FROG Pose Yoga is hosting the Sole to Soul Women’s Weekend, a women’s yoga retreat hosted in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. This three-day yoga retreat connects women back to nature and to other Christian women who like to be active and enjoy the outdoors. Whether you’ve been doing yoga for a long time, you’re new to the practice, or you just want a weekend getaway, Sole to Soul women’s yoga retreat is the perfect excuse to get outside and visit the mountains this spring.





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We intentionally chose to host the Sole to Soul Women’s Weekend at Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge because of their message to “Relax, Escape & Enjoy.” The perfect setting for a three-day yoga retreat, Beaver Run Resort is up against the mountains to capture the spirit of Colorado in springtime. Whether you’ve never been to the Rocky Mountains or you’ve made it part of your get away routine, join us for Sole to Soul to relax, escape and enjoy this pure Breckenridge experience.
What will you get out of this weekend yoga retreat? Relaxation, a clear mind, and access to a Christian yoga practice through the following schedule of events:

• Friday:
  • Check-in 5pm-6pm
  • Intro, Worship, Yoga Short Flow, Dinner, Dance Party
• Saturday:  
  • Yoga, Teaching from the Word, Alignment Instruction - Therapeutic Fun, Interaction/Game/Artistic Expression
  • Lunch
  • Worship, Break Out Session, Free time, Evening Worship
  • Art Therapy, Yin/Restorative Flow with Candlelight​
• Sunday:
  • Farewell Flow, Communion, Closing Prayer
  • Check-out 11am

Self care might be more of a buzzword now than ever, but taking care of your body, mind and spirit through yoga enables you to deal with the stresses of everyday life in a healthier way. Combining Christianity and yoga allows faith-fueled women to access the benefits of yoga while feeling comfortable and uncompromising with their religion. FROG Pose Yoga believes in making yoga accessible to all, including Christian women who may not otherwise feel free to practice.

If you’re feeling the need to escape to the Rocky Mountains for a long weekend, our Sole to Soul women’s yoga retreat guides you towards self care and community! Join us at Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge for fellowship, fun, and physical rejuvenation with this amazing group of Christian women, May 3-5.
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Comment with any questions, or register now to save your space. Early Bird pricing ends March 31!

This morning I woke to the peaceful, snow covered, sun glistening, crispness of the Rocky Mountains.   I wanted to take a break from yoga and escape to the mountains.  I arrived to Aspen, the ski capital of the Americas.  What a blessing! 
Half way into my drive yesterday I would be telling you a different story. I encountered evidence of the recent snow avalanches, a rock slide, a boulder in a lane, dueling snow plows over Vail pass and falling snow blindness; not to mention slick conditions.  Upon arrival, I had to peel my fingers off the steering wheel in order to cut the engine.  

God guarded me again!  He kept watch over me and my trusty AWD Ford Freestyle.  As always, God does what He says he will and one of his wonderful character attributes is that He guards.  Psalm 91:11 says for he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

Join us in class this week as we focus on God's protection of us from harm or danger.  We will focus on God's word from the Bible, breath and movement on our yoga mats .  We practice on Monday 8am, Wednesday noon and Thursday 7pm.  2900 Valmont Unit F1 (in the backside of the Zarlengo Plaza).

Some of you have inquired as to the frequency of how much yoga "should" be practiced.   To which I would reply "should's" aren't as important as paying attention to what are your spiritual, physical and emotional needs.  Knowing when you need a break is important.  In an interview with Baron Baptiste, the one who wrote the book on Power Yoga, and from which a Frog Pose Power Stretching class is closely modeled after, he says " I try to do something (yoga) twice a day, sometimes it's just a little bit. The place that my life happens to be will determine its intensity—anything from restorative to high intensity vinyasa (a method of yoga in which movements form a flowing sequence in coordination with your breath). I try to be true to myself each day and see what I'm moved to do. I don't have a mold or external blueprint that I follow, but in general I'm pulled toward vinyasa, heat-based movement moving energy through my body."  1


For me, I'm going to get out and enjoy the fresh powdery white stuff and God's creation, thanking Him in advance for watching over me as I drive back down the hill tomorrow.
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1-Yoga Journal 8/28/07

There's nothing like taking time off with girlfriends to get in a good laugh or two.  For me, laughing is my reset button.  Lately I've found myself laughing a lot in thrift stores: we've been seen blowing a ram's horn at Arc, practicing the Shake and Weight in Goodwill and most recently beckoning Mom into a Palm Springs thrift store to rescue me out of the two sizes too small dress!  Ha!
 
Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease.  Laughter triggers the release of endorphins.  These are the body's natural feel-good chemicals, which promote an overall sense of well-being and temporary pain relief.  You worried about catching the flu or has pain gotcha down?
 
There's a time for everything.  In Genesis Abraham and Sarah had a good chuckle when God told them they would be having a baby at 100.  In Ecclesiastes we learn there's a time to weep and a time to laugh.  
 
Maybe you don't have access to a gal pal nor a second hand store but you can try this exercise by yourself at anytime.  At F.R.O.G. Pose, we use our God given breath, physical postures and focus on God's word to lift our spirits.  You don't need to be in front of a mirror but it can help conjure up a good belly laugh.  Set your intention on Psalm 121: 1-2 -  I lift my eyes to the mountains- where does my help come from?  My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

1. Inhale deeply as you turn up the corners of your lips to form a smile on your face.
2. Open your hands and spread wide to the webbing of each finger with fingers pointing upward.  Prepare to clap your hands such that you touch all the acupressure points on the entire hands.
3. Clap your hands three times with the rhythm of long... short, short.  With each clap, exhale and exclaim "God is Very Good".  Repeat once.
4. Inhale
5. Lift arms and face towards heaven and say "YAY!" with a FULL exhale.
6. Repeat 3 times.
7. Place your left hand over your heart and your right hand over your belly.  Make a good hearty audible laugh.

 
Laughter is how we can see and hear happiness.  Come make your joy visible and audible as we take a deeper look at God's sense of humor as noted in the bible.  We will do some laughter therapy and stretching on our mats this week:  Monday 8am, Wednesday at noon and Thursday at 7pm.  2900 Valmont Unit F1, Boulder.

There's nothing like a federal holiday to get me excited about half priced furniture sales and wishing I worked for a bank or the government!  What's now called President's Day was once Washington's Birthday.  We now lump all the president's birthdays into one day, to celebrate them all, past and present.  I suppose it's worth celebrating because after all, these men of authority, who are leading the free world, deserve a birthday party too.
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If the sentiment is "not my president" or "I voted for the other guy", I don't feel like I want to celebrate at all!  What does the Bible say about our leaders and how God orders life?   The apostle Paul wrote in the book of Hebrews to "have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be no benefit."  

I can find joy knowing that God rises up leaders and princes and principalities for his good and that they are going to be accountable to God. Yes, it's good news that God's my true authority.  So, bake a cake or buy a couch today in honor of ALL of our presidents with the confidence that God's highest in rank.   

Join us in class this week as we look at God's supremacy as the authority of our lives.  Tomorrow at 8am, Wednesday at noon, and Thursday at 7pm.  Our new location is 2900 Valmont #F1 (around back, in Jade Martial Arts).





PS -  Mark your calendars for the Sole to Soul Women's Weekend "Rise up, Beautiful!". May 3-5,  Breckenridge CO.  I am thrilled to have the honor and privilege of teaching alongside the amazing Lorie Corrado and Denise Stemple.   We are planning a REALLY special schedule of events that you won't want to miss!  We are praying for you and that God's going to do amazing things in those few days.  

Since cancelling cable I've become rather fond of Netflix.  I'm watching a series called Tidying Up and have learned a fascinating approach to ridding my tiny condo of accumulated personal possessions: only hold onto items that "spark joy" in me. Going along with my 2019 word of the year, joyful, this resonates with me.

I started with my clothes. Half way through making the pile of unwanted and discarded items, it occurred to me that I am grateful I don't serve a God that rids himself of me if I'm no longer sparking joy in Him!  I am not only wanted by Him, with all of my rips, stains and moth holes, but He loves me deeply and promises to never leave me.  He finds beauty in me no matter how I look or perform.
What a relief!  My worth has nothing to do with my ability to spark joy in the eyes of God.  He made me perfect just by going to the cross at Calvary. 
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Join us this week as we learn about true beauty and the way God always sees us.  Tomorrow at 8am, Wednesday at noon and Thursday at 7pm.  Jade Martial Arts, Boulder. 

In His Light