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Namaskaram!
 Labor Day is here which marks a shift in energy as the kids go back to school and summer vacations come to a close. Take this day of rest from your day jobs this Monday to re”juice” from the inside out before your Labor Day celebrations. Enjoy an invigorating and detoxifying yoga practice with Aimee Firor McBride at 9:30am with a taste of restorative yoga at the end to replenish your heart and soul or try a Pilates Total Fitness class with Amy Hatzis at 10:00am to work your entire body from the core!
We are growing faster than ever at Ananda Shala (your place of bliss). You will see more instructors and more staff at the studio to serve you in a multitude of ways. The class schedule and offerings will also be quite abundant this September. Be sure to stop by and see us at any of our
Upcoming Events :
1st Saturday (9/4), Labor Day (Mon 9/6), In the Streets (Sat 9/11), and Global Mala (Tues 9/21) for class
and retail specials just for you.
Also, check out our new schedule online starting Tues., Sept 7th. With now over 40 classes being offered per week, we have opened our beautiful 3rd floor space to make room for more pilates classes, kids yoga classes, pre-natal , teacher trainings and more. Come check it out!
Namaste,
The Ananda Shala Tribe
Come out and support Ananda Shala at our Several Upcoming Community Events!!!
 For many, September marks the beginning. The beginning of school, the beginning of our upcoming teacher training, and of course, the beginning of Fall. Frederick and Ananda Shala have several events coming up that you don’t want to miss! If you’re around downtown Frederick during the following events please stop by! On First Saturday, September 4, Ananda Shala will be representing India in ‘Around the World in 15 Blocks,’ will have a booth and tours available on September 11 during ‘In the Streets’ and on September 21 enjoy a free class to celebrate Global Mala and International Peace Day!
Events to look out for:
September 4, Frederick’s 1st Saturday!
‘Around the World in 15 Blocks’
Ananda Shala will be representing India
September 11, Frederick’s ‘In the Street’
For more than 25 years Frederick has been celebrating this annual festival along Carroll Creek and Market Street in Downtown Frederick!
September 21, Global Mala and International Peace Day
FREE Yoga and Pilates Mat classes for donations towards Women and Children of Congo
(Global Mala Project was founded and inspired by Shiva Rea)
Pilates Spotlight
 Tuesday, Sept 14
Advancing Your Intermediate Mat Workout with
Amy Hatzis
6-7:15PM
3 Private Sessions
for $150
(scheduled individually with instructor)
5 Intro to Pilates Equipment Sessions for $99
(Up to 3 people on the pilates equipt with 1 instructor
must pre-register online)
September Instructor Focus: Sandy Morrell
photo by Jenay Martin
How long have you been practicing yoga or pilates, and what inspired you to become a teacher?
In 2002, I started taking yoga as a way to stay fit while trying to keep up with my active toddler twin daughters. It absolutely sang to me. I wanted my husband and children to have yoga and then I wanted the whole world to have yoga! I have been inspired by friends and a community that strives to be healthy. I think my true inspiration has come from the students, people as eager to embrace yoga as I am.
Where did you study to become a yoga or pilates teacher and what additional training have you received?
I took one weekend module with Yogafit before I started teaching at the rec center in 2007. In July 2009 I received my RYT200 from Maria’s Prana Flow Training and most recently completed Doreen Helm’s YogaBugs training for kids. I love every kind of yoga and look forward to many years of study. Each class I teach is a training on its own and I am excited to be teaching two 3′s and 4′s kid classes, as well as, 2 gentle classes now at Ananda Shala
What do you like to do with your time off the mat?
I am passionate about giving kids a healthy world in which to grow up. I believe that starts with respect for the individual body, and the global world around. I help run the Green Team at my daughters’ elementary school. We recycle, make posters to spread the word, plan and plant a garden, talk about nutrition, and educate parents on how we can all do a better job.
Aside from watching my children grow (up too fast), my absolute favorite thing to do is watch my self-taught husband play guitar in “The Jug Band”. They are excited to play on the creek for In the Street, Sept. 11th.
What do you want your students to take away from your class? How were you influenced as a student by one of your teachers?
I would love if my students went away with a deeper sense and respect for their amazing humanness and all that goes with that…connections to the Earth, inner body, spirit, each other… And that true relaxation, peace and meditation are possibilities.
I have had many yogic influences and my teachers have come in many different forms and from many different places, innumerable and each one valuable and necessary.
Please join Sandy at Ananda Shala on:
NEW Mondays for Kids Yoga ages 3-4 at Noon
NEW Tuesdays for $10 Gentle Yoga at Noon
NEW Wednesdays for Kids Yoga ages 3-4 at Noon
Fridays for Gentle Yoga at 9:30 am
 
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Upcoming Events
SPECIAL LABOR SCHEDULE
Monday, Sept 6
9:30-11am, Prana Flow All Levels with
Aimee Firor McBride
10-11am, Pilates Total Fitness, Interm.
with Amy Hatzis
ALL OTHER CLASSES CANCELLED!
Tuesday, Sept 7
Absolute Beginner Workshop
with Aimee Firor McBride
5:30-7 PM
Tuesday, Sept 14
Advancing Your Intermediate
Mat Workout with Amy Hatzis
6-7:15 PM
Thursday, Sept 16
Pre-Natal Yoga with Kandi Austin
5:30-6:30 PM
(5 week workshop)
Learn more
KIDS YOGA IS BACK!
Ages 3-4
Monday & Friday at noon
Ages 5-9
Monday & Wednesday at 5:30
All kids classes held simultaneously as adult classes! So you and your children can enjoy!
Learn more
Boutique News
NEW RETAIL ITEMS
We are new selling HARDTAIL
Also, check out our new books at the Ananda Shala Boutique! And this month, we’re extending a 15% off when you buy 3 books to help kick off ‘Back to School’!
Also, keep your eyes out for new graphic
t-shirts from Third Eye Graphic and Samamama that will be coming to the boutique soon!
END OF SUMMER SALE
20% off select summer styles from Be Present, Lila Organics and Samamama!!!
Learn more
1st Annual Ananda Shala
Staff Picnic!
Ananda Shala staff celebrates the end of summer with our 1st annual staff picnic
at Kimmer Roberts beautiful farm!
Thank you to everyone that was able
to make it out!
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