Today 06 of March 2022 the class is cancelled.

See you in two weeks everyone. 

Enjoy the sun! 

Warmly,

Ortensyoga

New Restrictions and how they affects us.

 Hi Everyone,
with the new restrictions, we will have to move the time to 18.15 to allow the previous course to finish and to open the windows before our class. So we will start at 18.15 and finish at 19.30.
Secondly, I ask everyone to book your spot, write an email the day before the class at least and cancel if you cannot come.
Update me if you get a positive covid test the days after the class so I can email everyone else that was at the class with you.
Further, we can only have 6 people in the room, so 5 participants plus me. It feels very little group but cozy anyway. So extra important that you book or cancel your place to give the possibility to others who want to come but could not book it on time.
Last but not least, remember that the class survives on donations so please take with you an exchange if you want to keep practicing together.

I guess is obvious by now, but I repeat, stay home if you feel sick and wash your hands. ;-)

Those times make me think so much of interbeing and interdependence. Of this thread that connects us all, humans and non-humans.

Take care and see you soon.

Warmly,
Giulia

" New Year , New Life " They say..

 We meet anyway in the same place at the same time (Sal B, Sundays 18.00-19.15) for a new year together practicing.

 For whatever reason, we come back to the mat , over and over again..

...What is your reason?

New dates are here:

January 23rd

February 6th and 20th

March 6th and 20th

April 3rd and 17th

May 8th and 22nd

 As we have done until now, you need to book your spot every time or just let me know in advance which classes you aim to attend. We continue to do it, in order for me to reach you easier in case the class is canceled for sickness or in case other information needs to be spread quickly for the participants of the classes. 

Please stay home if you have the minimum symptom.

Take care of yourself and others. 

May you all have a smooth transition into the new year. 

See you soon. 

 

Warmly,

Ortensyoga

Class is canceled today 5th of December!

 See you on the 19th!

Warmly,

Ortensyoga

NO CLASS TODAY 28TH OF DECEMBER. CANCELED FOR SICKNESS.

 

Ortensyoga fall 2021

Hi everyone,

here we are to start again. 

I hope your summer has been full of sun, fun and loved ones.

After so many years is still so exiting to start one more year of practice together. 

 

New dates:

September 26th 

October 10th, 31st

November 7th, 28th

December 5th, 19th

 

Time: 18.15-19.30

 

Place: Skarpnäckskulturhus Sal B

Please follow the same rules as last year and stay home if you don´t feel well, let us know if you do get sick with the virus right after class, and please book your spot via email before the class (so that I can inform others if a participant got sick aftre the class for example, and I can let you know if I am sick and so the class will be canceled or postponed).

You book or cancel your spot at ortensyoga@gmail.com 

Take care in the mean while and see you soon. 

With warmth,

Giulia

Ortensyoga

New classes and new routines.

 Hi dear friends,

I am happy to let you know that we are starting with new classes to bloom together into spring time. 

Dates are:
7th and 21st of March 
11th and 18th of April
2nd, 16th and 30th of May

Time is 18.15 to 19.30.

Due to current restrictions we can be a maximum of 8 persons in the room. 

• To make sure you get a spot on time you must book via our email ortensyoga@gmail.com at least two hours before. If you don´t get a response, do not worry, that means there is space for you! If you get a response, instead, might be that you are welcome at another time because we reached the number already. 
• Whenever is possible bring your own mat,cushion or blanket. 
• Stay home if you have any symptom, if you have booked already, be kind, send us an email to cancel your spot so that someone else can join. ;-)

I am looking at different places in order to arrange outdoor classes in Skarpnäck or Bagarmossen, if that interests you, write an email and I will keep you update on dates, location and times.

See you next Sunday the 7th!

Meanwhile take care of yourself and others. 

May the sun shines upon your face.

Warmly, 
Giulia from Ortensyoga

 Hi dear friends and yogis .

I am sadly writing to say that next sunday 22nd will be the last class for the year. 

The Kulturhuset is closing all the activities now with the new restrictions, and so we also feel is important to have a common strategy in this new time where we face the pandemic´s second wave. 

We will start again the classes in the beginning of February. 

In the meanwhile,  stay safe, take care of your community, be present with what arises and enjoy nature. 

If you need some sort of guidance to keep up with the practice, do not hesitate to reach out. 

See you on Sunday! 

Here a quote by Pema Chödrön, from her book Living Beautifully: with Uncertainty and Change :

“It’s not impermanence per se, or even knowing we’re going to die, that is the cause of our suffering, the Buddha taught. Rather, it’s our resistance to the fundamental uncertainty of our situation. Our discomfort arises from all of our efforts to put ground under our feet, to realize our dream of constant okayness. When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into its dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment, or awakening to our true nature, to our fundamental goodness. Another word for that is freedom—freedom from struggling against the fundamental ambiguity of being human.”

Warmly,

Ortensyoga

Today 8th of November, the class is cancelled !

Hi everyone, 

Giulia here, feeling sick and having some fever, in these days better not to push it, 

for ourselves and our collective. 

Hope you continue to enjoy this beautiful autumn day.

See you in two weeks.

Warmly,

Ortensyoga

Get back to classes!

 Hi dear OrtensYoga friends!

Autumn signs are all around. 

Hopefully you also feel recharged from the sun and the green nature that the summer gifted us with. 

We are inviting you to get back to our community class, donation based. 

Our intention is to practice together with you for a more conscious collective, in order to inspire the change that we wish to see in society.
Always starting from our own breath.

Next dates are:

September the 20th 

October the 4th and the 18th

November the 8th and the 22nd

December the 6th and the 20th

Same time 18-19.15 and same place Sal B, Skarpnäcks kulturhuset.

Covid-19´s measures:

Please stay home if you are sick,

bring your own yoga mats and blanket if you have,

disinfect your hands with the gel that we will provide right at the entrance of the room, 

spray for cleaning the mat will also be around after the use of it,

when taking place be aware of leaving enough distance to respect the people around you.

(Check updates in this web page to see if we have also being sick and so canceled the class)

Warm Welcome,

Giulia & Ida

Last class next sunday 24th of may!

Hi everyone,

we will have the last class of the season , next Sunday.

Then, it will be summer break, until the next class on September the 6th .

More info will come about the autumn´s dates. 

See you soon!

Warmly,

Ortensyoga

Hi dear practitioners and friends,

with the times that we are facing we decided to not have classes for march and april . 

Not to feed the seed of fear but to collectively acknowledge that feeling, and support each other, and care for each other by being safe, by taking care of ourselves and by practicing solidarity. 

The unknown, the change, could be frightening at the beginning. 

But by embracing the fact that both inside and in the collective there is fear, we can actively decide to water the seeds of hope, patience and compassion as an antidote. 

 

Take this time now to slow down, to stop, to not consume. 

There is suddenly a window of time open to re-think the way we live,  re-program our minds, re-set our focus, re-generate communities, re-discuss our priorities, re-listen to the need of the earth, re-design rituals,re-create noble silence and honest speech, re-face our restlessness and boredom, re-write the narrative we have around life and death, re-nourish what we have let dry, re-claim the present moment as a state of mind, re-establish love as a basic principle to start whatever we do.  

Perhaps you could take this opportunity to sit more often, move your body how you feel is right and empowering, maybe it looks like a sun salutation maybe not at all. Breath deeply, slowly and consciously. Feel the impermanence of the breath, of your emotions, of the situation. 

Take time to be in nature, with nature, to contemplate nature or just to be nature. 

She gives us back a great perspective. Birds singing, branches sprouting, and her vastness, her aliveness. Her strength. 

In the same moment we can wake up to the inter-being, the way we inter-are.

Take time to acknowledge all we already have, like our breath, our eyes, our ears and much more, we are alive. 

 

We wish you all a time of great insight. 

With resilience and warmth,

Ortensyoga.

We are mainly taking care of our families but if you wish to talk please write to us. 

 

New Year, New classes!

Hi dear Ortensyoga friends!

We hope you had a smooth transition into this brand new year.  

As the very beginning of the inhalation we can start anew, setting the intention of being present all the way until the very end of the exhalation, again and again. 

Whatever your proposal for the new year are, we are happy to continue to offer you yoga classes twice a month (for now, changes may occur, in that case we will let you know) . 

The intention behind is always the same, the joy and uniqueness of practice and the power of community. 

Thank you for 6 beautiful years of support, trust and friendship.

Dates for 2020:

January - 19th 

February - 9th and 23rd

March - 8th and 22nd

April- 5th and 19th

May- 10th and 24th

That is our yoga practice looks like these days.. ;-)

Honestly and warmly,

Giulia and Ida

Last class of the year!

Hi Friends of Ortensyoga,
We will have the last class of the year on Sunday 22nd of December!
After that will come the schedule for 2020.
The first class will be on Sunday 19th of January same time, same place.

Next Sunday for the last class we will have a little longer time after the Asana/movent practice, so we can sit in meditation for 15/20 minutes. Class ends then 19.30.
It will be a special time to gather around this holiday season, sometimes full of joy , sometimes full of anxiety. To both celebrate and get challenged. I am sure you know what I am talking about..
We will also sit to counter act this time of over consuming.

More presence, less presents.

Warmly,

Ortensyoga

Coming together for a new season of practice.

Hi everyone,
hopefully you are enjoying the summer and the green color of nature.

We have more dates for the autumn ,
Giulia will be guiding twice a month, while Ida is in maternity leave (yes, a new baby in town!) .
After new year, we hope to be able to offer you three times a month , where Ida come to teach one.

September 15th and 29th
October 13th and 27th
November 10th and 24th
December 8th and 22nd

from 18.00 to 19.15, sal B, Kulturhuset Skarpnäck as usual. 

classes are always donation based,
our aim is to offer a service for the local community through yoga and meditation,
we do that with the help of the Kulturhuset sponsoring the room for us, but we don´t get any money for that.
Think that you can exchange the class for money, vegetables or fruits from your garden, or anything else. if you are unable of giving anything of that, we are happy to receive a smile or just your kind presence.

See you when the leaves are turning red..

Warmly,
Ortensyoga

New Dates!!!!

Hi everyone,
hopefully the snow is catching you prepared and you can enjoy it, not just freezing under it ;-) .
We are looking forward to practice together again.
Since both of us are (and will be even more) very busy with our growing families, and in maternity leave, we will just have two classes per month this year.
One will be taught by Ida and one by Giulia.

New dates for this year are:

Feb 3rd and 17th
March 10th and 31st
April 7th and 28th
May 5th and 26th (last class)

from 18.00 to 19.15 always in sal B , skarpnäck kulturhuset .


We are looking forward to see you soon.

Warmly,
Ortensyoga

CLASS CANCELLED TONIGHT 26th August

Dear all,

unfortunately we were just contacted by Kulturhuset and they informed us that due to a break in no one is allowed in the building. We are very sorry to let you know with this short notice that TONIGHTS CLASS IS CANCELLED. 
We hope this is not to inconvenient and that you will be able to make to next months class on the 30th of September. 

With warmth,
Ortens Yoga

Last Class and Community Sunday 20th of May

Wake up the little monk or nun  within you!

Hi dear Community, 
we are about to end the season of practice together, for a long summer break. Therefore we want to celebrate with you this wonderful summer that is opening all the senses. 
We will meet for the last class and the Community Sunday on May 20th. We will gather indoor at 18 as usual for the movement/yoga and later we will practice walking meditation in the forest continuing with a sitting on the rocks in a nice spot between the trees, ending with sharing time. 
As we said during previous practice time, walking meditation might feel like waking up the little monk/nun within you, let yourself experience the walking into nature.
If is not pouring rain we will be outdoor most of the session so be aware of what you need to bring.
Barefoot or comfortable shoes is your choice ;-) , 
something to sit on would be nice as well as a tea or some snack to share with others at the end.

We will send more info about the next start of classes at the end of august and how the schedule will look like in the autumn. 
But for now let´s just enjoy that sun and warmth together!

Bowing to you all,

Giulia and Ida
Ortensyoga

Upcoming Community Sunday + Spring Retreat schedule

Hi everyone,
on the 25th of March we will have our Community Sunday,
where we will practice until 19.30. 30 minutes yoga/movements, 30 minutes meditation, 30 minutes sharing, as usual.
All the donations for Community Sundays, until the end of May, are going to support "Ingen människa är illegal" (no one is illegal)  here you find more info about them https://www.ingenillegal.org/imai-stockholm .

Also a reminder that there is no class for easter holiday the 1st of april.

Also the spring retreat date is getting closer, and we have some spots lefts, spread the word .
To sign up just send us an email and we will provide the registration form.
The schedule will look like that :

Saturday 21st of April
 11:00-12:45 introduction +  yoga practice
13:00 LUNCH
14:00 Working mindful period / free mindful time
15:00 2hrs yoga/movement workshop
17:30 walking meditation outdoor / forest invitation
18:30 DINNER
19:30 Working mindful period / free mindful time
20:00 meditation
20:30 check in/circle/sharing
21.30 goodnight
noble silence starts

Sunday 22nd of April
 6.25 waking bell
7:00 meditation
7:30 yoga practice
9:00 BREAKFAST
end of silence period
10:00 working mindful period /mindful packing/mindful cleaning/leaving the room
11.00-12.00 walking meditation outdoor
13:00 LUNCH
14:00 meditation
14:30-15:30 sharing/closing


Enjoy the transition into light.

warmly,

Ortensyoga

Sliding scale pricing, what to consider before paying the spring retreat

As we announced in our last post we're soon hosting a retreat at Hellasgården.
 We've decided to not have a fixed price but instead a sliding scale pricing (for this retreat it is 1300-2300:-) and here we offer an explanation for how we think of it.

So this is the wiki-definition:

”Sliding scale fees are variable prices for products, services, or taxes based on a customer's ability to pay. Such fees are thereby reduced for those who have lower incomes, or alternatively, less money to spare after their personal expenses, regardless of income.”

For this retreat it means that if you have little or no money to spare you pay 1300:- this is the cost for food, board and renting of the space. We’re not making a profit from this price, but rather it's a community service.

If you have a monthly salary and are able to save some money and take a holiday you can probably pay 1800:- this pays the cost of the retreat and our salaries.

If you have a monthly salary, are able to spend and save some money and comfortable can pay 2300:- you are paying for the retreat, our salaries and supporting someone with a tighter budget so that we get payed for our work.

but not just that..

..Consider this :

Dana (generosity) Practice

"In the Buddhist tradition, the teachings are given freely because they are considered priceless; in the Buddhist tradition we also practice dana, or generosity, by making monetary offerings for the teachings. Dana is not payment for goods or services rendered; it is given from the heart. Your generosity is a gift that supports not just the teachers, but also the Sangha, the larger Dharma community, and your own practice."

On the same note, nobody is left out for lack of funds. If you find yourself in that situation, please contact us. 

Thank you very much .