Grace’s Yoga Poses Slide Show February 5, 2010
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Yoga Kit for Kids — Cards, Music and Booklet February 2, 2010
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Yoga Kit for Kids. A set of cards, Music for Yoga in two tracks of 20 minutes. A handbook telling about the poses, the benefit of yoga for kids. This Kit is setup for one to take to a school environment.
I tell you, Grace and I had fun with this. Can’t believe she is only 3 years and 10 months old. Take a look!
Here is grace doing Shark Pose (like in the yoga card demo).
And another in Frog Pose…
And here are a few other poses that Grace enjoyed!!
Butterfly, Candle, Cat, Fish, Cat with raised leg, Flower, but looks like Turtle and Down Dog!
Gaileee’s Yoga Teaching Schedule – 2010 February 1, 2010
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New Yoga Class Schedule Starting January 2010
- Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 3515 Helena Avenue, Nederland, Texas. Gentle Beginning Yoga. Excellent for easing back pain, losing weight, building strength and balance. $5 for Members (Methodists), $8 for non-members. (Childcare provide with 24 hour notice.)
- Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. at Port Arthur YMCA. Hatha Flow Yoga Class. Beginners Welcomed! Free for members, $10 drop in fee. Mention Gail Pickens-Barger to attend the class.
- Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 3515 Helena Avenue, Nederland, Texas. Gentle Beginning Yoga. Excellent for easing back pain, losing weight, building strength and balance. $5 for Members (Methodists), $8 for non-members. (Childcare provided with 24 hour notice.)
Yoga By The Dozen DVD Review January 31, 2010
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I’m looking for Yoga DVD’s for children. I get asked a lot what I’d recommend. Well the folks at Yoga By The Dozen, allowed me to review their DVD and here are the results. A+!!!
Yoga By Yhe Dozen DVD Review.
I love how this DVD is setup. 12 basic poses with the teacher, then teacher with the children in a magic yoga circle.
- The teacher demonstrating the pose.
- A child coming to the center of the magic circle to do the yoga pose , often with a count down of staying in the pose.
- The teacher asking what the sanskrit name means in english, or saying the english name of the pose, and asking the sanskrit name.
- Then the teacher cuing the children to come into the pose, then switching sides, then ending in Criss Cross Yoga Sause pose.
I think I could actually use most of these basic poses in a Vacation Bible School setting (20-30 minutes each class), with the children learning and doing yoga. This is as much as a yoga to do with your children DVD, as it is for me, a learning tool, of how to start teaching yoga poses to children, and have it be fun!
I highly recommend this DVD for you and your children, and if you are a yoga teacher, venturing out into teaching yoga to children.
Poses: Warrior I, Warrior II, Warrior III, Tree, Triangle, Camel, Dancer, Half Moon Pose, Dolphin Pose, Crow Pose, Firefly Pose, Wheel/Bridge Pose and Resting Pose with a cool Namaste’ Singing Song at the end.
Here are some facts about the DVD:
Yoga By The Dozen™ promotes a healthy lifestyle for kids through their highly acclaimed ‘Yoga By The Dozen’ DVD and their complete line of lifestyle products for yoga. The top-selling DVD is a fun, interactive children’s yoga video, designed especially for kids ages 2-6. JoAnna and her 12 friends demonstrate a ‘dozen’ fundamental poses that will introduce your children into the exciting world of Yoga.
Key Benefits:
- Increase Cognitive & Motor skills
- Confidence, Courage and Self-Esteem
- Balance & Coordination
- Memory Retention and Concentration
- Nurture Creativity and Self Expression
- Respect for themselve and each other
- Proven therapy for kids with ADHD and Autism
JoAnna Ross, founder of Yoga By The Dozen™ is a life long performer. Having danced on Broadway for years she found her natural charisma clicked with kids.
You can purchase the DVD at:
http://www.yogabythedozen.com/
Facebook Group at:
http://www.facebook.com/yogabythedozen
Twitter Link at:
http://twitter.com/yogabythedozen
Namaste`
Gaileee
Feel the Oatmeal Yoga Love! January 30, 2010
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Feel the Oatmeal Love! January is National Oatmeal Month, and in two celebrations, we celebrated a free yoga class with an oatmeal donation, to go toward our local United Board of Missions Food Bank. The ladies in the Christian Gentle Beginning Yoga class donated 22 items of oatmeal! Awesome!
So here is my Oatmeal Waffle recipe, with Weight Watcher Points.
- 1 1/2 C. Quick Oats
- 1/2 C. Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 t. Baking Soda
- 1 t. Splenda
- 1/2 t. Salt
- 2 C. Fat Free Milk
- 2 t. Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 Eggs
- 2 T. of melted margarine
Mix it all together. The melted margarine is in the recipe, so you don’t have to grease your waffle iron. This for a total 30 fibers, 37.5 Fats, and 1150 Calories. I divided how many waffles by this to get the Weight Watcher Points per serving. Since I use the Easy Clean 228 Toastmaster Waffle Maker – and half of a waffle (two sections) = 3 pts. Not bad! It is a round 7 inch waffle with four sections. I eat two sections to get my 3 pts. - Additionally, you could add blueberries, or chocolate chips (I’ll use mini chocolate chips), and you don’t need any syrup, if you do. I typically put 2 t. of Kroger Honey flavored peanut butter on for 1.25 pts.
Other Yoga Offerings in the Golden Triangle (Beaumont, Orange, Port Arthur, Nederland) Areas January 29, 2010
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- Gail Pickens-Barger, (E-RYT 200) Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance
http://www.yogawithgaileee.com/ or http://yogawithgaileee.blogspot.com/
409-727-3177
Wesley United Methodist Church, 3515 Helena Avenue, Nederland, Tx 77627
Monday at 6:30 pm. Gentle Beginning Yoga. New class on Thursday at 6:30pm in January.Gail also teaches privates and yoga classes at the Port Arthur YMCA. Additionally, Gail provides Continuing Education Credits for Yoga- for clients who need CEC’s for their Registered Yoga Teacher status with Yoga Alliance.
- Ms. Julia Lee
Gentle Hatha Yoga, Our Lady of Victory, 210 W. Barkley St., Sour Lake, Tx
Every Thursday 6pm (Except during Holy Days of Obligation and Easter). All are welcome, wear comfortable clothing. Free. Ms. Julia also teaches at the WP Hebert Health & Wellness Center. - Ms. Ria Lihs (RYT 500)
409-832-1861.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 777 N. 4th St, Beaumont, Tx
Multilevel Hatha Yoga- Every Tuesday from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Ms. Ria also teaches at the WP Hebert Health & Wellness Center and college courses in Yoga at Lamar University. Ms. Ria also provides CEC’s for those who need CEC’s for their Registered Yoga Teacher status with Yoga Alliance. - Dr. Michael Kubitz, DDS
409-722-2233
Buu Mon Buddist Temple, Pt Arthur
Wednesday prior to meditation class 6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. - Dr. Kim Folse
409-722-5482
Ashtanga Private Classes
Port Neches, Tx
Personal Yoga Sessions from a Chiropractic Point of View - Beaumont Health & Fitness
409-860-5111
6282 Phelan Blvd., Beaumont, Tx -Two Instructors
Mon & Wed 6:30 pm, Tue 8:15 am, $8 Drop in Fee - Port Arthur YMCA www.portarthurymca.org
409-962-6644
6760 9th Avenue, Port Arthur, Tx
Mon & Wed @ 10:00 a.m., Tue & Thurs @ 11:00 a.m., Monday Night @ 6:30 p.m. & Silver Sneakers YogaStretch on Fridays at 11:00 a.m. Pilates at 10 am on Friday.
Six different Instructors. $10 drop in fee. Free Yoga with Membership. - Connie Lamb
936-391-5077
Liberty National bank in Dayton on Mon. Wed. and Fri. from 6pm-7pm. - Beaumont Power Yoga – Nicole Chance, Owner. www.beaumontpoweryoga.com
409-892-9642
6230 Phelan Road, Beaumont, Tx-Seven different Instructors | Call for specific times and rates.$14 drop in fee. Free class once a month on Sunday afternoon. - Exygon http://exygon.com/nederland/
409-729-2582
1007 Nederland Avenue Nederland, Tx, Group Centergy Monday at 6:30 p.m.& Thursday 8:30 a.m. Five different Instructors. $15 drop in fee. Come with a member $10. Yoga Schedule to be offered-call for details. - Wilton P Hebert Health & Wellness Center
http://www.christushospital.org/pdf/Fitness_Schedule.pdf
409-899-7777 ext. 4018
3030 North Street, Beaumont, Tx
Five different Instructors.
$20 drop in fee. Yoga free with membership. - Mid-County Taekwondo Academy Mid-County Taekwondo
Michelle Carter
409-724-6668
1427 S HWY 69 Nederland, TX 77627
YogaFit Classes – Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 am - - Don Thomas
409-882-3321
Yoga and Tai Chi instructor at Lamar State College in Orange Texas
You may take the Yoga or Tai Chi classes as part of the continuing education program at Lamar State College at Orange. Hatha Yoga Tues/Thurs at 4:30 p.m.
Tai Chi Mon/Wed/Fri at 8:00 a.m. – call for up to date information. - World Gym Mid-County Port Arthur
409-724-7800
8607 9th Ave, Port Arthur, Tx
Mondays at 9 am and Wednesdays at 6:30 pm. One Instructor. - World Gym Beaumont
409-866-5595
229 Dowlen Rd # 5, Beaumont, Tx
Tuesday @ 6:30 p.m.,Thursday @ 9:30 a.m.,Saturday @ 10:00 a.m. A Stretch Class
Three different Instructors. $12 drop in fee. Lower fee with a member. - FitLife in Orange Texas on Western Avenue
$5 drop in fee. 45 minutes – 1 hour classes. Monthly fee $36. See Website for more details www.fitlife.me - Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center at Lamar University.
Open to students and faculty. See Lamar Rec Sports Center schedule for current yoga offerings. - YMCA Beaumont - ymcabeaumont.org
409-898-1651
Located in the Parkdale Mall, down from Sears.
- Wesley United Methodist Church – www.wesleyumc.org/other.htm
409-727-3177
Nederland, Tx – 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Gentle Beginning Yoga. (Second night being added to the schedule in January 2010.)
3515 Helena Avenue, Nederland Tx. Donation Class. Free childcare provided upon 24 hr request.
$8 for non members, $5 for members.
YMCA of Port Arthur Yoga Day USA 2010 Event January 25, 2010
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YMCA of Port Arthur, Texas – Gentle Beginning Yoga Class with Gaileee, E-RYT 200
Posted by: Gail Pickens-Barger, E-RYT 200
First time ever to have the Yoga Day USA at the YMCA of Port Arthur, Texas. We wanted to offer this class to the community and to also benefit those less fortunate, by offering the class for free for an oatmeal donation.
The donation of the oatmeal was to benefit the United Board of Missions Food Bank, which in turn, supplies groceries for families in need, in our community.
It was standing room only as Gail Pickens-Barger, E-RYT 200, led a class of 50 participants in a gentle beginning hatha yoga class. It was estimated that for 70% of the participants, it was their first time to take a yoga class or their first time to take a yoga class at the YMCA of Port Arthur.
Literature about yoga & body butter samples were given out to all the participants.
Last Yoga Day USA event is Monday, January 25th, 2010 at Wesley United Methodist Church, 3515 Helena Avenue, Nederland, Texas 77627. Oatmeal donation for a free gentle beginning yoga class. Bring a yoga mat, as I only have a few on hand.
Dr Oz 7 Minute Yoga Practice Demonstration January 15, 2010
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So what exactly is Dr Oz’s 7 minute Yoga plan? Here is the youtube demonstration and then, I’ve listed the yoga pose breakdown of what he is doing!
Enjoy your seven minutes! Gaileee
Dr. Oz’s Seven-Minute Workout
Celebrity Trainer, Joel Harper (Come help me Mr. Harper!) and Dr Oz on their Seven Minute Yoga Plan.
- Deep Inhale and Exhale Breath
- Mountain
- Forward Fold
- Plank, one left leg lift, then 10 push ups
- Updog (Cobra)
- Down Dog
- Three Legged Dog – Left Leg
- Swing Left Leg into Warrior I
- Transition into Warrior II
- Windmill arms to floor, into Pyramid Pose
- Move from Pyramid Pose into Triangle Pose
- Square the body into Airplane Pose, arms out to the sides of the body
- Back to Plank, one right leg lift, then 10 push ups
- Updog (Cobra)
- Down Dog
- Three Legged Dog – Right Leg
- Swing Right Leg into Warrior I
- Transition into Warrior II
- Windmill arms to floor into Pyramid Pose
- Move body into Triangle
- Square the hips into Airplane Pose
- Back to Plank, left leg lift, then 10 push ups
- Updog (Cobra)
- Down Dog
- Three Legged Dog – Left Leg
- Warrior I
- Warrior III
- Standing Splits
- Transition into Half Balanced Moon
- Forward Fold
- Then back to Plank, Right Leg lift, with a set of 10 push ups
- Updog (Cobra)
- Down Dog
- Three Legged Dog with Right Leg
- Swing leg into Warrior I
- Shift into Warrior III
- Standing Splits
- Transition into Half Balanced Moon
- Forward Fold
- Back to Plank, Left Leg lift into 10 push ups
- Updog (Cobra)
- Down Dog
- From Down Dog, bring legs to floor easy seated, then immediately transition to
- Boat Pose, alternatively, do 20 jack knives (a Pilates move)
- Boat again,
- Cross arms, lower extended legs to hover the floor, along with upper back /chest hovering for 10 breaths.
The ending comment was to “Get to work!” along with Joel Harpers website of www.fitpackdvd.com
Enjoy!
Gaileee
Conditions Improved By Yoga, Self Reported – from “Yoga As Medicine” Book by Timothy McCall, M.D. April 24, 2009
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As I am getting deeper and deeper into one of the books that we are to read for the YogaFit Therapy course, I am amazed at all the benefits of a regular yoga practice can do for folks. And I’m a yoga teacher. (The more you teach yoga, it seems the more you want to know….and need to know!)
Please read on for more information about “Yoga as Medicine” by Timothy McCall, M.D. at http://www.drmccall.com/ ~Gail Pickens-Barger, E-RYT.
Yoga appears to be effective in the treatment of a wide variety of health conditions. In Timothy McCall, M.D. Book, “Yoga As Medicine”, he goes on to say: We’ll be reviewing the scientific evidence later but, for now, let’s see what people who’ve tried therapeutic yoga have to say. In 1983 – 84, the London-based Yoga Biomedical Trust, run by Robin Monro, PhD, surveyed twenty-seven hundred (2,700) people, most between the ages of thirty-one and sixty, who used yoga therapeutically. To be included, participants had to have practiced yoga for at least two hours a week for a year or longer.
Though the number of people with some of the conditions in question was small, the results (see the table below, and in Dr. McCall’s book, Table 1.1) were impressive:
- 98 percent of back-pain sufferers found yoga helpful
- 90 percent of cancer patients
- 82 percent of people with insomnia
- and 100 percent of alcoholics
The lowest success rate in the survey was for women with “menstrual problems,” two out of three of whom found that yoga helped.
Table 1.1 Conditions Improved by Yoga, Self-Reported
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Yoga as Medicine, by Dr. Timothy McCall April 22, 2009
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In the book Yoga as Medicine, the Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing, Timothy McCall, M.D., makes the following statement in his book.
As someone who has been an MD for over twenty years, I can tell you that yoga is quite simply the most powerful system of overall health and well-being I have ever seen. Even if you are currently among what might be called the temporarily healthy, as preventive medicine, yoga is as close to one-stop shopping as you can find. This single comprehensive system can reduce stress, increase flexibility, improve balance, promote strength, heighten cardiovascular conditioning, lower blood pressure, reduce overweight, strengthen bones, prevent injuries, lift mood, improve immune function, increase the oxygen supply to the tissues, heighten sexual functioning and fulfillment, foster psychological equanimity, and promote spiritual well-being….and that’s only a partical list.
For continuing my education in my yoga studies, this is one of the books that we are to read, to get ready for YogaFit Therapy course. As I delved into this book and the others, I’ll be posting a bit of what I’m learning.
For more information on Dr. McCall’s book, visit his site at
Yoga As Medicine – A Yoga Journal Book by Timothy McCall, M.D.
