| AUGUST 2010 |
VILLAGE YOGA
St. John's Church
81 Christopher Street (between 7th ave & Bleeker)
New York, NY
info@villageyoganyc.com
In these memoir writing workshops with Marie Carter, we will do a kundalini yoga set, followed by mini-lectures on the craft of memoir writing, with handouts and examples from other writers. The workshop will end in meditation. No experience necessary. Three Tuesdays.
August 24th, 1st & September 7th: 6:30 - 9PM
$25 per session
Yoga integrates common events into a vision of the divine and interprets adversity as a door to transformation. But how are we to integrate the uncommon horrors of the Holocaust into such transformative experience? Join Joshua Greene for a powerpoint presentation about Holocaust victims who were schooled in mystic traditions, and a discussion on seeing "history's darkest hour" through Yoga philosophy.
August 31st: 8PM
by donation
322 East 39th Street
(between 1st & 2nd Aves)
New York, NY 10016
(212) 661-6655 // sayhi@mangohstudio.com
An hands on workshop for experienced and aspiring yoga teachers with Erica Schweer. Learn how to physically and energetically guide your students into safe, beneficial poses.
August 29th: 1 - 4PM
$35
LULULEMON
15 Union Square West
(between 14th & 15th)
New York, NY 10003
(212) 675-5286 // unionsquarenyc-store@lululemon.com
With Kara Liotta.
August 29th: 10 - 11AM
FREE!
Join this sacred world-music experience with Gaura Vani & As Kindred Spirits.
August 28th: 8 - 10PM
$15 donation
580 Broadway, suite 205
btw Prince & Houston
New York, NY 10012
(212) 334-9960 // staff@virayoga.com
Releasing the past, trusting the future, coming into the moment with self-love. An afternoon of ecstatic breathwork and specific exercises to awaken and deepen your capacity for self-love and freedom in every relationship with Scott Schwenk.
August 28th: 1 - 3:30PM
$60, $75 within 24 hours
Sequencing your yoga from the core with Sadie Nardini. Move through a strong, creative flow class to building each pose from the ground up.
August 28th & 29th: 1:30 - 4:30PM
$125
15 Union Square West (between 14th & 15th) New York, NY 10003 (212) 675-5286 // unionsquarenyc-store@lululemon.com
Kundalini flow with Sarita Lou.
August 28th: 9 - 10AM
FREE
This three-day immersion structure with Emilia Conradson invigorates your practice with heightened proprioceptive awareness, a complete understanding of how to practice zero compression inversions, and an in-depth relationship between your body and gravity.
August 27th: 7 - 9:30PM & 28th & 29th: 9AM - 5:30PM
$400
Kirtan with Jeremy and Lily.
August 27th: 8 - 10PM
$15 donation
This is yoga inspired by, and infused with, sound and vibration. Accompanied by turntables; part asana, part expression, Yogaspanda seeks to explore the boundaries that keep our selves and our practices limited or locked in by riding the waves of breath and music. With Anya Porter.
August 27th: 8 - 10PM
$25 in advance, $30 after 8/23
A bhakti immersion weekend full of kirtan, yoga, celebration, storytelling, reflection, veggie fare, dancing and more!
August 27th: 6PM
Jessica Stickler will lead an open-level class with live music featuring Michael Hewett.
August 27th: 8PM
$20
473 13th Street (between Prospect Park West, and 8th ave) Brooklyn, NY 11215 (718) 832-1446 // gurusurya@juno.com
We'll chant the morning call, sing Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Guru Ram Das Guru, and enjoy breakfast together.
August 26th: 3 - 8AM
253 Centre Street (between Grand & Broome) New York, NY 10013 (212) 343-8191 // info@goldenbridgeyoga.com
An all-day celebration of the life of Yogi Bhajan.
August 26th: 2:45AM doors open
253 Centre Street (between Grand & Broome) New York, NY 10013 (212) 343-8191 // info@goldenbridgeyoga.com
Self-reliance is one of the greatest assets you can develop. When you are on your own, how will you find your way? With Gurmukh.
August 26th: 7:30 - 10PM
$50 in advance, $55 day of
With Shyam Das.
August 25th: 8:30PM
$15 suggested donation
Learn the basics of alignment and safety in inverted poses with Amy DeFilippi. Gain confidence and ease in a safe environment.
August 25th: 7:30 - 9PM
$25
Stress breaks down the systems of the body, opening it to disease and discomfort. The AMA is calling it an epidemic and the leading cause of sickness in the U.S. Join Sarah Bernier and learn practical tools to manage stress so you can lead your life as it was meant to be, in a happy and relaxed way.
August 25th: 6:30 - 8:30PM
$25 in adv, $35 at door
Powerful times for spiritual practice with Sumati Karen Bates.
August 24th: 7:45 - 8:45PM
FREE
Meet artist Tashi Dhargyal, learn more about the painting process and enjoy light, Tibetan-inspired foods.
August 24th: 6PM
FREE!
St. John's Church
81 Christopher Street (between 7th ave & Bleeker)
New York, NY
In these memoir writing workshops with Marie Carter, we will do a kundalini yoga set, followed by mini-lectures on the craft of memoir writing, with handouts and examples from other writers. The workshop will end in meditation. No experience necessary. Three Tuesdays.
August 24th, 1st & September 7th: 6:30 - 9PM
$25 per session
Come gather in the backyard garden and learn about the beautifying and healing benefits of the sunflower. Bring jars to make your own sunflower honey, oil, flower essence, medicine and healing powder. Get ready to create your own sunflower mandala. Please bring jars, sunflowers and your favorite art supplies.
August 23rd: 7:30PM
$25
Learn to give flight to your body through a deeper awareness of the actions of the arms. With Frank Mauro.
August 22nd: 10AM - 1PM
$45
Pier 1, Gantry State Park Plaza
Long Island City, NY 11103
(718) 786-7962 // director@the-yoga-room.com
Gantry Plaza State Park is a four-acre riverside oasis that boasts spectacular views of the midtown Manhattan skyline. Come and join us for a free, fun class in the park.
August 22nd: 9:15 - 10:15AM
FREE
This unique program is designed to treat all anxiety disorders and help you return to a normal life. With Boris Pisman.
August 21st: 10AM - 1PM
$60
Om Partner yoga taught by Antonietta Vicario and Bradley Kemp.
August 21st: 10AM - 12PM
$25 per person
Hand, head, forearm and shoulder-stand with Jeanine Schimel.
August 21st: 6 - 8:30PM
$35 in advance, $40 day of
Experience the mental and physical benefits of Contemporary Hoop, in a workshop led by Bex Burton.
August 21st: 3 - 5PM
$35
473 13th Street (between Prospect Park West, and 8th ave) Brooklyn, NY 11215 (718) 832-1446 // gurusurya@juno.com
Harnam Singh will lead the live music, followed by a vegetarian buffet supper.
August 21st
253 Centre Street (between Grand & Broome) New York, NY 10013 (212) 343-8191 // info@goldenbridgeyoga.com
Cosmic balance for love and joy with Joseph Amanbir Young. Mantra and movement will be used with music to realign the mind, body and soul. Remove stress, release fear and resolve any lingering anxiety.
August 21st: 1:30 - 4PM
$30 in advance, $35 day of
YOGAMAYA
135 West 20th Street
(between 6th & 7th Aves)
New York, NY
// info@yogamayanewyork.com
Join us to celebrate 12 hours of music featuring some of the world's most talented kirtaniyas.
August 21st: 10AM - 10PM
by donation
Trust your intuition breath meditation workshop with Monica Aparicio and Rikard Skogberg. Once you drop into a space of deep meditation, trusting your intuition becomes second nature.
August 21st: 6 - 8PM
$25
The first annual conference to provide training for people from across the country that are interested in launching an IDP site in their local communities. Ethan Nichtern and staff will provide a space for training, guidance and energized community-building.
August 20th: 7pm, 21st: 9:30AM - 5PM, & 22nd: 9:30AM - 1PM
$50 (if you can't afford it, let us know)
Pure Yoga East is excited to host Ana Forrest for 5 workshops in August! Everything from basics, to heart opening and inversions will be covered. Come and heal yourself emotionally and physically with this world recognized teacher.
August 20th - 22nd
$55 each before 8/1, $65 after
Learn an Ancient Hindu Prayer with Nina Rao.
August 20th: 8 - 10PM
$15 donation
6 East 39th Street, 2nd floor
(near 5th Ave)
New York, NY 10016
(212) 490-1443 // info@yogasutranyc.com
Mark Singleton, author of Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice will give a lecture on the fascinating and controversial topic of the origins of yoga as we practice it today.
August 19th: 6 -10PM
$45 in advance, $55 day of, $30 for yoga teachers
487 Greenwich Street
(between Canal & Spring Streets)
New York, NY 10013
(212) 343-YOGA // info@shriyoganyc.com
Sally Kempton leads this workshop on tantric meditation and the transformation of consciousness. Learn how to calibrate your practice to fit the inner state, your level of consciousness, and inclinations. Activate the three faces of spirit and create a truly integrated practice.
August 19th: 6:30 - 9PM
$50
Sanskrit, Meditation and Yoga philosophy with Manorama.
August 18th: 8:30PM
$20 donation
The fundamentals of yoga accessible to deaf students and conducted in American Sign Language.
August 16th, 23 & 30th: 6 - 7:30PM
$25 drop in (space allowing)
Intermediate-Advanced Immersion taught by Christie Clark. Develop greater self-awareness and advance your yoga regimen.
August 16th - 20th: 7 - 9AM
$110
This week-long immersion with Leslie Kaminoff is geared toward yoga practitioners and teachers, movement and fitness professionals, hands-on practitioners and performance artists. Drawing from elements both unique and common to these disciplines, take a multi-dimensional, ever-deepening exploration of your breathing body, leaving you freer, clearer and more integrated with your emotions.
August 16th - 20th: 8:30AM - 12:30PM & 2 - 6PM
$950
The ropes open vast possibilities for creating freedom in all categories of asanas. With Adam Vitolo.
August 15th: 2 - 4PM
$35, $40 day of
Sunrise Vinyasa and Tonglen in Ft. Green Park with Maria Cutrona and Lee Schmidt. *Meet at the Monument!
August 15th: 6AM
$10 suggested donation
Sweaty Vinyasa with Denise Hopkins. BYO mat.
August 15th: 10 - 11AM
FREE
Curious to try Antigravity Yoga? Gain a new perspective on how you can increase your flexibility, joint mobility, balance and ability to be upside down for longer than you ever imagined. With Emilia Conradson.
August 15th: 2 - 3:45PM
$35
253 Centre Street (between Grand & Broome) New York, NY 10013 (212) 343-8191 // info@goldenbridgeyoga.com
Jeremiah Brimlow will integrate therapeutic principals of sequencing and adaptation with engaging vinyasa. He will emphasize deep forward bends with breath-centered practices of grace and renewal.
August 15th: 2 - 4:30PM
$35, $40 day of
135 West 20th Street (between 6th & 7th Aves) New York, NY (212) 675-4555 // info@yogamayanewyork.com
Monthly satsang with Dhanurdhara Swami.
August 15th: 6 - 8PM
$20
Quick, easy and delicious with Naima Bigby Sullivan.
August 14th: 4 - 7PM
$54
Restorative OM yoga for couples taught by Brian Liem and Adam Gwosdof. No experience necessary!
August 14th: 2 - 4PM
$50 per couple
Backbending bliss with Emilia Conradson. Go deeper in traditional yoga backbend postures with the supportive use of the AG Hammock. Learn gentle traction techniques to hydrate the vertebral discs allowing them to grow at least an inch!
August 14th: 1:30 - 4:30PM
$40
473 13th Street
(between Prospect Park West, and 8th ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 832-1446 // gurusurya@juno.com
GuruSurya Kaur Khalsa will be teaching an introduction to the gong. Learn about the power of the symphonic gong, and playing it for meditation, healing and relaxation.
August 14th: 1 - 4PM
$40 in adv, $50 day of
253 Centre Street
(between Grand & Broome)
New York, NY 10013
(212) 343-8191 // info@goldenbridgeyoga.com
Kundalini Yoga nourishes the gift of intuition that we all posses by strengthening the higher brain centers, giving you the intuitive nuance to see the particulars of any situation. With Natasa Saric.
August 14th: 1:30 - 4PM
$30 in advance, $35 day of
Monthly 3-hour yoga with Steven Cheng. $30
August 14th: 2 - 5PM
Get ready to kick some asana with Dan Wilf and DJ HyFi in this special 2-hour practice. Join us as we deepen the breath, crank up the tunes, turn the lens inward, and ignite the rockstar within!
August 13th: 6:30 - 8:30PM
$20 in adv, $25 day of
Kirtan with Ned & Lynn. Share a deep love for spiritual music and for the Divine - experience fun and joy!
August 13th: 8 - 10PM
$15 donation
Come and get your asana groove on! Your favorite poses and the disco hits from the 70's.
August 13th: 8:30 - 9:30PM
$15 cash only
A series of dialogues shedding the unreal and reclaiming the real with Swami Ramananda and Rabbi David Ingber.
August 12th: 6:30 - 8PM
by donation
These clinics with Amy Matthews are open to anyone with movement questions, injuries or issues. Observe how the PNF approach is integrated in working with people.
August 10th & 12th: 6:30 - 8:30PM
FREE
Learn how to center yourself in a way that supports balance poses and increases your overall sense of balance. Bring balance into your daily life, improve your gait and prevent falls with Nadiya Nottingham.
August 11th: 6:30 - 8:30PM
$30
With Kesavacarya and Kamaniya.
August 11th: 8:30PM
$15 donation
A six-part series on Valmiki's Ramayana with Joshua Greene.
August 10th: 8 - 9:30PM
$18
These clinics with Amy Matthews are open to anyone with movement questions, injuries or issues. Observe how the PNF approach is integrated in working with people.
August 10th & 12th: 6:30 - 8:30PM
FREE
Powerful Times for Spiritual Practice with Sumati Karen Bates. Includes silent meditation.
August 9th: 7:45 - 8:45PM
FREE
Join Amy Matthews for a workshop on proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation; a therapeutic approach that uses 3 - dimensional movement patterns, muscle reflexes and the proprioceptors of the nervous system to re-pattern our movement habits.
August 9th - 13th: M/W/F: 9AM - 6PM, Tues/Thurs: 9:30AM - 5 & 6:30 - 8:30PM
$950
LITTLEFIELD
622 Degraw (btw. 3rd & 4th Ave)
Gowanus, Brooklyn TICKETS
presented by:
THREE JEWELS
61 4th Ave (@ 9th & 10th)
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-6650
For the Refuge Project II Advocacy against Domestic Violence through music, yoga and art. Vinyasa master class with Lisa Jacobson, Eisa Davis, Eve Smith, Maria Cutrona, Tracy Chiu, Yelena Zaric and Cassie Cosgrove. Featuring live performances by The Citizens UniTribe, Carl Hancock Rux, Burnt Sugar, the Arkestra Chamber, Claudia Perez Brown and Matt Kanelos.
August 8th: 5:30PM yoga, 7:30PM concert
$25 for yoga & concert, $15 concert
Focus on the ways to prepare for, and do, the beginning arm balances. With Hugh Millard.
August 8th: 2 - 4PM
$35, $40 day of
253 Centre Street
(between Grand st & Broome st)
New York, NY 10013
(212) 343-8191 // info@goldenbridgeyoga.com
This workshop with Rebecca Pflaum will allow us to experience, remember and reconnect with our natural state of Joy, through the practice of Kundalini yoga, mantra, meditations and the sharing of meaningful conversations.
August 8th: 2 - 4:30PM
$30, $35 day of
BEND & BLOOM
708 Sackett Street
(between 4th & 5th ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(347) 987-3162 (347) 987-3162 // info@bendandbloom.com
Brand New Beginner Workshop with Marisa Sako. Explore basic asana, alignment, breathing and meditation. Learn how to use props and cultivate a healthy safe practice.
August 8th: 5:15 - 6:45PM
$20
Start with an open level yoga class, guided meditation, vegetarian lunch, body treatment, reiki, and a personal skin treatment. Finish off the day with a deep relaxation and a healing dance workshop!
August 8th: 10AM- 6PM
$108, $200 for two registering together
Gabriel Halpern will lead two workshops on using the wall ropes! 9AM - 12PM will be Wall Ropes & Backbends and 2 - 5PM will cover Traction & Inversion Therapy. Discover a whole new world of safety, possibility and lightness from these workshops.
August 7th: 9AM - 12PM & 2 - 5PM
$55 each, $100 for the day
Protecting the Body's most vulnerable joints with Madhavan. Find out how to use yoga to treat knee conditions, deal with pain and recover from injury.
August 7th: 2 - 5PM
$45
Learn to give a 20 minute massage with Jyothi K. Watanabe. Please wear a long-sleeved shirt and long loose pants.
August 7th: 10:30AM - 1:30PM
$50
Two Acro yoga workshops to take you from the ground up with Mary Aranas and Chris Loebsack. Saturday lays a solid foundation for progressions on Sunday.
August 7th & 8th: 10:30AM - 1:30PM
$35 each, $60 for both
Kirtan and Satsang with Shyamdas.
August 7th: 8 - 10PM
$15 in adv, $20 day of
25 Chapel Street, Suite 604
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 624-2765 // www.brooklynvets4vets.org // www.kulaforkarma.org
Yoga for vets is a free class open to all veterans, family members and caregivers. With Carly Sachs. Six Fridays.
August, 6th, 13th, 20th & September 3rd, 10th & 17th: 1:30 - 2:30PM
FREE
253 Centre Street
(between Grand st & Broome st)
New York, NY 10013
(212) 343-8191 // info@goldenbridgeyoga.com
A gong meditation course with Harijiwan. Using the power of the zero force, we will eliminate negative, problematic patterns, and create a secure experience of our connection to the infinite energy flow.
August 6th: 7:30 - 10PM
$50, $55 day of
Powerful, original, heartfelt kirtan and meditation with Devirose.
August 6th: 8 - 10PM
$15 donation
Sweaty yoga flow with Angela Arnold. BYO mat.
August 5th: 7 - 8PM
FREE
Discover how centering and rejuvenating breathing, deep relaxation, and range-of-motion stretches to release tension can help you adjust your attitudes and actions and transform stress into creative opportunities. With Meenakshi Angel Honig.
August 5th: 6 - 8PM
$30
West 81st & Central Park West (212) 873-0140 // www.lalitamba.org
Be one with the soft summer wind and the fragrant grass as we stretch into Truth. And enjoy a poem by Tagore. Please bring a mat.
August 4th: 6:45PM
FREE
Learn eye exercises, asanas, and breathing practices that may ease eye tension, treat an ailment and improve your eyesight. Discover the links between eye and mind and how to trace an inner vision as we retract the outer senses. With Madhavan.
August 4th: 7:30 - 9:30PM
$30
A harmonious alignment of the shoulders and pelvis releases the entire spine and opens the heart. Learn to address misalignment in the shoulders that can shorten the spine and hinder freedom in asana practice. Four Tuesdays with Jeanne-Marie Derrick.
August 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th: 3:30 - 5PM
$85
ISHTA YOGA
56 East 11th Street
(between Broadway & University)
New York, NY 10003
(212) 598-4800 // info@ishtayoga.com
With Kofi Busia explore how to lead a wise and fulfilled life through yoga as a both physical and a spiritual darshana. Come for a transformative experience of yoga!
Aug 2nd: 7 - 9:30PM & Aug 3rd: 6 - 8:30PM
$50 in adv, $60 day of
Develop an adapted personal yoga practice, and consider how back-related challenges can assist in spiritual development. A doctor's permission is advised. With Nina Priya David.
August 2nd: 6:15 - 9:15PM
$45
Discover the diet best for you with Gandharva Sauls.
August 2nd: 7:30 - 9:30PM
$30
Summertime is the perfect time to increase mobility and freedom in your hips. With Carrie Owerko.
August 1st: 2 - 4PM
$35 pre-registered, $40 day of
Focusing on hip opening, arm balances and inversions with Michael Hewett, who will discuss the physical, energetic, and psychological mechanics behind them.
August 1st: 5 - 7:30PM
$30
253 Centre Street
(between Grand st & Broome st)
New York, NY 10013
(212) 343-8191 // info@goldenbridgeyoga.com
Of the Enlightened Mind! With S.S. Mahan Rishi Singh Khalsa. Liberate the mind from false identity and attachment through transcendental awareness, and awaken our translucent and radiant inner being.
August 1st: 2 - 4PM
$35 in adv, $40 day of
Please join Stephanie Sandleben and Vanessa Gonza for an afternoon of Reiki healing every sunday through August.
August 1st: 2 - 3:30PM
by donation (for AMMA's charities)
