The land knows you, even when you are lost.”
~Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Hi Everyone,

The loosening of restrictions is on my mind, especially concerning our in-person practices. When I reached out to Heather, she let me know that she plans to make an announcement for Infinity and has asked that we run things as we usually do until then. I am hopeful I will know more soon and will keep you in the loop.

I’m wondering about your thoughts and feelings on this. Are you comfortable with practicing in a room where the vaccinated among us were unmasked? Would you feel comfortable bumping the class sizes back up to 8 like we had last summer? I just ask this last question because I suspect if we could practice without masks a few of our Zoom yogis might want to join us. If you haven’t already, please let me know your thoughts.

If you are enjoying Zoom, don’t worry this will continue being an option.

Lastly a student reached out after Friday’s class letting me know my energy seemed stressed and wondering if it was them. I want to ensure you all that my distraction had everything to do with a lack of sleep and an uncertain situation, and had nothing to do with any of you. I sincerely hope my distraction didn’t negatively affect anyone else’s practice, and as always thank you so much for your patience and support. You are truly the best!

xoxo

~Elle

Schedule for Week of May 17th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you’d like to attend in person, space is limited.

Wednesday

7:45am Basic Yoga Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm Forrest Inspired Vinyasa  – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you want to attend in person, space is limited.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

May-Flower
by Emily Dickinson

Pink, small, and punctual,
Aromatic, low,
Covert in April,
Candid in May,

Dear to the moss,
Known by the knoll,
Next to the robin,
In every human soul.

Bold little beauty,
Bedecked with thee,
Nature forswears
Antiquity.

Hi Everyone,

Thanks to everyone for confirming when they were in class, I think I am caught up and kind of know what’s going on… we’ll see!

I have been enjoying the lighthearted feel of the classes, both in person and Wednesdays on Zoom. I think we must all be feeling a bit lighter with so much sunshine. And slowly I think most of us are able to reconnect with our families, which has to make us feel a bit better!

Speaking of families, I’m thinking of you on Mother’s Day. I hope that you all find a way to honor the feminine in yourselves as well as others today.

Much Love,

~Elle

Schedule for Week of May 10th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you’d like to attend in person, space is limited.

Wednesday

7:45am Basic Yoga Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm Forrest Inspired Vinyasa  – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you want to attend in person, space is limited.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

The deep roots never doubt spring will come.
–Marty Rubin

 

Hello friends,

Just a quick reminder to let me know if you are planning on attending in person at Infinity. We still have a limited capacity, and I would hate to have to turn anyone away at the door. It also just helps us figure out how to arrange ourselves in the room. Thank You!

As always please let me know if there’s anything I can do for you, or if you have any questions.

Much Love,

~Elle

Schedule for Week of May 3rd

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you’d like to attend in person, space is limited.

Wednesday

7:45am Basic Yoga Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm Forrest Inspired Vinyasa  – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you want to attend in person, space is limited.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

That is one good thing about this world, there are always sure to be more springs.
–L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea

 

Hello friends,

Just a short note to let you know Root River is hosting a free week of Zoom Yoga classes for new students May 31st-June 4th. If you know anyone who could benefit from Zoom yoga classes please let them know about it. And for Infinity students, if  you’re interested in trying out Zoom classes taught by someone besides me this is a great opportunity to meet some new teachers.

As always I’m humbled by your continued support and dedication to our practice together.

See you on the mat soon!

~Elle

Schedule for Week of April 19th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you’d like to attend in person, space is limited.

Wednesday

7:45am Basic Yoga Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm Forrest Inspired Vinyasa  – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you want to attend in person, space is limited.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

The lovely flowers embarrass me. They make me regret I am not a bee.
–Emily Dickinson

Hello friends,

For those of you waiting for news of outdoor classes this summer, I met with Linda Jacobs last Friday and checked out the outdoor spaces at the high school and I think they will work for us! Meeting at the high school will have the added advantage of an indoor space for when it’s raining. While the final details are still being worked out, here’s what we know for sure:

• We’d begin after school let out for the summer on June 16th.
• Start time is yet to be determined and will depend in part on the schedule of summer school. As always, let me know if you have strong opinions and I will do my best to serve your needs.
• Payment:
  • If I still owe you classes or we have a trade arrangement, this stands and you won’t owe anything additional.
  • For everyone else:
    • Small registration fee through community services. I’ll get you the info when I have it. Scholarships available.
    • Onsite donations for Our Voices, a locally run organization supporting BIPOC high school students.

See you on the mat soon!

~Elle

Schedule for Week of April 19th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you’d like to attend in person, space is limited.

Wednesday

7:45am Basic Yoga Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm Forrest Inspired Vinyasa  – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you want to attend in person, space is limited.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

April is the kindest month. April gets you out of your head and out working in the garden.
–Marty Rubin

 

Hello,

Just a short note assuring you that this week’s schedule is continuing as usual. For those of you looking for gentler classes, or basic classes, make sure you check out Wednesday mornings.

This week I meet with Linda from Community Services to work out the details of our summer outdoor classes. I should have some news on that next week.

Be safe my friends, and enjoy this springtime weather. I’ll see you on the mat soon!

love,

Elle

Schedule for Week of April 12th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you’d like to attend in person.

Wednesday

7:45am Basic Yoga Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm Forrest Inspired Vinyasa  – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you want to attend in Person.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.
–Pablo Neruda

Happy Easter Friends,

Just a short note today to let you know I’m thinking of you and I’m looking forward to practicing with you this week. If I owe you an email, expect one from me on Monday. That’s my day off this week, so after I teach I will catch up with everything.

Stay safe, see you on the mat soon!

Elle

Schedule for Week of April 5th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you’d like to attend in person.

Wednesday

7:45am Basic Yoga Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm Forrest Inspired Vinyasa  – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you want to attend in Person.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.
–Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

Happy Sunday Friends!

It’s so much easier to live in hope right now than it was a year ago. And I’m so so thankful for that. I’m also, as always, so thankful to all of you. This past year would have been much harder for me without you. And I’m so proud of us that we made it through with our little yoga community intact!

Of course, I am also looking forward to practicing with more of you in person! Root River Yogis, I’m sure Amanda will communicate with us all when she knows how she’s going to proceed. Meanwhile lets keep talking about the possibility of a special outdoor yoga gathering!

For Infinity yogis, as long as we keep within CDC guidelines Heather is leaving it up to teachers how many students teachers allow in their classes. There is still no change in prop policies and we’re all still under the mask mandate.

I feel the time to open the door to more students as well as to fresh air is close! But when I think about the possibility of any one of us being a carrier, I realize I won’t be ready for this April 1st. While more of our community is getting vaccinated, we’re also, as you probably know, dealing with B117, a more infectious strain of covid. With the lack of air exchange in our studio I worry about us being 6 ft apart for an extended period of time.

Please be patient a little while longer. Once more of us are immune, our community numbers are once again going down, and I can open the door while we practice, I will happily welcome as many of you in as the CDC allows! I believe this is only a matter of weeks, not months.

For those of you who are disappointed, I hear you. If you are excited to return, let me know and I will put you on the waiting list. And very soon we will be practicing together again!

For those of you who have found that Zoom is a better option for you don’t worry, I will continue our hybrid class model for the foreseeable future.

So much love,

Elle

Schedule for Week of March 29th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you’d like to attend in person.

Wednesday

7:45am Basic Yoga Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm Forrest Inspired Vinyasa  – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you want to attend in Person.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

Hope sleeps in our bones like a bear waiting for spring to rise and walk.
–Marge Piercy

I love this quote so much, it makes me think of Marauding Bear, the spinal warm up similar to Cat/Cow, except instead of moving upon one plane you move any way your spine wants to move. It makes me want to tap into my instincts and move in ways that wakes up the hope that lives in my bones!

For those of you who have been asking about Wednesday classes and the possibility of moving them outdoors this summer, I have been talking to Linda with Winona Community Services about partnering with them to make this happen. I will let you know more once we iron out the details.

A few of you have talked to me about inviting friends to online classes. Please feel free to give my information out to your interested friends, I’m happy to answer questions and help them figure out the registration process!

See you on the mat!

Elle

Schedule for Week of March 22nd

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you’d like to attend in person.

Wednesday

7:45am Basic Yoga Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm Forrest Inspired Vinyasa  – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you want to attend in Person.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.
–Rainer Maria Rilke

 

It’s Spring Again!

It’s that time of year where I can’t resist this Rilke quote, and you once again lovingly put up with this repetition. This week also marks a year of us all dealing with the pandemic. I’m so proud of all of us who have kept our practice going despite the obstacles! And I have the utmost love and understanding for those of you who may be reading this and have not practiced in a year. Please give yourself a huge break. You are welcome back when the time is right for you!

I am also so thankful to you for all of your support this past year. I know how fortunate I am as a teacher to have such amazing students who are so generous with me. It is because of you that this past year of practice was possible.

For infinity students who are ready and wanting to practice in person, let me know!

I have heard from a few of you that you enjoyed the gentle practices, so we’re going to have another gentle practice this Wednesday.

See you on the mat!

Elle

Schedule for Week of March 8th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you’d like to attend in person.

Wednesday

7:45am Gentle Yoga Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm Forrest Inspired Vinyasa  – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you want to attend in Person.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest.

Earnest Hemingway, The Moveable Feast

 

Hi 🙂

I feel like these flowers in the snow are balancing bold hope with the knowledge these blossoms may have to face a snow storm. Our practice can prepare us to be strong enough for this kind of courage. We bloom not because it’s safe, but because it’s our nature.

In other signs of hope we are allowed to use straps and blocks in the studio! If anyone who is coming to our in-person practices doesn’t have a strap or block you can sign one out from the studio. Then you can use the strap at home as well as bring it to your practices at Infinity.

We have some space in our Infinity studio practice so if you’re interested in showing up in person let me know and I’ll let you know which days have room.

I’m happily adjusting to my new schedule but didn’t have time this Friday to stay after class and catch up on cards. This will happen this week and I’ll write and let you know your new card totals soon.

Much Love,

Elle

Schedule for Week of March 8th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you’d like to attend in person.

Wednesday

7:45am Back to Basics Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm Forrest Inspired Vinyasa  – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register for Zoom Class Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you want to attend in Person.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

Meditation and mindfulness are about paying attention to what is happening in the present moment, with a sense of curiosity and compassion. Knitting offers that perfect present-moment focal point. Sometimes my pattern is very simple and I am able to “zen out,” just focusing on the rhythm of the movement—making knitting feel like a meditation in motion. Other times, the pattern is very complex, requiring all of my focused attention to count stitches and toggle between techniques.

The Yoga of Knitting: Peace in Every Stitch by Michelle Dalbec

 

Hello Loves,

When you look at the schedule below you’ll notice we’re back to our regularly scheduled programing with a week full of Forrest Inspired Vinyasa classes and a Back to Basics class on Wednesday morning. I heard from a number of you that you enjoyed the gentle variation so I’m thinking of weaving in a few gentle classes here and there.

Heads up, this week classes through Root River Yoga are free to all new students. Check out the FB event for more information. 

I also have some personal news to share: on March 5th I’ll begin working part-time at Yarnology! Many of you know that I learned to knit and crochet while I was recovering from Lyme and it’s become a passion of mine. The prospect of spending hours surrounded by gorgeous yarn alone would be enough to tempt me! However, after meeting with owners Gaby and Kelly, I realized I’d want to work for them even if they were selling barbed wire. Their compassion, creativity, and clarity let me know I’ve landed in the right place.

I am still working at HCO on Mondays and now that it’s a bit warmer will be once again taking individuals for outings that primarily consist of driving around and listening to music. If you are interested in us stopping by for a quick, masked wave and hello let me know. For those of you who were already a part of this, thank you! Small gestures can indeed make a huge difference.

Lastly, no yarn or kittens were harmed in the image above.

xoxo

Elle

Schedule for Week of March 1st

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• In-person class is full, let me know if you want to be on the waiting list.

Wednesday

7:45am Back to Basics Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm Forrest Inspired Vinyasa  – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am Forrest Inspired Vinyasa – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• In-person class is full, let me know if you want to be on the waiting list.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

“Oh, that gentleness! How far more potent is it than force!”

― Charlotte Brontë, Jaye Eyre 

 

My Dear Yogis,

This week we’ll have several opportunities to be gentle with ourselves through Gentle Yoga, Yin Yoga, and Myofascial Release offerings. Please check out the schedule below for more information and let me know if you have any questions. We’ll be back to our normal flow of classes next week.

xoxo

Elle

Schedule for Week of Feb 22nd

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• In-person class is full, let me know if you want to be on the waiting list.

Wednesday

7:45am Gentle Yoga with Elle Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm Myofascial Release and Gentle Yoga  – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am Yin Yoga- Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am Gentle Flow – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• In-person class size limited, registration with me required.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

“Revolutionary love is a well-spring of care, an awakening to the inherent dignity and beauty of others and the earth, a quieting of the ego, a way of moving through the world in relationship, asking: ‘What is your story? What is at stake? What is my part in your flourishing?’ Loving others, even our opponents, in this way has the power to sustain political, social and moral transformation. This is how love changes the world.”

― Valarie Kaur

Happy Valentines Day!

Jen Bayer began the tradition of putting up sheets of paper in our studio during February that simply said “Love Your _________” leaving it up to all of us to fill in the blank. As we practice being loving in our families, our communities, and the world, a good place to begin is with ourselves. What do we easily love about ourselves? What have we learned to love through hard work? What is hard to love about ourselves? What have we never considered loving before? While these are good questions to ask ourselves anytime of the year, the emphasis on hearts this time of year can serve as reminders for us to do this work.

Root River Yogis, it’s time to register for our next session. Be kind to Amanda and all of us teachers and do this quickly so no one has to lose sleep over if there are enough to keep going. And now is an especially good time to think of those friends and family members who might benefit from Root River Zoom Yoga as new students attend for free the first week in March.

For everyone practicing yoga right now, remember that our body’s natural response to continued cold is to narrow our blood vessels in our limbs to divert more circulation to our organs in a process called vasoconstriction. The result is that we may feel stiffer. Basically, you’re not losing ground if you could almost touch your toes last month and now they seem like a long way away. Just be patient with yourself; you are still getting all the benefits of yoga practicing with this February range of motion, I promise.

Much Love,

~Elle

Schedule for Week of Feb 15th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• In-person class is full, let me know if you want to be on the waiting list.

Wednesday

7:45am Yoga with Elle Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm All Levels – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am All Levels Forrest Yoga- Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• In-person class is full, let me know if you want to be on the waiting list.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

“What is easy is sustainable. Birds coast when they can.”

― Adrienne Maree Brown, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds

 

Hello,

If this quote is familiar to you, it could very well be from a past newsletter. It may seem that I’m just being lazy, or perhaps playing out the sentiment within the quote by making things easy on myself… and come to think of it, that is true! However, this quote has been on my mind this week, partly because Heather announced we get to use blocks again in the studio, thus making things easier on our bodies, and lowering my stress level a great deal!

When it gets cold — below zero cold — things just seem harder. I don’t want to move, I just want to stay under a blanket. I feel stiff and sore. We’ve also been dealing with a pandemic for a year now, and though we have much to be hopeful for, we are a long way from “back to normal”. The conundrum I face is that when I need my practice the most, it can be the most difficult to motivate myself to get on the mat.

Hence, remembering this quote. How can we make our path to our mat easier? How can we make our practice more enticing? These answers will likely be different for each of us, but here are a few ideas.

• If you are practicing at home and you miss music, play some! If there is favorite music that I play contact me, I’m more than happy to share play lists.
• Set up practice space ahead of time so all you have to do is show up.
• Find ways to make your space enticing, such as pillows, blankets, candles, more pets, less pets, etc. Be creative!
• Let me or your yoga friends know you’re coming. Adding in some gentle accountability can be a huge help.

See you on the mat!

~Elle

Schedule for Week of Feb 7th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• In-person class is full, let me know if you want to be on the waiting list.

Wednesday

7:45am Yoga with Elle Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm All Levels – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am All Levels Forrest Yoga- Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me if you want to attend in person!

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

“Paying attention is a form of reciprocity with the living world, receiving the gifts with open eyes and open heart.”

― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

I’m sure many of you, like me, are looking back to a year ago, and remembering what our lives were like right before everything shut down the first time. And I’m sure that, like me, many of you are looking to the future and wondering what our new normal will be like once things open back up.

I’m so proud of us for keeping our little yoga community together. I’m so impressed with you for keeping up your practice! I’m so filled with empathy for those of you who might still be waiting to be inspired to practice yoga again, or don’t have time or space to figure out a home practice.

Thank you so much for your support of me and each other. I am so blessed to have you all in my life. Seriously, you are the best!

As always let me know if there’s anything I can do for you.

Elle

Schedule for Week of Feb 1st

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• In-person class is full let me know if you want to be on the waiting list.

Wednesday

7:45am Yoga with Elle Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm All Levels – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am All Levels Forrest Yoga- Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• In-person class is full let me know if you want to be on the waiting list.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

We crave and need challenge, adventure, and a daily diet of delight.
― Ana Forrest

Just in case you haven’t been downtown Winona lately, or you never come to downtown Winona, I wanted to show off Gretchen Mulkey’s windows at Infinity Yoga Studio. Thank you Gretchen for making Infinity such an inviting place!

This week’s class schedule is business as (new) usual. For Root River Yogis, Amanda makes it super easy, just keep showing up as you do! For those of you practicing with me Monday/Wednesday/Friday you too can continue as usual. You may have noticed a few extra messages from Zoom about being registered for classes last Friday, nothing is changing, I just extended our set schedule and I wasn’t super smooth about it. Ah well. If you have any questions or something doesn’t look right let me know!

I continue to be inspired by you all and so moved by all of your support. You show me through your actions and your presence that we are all in this together. Thank you.

So much love,

Elle

Schedule for Week of Jan 25th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• In-person class full.

Wednesday

7:45am Yoga with Elle Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm All Levels – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am All Levels Forrest Yoga- Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me to register for in-person class.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

It turns out that when breathing at a normal rate, our lungs will absorb only about a quarter of the available oxygen in the air. The majority of that oxygen is exhaled back out. By taking longer breaths, we allow our lungs to soak up more in fewer breaths.
― James Nestor, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

Hello Friends!

I wasn’t able to catch up on everyone’s card yet, but I’ll go in early to make sure I get to everyone’s on Monday. You’ll have your answers soon, thanks for your patience.

Brett plans on being back in Zoom class this Monday and has promised to bring kitten Bod to the camera to say hello.

Speaking of saying hello, let me know if you’d like me to stop and wave with one of the residents that I work with through HCO. Right now a lot of our outings are driving around and listening to music just to get everyone out of the house. I have permission to stop and say hello to people I know. If you’re interested in a brief stop and tend to be home in the afternoons, please let me know. I’ve had the opportunity to do this a couple of times thus far, and it’s been really fun.

So much love,

Elle

Schedule for Week of Jan Jan 18th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• In-person class full.

Wednesday

7:45am Yoga with Elle Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm All Levels – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am All Levels Forrest Yoga- Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me to register for in-person class.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

Love is the bridge between you and everything.
― Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī

Hello Friends!

Just a short newsletter with this week’s schedule, and of course this cheerful snowman to brighten your day.

There is still space for one person to practice with me at Infinity on Friday, if you are interested, let me know. All Zoom class schedules remain the same.

So much love,

Elle

Schedule for Week of Jan 11th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• In-person class full.

Wednesday

7:45am Yoga with Elle Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm All Levels – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am All Levels Forrest Yoga- Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941
• Contact me to register for in-person class.

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

The only meaningful thing we can offer one another is love. Not advice, not questions about our choices, not suggestions for the future, just love.
― Glennon Doyle

Hello Friends!

If you’re only going to read the first paragraph on this letter then all you need to know is Thursday morning Root River class is a special Yin Yoga class with the option of showing up in your comfy pj’s. You can join for this class even if you don’t usually practice with Root River.

I was in the midst of writing a love letter of gratitude for you all when Heather contacted Infinity teachers to let us know she was opening Infinity if teachers were interested in holding classes.  I have spent the rest of the weekend sitting with that.

I will still write the reflective piece and maybe share it. For now I just want you to know that as I look back on what I’ve been through this past year, the main constant in my life has been my yoga practice, and all of you. I don’t know what I would have done without you. Thank you.

As for in-person classes, I have some mixed emotions. I would love to see you again, especially those of you who can’t make it to Zoom classes. With the added precautions of 12 feet between us all while we’re practicing and everyone wearing a mask, I believe we could meet with minimal risk.  I would continue offering classes via Zoom as I did right before Infinity closed down so this wouldn’t negatively effect any of those who are happy with our Zoom practice. It could be a way to bring the group back together a bit during the cold time of year when we might really need the camaraderie.

I am also very aware that practicing in a mask isn’t comfortable. And with the same prop restrictions we were dealing with before, it’s not exactly going to feel like normal times. Not to mention our community is not yet out of the woods when it comes to Covid hospitalizations so opening up feels a bit counterintuitive. So when Heather asked me if I was going to teach in person, I didn’t have an easy answer for her.

On the official Infinity schedule our classes are going to be listed as Zoom only. I am opening up registration for our group only, for Monday Jan 11th at 8:15am and Friday Jan 15th at 7:45am so we can give it a try and see how it goes. There is room for 4 students and me, if 3 or 4 of you want to meet in person and try practicing in a mask to see how it is, let me know. If not, I will understand and we will wait a bit longer and I’ll put my energy towards a renewed effort to record.

Classes will still be available via Zoom no matter what. Please reach out to me with any questions or ideas, or to let me know how you feel about all of this.

So much love,

Elle

Schedule for Week of Jan 4th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941

Wednesday

7:45am Yoga with Elle Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm All Levels – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am Yin Yoga Pajama Practice- Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

And for a moment, I understand that I have friends on this lonely path; that sometimes your place is not something you find, but something you have when you need it.
― Libba Bray, Rebel Angels

 

Hello Friends!

As witnessed by the above photo, Yeti Cat and I enjoyed a quiet Solstice meditation and lit a candle to mark the time of Solstice. Usually Yeti is wandering the house on his own at 4am in the morning, but he seemed open to me sharing this quiet time with him.

Our little white dog, Lulu Belle the Bandit Queen, has been enjoying lots of walks these dark days. Since she has a skin condition, Discoid Lupus, which prevents her from safely enjoying sunshine, I have a new appreciation for early sunsets and sunless days because it’s so easy to find good times to walk with her!

In general this week I find myself noticing the difference mindset makes. While I’m not suggesting that you try to force yourself to feel a different way about darkness, or anything really, I do find it interesting what a difference context can make to my interpretation of similar circumstances. Ok, I’ll dare to say it: while I have the utmost compassion for everyone suffering from seasonal depression caused by too little sunlight… I am finding myself secretly and quietly loving the darkness this year. I wish you all surprising blessings during our unusual holiday season!

You’ll also notice that I’m avoiding the “New Year, New You” type of newsletter. I love you the way you are. What I wish for you in the New Year isn’t for you to change yourself; if anything I hope your appreciation of yourself grows. I wish happiness and health for you.

I have also taken the morning to catch up on bookwork. For those of you paying me personally for classes not offered through studios, I have created a Google Doc to keep records of it and shared them with you. Let me know if you’re having trouble finding it, or if you have any questions.

Much Love,

Elle

Schedule for Week of Dec. 28th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941

Wednesday

7:45am Yoga with Elle Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm All Levels – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am All Levels – Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

“My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows

Hello Friends!

Gretchen Mulkey has continued to create beautiful windows and I so appreciate it! It could easily feel sad looking at the darkened studio where we used to all practice together, but who could feel sad looking at these Gingerbread Men? Not me!

I feel like I’m not great at writing inspirational emails about finding the light in the darkness because I am never sure how they will land or how appropriate the message is for the recipient. And in general, I tend to shy away from writing wise things that seem to imply me having life all figured out because it feels disingenuous. I have experienced the power of gratitude practices in my life, but I have also experienced the harm of trying to lie to myself and pretend everything was fine when it wasn’t.

I will share a moment that I think of this time of year. In December of 2002 my Mom was just settling into Hospice. And on a morning where the weight of the fact that she was dying very soon was hitting me, I opened a card from a woman I didn’t know who was a friend of my Grandfather. It said, “When it’s dark enough you can see the stars,” a quote by Emerson. On the inside was a short note from her telling me who she was and encouraging me to notice that I had more support than I realized. I remember that feeling of holding tight to the hope that this was true, because in that moment my life felt impossible. And just because I was looking for stars, or trusting that they were there did not make that time easy or enjoyable. But I kept that cheesy card in front of me to remind me to look, and I can honestly say that at every impossible-seeming turn, some kind of help came through. And of course Marion, my Grandfather’s friend, was one of those unexpected lights. Through her stories I got to know a whole other side of Grandpa than the one I knew during his life.

I sincerely hope you are able to see the stars around you now. Well, I hope your life doesn’t seem as dark as mine did that year, but undoubtedly there are things that are hard for you right now. Maybe the solstice tomorrow can remind us all to look for those lights most easily seen in the dark.

I’m sure you know by now that Walz lightened up restrictions a bit in Minnesota. We’re still not holding in person classes at Infinity until at least Jan. 4th. As much as I miss you all, keeping our distance for now feels like the right thing to do to keep everyone safe. I will let you know more when Heather tells me more about when Infinity will open back up and what precautions they will take.

For now, Zoom classes continue. I’m not holding class on Friday Dec. 25th, but will on Jan. 1st, so if you’re looking for a way to ring in 2021, I hope you’ll join us.

Much Love,

Elle

Schedule for Week of Dec. 21st

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Monday Happy Solstice!!!

8:15 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

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  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941

Wednesday

7:45am Yoga with Elle Zoom Class

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  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm All Levels – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am All Levels – Root River Zoom

Friday

Happy Holidays

Yoga Videos and Meditation

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Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

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“You’re always you, and that don’t change, and you’re always changing, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book

Hello Friends!

Thank you to everyone who is able to continue their practice on Zoom. Hopefully you are doing this for yourself, but I am so loving staying connected to you! For those of you waiting on video rather than Zoom, this project has gotten a bit slowed down. The short story is that now I’m waiting on my computer to be fixed. Which will also mean I shouldn’t have issues of losing power in the middle of our practices!

As always, reach out with questions or if there’s anything more I can do for you!

Much Love,

Elle

Schedule for Week of Dec. 13th

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Monday

8:15 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

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  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941

Wednesday

7:45am Yoga with Elle Zoom Class

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• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm All Levels – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am All Levels – Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

You get what anybody gets – you get a lifetime.
― Neil Gaiman, Sandman Vol. 1

Hello my friends,

Thank you to everyone who’s reached out to let me know how they’re doing, and of course it’s so awesome to see some of you at Zoom practices. For anyone waiting on videos, that is still in the works. Currently I’m waiting on a computer repair, but don’t worry, I can use Brett’s machine for classes this week.

If you have any questions, or there’s anything I can do for you please reach out.

Much Love,

Elle

Schedule for Week of Dec. 6th

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Monday

8:15 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

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  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941

Wednesday

7:45am Yoga with Elle Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm All Levels – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am All Levels – Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.

“Knowing that you love the earth changes you, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate. But when you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

Just a quick note to let you know this week’s online schedule. I hope you see you there, let me know if you have any questions or want me to save you the trouble and register you for Mon/Wed/Fri morning classes.

Much Love,

Elle

Schedule for Week of Nov. 30th

Contact me with any questions!

Monday

8:15 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941

Wednesday

7:45am Yoga with Elle Zoom Class

• Register Here
• Donate here.
  • If you’re wondering what to contribute, consider paying the same amount you’d pay if this class were at your usual studio. As always, these classes are offered on a pay what you can, if you can basis.

6pm All Levels – Root River Zoom

Thursday

7:15am All Levels – Root River Zoom

Friday

7:45 am All Levels – Infinity Yoga

• Register Here
  • Pay with Infinity Card or call  507-453-7941

Yoga Videos and Meditation

As always, these are shared with you under the category “pay what you can, if you can.” Here’s the link to PayPal your support: https://www.paypal.me/ElleNewman11

 

Root River Yoga on Zoom

Consider joining me and a great group of students for a Root River class and support an amazing studio that serves rural SE MN. Register for classes and learn more about Root River Yoga here.

Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm All Levels

Thursday

7:15-8:15am All Levels
*You’re invited to stay online after class for coffee/tea and a chat.

Ways to Keep Connected

• Follow Yoga with Elle on Facebook
• Email me at ellenewman11+yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
• Ask to join the private Facebook group.
• Receive this newsletter in your email by signing up here.