StarryBrooke Yoga

08/08/2022

{産休のお知らせ} Maternity Leave Announcement

Hey everyone! I'm 38 weeks pregnant and heading into the hospital today for a scheduled induction! This pregnancy was completely unplanned and filled with ups and downs, but everything seems okay right now, and I'm going into the hospital for monitoring, so I finally feel safe making an announcement. I won't be teaching for a while, but if you miss my lessons, you can check out the eight bilingual prenatal workouts ( #英語でヨガ、 #マタネティヨガ、 #バイリンガルヨガ) I just uploaded to my YouTube channel, available from my home page. Be well everyone!

11/12/2020

Some thoughts about inquiry-based language learning environments, inspired by my own experience teaching :-)

13/05/2020

この写真は私の家と庭からです。🌈⁣
ヨガクラスでは、よくintention(心がけ)について話します。⁣
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goalと違い、intentionは具体的な計画というよりも、理想的な自分などという意味で使われています。例えば、以下の英語の質問も耳にします：⁣
What do you want to feel like? ➡️どんな気分でいたいですか。⁣
種(seed)を植えて、植物を育てるというイメージです。⁣
“Plant a seed”または”Plant an intention.”⁣
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ヨガクラスに関して、人それぞれ様々なintentionがあります。⁣
また、すでに達成しているという意味で、肯定文・現在形で表現することが多いです。⁣
例えば、以下のようなintentionをよく耳にします。⁣
＊I am relaxed and calm. ➡️ 私はリラックスして落ちついています。⁣
＊I welcome the world around me. ➡️ 周りの世界を歓迎しています。⁣
＊My heart is open to experience. ➡️ 経験の全てに対して心を開いています。⁣
＊I have all the time in the world. ➡️ たっぷり時間が在ります。⁣
＊I am grateful for the people around me. ➡️私の周りにいる方に対して感謝の気持ちがあります。⁣
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What intention do you want to plant for yourself?⁣
Would you like to try planting it in English?⁣
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英語初心者も気楽にご参加いただける、新しいオンライン「英語でヨガ」のサービスを提供することにしました。個人レッスンとグループレッスンがあります。⁣ ⁣⁣⁣
特に以下のような方にご興味をもっていただけると思います。 ⁣⁣⁣
✳️体を動かしながら、英語を勉強したい方
✳️日本語が堪能なネイティブの英語の先生に英語や翻訳についての質問をしたい方⁣⁣⁣
✳️ご自身がヨガのインストラクターで、英語のヨガレッスン（オンライン含め）を気楽に参加できるようにしたい（または指導したい）方 ⁣⁣⁣
✳️その他スポーツインストラクター、マッサージセラピストなどで、英語で身体についてコミュニションができるようになりたい方 ⁣⁣⁣
✳️ヨガと英語、どちらも大好きで、一石二鳥(“kill two birds with one stone")でレッスンを受けたい方⁣⁣⁣
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また、特に試験や仕事などのため英会話を習得したい方に個人レッスンをお勧めします。 ヨガでリラックスしながら英会話を勉強するなんて最高だと思いませんか？ ⁣⁣⁣
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詳細はこちらのリンク先：⁣⁣
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https://ja.eigo-yoga.com/online-services ⁣⁣

07/05/2020

02/02/2020

Happy Groundhog Day & Setsubun! Welcome spring! Today was a great day to practice park yoga by the beautiful plum blossoms at Kaihin Park in Makuhari. We raised ¥3000 yen for the Women’s Action Network (https://wan.or.jp). The next charity yoga event will be held Feb. 16, and my friend Giedre Oki has generously offered to provide 20-minute ¥500 reiki sessions before and after, also to benefit WAN. If you’d like one of her relaxing sessions, please contact her! And get in touch or check out the event page if you’d like to participate!

20/01/2020

08/12/2019

“The cold doesn’t bother me anyway.” Thanks to everyone who came out to charity park yoga this November and December in the nippy weather. We gathered ¥3,000 for the Women’s Action Network (https://wan.or.jp). Today we got warm and shed our coats quickly during an invigorating strength-building flow. Savasana was lovely under Mexican blankets. Weather-dependent, I try to do this once a month. It’s fun and a great way to contribute to a wonderful charity that speaks intelligently about gender issues in Japan.

11/11/2019

teachers crawling on the floor and mooing in my presentation: in the ESL classroom.

I had a great time and learned so much from the wonderful participants in my presentation, “Embodiment in the ESL Classroom," at ETJ Tokyo this past Sunday. I made a slideshow with some videos to highlight the major points of our discussion. I hope that I have showed how a safe, inquiry-based approach to embodied practices can enhance ESL classrooms for both children and adults. is it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs02Xkm32-w&feature=youtu.be
#ヨガ　 #英語でヨガ　 #千葉ヨガ　

22/10/2019

Fun conversation as it left itself on the whiteboard in today’s #英会話 course for #ヨガ指導者　 #マインドフルネス　 #英語でヨガ　 #千葉ヨガ

20/10/2019

Undefeated by recent heavy rainfall and a bit of remaining mud, three women and I (8 hands) gathered for monthly #チャラティーヨガ at Kaihin Makuhari park to raise ¥1500 for the Women’s Action Network (https://wan.or.jp), an organization dedicated to promoting awareness of gender issues in Japan and abroad. Here we are offering Shuni mudra. #幕張ヨガ　 #千葉ヨガ　 #英語でヨガ　

15/10/2019

Hello everyone, I’ll be giving a presentation to English language teaching professionals on using embodied techniques, including yoga and meditation, in ESL classrooms for both children and adults on November 10. Check out event details if you’re interested.
https://www.facebook.com/events/405202863510922/?ti=icl

08/10/2019

昨日の運動指導者向けの #英会話 講座では、安全な環境についてたくさん話し合いました。生徒側として、”safe environment”がなんであるか、又、指導者として安全な環境を作るのに、話し合いして役に立つ表現と根本的な文法パターンをロールプレイの中いっぱい練習していただきました。私がテキストで提供したアイデアよりも生徒さんにたくさんのアイデアが出てきたので、改めて #英会話指導者 としても、ヨガ指導者　としても一番重要なのは観察と生徒さんに学ぶことだと実感しました。　最後に生徒さんに私には新しい日本語のことわざを教えていただきました: 三人集まれば文殊の知恵。英語にはにった(でもちょっと違う)表現があります: Two heads are better than one.

01/10/2019

Yesterday we started an ESL seminar for yoga teachers/Ayurveda therapists at Nishi Chiba Jade. I’m creating a text for the course as we go along. Using yoga and specific student interests as a guide, the course and text covers basic English grammar and sentence patterns and an expanding vocabulary base, empowering students to communicate in English in a variety of situations on topics important to their profession, including (yesterday) introducing themselves to another participant at a yoga conference overseas. Next week we’ll talk about safety and what safe communication means to each of us. We have openings for single-day participation, Tuesday in October~November, 19:00~20:15. Contact me if you are interested.

16/09/2019

Yesterday, this amazing group of women (plus a few others) gathered to practice yoga and donate ¥5,500 to the Women’s Action Network (https://wan.or.jp), which promotes awareness of gender issues in Japan and abroad. It was a lovely, empowering way to spend Sunday morning. Thanks to everyone who participated and donated money for your heart and humor.

09/01/2018

I visited the lovely Hinoki Sakura preschool today to watch the 2-year-old English class 🙂 I’m excited to start teaching yoga in English to parents in the BIG (scroll to see a picture), well-lit room here while kids play in the nice child space (also shown) from February 7. I’ll also teach kids ages 3-5 “Yoga in English” from April. For more information about the class for parents, check these links. English: http://hinokisakura.com/en/support-center/
日本語: http://hinokisakura.com/子育て支援センター/

05/01/2018

[New class announcement] I'm happy to start teaching "英語でヨガ/therapeutic yoga" on Wednesdays, 10:30 - noon, at the Hinoki Sakura Parent-Child Support Center for parents of children age 0 to 3 beginning in February. The center is very near JR-Sakura station, and staff at the center can watch your children as you practice yoga in English.

For specific information about the class, location, and how to book, see information below.
English: http://hinokisakura.com/en/support-center/
日本語: http://hinokisakura.com/%E5%AD%90%E8%82%B2%E3%81%A6%E6%94%AF%E6%8F%B4%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC/

Parent-child Support Center Regular Program Time and Date: 8:30-13:30 on every Monday to Friday Booking is not necessary. Please walk in whenever you like. Lunch Lunch can be brought to the Center. Please clear the table and bring back trash with you after lunch. Therapeutic Yoga will start fr.....