Join us on Sunday mornings from 10:30 AM until 12 PM at Fortnight in Cary, NC for free community yoga practice. Bring your own mat.
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Sit Down, and Shut Up.
Sometimes, I try to think of something meaningful for my yoga practice. Something for a little dharma talk. Just a little nugget that folks might hold onto, and take with them off the mat and into life. I couldn’t think of a thing this morning for tomorrow’s Sunday Morning Free Community Yoga at Fortnight. Zilch. I just wanted to sit down, and shut up.
Then, it came to me. Sit down, and shut up. That was it. Not in a mean or nasty way. Just do it. Those little voices inside our heads with constant chatter also known as the monkey mind need to sit down, and shut up. It is part of the process to arrive on your mat, and purge thyself of all things that do not serve you. You do it by focusing on breathing because everyone has the ability to breathe, or you would not be here. Focus on the breath, and the monkey mind sits down, and shuts up.
We may use the physical asana to help us become more receptive to the meditative state of bliss where the monkey mind cannot be heard. Advanced yoga is all about the mind, and not just the body bending into some pretzel. It is all about the mind controlling and elongating the breath that regulates the heart rate throughout the asana and seated meditation.
Come breathe. Set yourself free. Kiss the monkey mind bye bye, and arrive.
Join me most any given Sunday morning for yoga at Fortnight in Cary, and go within. Tap into your mind, body, and soul to successfully arrive by letting go of the past, not worrying about the future, and being in the present moment to acknowledge your own divine nature. All you have to do is to bring your own mat, and breathe. It’s a free community practice that is open to all levels. I lean toward the gentle side instead of torture like Chaturanga Dandasana until your arms fall off yet also throw in a little optional spice. We start at 10:30 AM every Sunday at Fortnight in Cary, NC unless there is a holiday, or I am out of town at my additional teacher training at Asheville Yoga Center several times each year. Here’s where I will post any schedule changes, and where you may go for additional details:
Arrive. Be here now.
Regards,
Jim
Jim Ray RYT200 cell: 984-459-0458
Yoga is not about the fancy pose. It is about getting into your head, and your heart. It is about taking what you learn on the mat into your life off the mat. Jim completed RYT200 teacher training at Republic of Yoga in Cary, NC, and is currently enrolled in RYT300 teacher training at Asheville Yoga Center.
Reasons Not to Do Yoga
*** 6/18/2017 Sunday morning yoga has been cancelled. The Fortnight tap room will be closed. ***
Reasons not to do yoga are things we create in our own mind that are obstacles. I hurt my leg. I am too tight. I don’t have time. It is too expensive.
Let’s turn it around: Reasons *To* Do Yoga
It makes me happy. My body feels good afterward. Pretty simple stuff.
Join me most any given Sunday morning for yoga at Fortnight in Cary, and go within. Tap into your mind, body, and soul to successfully arrive by letting go of the past, not worrying about the future, and being in the present moment to acknowledge your own divine nature. All you have to do is to bring your own mat, and breathe. It’s a free community practice that is open to all levels. I lean toward the gentle side instead of torture like Chaturanga Dandasana until your arms fall off yet also throw in a little optional spice. We start at 10:30 AM every Sunday at Fortnight in Cary, NC unless there is a holiday, or I am out of town at my additional teacher training at Asheville Yoga Center several times each year. Here’s where I will post any schedule changes, and where you may go for additional details:
Arrive. Be here now.
Regards,
Jim
Jim Ray RYT200 cell: 984-459-0458
Yoga is not about the fancy pose. It is about getting into your head, and your heart. It is about taking what you learn on the mat into your life off the mat. Jim completed RYT200 teacher training at Republic of Yoga in Cary, NC, and is currently enrolled in RYT300 teacher training at Asheville Yoga Center.
Success with Yoga is an Internal Job
Success with yoga is an internal job that is unique to each of us, and that comes from within. Join me most any given Sunday morning for yoga at Fortnight in Cary, and go within. Tap into your mind, body, and soul to successfully arrive by letting go of the past, not worrying about the future, and being in the present moment to acknowledge your own divine nature. All you have to do is to bring your own mat, and breathe. It’s a free community practice that is open to all levels. I lean toward the gentle side instead of torture like Chaturanga Dandasana until your arms fall off yet also throw in a little optional spice. We start at 10:30 AM every Sunday at Fortnight in Cary, NC unless there is a holiday, or I am out of town at my additional teacher training at Asheville Yoga Center several times each year. Here’s where I will post any schedule changes, and where you may go for additional details:
Arrive. Be here now.
Regards,
Jim
Jim Ray RYT200 cell: 984-459-0458
Yoga is not about the fancy pose. It is about getting into your head, and your heart. It is about taking what you learn on the mat into your life off the mat. Jim completed RYT200 teacher training at Republic of Yoga in Cary, NC, and is currently enrolled in RYT300 teacher training at Asheville Yoga Center.
Yoga Sign Up Sheet and Liability Waiver
Here’s the yoga sign up sheet that I use. It has the Liability Waiver on it, and saves us from additional paperwork or computer records. Feel free to print one for you to use, too.
Regards,
Jim
Liability Waiver
I understand that yoga includes physical movements. As is the case with any physical activity, the risk of injury, even serious or disabling, is always present and cannot be entirely eliminated. If I experience any pain or discomfort, I will listen to my body, discontinue the activity, and ask for support from the instructor. I assume full responsibility for any and all injuries, which may occur through participation.
Class Scheduling, Prices, and Description
Meditation Yoga with Smita Shah
Please join us Sunday mornings for Meditation Yoga with Smita Shah from 9-10 AM.
– Begin with Flex & Stretch for comfortable seated position to Meditate
– 10 – 15 minutes Meditation
– Gentle Yoga Poses: sitting down, lying on back, lying on stomach, & standing,
– End with Relaxation
Championship Martial Arts
1408 Village Market Place
Morrisville, NC 27560
community vinyasa slow flow yoga
Join us for community vinyasa slow flow yoga on most Thursdays from 5:45 PM to 7:15 PM. Show up at 5:45 PM if it is your first visit to Smiling Circle Yoga so you may complete the one-time registration form. We plan to practice from 6-7 PM and have buffer to clear the house for their next event. Class Passes for Smiling Circle Yoga and donations are accepted yet not required.
Namaste,
Jim
Jim Ray, President
Neuse Networks – Managed Services Behind the Scenes, After-Hours, and Out of Your Way since 1997
web: www.neuse.net phone: 919-838-1672 x100 email: jim@neuse.net
For service, email ticket@neuse.net and call 919-838-1672 option 1.
Jim, RYT 200, teaches yoga, practices yoga on a regular basis, and formed Neuse Networks in 1997 that specializes in managed services (MSP) to remotely automate IT maintenance and to take IT labor out of the equation. He focuses on combining conventional client/server technologies with virtualization, mobility, and cloud technologies to implement computer networks for voice, video, and data. His education includes Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from NC State 1985. He has been in IEEE since 1980 (Senior Member, past Chair for Eastern North Carolina Section 2010, past Chair for NC State Student Branch 1981). He lives in Cary, NC with his wife and two sons.

Cary, NC – New Open Level Vinyasa Flow Yoga Class
First class free, $10 suggested donation thereafter.
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, 5:45 PM – 7:15 PM
Open level (inversions, back bends, balancing) with alternative poses offered for any given advanced pose to keep our bodies safe.
Smiling Circle Yoga
312 W. Chatham St. # 203
Cary, NC 27511
http://www.smilingcircleyoga.com/
We will accept Smiling Circle Yoga class passes.
Here’s our new Meetup to reserve your spot:
Regards,
Jim
Jivamukti Spiritual Warrior
Jivamukti Spiritual Warrior Class by Jim Ray starts at 10 AM this morning 11/2/2015 at Championship Martial Arts in Morrisville, NC. Please join us.
Park West Village
1408 Village Market Place
Morrisville, NC 27560
Phone: 919.463.9833
Regards,
Jim