Winter Workshop with Tonja Renee Hall

Winter Thai Yoga and Vinyasa Workshop
with Tonja Renee Hall
February 6, 2010 at Rivendell
SnowCreek Dance and Yoga Studio
210 Division street, Levenworth, Wa.
www.snowcreek.info/yoga 509-548-0784

We welcome Tonja back for her second workshop in the lovely Levenworth valley!! She recently returned from a 3 month Yoga Tour throughout Croatia. Tonja is an Ambassador for Lululemon Athletica in Seattle, and currently teaches at Seattle Athletic Club and is the Yoga trainer for the Seattle Sounders. She is an avid cyclist, traveler, horsewoman and artist. Please join Tonja for a full Saturday of Yoga.

10:00-11:30am Vinyasa Power Yoga Class $10

Tonja teaches a high energy power yoga style class that will challange any level of practicioner. She mixes her fun sense of humor with a physically demanding class that will have you sweating and laughing. Please come dressed for yoga, well hydrated and on a light stomach. All levels welcome, some yoga experience recommended.

1:00pm-3:30pm Thai Yoga $ 35 per person

Thai yoga is a partner assisted yoga class, so please come with a friend! Tonja had the privilege of living and teaching yoga in Bangkok, Thailand 2003-05, and brings her knowlege of yoga and Thai massage to this workshop. Thai yoga is called "passive" yoga and is deep assisted stretching with elements of accupressure. NO experience required. If you joined us last summer for the first Thai Yoga session, expect to expand on your skills and take home some new ways to impress and relax your friends!! This class includes a short yoga session, and partner Thai yoga . Wear comfortable gym style clothing, long pants and a long sleeve top to put on for Thai yoga session. Come on a light stomach, and bring water and prepare to relax!

If you sign up before February 1, receive $ 5.00 off price of all day workshop.

Please sign up with Nadege Margaria on: margaria_nadege@yahoo.fr
509-888-0284 ** Cash and Checks ONLY


For questions please contact Tonja on: t.hall43@gmail.com or
www.tonjareneehall.com

Thank you for joining us, and Happy Winter!!!

Tonja's New Year Yoga Schedual

Wow, what an experience life is! You don't have to go to an Indian Ashram to find a great Yoga class in Seattle. For 2010, you can sign up for one of my ongoing classes,workshops,or personal yoga coaching sessions!!

Check it out:
Mondays: Seattle Athletic Club (www.sacdt.com)
9:30-10:15 Gentle
12-1 Vinyasa Flow and Focus on Flexibility
6-7 Power Vinyasa
Tuesdays: Seattle Athletic Club
4:30-5:30 Power Vinyasa

Workshops: Levenworth , Wa February 6, 2010
at Rivendell Studio
10-11:30 Vinyasa Flow
Break
1-3:30 Thai Yoga Partner Flow
total cost for day workshop is $ 40 per person.

$10 for Vinyasa Flow and $ 30 per person for Thai Yoga
please see my website www.tonjareneehall.com for more
details, sign up info and Thai Yoga deets.
Excited to see you there!!! email me on t.hall43@gmail.com
for questions and info.

Private/Semi Private Yoga Coaching:
Kick start 2010 and sign you or a friend or two up for a private Thai Yoga session!! If you buy two, the second one is only $ 50!! Fiddy Bucks! can't beat that with a stick. Please check my website www.tonjareneehall.com for info and rates.

Corporate Wellness Programs:
I am expanding my Corporate Yoga programs, and this could include you and your company! I show up for one hour of yoga instruction for groups of 5 or more, bring the mats, and reasonable rates. Again, website...it tells all...www.tonjareneehall.com

Happy New Year y'all and I look forward to seeing you in class soon!
xo, Tonja

Happy New Year!! 2010 will ROCK!!

Happy Holidays!!!

I hope you all were able to get out and play with your new toys!!

Wow, what a sunny and beautiful end to an intense and challanging year. I am expecting 2010 to ROCK!

I am teaching the "hangover" yoga class, Jan. 1, at Seattle Athletic Club from 10-11:30. ALL are welcome, and if you are a non SaC member, tell them you are my guest and slip 'em a $ 5er.

It's an all levels power Vinyasa class and will challange all practicioners. Please bring pen/paper for a 2010 Goal setting practice at the end of class!

Let's hear it for some awesome unexpected surprises in 2010!!!

Winter Thai Yoga Massage and Vinyasa Workshop with Tonja Renee Hall
February 6, 2010 at Rivendell SnowCreek Dance and Yoga Studio

We welcome Tonja back for her second workshop in the lovely Levenworth valley!! She recently returned from a 3 month Yoga Tour throughout Croatia (http://tonjasyogatour.blogspot.com). Tonja is an Ambassador for Lululemon Athletica in Seattle,(www.lululemon.com Pacific Place Store) and currently teaches at Seattle Athletic Club and is the Yoga trainer for the Seattle Sounders. She is an avid cyclist, traveler, horsewoman and artist. Please join Tonja for a full Saturday of Yoga.

10:00-11:30am Vinyasa Power Yoga Class $10

Tonja teaches a high energy power yoga style class that will challange any level of practicioner. She mixes her fun sense of humor with a physically demanding class that will have you sweating and laughing. Please come dressed for yoga, well hydrated and on a light stomach. All levels welcome, some yoga experience recommended.

1:00pm-3:30pm Thai Yoga Massage $ 35 per person

Thai yoga is a partner assisted yoga class, so please come with a friend! Tonja had the privilege of living and teaching yoga in Bangkok, Thailand 2003-05, and brings her knowlege of yoga and Thai massage to this workshop. Thai massage is called "passive" yoga and is used extensivly as a type of sports massage, with elements of accupressure. NO experience required. If you joined us last summer for the first Thai Yoga session, expect to expand on your skills and take home some new ways to impress and relax your friends!! This class includes a short yoga session, Thai massage and partner yoga . Wear comfortable gym style clothing, long pants and a long sleeve top to put on for massage session. Come on a light stomach, and bring water and prepare to relax!

If you sign up before February 1, receive $ 5.00 off price of all day workshop.

Please sign up with Nadege Margaria on: margaria_nadege@yahoo.fr
509-888-0284 ** Cash and Checks ONLY

Rivendell is located at SnowCreek Dance and Yoga Studio 210 Division St. Levenworth, wa.

For questions please contact Tonja on: t.hall43@gmail.com or
www.tonjareneehall.com

Thank you for joining us, and Happy Winter!!!

Pics from my Yoga Tour, Croatia 2009

should i stay or go??

Nov. 2, 2009

Should I stay or should I go now.
The moment I set foot in Zagreb from Lika, I felt free.

Not only free from the challenge of living at the Centre and isolation of farm life, but like I was free to start all over in my life. The delete button had been pushed while I was on the train. I think subconsciously, I went to the Centre to purge the remnants of grief and pain that I was still clinging to from a huge heartbreak last year.

As soon as I hit the streets in Zagreb, I new my luck had changed for great. I even knew the right sarcastic quip to stun the punk ass kids who were harassing me for dragging my bike box. They called out, I called back with something funny and cutting, and they laughed, I laughed, and it’s all going to be fine.

Zagreb has all you could ever want from a big, cosmopolitan city, but only one million people, and the subtle coolness of ex Eastern Block mentality. It is like a manageable New York with all the style, quick pace and cultural infusion. It is a beauty culture and café society, so at noon and five, choose your seat at one of the multitude of outdoor cafes, and watch the promenade.

I love it here. I can’t tell you why, because I have always been drawn to Latin countries. But this place resonates with me deeply, I like there subtle harshness for some reason. I am finding it easy to meet like minded people who share my love of outdoors, and the yoga community is fresh, small and inspiring. I have decided to stay as long as I can.

Doors are opening for me, and I don’t have to struggle. My new friends have overwhelmed me with graciousness. I have been offered classes at Divya (www.yogazagreb.com) and more workshops, my new yoga teacher friend Danijel (www.ashtanga.hr) is helping me teach and supporting me in so many ways to make my experience here incredible. Marija from Linden is helping also, (www.lindenretreat.com) I have been offered cell phones to borrow, free places to stay, and jobs to contact, biking buddies, running groups. Hrvoje and his mates take me rock-climbing, and his band practice. I am utterly overwhelmed with everyone’s generosity, and real desire to help in any way they can to make my stay so pleasant.

I have decided to stay another month. And in that time not only will I continue my workshop and yoga teaching schedule, but look for a more permanent job. I checked with the American Embassy and there is a bunch of paper work, temp immigration and blah,blah stuff that will be about $500 USD to start. That.s when I got my first wave of fear, and alone-ness. Can I do this, with no money, leaving my friends and my fancy shoe collection?? So scary to step out on your own. Someone once told me to do something once a day that scares the shit out of you. I did my part for today.

I will give it a month of working to put things together, and watching to see what unfolds and which doors keep opening if I am supposed to stay….

The time feels right to follow my heart….
Wish me luck!!

Xo, Tonja