Please note the following schedule changes for April and onward:

• April 8: No class
• April 15: Class is canceled.
• April 29: Saturday class will be held; this is the final class.

From May, Saturday class will be canceled for the summer; please enjoy your sunny Saturday mornings. Practice on the patio, in the hills, beside the lakes…
We will try to reconvene in the fall; please contact me if you’re interested in joining a Saturday Series Class!

Thank you for your participation in this class during the fall, winter and early spring!

Dear Readers,

If you look carefully, you’ll see a few new menu items here on the Dana Levy Yoga website. It’s all in the service of an upcoming workshop!

On the weekend of April 22-23, Paul Linden will be teaching “STABLE BODY BALANCED MIND: Embodied Peacemaking Workshops” in Salt Lake City…

Who is Paul Linden? 

PAUL LINDEN, Ph.D., is a specialist in body awareness education, the developer of Being In Movement® mind-body education, and founder of the Columbus Center for Movement Studies. He holds a Ph.D. in Physical Education, a sixth degree black belt in Aikido and a first degree black belt in Karate, and he is an instructor of the Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education.  He has extensive experience working with a variety of clients such as musicians, athletes, pregnant women, adult survivors of child abuse, children with attention disorders, and business people both in the U.S. and abroad. He has taught Embodied Peacemaking in Ecuador, Argentina, Great Britain, France, Belgium, Poland, Germany and Israel. He is the author of a number of e-books, among which are:

• Winning is Healing: Body Awareness and Empowerment for Abuse Survivors  
• Embodied Peacemaking: Body Awareness, Self-Regulation and Conflict Resolution
• Hands-On Teaching: Enhancing Body Awareness and Self-Regulation
• Feeling Aikido: Body Awareness Training as a Foundation for Aikido Practice
• Breakfast Essays: Brief Writings on Body Awareness and Life

What are the workshops about?

Paul’s workshops offer experiential practices by which we can work with intention, muscle tone, posture, breathing and movement to develop a mind/body state of expansiveness, calm alertness and compassionate power. These body awareness skills enable us to maintain a peaceful and stable body and mind, which provides a foundation for finding harmonious and productive ways of handling difficulties.

Why is this important to me?

When we are challenged, threatened or hurt, we naturally react with contraction or collapse of breathing, posture, attention and movement. These distress responses give rise to feelings such as fear, anger, shock, resignation, or numbness. These powerful physical responses hijack the rational mind and the compassionate heart, and they move people toward uncoordinated, oppositional and ineffective behavior.

Who can join the workshops?

These workshops are open to anyone who wishes to manage conflict (including inner conflict) more peacefully or who teaches others to do so.  The skills are particularly appropriate for educators, parents, business people, lawyers, peace activists, psychotherapists, yoga/bodywork practitioners, somatic educators and martial artists.

How much does it cost?

• The Full Workshop (12 hours) is $180.00
• The Main Workshop (10 hours) is $160.00
• The Mini-Workshop (2 hours) is $32.00

When are the workshops? How do I register?

Click here for details and registration!

If you’d like to share the link with others, please do:

Why is Dana bringing Paul to Salt Lake City?

Dana studied aikido with Paul in Columbus, Ohio from 1993-1997. Paul’s techniques of developing body awareness and dealing with conflict continue to influence her teaching and personal practice.

But more importantly, I feel strongly that this is the work we need to do in this world, at this time. 

I look forward to sharing this meaningful, educational experience with you!

Dearest students,

Dana will be absent from teaching from Feb. 5-13 in order to take a personal holiday. Following is the schedule for Feb. 6-13:

• Monday, Feb. 6, 9:15-10:45am Class will be taught by Carla Anderson.
• Wednesday, Feb. 8: Class is cancelled. Please attend Roz’s 7:30-9:00am class.
• Friday, Feb. 10, 9:15-10:45am Class will be taught by Charlotte Bell.
• Saturday, Feb. 11: No Saturday class.
• Monday, Feb. 13, 9:15-10:45am Class will be taught by Carla Anderson.
• Wednesday, Feb. 15, 9:15-10:45am: Dana resumes teaching.

Please note: Dana will teach her regularly-scheduled 9:15am class on Monday, Feb. 20 (President’s Day). Charlotte will also teach her regularly-scheduled 5:30pm class that day!

Thank you all for your understanding. Enjoy your classes with Carla and Charlotte, and Roz, if you can join.

I’ll look forward to seeing you all when I return!

A New Year Has Begun!

Dana practicing in all seasons…

Restorative poses to refresh, relax, and draw inward…

Virabhadrasana II (Warrior 2)

In the studio, and poolside!

Variations of standing poses on the floor!

See you in class!

December is such a busy month that I decided to give you all TWO extra chances to come to Mindful Yoga Collective and let go of all that busy-ness!

Hope to see you for one or both of these lovely classes…

• Dec. 18, 2016 (Sunday)
• 4:00-6:00pm
• “Midwinter Restorative Yoga”

Join this two-hour class for a slow-paced, gentle, therapeutic approach to familiar poses. Find lightness and balance in the darker days around the winter solstice. Allow the body to rest in the moment, savor each breath, and let go of the busy-ness of the season to dwell in contentment and gratitude. No yoga experience necessary, but be prepared to set up each pose with plenty of props for maximum comfort and support. (Price: 2 class tickets, or $20.00)

• Dec. 31, 2016 (Saturday)
• 8:30-10:00am
• “Old Year, New Year”

Join this New Year’s Eve morning practice to say goodbye to 2016 and welcome 2017 with your yoga community at Mindful Yoga Collective! All levels of practitioners welcome. (Price: Regular class price)

In recent weeks, my students have dug deep to find their love and power*. I am so very proud of each person who steps through the door of the studio to practice. As the first of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras states, “Atha yoganusasanam”. Simply translated, it means, “And now, the practice of yoga begins.”

“Atha”, or “now” brings us to this moment. “Yoga” is the study of who we are, where we are, and how we can bring about change to ourselves in order to know clearly how our actions affect those around us, and vice versa. “Anusasanam” is the act of following through in our commitment to practice.

So, as we commit to our practice, it also commits to us. Our practice prepares us for the ups and downs, the fluctuations of the “outer” world, by teaching us to be present in the face of challenges. We practice for the hard times, not the easy ones.

In regard to practice, please note the following schedule for Thanksgiving Week:

• Monday, November 21: 9:15-10:45 “All Levels Hatha Yoga” with Dana at Mindful Yoga Collective.
• Wednesday, November 23: No class. Please attend Roz’s class at 7:30am at Mindful.
• Friday, November 25: 9:15-10:45 “All Levels Hatha Yoga” with Roz at Mindful. Please join Roz for class!
• Saturday, November 26: No class.
• Regular schedule resumes from Monday, November 28 at Mindful.

Please enjoy the holiday, take some time to reflect on your own practices–not only yoga, but those practices which bring you home to yourself–and allow both the blessings and your gratitude to seep through your pores, steep in your marrow, slide through your veins, and sing through your breath.

Gratefully,

Dana

*As one of my teachers, Paul Linden, states, “Power without love is brutal and destructive; love without power is weak and ineffective.” He provides some excellent, simple physical tools for discovering the balance of love and power here. (If you prefer video, click here!) It’s called, “Embodied Peacemaking”.

Halloween is just around the corner, and November looms large. Skiers are looking for the first powder day, bikers are making their cold-season plans, hikers are polishing their snowshoes in anticipation. Yet, the air remains a tad warm, and the sun still warms our faces in midday. How I love the changing of the seasons in Utah, and all there is to delight in!

As November arrives, a few reminders:

1. Register for the Nov. 13 (Sunday) Snowbird Experiential Retreat from 1-4pm. Info and registration link (this retreat is sponsored by the University of Utah Lifelong Learning Program) appear on the “Events & Workshops” page.
2. Saturday classes are ON for Nov. 5, 12, and 19, but there’s NO CLASS on NOV. 26! Enjoy your Thanksgiving weekend.
3. Speaking of Thanksgiving….any subs or cancellations during the holiday week (Weds., Nov. 23 and Fri., Nov. 25 will be announced right here, so keep checking back!
4. Peering into December (!), Leslie Howard’s workshops at Mindful Yoga Collective will be held on Dec. 3 & 4. Please register soon–spaces are going fast! More details and registration info available here, on the Mindful website. Leslie is a fantastic, experienced, knowledgeable teacher who can make you comfortable with uncomfortable topics, and let you laugh while you’re being enlightened! The workshops are:
   1. “Pelvic Floor Workshop” (women only) is Saturday & Sunday, 9-12 am
   2. “Cranky Hips & the Lower Back Blues” (open to all) is Saturday, 2-4pm
5. I’m currently developing some sweet prop workshops. Chairs, belts, blocks…stay tuned!

Looking forward to seeing you at the studio, around town, or on the trail!

Schedule effective from Sept.1

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

9:15-10:45am – All Levels Hatha Yoga

Saturday

8:00-9:30am – All Levels Hatha Yoga

Sept. 10-Dec. 10 only

No class on Sept. 3, Oct. 15, Nov. 26, or Dec. 3

Classes are held at Mindful Yoga Collective, 223 S. 700 E., SLC, UT.

Click here and scroll down for map to Mindful Yoga Collective.

Click here for fees. Both single class and class passes are available. You may purchase a pass for only Dana’s classes, or for all teachers at the studio. 

(*Please note: As of 4/1/2016, a 2.75% service fee will be assessed to all credit card purchases.*)

Contact Dana directly if you have any questions.

August…time for a little time off…

As a result, the following classes are canceled or subbed. Please check this schedule before coming to the studio from August 7-17, 2016. I apologize for any inconvenience, and encourage you to work on your home practice (!) in the meantime. I’ll be back on the regular schedule from Thursday, August 18. See you then!

• Monday, August 8, 9:15am class: CANCELED
• Wednesday, August 10, 9:15am class: CANCELED
• Thursday, August 11, 7:15pm class: CANCELED
• Friday, August 12:, 9:15am class: Join ROZ NEWMARK for All Levels Hatha Yoga!!
• Monday, August 15, 9:15am class: CANCELED
• Wednesday, August 17, 9:15am class: Join CATHY POLLACK for All Levels Hatha Yoga!