Class Fees: to purchase click the image above; then click “Purchase” tab then “Series/memberships”, “studio classes” (you can then register for as many classes as you purchased):

• $15 Drop In
• $75 for a 6 pass (expires 3 months from purchase)
• $100 for a 10 pass (expires 3 months from purchase)
• $135 for a 15 pass (expires 3 months from purchase)
• $5 Community classes on Sundays
• $175 monthly unlimited  (non-transferable)

Our scheduling software allows for pass sharing, individuals can enable this feature on their own or request help.

 Private Instruction and Thai Bodywork: to purchase click online schedule above; click “Purchase” tab then “Contracts/Packages” (you can then book as many times available as you purchased):

• 60 minutes Personal Training/Private Instruction: $100, discounts available for multiple bookings
• 30 minutes Thai Bodywork $50, 60 minutes $90, 90 minutes $125.
• 60 minutes ATS Bellydance $60, additional guests $5 each
• $175 monthly unlimited  (non-transferable)

Groups, Parties & Corporations:

• Please provide me with an estimate of enrollment, preferred day/time of class and desired duration of class for a quote on cost.
• Corporations have the option of paying an hourly rate and absorbing the cost of instruction for their employees or businesses can choose to provide donated space for classes and I will bill the employees at a discounted session rate (the business then incurs no expense but provides the use of space free of charge for its employees).
• I offer themed parties for children and fitness/wellness parties for adults.

January 15th, 2009 | Tags: Class, Fitness, hatha, Hatha Yoga, Naperville, Naperville Yoga, nuad boraan, thai, Thai Bodywork, Thai Massage, thai work, yoga, Yoga Class, Yoga Naperville, Zumba, Zumba Gold | Category: Ashtanga Yoga, Daily Post, Fitness, Hatha Yoga, Lisle, Meditation, Naperville, Personal Training, Post Natal, Post-partum, Power Yoga, Thai Bodywork, Thai Massage, Yoga Class, Zumba, yoga therapy | Leave a comment

Beat the holiday ho-hums and weight gain! Join the Zumba South America Trip – 8 stops, we
will be departing Monday November 30th at 7:45pm and returning Mon Jan 4th 7:45pm.  Each traveler will
receive a Free Zumba Tee Shirt, the traveler who makes the  most stops will win a Free Zumba Fitness Book with DVD
($24.99).
Stop Dates: 11/30, 12/3, 12/8, 12/12, 12/14,
12/26, 12/29 and 1/4.  View the travel poster at Sky
Yoga Studio.  Make each stop by attending class on the stop dates.

November 19th, 2009 | Category: Daily Post, Fitness, Lisle, Naperville, Zumba, weight loss | Leave a comment

It takes 3500 calories to create or lose a 1lb of fat.  That means in order to lose a pound a week (of fat, not water or lean muscle mass) you need to have a 3500 calorie deficit.  This is 500 calories per day.  Which means you have to burn 500 calories more than you eat, or eat 500 calorie less than you burn.  We burn calories through daily activity but based on our fitness levels and activity levels this can be a diverse range.

It seems that I burn between 7 and 10 calories per minute during a Zumba class, 4-6 calories per minute during a Power Yoga class, and only 1 calorie per minute while I sleep.

If I skip through the parking lot to the grocery store I burn 6.5 calories per second.  I think I may just skip everywhere I go from now on – thank you bodybugg for turning me on to a fun, safe and fast way to lose weight and travel.

November 19th, 2009 | Tags: BodyBugg, skipping, Thai Bodywork, weight loss | Category: BodyBugg, Daily Post, Fitness, Hatha Yoga, Zumba | Leave a comment

At least 15 percent of Americans experience infertility and the likelihood increases with age.    Couples trying to conceive contend with an array of stressors; physical, emotional , and financial. Many of the unseen stress is very powerful and draining energetically.  The practice of yoga brings balance to the body – both the physical and subtle energetic bodies.  It is also a practical and proven way to relieve and reduce stress. Stress management skills (the basis of many yoga practices) have been shown to help increase the odds of conception in couples undergoing in vitro fertilization.  The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson found that stress management skills when practiced by a group of patients over two sessions produced a result of 28% of couples conceiving versus the just 6% who conceived without practicing these techniques.

In a similar study one out of 3 infertile women conceived who participated in a relaxation response based behavioral training program became pregnant after 6 months.  Breathing, massage, meditation and yoga are all excellent forms of stress management and when coupled with a balanced diet, avoidance of alcohol, limited intake of caffeine, artificial foods and chemicals, and overly processed foods provides a safe, practical and holistic way to approach infertility that should not adversely affect any other medical interventions.

Below is a miniature Fertility Yoga sequence I have developed – it focuses on opening the energy in the sacral and root chakras (those that effect the reproductive organs), as well as opening the hips and pelvis.  The poses are no different that those found in any other yoga class, it is the intention of the practitioner, the sankalpa, that one sets that dictates the path energy takes during practice.  Take a few moments in the starting pose to set an intention of love, acceptance and compassion for yourself, your body and your partner.  Breathe into the lower abdomen for several  moments before moving on.  Finish with the self massage, sending thoughts of love to your womb as you massage, then move into a supported savasana.  Make sure to complete poses on each side.  As with all exercise, consult your primary health care provider.

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November 12th, 2009 | Tags: Article, fertility, infertility, yoga sequence, yoga therapy | Category: Bodywork, Daily Post, Fitness, Hatha Yoga, Health, Meditation, Pregnancy, yoga therapy | Leave a comment

The purpose of Compassion in Thai massage

Emily Canibano

Recitation of the Om Namo to call forth the memory of Jivaka and Buddha helps in connecting to the long lineage of those earliest practitioners of Thai massage. It is a request for their guidance in helping to alleviate suffering, unhappiness and disease[1] in modern day clients. By bowing three times modern practitioners take refuge in the Triple Gem: the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha[2]. Both of these rituals do not call forth compassion by name; however, as the Buddha taught,

Compassion is that which makes the heart of the good move at the pain of others. It crushes and destroys the pain of others; thus, it is called compassion. It is called compassion because it shelters and embraces the distressed. – The Buddha.[3]

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October 19th, 2009 | Tags: compassion, Health, thai, Thai Bodywork, Thai Massage, thai yoga | Category: Bodywork, Community, Daily Post, Fitness, Health, Karma Yoga, Thai Massage | Leave a comment