BYC Flows Into March

Sunday, March 13, 2016  9-11am

Asia Society Texas Center
1370 Southmore Blvd,
Houston, TX 77004

Thank you so much for joining us! This is what CommUNITY is all about!!!
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Our BYC Ambassador of Photography, Anthony Rodriguez of AREXPRESSIONS.COM, is now a BYC sponsor and is offering a special package on a professional photo shoot for our beloved BYC participants! If you love the photos he shoots for BYC, you can schedule a 1 hour photo shoot, which includes 15-20 great shots, and Anthony will donate 15% of each shoot to BYC. Please contact Anthony directly via phone or text at 713-231-8322 or at tonyexpressed@gmail.com. to schedule and go over any creative ideas, details and pricing. If you would like to see more of Anthony's photography, please go to his portfolio at http://Arexpressions.zenfolio.com.

Teachers

Claire Asmann

Claire is the owner of Black Swan Yoga Houston. She believes yoga is a lifestyle, whether on or off of the mat. It strengthens the body and mind, creating a connection and better understanding of one's true self. Claire teaches an energetic vinyasa flow style and her classes are playful as well as challenging, suitable for all levels. She is honored to be a part of the amazing Houston yoga community and has the deepest gratitude for each and every one of her students.

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Elizabeth Haberer Lamson

Elizabeth is a Psychotherapist in private practice who weaves together the mental, emotional and physical aspects of the self into her yoga teaching.  Her vision is to craft a mindfully sequenced class where students can learn to access and integrate various parts of their physical and emotional bodies.  The focus is on feeling the practice from the inside out to cultivate distress tolerance and strengthen our emotional core through a thoughtful approach to the physicality of the asana practice.

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Melanie Comegys

Melanie Comegys dedicates herself to presenting yoga in a way that is easy to understand. She creates an inclusive atmosphere for learning and growing. Through her fun and simple approaches and a hyper focus on alignment, students are able to easily grasp the most difficult yogic concepts, theories and asana practice. She is a 500 RYT and has studied alignment based yoga and vinyasa.

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Valerie Jalufka

Valerie is an RYT-200 certified yoga teacher. She first stepped on her mat with an Intro to Hatha Yoga series in 2000 and enjoys practicing all styles of yoga, including Baptiste, ashtanga, vinyasa, and yin. Valerie teaches a power vinyasa flow to create a powerful physical experience, land students in their bodies, and create connection to the present moment. Off the mat, she enjoys pilates, travel, reading, and mindful eating.

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Music

Kristina Flaherty/Hari Shabad

Kristine Flaherty/Hari Shabad, is a certified International Kundalini Yoga Teacher at the K.R.I 500 level.  Kristine is also drawn to the heart-centered healing of sound. She intuitively plays alchemy crystal singing bowls to create harmonics and sound to clear and align our energy centers. As our bodies are mostly water, sound has a profound impact on healing blocks we hold at all levels of our bodies. She incorporates the healing properties of stones and crystals in her work. She has found that the music she channels has balancing benefits and releases what each individual needs, even when played for a large group of people. Kristine is a Holy Fire Karuna Reiki Master.  She has found that using Reiki with yoga and the singing bowls makes for a unique and powerful combination that can transform your life.

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Featured Charity

Star of Hope

Star of Hope is a Christ-centered community dedicated to meeting the needs of homeless men, women and their children. Positive life-changes are encouraged through structured programs which focus on spiritual growth, education, employment, life-management and recovery from substance abuse.

On any given day, there are approximately 1,000 homeless men, women and children being helped at the Men’s Development Center, the Women and Family Emergency Shelter, the Transitional Living Center for Women & Families and Extended Services. The key to the success of Star of Hope Mission is its comprehensive approach to addressing the diverse issues, both immediate and long term, that impact homeless individuals and families. This model of compassionate, purposeful outreach, coupled with community partners and donors, creates an environment in which lives are transformed and people are inspired to rise above poverty, set meaningful, measurable goals for independence and achieve them.

For donations, please visit: http://sohmission.org/needs - special items needed for the substance abuse program is packets of loose leaf 3-hole punch paper and blue pens.

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Sponsors

Asia Society Texas Center

Asia Society Texas Center executes the global mission with a local focus, enriching and engaging the vast diversity of Houston through innovative, relevant programs in arts and culture, business and policy, education, and community outreach.​
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KIND

JuiceLand

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Vendors

Campbell Flex Stretch

Yoga Heart Studio

Focus Fitness

DoTerra

You Are Invited!

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