Morning Glory Yoga Studios is offering a new Introduction to Yoga foundation course beginning January 06, 2015. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the many health benefits of yoga while gaining a foundation upon which to build a practice. The course is appropriate for those new to yoga as well as those who wish to refresh and fine- tune their understanding of the practice.
Yoga builds strength and flexibility while also helping students to better deal with stress and to relax. Students will learn basic yoga postures, proper alignment and breath work, and be introduced to basic meditation techniques.
This class is suitable for students of various ages although it is geared towards adults; no children under the age of sixteen please. The class is also suitable for people of various fitness levels. Poses will be modified to meet individual needs. Students should wear comfortable, moveable clothes and will remove their shoes during the class. A yoga mat is recommended but not required.
The course, which runs from January 06 – 29, will take place Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 – 8:15 pm at the Morning Glory Yoga Studios in downtown Nacogdoches. Amy Sanford, certified yoga instructor and studio owner and Arrie Tucker, certified instructor, will co-teach. The cost is $95. Please call (936) 715 – 9909, or email [email protected] for information and to register.
Discover the power of your own hands, arms, legs, and feet to protect yourself from an attack. The seminar will focus on how and where to strike an attacker effectively as well as examine more common scenarios of self defense.
The seminar will be taught by Victor Galan. Mr. Galan is a 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo with over 25 years of experience. He currently trains and teaches at Nacogdoches Blackbelt Academy.
Please wear comfortable clothing. We will work barefoot but you’ll learn how something as unsuspecting as a shoe can be used as a weapon.
Where: Morning Glory Yoga Studio, 207 East Main St, Nacogdoches, TX. 75961
Date: Sunday, 11.16.2014
Time: 2-4pm
Cost: FREE!!!
Who: Open to the public. 13 years of age and up are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Space is limited to 20 people, please reserve your spot by emailing us or call 936.715.9909 or 936.715.8353.
Benefiting Amy Sanford, Owner of “Morning Glory Yoga,” for Upcoming Journey to Study in India
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 31, 2014) – Texas native and soulful songstress Kasey Lansdale will give a special benefit performance on Saturday, November 8 in her hometown of Nacogdoches, Texas at the downtown Morning Glory Yoga Studio. The performance will benefit Morning Glory Yoga Studio owner Amy Sanford, who is soon traveling to Mysore, India to study Ashtanga Yoga at the renowned Shri K Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $10.
Kasey Landsdale will kick off the show at 6 p.m. by performing songs from her recently released “Restless” album, which was produced by the Grammy award-winner John Carter Cash, progeny of “The Man in Black,” in the Cash Cabin studio. Her “Sorry Ain’t Enough” music video was officially released on September 29 and gives viewers an exclusive look inside the historic studio. The “Sorry Ain’t Enough” single debuted at #4 on MPE’s Most Downloaded and Streamed Songs, only behind Lady Antebellum, Sheryl Crow, and Brantley Gilbert, and also landed at #14 on the Hot Disc UK International Chart.
Recently, Lansdale’s songs “Back of my Smile” and “Foolin Around” were featured in the June 2014 film “Cold in July,” an adaptation of her father’s book, which starred the award-winning actor Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”). She recently wrapped up her second successful “Restless Roadtrip” Radio Tour with stops for live interviews and performances across the country.
Who: Kasey Lansdale
What: Benefit Concert for Amy Sanford
When: Saturday, November 8, 2014
Where: Morning Glory Yoga Studio in Nacogdoches, TX
Tickets: Tickets are free with suggested donation.
ABOUT KASEY LANSDALE:
Produced by Grammy award-winner John Carter Cash, Kasey Lansdale is a Country Blues artist from small-town Nacogdoches, Texas. Already an accomplished songwriter and author, her music is featured in the new films, “Cold in July,” starring award-winning actor, Michael C. Hall of Showtimes’ hit series “Dexter”; and in “Christmas with the Dead,” where she made her first big screen debut portraying Ella, the protagonist’s wife. For the most up-to-date news and tour dates, please visit:www.kaseylansdale.com.
ABOUT AMY SANFORD:
Amy has been teaching yoga in East Texas for the last ten years, both at Stephen F. Austin State University and at Morning Glory Yoga Studio, which she owns and operates. Her classes are designed to meet the needs of each individual, from beginner to advanced, with an emphasis on proper alignment and breathing. Amy believes that yoga is practiced both on and off the mat, and she encourages her students to explore and deepen their personal practice, then apply lessons learned to moments in their every day lives. She is certified to teach yoga through the Living Yoga Program in Austin Texas.
The 4 Week Foundation Courses have been so well attended and received and students are requesting MORE!
If you have completed a 4 Week Foundation Course in the past, enjoyed the quality and method of instruction and individual attention, and want to discover a balance between effort and ease in your yoga practice and life, the 4 Week Foundation II is just for you!
Arrie and Amy created the Foundation II for students wanting to deepen their understanding of yoga by practicing and building upon the concepts from the Foundation Course. We will explore additional postures, breath work, and philosophy fostering improved body awareness, increased physical strength, enhanced mental clarity, and a greater sense of self and connection to others.
The course, which runs from October 07– 30, will take place Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 – 8:15 pm at the Morning Glory Yoga Studios in downtown Nacogdoches. Amy Sanford, certified yoga instructor and studio owner and Arrie Tucker, certified instructor, will co-teach. The cost is $95.
Please call (936)715-9909 or email [email protected] for information and to register.
This Sunday, September 21st at 9am, Morning Glory Yoga is uniting with The Global Mala Project and yoga communities around the world to practice 108 Sun Salutations in support of International Peace Day.
Mala – a sacred garland, 108 prayer beads , a timeless tool for transformation, a global gathering for unifying consciousness and action through yoga.
The purpose of the Global Mala is to unite the global yoga community from every continent, school or approach to form a “mala around the earth” through collective practices based upon the sacred cycle of 108 on September 21st, Fall Equinox, as the yoga world’s offering to further the UN International Peace Day.
Please join us for 1 – 108 Sun Salutations. We will move as a group at a very moderate/mindful pace, creating a mediation through action. You are invited to rest and modify as needed and will find listening to your body to be very empowering. Let’s lend our efforts to the greater intention of creating a peaceful world.
Lokaha Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu! May all beings experience the blessing of unconditional happiness!
Please arrive early to ensure that we begin on time — powerfully and peacefully united.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 31, 2014) – Texas native and soulful songstress Kasey Lansdale will give a special benefit performance on Saturday, November 8 in her hometown of Nacogdoches, Texas at the downtown Morning Glory Yoga Studio. The performance will benefit Morning Glory Yoga Studio owner Amy Sanford, who is soon traveling to Mysore, India to study Ashtanga Yoga at the renowned Shri K Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $10.
