Headed to Santa Monica

I am sitting in the airport on my way to my hometown shores of Santa Monica to assist Shiva Rea. As I was driving from Crested Butte to Denver to catch my flight I started feeling my vibration electrify. That always happens to me when I begin my journey towards being with Shiva. Being in her presence and the members of our “tribe” is like getting filled up at a gas station. This gas tank is filled with Shakti! When we are around each other, the love flows, laughter resounds, creativity flows, surf swells, and magic is everywhere. I am soooooooo lucky to be a part of this wonderful group of people and to have Shiva as my teacher.  
Leaving my kids and the studio is not easy, especially in the summer, but I am doubly blessed to have a great assistant (Kelly:), fabulous teachers, and  many volunteers who will run the show while I am gone. And my mom just flew in to help with the kids! 
I am very excited about our Goddess Retreat & Summit Hike that is happening August 8, and am flying back just in time to lead all the participants in a yoga class before we start. The Goddess Retreat is the first of many CB Yoga vacations we will be hosting almost every month, so we are pretty excited to collaborate with many different businesses for this pampering and adventurous retreat that raises money for women living with cancer and their families. There is a hometown price as well as one for people who need accommodations, so check the website for more info. 
YOGA FOR THE PEACEFUL also has a team for the summit hike and anyone can be on it (men and kids too!). Personally, I’d like our team to raise lots of money and have a great time doing it! So, come join us!!! 
Meanwhile, the studio is still rockin’, t-shirts are back in stock, and as summer slips by into August pretty soon, I want to thank all the amazing people who have come into the studio from all over the country. It fills me up to see all those smiling, peaceful faces after class and know that they are leaving our studio and town, with a little extra Shakti. And I think they know it. CB wouldn’t be the same without all of you, and you help our studio thrive, so thanks from the bottom of my heart!  
OmLove! 
Monica

Happy 4th of July!

The week of the 4th of July is when business owners and the locals who work in the service industry here must be in shape and ready to rock for the throng of visitors who descend upon our little town. And boy did YOGA FOR THE PEACEFUL rock! We had packed classes all week and even had to turn a few people away. (Sorry!) I think with all the great exposure we have had with the article in the CB summer Magazine and the latest profile on me in the newspaper J, as well as all the great word of mouth spreading, our little studio has been officially “discovered”.
It was another fabulous weekend in the Butte and with all the activities we finished it off with a Candlelit Restorative Yoga class. A precious time to relax, renew, and let go. As busy as we are here with work, family, or outdoor activities, I think it’s vital to find a little time for R & R. It was much needed for me too. Raising three boys, running a blossoming yoga studio, teaching classes, workshops and retreats, as well as finding some time for my own outdoor activities and dawn patrol yoga practice, has me burning at both ends sometimes. As my teacher, Shiva often says, it’s a full life!
We have some fabulous events happening at the studio; Tantra, breath workshop, partner yoga, Goddess Retreat, adventure hikes, outreach with Habitat for Humanity Women Build Day and so much more. Stay tuned to our website, newsletter, Facebook, and come enjoy all you can.