, and may be contemplated, while listening to Michael Hoppe’s ‘Silence of the Stars’. The virtual class offering will also feature weights!!! The Sunday meditation with Deb will emphasize ‘Staying Grounded’.

This week’s Yin class will focus on the hips, and opening their range of motion, so it is ‘Happy Hips’ week for Yin!!!

Wed: Virtual ‘Weight Time’

YFL will be CLOSED Fri & Sat in observance of the 4th of July holiday. Normal class schedule resumes on Monday, July 6th!!!  Have safe, and wonderful holiday!!!

 Sun: Meditation w/Deb-‘Staying Grounded’

Props for the week: Block, Strap, Weights ( or water bottles, NO CANS!!!)

As always, we can’t wait to see you on the mat!!!—Namaste’, Deb

“Each new day is a blessing. Let go of all worries, and be grateful for all the positive in your life”.—John Tesh

Classic Hatha Week + Yin!!!

Greetings from YFL!!! We are entering our second full week of LIVE classes at the studio!!! It was so wonderful seeing all of you in person this week, and truly appreciate your support during quarantine, and afterwards!!!

This week is Classic Hatha week, which will emphasize ‘Flow + Power’. Our Sanskrit focus is AUM Made Pade Hum, or ‘May all beings be happy, and may all beings be free from suffering’. Our mudra (hand gesture) is for ‘Vitality’, and increased energy and movement, or the ‘Pick Me Up’. The meditation focus is ‘Slow Down’, and may be focused upon, while listening to the ‘Yoga Meditation CD’s, ‘Relaxation’ song.

Yin practice this week will focus upon working the full range of motion of the spine, or ‘Spinal Bliss’.

Our new Spring Schedule has been posted, so please consult the website schedule page.

Wed-Deb’s Weekly Virtual Yoga Class (email Deb, if you would like to register for these classes @ yogaforlife06@verizon.net.

Sun-Deb’s Weekly Virtual Meditation

*PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRE-REGISTER FOR EACH CLASS YOU WANT TO ATTEND!!! REGISTRATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY NO LATER THAN 5 P.M. THE DAY BEFORE CLASS ATTENDED!!!

*PROPS FOR THIS WEEK’S CLASS: 1 BLOCK, 1 STRAP FOR CLASSIC HATHA

1 BLOCK, 1 BOLSTER OR PILLOW FOR YIN

Wishing you a great week, and as always, we can’t wait to see you on the mat!!!—Namaste’, Deb

“Lots of ways to reach God, I chose love”.—Rumi

LIVE CLASSES ARE BACK!!! (Yin, Gentle, Wall or Sukha/Stirrha)

Greetings from YFL!!! It was so good to return to LIVE classes last Friday!!! This will be our first full week back!!! Please remember that classes are limited to 8 or less students/class, and you must PRE-REGISTER @ yogaforlife06@verizon.net, or you may text Deb @ her cell phone#. Please email for the #. Also, a reminder to read the Covid-19 Guidelines on the website before attending your first class, and adhere to all the protocols. Deb will also continue offering virtual classes, one new yoga class and one new meditation class per week. The monthly cost is $75, and if you want to continue the virtual classes as well as attending live classes the monthly cost is an extra $25. The virtual classes will be available only on Deb’s YouTube Channel. Once you submit your payment, then Deb will give you the link for accessing classes. When you enter class there is a blue payment box for placement of cash or checks. If paying with cash, please leave it in an envelope with your name and date. We also accept Debit/Credit via Square, and PayPal.

This week’s class will feature Yoga @ The Wall, for class sizes of 6 or less, or Sukha/ Stirrha, if the class size is 7 or 8 students. Our Sanskrit focus is ‘Shanti’, peace. The hand gesture (mudra) is the classic Jnana mudra for connecting to Universal wisdom and knowledge. Our meditation focus is ‘Peace’, and may be focused upon while listening to David Lanz’s, ‘Cristiforis Dream’.

Remember to bring your mat, water, towel, and props to class!!! As always, we can’t wait to see you on the mat!!!—Namaste’, Deb

Mon-Sat (normal live class schedule)

Wed-Deb’s Virtual Class (Sukha/Stirrha)

Sun-Deb’s Virtual Mediation

This Week’s Props: Mat, Block, Strap

Virtual Class #13-Let’s Restore

Greetings from YFL!!! As we prepare to re-open YFL, I would like to express my extreme gratitude for the continuing financial support that so many of you provided the studio during quarantine.My heart is truly touched!!!  Newsom gave the OK for phase 3 opening of gyms, fitness centers, and yoga studios, as early as 6/12/20. Now we are waiting to see if Riverside Co. meets the regional variance qualifications for re-opening such facilities. As soon as the Riverside Co. Health Director says its OK, then we will open!!! I anticipate opening this Friday, 6/12!!! If you registered for classes on 6/8-6/11, I will transfer those reservations to the following week!!! I AM VERY EXCITED THAT WE WILL OPEN VERY SOON!!!  Before attending class, please refer to the Covid19 Guideline Page on the website menu bar, www.yogaforlife06.com.

This week’s practice will feature-Rest, Restore, and Renew!!! So grab your block, strap, blanket, and bolster. If you don’t own a bolster, then construct one with your blanket and pillow. Our hand gesture (mudra) is ‘Varhakam’ or mudra for transformation, and the art of change. I will demonstrate it on the video. It refreshes the spirit, and brings harmony and balance to you. Our Sanskrit focus is ‘Sattvic’, or the energy and action of ‘calm understanding’. Our meditation focus is ‘CALMNESS’, and may be contemplated while listening to Tom Barabas’s ‘Moon Dust’.

It is almost time to see one another face to face, and practice together in the ‘whole’!!! We simply can’t wait to see you on the mat!!!—Namaste’, Deb

Wed-Restorative w/Deb

Fri-Gentle w/Sophie

Sun-Meditation w/Deb

P.S.-After the first week of full classes at the studio, I will continue to offer one new virtual class per week, for those that must continue isolation at home. These classes will be offered through YouTube only, and there will be a charge of $75/month, unlimited use. I will also offer a weekly mediation class. If there are two of you per household the fee would be $140.