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Long Island Yoga School is a Yoga Alliance Accredited School bringing quality Yoga Teacher Trainings, CEU Workshops and Advanced Teaching Classes for certified yoga teachers to Bonda Yoga  located on the North Shore of Long Island in Great Neck.  We are located near the Long Island Railroad so we are easily accessable to those in Queens, Brooklyn and New York City too. 
Our mission is to bring High Quality Professional  Programs in a safe, supported environment, upholding the quality of yoga taught here on Long Island.
We have many program options which are affordable and can be worked into even the busiest of schedules.
Long Island Yoga School will be donating 5% of it profits from the 200 hour training to the MS society starting January 2011.
UPCOMING TRAININGS:
300-Hour Advanced Training Program: January 14 - November 18, 2012
300-Hour Advanced Training in Kings Park: January 14 - November 18 2012
Mentor Program for 200 Hour Certified Teachers: January 15 - March 11 2012
200-Hour Teacher Training in KIngs Park: May 19 2012 - January 13 2013
Ask about our affordable Module Programs for those wanting to become teachers and even those who just want to deepen their practice.

My Mirror

Recently I put a bird feeder in my backyard garden. Initially my goal was for my indoor cat, Jade to have some entertainment while I was out. I must say, I found myself enjoying them as well. As I watch them interact, I notice how much they are like us, with very distinct personalities.
Some hog the perch and chirp loudly at another who is trying to get in on the goods. While others gracefully move to another perch to let their friend enjoy. Some stand on the outskirts waiting for an opportunity that rarely arises, forced to only watch the others munch away happily. Some make their presence known, by bumping another off the perch, to get on it. My favorite stayed on the perch, on the opposite side of the window from which Jade and I looked on. He stayed on the perch for a long while, as no one else seemed interested in bumping him off. Every time someone new came onto another perch on the feeder, he popped his little head out to see who was there. He popped out right, left and even down to see what everyone else was doing. He was the watcher, had to know everything that was going on around him.
As I watch, I relate to some, others remind me of people I have encountered. Every situation in life can be a mirror. If we are willing to look into it, we can see parts of ourselves that we like and maybe parts we don’t. But to see it from a perspective of the ‘watcher’ we have a clear perspective of what it is within ourselves that we would perhaps like to change. It can also be a gentle reminder to embrace it all, love what we see. Like the carefree nature of the birds that are joyfully nibbling on their treats, Jade and I watch.
Namaste - Laurie Ahlemann
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