Frog Lotus Yoga

Tonight!!! Yoga Nidra with Lisa Bassi. November 2nd 7-8 pm.
Via Zoom. All Levels. No experience needed.

Here is the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83512904369...
password if needed: 561360

Instructions: please sign on at 7. Practice will begin at 7:05. You should wear comfortable clothing and avoid things like hair ties, belts or distracting jewelry. You will need a place to lie down - preferably on a yoga mat. Have a blanket nearby and a pillow for under your knees if you are uncomfortable lying flat on the floor. The idea is to be warm and comfy but not so comfy you go to sleep. After a brief centering, Yoga Nidra will begin. You will not need to see me but you will need to be able to hear me so place your phone or computer accordingly. If you have other questions or concerns, please feel welcome to PM me. There is no charge for this practice.

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Have you seen our online schedule yet? Check out our website and sign up for classes with your favorite FLY teachers for the next 4 weeks! Jennifer and Josh will be adding classes soon, too!

If you had an active class block at the time the studio closed, you can use that for online classes! If not, our pricing options are below:

Drop-in: $10
Unlimited week: $30
Unlimited month: $100

You must sign up for class on our website using your Mind Body account. This is the only way we can be sure to send you the Zoom link for class! See you online.

Wondering how to access our online classes on Zoom? See below!

1. Create an account with MindBody if you don't have one, and be sure that the email associated with your MindBody account is correct.

2. Register for classes on the calendar page of our website or the MindBody app at least 45 minutes before class start time. This is the only way to ensure you receive your Zoom link for class.

3. If you had an active class block at the time the studio closed in March, you can use it for class. You can also purchase a drop-in, week pass, or month pass online.

4. Set up your physical space. You'll want to be sure you can see your computer, tablet, or phone during class!

5. You will receive an email from Frog Lotus with a link to the class about 15-30 minutes before class starts, so please be on the lookout in your email inbox! If you can’t find it, look in Promotions/Spam/etc.

6. Click the link in the email. If you don’t have Zoom already, it will prompt you to download it. This is quick and free!

7. There will be an opportunity to visit with the teacher and other students on Zoom before class starts. The teacher will then mute everyone during class to reduce distractions.

8. Enjoy class and have fun! Know that the video quality depends on both the teacher's and your internet connection. If something cuts out momentarily, it will likely come back momentarily!

One month of online classes will begin this Wednesday, June 17.
Please check our website weekly for updates & additions! https://www.froglotusyoga.com/calendar

Wednesday 9:30am Hatha with Melanie Glenn

Wednesday 7:00pm Gentle Yoga with Lisa Bassi

Thursday 5:30pm Vinyasa with Lauren Vining Barsotti

Friday 8:00am Salute to the Sun with Gail Sookey

Saturday 9:00am Pilates with Erin Lenski

Saturday 11:00am Gentle Yoga with Ellen Dilthey

Sunday 6:00pm Restorative with Gail Sookey

Monday 5:30pm Hatha with Olivia Moran

Tuesday 6:30pm Vinyasa with Danielle Gismondi

* Jennifer & Josh will also be adding yoga and meditation classes. Please check our website for updates!

Dear Friends,

If you are receiving this letter it is because you have been either part of the FLY family or a guest at our flagship studio located in North Adams in the Beaver Mill. Our studio has been a home and sanctuary for many over 18 years, a place where literally thousands have come to practice yoga, bodywork, meditation, chanting, dance, prayer, and celebration. The studio has not only served the local community but has hosted national and international students and guests over the years. We take full pride in the space and opportunities we have created for learning, growing, and more so, creating and connecting in community!

As the practice of Yoga teaches us the tenant of non-attachment, it is with equally a heavy and a full heart that I share that Frog Lotus Yoga will not be reopening. In light of the global pandemic, it has forced me, as the studio owner, to face the unknown and accept the financial reality of the situation as well as presently living far from the studio in Boston. After thoroughly considering all possible options and reluctantly aligning with the forces that be, I have to make the heart-wrenching decision to release our beautiful yoga space.

This excruciating process of letting go and trusting has revealed my deep internal attachments to the actual space of the yoga studio, which has held, nurtured, and supported me in my personal quest of Yoga (Union) and for so many others. Deep in the core of my being I know all the healing and transformation that has taken place there. I am aware of all of the offerings spoken out loud or silently….

“May anything that no longer serves you melt away from your being, down through these floor boards, down through the layers of this building, to the earth to be recycled for love and light.”

This reflection of gratitude for all the studio has literally offered has helped me see my attachments and consuming commitment to keep the studio open all these years to be a sanctuary for all who enter. I have also been doing the best I can from afar the last few years, at times to my own detriment. The combination of the pandemic and my own personal upheavals recently have revealed the suffering I am perpetuating by trying to keep the studio afloat during these times. It is difficult to accept the studio closing even as I write this, but I trust that this sacrifice of letting go is necessary for transformation to take place.

As much as I am with a heavy heart at this decision, I would like to continue to cultivate gratitude, honor, and celebration. First, I would love to honor Vidya Jacqueline Heisel, who was the creator & founder of the studio, for her vision of personal spiritual development and cultivation of community through the practice of yoga. I would like to thank all the present studio teachers and those over the years who have shown up selflessly to be of service to our students. I thank all of our local students who have come to share your practice and be an integral part of our FLY family whether you came daily to class or once in awhile. And, to all the yoga teacher trainees and Thai Massage students over the years who have traveled from afar and entrusted me to impart these sacred lineages.

My heartfelt gratitude for you all! I am truly grateful for all who have graced the studio with commitment, devotion and support over the years. Thank you to those who have poured yourselves wholeheartedly into this space and this experience. It would not have been the same without you! I am humbled by the magnetism of our sacred space!

As we close the yoga studio in North Adams, our Frog Lotus Yoga classes, International Yoga Teacher Trainings, and events will still carry on. The Triple Gem School of Thai Massage will also continue to offer courses. These will simply not take place at the studio. Our website, newsletter and social media will be updated as these offerings unfold.

As a gesture of connecting with our members and past students, we will be offering several weeks of online classes beginning this month. This is especially for our members who have active class blocks as an opportunity to use them up. Others will be able to join classes by paying for a drop-in class, weekly, or monthly pass where all income will go directly to the debt accrued over the last few months. If you would like to make a donation towards the debt of the business, you are welcome to send to this PayPal account: [email protected]

If these online classes prove to be successful and requested by our students to continue, we may consider extending the online platform after the initial 4 weeks. For now, it is simply our way of connecting to our community. Please see below for the upcoming yoga schedule. Be sure to check the schedule page on our website, as classes will be updated weekly and are subject to change.

Lastly, please kindly help us to celebrate and honor the studio and our teachers by sharing your photos & videos within the studio, any poetry, well-wishes etc either on our page, Instagram, or by emailing to us so we can post on social media or in a newsletter: [email protected]

All of our teachers are on social media for you to connect with. However, if you are not on social media and would like to be connected with one of our teachers, please email: [email protected] and per the teacher’s consent we will share their contact information.

I am entrusting that as this door closes another will open. Myself and the FLY staff & teachers share our love and gratitude with you! We look forward to seeing you on-line or in-person soon!

“May the fruits of our practice be an offering to all sentient beings; an offering of love, light, Truth, and compassion.”

Jennifer Yarro, Frog Lotus Yoga, owner & director

Dear FLY Family,

We hope you are staying safe and healthy! As we continue to deal with this unprecedented pandemic situation, each day brings about new decisions to make. We appreciate the gratitude many of you have expressed for us remaining open as a safe-haven and sanctuary during this challenging time.

However, we are looking at the situation with compassion for all those who's immune systems could be seriously impacted by any spread of the virus. In service to the greater good of our community and per governmental and World Health Organization recommendations, we are now canceling all public classes until further notice.

We are presently looking into options of sharing prerecorded yoga classes and guided meditations as an offering to our extended FLY family at this time. We will keep you updated via this newsletter and social media.

As we search for ways to support our closure financially, and would prefer to reopen as soon as safely possible, we appreciate your understanding, patience, and loyalty as things unfold. We will continue to follow the guidance of our local, state, and federal government suggestions and will keep you updated on our plans.

Please let us know if you have any suggestions of how we can support you and your yoga practice during this time. We always love receiving your feedback! You can email us at [email protected]

We wish you and your loved ones health, wellness, and peace!

With gratitude ~ Jennifer & The Frog Lotus Yoga Staff

Calling all artists!

Have you seen our awesome March special? Are you a painter, musician, dancer, photographer, or another type of visual or performing artist? Join us for $10 drop-in classes at FLY all month long!

We hope to see you at the studio soon!