The practice of yoga transforms us…and after 6 years of dedicated service as Asheboro‘s Premier Yoga studio, we are ready to refine our interface with YOU! This website is under renovation…please stop back soon to see a clearer and more user-friendly site that will guide you to the experiences we offer that will best serve you. We are creating a more user friendly site, including schedule, workshops, shopping cart and inspirational articles. If you need to speak to me now, then please call me at 336-302-8494. This is my personal mobile phone and I will answer unless I am teaching a class.

Santosha means Contentment....find what you have longed for with us!

~jacquie

What’s new at

Santosha Yoga??

We’re glad you asked!

Scroll down for information on these events:

See the newly planted

Mandala Garden Blossom

at the front corner of our building!

(read about community participation in Asheboro Magazine)

Visit us at this Saturday at

Art on Sunset Ave Downtown

11AM

(We’ll be dancing Hoops, jewelry and yoga gear)

Mother’s day weekend~Saturday during Farmer’s Market~

Second Natural Health Quest

Save the Date June 14^th

for our Casino Night Fundraiser for the Family Crisis Center!!

Great Yoga wall Inversion Workshop

May 18th or schedule your own private group!

Santosha

Means

Contentment

sole proprietor:

jacquie Reininger, CYI
130 S Church Street
(next to the farmer's market)
Asheboro, NC 27203
336-302-8494

Email jacquie here:

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Santosha Yoga

Please click on the schedule

for Class descriptions and Current Specials!

Check here for schedule alerts.

Interested in One-on One Yoga with your teacher?

People love private sessions for many reasons…

· They prefer privacy during the practice

· They prefer one-on-one with their teacher

· They have special issues that require attention

· They want to practice on The Great Yoga wall for specific issues like Scoliosis

· They want to practice when it is more convenient for them

· They aren’t sure they are ready for a class situation

· They are on special this month!

Buy 4 private sessions for $200 and get the fifth FREE!

We can help with all of these…please call jacquie (336-302-8494) or email her to discuss if a private session would be appropriate for you. santosha@triad.rr.com

In a Private Session with jacquie, there is no doubt you will feel pampered and gently guided into a safe and healing practice.
You will explore how your own body works and address any specific issues. You will be given modifications of traditional movements if necessary.

You may refine the type of practice that you prefer and can even choose how deeply to participate!

Read on to see how we can create the perfect Yoga Experience for YOU!

The 2^nd floor of this Urban Loft affords a gorgeous view over the roof of the Farmer’s Market of the Asheboro cityscape including the Steady water Tower.

It’s quite beautiful and lends itself quite well to private parties of up to 60 people. Have your event catered or discuss light refreshments with jacquie.

In the past we have hosted:

· Wedding receptions

· Birthday Parties

· Anniversaries

· Graduations

· Art Openings

· Jewelry shows

· Themed parties

· Dances/proms

Call jacquie or email her for more info!

(336) 302-8494

The Catalyst

There is a little patch of dirt next to the building where my yoga studio is. It currently serves only as a pathway from the Farmers Market parking area onto South Church Street and it has become a compressed and depressing corner of the lot. But it is soon to be transformed! I got the idea one day walking back from a downtown development committee meeting where we had discussed making downtown a “destination” worth visiting. Seeing this neglected area inspired me to step up and improve its state…I am always willing to do my part! But I knew I couldn’t do it alone. So I asked for help. I asked my yoga students, my Master Gardener friends and the right City officials for their blessing. Together, we are going to change this patch of dirt into a lovely little patch of garden heaven!

The face of our downtown is changing. I told the mayor once that it feels like we are on the crest of a wave, and anything is possible! (No one ever accused me of being pessimistic!) And I am honored and glad to assist in the Beautification of Asheboro.

One dynamic I love to see happen is people working together to create a positive change in the world around them. I’ve written about symbiotic relationships before: those where all participants are benefitting…and the more win/win/winning,the better! My latest project, the transformation of this barren patch of dirt into a garden requires many people coming together. The city agreed to help pour a sidewalk and acquire plants. The yogis offered to help till and then maintain the garden. The Master Gardeners are helping plan and plant.

This transformation would not be possible without so many hands coming together with a common goal.

YOU may even have had a role in this project! Along with changing the space at ground level, you will soon see a piece of art mounted upon the brick wall…high up above the street. It is a piece that has been several months in the making, and more hands than we could count! It is a circular design called The Santosha Mandala. It started in the studio where my yogis nailed caps and corks to a circular base. We started at the center and began working outward. (You may already know, perhaps from a previous article I wrote here) that a mandala is a radially symmetrical design that can be used as a tool to help you feel centered simply by gazing at it. So next we reached further out into our community during the annual Christmas on Sunset event, where anyone who wanted to, was allowed to hammer away. It really took off that night, and it was wonderful to see the design take form! What I enjoyed most was the many hands that enthusiastically created the design, parents and children, young and old alike gladly assisted in the creation of this community art project! My students and I recently finished it up and sealed it and are making arrangements to hang it up high, where it can be seen from the street by the entire community, thereby involving their participation as observers of the beauty we created, the circle of community, now complete.

In the end, each person contributing to the project makes a difference in our world. Each person who sees the Santosha Mandala Garden can enjoy its beauty. But it took someone to start the project, and to take responsibility. I used to say that I wanted to cause a Ripple Effect in my world, of good things happening. I am refining that thought….I now like to think I am a Catalyst in my Community. In chemistry, a catalyst modifies and increases the rate of a reaction without being consumed in the process. I am learning to ask for help, so that I don’t become depleted and I am encouraged that it is so enthusiastically given. This is clearly another win/win/win/win situation…thanks for being a part of it!

Dear Friend~

Are you Feeling Lucky?

We are lucky to have you!

On June 14^th. Santosha Yoga studio will be transformed into the set of a Casino, remember the steamy set in Casa Blanca?

Professional dealers coming in from Raleigh will set up Craps, Black Jack, Roulette and Poker. There will be Sassy and Classy Cocktail Waitresses serving the guests heavy hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Live jazz will float throughout the 2^nd level of this beautiful building, setting the perfect mood for a fun night of fundraising for your local Family Crisis Center! Brush off your tux and freshen up your evening gowns, this is going to be Classy!

In order for this event to be a success, we need YOU! I want to “staff” the place with personalities from our community who share with me a desire to make a difference in our little town. The FCC saves lives. The Family Crisis Center was founded in 1978 by a group of area women as a battered women’s shelter called Women’s Aid and has since grown to include

۰Two residential shelters – one in Asheboro; one in Archdale

۰Parenting classes twice a week (English & Spanish) ۰Protective order assistance

۰Victim Support Groups twice a week (English & Spanish) ۰Abuser treatment programs

۰Rape Victim companions ۰Children’s programs ۰Extensive community education programs

۰Court Advocacy programs ۰Resale stores (clothing & home goods) in Asheboro

۰Crisis & therapeutic counseling ۰Bilingual advocates ۰24-hour crisis hotline

۰Transition counseling for women preparing to leave the shelter

۰Mentoring program for children ages 8 – 12

There are a few handfuls of people doing really good work in this organization, run by Executive Director Dare Spicer and I want to help them out. Can you help me help them?

Please see the attached letter which explains the sponsorship levels. If you sponsor a table, you are welcome to become an apprentice to the dealer and jump in to lead rounds throughout the evening. (That’s what we mean by “Personality Presence”, which is optional, of course) If you sponsor at the Sassy Classy Cocktail Waitress, you are welcome to dress the part and play the role! We need food sponsors and items for the Chinese Auction items which become your prizes for participating. All sponsorships will be noted in press releases and advertising! There are so many ways you can help, and of course, we need players!

Thanks for taking the time to check out the sponsor sheet and send it back with your promise to “Be the Change we wish to see in our World”.

Namaste~

jacquie Reininger

Sole Proprietor Santosha Yoga

All Proceeds will directly support two Randolph County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Shelters. Sponsorship forms and checks should be mailed to % karen at RCFCC, PO Box 2161, Asheboro, NC, 27204 and made payable to RCFCC. Donation Receipts will be mailed.

Thank You for your Support! ~jacquie santosha@triad.rr.com 302-8494 www.santoshayoganc.com

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Saturday, May 11^th 2013, 10AM-2PM

Asheboro Farmers Market on South Church Street

Sponsored by Santosha Yoga

and Asheboro Massage and Bodywork

This health Fair will highlight the increasing options available to the Asheboro community in alternative, Holistic and preventative practices which can support or supplement the health of our people, animals and environment.

These business will be presenting and sharing free information:

Santosha Yoga

Asheboro Massage and BodyWorks

S&L Natural Foods

Barger Chiropractor

The Healing Place

From the Inside Out

Living Well Community

Xango

Edge of the World Farm

Asheboro Parks and Cultural Recreation Department

To rent a space or to learn more,

contact jacquie at 302-8494

or email her at santosha@triad.rr.com

New Class

Beginning Yoga

Thursdays at 6PM

Learn the basics of the practice in safety.
Special deal for
New Santosha Yogis:
$60 for 6 classes

(Regular $12 each)

The Yoga Wall is Here!

Can’t Wait to Try it??

Come to our new class Monday evenings at 6:00PM!


We will visit the five movements of the spine in each class, rejuvenating, lengthening and strengthening it to keep it healthy!
For Monday's class Regular Class Fees Apply~
or $12 drop-in

Or join us for the next Great Yoga wall Workshop!

Saturday, May 18th, 2013

8:30-9:30AM

$20 per person

(Space is limited)

(It is recommended that you refrain from eating before you come to this class,

we’ll definitely be hanging upside down!)

Register here:

santosha@triad.rr.com

Spring Detox Retreat!
Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 Noon-3PM
Kick Your Asana Yoga Class: This class includes postures that will assist the movement of toxins out of your body, improve the flow of your lymph to assist your natural immunities and encourage the parasympathetic nervous system to kick in.

Yes~Prior Yoga Experience Required in this class!

Cleansing through Sound Vibration: Feel the shift in your own vibration through exposure to and participation in Singing Bowl Cleansing. Sonic waves will help loosen up the crud!

Detoxification through Diet: Learn about a simple three day plan that will leave you feeling absolutely vibrant! Sample some organically prepared vegetarian fare to see how tasty this diet can be!

Herbalist Henrietta Cummings joins us this year!!

Learn about which herbs can assist the body in cleansing, sample herbal teas that taste great!

Foster Relationships with other health-conscious people. There is no better support in making change in your life than finding people who care about the same things you do!

At Santosha, we encourage community…be a part of it!

$40 includes refreshments, Save $5 and pay by3/16

santosha@triad.rr.com 302-8494 www.santoshayoganc.com

Graceful Transitions

Saturday, February 16^th 2-5PM

****Women Only****

This is a Woman’s Only workshop to Celebrate the process that brings us to the third phase in our fertility cycle: Menopause. Learn yoga postures chosen to alleviate symptoms of the transition and promote balance(wear comfortable clothes, use our props) in your endocrine system and health in your pelvis. Special Guest: Henrietta Cummings Learn which herbs and oils can soothe your tension, cool your fire and relieve crampy, crummy days." There will be discussion amongst participants in the workshop about our experiences and advice we can offer each other in dealing with the shifts. Plan to honor each other and yourself on this special occasion! $40 Register at santosha@triad.rr.com or jacquie at 336-302-8494

Santosha Yoga announces

and offers you first chance (sold out last year!) to join us for our

Sixth Couple's Yoga Mini-Retreat

Thursday, February 14^th 2013 7-10PM

An Evening for Couples
Nurture Intimacy, Trust and Support

We’ll guide you in

yoga asana,

calm breathing,

Thai Partner Massage

and relaxation.

Includes a light meal

Refreshments and of course~ Chocolate!

There is plenty of time for mingling and socializing with other participants.

No Yoga Experience Necessary…just bring an open heart and mind!

Use our props: mats, blocks, blankets.
$60 per couple

Register by calling jacquie at 336-302-8494

or email now!

santosha@triad.rr.com

Mushy Valentines

Card-making Class

Saturday, February 9^th, 1-3PM

We have everything you need to make

a gorgeous and unique Mushy or Serious Valentine

for your dear family or friends.

Or you may choose to keep it simple

and crank out quite a few!

Either way, spend the afternoon with us letting your

Creative Shakti blossom~

$20

(Register now!)

Tuesday January 29^th 7-8:30PM

SANTOSHA YOGA presents:

Midge Noble

Licensed Professional Counselor, Author, and Radio talk show host!

This event is Free and Open to the Public

Midge Noble, a Licensed Professional Counselor will be presenting at Santosha Yoga in Asheboro on January 29th at 7pm. Midge will talk about her journey of feeling unworthy to finding her inner power which gave her the courage to publish two children’s books and host her own national radio show! Midge believes that we are all divine souls with greatness within us and once we tap into the power of YES… ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!

Midge works at Carolina Counseling Associates in Asheboro, serving children and families who are dealing with mental health issues, abuse issues, behavioral issues, ADHD, etc. Midge is also a huge animal advocate and donates a portion of book sales toward spay/neuter efforts in Randolph County to one day realize a no kill adoption center in Randolph County. Midge’s show: Second Chances airs every Thursday night at 9pmEST on http:toginet.com

Sheba: Home Is Where Your Heart Is tells the heart-wrenching tale of an abused, runaway dog given a second chance at life. Sheba is based on the true story of a young dog who survives abuse and neglect. Kept outside through freezing winters, Sheba learns to survive on her own and risks her life during a daring escape in order to have a chance at a better life. Sheba offers hope and inspiration. Noble incorporates subtle life lessons throughout the book, including foster care, adoption and animal rescue.
Ice Cube Award, Learning To Be Cool Under Pressure is Midge’ s second book. That book is based on the story of Dani, a young girl who lives in Ice Town. She has a destructive anger problem that causes her to melt things. Her family is going to be forced out of town if Dani can’t learn to control her anger and react differently to the school bully. This entertaining book packs a powerful message about learning to love and approve of yourself and finding your inner strength to manage your feelings. A donation from each book purchase will go toward spay/neuter efforts in Randolph County

Santosha Yoga is on 130 S Church Street, upstairs in The Mill

Perfect for your new years resolution to find Balance!

Introduction to

Ayurveda

The Science of Life

Saturday January 12th, 2013

11:30am-1pm

At Santosha Yoga

2^nd floor of The Mill at 130 S Church St.

We were all born with a unique balance of three qualities. As we mature, it is often the case that this balance becomes upset.

The result is a dis-ease in the body/mind/spirit.

Learn what your unique blueprint was at birth and then learn about the proper foods and behaviors you can use to bring yourself back to your perfection!

You will take a simple written test. You will receive a list of foods appropriate for your body/mind type. You will learn some easy behavioral changes that will help you come back to your balance.

$20

336-302-8494

~~Open to the Public~~

The Fourth Santosha Yoga-Thon

Saturday, November 17th 10AM-Noon

Join us for this

Gentle class

where we’ll nurture

non-violence

in our community,

empower ourselves

and learn to expect

honor & respect in our

relationships with others!

Suggested Donation~$10 or more!*

No Yoga experience needed! The Thon is split into four ½ hr classes so you may join any or all of them.

All of proceeds go to the Come when you can! Feel free to Simply Observe!

* Earn a chance to win prizes for each $10 you bring or for each friend you host to join us!

There will also be some shopping opportunities:

Jewelry and Scarves, a % of sales goes to FCC!

130 S Church St Asheboro call jacquie at 336-302-8494 or visit www.santoshayoganc.com for more details.

9/11 Peaceful Arts Celebration

Santosha Yoga invited the public to a

Free Peaceful Arts Celebration on

September 11^th

^{We sent Ripples of Peace out into the World!}

jacquie Reininger, owner of Santosha Yoga and Steve Cain (local Tai Chi Teacher) believe that encouraging people to practice in the peaceful arts community will help not just the individual, but the world reach a higher level of tolerance and compassion on this 11^th anniversary of a great global tragedy. That is why they invite you to participate in practical experience in three modalities of healing.

You will be guided in a short Tai Chi series of meditative movements standing, and then a seated Yoga sequence designed to encourage a sense of connection to others. Finally, you will relax reclining to listen to the resonating Singing Bowls whose sound vibrations will carry our peaceful intentions out into the community. Make a difference this September 11^th, help heal the planet!

Free to all, ample seating will be provided if needed.

Wear comfortable clothing.

For more info call jacquie at 302-8494, Steve at taichiwithstevec@gmail.com

Santosha Yoga held its first Jewelry show, see how it went:

Just Jewelry

We love to Adorn ourselves!

What better way to celebrate our Inner Goddess?

Spend a relaxed evening with us in our Loft studio and choose your own ornaments from a selection of

Local Artists Hand-CraftedJewelry!

Refreshments & Wine by Lumina make it a Girl’s Night Out!

Thursday, September 27^th 6-9PM

Robert Austin returns to Santosha Yoga!

No Monthly rates or Joining fees!

Mystery of the Mandala BYOB Painting

Our popular Crafty class was a blast!

Let's do it again!

Email me now to receive info on our next class!

santosha@triad.rr.com

Because the Mandala is painted on a circular canvas,

we are naturally drawn to focus at its center.

This is why the mandala has long been used as a tool to help us to center and balance.

Simply gazing at it can help you to release stress and find harmony.

Learn about the History and Symbolism of this beautiful tool and paint one of your own on an 8” canvas.

We provide you with all the supplies you will need as well as inspiration in the form of images and stories!

Fun!

$35 per person

All supplies provided.

The Public was invited to this FREE event!

Yogis

du Art!

If u du yoga and u du art…

……Display ur work in this public reception.

Wine tasting by Lumina!

Thursday, June 28th 6-8:30PM

Asheboro Cultural and Recreation Services

is proud to offer classes at Bicentennial Park in

Hoop Dancing

for Health By jacquie

A Four Week Progressive Class

that will introduce the newest craze in fitness to our community young and old!And New this year~ Make Your own Hoop!

Starting Saturday April 21st through Saturday May 12^th.

Find Balance in your life: ~Everything we learn in one direction,we must also learn in the other direction~

Get Fit! ~ You have so much fun, you won’t notice it toning your abs, hips and thighs! Not to mention the cardio benefits starting with your first whirl!

Age Doesn’t Matter ~Not only will the Hoop bring out the kid in you, but the whole family can work at their own skill level making it easy for people of all ages and levels of health to participate!

Learn to Dance! The classes, allow for freedom of expression, and a portion will be choreographed too! Even learn a few tricks that secretly stretch you out afterwards!

$50 for Hoop and 3-one-hour classes

8:30AM-9:30AM

Register at the Asheboro C&R Services at 241 sunset Ave or by calling 626-1240

or by emailing Santosha@triad.rr.com or calling 302-8494.

We are now located at
130 S. Church street
(right next the Farmer's Market)
in Historic Downtown Asheboro!

Background information: on Hoop Dancing!
Everyone remembers the hula-hoop craze of the 50’s, many of us probably from first hand experience. Well it’s back, only this time in an all new way! Hoops (drop the hula) have been making mainstream fitness inroads in being the best toy with which to get fit!
Everyone from Curves to Cheerwine are getting in on the trend.
Hoop dancing can seem to be more of a dance than a fitness routine.
Using a specially made hoop wrapped with colorful circus tape, we teach you how to twirl it not only around the hips as is traditional, but also over head, vertically and in progressively harder tricks.
In addition to expressing creativity in this “dance” the hooper must also develop coordination, balance, flexibility and strength to execute the tricks smoothly. Sounds like a good way to define fitness!
Most people agree that hoop dancing is just plain fun! Learning to spin the hoop takes practice and concentration, also relieving stress.The user only need execute the tricks he or she is comfortable with and so is able to adjust to the level appropriate for him/her.

Learn to Meditate in One Night!

Meditation: Find Your Alpha in one class!

Choose~Tuesday April 3^rd or Tuesday, April ^10th, 6-7:30PM

Using The Awareness Approach as taught by Jacob Felder,

Learn about the scientific processes the brain goes through

on the way to deep meditation.

You will learn about the Beta, Alpha and Delta brain waves of vibration

You will learn how to use your senses to draw your mind into meditation

You will learn about some simple meditation techniques to reduce stress

All this in one evening!

We promise you will clear your mind!

$20

Announcing

Our Fifth

Couple's Yoga Mini-Retreat

Tuesday, February 14^th 2012 7-10PM

This event is nearing it's capacity~ so we are offering a second alternative date: Monday February 13th! Same time, same deal~ sign up today!

An Evening for Couples
Nurture Intimacy, Trust and Support

We’ll guide you in

yoga asana,

calm breathing,

Thai Partner Massage

and relaxation.

Includes a meal of

Grilled Chicken, Spinach Feta Roll,

Baked Sweet and Spicy Potatoes,

Green Salad and of course~ Chocolate!

(and did we mention~wine?)