New Schedule for 2012 Updated

2012 here it is and here is what is available for Classes

Mondays 10 am
Gentle Yoga

Tuesdays 9:30am
Yoga Core

Yoga Basics 6:00pm

Thursdays 9:30am
Specific Needs Yoga

Therapeutic Yoga 6:00pm

Saturdays 9:30am
Beginners Yoga


8 week sessions start Jan 3rd, some classes are full, please call or email to register.

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Belly Dance and Zumba start Jan 9th

6:45pm Zumba
8:00pm Belly Dance


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Goddess Night Feb 3
Friday 7-9:30pm
$28.25 pp or two can attend for $50.00 space limited to 12 registrants call to book your space now.
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If your in Jamaica Jan 7-14 email me and come by and do a Yoga Class in
Treasure Beach

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Please have a Happy New Year and may all your dreams come true.

Namaste
Cathy

Time To Reflect The End of the Year

Well we are about to approach the end of another year, it has been a great journey again in 2011 with the students of One Love One Heart. We have all grown and learned so much this past year about ourselves, on and off the mat. Each and every one of my students is so unique and special. Every week we meet to share the journey of yoga together, to enhance our lives and be better people.

It is a great time of year to remember who you are what you want in this life. Sometimes life gets so busy you get lost on the path of being your true authentic self.

The values you have been thinking of make up part of the core of who you are. If you are being true to your values, these core beliefs will drive your behavior.

It feels good to behave in ways that are consistent with your values. For example, if honesty is something you value, this could be reflected in your life by being truthful. If you value your family, perhaps your life reflects this in the time you spend with family members.

Think about how your values can be a part of your day-to-day life. Think about this year if nothing was to hold you back what would you do? What makes you happy? What do you like to do?

With those few questions sit quietly and reflect, then see yourself with no barriers becoming that person. I wish all the students of One Love One Heart a Merry Christmas and Happiest upcoming New Year.

Just be yourself, know yourself, and with one love and one heart lets go down this road together, supporting and encouraging each other along the way. Being the best person we can truly be, our authentic self.

Namaste Catherine Clark

www.oneloveoneheartyoga.com

Beginners Yoga Starts Saturdays 9:30am October 22 -Dec 10th 2011

Absolute Beginners Yoga, no experience required, this 8 week session will introduce you the basic poses and as well you will learn relaxation techniques. A small class setting will make this a positive experience. Come join the class and find out why people love Yoga in just 8 weeks you will enhance the quality of your life.

See you on the Mat
Catherine Clark
905-729-9021

class schedule on line at
www.oneloveoneheartyoga.com

Fall schedule on line now check it out

Hard to believe but fall is just around the corner and the fall class schedule is up and running for your registration requirements please visit www.oneloveoneheartyoga.com or email me or call 905-729-9021

Hoping everyone had a blissful July and August :) I am enjoying my summer hope you are too.

See you on the Mat in September

Cathy Clark

Benefits of Plank Pose March 2011

I was thinking monthly about talking about a different pose each month

This Month is the plank pose, it is works the abdominal muscles amazingly.

Practing plank does more for your abdominal muscles than crunches and I feel is a safer method to strengthen the abdominal area.

transversus abdominis engage to produce a healthy pose, rectus abdominus strengthen the pose, practicing plank will produce a strong healthy balanced core.

Ab crunches work the abdominal wall, but the benefits of plank is a total body exercise that engages your core muscles (abs & lower back), this can enhance your posture and firm muscles in the shoulder area creating stability.

Desk jockeys, people who sit a lot this is a great yoga pose to add to your practice,
plank helps protect the back from problems that can occur from sitting at a desk all day.

What is great about plank pose is it strengthens the abs and core and can improve your posture, while crunches can exacerbate lower back issues if done improperly.

Plank pose is a great way to flatten the abdominals and strengthen the back and core muscles.

Benefits of Plank in Yoga

•Strengthens the arms, wrists, and spine
•Tones the abdomen


May your plank be solid and firm and balanced with a nice straight spine and torso.
Hug in and feel your midline and breathe.

Namaste
Cathy


Proper directions to plank pose.
Bring the torso forward until the shoulders are over the wrists and the whole body is in one straight line.Feel the muscles hugging in and supporting your joints, spine and upper body.

This is very similar to the position you would take if you were about to do a push up.

Press the forearms and hands firmly down, do not let your chest sink, press back through the heels. Keep your elbow creases at a 45 degree angle.

(breathe fully to both the side and back ribs together expand at the bottom of all ribs with inhale and soften with your exhale.

Keep the neck in line with the spine and broaden the shoulder blades.

Beginners: Move back and forth between Down Dog and Plank making sure the distance between your hands and feet does not change.

Advanced: Try lifting one leg at a time.

Winter Warmer Soup Marrakesh Express

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/marrakesh-express-red-lentil-soup.html
go to link above or

or recipe is below

If your winter meals could use some livening up, this flavorful soup will do the trick: it is a one-pot meal with flavors that are completely transporting. You might imagine lying on embroidered cushions in a Moroccan pavilion, a warm breeze perfumed with spices gently billowing the sheer draperies around you. Bright flowers bloom nearby. You feel warm and relaxed. Now that’s a soup with sensual appeal!

Aside from its lusciousness quotient, the best feature of this recipe is that it turns ordinary kitchen-cupboard ingredients into something pleasingly exotic. Red lentils, for example, cook quickly and add lovely color and flavor to this Moroccan-inspired dish. Warm spices (including one that is thought to be a cancer-fighter), healthful olive oil, and vegetables all add their benefits. Time to take the Marrakesh Express with this great Red Lentil Soup.

INGREDIENTS

4 ribs celery, chopped
1/2 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons light olive oil
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
6 cups good-quality vegetable broth
4 plum tomatoes, diced
1 cup red lentils
1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Salt to taste

1. In a large soup pot, saute the onion and celery in the oil until tender.

2. Add ginger, cinnamon, turmeric, vegetable broth, tomatoes, lentils, and garbanzo beans.

3. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes or until lentils are tender, stirring occasionally.

4. Right before serving, add cilantro and lemon juice.

5. Add salt to taste.

Serves 6.