Grace Welch, Master Yogi

YOGA IN ISLANDIA

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Grace Welch in the News!

YOGA IN ISLANDIA
APRIL/MAY/JUNE 2012

Ancient Remedy for Modern Stress

HAPPY SPRING!!

Welcome to my current students and to those who have yet to experience the health benefits of Yoga practice. Some of my students have been practicing with me for ten, twenty years! And loving it!

For those who have phoned and emailed after receiving my last newsletter and promised to restart their practice, following is the schedule for the next three months:

For those who want to start a new class with your own group of friends or co-workers, call me at 631-348-7199 or email grace@gracewelch.com and we will work out a suitable time for all.

OSTEOPENIA/OSTEOPOROSIS

I attended a Long Island Yoga Association Workshop in Farmingdale with one of my students, Diane, on March 10th, given by Janine Ambroze, a Certified 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher, a Registered Nurse, holding an Associate Degree in Surgical Technology. She gave an excellent rundown on this porous bone disease, leading to increased susceptibility to fractures, especially of the hip, spine and wrist.

One “take-away” of the workshop is POSTURE! We need to be aware of and work on proper posture, plus we learned what asanas are useful in forestalling this debilitating condition. Warrior pose, full wheel (which I practice with a balance ball), and other simple asanas to incorporate into your practice.

If you have been diagnosed with this condition, it would behoove you to start a Yoga practice, adjust your diet as needed and Stand Up Straight! A sunken chest, pulls everything forward, curves your spine, makes you sad!

FULL MOON MEDITATION – FREE – FREE – EVERYONE WELCOME !

SATURDAY – APRIL 7 – LAUGHING MEDITATION – It’s fun, and makes you feel good!

SUNDAY – MAY 6 - AND SUNDAY – JUNE 3. 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

For those new to meditation, a brief intro will get you started. We are a small dedicated group, who enjoy the benefits of group meditation. We share wholesome snacks while engaging in lively discourse.

WANT TO JOIN US AT THE SIVANANDA YOGA RANCH IN THE CATSKILLS? DATE: MAY 18-19-Return on the 20th. We have an apartment reserved. Call me if you are interested: 631-348-7199.

If you have never experienced an ashram, check out www.sivananda.org/ranch. Sweat Lodge offered.

Wishing you good health, good friends and good times!

Om Shanti
Grace Durga

Previous Newsletters

Yoga Day

Workshops

Asana Photos

About Yoga

Woman, Art & Sakti

About Grace Welch

Poetry by Grace Welch
(one poem with Italian translation added 5 October 2010)

Links

You Are Never Too Old Or
    Too Young To Learn Yoga

email: Grace@gracewelch.com
Phone: (631)348-7199

Yoga Day

From 10 AM to 2 PM, experience Yogic breathing, asanas, relaxation and guided meditation, followed by a vegetarian buffet lunch, socializing and networking.

Fee: $50.00 per person.
Your check, in advance, reserves your space. Class size is limited.
Weather permitting, we will enjoy outdoor yoga practice and meditation.

For information on yoga days....
email: Grace@gracewelch.com

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Asana Photos

Shoulder Stand Variation (July 2011)

Visit new postings of asana postures (December 2010)
Cobra;
Assisted Locust;
Double Leg Locust;
Beginner Rocker;
Assisted Backbend with Balance Ball;
Handstand (9 years old).

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About Yoga

A continuing series of articles by Grace Welch
Contents:

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WELCH WELLNESS WORKSHOPS

Check back for future events

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Woman, Art & Sakti

SHAKTI is the Sanscrit word for the active feminine principle and is within each of us. Artists are especially suffused with this energy/power, and I bring this up because I have been blessed to have found an Italian teacher, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, who is tutoring me in Conversational Italian in preparation for my trip to Italy in August. She is an artist. There will be an exhibit of her work at an East Village restaurant, Matilda’s, 647 East 11 St., which opens on Thursday, July 15th, and I will be there with several of my Yoga students. Exhibit continues through September 30th, with a 20% discount on meals with invite on www.CoralinaContemporaryArt.com.

“Seduced, we enter Coralina’s world filled with drama, mysticism and rebirth. As poetry takes shape on canvas, the audience find themselves witnessing an outcry, a call to arms to be fearless and believe.” American Oggi

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Inherent in each person is the power to create. That power, in Sanscrit, is termed Sakti. Sakti is usually understood to be divine inspiration, or sometimes referred to as one's Muse. It gives me great pleasure to introduce to you a woman whose art is informed by this universal power, and manifests in her depictions of nature's undulations.

Provy Munafo'

Born in Boxhill (Melbourne) Australia, Ms Munafo' lives and has a studio in the commune of Villa Franca T., Messina, Sicily, Italy. She has a diploma in Applied Arts from the Institute of Arts of Messina, and has a degree from the Academy of Fine Arts of Reggio Calabria.

Ms. Munafo' is a teacher, and for many years is actively pursuing an artist's career, distinguishing herself in regional and national exhibits and competitions. She has had one-woman shows and group exhibitions in several Italian cities.

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About Grace Welch

Grace Welch is a certified yoga teacher, with ongoing beginner, intermediate and advanced classes in Islandia, Long Island and Manhattan, New York. She conducts yoga instruction in the Italian language by appointment. She has studied and practiced yoga for 30 years and is a member of the Long Island Yoga Association and the New York Yoga Teachers Association. She is featured in the video "Golden Yoga" (White Lion Press), and has produced a relaxation cassette and an audio CD of her Yoga class. Grace is an Oxford HealthCare Provider. Website: www.gracewelch.com Email: Grace@gracewelch.com Phone: (631)348-7199

Grace was a founder of the South Shore NOW Chapter serving two terms as president 1973-74; currently a Board Member of Veteran Feminists of America, honoring activists of the Second Wave. You are invited to visit the VFA web site at www.vfa.us
To go directly to Grace's bio on the VFA web site, click here.

For Free Nutritional Newsletter, Women's Workshops, or information on the V.F.A. call (631)348-7199.

Grace appears in the film BORAT

-she was one of the three women interviewed in the Veteran Feminists of America segment.

Yoga Alliance

Grace is registered with the Yoga Alliance, a national yoga teacher directory at the 500 hour level, designated by RYT-500. www.yogaalliance.org
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Links

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This site last updated on 30 March 2012 by Andrea.