Taking a break

After about 2.5 months of this shoulder injury, I've finally come to the decision that I need to take a break from teaching for a while. It was a very tough decision, as I love my classes and students dearly. I really think this is the only way to get healed and get back to 100%.

Over the next few weeks, I will be phasing out classes. Some more quickly than others. Jackie Carey will be taking over all my classes at Gold's in Plano. My APY classes will be filled by another APY instructor on staff. I'm still searching for a replacement for my Express Fitness-Allen classes.

I am expecting to be off about 2-3 months, and hopefully that will give me time to heal. I hope to see you all back in class very soon!

B

Update on summer solstice event

Unfortunately, I've had a death in the family this week and will be traveling on Saturday, so I will no longer be able to participate in the summer solstice event at APY. Those of you that I've talked to who were going to go, I sure hope you can still make it and have a blast for me! Let me know all about it next week in class. :)

B

108 Sun Salutations for summer solstice!

Sunday, June 21st is the summer solstice. American Power Yoga is celebrating by offering a donation-only class benefiting Bryan's House. It will be 108 sun salutations taught by 10-12 different APY instructors. The events will be held on Saturday, June 20th, since Sunday is also Father's Day. The Richardson studio will hold their event at 10:30am and the Dallas studio will hold their event at 4:30pm, both on Saturday.

I will be leading 9 rounds of sun salutations at both events. The 90 minute class will be a lot of fun with great instructors and beautiful flows. Come join us to raise money for Bryan's House and just have a lot of fun! Remember, you don't have to be an APY member to come take class, this is just by donation.

B

Shoulders, revisited

It's ironic that so soon after posting that video about protecting the shoulders, I've hurt mine again. I didn't hurt it doing yoga, but did push the shoulder a little too hard physically and am now paying the price. I have to take it easy for a few weeks, and while I can still teach, I think it will be best to take a week off and really let my shoulder have the best chance of healing quickly.

So, with that, I am looking for subs for my classes this upcoming week. I will miss all of you, but will be back just as soon as I can, after having lots of rest. :) I will post subs for this week on the Schedule page, so check back there if you are interested in who will be filling in for me on what day. If I can't find a sub, no worries, I'll be there. If that's the case, then just like last week, I won't be demoing much.

B

Protecting the shoulders

If you've been in one of my classes, you know how important it is to me to keep the shoulders safe and protected in sun salutations, specifically when flowing from plank to up dog. I made this short video this morning for my nutrition coach, Melissa (check out her awesome blog). Thought I'd post it here to remind everyone to keep those shoulders safe.

It was also a good excuse to try out posting a video on the blog. :) If you have any questions, feel free to email me or ask me in class. Enjoy!

B

March schedule is up - a few days late

My apologies for the tardiness of the March schedule being posted. It's been a crazy few weeks. The March newsletter with the updated schedule has now been sent out as well.

There are just a few changes. For March and April only, I will be teaching the new Thursday evening class at Gold's Plano on the second Thursday of each month instead of the third Thursday. Beginning in May, we will switch to third Thursdays.

Additionally, Stacy will be subbing my Thursday, March 5th class at 10:30am at Express Fitness Allen. I know all of you Allen yogis love Stacy and will be happy to see her back for a class. Enjoy your time with her and I will see you next week!

B

Yoga, wine and chocolate is back!

The last time David Romanelli was in Dallas for his Yoga, wine, and chocolate workshops, they were absolutely incredible. A new class is now scheduled to celebrate the launch of Dave's upcoming new book. Click here for details. I highly recommend this class and can't wait to attend!

After a fun yoga class and an apres-class feast of exotic Vosges chocolates and fine wines, the message will be clear: the finest luxury is not a vacation home, stock options, or fancy handbag...but rather peace in your soul, chocolate in your mouth, and love in your heart.

B