If you are reading this then you are a card-carrying member of the PRIDE army and you are dedicate to your health, your fitness and personal success and to PRIDE and we would love it if you can show that love and dedication by voting us in for “best health club”, “best yoga spot” and MOST IMPORTANT “BEST BOOT CAMP” in Creative Loafing’s Best of Charlotte 2011 Awards. We have trained hundreds of people and helped so many get in amazing shape, shed pounds and inches and live healthier and happier lives and we are asking you to show your appreciation for all that we do for you by voting us in. Even if you take yoga someplace else or you think the YMCA is a better gym than us, we all know that this is the BEST BOOT CAMP IN CHARLOTTE! So, please vote us in!

Thank you for your votes!

Vote here: http://posting.charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gbase/BestOf/BestOf

We have a sub for Thursday night and Saturday morning so get in here and get your Yoga workout on!

Hey all you yoga lovers! Sorry to tell you but there will not be any power yoga on Saturday the 14th or Saturday the 27th.

Sorry!

Have a great weekend!

Just a reminder, there will not be any Power Yoga class this Saturday morning. There will still be class tonight at 7:15PM; the lovely Christina Landry will be filling in for Dru. Thanks everyone!

Winter Blues

Snow. Sleet. Ice. Cold. Scarfs. Jackets. Wind. Wool Socks.

Has the winter weather added winter blues to your list of moods? It’s likely that most of us experience some sort of blues in the winter time due to shorter days, less sun exposure, and cold weather. What better way to turn those winter blues around with Uttanasana (Standing Forward Fold) in a Power Yoga class. From Tadasana (Mountain Pose), fold forward from the hips with a slight bend in the knees, hands falling forward towards the toes. Bending the knees in Uttanasana helps to support the low back and keep the hamstrings from over extending. During a Power Yoga class, we may do anywhere from 10-20 forward folds in a class!  Uttanasana offers a world of benefits to your mind and body. Some of the benefits of Uttanasana include the following:

• Calms the mind and can help with mild depression
• Helps relieve stress
• Helps relieve insomnia and headaches
• Stimulates the liver and kidneys
• Stretches the hamstrings, calves, and hips
• Strengthens the thighs and knees
• Improves digestion
• Reduces fatigue and anxiety
• Provides relief for asthma, high blood pressure, infertility, osteoporosis, and sinusitis

Source: www.yogajournal.com

I forgot to post up last week that there will not be any Power Yoga this week. Drucilla is out of state visiting family for the week. We will resume regular Power Yoga schedule next week.

We will be posting the holiday schedule on the website and the blog very soon.

Thanks and have a great day!

There will not be a Power Yoga class this Saturday the 9th. Our instructor will be out of town. Come back in Tuesday night at 7:15PM for our newest class.