Dear Yogis,

“Live, Love, Laugh and leave a LEGACY”

Have you checked if your Registration is up to date.  These registrations all contribute to the workings of our Institute, and allow me to do the charity outreach that I do.  Without you I could not continue my work in the community, thank you.  Please email me for your application forms.    yogafirst2@bigpond.com

FRIENDSHIP BEARS PLEASE

As you know, I have taught yoga for more than 50 years, have painted, run galleries and I have always made dolls and bears. The ArtDolls I design and make will soon be available at the Little Gallery next to the Trading Post in Woodend.

When I am not designing and making my own dolls and bears (I worked with the Late Mirka Mora),  I renovate bears and give them to charity.  Mostly I have been buying from op-shops, but passing on multiples a day it is difficult, although hugely rewarding.    As well as giving them away,  I do sell my own designed and hand-made denim and fabric bears to clients from my studio.  The money I make from this,  allows me to buy more bears, mostly from Op-Shops.   Can you help?

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, can you donate teddys to me, especially pre-loved and worn,  so that I can give them free of charge, renovated, and renewed to people in need? Everyone needs a bear.

You would not understand unless you saw it,  the difference a bear makes to someone who is deemed to be unresponsive, even those who can’t see or hear…  a light comes on in their soul.  They pick up the bear with gentleness and hold it, rock it like a baby.  It is beautiful to watch.  Transformative.

If you have bears  –  knitted, or fabric or fur (they don’t have to be pristine and beautiful – they are ALL beautiful in their own way) – and would like me to pass them on to people who will love and adore them (and keep them out of landfill or save them from being chopped up for their fibre), please let me know, or drop them on my doorstep at 37 Morris Road in Woodend.  I am hoping to be inundated.  The little teddy in the photo on the left has gone to a new home… I cleaned him, embroidered a new face,  I even knitted a coat.

TEDDY BEAR YOGA WORKSHOP.  

If you are a counsellor, a yoga teacher, a Disability worker, someone who works in hospitals or aged care… or all three, then maybe you would benefit from a short ZOOM workshop in using the bears to bring your yoga classes to life.  Maybe it’s about Covid anxiety, but Teddies are so wanted and needed at the moment.  I will show you how I collect, renovate and pass on these bears.  Maybe this is a family/community work you could do too.  Email me and I will send you and ID.  The workshop will probably be on a Sunday afternoon, I have not decided because I haven’t heard from you….

STUDIO YOGA CLASS TIMES
Fees FROM 3rd October (new term) $220 per term.

Monday – the 1pm class ONLY deferred until term 4 (re-starting 3rd October).  This hopefully will allow everyone to take care of families and school holidays for that 1 hour per week.
Monday 2.15 class as usual
Tuesday 1.30 Teaching at Windarring
Wednesday 1pm Hatha and 2.15 teacher training as usual
Friday 2.15 as usual.

NEW SPRING CLASSES:
I am considering a Tuesday and Friday 7pm class to take advantage of the warmer weather of term 4.

NEW – SATURDAY BOTANICAL ART CLASS: “GIVE IT A GO” with Jahne.  4 x 2 hour classes from Saturday 9th October, 2.30pm to 4.30 $75 for members of The Botanical Art Society of Australia, ($85 non-members). Location: Woodend, Victoria.

ZOOM TEACHER TRAINING 6.30 Monday (The Sutras)  STUDIO TEACHER TRAINING 2.15 Wednesday in the Studio.

FOR BOOKINGS, ENQUIRIES – NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: yogafirst2@bigpond.com

SEE YOU ON THE MAT.

NAMASTE JAHNE