jasyoga athletica for recovery

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Erin Taylor

when: (Beginning January 8th) Sundays 11:30am – 12:30pm

NOTE no class 2/19, 3/4, 4/1

where: Vera Fitness (701 North 36th Street #330) in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood

cost: $150/10 class pass, $80/5 class pass, $18/class drop in—cash or check made out to Jasyoga LLC

…and: Class includes complimentary LUNA and Clif bars

Between work, workouts, and play, we’re guessing you’re active enough. Consider the possibility that, especially come Sunday, what will help you perform your best in the coming week and beyond isn’t another workout, but proper recovery.

Join Jasyoga and discover how to recover for optimal performance in your sport and in your life. Jasyoga Athletica has already embraced by the University of Washington sports teams, competitive and recreational runners, NBA basketball players, bike commuters—athletes and active people of all sports and levels. Come see for yourself and find your flow.

Practitioners learn skills to:

  • Increase flexibility, enabling efficiency and range of motion
  • Prevent injuries
  • Speed recovery time after workouts and competition
  • Sharpen mental focus

Class is appropriate for all levels.

Email erin@jasyoga.com to pre-register and visit http://jasyoga.com/yoga-for-athletes/ to learn more about Jasyoga Athletica.

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jasyoga joins nike+ run club

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Erin Taylor

Jasyoga is pleased to announce a new partnership with Nike+ Run Club!

Nike loves running and Jasyoga loves yoga. Since yoga will help make you a better runner, sounds like a match made in heaven to us.

Lace up your trainers this fall and head to Niketown Seattle on Tuesdays at 6pm. Jasyoga will be in the house on the second Tuesday of the month to lead pre-run Jasyoga Athletica, helping get you set to kick up some dust (okay, maybe kick up some rain)—

  • October 11
  • November 15
  • December 13

Pre-run Jasyoga Athletica is 6 – 6:20pm, then we’ll hit the road.

Run Cub is for everyone—Routes range from a 2-mile power run to a long 8-miler around Lake Union. There’s no better way to hit the pavement on a gray Seattle eve than with the support of Nike’s pacers and local fellow runners, and no better way to take your running to another level.

Namaste

 

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fall jasyoga athletica

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Erin Taylor

when: October 9 – December 18, Sundays 11:30am – 12:30pm

where: Vera Fitness (701 North 36th Street #330) in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood

cost: $150/10 class pass, $80/5 class pass, $18/class drop in—cash or check made out to Erin Taylor

…and: Class includes complimentary LUNA and Clif bars

As summer ends and you head back indoors, join Jasyoga Athletica to learn how yoga will make you a better athlete.

Practitioners learn skills to:

  • Build strength relevant to your sport or fitness activity
  • Increase flexibility, enabling efficiency and range of motion
  • Prevent injuries
  • Speed recovery time after workouts and competition
  • Sharpen mental focus

Class is appropriate for all levels of yoga experience and all sports and fitness enthusiasts—from marathon runners to hikers to footballers to bike commuters.

Email erin@jasyoga.com to pre-register and visit http://jasyoga.com/yoga-for-athletes/ to learn more about Jasyoga Athletica.

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guest blog—the power of grrl-made media

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Erin Taylor

By Sara Stogner, Reel Grrls

Reel Grrls is thrilled to be partnering with LUNAFEST as a beneficiary along with the Breast Cancer Fund. LUNAFEST is wonderful experience for us to be involved in as a festival that celebrates the work of women in film. It is exactly the type of support we like to offer the young women filmmakers in our programs. Reel Grrls provides out-of-school, year-round media programs catered for girls 9 to 19 years old. Through these opportunities, we are placing more and more girls behind and in front of the camera. In the last 10 years, we have served over 1,000 girls from diverse backgrounds. Many of our participants identify as low-income, homeless or in foster care, or belonging to an ethnic minority group. Our intention is to bring these teens from widely different backgrounds together in a common environment to create media in their own voice.

Check this out this clip about us:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuLSv4b8cPc&feature=youtu.be

Reel Grrls is not just a drop-in computer lab. We offer hands-on, project-based learning that teams girls with experienced women filmmakers. From instructional workshops, internships, and professional experience creating content for clients, the participants in our programs experience a wide spectrum of the media industry. Most importantly, the young women filmmakers are creating films about issues crucial to them. Films like “Thoughts in a Hijab,” where Reel Grrls filmmaker Sahar Shakeri tells her personal story of choosing to wear the hijab even after moving to the U.S. from Iran. This is the type of story that is empowered by placing a camera in the hands of a female filmmaker.

Reel Grrls is now growing faster than ever. As we reach more and more girls in the Seattle area, it is amazing to not only see the projects they create, but to see the confidence, leadership, and creative voice that is acquired from being behind and in front of the camera. One participant in the 2011 Summer Apprenticeship program said, “Reel Grrls is an awesome ‘girls only’ club that gives you self esteem about being a lady!” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.

To learn more about Reel Grrls and the programs we offer, please visit http://www.reelgrrls.org/programs.

If you would like to help support the next generation of women filmmakers, you can donate to Reel Grrls at http://www.reelgrrls.org/donate.

And finally, join us and Jasyoga at LUNAFEST in Seattle on October 6.

 

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get your tix to lunafest…and flow with jasyoga while you’re at it

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Erin Taylor

As promised, more details about LUNAFEST!

The annual fest of films by, for, and about women is headed to Seattle’s SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall on Thursday, October 6. The evening kicks off at 6pm with a reception featuring wine, appetizers, and live music.

For tickets and more info, visit LUNAFEST online.

Cameras start rolling two weeks prior at the LUNAFEST preparty, Sunday, September 18 at 6pm at lululemon University Village, featuring film previews and flow yoga with Jasyoga instructors Erin Taylor and Alison Marra, plus appetizers and more. Also a great op to pick up your tickets for the big night October 6.

Jasyoga is proud to be a supporter of LUNAFEST for the second year running. This fantastic event donates 100% of its proceeds to the Breast Cancer Fund and Reel Grrls.

Please mark your calendars:

LUNAFEST preparty—Sunday, September 18 at 6pm

LUNAFEST—Thursday, October 6 at 6pm

 

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put your legs up and recover

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Erin Taylor

It’s summer, and we’re sure you’ve been playing hard. But have you done anything to help your body recover from your choice of sweaty activities?

We get it—post-workout you’re tired and hungry. And sweaty!? Maybe taking some time for recovery stretching is at the bottom of your agenda.

Good thing the most powerful yoga pose for recovery—from your workout, your sport, and your life—also happens to be one of the easiest and most accessible. It will help drain excess fluid from the legs, relax your feet, and release your low back. The way we suggest setting it up also helps to open the chest and front of the shoulders, which tend to round forward from the stress of working out, and from extended sitting and computer use. It will give your heart a much-needed break after pumping hard to keep up with the pace of your workout, and it will calm your mind. For the not-so-bendy who struggle with forward folding (can’t touch your toes?), this pose can also help you gain some flexibility in your legs while bending from your waist because your spine rests in a neutral position on the floor.

Legs up the wall

It’s exactly what it sounds like. Nice to do after you’ve cooled down, or later on before bed.

  1. Lie down and stretch your legs up the wall so that you are in an “L” shape. Get your butt as close to the wall as you comfortably can. Open your arms to a goalpost shape, with the elbows bent and palms facing up.
  2. Optional extra boost: Set up as described above, then place a yoga block, a bolster, or a folded blanket under your hips. If you’re really tight, opt for a lower prop and back a bit further away from the wall. If you’re limber, try a higher prop and get as close as you comfortably can.
  3. Experiment with the set up—keep adjusting until you’re comfortable so you can relax. If it just feels like work, try bending your knees and resting your calves on the seat of a chair or couch instead.
  4. Breathe deeply and let your whole body drop into the support of the floor and wall (and your prop if you’re using one).
  5. Hold for 5 – 15 minutes.

It’s no secret—although when you get up afterward it may feel like a bit of magic—it works to rejuvenate tired muscles and calm a busy, stressed mind.

Namaste

 

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