Around The Studio-July

• We are pleased to announce the expansion of our Transcendent Wellness Leadership Team. We have invited, and they accepted, Theresa Murdock, Amanda Smith, and Rebecca Willet to assume the positions of Lead Instructors.

  • Rebecca will be assuming the Lead Instructor role for the Barre Program. In this capacity, she is primarily responsible for developing the Barre program in conjunction with the other instructors.

  • Amanda will be assuming the Lead Instructor role for the Yoga Program. In this capacity, she is primarily responsible for coordinating workshops with our instructors.

  • Theresa will be assuming the Lead Instructor for the Pilates Program. In this capacity, she is primarily responsible for working with Michele and Susan Hoffman, our comprehensively trained Pilates instructors, to develop in-service training for our current instructors.

Please join us in welcoming Theresa, Amanda, and Rebecca to their new roles.

• Michele and I would like to thank all of the instructors for taking such great care of the studio and our members while we were at a yoga retreat in Kripalu.

• Speaking of our yoga retreat, Michele and I spent one week at Kripalu in Lenox, Massachusetts. We participated in the Psychology of the Chakras Training by Anodea Judith. It was an excellent training, and we are planning to offer a Deep Dive Into the Chakras Workshop starting in September. The format of the workshop is still being finalized, but it is expected to take place on the fourth Saturday of the month for eight months. Look for more information shortly.

• The seventh reformer has arrived!!! Brian and Michele have set it up, and it was ready for classes on Thursday, July 17th. We are still configuring the room. Please be patient while we play with the arrangement and purchase additional support equipment

• Sheena Szuri will be offering a Hatha Yoga Immersion Series starting in August. The series is. composed of five separate workshops: Proper Exercise - Asana, Proper Breathing - Pranayama, Proper Thinking - Yamas and Niyamas, Proper Diet - Yogic Diet, Proper Rest - Within practice and in life. The workshops will be held on the second Saturday of each month. Look for more details next week.

• For the month of August, we invite you to participate in our Dog Days of August Challenge. This challenge was extremely popular when we ran it previously. Look for more details coming soon.

• Sarah Duda is offering Quick and Easy Guided Meditation class on Fridays from 10.55 am - 11.15 am. This class is free to our current members.