Yoga in Mirrormont: Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other, stars. ~Frederick Langbridge

Yoga class in Mirrormont will be offered this week on Monday evening, April 13th, from 5 - 6 in the clubhouse. Please bring a blanket for our final resting pose.

As many of you know, teaching the maximum security teenage boys

and girls at Echo Glen is one of the joys of my life. I am presently
privileged to serve on the Board of Yoga Behind Bars, the amazing
organization that brings the simple, transformative tools of yoga to
incarcerated men, women, and children in Washington state. YBB began with
one yoga teacher in one facility in 2008. Today over 40 yoga dedicated,
volunteer instructors teach 26 classes a week in 10 locations. Every day an average
of 30 incarcerated students practice yoga and meditation through our programs.
Eat, Drink, Give (Sunday, May 3rd, from 11:00 to 3:30), our annual fundraiser,
features a wonderful brunch at FareStart in Seattle with live music, a fabulous
auction, and guest speaker, Nova Guthrie. The money raised will enable more
classes so that more men, women, and teens can experience the rehabilitative
effects of yoga in prison. All three of the dear young women in the video below
are now out of prison and doing well!

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!