well being, and a sense of oneness if practiced properly. So what is the best way to do yoga? The best way to do yoga is the way that feels right for you. Variety is not only the spice of life it is the foundation for life. Physically and mentally we are all different and if we honor and listen to our minds and bodies we will know the right way to practice. As transformation occurs through the practice we may find that we need to switch our yoga practice. As our health, age, and mental capacities shift the focus of our practice should shift too. For beginners the guidance of an unbiased knowledgeable instructor is helpful. But trying different flavors until you find the one that agrees with you essential. Even experienced practitioners should experiment once in a while. We can all benefit from yoga but the practice must fit the practitioner.

Even yoga can create separation if we hold to the notion that one way of practicing yoga is better than another. Yoga is to create union, to remove the veil of separateness. If we stay open the diversity of life and the need for different paths for different people we can celebrate each and every form of yoga. Hurray for every yoga, every form creates a path or doorway that wasn’t available to someone before hand. I encourage everyone to find a yoga that is right for you. Not what someone else feels is right you but yoga that resonates good health, peace, love, and oneness within you.

Let’s not look at one yoga being better than another. There is a yoga for everyone we just need to find the practice that we can gain the most from.

Namasté,

Jim

Due to popular demand, the RSY yogini's will return to Gleaners Taylor Distribution Center on Saturday, June 17th from 1 pm to 3 pm to pack food. Gleaners distributes food donated from corporations and individuals for use at shelters, after school and summer youth programs, and other food banks. Volunteers are vital to their operations as our donation of time reduces cost in preparing the food for re-distribution. Gleaners is located on Northline Rd. in Taylor, just east of Beech Daly on the north side of the street. It is almost directly across the street from the Lakes of Taylor Golf Club. Sign up today, and older children are welcome to this karma yoga opportunity, so bring the family.

Other things to do in June: We could use some gardeners to weed and clean up the gardens at the studio. Have extra vegetable plants bring them up and we will plant them. This can be done at any time that works in your schedule, talk to Jim!

Kristy and Shawn again are always collecting items to distribute to the homeless in Detroit--toiletries, new socks and underwear, portable food like granola or protein bars, as well as items like hand sanitizer, baby wipes, chapstick and sunscreen. Please bring to the studio for them.

Dates to save in the future:

Sunday, July 23rd is the second annual Yoga for Peace. Volunteers needed to make the day run smoothly. Details elsewhere in the newsletter about the event, and talk to Jim if you want to help out that day.

Friday July 28th is the Senior Alliance Golf Classic at the Warren Valley Golf Course in Dearborn Heights. The Senior Alliance is the agency we helped this spring by raising money for Easter meals-on-wheels to homebound seniors. Bill Campbell could use some folks to help the day of the fund raising golf outing to sell raffle tickets, set up a silent auction and other things. He also would love to have you golf in the outing if you are interested and can buy a package. Call him at 734.727.2050 or check out
www.thesenioralliance.org.

Saturday October 7th is AIDS Walk Michigan--City of Detroit. RSY will be putting together a team of walkers to raise money for AIDS Partnership Michigan (www.aidspartnership.org). We take pledges and then walk that day on Belle Isle. I need to have a team captain for this event as I cannot be there at all myself. Please call me if you are interested (734.284.8918 or email Lisa. Rutledge@oakwood.org). Good project for those high school or Christian service students who need some community service hours.

There is another event on Saturday October 7th (besides the Michigan State--U of M football game of course) that we can help out at. That's where I'll be, before I head to the big house to cheer on the Spartans.

Oakwood Healthcare System presents the Red October Run that morning at Oakwood Annapolis Hospital in Wayne. Volunteers needed to help with the course, registration, gift tables and more at this 5/10k run and 5 k walk--named one of Michigan's Top Ten runs by Michigan Runner magazine. Of course you can always participate with your legs as well. Call Cindy Cook at 313.586.5486 to volunteer or to find out more about the run. You can also find out more on line at www.oakwood.org.

Thanks for all your help with our volunteer programs.

Namaste,