Annual Picture Day at Yoga Rocks, Oyster Bay!

Greetings!
Today, on this very beautiful Earth Day, we held the Annual Picture Day from 12:00 Noon until 2:00 PM at our studio for the kids. Michael Korol, the photographer and owner of Real Portrait Images, took the most amazing pictures of the kids doing yoga poses!

View his website here:
www.realportraitimages.com


We will be holding this fun and exciting event every year. Next year we will invite kids and adults to take family portraits or partner poses together! We invite all adults to come down if they would like to have beautiful, professional shots of themselves doing yoga as well.

Be sure to check the website often...the new pictures and website design is coming!



And we still had plenty of time to enjoy this perfect day!
Happy Earth Day to all!
Lots of peace and joy,
Jeannine

Yoga's All You Need

Just a quick note to mention the fact that I am still amazed at how yoga really and truly can change your life. When you have yoga, you have everything because you have you! It gives you that much needed feeling of deep connection with yourself...within you...rather than needing something from outside of you. When you have yoga, you have peace. What more is there to life? Yoga is all you need. How wonderful it would be if everyone knew this but even more importantly, REMEMBERED TO DO YOGA in times of stress, worry, or when they felt overwhelmed. All is well. Life is good. Yoga Rocks!

Moving right along....

Hi everyone!

I know I haven't been using my Yoga Rocks Journal enough these days....but there is good reason. I have been writing the curriculum and manuals for my Yoga Rocks Kids Teacher Training program that kicks off at the end of this month! I am happy to say that the Level I Foundations Manual is complete along with two other books I wrote that go along with The Yoga Rocks Kids Method and Program.

I can finally announce too, that we have our official YOGA ROCKS LOGOS! We are ready to change the studio over to Yoga Rocks and the official date of the new change will be MARCH 21st, the first day of Spring!

We are really ready to rock Oyster Bay into Spring this year so be sure to look for our new name on our storefront window, as well as on all of our materials...and new t-shirts (coming soon.....working on that now!)

Stay posted for the official launch on March 21st!

Peace, Jeannine

Yoga Rocks Kids(TM) Teacher Training Workshop

Our very first teacher training workshop for kids is March 23rd, 24th, and 25th! The workshop will be held at our studio. Space is limited so if you are interested in learning The Yoga Rocks Kids(TM) Method be sure to register early. Visit our website for information about the training and to print the Registration Form.

I have been working on developing this training for the past 3 years and it is so exciting watching it come into fruition! I have combined my science teaching background with my yoga teaching background to present the most comprehensive, educational, and effective system for teaching yoga to children. What is most unique about the program is that it requires a Yoga Rocks Journal (TM) for the older kids program (ages 7-13). The program can be adapted for teens but that training and manual will come at a later date. The program can also be used for the younger children (ages 2-7) without using the journal to write in, but to use to color instead, to record their feelings, emotions, or thoughts about their yoga experience. I have used journal writing in many of the classes I taught as a science teacher, which we called , the Lab Notebook. And I am adapting that for yoga! Instead of the Scientific Method, we use The Yoga Rocks Kids (TM) Method!

If you are interested in learning more, visit our website at www.yogarocks.us and REGISTER NOW!

We look forward to rocking the world of yoga...with you!
Peace for now,
Jeannine

Yoga Rocks(TM) and Yoga Rocks Kids(TM)

We are thrilled to announce all of the new changes that are taking place at our studio. We are currently transitioning the studio from Whole New World Yoga to Yoga Rocks(TM) Oyster Bay. Yoga Rocks(TM) will still hold the same philosophies and ideas as set up through Whole New World Yoga, but at a higher, more dynamic, and stronger level. We have really tightened up our staff and policies, making Yoga Rocks(TM) a solid, vibrant, and meaningful studio for adults, children, and families to learn about yoga and wellness.

Our new Yoga Rocks Kids(TM) program and curriculum is currently being developed. Yoga Rocks Kids(TM) is all about creating "happy, healthy, and bright" kids! Research continues to show that when kids do yoga, they feel balanced, healthier, happier, and brighter!! We will be conducting our very first Yoga Rocks Kids(TM) Teacher Training this Spring for parents, teachers, and therapists to learn and teach!

We will keep you posted on all of our upcoming events and changes!! Thanks for your support!

Fall into Yoga!

Hi all! I am finally getting a chance to write again! The fall session is in full swing and our newly renovated studio is such a pleasure to teach in. Our classes are growing and our staff is too! Keep checking the website for all of our upcoming changes including the Early Winter Session starting November 27th, our new Weekend Workshop Series, and other special events. If you are not signed up for our newsletter, email us and we will add you to our list!

Yoga Rocks Kids(TM)... Happy, Healthy, and Bright

I am so excited that our Yoga Rocks Kids(TM) program is taking off. The core principles of Yoga Rocks Kids™ are based on science and health, yoga philosophy, character education, movement, and breathing techniques to develop strength, confidence, creativity, self-esteem, self-awareness, and inner peace in children and teens of all ages and abilities. So far we have implemented the program at East Woods School in Oyster Bay in their Phys. Ed. classes. We are soon to move to other schools such as Locust Valley, Oyster Bay-East Norwich, and the BOCES Outdoor and Environmental Education Programs. This is an exciting time for me since my goal is to reach out and spread the awesome benefits of yoga to as many kids (and adults) as possible. It is such an important tool to have in your life...and there really is nothing like it. In these stressful times, it is vital that children learn how to tap in to their internal states of awareness and to listen within and be still. Their inner strength is crucial to guiding them to make positive choices in their lives. If you or anyone you know is interested in learning more about this program, please feel free to contact me anytime. Have a great day! Jeannine