Sun & Moon Yoga Studio Newsletter Winter 2018 by Sun And Moon Yoga Studio

WINTER 2018

What Are We Doing When We Teach Yoga? by Annie Moyer Each quarter, the Sun & Moon teachers, subs, and advanced teachers-in-training gather for what we call a “Teaching Lab.” With no pre-set agenda, the informal discussion topics arise organically based on who’s in the room and what’s in the air. Sometimes the conversations land in the technical realm, and we analyze the skeleton, pool our anatomy resources, and unpack complex teaching cues. Other times we talk about what pulled us into yoga and what keeps us steeped there. Most recently, the theme swirled around the question of, “What is it exactly that we’re doing when we teach class?” Good question. The catalyst for this direction of inquiry came from a teacher who had legitimate concerns about how to handle contraindications for students who arrive carrying one or many medical diagnoses in their pockets. The list of things their doctors told them they can’t or shouldn’t do can be long and frightening. Pool together each student’s assorted list in a class-full of lists, and a complicated dinner party comes to mind. One friend is gluten-free, another is vegan, the neighbors are strictly Paleo, and the kids will only eat pasta. Add in the food allergies and the diabetes, then raise the stakes until one wrong bite means risking life-and-limb and we’re down to Swiss chard and water for dinner. What’s a yoga teacher to do? We are not medical doctors (though some of us actually are). We are not physical therapists (though some of us actually are). We are not psychotherapists or nutritionists or ordained ministers (though some of us actually are). We are guides, leading our students down a path we’ve traveled a little more frequently and/or for a little bit longer. Our relative experience and first-hand knowledge let us shine a brighter light forward for our fellow travelers, enable us to point out the scenery in finer detail, and endow us with the responsibility to issue fair warnings about the pitfalls and obstacles we may encounter with each step. Sitting back down to the dinner party metaphor, we create nourishing meals that appeal to a broad and diverse palate, lay out the buffet, and speak knowledgeably about each ingredient and its requisite benefits and risks. But that’s just the beginning. The true teaching happens during “the meal.” We remind our guests to chew. To blow on the soup if it’s too hot. To take small bites and sample the taste of a new food before we swallow wholesale and realize it wasn’t a good choice. To linger with the flavors. To observe the early digestive process as the first hint of aroma sets the salivary glands into motion. To pause between bites for moments of gratitude for the meal, and to share a kind word or connection with the fellow guests. We are teaching how to listen with discernment to the messages of the nervous system, and how to use that discernment to break free from our over-stimulated senses and fragile egos. We are teaching awareness of exactly what’s happening in small increments of time, and recognizing that what’s happening inside of us is in every way related to what’s happening around us and inside of everyone else. There’s a lot of freeze-dried, pre-packaged, factory-processed, fast-food yoga “out there.” In here at Sun & Moon, we’re cooking every day, from scratch, and with love. Thank you for sitting down at our table.

March

February

January

Winter Events, Workshops and Trainings At-a-Glance Mon Jan 1

11:00a - 1:00p

Wring Out the Old, Breathe In the New: New Year’s Day Yoga w/Annie & Amir

Arl

Mon Jan 1

1:00p - 3:00p

Ease Into 2018 w/Carol Confino

Ffx

Fri Jan 5

5:00p - 6:00p

Family Yoga Fun w/Sylvia Cacciato

Arl

Fri Jan 5

6:30p - 8:30p

Got Sleep? How Yoga Can Help w/Lynne Dreyer

Arl

Sat Jan 6

1:00p - 3:30p

Inner Balance for Deep Health w/Carole Toulousy-Michel

Ffx

Fri Jan 12

6:30p - 8:00p

Karma and Dharma: Lessons From the Baghavad Gita: Free Talk w/Annie Moyer

Arl

Sat Jan 13

1:30p - 3:30p

Rest Deeply: Restorative Yoga with Amir

Arl

Sun Jan 14

1:00p - 2:30p

On the Ball: Round the Corner Into Balance & Strength w/Noralea Dalkin

Ffx

Sun Jan 14

3:00p - 4:00p

Family Yoga Fun w/Annie Welsh

Ffx

Sat Jan 20

1:00p - 3:00p

Got 15 Minutes? Here’s a Home Practice for That w/Gayle Fleming

Ffx

Sat Jan 20

4:00p - 5:00p

Yoga for Good: Donations-only class to benefit Britepaths of Fairfax

Ffx

Sun Jan 21

1:00p - 3:00p

Tai Chi for Fall Prevention w/Cynthia Maltenfort

Ffx

Fri Jan 26

9:00a - 4:00p

Kids Yoga Mini-Camp: Teacher Workday Parent Relief! w/Jennifer Eubank

Arl

Fri Jan 26

6:30p - 8:00p

Trance Dance w/Andrea Kiss

Arl

Sat Jan 27

1:30p - 4:30p

The Power of the Ground: Exploring the Feldenkrais Method w/Madeline Helbraun

Arl

Sun Jan 28

1:00p - 6:00p

Afternoon Immersion: Chakras, Bandhas, Vayus: Breath, Energy & Esoteric Anatomy (for Dharma Program and interested 200-hour RYTs)

Arl

Sun Jan 28

1:00p - 3:00p

Winter Revitalization w/Carol Confino

Ffx

Fri Feb 2

5:00p - 6:00p

Family Yoga Fun w/Sylvia Cacciato

Arl

Fri Feb 2

6:30p - 8:30p

Cultivating Common Ground in a Divided Country: A Community Dialogue w/Alex Levin & Aimee Hill

Arl

Sat Feb 3

1:30p - 4:30p

Healing Lower Back Pain: Yoga Therapy with Amir

Arl

Sun Feb 4

1:00p - 3:00p

Tai Chi Easy w/Cynthia Maltenfort

Arl

Sun Feb 4

3:00p - 4:00p

Family Yoga Fun w/Annie Welsh

Ffx

Fri Feb 9 - Sun Feb 11

Variable

The Spiral – Movement and Form: A Weekend With Theresa Murphy

Arl

Sat Feb 17

1:30p - 4:00p

Yoga for Healthy Aging w/Rixie Dennison

Arl

Sun Feb 18

12:30p - 4:30p

An Afternoon of Meditation & Silence w/Alex Levin & Jackie Shaffer

Arl

Sat Feb 24

2:00p - 4:00p

Yoga, J’Adore! A Gathering of Yogi Francophiles w/Carole Toulousy-Michel – donations only to support Medecins Sans Frontieres

Arl

Fri March 2

9:00a - 4:00p

Kids Yoga Mini-Camp: Teacher Workday Parent Relief! w/Jennifer Eubank

Arl

Fri March 2

5:00p - 6:00p

Family Yoga Fun w/Sylvia Cacciato

Arl

Fri March 2

6:30p - 8:00p

Trance Dance w/Andrea Kiss

Arl

Sat March 3

1:30p - 3:30p

Yoga Therapy with Amir for the Hips

Arl

Sun March 4

3:00p - 4:00p

Family Yoga Fun w/Annie Welsh

Ffx

Fri Mar 9 - Sun Mar 11 Variable

Yoga for Healthy Aging – The Newest News: A Weekend With Baxter Bell

Ffx

Sat March 17

1:00p - 4:00p

Yoga for the Feet w/Rixie Dennison

Ffx

Sun March 18

2:00p - 4:00p

Healthy Strategies for Desk Jockeys w/Anne Jablonski and Guest Presenter Kyle Reeb, D.C.

Ffx

illustrations by jackie shaffer

ARLINGTON STUDIO – WINTER 2018 (12 WEEKS) TUESDAY JANUARY 2 - MONDAY MARCH 26 (closed for Spring Break Tuesday March 27 - Monday April 2)

ARLINGTON STUDIO 3811 Lee Highway Arlington, VA 22207 703.525.9642 (YOGA) sunandmoonstudio.com facebook.com/ sunandmoonyogastudio on twitter @sunandmoonstudio

We now offer THREE WAYS to learn and practice yoga at Sun & Moon: 1. FULL QUARTER REGISTRATION $192 for winter quarter weekly class (first three weeks are pro-ratable @$16/class, seniors take $10 off); after the third week, see below for flex passes; add extra classes anytime for $18/class)

2. FLEX PASSES good for six months to attend any class; 10 classes @$180; 6 classes @$120; 1 class @$22

3. BLISS PASS unlimited yoga @$135/month

First Class Free Your first visit for a class at Sun & Moon is free. Come in, introduce yourself, and try out any class – our treat. No reservation necessary. Valid ONE time to students who have never before attended a class at Sun & Moon. This offer does not apply to the Morning Mysore program with Tova Steiner.

MORNING MYSORE/ASHTANGA YOGA A set series of postures taught one-onone to each student. Arrive on your own schedule and receive customized attention as you develop independence in your practice. 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. weekdays 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. Sundays Email tova@sunandmoonstudio.com

Day/Time MONDAY 9:30am-10:45am 10:00am-11:30am 11:00am-12:15pm 12:15pm-1:30pm 12:30pm-1:30pm 4:00pm-5:15pm 5:00pm-6:00pm 6:15pm-7:45pm 6:30pm-7:45pm 8:00pm-9:15pm 8:00pm-9:30pm TUESDAY 10:00am-11:15am 10:15am-11:45am 11:30am-12:30pm 12:00pm-1:30pm 3:00pm-4:30pm 4:45pm-6:00pm 4:30pm-6:00pm 6:15pm-7:30pm 6:15pm-7:30pm 6:15pm-7:45pm 6:30pm-7:30pm 7:45pm-9:00pm 8:00pm-9:15pm WEDNESDAY 6:30am-7:30am 9:30am-11:00am 9:30am-11:00am 11:15am-12:30pm 11:30pm-12:30pm 12:45pm-1:30pm 4:30pm-6:00pm 5:00pm-6:15pm 6:15pm-7:45pm 6:30pm-7:45pm 6:45pm-7:45pm 8:00pm-9:15pm 8:00pm-9:30pm THURSDAY 10:30am-11:45am 10:30am-12:00pm 12:00pm-1:15pm 4:30pm-5:15pm 5:30pm-6:30pm 6:15pm-7:30pm 6:45pm-7:45pm 7:45pm-9:15pm 8:00pm-9:15pm FRIDAY 9:30am-10:45am 11:00am-11:45am 10:15am-11:45am 12:00pm-12:45pm 4:30pm-5:45pm 5:00pm-6:00pm 6:30pm-8:00pm SATURDAY 8:15am-9:15am 9:15am-10:30am 9:30am-10:30am 10:45am-12:15pm 10:45am-12:15pm SUNDAY 9:00am-10:30am 10:45am-12:00pm 11:00am-12:30pm 4:30pm-5:30pm 5:00pm-6:00pm 6:30pm-7:30pm

Class

Instructor

Starts

Studio

Core Awareness Level 2 Gentle/Level 1 Meditation (donations only) Chinese Yoga (Tai Chi/Qi Gong) Level 1 Level 2 Yoga for You & the Kids (ages 10 & up) Level 1 Ashtanga

Asya Haikin Gayle Fleming Asya Haikin Jackie Shaffer Cynthia Maltenfort Karin Caffi Jennifer Eubank Amir Jennifer Eubank Amir John Sherburne

1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8

A B A B A A B A B A B

Level 1 Level 2 Feldenkrais Level 3 Bones & Balance Level 1 Level 2 Intro to Yoga (6 week course = $96) Intro to Yoga (6 week course = $96) Level 2 Yoga for Teen Boys Vinyasa Level 1

Jackie Shaffer Annie Moyer Madeline Helbraun Annie Moyer Carole Toulousy-Michel Christie Zepeda Jackie Shaffer Suzanne Romness Suzanne Romness Karin Caffi Mike Ricker Jenn Seiff Heidi Panetta

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 2/13 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

B A B A B B A B B A C B A

All Levels Level 2 All Levels Level 1 Yoga for You & the Baby Meditation (donations only) Level 2 Yin Yoga Level 2/3 Level 1 Rat Race Counterpose (6 week course = $96) Level 1 All Levels

Charlotte Raich Jackie Shaffer Andrea Kiss Jackie Shaffer Dana Cook Jackie Shaffer Annie Moyer Alex Levin Annie Moyer Andrea Kiss Anne Jablonski Rebecca Metro Roger Panetta

1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/17 1/3 1/3

A A B A B A A B A B C A B

Level 1/2 Meditative Movement Yoga for Arthritis Kids Yoga (grades K-2) Tweens Yoga (grades 3-6) Level 1 Vinyasa Integral Yoga Prenatal

Annie Moyer Alex Levin Rachel Waldstein Jennifer Eubank Jennifer Eubank Carol Stehl Alex Ali Debbie Sheetz Sylvia Cacciato

1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4

A B A A C B A B A

Level 1 Yoga for You & the Crawlers/Tots Level 2 Meditation (donations only) Gentle

1/5 1/5 1/5

All Levels

Andrea Kiss Dana Cook Jackie Shaffer Jackie Shaffer Lisa Gunther Sylvia Cacciato Alfia Khaibullina

1/5

B B A A B A B

Mat Pilates 1/2 Level 1 Mat Pilates 1 Level 2 Vinyasa All Levels

Nirinjan Devi Amir Nirinjan Devi Amir Kristin Heinz

1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6

B A B A B

All Levels Level 1 Level 2 Prenatal Restorative Yoga Meditation (donations only)

Enid Kassner Enid Kassner Anne Jablonski Barbara Feer Nancy Carter Elizabeth Sammis

1/7 1/7 1/7 1/7 1/7

A B A A B A

Middle/High Schoolers (9 weeks = $144; no class 1/15, 2/19, 3/26)

Family Yoga Fun

(monthly: check events page)

ongoing

1/5 monthly

ongoing

While this schedule is current as of printing, there may be changes. Please check our website at sunandmoonstudio.com for the most up-to-date information.

FAIRFAX STUDIO – WINTER 2018 (12 WEEKS) TUESDAY JANUARY 2 - MONDAY MARCH 26 (closed for Spring Break Tuesday March 27 - Monday April 2) Day/Time

Class

Instructor

10:15am-11:45am

All Levels

Carol Confino

11:00am-12:15pm

Mat Pilates 1/2

Anna Mikheeva

12:00pm-1:15pm

Gentle/Level 1

4:45pm-6:15pm

Starts

Studio

FAIRFAX STUDIO

1/8

9998 Main Street

1/8

Carol Confino

1/8

Fairfax, VA 22031

Level 1/2

Melinda Hofstetter

1/8

5:00pm-5:45pm

Kids (9 weeks = $144; no class 1/15, 2/19, 3/26)

Annie Welsh

1/8

6:00pm-7:30pm

Level 3

Vicki Christian

1/8

6:45pm-8:15pm

All Levels

Valerie Short

1/8

7:45pm-9:00pm

Level 1

Michelle Kunz

1/8

TUESDAY 7:00am-8:00am

All Levels

Cynthia Lim

1/2

8:00am-9:00am

Chinese Yoga (Tai Chi/Qi Gong)

Cynthia Maltenfort

1/2

10:00am-11:30am

Level 2

Cynthia Lim

1/2

10:15am-11:30am

Level 1

Deb Hertz

1/2

11:45am-1:15pm

Adaptive Yoga

Noralea Dalkin

1/2

6:00pm-7:15pm

Level 1

Terry Strayer

1/2

6:15pm-7:45pm

Yoga for Healthy Aging

Rixie Dennison

1/2

7:30pm-8:45pm

All Levels

Terry Strayer

1/2

8:00pm-9:00pm

Vinyasa

Stephanie Crews

1/2

WEDNESDAY 9:00am-10:30am

Level 2

Cynthia Maltenfort

1/3

10:00am-11:00am

Yoga on the Ball

Noralea Dalkin

1/3

10:45am-12:00pm

Level 1

Cynthia Maltenfort

1/3

5:00pm-6:00pm

Vinyasa

Annie Welsh

1/3

6:15pm-7:45pm

Level 2

Carol Confino

1/3

6:00pm-7:30pm

Level 3/4

Pat Pao

1/3

7:45pm-8:45pm

Chinese Yoga (Tai Chi/Qi Gong)

Cynthia Maltenfort

1/3

8:00pm-9:15pm

Level 1

Carol Confino

1/3

THURSDAY 7:00am-8:00am

All Levels

Cynthia Lim

1/4

9:15am-10:30am

Level 1

Vicki Christian

1/4

10:45am-12:15pm

Bones & Balance

Carole Toulousy-Michel

1/4

10:45am-12:15pm

Level 2

Carol Confino

1/4

6:15pm-7:30pm

Level 1

Valerie Short

1/4

6:30pm-7:45pm

Prenatal

Melinda Hofstetter

1/4

7:45pm-9:00pm

Core Awareness

Michelle Kunz

1/4

8:00pm-9:30pm

All Levels

Sandra Jenkins Clark

1/4

FRIDAY 10:00am-11:15am

Chair-Assisted Yoga

Cynthia Lim

1/5

10:15am-11:45am

Level 2/3

Vicki Christian

1/5

12:00pm-1:15pm

Level 2

Vicki Christian

1/5

12:00pm-1:15pm

Level 1

Deb Hertz

1/5

6:00pm-7:15pm

Yoga for Healthy Aging

Rixie Dennison

1/5

7:30pm-8:30pm

Meditation

Annie Welsh

1/5

SATURDAY 9:00am-10:30am

Level 2/3

Cynthia Lim

1/6

9:15am-10:30am

Level 1

Dena Jensen

1/6

10:45am-12:15pm

Level 1/2

Alex Ali

1/6

10:45am-12:15pm

Level 2/3

Dena Jensen

1/6

SUNDAY 9:15am-10:30am

Gentle/Level 1

Carol Confino

1/7

10:00am-11:30am

Level 2

Gayle Fleming

1/7

10:45am-12:15pm

All Levels

Anna Mikheeva

1/7

3:00pm-4:00pm

Family Yoga Fun

4:30pm-5:30pm

Middle/High Schoolers

5:00pm-6:15pm 6:00pm-7:30pm 7:00pm-8:00pm

MONDAY

703.934.9480 sunandmoonstudio.com facebook.com/ sunandmoonyogastudio on twitter @sunandmoonstudio

monthly

Cynthia Maltenfort

1/7

Prenatal

Jessica Watts

1/7

All Levels

Lisa Wingate

1/7

Meditation

Jon Waterman

ongoing

(monthly: check events page)

Annie Welsh

2. FLEX PASSES good for six months to attend any class; 10 classes @$180; 6 classes @$120; 1 class @$22

3. BLISS PASS unlimited yoga @$135/month

First Class Free Your first visit for a class at Sun & Moon is free. Come in, introduce yourself, and try out any class – our treat. No reservation necessary.

Sun & Moon Yoga Studio is among the country’s premier schools for the study and practice of yoga. We’ve shared the brilliance of yoga with many thousands of students since 1995. We embrace a holistic approach to this ancient system of health and healing, offering our cherished students a well-rounded yoga education and practice to help them feel better inside and out. Our philosophy is based on an eclectic blend of hatha yoga traditions with instructors who share a strong passion for teaching and a commitment to giving students a nurturing home for exploring the art and science of yoga.

While this schedule is current as of printing, there may be changes. Please check our website at sunandmoonstudio.com for the most up-to-date information.

Do Less, Feel More: A Week With Gernot Huber by Anne Jablonski Yoga master T.K.V. Desikachar is quoted as saying that our yoga practice should be smarter than our habits. Thailand-based yoga teacher Gernot Huber is on a mission to help students heed that advice. The secret to getting rid of patterns that don’t serve us, Gernot says, is not trying harder, but learning to let them go. Casting aside established, stress-inducing patterns isn’t easy , but it’s possible, and Gernot makes a compelling case for discovering and mapping these blind spots so we don’t sabotage our quest for serenity. Last summer, along with a group of older yoga first-timers, eager young practitioners, and experienced yoga teachers, I joined Gernot’s weeklong retreat at the beloved Feathered Pipe Ranch in Helena, Montana, as he led students on head-to-toe diagnostic journeys, documenting them with his iPad camera, to uncover adverse habits. I discovered a lot about my own patterns of holding tension, and benefited from time with the others as we practiced becoming our own best stress detectives.

Photo courtesy Zane Williams

We always have the option to choose against stress, but doing so means letting go of our achievement-oriented mindset. That may also mean modifying some poses and skipping others entirely. Highlighting a prevalent trouble spot, Gernot says, “When I ask a group of students if anyone needs more neck tension in their lives, I usually get a good laugh, because that’s a pretty ludicrous proposition.” Regrettably, he continues, many yoga alignment instructions exacerbate neck tension. He invites students to gather around him as he demonstrates. He moves into bhujangasana (cobra pose) with his chin pulled as far away from his jugular notch as possible. Bulging, pained eyes, and a strangled voice help make the point. “Does this look like it feels? Am I serene yet?” He’s mimicking some of the cobra pose photos that he assembled in a collage from a Google image search. He shares those images in an eye-opening instructional video about neck tension. The pictures reveal sharp contrasts in alignment: from necks moved into extreme and awkward hyperextension to “happy” necks elongating in a gentle arc out of spacious spines. Gernot then eases unhurriedly back into cobra, this time attentive to moving from the center so he doesn’t needlessly restrict breathing. His face is softer, and breath brings the shape to life as he speaks easily about the “deliberateness and deliciousness” we can all savor along the way to, and in, any posture. One by one, he asks each of us to move into a familiar pose while he snaps an iPad photo. Then he offers customized, unpretentious advice about creating more room for the breath and teasing the neck toward a more spacious neutrality. He takes a second “after” photo. Even practiced, alignment-savvy teachers are startled at the degree of neck hyperextension in their “before” images. I’m one of them. The photographic evidence of my strained upper body sporting rounded shoulders capped off with an upand out-tilted chin is a revelation. Most problem patterns, he explains, stem from creating too much effort. “We tend to think that if we want to get something done, we must do something,” he says. “The brain can contract a muscle by sending the appropriate nerve signals, but there is no neurological pathway to send a relaxation message. The only way to relax a muscle is to stop contracting it. Relaxation is literally the art of undoing, one that most of us have not practiced because we didn’t know it mattered, or even existed.” To make our yoga practice more beneficial, Gernot has this simple advice: do less, feel more. Insights like these — along with calming guided meditations and asana and breathing classes to help us practice our new serenity-enhancing, stress-neutralizing skills — made for a potent and joyful week of learning. It’s a great thing, discovering a great teacher. Excerpted from www.shutupandyoga.com , “Undoing Tension on The Yoga Mat” by Anne Jablonski

Want to experience a weekend with Gernot? He’ll be right here at Sun & Moon, April 6 - 8. Want to experience the Feathered Pipe Ranch? Join Amir and Anne Jablonski this summer at the third annual Mindful Unplug, August 11 - 18.

General Information & Fees Welcome to Sun & Moon Yoga We are a classic school of hatha yoga, with weekly classes structured to provide a well-rounded curriculum over an entire quarter. Regular practice and connection to your yoga community form the cornerstone of Sun & Moon’s unique yoga environment, which has shared the brilliance of yoga with many thousands of students since 1995. We keep our studios at a moderately comfortable room temperature, and provide careful instruction that favors safety and deep attention. We welcome beginners and new students at any time, and your first class is free. WE NOW OFFER THREE WAYS TO YOGA AT SUN & MOON FULL QUARTER REGISTRATION Our classic “yoga school” option, we recommend this for those seeking to learn and study on a consistent basis with a primary teacher. This option provides excellent yoga education with a continuity of instruction and practice. Depending on the season, the length of the quarter varies. Missed classes may be made up in any other class on the current schedule, before or after your absence. All make-ups must be taken during the quarter for which you are registered and may not be carried forward. • $192 for 2018 winter quarter • The first three weeks are pro-ratable @$16/class; seniors age 60 and up take $10 off • After the third week, see below for flex passes • Add extra drop-ins anytime @$18/class

FLEX PASSES If you travel or your schedule is entirely unpredictable and it’s tough to commit to the entire quarter, or you like to mix up your experience and your teachers, we’re entirely flexible. These passes are good for six months for any class at any time. • $180 for ten • $120 for six • $22 for a single class drop-in

BLISS PASS For the yogis who want regular and frequent practice two or more times per week, and love coming to the many different class styles with our diverse teaching staff. Hassle-free enrollment – just sign up for monthly auto-renew to your credit card on our secure site, and show up whenever you like. • $135/month

YOGA ETIQUETTE AND WHAT TO WEAR Wear something comfy that’s not too loose and not too tight, and layer for temperature comfort. We practice barefoot and keep our floors clean; leave your shoes in the cubbies before entering the yoga rooms. Changing rooms are available. Avoid perfume/ cologne or noisy jewelry. If you’re late to class, enter quietly and wait for centering to conclude before setting up props. Inform the teacher in advance if you need to leave early, and do not leave during final relaxation. Take your valuables into the room with you or secure them in your car. Cell phones should be silent and out of sight. Sun & Moon provides mats and other yoga props free of charge, as well as cleaning supplies if necessary. Those who are concerned about the hygiene of props are encouraged to bring their own. Sun & Moon reserves the right to dismiss (with or without a refund) any student who disrupts the harmony of the class or studio.

EMERGENCY CLOSINGS Classes cancelled due to inclement weather or other emergency will not be re-scheduled. Registered students may make up missed classes in any other class during the quarter. During severe weather conditions or other emergencies, we will post all cancellations on the studio website and on the outgoing voicemail at 703.525.9642 up to one hour before the start time of the next class.

REFUND AND CREDIT POLICIES AND TERMS Quarterly registered students: Please use discretion when requesting refunds or credits, as our teachers are compensated for your registration up front, and we offer a liberal make-up policy for missed classes. No refunds or credits are issued after the quarter has concluded; exceptions granted only for documented illness or injury. Refund and credit requests must be made via our online request form found at sunandmoonstudio.com/policiesand-fees. Refunds for classes will incur a $20 administrative fee. Refunds may be made by check (may take up to three weeks to process) or online to your credit card (may take up to one week to process). Studio credit will be applied to your online account, is valid for one year from the date issued and incurs no administrative fee. Studio credit applies to classes and workshops only, and cannot be redeemed for cash, merchandise, or a future refund. Flex Passes are good for six months from purchase; no refunds on Flex Passes; extensions granted only with management approval in cases of documented illness or injury. Bliss Passes issued via monthly auto-renew to the student’s credit card through our secure online payment processing system; student’s credit card information is never stored in any Sun & Moon database; Bliss Pass is not tied to actual attendance and no retroactive refunds will be made; non-transferrable; cancel anytime with no fee (allow one week before next billing cycle); expired credit card yields a $10 administrative fee; initiating a monthly bliss pass acknowledges a reduced class schedule during major holiday periods; no partial months.

Looking for the registration form? No need! We’re shifting our paperwork to web-work. Register online at www.sunandmoonstudio.com/current-classes If you dislike web-based commerce, feel free to call us by telephone or stop by in person and we’ll take care of it for you, no problem.

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3811 Lee Highway Arlington, VA 22207 703.525.9642 (Arlington) 703.934.9480 (Fairfax) sunandmoonstudio.com facebook.com/sunandmoonyogastudio

YOGA THERAPY WITH AMIR • Restoratives, Jan 16 • Healing Lower Back Pain, Feb 3 • Hips, March 3

FOR THE COMMUNITY • Dharma Talk with Annie, Jan 12 • Yoga for Good to benefit Britepaths of Fairfax, Jan 20 • Cultivating Common Ground: Community Dialogue, Feb 20

Practice Deeply, Practice Well For a healthy dose of yoga community, deeper study, and masterfully-guided practice, here’s our lineup this winter and spring of visiting senior teachers. We carefully cultivate relationships with national and internationally-based teachers whose viewpoints on yoga align with ours. They teach. They inspire. They guide. They connect. We are grateful.

Theresa Murphy Feb 9 - 11

Baxter Bell March 9 - 11

Gernot Huber April 6 - 8

Kira Sloane May 11 - 13

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