WINTER 2019
The Best Meditation By Amir Last summer while teaching at The Mindful Unplug at our Feathered Pipe Ranch retreat in Montana, someone asked the perennial question, “which is the best technique for meditation?" The classic answer is, “it’s the one you will use." The answer I actually gave was, "the best meditation technique is with your cat!” Whenever I lie down, I inevitably end up with a cat lying on my chest, gazing softly and lovingly into my eyes. At this point, I can't help but return the gaze and my mind clears of everything except my present connection with this magnificent creature. My body stays naturally still, because I don't want to disturb our cozy posture. And internally, we both create a feeling of love and caring. Cats are masters of meditation and can teach us everything we really need to know about it. By nature, all felines are predators. They require huge bursts of energy to capture their prey. And because they have to preserve their energy for these huge bursts, they require much time for restoration and nourishment, sleeping up to 16 hours a day. If you have a cat, you may often notice her in a resting, kind of dazed state. Not asleep, but almost. Her eyes halfopen and completely still, focused, and relaxed. The cat has just enough awareness to respond to danger if alerted, while still getting the benefits of relaxation. The perfect meditation. I get it. Not everyone is a cat person. Dogs are cool too, though you may have to teach them how to sit still and meditate with you. I also get that not everyone is an animal person. In this case, try meditating with another human. In the same way that a yawn is contagious, simply meditating with another person can be all you need to get started. It doesn’t really matter who or what is your inspiration – the same principal applies – choose your source of quiet. Put down the phone and all the other distractions. Allow yourself to get lost in the sweet presence of stillness and ease, and it will call you back again and again and again. This is meditation, the natural and easy way.
Get inspired to find your own best quiet at the fourth running of The Mindful Unplug at the glorious Feathered Pipe Ranch in Montana. Join our hand-picked team of professionals in the fields of yoga, meditation, sight, and sound, including your own Sun & Moon teachers Amir, Annie, and Anne J., to slow down and rediscover your own natural rhythms, to kick back and relax for a spell, to savor solitude and also make new friends, to receive practical, life-affirming skills to learn to be in today’s over-busy world in a healthier way. There’ll be restorative yoga with Amir, dharma talks with Annie, yoga movement with Anne J, and sensory exploration with expert guidance.
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Distinctly Indistinct By Annie “You were just a twinkle in your Daddy’s eye…” They way our parents described us before we were born hints at an indistinct quality of who we are—an ephemeral essence of being-ness, before we actually “became” a person. In our origins, we are conceived with in-distinction, but the moment we are born, everything changes. We suddenly comprise a form that’s distinct and separate from all other forms. We are given a name. Opinions about us are immediately formed: She’s so cute! His eyes are so big! Why does she cry so much? And if we’re lucky, every need is monitored and met. We’re tended and cuddled and swaddled, all within that distinction that we are “someONE.” But from an early age, we know at a subconscious level that there’s more to who we are, because we feel the largeness of our spirit. We look up wondering: How many stars are up there? Where did I come from and why am I here? What is this feeling that I know I’ve been here in this moment with these people before? Within our distinction, we sit with in-distinction. At the same time, we gain self-sufficiency. We learn that skating on our knees moves us from one corner to another. We learn to hold on to the edge of the sofa and balance on our feet. We learn that if no one’s looking, we can go into the closet with scissors and cut bangs in our hair. Or at age 14, sneak out with Jamie and steal her dad’s 1972 Ford Maverick Grabber and drive around the neighborhood in the middle of the night (still so sorry, Mr. Rubbin!). And move away to college. Get a job and an apartment. Living with distinction. The challenges get bigger and the wonderments expand. Is world peace attainable? Why does genocide keep happening? What deadly diseases loom in the future? And also, what is love and how to I get it and hold on to it and pass it down the line? Grappling with in-distinction. And then it gets too scary, and we have to feed our sense cravings to provide self-comfort and reassurance that we can still be swaddled. And god help us if we were among those who didn’t get swaddled sufficiently as infants or in early childhood. The trauma of neglect, no matter how small, plays out in myriad ways of self-medicating with our choice of sensory satisfactions. We tether ourselves to something—anything—that makes “sense.” Clinging to distinction. AND. Nevertheless, we persist…in asking big questions. We know there’s something more to who we are than just what we can touch, feel, hear, see, smell. We get curious and creative. We gaze with wonder and awe and amazement not just at a single grain of sand but the vast desert. Not just a drop of water but the expanse of ocean. Then we make metaphor and see snowmen in clouds, and skyscapes in snow. Life is a constant mediation between the distinctions of self and the in-distinctions of spirit. THIS IS YOGA. The joining of apparent opposites, with an effort to reconcile them. Yoking the distinct and the indistinct. It is precisely within that negotiation that we need each other. Seriously. When we work through grief, we need someone to sit by our side and not try to make it disappear but to witness our suffering and help us get to the next breath. When we’re hungry, it’s a beautiful thing when someone feeds us. And that feeling gets laid down in our deep psyche so that when we see someone else hungry, we feed them back. This life cannot be done alone. The inherent conflict of being an individual and a connected soul compels us to relate as fellow humans in the same mess. And it’s via the essence of those human relations that, in its own apparent indistinct reality that we sometimes call love, we create the next distinct human to be born, and go through the whole thing all over again. May those who come after us find the path a bit easier to tread.
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ARLINGTON STUDIO – WINTER 2019 (15 WEEKS) WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2 - TUESDAY APRIL 16. Spring break Wed April 17 - Mon April 22. Check website for drop-in classes.
ARLINGTON STUDIO 3811 Lee Highway Arlington, VA 22207 703.525.9642 (YOGA) sunandmoonstudio.com facebook.com/ sunandmoonyogastudio twitter @sunandmoonstudio instagram @sunandmoonyogava
Notice something new? All classes previously named by their “Level” now include the word “Hatha,” the traditional term for breath-based, alignmentinformed yoga practice from which all other styles emerged. The classes haven’t changed, just the names.
We now offer THREE WAYS to yoga at Sun & Moon: 1. FULL QUARTER REGISTRATION $240 for 15 weekly winter classes (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 (excludes Mysore). Valid ONE time to students who have never before attended a class.
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 4
Day/Time MONDAY
Class
Instructor
Starts
Studio
9:30am-10:45am 10:00am-11:30am 11:00am-12:15pm 12:15pm-1:30pm
Hatha All Levels Hatha 2 Hatha Gentle/1 Meditation (donations only)
Asya Haikin Gayle Fleming Asya Haikin Jackie Shaffer
1/7 1/7 1/7 1/7
A B A B
12:30pm-1:45pm 4:00pm-5:15pm 5:00pm-6:00pm 6:15pm-7:45pm
Tai Chi/Qi Gong Hatha 1 Yoga for Teens ($192 for 12 weeks: no class 1/21, 2/18, 4/15) Hatha 2
Cynthia Maltenfort Karin Caffi Jennifer Eubank Amir
1/7 1/7 1/7 1/7
A A B A
6:30pm-7:45pm 8:00pm-9:15pm 8:00pm-9:30pm TUESDAY
Yoga for Core Stability Hatha 1 Ashtanga Fundamentals
Roger Panetta Amir John Sherburne
1/7 1/7 1/7
B A B
6:30am-7:30am 10:00am-11:15am 10:15am-11:45am 11:30am-12:30pm
Hatha All Levels Hatha 1 Hatha 2 Feldenkrais
Suzanne Romness Jackie Shaffer Annie Moyer Madeline Helbraun
1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8
A B A B
12:00pm-1:30pm 3:00pm-4:30pm 4:30pm-6:00pm 4:45pm-6:00pm
Hatha 3 Bones & Balance Hatha 2 Hatha 1
Annie Moyer Carole Toulousy-Michel Jackie Shaffer Laura Haywood-Leigh
1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8
A B A B
6:15pm-7:30pm 6:15pm-7:45pm 7:45pm-9:00pm 8:00pm-9:15pm
Flow & Yin Hatha 2 Vinyasa All Levels Hatha 1
Alex Ali Karin Caffi Jenn Seiff Heidi Panetta
1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8
B A B A
WEDNESDAY 9:30am-11:00am 9:30am-11:00am
Hatha All Levels Hatha 2
Jackie Shaffer Andrea Kiss
1/2 1/2
A B
11:15am-12:30pm 11:30am-12:30pm 12:45pm-1:30pm 4:30pm-6:00pm
Hatha 1 Yoga for You & the Baby Meditation (donations only) Hatha 2
Jackie Shaffer Dana Cook Jackie Shaffer Jennifer Eubank
1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2
A B A B
5:00pm-6:15pm 6:15pm-7:15pm 6:30pm-7:45pm 7:30pm-9:00pm
Yin & Nidra Yoga for You & the Kids (ages 7 and up) Hatha 1 Hatha All Levels
Alex Levin Jennifer Eubank Andrea Kiss Rebecca Metro
1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2
A B A B
8:00pm-9:30pm THURSDAY 6:30am-7:30am 10:30am-11:45am
Vinyasa All Levels
Mike Ricker
1/2
A
Hatha All Levels Hatha 1/2
Suzanne Romness Annie Moyer
1/3 1/3
A A
10:30am-12:00pm 4:30pm-5:15pm 5:30pm-6:15pm 6:00pm-7:15pm
Meditative Yoga
Vinyasa All Levels
Alex Levin Jennifer Eubank Jennifer Eubank Laura McCarty
1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3
B C C B
6:15pm-7:30pm 7:30pm-8:45pm FRIDAY
Hatha 1 Insight Yoga
Carol Stehl Jennifer O’Sullivan
1/3 1/3
A B
9:30am-11:00am 10:15am-11:45am 11:15am-12:00pm 12:00pm-12:45pm
Hatha 2 Hatha All Levels Yoga for You & the Tots Meditation (donations only)
Andrea Kiss Jackie Shaffer Sylvia Cacciato Jackie Shaffer
1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4
A B A A
4:30pm-5:45pm 5:00pm-6:00pm 6:30pm-7:45pm 6:30pm-7:30pm
Hatha Gentle Family Yoga Fun (monthly Fridays - check website) Prenatal Yoga Yoga Nidra (monthly Fridays - check website)
Lisa Gunther Sylvia Caciatto Sylvia Cacciato Debbie Sheetz
1/4 1/4 1/4 1/11
B A A B
SATURDAY 8:15am-9:15am 9:15am-10:30am 9:30am-10:30am
Mat Pilates 1/2 Hatha 1 Mat Pilates 1
Nirinjan Devi Amir Nirinjan Devi
1/5 1/5 1/5
B A B
10:45am-12:15pm 10:45am-12:15pm SUNDAY 9:00am-10:30am
Hatha 2 Vinyasa All Levels
Amir Kristin Heinz
1/5 1/5
A B
Hatha All Levels
Enid Kassner
1/6
A
10:45am-12:00pm 11:00am-12:30pm 4:30pm-5:45pm 5:00pm-6:00pm
Hatha 1 Hatha 2 Prenatal Yoga Restorative Yoga
Enid Kassner Anne Jablonski Dana Cook Nancy Carter
1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6
B A A B
6:30pm-7:30pm
Meditation (donations only)
Elizabeth Sammis
ongoing
A
Yoga for Kids Yoga for Tweens
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 2019 (15 WEEKS) WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2 - TUESDAY APRIL 16. Spring break Wed April 17 - Mon April 22. Check website for drop-in classes. Day/Time
Class
Instructor
Starts
Studio
10:15am-11:45am
Hatha All Levels
11:00am-12:15pm
Mat Pilates 1/2
Carol Confino
1/7
B
Anna Mikheeva
1/7
A
12:00pm-1:15pm 4:45pm-6:00pm
Hatha Gentle/1
Carol Confino
1/7
B
Yoga for Core Stability
Melinda Hofstetter
1/7
A
703.934.9480
5:00pm-5:45pm
Yoga for Kids ($192 for 12 weeks: no class 1/21, 2/18, 4/15)
Annie Welsh
1/7
B
6:00pm-7:30pm
Hatha 3
Vicki Christian
1/7
B
7:00pm-8:30pm
Hatha All Levels
Michelle Bannister
1/7
A
8:00pm-9:15pm
Hatha 1
Sandra Jenkins Clark
1/7
B
7:00am-8:00am
Hatha All Levels
Cynthia L / Lisa W
1/8
B
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8:30am-9:45am
Tai Chi/Qi Gong 1/2
Cynthia Maltenfort
1/8
B
10:00am-11:30am
Hatha 2
Cynthia L / Jennifer E
1/8
A
10:15am-11:30am
Hatha 1
Deb Hertz
1/8
B
Notice something new?
11:45am-1:15pm
Adaptive Yoga
Cynthia L / Jayne S
1/8
B
6:00pm-7:15pm
Hatha 1
Terry Strayer
1/8
A
6:00pm-7:30pm
Yoga for Healthy Aging
Rixie Dennison
1/8
B
7:30pm-8:45pm
Hatha All Levels
Terry Strayer
1/8
A
8:00pm-9:00pm
Vinyasa All Levels
Stephanie Crews
1/8
B
9:00am-10:30am
Hatha 2
Cynthia Maltenfort
1/2
B
10:30am-11:15am
Yoga for You & the Baby
Cindy Arnn
1/2
A
All classes previously named by their “Level” now include the word “Hatha,” the traditional term for breath-based, alignmentinformed yoga practice from which all other styles emerged. The classes haven’t changed, just the names.
10:45am-12:00pm
Hatha 1
Cynthia Maltenfort
1/2
B
6:00pm-7:30pm
Hatha 3/4
Pat Pao
1/2
A
6:15pm-7:45pm
Hatha 2
Carol Confino
1/2
B
8:00pm-9:00pm
Tai Chi/Qi Gong 1
Cynthia Maltenfort
1/2
B
8:00pm-9:15pm
Hatha 1
Carol Confino
1/2
A
7:00am-8:00am
Hatha All Levels
Cynthia L / Lisa W
1/3
B
9:15am-10:30am
Hatha 1
Vicki Christian
1/3
B
10:00am-11:30am
Hatha 2
Nathalie Cadilhac-Duffy
1/3
A
10:45am-12:15pm
Bones & Balance
Carole Toulousy-Michel
1/3
B
5:00pm-6:00pm
Hatha All Levels
Valerie Short
1/3
B
6:15pm-7:30pm
Hatha 1
Chris Clardy
1/3
A
6:30pm-7:45pm
Prenatal Yoga
Melinda Hofstetter
1/3
B
8:00pm-9:15pm
Yoga for Core Stability
Chris Clardy
1/3
B
10:00am-11:15am
Hatha 1
Nathalie Cadilhac-Duffy
1/4
A
10:00am-11:30am
Hatha 2/3
Vicki Christian
1/4
B
12:00pm-1:15pm
Hatha 2
Vicki Christian
1/4
A
12:00pm-1:15pm
Hatha 1
Deb Hertz
1/4
B
6:00pm-7:15pm
Yoga for Healthy Aging
Rixie Dennison
1/4
B
7:30pm-8:30pm
Meditation
Annie Welsh
1/4
B
8:00am-9:00am
Vinyasa All Levels
Alex Ali
1/5
B
9:00am-10:30am
Hatha 2/3
Cynthia L / Lisa W
1/5
A
9:15am-10:30am
Hatha 1
Dena Jensen
1/5
B
10:45am-12:15pm
Hatha 2/3
Dena Jensen
1/5
B
11:15am-12:30pm
Prenatal Yoga
Paige Lichens
1/5
A
9:15am-10:30am
Hatha Gentle/1
Carol Confino
1/6
B
10:00am-11:30am
Hatha 2
Gayle Fleming
1/6
A
10:45am-12:15pm
Hatha All Levels
Anna Mikheeva
1/6
B
3:00pm-4:00pm
Family Yoga Fun (monthly Sundays - check website)Annie Welsh
1/6
B
4:30pm-5:30pm
Yoga for Teens
Annie Welsh
1/6
A
6:00pm-7:30pm
Hatha All Levels
Lisa Wingate
1/6
A
7:00pm-8:00pm
Meditation
Jon W/Stig R
ongoing
B
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
FAIRFAX STUDIO 9998 Main Street Fairfax, VA 22031
We now offer THREE WAYS to yoga at Sun & Moon: 1. FULL QUARTER REGISTRATION $240 for 15 weekly winter classes (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
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
First Class Free
Sun & Moon Yoga Studio is among the country’s premier schools for the study and practice of yoga. We’ve shared the brilliance Your firstofvisit yoga forwith a class many at thousands Sun & of students 1995. We embraceValid a Moon is free since (excludes Mysore). holistic to thiswho ancient system ONE timeapproach to students have never of health and healing, offering our before attended a class. 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.
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This Winter’s Workshops, Trainings and Special Events
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Tues Jan 1
Wring Out the Old & Breathe In the New: New Year’s Yoga w/Annie & Amir
Arl
11:00a - 1:00p
Tues Jan 1
Fresh Start and Infinite Possibilities: New Year’s Yoga w/Paige
Ffx
11:00a - 1:00p
Fri Jan 4
First Fridays Family Yoga Fun w/Sylvia (also Feb 1, Mar 1, Apr 5)
Arl
5:00p - 6:00p
Sun Jan 6
First Sundays Family Yoga Fun w/Annie W. (also Feb 3, Apr 7)
Ffx
3:00p - 4:00p
Sundays Jan 6 - Jan 27
Homecoming: A Journey Through Embodiment w/ guest teachers Jess Purtell & Aurora Hutchinson of The Mindfulness Center (4-week series, drop-ins welcome)
Ffx
1:00p - 4:00p
Fri Jan 11
Second Fridays Yoga Nidra w/Debbie (also Feb 8, Mar 8, Apr 12)
Arl
6:30p - 7:30p
Sat Jan 12
Restore w/Amir
Arl
1:30p -3:30p
Sat Jan 12
The Sacrum: Our Sacred Chariot – Afternoon Immersion w/Annie M.
Ffx
12:30p - 5:30p
Sat Jan 12
Yoga for Good to Benefit the Salomon Klein Kids Fund w/Nathalie
Arl
4:30p - 5:30p
Fri Jan 18
Cultivating Common Ground: Community Dialogue w/Alex & Aimee
Arl
6:30p - 8:30p
Sat Jan 19
Welcoming John Schumacher: Iyengar Yoga Daylong
Ffx
12:30p - 6:00p
Fri Jan 25
Tratak: Candlelight Gazing Meditation w/Andrea
Arl
6:30p - 7:00p
Sat Jan 26
Meditation, Movement & Memoir w/Laura
Arl
2:00p - 4:00p
Sat Jan 26
Private Yoga Therapy Appointments w/Amir (also Mar 9)
Arl
Variable
Sun Jan 27
Getting to the Heart of the Matter: The Brain, The Heart, and The Yoga w/Debbie S.
Arl
2:00p - 4:00p
Mon Jan 28
Kids Mini-Camp for Teacher Workdays w/Jennifer E. (also Mar 8 and Apr 1)
Arl
9:00a - 4:00p
Fri - Sun Feb 1-3
Welcoming Theresa Murphy: Body as Abode, Heart-Mind as Refuge
Arl
Variable
Sun Feb 3
Brain Longevity: Yoga for Memory w/Carol C
Ffx
12:30p - 2:00p
Wednesdays Feb 6 - Feb 27
Resilience and Compassion: A Short Course for Wobbly Times w/Anne J. (4-week series, drop-ins welcome)
Arl
6:45p - 7:45p
Sat Feb 9
Healing Lower Back Pain: Yoga Therapy w/Amir
Arl
1:30p - 4:30p
Fri Feb 22
Prana Yoga Dance w/Andrea
Arl
6:30p - 7:00p
Sun Feb 23
Yoga for Pain Relief w/Asya
Arl
2:00p - 4:00p
Sun Feb 24
Restorative Yoga for New & Tired Moms w/Cindy A.
Ffx
3:00p - 4:30p
Sat Mar 2
Yoga Therapy w/Amir for the Hips
Arl
1:30p - 3:30p
Sun Mar 3
Building Resilient Families: Yoga and Mindfulness for Emotional Health in the Preschool Years w/guest teachers Diana Bermudez & Lisa Danahy
Ffx
2:00p - 4:00p
Sat Mar 9
Weaving the 12 Steps Into Holistic Wellness w/Rixie
Ffx
1:00p - 5:00p
Fri - Sun Mar 15 -17
Welcoming Baxter Bell: Yoga for Healthy Aging
Ffx
Variable
Fri Mar 22
Partner Thai Yoga Massage w/Annie & Amir
Arl
6:30p - 8:30p
Sun Mar 24
Menopausal Health: Gracefully Embracing Change w/Annie & Dr. Jeanne Shiffman
Arl
2:00p - 4:00p
Fri Apr 5
An Evening of Energy Medicine and Meditation w/Alex & Jackie
Arl
6:30p - 9:00p
Sat Apr 6
Afternoon of Meditation and Silence w/Alex & Jackie
Arl
1:00p - 5:00p
Fri - Sun Apr 25 -28
Welcoming Dianne Bondy: Bridging the Divide: Yoga, Body Image, Diversity, and Social Justice
Ffx
Variable
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. • $240 for 15 weekly classes through April 16 • 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. We do not issue refunds or studio credits for fewer than three classes. 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 and nonshareable; 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.
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SAVE THE DATES FOR UPCOMING MASTER TEACHERS • John Schumacher, Jan 19 • Theresa Murphy, Feb 1-3 • Baxter Bell, Mar 15-17 • Dianne Bondy, Apr 26-28
TO FEEL WELL, TO BE INSPIRED, TO HEAL WHAT AILS • Meditation, Movement & Memoir w/Laura, Sat Jan 26 • Brain Longevity: Yoga for Memory w/Carol C, Sun Feb 3 • Healing Lower Back Pain w/Amir, Sat Feb 9 • Yoga for Your Hips w/Amir, Sat Mar 2 • Weaving the 12 Steps Into Holistic Wellness w/Rixie, Sat Mar 9 • Yoga for Menopausal Health w/Annie and Dr. Jeanne Shiffman, Sun Mar 24
KIDS MINI-CAMP on TEACHER WORKDAYS in ARLINGTON • Mon Jan 28, Mar 8, Apr 1
We teach hatha yoga
Short Courses and Long Breaths This Winter • Yin Yoga Teacher Training . The “Quiet Practice,” according to its innovator Paul Grilley,
You may notice
yin yoga offers a framework for attending to the often overlooked inner realms of our
something new about
body, mind, and spirit. Current teachers will find the philosophical and energetic
the title of many of your favorite classes… We’ve taken all our ‘Level’ classes and re-named them with the term ‘Hatha,’ the traditional name for
underpinnings of yin yoga to be deep wells of inspiration. In Arlington with Jennifer O’Sullivan.
• Homecoming: A Journey Through Embodiment. Through mindful movement and meditation, we’ll explore the intersection of mind and body, spirituality and science, knowledge and intuition, to understand and connect with ourselves at a deeper level. In Fairfax with guest teachers Jess Purtell and Aurora Hutchinson of The Mindfulness Center.
• Resilience and Compassion: A Short Course for Wobbly Times Resilience is a built-in capacity in the human brain that helps us cope with being human; the practice of compassion, toward self and others, is also a powerful agent of brain change. Learn user-
breath-based,
friendly, accessible practices to nourish capacity for inner resilience and for compassion. In
alignment-informed
Arlington with Anne Jablonski.
yoga practice from which all other styles emerged.
Tuesday Tots Yoga at Kinderhaus Toys Starting Jan 8, join Sylvia at Kinderhaus on Fillmore Street in Clarendon for special yoga fun every Tuesday at 10am. And come back to our Arlington studio on Fridays for more Tots Time at 11am!