Greetings from YFL!!! It is our 11th week for virtual yoga and meditation classes, and hopefully only 1 or 2 more maximum!!!  We are hoping to re-open YFL for LIVE classes the week of 6/1, or 6/8!!! Please access our new class policies with reference to Covid19 via our website. Just click Covid19 on the menu bar, and all the info that you need will be available.

This week’s practice will feature a moving Moon Flow Yin class. Our mudra (hand gesture) will provide order, and a strong ‘inner structure’. It is called the ‘Aditi’ mudra. Our Sanskrit focus is ‘Bhakti’, or one’s ‘path of devotion’. The meditation focus is ‘Devotion’, and may be contemplated while listening to Tom Barabas’ ‘Moon Dust’. Our poem focus comes from Mary Oliver’s book, ‘Thirst’, and is entitled ‘The Chat’.

5/27-Yin w/Deb

5/29-Gentle w/Sophie

5/31-Meditation w/Deb

“Your body exists in the past, your mind in the future.  In yoga, they come together in the present”.—B.K.S. Iyengar

Greetings from YFL!!! This is week #10 of our Virtual Classes from the studio to your home!!! We are quite anxious to return to live classes with ALL the proper guidelines, and safety precautions in place. Please find the YFL Re-opening Guidelines below. They will soon be posted on the website in PDF format, so they will always be close at hand, and accessible through your devices. The ‘Gym’ category of businesses, under which Yoga Studios, fall, have still NOT been given a re-opening date, but my best instinct, is that we will hopefully be able to open by June 1st. Please send out positive energy to the Universe and Source that this comes to fruition. I understand that once we do open that some of you might not be able to attend live classes for awhile. I do plan to continue the virtual classes for those that can’t attend at YFL, but will begin charging a monthly fee for using that format. Stay tuned for cost, and platforms.

This week’s class will feature ‘Classic Hatha Vinyasa Flow’. Our Sanskrit focus is ‘Purusa’, or ‘Creative Power & Energy’.  A very important focus, as we have to recreate many facets of our lives during this new way of living with Covid19.  Our mudra (hand gesture) is the ‘Saraswati’, or gesture of ‘Inspiration’, and creativity. This mudra activates and synchronizes both sides of the brain. Our meditation focus is ‘Creativity’, and may be contemplated, while listening to James Hood’s, ‘Imaginary Friend’.

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

“If everything around you seems dark, look again, you may be the light”.—Rumi

Greetings from YFL!!! We begin week #9 of our ‘virtual classes’. This week’s will feature Yin @ The Wall + for the Back!!! So, pull up your mat to the wall, and be ready to relax, and strengthen your back. Our Sankskrit focus is ‘Sat Nam’, which is, Truth is my Essence, Truth is my Nature, Truth is my Truth, and Truth is Truth. Our mudra (hand gesture) is Bhramara, or the Bee Mudra. We fold the the thumb to the middle finger, and the remaining fingers are in extension. This mudra promotes connection, and belonging. It also helps promote a strong immune system, and defense against allergies. Our meditation focus is ‘Being Connected’, and our music for contemplation is David Lanz’s ‘Blue Largo’.

Wednesday-Yin w/Deb

Friday-Gentle w/Sophie

Sunday-Meditation w/Deb

Later this week I will be posting the YFL Re-OPEN Document. It will outline requirements by the CDC, Federal, State, County, and City governments for resuming business in Phase 3. It will include a list of things that I must provide as a business for safe re-entry, and a list of things that you must do as clients. So, stay tuned for this document to come via this blog. It will also be posted in the window of the studio.

For those of you that might not feel comfortable about returning to the studio initially, I will continue providing the ‘virtual classes’, but for a fee. That information will be forthcoming as well.

Let’s enjoy staying connected, although separated through our physical and spiritual practices.

We can’t wait to see you on the mat very soon!!! Until we do, be well, be kind, and stay safe!!!—Namaste’, Deb

“When we give, we live, but when we withhold we perish”.-Rumi

Greetings from YFL!!! It is hard to believe, but all so true, as we begin our 8th week of virtual classes from the studio!!! This week’s Wednesday class with Deb will feature another Sukha/Stirrha practice, and Sophie’s class on Friday will feature a Gentle format!!! As usual, I will provide a new meditation practice on Sunday.

Our Sanskrit focus for the week is ‘Aroot Perum Jothi’, which evokes connection to the ‘light and grace’ of Divinity. Our mudra (hand gesture) features the ‘Stomach’ hand position. It fortifies the stomach, and calms the nerves. Simply interlock the curve of the hands at the juncture of the thumb and index fingers, right hand on top, and remaining fingers on both hands open to expansion, similar to the opening of wings. Our meditation focus is to ‘Imagine’, and our supporting music for contemplation is ‘Kiran Murti’s’, ‘Divine Imagination’.

The monthly YFL newsletter was released on 5/1/20, and if you are not on our Contact List, just email me at yogaforlife06@verizon.net.

I feel that we will be able to resume classes at YFL very soon!!! We will provide all required safety precautions, and the studio will be cleaned daily, rather than weekly. You will be required to use your own mat and props, so begin preparing for that change. I will provide a list of what I will be required to do as a business owner, and what you will required to do as clients of the studio. So, please stay tuned for additional information about REOPENING YFL, as it becomes available!!! WE SIMPLY CANT’ WAIT FOR THAT DAY!!! As I always say, I can’t wait to see you on the mat!!!—Namaste’, Deb

‘Trust the wait. Embrace the uncertainty. Enjoy the beauty of becoming. When nothing is certain, anything is possible’.—Mandy Hale

Greetings from YFL!!! It is hard to believe that this will be our 7th week of ‘stay at home & stay safe’ orders!!! This week’s virtual class with Deb will feature a NEW Yin sequence for reducing your levels of stress hormones, and in particular, cortisol. You will need a bolster for the practice, and a free wall. Remember that you can always substitute a pillow for the bolster, or rolled up blankets. Our Sanskrit focus is AUM Shava Vana Ya, which evokes the energy of ‘Source’, and resting our hope in that connectional source of light. Our mudra is the ‘Patience’ hand gesture, and promotes a healthy liver, regulates body temperature, and brings us patience. Wrap the first four fingers of the right hand around ring finger of the left hand, and press the right thumb into the left palm. Our meditation focus will be ‘patience’. The music for contemplation is Tom Barabas’s ‘Moondust’.

My new virtual class will be available on Wednesday (4/29). Sophie’s Gentle class will be available on Friday (5/1). My meditation class will be available on Sunday (5/3). The link for my classes is on the website Class Schedule Page, www.yogaforlife06.com. I will post Sophie’s YouTube link on this blog page every Friday, and it will also be posted on the YFL FaceBook page.

We maintain hope that we will all be back together at YFL with all of the appropriate safeguards in place (masks, UV cleaning lamp, and 6′ separating our mats, etc.) ASAP. Of course, none of us know what that date will be, but YFL will be prepared and ready. In the meantime, please continue to stay connected, and healthy through the use of our virtual classes.

The May YFL newsletter will be released via email on 5/1!!!

Until next time, be well, be kind, and stay safe!!!—Namaste’, Deb

“Do things you enjoy so much, you lose track of time…that’s your bliss”. @olivos

Greetings from YFL!!! Here is the access code for Sophie’s virtual class this week!!! It is a Gentle Yoga practice!!! Enjoy, and stay well, and safe!!! Deb’s new meditation will be available on Sunday morning!!!—Namaste’, Deb

http://youtube/tHxFTrm3Rb0

Greetings from YFL!!! We are entering our 6th week of ‘Stay home & Stay Safe’ orders!!! We pray that you, your family, and all your friends are staying well!!! Sophie and I would love to hear from you about our virtual classes!!! Your feedback would be very welcome and appreciated!!!

This week I will feature a new version of Sukha-Stirrha (balancing our yin/yang energies). Our Sanskrit focus is ‘Bhakti’, or ones path of devotion. Our mudra is the contemplative hand gesture, or ‘Dhanya’. Simply place the left hand on top of the left, palms up, and bring the thumb tips together creating a circle of Unity. Our meditation focus is ‘Devotion’, and may be focused upon while listening to Kiran Murti’s ‘Divine Imagination’.

Remember that my virtual class is available each Wednesday on YouTube & Facebook, Sophie’s on each Friday, and I offer a new meditation focus each Sunday morning. The YouTube link is available on our Class Schedule page of the website: www.yogaforlife06.com. Use the FaceBook icon on my home page to access via that medium.

Until we can practice together…stay strong, be well, and stay safe!!!—Namaste’, Deb

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‘Make peace of mind your priority’.—Unknown

Here is the link for Sophie’s next virtual class!!! Hopefully, we will all be back together at the studio very soon!!! Be well, be kind, and stay safe!!!—Namaste’, Deb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCATXArwAlk

Greetings from YFL!!! This marks the beginning of week 5 of our ‘stay at home’ orders, which means we are one week closer to resuming more freedom in our lives!!! The light will come!!! Stay strong, and filled with hope, and above all stay well!!! We dearly miss seeing all of you in person, and can’t wait until we are once again, practicing together in the flesh!!!

In the meantime, we will continue offering our virtual classes via YouTube and Facebook. For my YouTube channel, please go to the Class Schedule icon on the menu bar of the home page of my website, click, and at the top of the page you will see the YouTube link in blue. You may also access my classes on Facebook. I will present Sophie’s YouTube link each Thursday evening, here, on my blog.

This week’s class will feature a Yin practice for balancing the chakras. We will practice the seven asanas, sound the Tibetan bowls, and chant the seed sounds. Our Sanskrit focus will be Samprati Hum, or ‘my true self is fully awake’. Our mudra is for maintaining clear lungs, and promoting a sense of cheerfulness. Fold the two middle fingers into one another, press the inner edges of the thumbs together, and extend the remaining fingers upward.

My meditation practice will be available on Sunday, and will feature the same mudra, and Sanskrit focus, and a poem by Mary Oliver, entitled, ‘When I am among the Tress’, from her book ‘Thirst’.

Have a wonderful week, and until we meet again, be well, be kind, and stay safe!!!—Namaste’, Deb

Greetings from YFL!!! Before I reveal Sophie’s YouTube link for this week’s practice, please note that you can now access my YouTube Channel through my website!!! Just click on the Class Schedule icon on the home page, and then you will see the YouTube link in blue, click, and it will take you directly to all of my uploaded virtual classes. I will see you on Easter Sunday for my newest Meditation video. Stay well and stay safe!!!—Namaste’, Deb

Sophie’s class (4/10/20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxan9TG1VuM

Greetings from YFL!!! We are all keeping you in our thoughts and prayers for safety and well being!!! Stay strong, and focus on the ‘Light of Hope’ this Holy week.

This week’s class will focus on ‘Sukha-Stirrha’, or the blending of the Yin & Yang energies. Grab a mat, block, and pillow. Deb will upload this video on YouTube and Facebook on Wednesday, 4/8/20. In the meantime, continue to enjoy all the previous uploads that have been shared on those platforms. Our mudra focus is APAN, or the ‘release’ hand gesture. This helps release accumulating toxins in the body, clear the lungs, and prepare us for a ‘lighter’ future. Our Sanskrit focus is ‘Karuna Hum’, or ‘I am compassion’. Focus on compassion for yourself, others, and the world.

Remember, there are 3 new classes available to you each week from YFL!!!

Wed-Sukha-Stirrha w/Deb ( YouTube & Facebook)

Fri-Gentle Yoga w/Sophie (YouTube)-I will share the link Friday morning on this blog!!!

Sun-Meditation w/Deb

Until we can meet again, be well, be kind, and stay safe!!!—Namaste’ & Love, Deb

Greetings from YFL!!! Please find the YouTube link for Sophie’s Friday Gentle Yoga class from YFL!!!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zWdG3r19Y&t=1075s

Enjoy the class, and we hope you are benefiting from these practices!!! We also hope & pray that you, your family, and friends are staying well & staying safe!!!

The YFL newsletter was released on 4/1, and if you didn’t receive the newsletter, please send a request to be added to our Contact List-yogaforlife06@verizon.net.

Remember all my virtual classes are being placed on my YouTube Channel-Deb Potts (purple D). Please like and subscribe when you visit my channel.

My next meditation practice will be released on 4/5/20, Sunday morning.

Namaste & Stay Positive, Deb

Greetings from YFL!!! I hope everyone is staying well and safe during this period of social distancing!!! It has come to my attention that many of you are NOT on Facebook, thus can’t access the free classes that I am offering online. So, last night I created a YouTube Channel, and have posted everything through that medium, and will continue to do so as long as YFL remains closed. Open your YouTube App, click the search icon, and type in Deb Potts, two will pop up, mine is the purple circle, click that, and then you will see my videos. There is poem reading, Meditation, Yin, and Classic Hatha presentation so far. Remember the schedule is as follows:

Wednesday (Deb-Yin or Classic Hatha)-now on YouTube

Friday( Sophie-Gentle Yoga)-on YouTube-the weekly access URL will be posted here on my blog. Yesterday’s once incorrect, and I am waiting for the correct one from Sophie sometime today. Bare with us as we work through all these technical difficulties. Corrected URL: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ChMTqXBVAMA&t=32s

Sunday (Deb-Meditation)

Deepak Chopra is hosting a Global Meditation tomorrow at 9 a.m. PST, and it is free, but you must register: Google-The Well & Chopra for the registration connections.

Be well, be kind, and stay positive!!!—Love & Namaste’, Deb

Our weekly mudra is the ‘Grounding’ hand gesture: one hand to the heart, and the other grounding into Mother Earth. Our Sanskrit focus is AUM Durgaya Namah-I am fearless. This week’s meditation music is ‘Claire de Lune’.

Our meditation focus is just that-I am fearless!!! Tomorrow, I will share my new poem, ‘Spread the Love’, as we meditate together!!! Love to all, Deb

Please correct the youtube url for today’s practice to the following, Namaste’, Deb

https://youtube/ChMTqXBVAMA

Greetings from YFL, and Happy Friday!!!  A reminder that during this period of ‘Social Distancing’, YFL will be offering a virtual class to you on Wednesday w/Deb (Thematic Gentle Approach), Friday w/Sophie (Gentle Class), and Sunday w/Deb (Meditation). Please enjoy these practices!!! Be well, be kind, and stay positive. You may access Sophie’s class via the YouTube url below.—Namaste’, Deb

https://youtube/ChMTqxBVAMA