Area Yoga Brooklyn

This six week workshop is ideal for brand-new to more-experienced beginners. Each week will focus on a different topic including: linking breath and movement, standing poses, backbending, twists, inversions and a breakdown of sun salutations. Each week will also include details about breathing (pranayama), anatomy and yoga philosophy. You will gain a better understanding of alignment and obtain the knowledge and support to transform your practice.

*** Cost is $75 plus 1 free anytime class

Taught by Shira Bieler

Date  Fridays March 26th – April 30th

Ready to go the next level? Curious about open level classes but not sure what to expect? This 6 week intermediate level workshop will focus on inversions, balancing, binding, backbends,advanced pranayama and bandha techniques. Expand your yoga practice! As a prerequisite ti this workshop,3 months of regular yoga practice required to sign up.

***Cost is $75   plus 1 free anytime class

Taught by Erin Teague

Date  Wednesdays March 10th  thru April 14th

Time  7:00pm  – 8:10pm

In this two-hour Forrest Yoga dive deeper into your practice by learning to access strength in your core and safely release tension in your habitual tight spots. This intelligently designed sequence will include a strength building warm-up, hip and shoulder openers, inversions, vinyasa, long held standing poses, and a warm toasty room. If you have a regular vinyasa practice, Forrest is an excellent complement! You will have the opportunity to work on strength building and learn new ways to tailor poses to work best for you personally. If you’ve never experienced a two hour class, not to worry, we will end with a long, slow “unwind.”***Options are given for beginning and advanced students, as well as modifications for injuries and options during pregnancy.

*** COST…$20.00 early bird…..at the door $25.00***

Taught by   Denise Hopkins

Date  February 27th 2010

Time  10:15 am -  12:15 pm

With Keely Garfield

Workshop has been rescheduled Date TBD

Join Keely for a transformative workshop! As an experienced yoga teacher and integrative therapist, Keely will take you through an exploration in ways to enhance your optimal wellbeing and become empowered with the knowledge and confidence to improve your life through therapeutic yoga, breath awareness, meditation, reiki and essential oils. “The land of healing lies within, radiant with the happiness that is blindly sought in a thousand outer directions.” Swami Vivekananda”

Cost is $35

Saturday TBD

Time  1:45pm – 3:45pm

This six week workshop is ideal for brand-new to more-experienced beginners. Each week will focus on a different topic including: linking breath and movement, standing poses, backbending, twists, inversions and a breakdown of sun salutations. Each week will also include details about breathing (pranayama), anatomy and yoga philosophy. You will gain a better understanding of alignment and obtain the knowledge and support to transform your practice.

 Cost is $75 plus 1 free anytime class 

 Taught by Alexis Taines Coe

Thursdays February 25th – April 1st

Time  6:30 pm – 8:00pm

 Are you stuck in an office chair for 8 or more hours a day, and feeling the physical and mental consequences of working life? Improve your desk-bound life by learning simple postures that you can execute without ever leaving your chair. This workshop will teach you how to, within the confines of an office setting, relieve stress and tension throughout the day — and boost your concentration and energy level! This class is appropriate for everyone (workers, writers, students) and all levels (beginner to advance). About the teacher: When Alexis Taines Coe isn’t teaching or practicing yoga, she’s a historian, and spends countless hours at her desk. Alexis’ yoga training has enabled her to combat neck and back pain, headaches, and eye strain, and is excited to share her findings with students!

Cost is $20

Taught by Alexis Taines Coe

Sunday February 28th  2:30pm – 4:30pm

Feel like you need to do something for the people in Haiti, but don’t know what?

Come to our benefit.

Anna Thomas works in public health and volunteers for Circle of Health International (www.cohintl.org), a registered non-profit that brings health services to women in situations of conflict and natural disaster.  COHI has sent 3 teams of midwives down to Haiti, where they have partnered with a local organization to help women give birth safely.  To continue to bring these efforts to the women and children of Haiti, we are trying to raise more funds.

When:

February 27th at 6pm

Where:

320 Court Street (2nd Level)

How much:

A suggested donation of $15 or more

Class will be taught by Keely