Great News!
A wonderful healing practitioner will be offering his services at the studio,
in our treatment room. Shems is a highly attuned and accomplished healer.
I have been receiving treatments from Shems for several years and his
treatments have been wonderfully effective for me.

When I hurt my back last month, I received three sessions from Shems and each one gave me about 30% reduction in my pain. And then the pain was gone!

When I am feeling like my immune system is struggling or I am having trouble sleeping, Shems is the one I call.

Not only does Shems have an amazing talent with Acupuncture, but he is also a certified Life Coach. His inquiry and support help me to explore whatever is coming up so I can get to the depths of it. I cannot recommend him highly enough and I am very excited that he is going to be a part of the community here and hopefully you will all get to experience his presence.

Whether you would like a straight Acupuncture session or, if you are looking to incorporate Qi Gong or feel like a coaching session would support you, I encourage you to contact Shems and give yourself the experience of working with him.

For a limited time, Shems will be offering his services at a discounted rate for BYSB students.

75 minute sessions are $90 (normally $110)

Thanks and Blessings,
Mari

For more information visit ShemsHeartwell.com
To book and appointment please call: (805) 403-2426

About Shems Heartwell
Shems combines Acupuncture with Bodywork, Cranial Sacral Therapy and Medical Qi Gong to facilitate life force energy flow. His treatments focus on exploring limitations in movement, increasing organ functioning, releasing stored energy from the nervous system and expanding awareness. He is also a certified Life Coach from the Hendricks Institue and offers relationship and personal coaching. Shems holds a Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and is licensed by the California State Acupuncture Board.  Sessions are 75 minutes.

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

At Bikram Yoga Santa Barbara (BYSB), you will experience 90 minutes of intense yoga in every class. The room is heated to 105 degrees, to give you a deep detoxifying sweat. The sequence of postures was scientifically designed to give you maximum cardiovascular benefits, as well as strengthening and toning of the entire body. Every one of our teachers has been through the vigorous training program of Bikram’s Yoga College of India, and every teacher has been certified by Bikram Choudhary himself. You will receive quality instruction from a teacher who has been taught about the sciences of yoga and anatomy and will be able to answer your questions knowledgeably.

Friday, December 24
9:00 am and noon

Saturday, December 25
8:30am

Friday, December 31
9:00 am and noon

Saturday, January 1
9:00 and 4:30

Our 30 and 60 Day Bikram Yoga Challenges
start on JANUARY 3rd, 2011.
Are you up for the challenge?

Energize your practice!  Sign up!  Even if you don’t manage to come EVERY day, you will get great benefits just from giving it your best effort!

The rules:

1. Sign up by writing your name on the Challenge Board at the studio.
2. If you miss a class, you can do two in one day to make it up.  (No triples, please!)
3. If you are traveling, you can count up to 5 classes from other Bikram Yoga studios; just bring us written proof, like a receipt.
4. If you leave early, the class does not count!

The rewards:

1. Free yoga, of course! We’ll give you 5 free classes for completing the 30-day, 10 classes for the 60-day, and 25 classes for the 100-day.
2. You’ll feel better, healthier, stronger, and happier at the end! And you’ll know you accomplished something challenging and worthwhile for yourself.

In 2009, we planted 16,740 trees and 2010 is off to a more promising start! Based on January, February and March 2010 class attendance, 8800 trees were planted in Bumula Village, Bungoma District, Kenya. This region has been devastated by deforestation and global climate change. These beneficial trees not only help protect the land, but also allow  the villagers to work with dignity and sustain their precious lands.

We’d like to thank you for being a part of this heartfelt program!