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Win It Wednesday: 2 FREE Yoga Classes with MERRYoga!

June 6, 2012

MERRYoga has now partnered with Whole Foods in Glen Mills!!!

5 Good Reasons to take an outdoor yoga class:

1.  It connects one directly to the energy of the Earth.
2.  Being in nature can put personal problems in perspective.
3.  The Vitamin D in sunshine raises serotonin levels, increasing happiness
4.  Deep breathing sequences are more fulfilling in natural flowing air.
5.  Increases concentration.

7:30am is a 30 minute energizing Vinyasa session that will increase breath awareness and strengthen and tone the entire body.  Classes are followed by a healthy light breakfast provided by Whole Foods.

4:30pm is a 30 minute revitalizing Vinyasa session that will rejuvenate and invigorate you for your weekend and is followed by a Happy Hour in the Whole Foods Pub with discounted local, organic Wines and Beers.

Class Fee: $10.00 pay at the door

Scheduled Dates:   7:30am – June 8, 15, 22
                          4:30pm – June 29

One lucky reader will win 2 free classes and two free MERRYoga tote bags.  More scheduled dates to come, so if you can’t make the June classes just contact MERRYoga directly for new dates, a $40.00 value. For your chance to enter, please enter all necessary information below. Don’t forget to check out MERRYoga on Facebook for news updates too!

Win it Wednesday: Wine, Body & Soul…Yoga on the Vineyard with MERRYoga at Penns Wood Winery!

April 11, 2012

Today’s Win it Wednesday is sponsored by MERRYoga!

MERRYoga has partnered with Penns Woods Winery for “Wine, Body, Soul…Yoga in the Vineyard“, a series of yoga classes beginning in April that will include a 60 minute gentle yoga class followed by a wine tasting of 4 wines paired with local gourmet cheeses. Participants will also receive discounts on wine purchases and personal yoga classes. For more details and registration please visit www.pennswoodswinery.com.

MERRYoga, LLC was founded by Certified Yoga Teacher, Merry-Lita Bliss. Merry-Lita earned her 200 hour Yoga Alliance accredited certification through a 12 month intensive course at the Yoga Life Institute in PA. She continually studies under instructors from all over the country and will be attending the Yoga Journal Conference in NY on April 14th to continue her education under several renowned teachers.

Merry-Lita combines Hatha and Vinyasa styles of yoga instruction to private clients as well as group classes outside of the traditional yoga studios, in unique venues such as Vineyards, Parks, Beaches, Resorts, Country Clubs. The possibilities are endless and personalized to the individual or class.

Pairing yoga with clever and fun things such as wine, chocolate, artwork… Merry-Lita hopes to encourage fellow yogis as well as the non-traditional yoga participants to “savor each moment” in every pose and in life, by creating balance. Each class leads with a brief dialog about the non-physical aspect of yoga the niyamas and yamas then flows in and out of poses that leave the participants feeling more centered and balanced.

Win it Wednesday:
For your chance to get out there and and stretch your body with a 60 minute gentle yoga class in the vineyard with a wine tasting of 4 wines, paired with local gourmet cheeses, here is your chance! Enter below for your chance to win 2 passes to Yoga on the Vineyard and a wine tasting afterward plus get 10% Off all purchases of Wine following the class AND 10% Off a Personal or Group Yoga Session…a $90 value.

Celebrate Yoga for FREE!

March 19, 2012
Alignyo – is a community that celebrates yoga. whether you’re a not-so-bendy newbie or a sinewy warrior, we roll out all the in-the-know recommendations, information and inspiration you’ll need to get on your yoga mat … daily to your inbox.

Chesco Moms Discount at Paiva Ayurveda Yoga Spa, Downingtown

February 22, 2012
For great Chester County Mom’s discounts at Paiva Ayurveda Yoga Spa, click HERE or go to http://www.michelepaiva.com and click the Chester County Mom’s banner. (there is a discount service menu for you to choose from)

Once you do that you’ll enter the password and discount code ” chescomoms “.Then you are in!

Enjoy discounts on yoga classes for all levels, signature Ayurveda treatments to beautify and relax you while boosting your immune system, hypnotherapy for weight loss, smoking, anxiety, insomnia or even for couples or youth, and packages that combine and give you even more discounts.

Paiva Ayurveda Yoga Spa is small, and you will get – always- a very personal experience. No yoga class ever has more than nine students at a time. Paiva Ayurveda Yoga Spa is located in a professional building with plenty of free, well-lit parking. The space is professional, clean and relaxing.

Currently Paiva Ayurveda Yoga Spa is collecting for Wings for Success, so when you visit, be sure to check out the wish list of items women in our county need, many of these women are mothers like us, but without the education, resources and support systems we are blessed to embrace.

$25 for 5 Yoga Classes!

March 7, 2011

Dana Hot Yoga in Bala Cynwyd is offering $25 (valued at $70) for five heated power vinyasa flow yoga giving you the stretching and toning you may have wanted as well as the warmth you were looking for all winter long!

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Peace…Love…Art…Yoga! New Yoga & Art Studio in West Chester with a family focus!

April 23, 2010

There’s a new studio debuting in West Chester on May 10th that we are so excited about! Amy Schramm and Lisa Samuel are opening a really forward-thinking yoga and art mixed-space studio called PLAY: Peace Love Art Yoga! This studio is going to be THE place to be for all things creative for the ENTIRE family.

To see some samples of the HUGE variety of fun classes (for children and adults alike), camps, and birthday parties that are going to be offered at PLAY, head on over to their website!
We really appreciate the dedication that these women have put into creating a really playful yet peaceful space in the studio and we know that you will immediately feel more relaxed when you enter. Lisa and Amy are in the middle of the construction process, but they offered Sarah and Shannon an exclusive sneak-peek of the space mid-construction so that you can get a feel for their vision! Check out our video below to see a tour with Lisa and Amy.

I can’t wait to see what their studio looks like when PLAY opens for it’s GRAND OPENING on May 10th! Go check out their class schedule and join the ladies at PLAY for a FREE TRIAL CLASS any time during the week of the 10th! Let them know that Chester County Moms sent you.

Also, are you looking for a summer camp? PLAY is now accepting camp registrations right on line. Take a peek at their camp offerings and sign up today right here.
And, make sure you keep checking back here at Chester County Moms for more information on a REALLY FUN Moms Night Out that we will be hosting at the PLAY studio in May! More details will be coming soon!

Let’s go PLAY!