As we welcome December, we are excited to share the new month’s schedule.  We hope that you can join us for whatever best serves you during this season, whether that is an active class, a restful practice, or a social gathering.

For a studio focus, December provides another month of “teacher’s choice,” with teachers selecting their own yama or niyama theme.  Teachers may choose to explore the same focus throughout all their classes, or they may rotate among different options.  We look forward to reviewing these essential ethical practices and considering how they can support us at a traditionally busy time of year.

December’s new class:  Restorative yoga

Whether you are already a fan of Restorative yoga and familiar with its benefits or have been curious to try it, we hope to see you on Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m.!  Join Angie, Uta, and Maria as they provide this chance to relax and re-set in the middle of the week.  To enhance the peaceful atmosphere even further, this class will be offered by candlelight in December.  (Note:  although the class will not meet on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day, it will return on Jan. 8.)

December’s special events:

1. Donation class:  Restorative yoga. Join Angie on Wed., Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. for this month’s donation class, which is also our first candlelight Restorative class!  The monthly donation classes serve our community in two ways:  1) provide an opportunity for folks to take a yoga class without paying a class fee—donations are entirely optional; 2) support a local non-profit with the fees that are donated.  This month, Angie has selected the Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society as the recipient of her class’ donations.
2. Yoga Social at Mellow Mushroom.  Join Heather on Thurs., Dec. 12, at 5:30 p.m. for a chance to socialize at Mellow Mushroom!  We’ve reserved the party room and look forward to seeing you there—you may want to join Heather for her 4 p.m. Basics class that afternoon, or just show up at Mellow, whatever suits your schedule.
3. Yoga nidra. For a guided relaxation practice, join Shigeko on Sun., Dec. 15 at 5:30 p.m. for this month’s 45-minute yoga nidra session.  If. you would like to experience both the invigorating and the relaxing aspects of yoga back-to-back, join Uta at 4 p.m. for the 4 p.m. Basics class and then stay for yoga nidra.
4. Holiday Classes on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.  As is tradition at 4yoga, we will offer opportunities both to conclude this year and launch the new one with yoga!  We appreciate Beshka, who will teach at 9 a.m. on New Year’s Eve, and Carmen, who will teach at 10 a.m. on New Year’s Day.

Winter Book Club preview:

If you’re looking for some useful and thought-provoking winter reading, we invite you to check out Scott Shigeoka’s Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change The World.  To find out more about the book, see its publisher’s website or your favorite bookseller.  We will meet on Sun., Feb. 16, at 1:30 p.m. to discuss it together for our winter meeting of our quarterly book club.  (To receive a reminder or share any early thoughts about the book, please RSVP to our Facebook event.)  As always, we welcome everyone to join us, regardless of whether you are currently able to attend yoga classes.

We look forward to practicing together in December and concluding 2024 together!  For a full copy of the month’s schedule, please see the attached file, check the online calendar, or pick up a hard copy at the studio.