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Beginners Yoga begins July 1 -

Beginners Yoga begins July 1

hey friends - I've been working on a yoga prop and could use your input. Can you spare 2 minutes of your time to share with me a little about your yoga practice? The pic is the QR code - but here is the link as well:

https://forms.gle/3iSdCpMaGip6V92E8

thanks so much - i can't wait to share more about this with you soonly!

I'm so excited to share yoga class at River Valley co-op this summer! My first class is Weds. 6/26, 9-10am. Classes will take place in the gorgeous outdoor pavilion. Bring your mat and a blanket and we'll get rollin'.

here's the link: https://forms.gle/djQzxjxYRW4NCG2P7I'm
space is limited so please sign up in advance!!

FREE Summer yoga class! -

Yoga & Reiki Bliss Reminding us of the light that's within and around us. Yoga & Reiki Bliss: deepen your awareness one breath at a time!

Mindful Flow Yoga is online tonight, 6-7pm! Join us - www.thisisyourbliss.com

Tonight we'll focus on lunging, which is a super functional movement.

Walking, climbing stairs, walking uphill all require the lunge type movement. So as we explore this movement in a variety of ways we are working to increase our capacity for movement.

Bodies are meant to move, and the more we move mindfully, skillfully, the more we maintain our independence.

Special summer yoga classes for you! -

Yoga & Reiki Bliss Reminding us of the light that's within and around us. Yoga & Reiki Bliss: deepen your awareness one breath at a time!

When I first started yoga as a teenager, I most definitely experienced the relaxing and calming effects of the practice. But it wasn’t until I was an adult in my own home practice that I started really paying attention to what I was experiencing and feeling in the poses beyond just the relaxation and calmness. In my home practice I moved more slowly and deliberately, and this allowed to me to feel where the sensations of space and ease were; where the sensations of tightness and restriction were. I worked to pay attention to whether the sensations were always that way or were new to that particular practice.

All these kinds of inquiries led me to a deeper place in my practice: one where I was able to learn to listen; one where I was more present with myself - more aware; one where I actually trusted myself. This is the path of Svadhyaya, one of the Niyamas outlined in the Yoga Sutra.

Svadhyaya or self-study asks us to pay deep attention to ourselves so that we get closer to ourselves, so we learn more about ourselves.

One way to practice Svadhyaya is through self-inquiry. Asking questions, and staying open for the answers or even staying open to being with the unknown, brings us into the present moment, and toward what’s true for us in that moment.

Reading and seeing ourselves through the text is another way we can practice Svadhyaya.

And of course, non-judgmental observation is yet one more way we can explore this teaching. Our yoga practice teaches us how to slow down and pay attention on the mat so that we can hopefully slow down and pay more attention when we are off the mat. We train those awareness muscles on the mat so that they can “flex” more automatically when we are off the mat.
You can start this practice of inquiry and self-study right now:

As you read this, notice your shoulders - are they hiked up by your ears or relaxed?
Are they rounding forward or pinched back together or somewhere in the middle?
What choice would you like to make with regard to your shoulders right now?
Did that change anything in your neck or your breathing?

Practicing Svadhyaya allows us to get to know something about ourselves, it lets us see where and how we are, and it informs us about the choices we might make. It’s the pathway to learning and growing.

Can I borrow 2 minutes of your time?

I’ve been dreaming and designing a yoga product that I know will improve your yoga experience. While it is still in its infancy, I’ve been taking steps to bring it to fruition.

Here’s where you come in. Would you be willing to take a 2 minute survey, simply sharing a little about your yoga practice?

Your answers will give me insight as to how my product will support you best.

If you scan the QR code it will take you to the survey.

And if you leave your email address at the end of the survey, you will be entered into a raffle to win a free online Yoga Bliss yoga class. You can choose from our Tuesday Morning Mindful Movement class, our Wednesday Mindful Flow Level 1 class, or our Sunday Pure Bliss Restorative Yoga class.

Thank you so much! I can’t wait to share more details about this with you soon!

FREE Summer yoga! -

Yoga & Reiki Bliss Reminding us of the light that's within and around us. Yoga & Reiki Bliss: deepen your awareness one breath at a time!

Class is online tonight! www.thisisyourbliss.com to join us!

Looking forward to exploring FUNctional yoga this month in my classes. We'll explore how functional movements (like a hinge or a squat) show up in our yoga practice and how they show up in our lives so that we can bring the mindfulness we cultivate on the mat into our day to day lives.

Spring & Summer schedule -

Spring & Summer schedule But, with summer approaching and schedule changes for some of us, please email me and let me know what is best for you for class times:

Class is on tonight! www.thisisyourbliss.com to register for class!

Join us as we explore shoulder strength and some variations on side plank!

Side plank (Vasisthasana) is one of my favorite poses and a pose we've been exploring in my classes this month. I love both its accessibility as well as the opportunities to amp it up and grow it.  Plus it offers the right amount of challenge to my core stability - particularly side body - my wrist and shoulder mobility and strength, and my sense of balance.

Here are some ways to progress it from little-to-no weight-bearing, to supported weight-bearing, to full on side plank with some variations! And remember, you can always adapt thus to your forearm if you have wrist issues.

For more info about my online yoga classes visit my website: www.thisisyourbliss.com. look forward to seeing you in class!!

Our yoga class schedule -

Yoga & Reiki Bliss Reminding us of the light that's within and around us. Yoga & Reiki Bliss: deepen your awareness one breath at a time!

What's better than a massage? -

What's better than a massage?

I'm so thrilled that Pure Bliss is happening this Sunday, May 19, 7-8pm online, https://www.thisisyourbliss.com/offerings/pure-bliss-restorative-yoga to join us!

At least once a day I find myself lying down with my legs up the wall - not joking. It might only be for a couple of minutes, but within those few minutes of deliberate stillness and quiet, I slow down, breathe, and restore myself. It's a huge re-set.

My tendencies to react, push, and rush diminish, and I feel much more like the me I would like to be all the time.

Join us for your own body, mind, spirit, nervous system reset!

Mindful Flow Yoga is online tonight 6-7 (e.t)! www.thisisyourbliss.com to join us!

Show your whole body some love as we work out the kinks in your neck, shoulders, hips and spine. Even the wrists and feet get some love tonight. See you soon!

I remember the first time I "did" Savasana. I was in high school, taking yoga as part of our P.E. class. I had no idea how stressed out I was, how exhausted and depleted I was until that moment. As I rested in Savasana, I felt every muscle relax, every bit of tension unwind, even my headache released. It was transformative.

This is the power of the restorative yoga practice. It helps us to let go. It helps us restore ourselves back to feeling better, feeling whole, feeling healthy, feeling like ourselves.

Pure Bliss Restorative Yoga class is happening online Sunday (5/19) night, 7-8pm - join us here:

https://www.thisisyourbliss.com/offerings/pure-bliss-restorative-yoga!

For 60 looong minutes, you will be held in the soft support of blankets and other props, so that you can rest and relax deeply, and connect to inner quiet and peace. MMM...so delicious! Look forward to seeing you then!

Power is on, internet is back. Class is on 5-6 - www.thisisyourbliss.com. (who said online classes weren't exciting?!)

Tonight we are finding ways to move as many body parts into extension to counter the amount of time we spend in flexion. I was driving in a car alot yesterday and this exploration helped me undo some of the stiffness that occurred. Join me - especially if you've been driving or sitting for long stretches of time - hello...every body!!

Beginners Yoga - Last chance! -

Beginners Yoga - Last chance!

Join us online tonight! www.thisisyourbliss.com. We'll move enough to work the kinks out - especially in your hips (if you've been sitting alot today, you will love this!), rest just enough to restore your energy, breathe and meditate just enough restore your sense of inner balance and peace. See you soon!

Whatcha doin' Monday nights? -

Whatcha doin' Monday nights?

Let's get you de-stressed! -

Let's get you relaxed!

Join us online tonight (www.thisisyourbliss.com) as we move into our last week of building our resilience tool box - filling it with all kinds of things, like breathwork, mindful movement, restorative yoga asana, - to help us better manage our stress.

Tonight we are opening the shoulders and the chest so that we can open up to life! See you soon!

Western Mass Business Show on 4.6.24 — Beth Tascione, Yoga and Reiki | WHMP 101.5 / 1400 AM Beth Tascione has always followed her heart. After finding yoga in high school she knew that she needed a way to have yoga in her lifelong term. After acting for many years, she finally decided to enroll in teacher certification in NYC. While her practice has evolved she has remained a believer in t...