In This Issue

• Transformational Breathing Workshop •

• An Evening with Tripsichore in Ubud•

• Jivamukti Workshop in Bali •

• Words from Danie •

• Upcoming Events •

• Raw Recipe: Chocolate Mint Meltaway Cheesecake •

Weekly Class

Vibrant Living Yoga
Weekly Classes
with Daniel,
Mon and Sat 4pm
The Yoga Barn
Ubud, Bali

Vibrant Living Yoga
Weekly Classes
with Heather,
Tues and Thurs 10:30am
The Yoga Barn
Ubud, Bali

Vibrant Living Yoga Weekly Classes
with Daniel,
Thurs 5:15pm
The Yoga Shala Kerobokan, Bali

Upcoming Events

• May 16 - June 13, 2010•
Vibrant Living Yoga
Level One Training
Ubud - Bali

• June 18 - July 2, 2010 •
Vibrant Living Yoga
Level Two Training,
Ubud - Bali

Plan ahead! Check out more 2010 dates listed on our site.

In love and service, Daniel Aaron Radiantly Alive Ubud, Bali, Indonesia www.RadiantlyAlive.com

Transformational Breathing in Ubud: February 2 and 5

A special opportunity in Ubud next week! Join Paul Toliuszis, good friend, co-leader of our January retreat and founder of Miami's Yogashala, for a two day workshop in Transformational Breathing. This complete self-healing system uses conscious breathing to facilitate improved well-being, inner peace and greater joy in life. This method reaps benefits that can take years to achieve with other therapeutic approaches. Workshop dates: February 2 and 5, 3:00-6:00pm at Villa Tangsi in Ubud. Early registration discount until Jan 31, Rp. 300,000 for one workshop, Rp. 500,000 for both. After Feb 1, Rp. 375,000 for one, Rp. 600,000 for both. Space limited, so reserve your space by contacting 081 337 823 719.

An Evening with Tripsichore in Bali: February 8

Join us for a rare and special evening event next week at Yoga Barn with Edward Clark, of London’s Tripsichore fame and esteemed faculty at our Vibrant Living Yoga Level One and Two Courses, and Nikki Durrant. Tripsichore began in 1979 as a company devoted to creating full length dance narratives using a variety of stylistic forms including punk ballet, conventional modern dance and strict neo-classical technique. In 1992 the company realised the expressive potential and choreographic viability of yoga postures and began to incorporate yoga asanas, as their extraordinary artistic logic became evident. Yoga postures intrinsically possess a sumptuous beauty and fluidity - the ideal vehicle to express the themes of harmony, balance, spirituality, ecstasy, bliss and mysticism, as they are exactly about these subjects in and of themselves. Edward and Nikki will be performing new material on Monday night – “The Last Breath”. This is the intense story of the final breath of a woman and her post-death experience. Monday February 8, 7:00pm, Rp. 100,000. For more information, contact (+62) 361 971 236 or see www.balispirit.com.

Jivamukti Bali Workshop: February 9 and 10

World-renowned yoga teachers and Jivamukti Yoga founders Sharon Gannon and David Life are offering a workshop in Bali, Feb 9 and 10. Jivamukti yoga (liberation while living) fuses dynamic vinyasa, music, chanting and the embodied commitment to yoga’s ultimate goal of enlightenment through compassion for all beings. The 2 day workshop will be held at lovely Ananda Cottages in a large open air space with wood floors nestled in the rice paddies of Ubud. Workshop Hours: 10:00am-1:00pm and 3-6:00pm on Tuesday and Wednesday Feb 9 and 10. For the entire workshop (four 3-hour classes), US $225 (2,200,000 Rp). Single session, 3 hours US $60. For more information, see http://www.jivamuktibali-retreat.com. For inquiries or wire transfer, please contact: JivamuktiBaliRetreat@gmail.com.

The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

For me, 2009 was an unbelievably busy and productive year: we launched into so many new projects that we needed to-do lists to tackle our to-do lists. Right in the middle of the year, feeling incredibly overwhelmed, I came across David Allen’s book, Making it All Work, who also authored Getting Things Done. One of the many things I appreciate about Allen’s approach is that he focuses on how to cultivate a well-rounded life, insisting that we step back and consider the balance we wish to have amongst all components of our life - including family, health, pleasure, learning, friends – in addition to our professional lives. He calls this the Art of Stress-free productivity or Winning at the game of Work and the Business of Life. I remembered Allen’s teachings while on the phone with the Apple technician. The mysterious, unintended program’s operation meant that only 26% of the CPU was available for what I actually wanted to work on. The result? My battery drained three times faster than it was supposed to. We’d all do well to periodically monitor our CPU and check into where we’re investing our energy; it’s so easy to be busy, busy, busy. Yet, how often do we step back and check in - what are we busy with? What percentage of our life is devoted to whichever components we’ve decided are important to us? How much closer does our way of working get us to our happy well-rounded life? Consider the Pareto Principle (aka the 80/20 principle), which states that 80% of our results come from 20% of our efforts. In other words, generally 80% of our efforts are ineffective, resulting in only 20% of what we want to accomplish. Times have changed. The information age is here and we need new strategies to not only cope with life, but to actually thrive. As the White Rabbit said “the hurrier I go, the behinder I get.” We’d do well to work and play smarter, not harder. To do lists can be incredibly helpful. Yet just as important as to do lists are ‘not to do’ lists. Just like a hot air balloon simply floats upward when its weights are cut, once we take our attention out of what’s not truly in our interests, we take off toward where we want to go. If you would like more info on vision and goal setting, take a look at the article I wrote. Once you have clearer ideas of where you want to go, keep your destination in mind as you return to your to-do lists, your daily tasks. You might find it becomes easier to prioritize what to focus your attention on, and you may not only find stress-free productivity but also more motivation, increased energy, and an improved sense of satisfaction as you fly towards your goals.

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