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Keep Money from Gunking up your Yoga Bizz (Teleclass Recording Available)

2009-05-20T14:30:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen to the recording of the Free Teleclass Event on May 19, 2009.

More about the event & recording:

In this FREE* Teleclass, we learned the three keys from "The Heart of Money Transformational Journey", an in-depth course that hundreds of students have already gone through. The 3 Keys:

Self-Knowledge & Honesty
Asking from True Need
Safety

Although people have experienced miracles with this material, the real intention is not to have money "rain from the sky" but instead to help you create a grounded, healthy relationship with money, so you can make wise decisions that lead to different results.

Soleil is thrilled to present the Founder of Heart of Business Inc, Mark Silver, a Sufi Master Teacher in his lineage and fourth-generation entrepreneur supporting small business owners to make a difference and a profit.

His writing, teaching and healing has helped thousands with marketing, money, sales, and just plain doing well in business.

Grab Mark's FREE workbooks & sign up for the ezine here: www.heartofbusiness.com/the-core

And don't miss the "Heart of Money Transformational Journey" program starting in June.

Heart of Money Transformational Journey!

2009-04-29T07:37:00.000-07:00

Heart of Business Presents:
Heart of Money Transformational Journey

A knock-out, run-away winner of a course for the last 5 years. Every time it's been held, it has sold out--the last time at $1500 a seat.

No-cost, content-rich, promotional Tele-Class on May 21, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Because of the way the economy has taken a dump, and the intense fear and worry that has come up, there seems to be a real crying in the hearts of people for some safety and love around the topic of money and provision, and so we are wanting to launch this now.

This time they're trying something new! Instead of running an intimate $1500, 12-person class, we're opening the doors wide, and lowering the cost considerably.

Cost: $375 by June 1. $575 After.
Program begins June 16
No-cost, content-rich, promotional Tele-Class on May 21, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

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Things to know about this course:
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Instead of $1500, it will cost $375 for the early-bird price. (By June 1)
This is their most spiritual of courses--the content is breath-takingly beautiful, and people come away from it deeply changed. It's especially attractive to people who feel a little put-off by Law of Attraction.
Although it has a business focus because the topic is "money," it is their most general and accessible of courses--even people who don't own their own businesses have felt incredibly supported and successful in completing this course.

Soleil says, "Check out Heart of Business:
Sign up for their blog, newsletter, and pick up the FREE workbook and other good stuff here. Mark, and Heart of Business is a wonderful resource."

WA Tax Issue - RESOLVED

2008-12-03T13:29:00.000-08:00

Go here for the final words & read the new ETAs from DOR...

This was an amazing gathering & all were heard.
Thanks to DOR & the teachers, studio owners, and students who supported this.

WA Tax Issue - Prep for DOR Meeting Nov 19

2008-11-17T08:15:00.000-08:00

Click here to get more info & read the notes from the Nov 12 meeting at 8 Limbs

It will help you come to the DOR Meeting (Wed, Nov 19 1:30 in Burien) prepared & connected.

Click here for info & logistics on the DOR meeting as put out by DOR...

WA Tax Issue - Meeting at 8 Limbs Yoga Nov 12

2008-11-05T13:54:00.000-08:00

YOGA STUDIO OWNERS AND TEACHERS MEETING
Wednesday, November 12th, 1-3pm
8 Limbs Capitol Hill
And be sure to read the invite from the DOR for the November 19 meeting (1:30 in Burien).

Here's a note from Anne Phyfe, owner 8 Limbs Yoga & Meeting facilitator:

"As many of you know, there is currently an issue at the state level regarding whether or not yoga is taxable (sales tax) or not. This spring several yoga studios south of Seattle were audited for 3 years of back sales tax (that had not been collected).

Three Trees Yoga was one of the studios, and the owners fought back and brought this conflict to light to several studio owners in Seattle. She had been told that there were going to be lots of audits as the Department of Revenue (DOR) had decided that yoga is physical fitness, rather than instructional, and therefore subject to sales tax. Suzy Green-Cindrich, one of the Three Trees Yoga owners, has continued to fight on behalf of other studios, teachers, and yoga, to maintain that what we are teaching is instructional and education in its primary intent, although there is a physical fitness component. We owe a lot to Suzy for spending lots of time on this.

It is now time for ALL of us to get involved and help the DOR to understand yoga and why we believe that it should not be defined as physical fitness. The DOR is spending lots of time and resources on understanding and clarifying this, but they have not come up with the right wording to “draw a bright line”. To me, this is not about avoiding the sales tax, but about yoga being classified properly.

Here is the recent King 5 News piece that ran this past weekend about the issue:http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_110108WAB_yoga_tax_KS.16f699d51.html?ocp=1#slcgm_comments_anchor

FYI the reporter was not completely accurate, she didn’t have a lot of background before interviewing me on Saturday, three hours before airing!There was also a recent piece AND editorial in the Puget Sound Business Journal: http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2008/09/01/story1.html http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2008/09/01/editorial1.html?b=1220241600%5E1692880

This is a story with a long history going back to the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 458-20-183 (Rule 183) that began the taxing of physical fitness as well as other “recreation” (including tattoos and escort services!). In 2005 an Excise Tax Advisory (ETA) 2023 attempted to further clarify the definition of physical fitness. Please see the info in the Skakeholder’s Meeting Invitation to learn more.

You are invited to join other studio owners and yoga teachers next week for a meeting to clarify the issues and attempt to unify our stance before the stakeholder’s meeting to be held at the DOR on November 19th.If you would like your voice to individually be heard, please contact the DOR with the following:

why you were confused (if you were) regarding the excise tax
why you see yoga as different from physical fitness

Please understand the issue before you call to save their time and to keep our message clear. I have had a somewhat mixed message that they both want feedback and info, and have enough. As you all know, it is hard to describe yoga uniformly, and hard to fit it into the definitions that the law requires. Which is why a few of us wanted to get as many studios together as we could to talk about this in advance of the stakeholder’s meeting."

Post-Concert Teacher Party - Nov 14

2008-10-26T15:49:00.000-07:00

YogaBlaze & Yoga Tree present a Post Concert Bliss-Out 'Teacher Only' Party

Friday Nov 14 - 9:30pm (Starts after the concert)

@ The Yoga Tree on Fremont Ave

Did you see in the last YogaBlaze that Jai Uttal w/ Daniel Paul are coming to Fremont Abbey Friday November 14? (www.prasadayoga.com/eventsked.html#jai_seattle)

Get your tickets quickly AND join us for this post-concert bliss-out party at The Yoga Tree (just a block away).

Open to all yoga professionals, teachers & those in-training + your guests who attend the concert.

Click to RSVP & view the Evite. Come even if you don't go to the concert!

To buy your tickets go to the Yoga Tree in Fremont or Samadhi Yoga on Capital Hill.

Or Online: www.prasadayoga.com/eventsked.html#jai_seattle

The party will start after the completion of the concert (sometime around 9:30pm). We'll hang out for a couple of hours or so.

Thanks Taffy @ The Yoga Tree for hosting this event!

Teacher Party Sept 13 Eastside

2008-08-25T09:10:00.000-07:00

Saturday, September 13, 2008
2:00 to 4:30
VIEW EVITE...

Hosted by The Yoga Barn, Issaquah, WA

Enjoy an afternoon in the company of yoga teachers. Have fun. Share experiences. Hear how yoga was clinically proven to be effective for low back pain, more effective than physical therapy or home exercises in a recent scientific study.

Participate in two FREE workshops and partake of refreshments and sangha. Come for all or drop in for any part that fits your schedule.

2:00 to 2:30 Undulation and Yoga led by Anita Boser
2:30 to 3:45 Social Time with light refreshments
3:45 to 4:30 Robin Rothenberg presents Safe Yoga Tips for the Low Back
including elements of the Essential Low Back Program, a yoga practice based on the National Institutes of Health study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, Dec. 2005.

There are several comfy places for tea, coffee or dinner in Issaquah, so the socializing can continue afterwards, as well.

UNDULATION AND YOGA, with Anita
Undulation is the vital movement that nourishes joints and muscles. You’ll learn fun and easy movements to incorporate into Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge pose), Vrksasana (tree pose), and Chakravakasana. You can also use this technique to create ease after strenuous poses, to warm up, or to encourage your students with injuries or chronic illness.
Anita is a Certified Hellerwork Practitioner and viniyoga student-teacher. www.undulationexercise.com

SAFE YOGA TIPS FOR THE LOW BACK, with Robin
Learn some simple sequencing secrets to keep your students’ lower backs stable and pain-free. Easy to work into any style of yoga practice, these principles reduce risk, especially in vinyasa and other flow practices that emphasize mobility. Based on the scientific study that has established yoga as a therapeutically healing practice for the lower back.
Robin has presented on low back pain at SYTAR (Symposium for Yoga Therapy & Research) and at the 2007 NAMA conference on anxiety. She is on the advisory board for IAYT, (International Association of Yoga Therapy) and is an adjunct faculty member at Mt. Royal College in Calgary. www.essentialyogatherapy.com

YogaBlaze/YogaBizz presents: August's Yoga Community Party

2008-07-30T15:24:00.000-07:00

The August Yoga (Teacher) party: "Seattle Yoga Stories - Part 2"
at the Shoreline home of Bettelinn Brown, our guest speaker from Part 1
(view Bizz Tip #3: FREE Yoga for more about Bettelinn...)

Meet & Mix with a little networking, a little food, a lot of stories, and little karma work-out.

Everyone is invited. OPEN THE EVITE HERE... and please RSVP!

Contact Soleil for more information: Soleil@yogablaze.com

Bizz Tip #3: Free Yoga

2008-07-16T14:46:00.000-07:00

(Excerpt taken from the July 2008 YogaBizz enewsletter)

Bettelinn Brown, guest speaker at the July 12, 2008 teacher party strongly suggested that as teachers, we do 2 things:

1) Regularly take classes from many teachers.
2) Let teachers join your class for free.

Do you regularly take classes for your Self & your teaching?
At our first teacher party in April, Dawn of Seattle Acro, said this,

"Teaching is for you. Your practice is for your students."
When it comes to why we must take care of our Selves, I think this says it all!

Do you give classes for free to teachers? How might this support your passion & your business?
This is a question that only you can answer for yourself. There is no right or wrong to this, simply your choice.

The Bizz Challenge: Simply Teach

Want to promote your teaching? Not good at Marketing?

Then simply teach! And open your classes to other teachers.

Referrals will be your BEST source of connection to other students down the road.

Yoga Teacher or Therapist? Ask nicely...

If you wish to attend a class of a fellow colleague, call and ask if you may have a class or 2 for free. If it's a private session, ask if a professional discount is available.

Message to Yoga Teachers by Rama Jyoti Vernon

2008-07-15T22:44:00.000-07:00

Bettelinn Krizek Brown, our special guest at the 2nd YogaBizz Teacher party on July 12, 2008 read, "A Message to Yoga Teachers", a letter written by Rama Jyoti Vernon to her students back in 1983! Here it is, even more powerful, important, and poignant...

MESSAGE TO YOGA TEACHERS
Rama Jyoti Vernon, June 1983

There are no teachers . . . . . we are all students . . . . bound together in infinite expansion of growth and exploration. We are not teachers . . . and yet . . . . we SHALL teach . . . teaching not with an attitude of a teacher or GREAT Yogi or Yogini, but as a servant, as a fellow seeker joyously sharing with others the knowledge and training we ourselves have found.

Together we ascend lifes ladder, groping for the light within the darkness. Laden by Karmic burdens, some cannot climb as swiftly as others. Those on rung six reach out to help those on rung four at the same time embracing guiding hands of those on rung seven. Infinite variety of positions enable us ALL to be of service to humanity in the quest for peace and enlightenment.

In moments of doubt do not dissipate the positive forces of energy in remorseful feelings of unworthiness or self-pity. Remember . . . . you are a necessary part within the cosmic machinery. Insignificant as this part may seem to you . . . without it . . . . the machinery cannot function.

Transcend environmental obstacles. View them as a test of the Divine. Within the cosmic plan there is a reason for each and every opening of life's pathways. If you are led to the path of a teacher, then practice what you preach . . . . LET GO . . . . and the Divine will work through you and the barriers to spiritual growth will drop away.

Teaching Yoga is not a profession but a privilege and a blessing. There is tremendous responsibility. Place heart and soul within the Yoga teaching. See the divine within your students and let the teachings be the worship of this universal truth and beauty. Avoid indulgence in distorted proportions of self-confidence or power fantasies. Be fearless and confident but not overly so. You are a humble servant and as a fellow-seeker, joyously share with others the riches you yourself have found. We are all perennial students of Yoga. There is always more to learn . . . . more to know . . . . more to realize and more to SHARE.

'Whoever does the work to be done without resort to its fruits, he is the Sannyasin and the Yonin, not the man who lights not the sacrificial fire and does not the works.' ~~Bhagavagita: Ch. 6, vs. 1

Avoid attaching yourself to the desire for results. Once we leave an asana, the posture belongs to the archives of the past. Think of the classes and your teaching as an asana. Move within it to the very best of your ability . . . but . . . when it is over . . . . LET GO (physically, mentally AND emotionally.) Do not concern yourself with spiritually enervating thoughts as to whether it was a GOOD class or a BAD class . . . whether you are a GOOD teacher or a BAD teacher . . . be not affected by insult . . . . or compliment. As we teach . . . se we will be taught.

'Nor do these works bind Me, ODhananjaya, for I am seated as if indifferent above, unattached to these actions.' ~~ Gita: Ch. 9, vs. 9

Yoga is non-dogmatic. All of creation emanates from the one universal source. When we once again reunite through the experience of oneness and union with all fellow creatures, we become established in Yoga (Union). Union is Yoga and Yoga is the pathway to Union or Reunion. To follow a path of yoga we follow a designated practice for the achievement of this experiential knowledge of universal oneness.

The network of paths and methods are numerous and at times appear to be in conflict with one another. Within the confusing framework of learning . . . . . REMEMBER . . . . . there are as many methods as there are masters and teachers. Be respectful to all. Do not condemn, ridicule or vehemently oppose any system. We all gravitate towards that which seems more in harmony and keeping with our inner nature. Those balanced on the outer rims of independence and individualism would surely be excluded if there were only ONE way . . . . ONE method . . . . . ONE teacher . . . . ONE pathway to self and universal awareness.

Teaching is not an excuse to neglect your own practices. Believe and practice what you teach. If you neglect your own practices, your words and teachings will become ineffectual and your own stagnation will result in spiritual dehydration.

Be secure within the knowledge that the cosmic intelligence is working through you . . . . remove YOUR will so that THY will may be done. You are the instrument in the hands of the divine . . . . allow this instrument to be moved with ease, harmony and the graceful precision of LOVE.

"Seattle Yoga Her-story": Another Meet ~ Play ~ Learn (Teacher) party!

2008-06-19T13:30:00.000-07:00

YogaBlaze / YogaBizz presents a special gathering for the Seattle Yoga Community!
"History is herstory, too"

Come listen to the stories of how Seattle yoga grew from 4 teachers in the mid-60s to the thousands of teachers & students today.
Special guest: 1 of the original 4 teachers!
Sat July 12 6:30 – 8:30pm @ Lucy Activewear store in University Village

6:30 – 7:00 Mix & Meet (Teachers only)
7:00 - 7:30 Circle & Story-telling
7:30 – 8:30 Network & share (Open to all)

FREE (Donations to cover costs are graciously accepted)
Offered by Soleil Hepner, founder of YogaBlaze Seattle's One Source for All Yoga.

Bizz Tip #2: The 7-11 Rule. Persistence Pays-off

2008-05-27T10:41:00.000-07:00

If you're like me, it takes forever to find the motivation to try something new - even if somewhere deep inside I know it's 'just what I need'. Many of you know that I love to dance. At age 40, after 15 years of NOT dancing, a friend gave me a postcard for Ecstatic Dance and was strongly told, "You have to do this."

You know what I did? I put the postcard on my fridge, and glancing at it from time-to-time would think, "I've got to do that". When I got irritated about not doing it, the postcard with the dancing figures, would be moved to a more strategic place - as a reminder to go - NEXT WEEK.

I did the fridge-shuffle for an ENTIRE YEAR before it clicked that 'now' was the time to go. What was that click that finally said , "YES"? I DO NOT KNOW. What I do know is that it took seeing that postcard many times, hearing about the dance from others, and awareness of my own discomfort before I actually saw the postcard in a whole new 'YES' way - and started to dance again. (I haven't stopped since.)

The 7-11 Rule
New Students must 'SEE' you
7 - 11 times before saying YES!
'See' is any kind of connection. IE: hear your name, read a postcard, bump into you in person...

There are so many FUN ways to BE SEEN! Here's a few of my favorites:

Join an event in which you have an interest or commonality
ie: I just MC'd a Yogathon on Mercer Island and now have 2 new clients.

Throw a (free) 'networking' event. (And Use YogaBizz!!)
ie: Consider the YogaBizz events. Do you feel more connected to me after coming to these?

Simply do what you love!
ie: I am still dancing! Many of my clients say, "yes" after seeing me boogey-down!

ADVERTISE - It's easy & fun on YogaBlaze! Be seen, on a monthly basis in the only Yoga newsletter to over 10,000 Seattle yogis!
Click here for more on joining YogaBlaze & getting ads 1/2 off forever!
ie: The YogaBizz teacher event was a hit only after 3 monthly ads in YogaBlaze + 3 evite reminders.

The 7-11 Challenge: Be Seen TWO new ways this month!
Not sure how? Get help: Join Teacher Talk, LAST Wed May 28, or call. 206.300.7333. Share what happens! Send me your story and it may go in the next YogaBizz.

* Bizz Tips are published in the monthly YogaBizz newsletter. Sign up at http://www.yogabizz.com/ to receive the next newsletter & get evites to all YogaBizz Teacher events.

Bizz Tip #1: Yoga Predictions for 2008

2008-05-27T10:30:00.000-07:00

I am thrilled to introduce Megan McDonough*, one of the YogaBizz "Radical Success" tele-course speakers and a respected marketing consultant for wellness organizations including Kripalu & Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy.

At the beginning of this year, Megan documented her yoga predictions - forecasting for 2008 & beyond. As you read these 3 (out of 10) of Megan's predictions, consider if and how you are positioning your yoga business in response to what the future may bring.

1) You'll need to stand out to stay in. ...While ten years ago people asked, "What is yoga?," the question now is, "How is this yoga different from all other yogas?"

2) Yoga will be on the move. Yoga will continue to migrate out of the studio ... Think yoga at your desk, for specific populations, or at out-of-the-box locations.

3) You'll see more yoga in cyberspace. ...you'll see more options in the coming year for virtual yoga classes online.

Read the full article with all ten 2008 predictions and SIGN UP for Megan's Mindful Marketing newsletter by going to www.mindfulmarketing.net/articles/2008predictions.htm

Keep your eyes peeled - Megan returns in later YogaBizz editions with more tips & tools.

*Megan McDonough helps you get clear so you can get positive results. Along with teaching yoga, she's the award-winning author of Infinity in a Box, a marketing consultant for mind/body organizations including Kripalu Center, marketing faculty for Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, and a corporate trainer to companies such as the American Cancer Society. www.mindfulmarketing.net

** Bizz Tips are published in the monthly YogaBizz newsletter. Sign up at http://www.yogabizz.com/ to receive the next newsletter & get evites to all YogaBizz Teacher events.

Soleil Hepner. Mind-Body Educator: What is Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy? What does a session look like?

2008-05-25T12:54:00.000-07:00

Soleil Hepner. Mind-Body Educator: What is Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy? What does a session look like?