Yoga in Mirrormont: Fall into autumn with yoga!

Yoga in Mirrormont classes will resume on Monday evening, September 13, at 7:30 in the clubhouse. Please bring a yoga mat (I have extras if needed), a light blanket and a bottle of water for hydration.

Fall is on its way and our yoga practice becomes more warming. Rooting our feet into the earth, holding our poses (asanas) a bit longer, backbends, extensions, arm balances and heating breaths help us stay grounded and keep our immune systems strong throughout the colder months ahead. We get to hold savasana (final resting pose) longer, too!

Ayurveda, the sister science of yoga and the world's most ancient system of medicine, also recommends massaging the body daily with sesame oil, savoring warm breakfasts, stews and soups and getting plenty of sleep.

Enjoy your long Labor Day weekend! Shout-out to three amazing Patriot Football yogis: Kevin Ahrens, Alex Batali and Robbie Thomas! Go Patriots!!!

Blessings,
Bonnie

Bonnie Dike, Certified Yoga Instructor, E-RYT

Bio: Bonnie (Certified Yoga Instructor, E-RYT) has been practicing yoga for 14 years and teaching for 10. She trained under Catherine Munro at Yoga Tree in Fremont and participated in teacher-training classes with Aadil Palkhivala. She taught at Terra Yoga for many years and regards Carina Terra as her mentor. She has taught yoga to many high school athletes, including the Liberty High School Football Team. The experience of natural homebirths led her to teach Prenatal, Mama/Baby, and Mama/Toddler classes. Bonnie teaches Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, Nidra, and Restorative styles of yoga. She studies and embraces yoga’s beautiful sister science, Ayurveda, and is pleased to offer seasonal workshops. Grateful for the opportunity to serve as a Board member for Yoga Behind Bars, she has been blessed to bring yoga classes to maximum-security incarcerated teens at Echo Glen Children’s Center. Off the mat, Bonnie enjoys hiking, boating, cruise-biking along old railroad beds, hula and bellydancing, learning jazz cello, and playing chamber music with her husband, 11 children, and grandchildren. She is a professional cellist and recently retired Children’s Director at the Academy of Music Northwest. Over the years she has taught Music, Art History, Shakespeare, Penmanship, Etiquette, and other classical subjects, including yoga, to tots through teens at her children’s supplementary homeschool center. She is certified to teach the Essential Low Back Program, having trained under internationally recognized yoga therapist, Robin Rothenberg. She is honored to assist Robin's yoga for MS and Parkinson's classes. Bonnie’s teaching style is calm and encouraging. She takes joy in sharing the compassion, gratitude, and realization of abundant blessings that yoga engenders.

Bonnie lives with her husband, Bruce, and their large family in beautiful Mirrormont. She is honored to bring yoga classes to the neighborhood as a way of encouraging great health and well-being.

Yoga classes are offered on Monday evenings from 7 - 8 at the Mirrormont Country Club. Please bring a yoga mat and a blanket and arrive 5 minutes early.

Find joy and serenity as you build strength, balance, and flexibility in the body, mind, and spirit with yoga!

1 hour class ~ $10

Married couples ~ $10

Teens and children ~ No charge

Families (regardless of size) ~ $10

Class changes or cancellations will be posted here.

Group lessons are available in the convenience of your own home. Invite your friends! Host a yoga party!

Private lessons are also available in the privacy of your home. Email me at bonniedike@gmail.com for details.

I also teach at Village Green Yoga in Gilman Village in Issaquah. Come and be moved!

Count the ways in which yoga can change your life!

Yoga for High School Athletes!

Yoga Behind Bars!