As the season winds down, I can’t help but feel like I’m trying to hold on to the last bits of summer! Does anyone else feel the same way? It’s almost like going through a grieving process for those warm, long days spent swimming in the ocean. You might still catch me out there, snorkeling, and I even broke out my shorty wetsuit this week. Growing up in the South, I’ve always been a warm-water person.   But as much as I love summer, I’m equally excited about the creative side of planning and programming for the upcoming months. There’s so much potential! We’ve got an incredible Fall season lined up with some amazing offerings at the Center. September is packed with special events every weekend, and we’ve included a list of what’s happening below, along with details on our Fall Open House Week,  Sept. 7th to September 14th and Fall Membership and pass discount (details below). Don’t forget to use the code FALL2024 until Sept 22nd   On Tuesday as folks return to a more routine life, I’m heading out for the Fall 2024 tour. This year leading a group of 10, on a 19-day journey along the Portuguese Camino coastal route to Santiago de Compostela. It’s going to be an incredible experience with Yoga Meditation and Yoga Nidra woven into the retreat as we walk together. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for photos and updates @yogabythesea1.   As we enter the Fall season, embracing your meditation, pranayama, and asana yoga practice can be incredibly supportive during this time of transition. Grounding routines help us smoothly navigate the currents of change. Remember to stay hydrated, enjoy locally grown and sourced foods, and spend a few moments each morning reading something inspiring to connect with your spirit for the day. Before sleep, reflect on your day with gratitude.   With Love and Gratitude always, Hasu and all your Friends at Yoga by the Sea Sea you in the Ocean

In-Joy the Sweetness of Summer Love Hasu and all your Friends at Yoga by the Sea

 
Love Hasu and All your Friends at Yoga by the Sea.

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Dear Beloved Friends and Community,We extend our heartfelt gratitude for your continued presence and support at Yoga by the Sea. May this message find you soaking in the summer breeze and warm rain 😊  We have some exciting things blooming here, which we hope to share with you soon.  It brings us immense joy to share that, we have been nominated for the Sunshine Coast People’s Choice Awards.There is still time to vote for Health, Wellness & Lifestyle, voting closes August 1st.  Coast Your Vote ! It takes about 2 minutes and Yoga/Pilates centers are at the very end 😊We would be honored to receive your vote as  “Your favorite Yoga and Pilates studio on the Sunshine Coast”  once again. This August we are in the dog days of Summer….In joying family time and slower days.  And we have a few some special offerings for you…… Celtic Sound  Bath, July 31st 700-830 pm Celtic Harp, Shamanic drumming, spiritual songs  With Laura Walker,  connect@ataracounseling.com Outdoor Yoga on the Tiny Farm Thursdays through August 29th 10 am  https://yogabythesea.punchpass.com/classes/15575092 Yoga and Meditation Retreat in Italy, May 2025 Journey Through Tuscany, a cycling pilgrimage, from Lucca to Rome  Join the Informational Zoom Call Monday, 26th August  2024 at 700 pm – 800 pm Meeting ID: 876 5319 1022  Passcode: Tuscany Along with our leisure summer schedule we have these weekly Community offerings throughout August by donation:Community Yoga 6 pm FridaysCommunity Kirtan Circle 7 pm Sundays**Donations go to Community Services.

In-Joy the Sweetness of Summer Love Hasu and all your Friends at Yoga by the Sea

 
Love Hasu and All your Friends at Yoga by the Sea.

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Summer is the perfect time to rejuvenate your body and mind. The warm, sunny days offer endless opportunities to get outside, be active, and enjoy the season’s vibrant energy. 
 
During the transition from spring to summer the evening class attendance dips, so we begin to refine the schedule to accommodate the season. Here are some wellness options to help you make the most of this beautiful time of year:
 
 
Gratitude Practice: Cultivate a sense of gratitude for the longer days and the abundance of nature during summer. Gather with us in the Heart of Roberts Creek, Welcome Summer Party, June 21^st 3-6 pm
 
Yoga

• Connection with Nature: Take your practice outside to parks, beaches, or gardens to deepen your connection with the earth and enhance the grounding effect of your practice.
• Weekly Outdoor Yoga on the Tiny Farm, Roberts Creek, Coming late June.
• Sun Salutations: Embrace the sun’s energy with Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar), which are energizing, strengthening and balancing. Join us for CommunityYoga June 21^st, 6-7 pm for Solstice Sun Salutations

 
Meditation

• Evening Practice: Consider practicing yoga and meditation in the cooler parts of the day, such as early morning or late evening. Join us June 21^st 7:15 to 8 pm for Peace Meditation, a ritual of lightness
• Reflection: take time to meditate, set intentions, and reflect on your personal growth and goals for the rest    of the year. 
• Wellness Collective for Acupuncture, Massage, Ortho Bionomy, Cranio Sacral, Reiki

https://yogabythesea.ca/wellness-collective/
 
These teachings and practices can help you make the most of the transition to a summer yoga practice, keeping your body at ease, your mind calm, and your spirit energized.

Sea you in the Ocean

 
Love Hasu and All your Friends at Yoga by the Sea.

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This is a powerful New Moon phase for intention planting, and nurturing creativity through meditation, journaling, visualizing and being open to powerful shifts of harmony, sparkle and expansion. In the afterglow of the Solar Eclipse, this New Moon of spring embraces the opportunity for new beginnings, a breath of fresh air to plant seeds for the future and discover what sparks joy in your life. 

This new growth cycle is grounded in embarking on fresh journeys. Give yourself some space to ground and embrace the present. Slow down, breath, fully immerse in each moment, and relax the urge to overthink. Feel the stillness within and around you. It’s within this stillness that life’s complexities simplify themselves. Courage and bravery are essential to integrate our experiences and rely on our inner compass, for each next step. 

This New Moon invites us to discover and honor the power of stillness, allowing us to connect with our inner strength, resilience, and center. When we quiet our minds, our strength becomes palpable, and from this place of inner security, our creative expression flourishes. The creative flame ignites, when we trust in our inner strength, we can manifest abundance in all its forms. 

Focus on nurturing your self-worth. Feel your strength and embrace your wisdom, for it will inspire you to take the necessary leaps of faith for your evolution. As you bask in the energy of the New Moon, cultivate gratitude and acknowledge your abundance. Recognize that gratitude is the fertile soil in which abundance grows.

By appreciating what you already have, you find contentment in the present, that what you have is enough. This ease naturally attracts more of abundance of what you value into your life. 

As you sit with the energy of the new Moon, decide what in your life needs to shift for you always to carry the vibration of gratitude and abundance.

With Love,
 
Love Hasu and All your Friends at Yoga by the Sea.

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It’s time to embrace the vibrant energy of spring!  There’s a magical swirl of new beginnings, growth, and endless possibilities.

With nature coming to life around us, it’s hard not to be swept up in the beauty of it all. From the burst of colors painting the landscape to the cheerful melodies of birds greeting each dawn, there’s a sense of aliveness and renewal everywhere we look.

Springtime heralds a time of transition and expansion—a season of stepping into new opportunities with a renewed sense of vitality. It’s as if spring whispers to us, urging us to shake off the remnants of winter and embrace the endless possibilities blooming before us.

We too can blossom and grow during this time. Whether it’s embarking on new adventures, pursuing long-held dreams, or simply allowing ourselves to be present in the moment, spring invites us to embrace change and welcome growth with open arms.

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Do you have a constituent, regular meditation practice? Recently, a beloved friend and Yogi, Padma graced us for the annual Meditation retreat at Yoga by the Sea, marking nearly 25 years of our journey together. During our conversations about various human experiences—suffering, struggle, confusion, and the complexities of relationships—one thing Padma said truly resonated with me. It was an ‘aha’ moment, yet something I’ve been practicing for 30 years: if you want to transform your experience of suffering, struggle, drama, complications, and relationships in your life, the practice of Meditation is Essential...

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These long days filled with light inspire and give hope for health, wellness and healing.
Coming together in community to connect to the source of light, through celebration and ritual, creates a collective foundation.
 
This Solstice, the invitation is to move through the moments consciously, with openness and curiosity, like a child. Summer is Play, Dance, Singing, Laughter, and Gratitude for all the moments. However some may feel lost, sad, wounded, unheard or unseen. Light shows us where the shadows are, and we also know the shadow because the light is there. The Solstice reminds us life is a Polarity. May you feel Nourished, Strengthened and Empowered by the Light that surrounds you.
 
Love Hasu and All your Friends at Yoga by the Sea.

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Full Moon honors the Divine Feminine Energy that is creation and sustenance.

We see the reflection of the Sun (light) in the moon.

The Moon is like a mirror.

It reflects our wholeness, inspiration and creativity

The qualities of Silence and patience,

Intuitive communication and acceptance.

Sit in the fullness of your life

Nurturing and Nourishing

Wise and Compassionate

Align with the rhythm of life.

Allow life to happen and unfold

Expand and evolve

Blooming in this time of renewal, growth and rebirth

Full moon meditations are a powerful way to tap into the luminous lunar energy

and harness the energetic power of the moon’s light.

Be flooded with Inner peace and calm.

Love always,

Hasu and the entire Yoga by the Sea Family

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Reflecting back on this incredible adventure that we have been on together, I am Filled with Flashes, sensory impressions and memories of all the lives that impacted and contributed to the growth and evolution of this community yoga center. From its first inception in the machine room  downstairs in the Inside Passage Woodworking school in 2005, to the partnership of Lyne and I, raising our sons and trying to make sense of day-to-day life, we just wanted a place to practice and teach Yoga!! And now the collectively shared space with many wonderful, incredible offerings.

We opened the doors with a drum circle, and African dance workshop  in April 2006. To all the teachers, therapists, volunteers, students, and community members who have given their love, attention and energy to cultivate, nourish and establish the center, thank you!

Let’s celebrate all the friendships that have been created, all the inner work, the healing, the music, the art, the movement, bodywork, kids’ classes, community circles, lectures from Women’s Health to astrology, to tarot cards, drumming circles, African dance, concerts, Ayurveda, immersive international teachers, trainings and programs, all the teachers and mentors, the parties and community events, all the pivoting of the pandemic, all the laughter, all the tears, the births, the deaths and of course LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF YOGA and MEDITATION!!!

This village raised this Yoga Center!!

Gratitude runs deep and flows constantly, we are filled with Grace for this opportunity to play and BE in life with you! 

From our Heart to yours!!

Love always,

Hasu and the entire Yoga by the Sea Family, past and present!

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