Winter 2008 Schedule

The Winter Schedule will not change, Mondays at 8:00pm, Power Yoga for Runners Level 1 - 2. As well as Thursday nights in Brooklin at 8:00 pm Power Yoga for Runners Level 1-2. Either class is suitable for new or intermediate students, as postures can be modified. However they are not suitable for someone who is not already working out as they are vigorous and need strength and stamina, if in doubt call me at (905) 620-1151 and together we can pick the right class for you.

Many of the runners who are taking my class are hitting PB's and telling me that Power Yoga has really helped them, as part of their training program.

The Yoga for Runners Class focuses on building strength especially core and upper body, stretching and rejuvenating overused muscles, working underused muscles, and improving your range of motion.

Fall Schedule

Our Monday night class continues inside Calvert Catering in Pickering, Class time is 8:00pm and it is 1 1/2 hours in length. This class will begin moving to a level two but level one participants can join us as I will be showing modifications of the postures.

The Address is; Calvert Party Services Address : 1750 Plummer Street, Pickering, ON L1W 3L7, call me on my cell phone is you have problems finding us (416) 455-0276.

I look forward to having some fun in this class as we explore new postures and build on some postures we already know.

If you miss Monday night please join us Thursdays at my new Studio in Brooklin, I have a Yoga for Runners Class at 8:00 pm which is the same format as Monday nights.

At 6:30 I have a yoga/run class we run for 3k to 5K then finish up with about 45 to 50 minutes of power yoga. This class is held at the Brookin Studio. Run length will depend on who shows up. Best if you arrive 10 minutes early so we can set up for our yoga practice, before we head out. This is a great class for some of you who have dropped off on your running and want to do some short distances.

Updates

This Wednesday August 22, is the last class at the Lake, as I am vacationing the last week of August, thanks for the support of the class and therefore the local foodbank.

Monday Nights are starting early at 7:30 pm, please join us for 1 1/2 hours of Yoga for Runners.

There will be no class on the labor day weekend.

Enjoy the last few weeks of summer, as the fall race season is soon starting.

Remember that 80% of knee injuries are the result of tight hips, so stretching the hips is of key importance. If you want some great hip stretches email me at snicholson@xplornet.com

Yoga at the Lake

Yoga at the Lake

Starting Wednesday July 18, 2007 at 7:00 am, I will be offering a donation only yoga class in support of the local Salvation Army Food Bank.

While ideally this class will be no charge, I ask that you bring either a nonperishable food donation or a small monetary donation.

This one hour class, will be a level 1-2 Hatha class, suitable for all ages.

Beginners to yoga are welcome.

The Class will be held in Rotary Park, Ajax, close to the main parking lot.

Please come dressed for the weather with bugspray or sunscreen as required.

You will need to bring;
A matt or towel
Water
A great attitude

While 5,000 years old yoga is more important in today’s stressful society then ever before.

For information please contact me at snicholson@xplornet.com
T. (905) 683-7979 C. (416) 455-0276 (416) 449-8152

New Location for Monday Nights Class, 8:00 pm

Monday's Power Yoga for Runners and Athetes has moved across the street inside Calvert Catering.

Address : 1750 Plummer Street, Pickering, ON L1W 3L7

Please bring lots of water and a towel.

How a joint works

The ends of two bones meet to form a joint, which is enveloped by a fibrous capsule lined by a synoviai membrane (synovium). The synovium manufactures thick, mucus-like synovial fluid, which lubricates, nourishes, and cleanses the cartilage on the ends of the bones. Joints are moved by muscles whose tendons attach to the bones. Flexor muscles bend joints (as in making a fist or bending the elbow or knee). Extensor muscles straighten joints (as in opening the hand or lengthening the elbow or knee). These muscles and their tendons provide important support for the joints, as do ligaments, dense fibrous bands connecting bone to bone.

Maintenance of joint health

To stay healthy, joints must do what they are supposed to do: move and bear weight. (“Weight-bearing” means that there is mechanical stress during active movement.) Since cartilage has no blood supply, it must be bathed by normal synovial fluid in order to receive oxygen and nutrients and to discharge its waste products. The thick, viscous synovial fluid also acts as a lubricant for the gliding surfaces, just as grease acts to lubricate moving metal surfaces in an engine. Movement stimulates the synovial membrane to produce synovial fluid. Therefore, the old concept that an injured joint must be rested is now understood to be incorrect.

Movement is crucial to induce the manufacture of synovial fluid, to distribute it over the cartilage and to circulate it through the entire joint space. In this way, movement helps cartilage to heal. If the synovium is unhealthy (as in the case of rheumatoid arthritis and related conditions), abnormal synovial fluid is produced which is less efficient at nourishing: cleansing, and lubricating the joint cartilage. Movement is vital for increasing circulation of blood and lymph into and out of the joint structures and adjacent soft tissues. This increased circulation reduces swelling, removes waste products, and increases delivery of nutrients and oxygen to facilitate healing of joint tissues.

Cartilage and bone require the stimulus of weight-bearing for normal metabolism and repair. Cartilage depends on the squeezing-releasing action of weight-bearing to force fluids containing waste out of its matrix and allow fresh fluid to enter. The electrical currents created in bone by weight-bearing are vital for stimulating bone re-modelling and repair — an ongoing process in which old bone is removed and replaced. Further, this weight-bearing stimulus induces bone to “hold on” to its calcium molecules. Without weight-bearing, bone loses excess calcium and becomes fragile and prone to fracture and collapse — a condition called osteoporosis.

Yoga

Running/walking is a weight bearing activity however it pounds and compresses the joint rather then moving it gently. Yoga therefore is vitally important to a runner/walker’s joints to help them gently move the joint nourishing it and helping to clean and lubricate the joint. Yoga is also considered a weight bearing activity so can help aid in the loss of calcium.

Wednesday's

Head Injury Association of Durham

Wednesdays at 12:30, Hatha Yoga, Level 1, A gentle class that, helps to develop balance, harmony and ethos. Contact the Head Injury Association of Durham for more information.

Yoga for Seniors. 11:00 am - This Class is on hold until September 07, Enjoy the summer, see you in September.

This class is held at Central Park Retirement Home on King Street in Oshawa, and is open to residents and their guests. Contact the home directly if you are interested in joining us.

This gentle class explores breathing, relaxation and postures from a chair.

Acceptence of who and where we are in life is one of the goals of yoga, acceptence comes when our mind, body and soul are working in harmony, yoga helps to bring this harmony about. Simply put the very act of yogic breathing begins the process of unity. This class has a variety of fitness and mobility levels. Postures are modified to meet the abilities of all students.

Class Schedule

Monday Nights at 8:00pm to 9:30pm
The Thursday Night Class is Cancelled until the Fall Enjoy the Summer, Namaste.

Beginners/Intermediate Power Yoga and Yoga for Runners
This is a class that focuses on upper body strength, core improvement and
deep stretching.

Bring your own Mat (if you have one) there are a few extras.

Pay as you go $10.00 or Prepay for 10 Weeks for $80.00

Class passes are non refundable, don't expire and can be sold to your friends.

Location : Catching Fireflies, 6-1064 Salk Road, Pickering , ON L1W 4B5
Directions : Brock Road south of the 401 which is Plummer, turn right at Plummer, then right at Salk Road . 6-1064 is on the left.

Private sessions or parties available by appointment, for
information contact
Sheree @ (905) 683-7979