I arrived at the studio today to a gift from a student. Ever attended our kids yoga day camp this summer. I remember her as bright and enthusiastic, fun and engaging with the other kids. I never expected to see her interpretation of yoga or how practice over two days would impact her. Then this
Thank you feels so inadequate. So let me share the events since yesterday in order to bring home a lesson in faith and gratitude that has been my reality the last 24 hours. I humbly or not so humbly posted in an email and on our blog that the studio is in a financial drought.
The simple truth is Just B Yoga is in trouble. Our attendance dropped over the summer and revenue has declined by 50 percent. With fixed costs like rent and utilities and insurance, I am faced with making tough decisions about the future. I love serving this community. It is one of the most rewarding things
LANSING, MI – September 23, 2015 – The Firecracker Foundation’s Teen Yoga Committee is proud to host a Teen Yoga Therapy Demonstration to highlight the benefits of trauma sensitive yoga therapy for survivors of sexual trauma. This demonstration will take place on Sunday, October 4 from 4:00-6:00 PM at Just B Yoga located at 106
Let your child explore the wonders yoga has to offer. Moving and stretching are just the surface. In this class, children are taught how to use breath in stressful situations, how to use visualization to relax and think positively. The class is built on mutual respect and building community together. We hope you will join
Sifu Belinda Thurston will teach a 6-week, two-class a week series for children learning Yang Tai Chi, principles and pushing hands. Tai Chi is a gentle martial art that teaches balance and calm strength, confidence and mental focus.
Just B Yoga was a guest on Lansing Online News radio this week. The intention was to talk about upcoming schedule changes and our mission. We ended up having a vibrant discussion about self-acceptance, eating disorders, the LGBTQ community and church!
A visitor from Ohio came to the studio recently. He asked how well donation-based was working. He has a friend considering creating a donation-based studio at home. The conversation gave me time to revisit reflecting on this experiment of Just B Yoga, which is going on five years old in October. (Read: “Donation-based yoga doesn’t
We’ve had a lot of fun teaching yoga to kids this summer with the Kids Yoga Summer Day Camps (two more this summer, you can SIGN UP HERE). So we’re planning and coordinating teachers for a regular class this fall for kids on the schedule. If you’re interested, please take this survey to help us
Love knows no distance or boundaries and neither does the power of the reach of yoga’s connection. Last week ,we received an email from Dana in New Zealand, more than 8,000 miles away. The email offered a chance to allow our practice to take a new form and expression. Her family member, Zoe had passed
We started this summer with just a few students in the day camps. We ended the sessions last week with 13 kids! “The girls absolutely loved it!!! Thank you for offering it!” “My kiddo LOVED it! He had so much fun. Thanks for offering this!“ So… we’ve decided to add two more two-day camps. Aug.
Just B Yoga is pleased to be invited to present at Michigan Yoga Fest this year, July 30-Aug. 2. We will present a workshop to teachers about teaching “community yoga” – to all body types. We will share from the lessons we’ve learned teaching to the general community for the past five years at Just
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