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Our signature glow-in-the-dark yoga class. Think Hayden Planetarium meets Mahatma Gandhi. A full sensory experience. Children learn how their bodies work while exploring ideas about compassion, kindness, gratefulness and love. Classes will relate to topics like the elements, senses, colors, animals, planets, organ functions, emotions and the total energy of the season. Some days they’ll visit an imaginary forest, other days they’ll go underwater to discover water worlds and sea creatures.

Classes include yoga postures and exercises, breath work, mantra, mudras and sound vibration.
Come wearing white for extra glowiness!!!!

Mommy & Me Gloga Yoga for Pre-Crawlers (accompanied by caregiver): $375/semester, $30/drop-in
Thursdays: 9:30am – 10:15m

161 Hudson Street – Downtown Tribeca
(between Laight and Hubert Streets)
New York NY 10013
Tel 212 226 0345
Fax 212 226 2078
info@moomah.com

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Introductory Specials for New Students

One Week of Free Yoga – for first time students (Brooklyn and Manhattan residents only). Through August 31st.

$70 -Beginner Series-  Never done Yoga before?  Tight, stiff, intimidated, … have no worries.  Come to this no pressure class to learn the very basics, foundation, and forms of the poses with Abhaya Teachers.

Anusara Immersion Level 3- Song of the Soul Study of the Bhagavad Gita

 Summer Immersion
Sundays and Wednesdays in July
Sundays 12-4pm ( July 11, 18, 25* )

* July 25th class extended 6-9pm as well

Wednesdays 6-9pm ( July 7, 14, 21, 28)

Throughout the process of Immersion 3, Tara will shed light on the Bhagavad Gita, a beautiful and poetic, ancient, yogic text still very applicable to life today.  In level 3 we take the Anusara Principles of Alignment to another level of understanding while continuing our studies of meditation, contemeplation, and pranayama. Those interested in pursing an Anusara Teacher Training are now ready and and have their necessary pre-requisites met.

Cost: $700

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Sunday, July 18 6PM-8PM
The Psychology of Karma
followed by prasad (sacred food!)

We are graced to know Dhanurdhara Swami as a friend and spiritual mentor. When he is not in India, he will be offering monthly lectures at YOGAMAYA on Sunday evenings.

DDS is a dynamic speaker, filled with knowledge and depth of perspective. One of his great gifts is his ability to speak on high subjects in a way that is practical, relatable, and makes sense to the audience.

Whatever your level of spiritual knowledge, you will leave his programs feeling like you understand “Yoga” and its most important teachings in a powerful and useful way! Keep checking back in for his upcoming schedule at YOGAMAYA!

The Psychology of Karma:
Almost without exception all schools of classical Indian thought have at least one belief in common: they accept the law of karma, a divine arrangement of external events in order to help one grow spiritually. Dhanurdhara Swami will explain how our life experiences are a map of growth and source of blessings. We only need to learn how to understand and respond to them properly.

DD Swami will also clarify commonly misunderstood aspects of the law of karma, including:?

1) the co-existence of free will and destiny
2) the harmony between the Divine and the existence of suffering
3) Vedic astrology as a map of destiny? ?

To support the existence of the law of karma – that there is a destiny set at birth- Swami will give a short astrological reading describing some of the attendees’ general personality and life events.

If you are interested in participating in this activity, please send your date, exact time and place of birth to bryn@yogamayanewyork.com at least 10 days before the seminar.

Time restraints limit readings to the first five to ten people who sign up for the event.

Sunday, August 15 6PM-8PM
The Environment of Consciousness
followed by prasad (sacred food!)

We are graced to know Dhanurdhara Swami as a friend and spiritual mentor. When he is not in India, he will be offering monthly lectures at YOGAMAYA on Sunday evenings. 

DDS is a dynamic speaker, filled with knowledge and depth of perspective.  One of his great gifts is his ability to speak on high subjects in a way that is practical, relatable, and makes sense to the audience.

Whatever your level of spiritual knowledge, you will leave his programs feeling like you understand “Yoga” and its most important teachings in a powerful and useful way!  Keep checking back in for his upcoming schedule at YOGAMAYA!

The Environment of Consciousness
Dhanurdhara Swami is a lifelong scholar of the Bhagavad-gita.  In this satsang he will demonstrate how, based on Bhagavad-gita, one can make very simple choices in the make-up of his or her immediate environment to achieve greater clarity of perception, enhanced peace of mind, and improved self-control.

The ancients had a simple, but profound teaching: When we lack self-control, we fail. This is true with regard to our diet, our relationships, our career, and our spiritual disciplines, such as yoga. Simply put, a successful person learns to control their mind, rather than be controlled by it; this is the practice of yoga. The Bhagavad-gita is one of the main yogic texts. In its discussion of spiritual discipline, it not only gives an outline for the various methods of yoga, but also gives specific, comprehensive insight into how the quality of our environment affects the quality of our awareness. In the fourteenth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita, this knowledge is called “the supreme wisdom” and “the best of all knowledge”.

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Sankalpah Yoga Studio located at 254 Fifth Avenue in New York City is offering a wonderful workshop on mindful yoga this summer.  The event will combine yoga and meditation practices for any level student- great for beginners and advanced alike!

Mindful Yoga with Heather

Saturday, June 26
2:00-4:30pm

In this workshop, we will weave together the practices of yoga asana and mindfulness meditation. We will do this by bringing gentle awareness to our mind as we move through a slower, thoughtful flow of postures.
By practicing in this way, each asana reveals a unique opportunity for profound insight and transformation. This approach educates the mind to stay present to all that opens within us during our practice and opens up the potential for rapid progress in our physical practice.
We will begin the workshop with a discussion of philosophy and instruction on mindfulness meditation techniques. We will then move into a guided seated meditation before applying our awareness to a 90 minute yoga flow.

Beginning/Intermediate students welcome. The workshop is best for those with basic yoga experience, no meditation experience needed.
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As a practitioner of Insight Meditation, Heather first came to yoga with a curiosity of the interconnectedness of the mind and body – after years of practice, yoga has become a meditation in itself. Heather is interested in the profound channels of healing that meditation and yoga tap into and the potential for complete wellness that the complimentary modalities offer through breath, movement and conscious transformation.

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Starting in May, find refuge from city life by practicing seasonal yoga. Decrease stress and increase your energy by focusing on your posture, breath control and meditation. Classes are led by Neem Dewji, certified in Hatha and Therapeutic Yoga from The Yoga for Health Foundation in Bedfordshire, England, and The Integral Yoga Institute in NYC. Sessions are held outdoors only and are weather dependent. Call (718) 549-3200 x245 by 8 a.m. on the day of the class for program updates.

Location:
Perkins Visitors Center
Bronx

Visit the Web site

Contact Information:
Contact by email
(718) 549-3200 x245

Department: Parks

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AntiGravity Yoga Workshop: Zero Compression Inversions with Emilia Conradson

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Time: 1:30-3:30pm, Price: $40
pre-register required
Click here to pre-register online

Discover how the AG Hammock can support you in zero compression inversions. This workshop is designed to refresh the lymphatic system and stimulate the release of neurotransmitters in the brain to leave you in a state of bliss! This workshop is perfect for those who love to be upside down. This is also a safe and supportive environment for people who have never been upside down in their life!

No inversion or AntiGravity Yoga experience required. Please plan to arrive about 15 minutes before class begins.

NOTE: Space is limited, and each participant must be registered individually in order to reserve a space for this workshop.

AntiGravity Yoga 101 with Emilia Conradson

Sunday, April 11, 2010

2:00-3:45pm, $35, Pre-registration Required
Click here to pre-register online

Sunday, May 8, 2010

2:00-3:45pm, $35, Pre-registration Required
Click here to pre-register online

Are you curious to try AntiGravity Yoga for the first time, or establish a solid foundation in this unique system? This workshop is designed to give you a secure and detailed understanding of AntiGravity Yoga fundamentals while having a ton of fun! You’ll learn to fly, hold and balance in challenging yoga poses longer, gain better kinesthetic awareness and build cardiovascular and muscular strength In a safe and supportive environment. Gain a new perspective on how you can increase your flexibility, joint mobility, balance, and ability to be upside down for way longer than you ever imagined.

IMPORTANT: ONLY REGISTER ONE PERSON UNDER YOUR ACCOUNT. MAKING MULTIPLE PURCHASES FOR A SINGLE WORKSHOP UNDER ONE ACCOUNT WILL RESULT IN ONLY ONE INDIVIDUAL BEING REGISTERED.

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Yoga For Scoliosis with Deborah Wolk
Sunday May 2   9:30 am-1:30 pm $70

The practice of yoga can help bring awareness to a spinal curvature and may relieve pain as well as slow the progression of scoliosis. A consistent yoga practice that specifically addresses the scoliosis with awareness and alignment will, in many cases, assure these results.

This workshop covers the anatomy of scoliosis and how it affects one’s body/mind and health. Ways of practicing and sequencing asana and use of props geared towards various curvatures and pain issues will be explored.

Anyone with scoliosis is encouraged to attend this workshop including people considering yoga as a therapeutic option. You may also learn how to safely practice yoga with your spinal fusion or Harrington Rod. It is especially recommended that yoga students attend with their teachers. One parent may accompany their child or teen with scoliosis without additional charge.

Deborah Wolk has presented her highly respected scoliosis workshops throughout the United States and in Europe since 2002.  The information and asana presented in the workshop is informed by her work with her own scoliosis as well as years of study with the most knowledgeable senior teachers working with scoliosis in the United States. Her workshops are known for presenting a wealth of clear, concise information that profoundly transform any yoga practice; from the uninitiated to the most advanced practitioner.

Deborah Is the Co-Director of Yoga Union Center for Backcare & Scoliosis

USING THE TRESSLER
A Mini-Workshop Series
Maximum 4 students per session $150 per session

The tressler is considered the premiere piece of therapeutic equipment by Iyengar teachers and the Iyengars themselves. Yet here in NYC the tressler often sits unused in class except occasionally to lean on. Like the wall ropes, the tressler can offer support, traction, proprioceptive information and engagement of the limbs like no other prop can. And its use can be combined with wall ropes, the wall and every other prop in the studio! With knowledge of its use, you can take care of yourself in class when you have an injury or as a teacher work with students who do.

Saturdays January 23, February 20, March 20, April 10 9am-12pm

In this series you will explore many of the classic asana that are part of regular practice and experience how they a can be practiced with more precision and intelligence using the tressler.  Each session will explore a different category of pose. Because of the nature of the tressler, there will also be plenty of time to observe and assist your classmates as well as work on the tressler by yourself with highly individualized adjustments and modi?cations.

PART IV  April 10  Traction and Inversions.
Since the tressler is weightbearing you can hang from it, climb on it and stretch while suspended.  For the student with asymmetry, alignment or spinal compression, it offers one more form of the indispensible traction he or she needs.  In addition, learning the techniques for using the tressler in Sirsasana (headstand), traction and proprioception techniques in Sarvangasana (shoulderstand) and halasana will give you a foundation — just the beginning of all the ways you can line up the bones and create stability while safely practicing these challenging inversions.

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VINYASA KRAMA – THE CONSCIOUS LANGUAGE OF SEQUENCING YOGA POSTURES
Saturday March 20th from 6-8pm

A Sequencing Workshop for Yoga Teachers with Cassandra Rigney
“The word vinyasa means ‘a joining or linking mechanism.’  Krama means ‘the process’; it refers to the succession of changes that occurs from moment to moment.  Vinyasa krama means the succession of changes undertaken with a single pointed intention, free from fluctuation.” – Jivamukti Yoga, Chapter 8

Cassandra is an Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher known for her challenging sequences and fluid transitions.  In this workshop you will learn the meaning of rhythm and movement by understanding the language of sequencing and how to consciously choose asana combinations that will encourage the body to unfold to its full potential while at the same time honoring the safety of the student.
There is no randomness in the original Jivamukti sequences designed as a blueprint by Jivamukti founders Sharon Gannon and David Life, nor are they choreographed. Each one is designed to flow perfectly into the other, taking the body from one state to the other and back again, and maximizing the release of energy within the body. We will serve our students best if we learn  to maximize their experience of asana.

There are many things to consider when sequencing asana; are you building a class or just putting in random poses?  Are your inhales and exhales coordinated with the proper movement?  Are you sacrificing proper alignment in order to sequence?  Do you incorporate seamless transitions into your sequences? These topics and many others will be covered in the workshop, which will revolve around a class as an example of Vinyasa Krama.

All yoga teachers  are welcome as well as those interested in learning about sequencing.

$45 in advanced
$50  day of

RELAX, RENEW AND RESTORE-A HOLISTIC RESPONSE TO STRESS
with Jivamukti Yoga teacher Jeff Brown
Sunday March 21st from 6 to 8:30 pm
The pace and rhythm of our culture, coupled with life’s challenges, can produce a cascade of stress hormones in the brain that have many effects on the body. Some of these effects can have a negative impact on the immune system leading to an increased risk of disease and emotional imbalance.  Come join Jeff Brown to learn how through mindfulness we can shift from a stress reaction to a relaxation response followed by an immersion that will help reset the body’s natural rhythm and neurological patterns.  Using yoga asana, active and restorative, pranayama, mindfulness meditation and aromatherapy, Jeff will help you drop into a state of deep relaxation and awareness of the present moment so essential for the body-mind to restore its natural rhythm, balance and joy.
The tuition is $40 in advance  - $45 day of.
call the front desk for Registration at 212-353-0214 ext. 0
or by going to our online registrartion:
https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=jivamuktiyogacenter&stype=1

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