Surf PIC: While there are many pics of more intensity (maybe I'll post more later), the look here on my face shows it all-the entire "bhav" of the unplugged "Sanieh tending to her inner fire" time.. serenity and peace after a sweet ride in from "the green" that you see behind me...just behind a fellow surfer guru who cheers, smiles and supports from behind my tunnel vision after passing him by. What A sweet ride my life is...

Certificate PIC: on the last day, Rip Curl gave me this certificate that I so, so love

Just returned from a Surfing retreat last night after 30 something hours of straight travel...

One thing I know for sure after the last 10 days surfing "INDO" in sacred Bali with 16 Goddesses from all across the planet; and after reviewing photos and video footage of my surf meditation is this:

Life is NOT against me! When we are in the flow and in a place of peace and beauty because of being in uninterrupted flow, there are people who we never even know are there in the background cheering for us, smiling as we cruise on by after the ride of our lives! They may even be silently,secretly, or very LOUDLY jumping in our very joy that we have created for ourselves when we stop going against our own grain; our very essence.

Thank you, Bali, Indonesia. Thank you, Mother Ocean. Thank you to the many who have touched me along the way.

Love,
Sanieh
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Defining what it means for me...

What it means is changing my views and how I see the world and keeping my Attention on the now  in presence and my ultimate INtention on where I am headed.

As students of the flow of yoga, we eventually get to a place in our "planning" and even goal setting where we create the vision, work diligently and sometimes discreetly, and in some cases; step right into the fire, only to come out the other side more disciplined, fluid, expansive and fulfilled. We get to this place, in part, by leaving room for the goodness, abundance, and beauty of life to unfold in its most auspicious ways that come to fruition somewhere between our rigid outline----and the space we create by softening into the possible unfolding that we could not have possibly planned for otherwise.

Somewhere along my journey, I have come to trust that the source I bow to the essence of brings just what I need to light and right onto my path and sometimes in the most interesting packages, and / or in ways that I could not have ever written out even with the most spiritually divine-filled pen on the planet.

It's all as it should be and its all changing and evolving and steadily, I find patience in this understanding and silky movement where I was once rigid and with a need to tightly hold on.

When I set out for Bali, I brought with me many intentions that I would begin to cultivate and practice with the intention of clearing and freeing things I was holding onto that I simply didn't want to be carrying... and as the teachers of life would have it, I began the day before I left.

All the time people ask me how often I practice, for how long and when I started. My practice is every day, in every moment that I can sit with myself and find forgiveness, patience, self soothing and my inner warrior/She "wolf". These days, this is the hardest work I ever do... you can run me, take me through any asana class on the planet, put me through "Angie" workout over and over and over and my body may get tired but THIS is the life changing, profound stuff.

You want to change your life? Step into something that scares the shit out of you. Physically, mentally, emotionally and the result is spiritual.

Step right into your fear and CHANGE.
Right here.
Do it.
Now.
I dare you.

sanieh
www.saniehyoga.com

THURSDAY, AUG 20 is the NEW MOON. What are YOUR intentions,new works/offerings, Auspicious beginnings that you wish to send out into the energetic macrocosmic field of consciousness???


Affective next Thursday night (after evening class ending at 715pm to be specific), Aug. 27, I will no longer be teaching with Yoga Yoga studios. I invite you to show your support for those who dedicate themselves to holding the space that is your group, public class container and I encourage you to write, call and email YY asking them why so many of your favorite teachers are not renewing their contracts in September.

My humble thanks, love, gratitude, abundance, light, and so much more to the many who have supported, encouraged and allowed my classes, practice, teaching and person to expand over the last 2 years and 1 month since my return to ATX. I know enough to know that our students are never really "ours" anyway and at some point, if it's now during this transition or 10 yeas from now, we all move forward on our path yet the impression; the "heart print", forever remains.  

I have looked forward to seeing your faces, hearing your laughter and even listening to your trash talking (this of course before I lovingly made you regret it :) over the last 2 years but most of all, I've cherished the first moments of connection eye to eye before class and your hugs in the end. My heart bows to the proverbial alter that is YOU ...  

My public class schedule is updated (not the workshops... that's coming soon but I WILL be teaching at the big winter Texas Yoga Retreat Nov. 2-4! TBA)  but stay tuned as there may be additions :)...

The closest location to my North Austin student base (and it's pretty close actually) is Dharma Yoga on Guadalupe (exit 45th from Mopac then Right on Guadalupe... or take Burnet to 45th). It's an incredibly beautiful studio space and that I highly encourage you to check it out... my regular class times are 8am tues/thurs and high noon on fridays... there are often additional days that I sub (some coming up in sept/oct) and workshops as well (one coming up Friday Oct 30th...TBA).  

**NOTE: Keith at Dharma Yoga will likely be offering the same super sweet discounted class passes again this year promoting FREE DAY OF YOGA. I highly recommend your stopping by. While I don't know the details just yet, last year the promotion went on for about a week before, ending ON FDOY.**  

If you are already, Please connect with me via my monthly newsletter (by emailing me at sanieh@saniehyoga.com and include "newsletter" in the subject line) which will keep you "in the know" on class changes and additions as well as workshops and lots of revamping that is currently happening behind the scenes with Sanieh Yoga.  

I look forward to see all of your faces this Thursday and next week Tuesday night 6pm, Wed 12 noon, and Thursday 6pm.  

lovelovelove,
Sanieh
www.saniehyoga.com

Ohh it's going busy week ahead...


Before moving South on Friday, I've got lined up: a few private lessons, meetings, conference calls, lots of "boxing up", cleaning, clearing, new lease signing, and Ikea going :) It's going to be a good, but full week and I'm looking forward to it.

Working to get some thing lined up in the near future is keeping me super busy (and inspired!) as well. Here are a few things I'm currently working on:

*scheduling Yoga Trance Dance at Yoga Vida 707 for October
*pending details for Dharma Yoga workshop in Oct with Chris (percussionist friend I play with)
*scheduling short day or wknd in Venice Beach in October
*possibly scheduling clinic at Pure Austin Town Lake for December
*scheduling travel teaching weekends for Early 2010
*Goals-reassessing... this is ongoing and a big part of my every week :)
*getting new website and "fixins" up and going before I leave for Yoga Journal Estes Park at the end of Sept... which means I need to ...
*schedule another photo shoot (local) then...
*get to working to with Mike on the e-commerce and "all that jazz"
*find a guitar show to sell the "step-child" , albeit beautiful, blue guitar of mine. The more I dedicate myself to playing, the more I realize I only need one.
*seems like I'm forgetting a lot, but at least I was able to squeeze this much out of my thinker without my "book" in front of me at 8:50pm on an innocent Friday night :D

I intend to start getting some things in boxes on Monday; that will make me feel better in that I'm looking around and there is no sign of moving at the moment. Speaking of Monday, my first class at Pure Austin Town Lake on Monday nights isn't going to be until the 14th!?!?! since the first is on a Tuesday, then Monday 7th is Free Day of Yoga so there aren't any regularly scheduled classes. Bugger!

I am looking forward to the weekend however. Tomorrow day/night will be spent with 5 other lady friends in the spirit of Leah's birthday. She's ordered pedicures, an afternoon at the Springs, back to her place to get ready (mine as well order in for as long as it's going to take 6 gals to put on their dancing shoes with one bathroom!), dinner on SoCo and then random cab ride to destination unknown. It should be a good time. Oh, and it doesn't end there. The "agenda" clearly states that we wake up and attend Shirley's (from Pure) "SLASH" event at Lululemon on Sunday morning as well! Good thing Chicago Mike will be there with his "KoolKones" :) If you are wondering what those are, you will have to show up and taste test for yourself... Mmmmm. I especially like the cookie part :D Good call, Leah :) I heart my fellow Goddesses :)

night night.

www.saniehyoga.com