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Message from our U3A Yoga Tutor, Carmen Ceniza
Hello Yogi's and Yogini's
Lila Yoga Studio is turning 1 on the 1st October! To celebrate this memorable occasion, we are having a week’s celebration of free yoga open classes from the 1st - 7th October. That means you can join any open class for nothing! To really get the party going, Friday night Satsang (community night) on the 2nd Oct, we will have a party with Drumming, dancing, Acro-yoga and more. We will draw our raffle that night. Prizes are two 8 class passes worth $200 and an hour massage by the lovely Jane Hutchens. So, don't forget to buy a ticket, $2 each or 6 for $10. Doors open at 7.30pm, entry by donation. Tea, chai and Vegetarian nibbles will be there for you to enjoy.
Hope to see you soon! Namaste, Carmen Ceniza Mobile 0406 765 012 carmen@lilayoga.com.au
Lila Yoga, Suite 2, 352 High Street, (Entry: Castlereagh Street), PENRITH.
Tel: 4732 3230 www.lilayoga.com.au .
Italian Cooking Party
The Italian Language Class is having an Italian Cooking Party at the Penrith School of Arts on Monday 5th October at 12.30pm.
Tutors and Volunteers’ Afternoon Tea at 2.00 to 4.00pm on Tuesday 13th October
This event has been arranged at the Penrith RSL during the U3A holidays and we hope that many Tutors and Volunteers will be able to attend.
Introduction to Bird Watching - A course for beginners with Julie Neumann
Course starts on Wednesday 21 October 2009 in Penrith School of Arts at 9.30am to 11am
This will be followed by a series of 8 weekly field trips in various locations between Springwood and Penrith. Excursions will be between 7.30am and 9.00am approximately. Final field trip 9th December 2009.
Binoculars would be an advantage. Medium level of fitness some walking involved.
Meeting places and transport will be arranged at the previous week’s meeting.
If you are interested in this course, please contact:
Julie Neumann 4739 3063 Email: julieneumann@eftel.net.au
Byzantium by Graham Engel BSc MSc (Hons) PhD
Course starts on Wednesday 21 October 2009 in the Leura Uniting Church Hall,Grose St, Leura at 2.00pm - 3.30pm.
The Byzantine Empire was the longest lasting of all western empires: AD 330 until 1453.
If you are interested in this course, please contact: Graham Engel 4784 2234 Email: graham.engel@bigpond.com
Movie Supper Night at 136 Jamison Road, Penrith at 7.30pm on Saturday 24th October
Relive and enjoy Old Time Movie Classics from the 1940’s to 1960’s on 16mm film with the Volunteer Projection Group at 136 Jamison Road, Penrith on the 4th Saturday every month.
The program consists of one full length feature film and (if it is less than 120 minutes) a Cartoon and Newsreel. This is followed by supper and a discussion on the presentation. A voluntary donation is requested to cover the cost of the refreshments.
On Saturday 24 October, the Projection Group will be showing: “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” (Col***). Starring: Howard Keel.
U3A members and their guests will be welcome.
If you wish more details, contact John Morehead - Tel: 4721 0518.
The Annual General Meeting at the Penrith School of Arts at 1.30pm on Thursday 12th November.
Scrabble (at Penrith):
This group that meets at the Penrith School of Arts on Thursdays between 12.30pm and 2.30pm would like some more players. If you are interested, please just come along or contact Fay Napthali 4731 2024.
Draft of the U3A Courses 2010 Handbook
The draft of the handbook is on our website. If you are interested, please proof read it and let me know if you find any errors by emailing to alanlees@y7mail.com We hope to provide a printer’s draft of the handbook at the Tutors and Volunteers Afternoon Tea on the 13th October and distribution of the printed handbooks to all members by early November.
New photographs of U3A classes are still required for the 2010 Handbook. Please email them to the Office u3anepean@optusnet.com.au and to alanlees@y7mail.com or hand them in at the Office.
Creative Writing (at Blaxland):
Richard Lamb will take over from Dave Evans in tutoring this course. Dave is going to take a break so that he can do some serious writing.
Creative Writing (at Lawson):
This is a new course that will be tutored by George Conyngham at the Committee Room, Our lady of Nativity Church, Lawson.
The Adventure of English with Melvyn Bragg: (as presented on SBS television in 2007)
Tony Bayes will be the tutor for this course at Penrith and Springwood.
We will travel through Britain to tell the story of how an insignificant German dialect, which only arrived in the fifth century, evolved into a language, which is now spoken and understood by more people than any other around the world.
We trace English from its humble roots to its flowering in the writing of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. English is a global language. Every day, in cities all around the world it is estimated that well over a thousand million people around the world speak, or have a working knowledge of English.
This is its story. It’s a story that really reads like an adventure of extraordinary survival, invasion, near extinction, and fascinating flexibility.
English Language by Rob Loveday
Tony Bayes will also be the tutor for this course at Penrith and Springwood.
We will study the History of English; Humour – Laugh at English; English in Society – Language at Work; English around the World; and the Nature of Language – Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Word Coinage, Syntax and Grammar.
The presentations are full of exercises and activities for the class to focus their attention, increase participation and enhance social interaction, learning and enjoyment. There are many forays into history and languages other than English.
Recreational Mathematics and Solving Cryptic Crosswords (at Springwood):
Len Smith will tutor these two courses at Springwood Neighbourhood Centre.
The Science of Feelings and Emotions: Lloyd Fell will tutor this course at Springwood Neighbourhood Centre.
Feelings are a commentary we make about our biological emotions. In life experience, feelings are what matter most. Neuroscience is teeming with new discoveries about our emotions. We will explore these in a participatory course that is designed to be fun and requires no previous specialised knowledge.
Philosophy - The Life of Humans and the Way They Behave Towards Each Other
Brian Kearney will tutor this course at Penrith.
The following list of topics covers an area of Philosophy and includes some Law and Criminology along with the basics of Philosophy:
Growing & Caring for Orchids:
Graham Larkham will tutor this course at his home in Glenmore Park. It is on the bus route.
This course will provide basic information on growing and caring for orchids, with practical, hands-on activities. Visits to an orchid grower's collection and an orchid show. Students need to provide their own gloves, secateurs and the ability to have transport to visit other growers.
Lapidary - Introduction to Lapidary Gemstones for Jewellery Making
Michael Wilde will tutor this course at Blaxland Gem and Mineral Club, Valley Heights.
This course provides an introduction to the composition and location of the wonderful variety of native rocks, otherwise known as gems and minerals. Participants will cut, shape and polish a slab of rock resulting in a gemstone suitable for jewellery making. They will have access to the well equipped workshop and will observe members undertaking other aspects of jewellery making including silver craft and faceting.
An optional field trip may be offered for those who wish to experience fossicking.
Course participants will be required to pay a temporary membership fee and insurance amounting to $18. This will entitle them to use The Club facilities for three months from the beginning of the course.
Walking with a Touch of History in October:
Details of all Walks for Term 3 are shown elsewhere on our website. U3A Members can join any Walking Group. But Walks A and Walks B are for “Medium walkers” and Walks C are for “Gentle walkers”.
PLEASE NOTE: A new rail time table commences on October 11. Please check local services to be sure you have the right time to reach the allocated start on time.
| U3A Year 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Term 1: 1 February to 1 April Term 3: 19 July to 24 September |
Term 2: 19 April to 2 July Term 4: 11 October to 10 December |
| Enrolment Days: Wednesday, 13th January at Lawson 11.00am – 12.30pm Mid Mountains community Centre New & Staple Streets, Lawson (Behind the shops) |
Enrolment Days: Friday, 15th January at Penrith 11.00am – 12.30pm Penrith School of Arts 3 Castlereagh Street, Penrith |
Broadband for Seniors
The Committee took the decision not to proceed with the Broadband for Seniors Project because our U3A is very busy organising the U3A 2010 State Conference in March next year and it would cost our U3A between $500 and $1,000 to install the necessary equipment and cabling.
Newsletters:
The closing date for submissions to the monthly Email Newsletter is one week before the end of each month. However, if you miss the date, your submission will go in the following month’s newsletter – if I remember. Submissions should be sent to the Office – Attention Curriculum Convener or preferably emailed to alanlees@y7mail.com
Next Committee Meeting
The next Committee Meeting will be held at the Penrith School of Arts at 11.30am on Tuesday
13 October, 2009.
Disclaimer – Articles contributed to this Newsletter and published as a service to members; do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of this association. Articles are intended as opinions and items of debate only and should not be acted on without expert advice
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 Savasana: A position of total relaxation |
 Balasana: A position that brings peace and calmness. |
 Setu-Bandha-Sarvangasana: This position calms the brain and heals tired legs. |
 Marjayasana: Stimulates the midriff area and the spinal column. |
 Halasana: Excellent for back pain and insomnia. |
 Dolphin: Excellent for the shoulder area, thorax, legs, and arms. |
 Salambhasana: Great exercise to stimulate the lumbar area, legs, and arms. |
 Ananda-Balasana: This position is great for massaging the hip area. |
 Malasana: This position, for ankles and back muscles. |
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