East End Zen Special Events:
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| 4th Friday Buddha's Feast* | hit us for info | it changes monthly | yes... save yer seat if you wanna eat!!! |
| 2nd Sunday Take your Yoga Vertical * | hit us for info | cliffhangers rock gym, vancouver | yep... to save your spot! get details below!! |
| Warrior Boot Camp | off for the summer | 6- 7 am, takin' a fall break. | pre -reg if you want or drop in (no passes) |
| Soul Food Brunch (after every class)* | ongoing | show up after class and we'll decide | nah!!! just come out and chow down! |
* it's STREETZEN scroll down for details.
East End Zen 'HOOD RATS: StreetZen
Wherever you go, there your yoga is: your practice, beyond the mat.
One's practice on the mat is a bless~ed thing. The eternal gift of the practice is that in every moment one is given unlimited access to their pure life(force) through each beautiful breath and the heightened awareness of (actual)self through each mindful movement. The power in the practice is to be your yoga 24/7, existence beyond the mat... walking, sitting, eating, working, playing...
'HOOD RATS: StreetZen exemplifies exactly that, an extension of your mat "work", the magic of being is a daily activity. To promote this, "your yoga is your life" precipe, each month we will be putting together group activities, oppurtunities to socialize with your fellow active minded and energetically spirited yogis. We'll explore everything from rock climbing, mountain biking, snow boarding, river rafting, Grouse grindin', kayaking, bush and urban retreats, cooking classes, meals, sweat lodge sittings, pick-up football games and so on, and so on, and so on!...
Remember when you were a kid, how excited you'd get when your class went on field trips??? Think of these outings as big kid field trips!!! Come outside and play!
TAKE YOUR YOGA VERTICAL!(second Sunday of every month)
Do warrior 2 as you safely scale an indoor climbing gym wall. No experience necessary, all levels invited, you only need the desire to explore your yoga beyond the mat. Everything else is included in the price. For $20 you get 2 hrs of climbing with a 4:1 ratio of student to climbing instructor, all of your equipment and a wicked afternoon workout of fun. (Check to the right for a testimonial from a newly converted streetzen "rock star"!!!)
DATE: off for the summer
TIME: 2pm - 4pm
LOCATION: Cliffhanger Rock Climbing Gym, 106 West 1st Ave., Vancouver
(car pool can be arranged)
Pre-registration and payment (to yogayo.calm) required to save your spot! You gotta experience it! With enough interest we can even arrange a Sunday evening yoga class (small extra cost) which will include a tastey snack pack (to replenish some of those calories you'll burn off on the wall). Or we can even all head out after for some yummy eats. Either way you are sooooo set for the week!
BUDDHA'S FE(a)ST: Engaging the spirit with food, folks
and fun! (fourth Friday of each month)
Beyond basic survival, in every culture food plays a vital role. Good
food just get's us stoked!! It doesn't matter who you are or where you're
from a meal taken with family or friends can be a time of celebration
and an occasion for social interaction. Many major holidays and customs
are built around a great feast to bring people together. For many reasons
we are beginning our Fourth Friday Fe(a)st Sessions. These Friday night
gatherings wiil give us a chance to savour life's offerings. We could
be a meeting at a fab whole foods eatery, a funky fine dining establishment
or a fun themed potluck @ someone's home. Basically we just want to get
together around some amazing food with some of our favourite people and
indulge all of our senses. Suggestions always welcome (i'm thinkin' of
places like; seb's, buddhist veg., bo kong, bishop's ($$$)...). Everyone
is invited to come out and chow down (with mindfulness)!!!.
Our next fourth Friday fe(a)st:
This is an open invite for all to join us for some of the most amazingly
tastey and authentic meatty no meat dishes and other buddhist veggie fair
in a quiet nook of Chinatown.
DATE: we do this often, hit us back for next one
TIME: 7:30 p.m
LOCATION: often changes?
We just pick a funky, feast spot and hang... Friday nites are stupid busy for most of them so hit us back if you are gonna come so we can snag seating for all. Haven't tried em yet but no doubt their food tastes great... group dishes gives the best taste selection. Can't wait!!
SOUL FOOD SITDOWN's: an afternoon brunch~~(immediately following our
classes)
Another food thing... either i'm trying to fatten up our sangha or i'm obsessed with food... Nah! just love tickling the taste buds with tantalizing treats and some stimulating conversation with my favorite peeps. This one will be a weekly thing. We'll start up in the spring when the boy's soccer team that I coach is finished their season and I don't have to scoot off to be with them right after the Saturday morning class (we'll probably even start that class at a little later time). We'll all pack up and head to some small cafe after class and re plenish our energy stores after a great saturday morning bliss fest. You don't have to do the dance to come share the soul food, as always everyone can come on out.. meet 'n' eat!!!. Then heck who knows maybe we can keep the streetzen vibes goin' and take a hike or a bike ride... the possibilities are endless.
On going:
DATE: after class
TIME: time to get your eats on
LOCATION: Just show us after class and we'll search out the best
brunch spots together.
