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bulletin boardDue to inclement weather the we will be closed tonight, Jan 26th and tomorrow Jan 27th. Please be safe. Hope to see you Wed.
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holding the asanaTapas has a variety of translations and meanings in our practice. It is one of the five "niyamas" or observances that was practice as part of the Ashtanga 8 Limbed Path. Some common translations are "heat", "determination", "cleansing" and "spiritual or physical ardor".
This time of year we hear a lot about cleansing, getting rid of old or "bad" habits and shedding excess. We start off the year with all these ideas of what we will do, add or omit from our lives and often feel disappointed, discouraged and ashamed when our resolutions haven't been able to quite "stick". As our Chakra speaker Marylee Fairbanks taught us, there are things we can do to help us bring in new habits and create new experiences. Setting our "sankalpa" an intention spoken, thought or written in the present, affirmative" will help us. Instead of negatively directing the thoughts or new behavior ( I have to save more money and get a better job"). We believe "I am a successful person with more than enough". continue reading 
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