WORKSHOPS
The Yoga School NY Offers Workshops in the Krishnamacharya Tradition
PART 1: Sunday, September 27, 2026, 10:00-3:00pm EST, via Zoom
PART 2: Saturday, November 7, 2026, 10:00-3:00pm EST, via Zoom
Cost: $150 per day, $275 for both days
Pre-registration required: T[email protected]
Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra is a treasure for yoga students and teachers of all levels. The text is meant to become a lifelong companion, as its wisdom unfolds gradually with repeated study.
Yoga is a darśana, meaning that it draws inspiration from the Vedas and addresses such fundamental questions as the meaning of life, the meaning and origin of suffering and how we should live. The text dates from at least 1800 hundred years ago, yet it is fresh and illuminating today. It is timeless. The practice of yoga is much older still, having been passed down by oral tradition for hundreds of years, and possibly millennia, prior to this most authoritative text of Patañjali’s.
The text is written in sūtra form, which means that it is succinct, expressing the essence of the subject without ambiguity; its ideas deal with our experience and are universally applicable. These characteristics are appropriate to the presentation of a darśana. Yet it needs to be discovered with the help of a guide.
In this workshop, we will explore the main ideas of the FIRST TWO pāda and delve into their practical application using examples from our lives. We will learn to chant many of the sūtra in their original Sanskrit. Our sessions will include practice of āsana, prānāyāma, meditation, lecture and discussion.
Yoga is a darśana, meaning that it draws inspiration from the Vedas and addresses such fundamental questions as the meaning of life, the meaning and origin of suffering and how we should live. The text dates from at least 1800 hundred years ago, yet it is fresh and illuminating today. It is timeless. The practice of yoga is much older still, having been passed down by oral tradition for hundreds of years, and possibly millennia, prior to this most authoritative text of Patañjali’s.
The text is written in sūtra form, which means that it is succinct, expressing the essence of the subject without ambiguity; its ideas deal with our experience and are universally applicable. These characteristics are appropriate to the presentation of a darśana. Yet it needs to be discovered with the help of a guide.
In this workshop, we will explore the main ideas of the FIRST TWO pāda and delve into their practical application using examples from our lives. We will learn to chant many of the sūtra in their original Sanskrit. Our sessions will include practice of āsana, prānāyāma, meditation, lecture and discussion.
Fridays, October 30, November 6, 13, 20, 2026, 1:00-2:00pm EST, via Zoom
Cost: $80 (Sliding scale available), or $25 per session
Pre-registration required: T[email protected]
Eligible for Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Credit
We will learn four chants celebrating different aspects of the sun:
- Gāyatrī Mantrah with sapta vyahrti, śiras and Om: The "Long Gāyatrī," including nyasa-s
- Āyātu varadā devī: Receiving the sun into our heart
- Sūrya Namaskāra mantrah: The sun as healer
- Uttame shikare devī: "Sun goddess who resides atop the mountain peaks"
This experience is for beginner students as well as students experienced in chanting.
- Gāyatrī Mantrah with sapta vyahrti, śiras and Om: The "Long Gāyatrī," including nyasa-s
- Āyātu varadā devī: Receiving the sun into our heart
- Sūrya Namaskāra mantrah: The sun as healer
- Uttame shikare devī: "Sun goddess who resides atop the mountain peaks"
This experience is for beginner students as well as students experienced in chanting.
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 10:00-3:00pm EST, via Zoom
Cost: $150
Pre-registration required: T[email protected]
The Bhagavad Gītā is a text from ancient India beloved by millions around the world because it speaks to the heart. It addresses questions of responsibility, how to find meaning in life, what to do in the face of conflicting priorities, and much more. In this workshop, we will study the text, chanting some of it in Sanskrit and exploring its themes through experiential exercises. The recommended translation is that by Winthrop Sargeant.
PART 1 Anatomy Overview: Saturday, November 21, 2026, 1:00-4:00pm EST, via Zoom
PART 2 Teaching Prenatal Yoga: Saturday, November 21, 2026, 4:30-7:30pm EST, via Zoom
Cost: $90 for one part, $170 for both parts
Pre-registration required: T[email protected]
Anatomy Explorations and an Overview of the Organ Body | 1-4pm EST
Through a somatic approach to learning, Rachel will guide you through an experiential exploration of anatomy, to develop an embodied awareness of how you are built and move.This workshop will be an explorations of the skeletal, ligamentous, and muscular systems in relationship to our breath and nervous system. We will also incorporate an overview of the organ body. Through the embodiment of these explorations we will look at our asana practice through an experiential movement lens.
Teaching Prenatal Yoga: Developing tools to guide a student through a regular yoga class | 4:30-7:30pm EST
In this workshop we will discuss guidelines for working with a pregnant person, common problems you might come across while working with a pregnant student, and ways in which to modify a yoga practice to support them throughout the three trimesters of pregnancy. Through an understanding and exploration of what goes on during pregnancy, you will begin to develop the tools needed to guide a student safely through a regular yoga class, and learn how to address the changing needs that arise during this time.
Through a somatic approach to learning, Rachel will guide you through an experiential exploration of anatomy, to develop an embodied awareness of how you are built and move.This workshop will be an explorations of the skeletal, ligamentous, and muscular systems in relationship to our breath and nervous system. We will also incorporate an overview of the organ body. Through the embodiment of these explorations we will look at our asana practice through an experiential movement lens.
Teaching Prenatal Yoga: Developing tools to guide a student through a regular yoga class | 4:30-7:30pm EST
In this workshop we will discuss guidelines for working with a pregnant person, common problems you might come across while working with a pregnant student, and ways in which to modify a yoga practice to support them throughout the three trimesters of pregnancy. Through an understanding and exploration of what goes on during pregnancy, you will begin to develop the tools needed to guide a student safely through a regular yoga class, and learn how to address the changing needs that arise during this time.
Sunday, December 13, 2026, 10:00-3:00pm EST, via Zoom
Cost: $150
Pre-registration required: T[email protected]
Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra is a treasure for yoga students and teachers of all levels. The text is meant to become a lifelong companion, as its wisdom unfolds gradually with repeated study.
Yoga is a darśana, meaning that it draws inspiration from the Vedas and addresses such fundamental questions as the meaning of life, the meaning and origin of suffering, and how we should live. The text dates from at least 1800 hundred years ago, yet it is fresh and illuminating today. It is timeless. The practice of yoga is much older still, having been passed down by oral tradition for hundreds of years, and possibly millennia, prior to this most authoritative text of Patañjali’s.
The text is written in sūtra form, which means that it is succinct, expressing the essence of the subject without ambiguity; its ideas deal with our experience and are universally applicable. These characteristics are appropriate to the presentation of a darśana. Yet it needs to be discovered with the help of a guide.
In this workshop, we will explore the main ideas of the THIRD AND FOURTH pāda and delve into their practical application using examples from our lives. We will learn to chant many of the sūtra in their original Sanskrit. Our sessions will include practice of āsana, prānāyāma, meditation, lecture and discussion.
Yoga is a darśana, meaning that it draws inspiration from the Vedas and addresses such fundamental questions as the meaning of life, the meaning and origin of suffering, and how we should live. The text dates from at least 1800 hundred years ago, yet it is fresh and illuminating today. It is timeless. The practice of yoga is much older still, having been passed down by oral tradition for hundreds of years, and possibly millennia, prior to this most authoritative text of Patañjali’s.
The text is written in sūtra form, which means that it is succinct, expressing the essence of the subject without ambiguity; its ideas deal with our experience and are universally applicable. These characteristics are appropriate to the presentation of a darśana. Yet it needs to be discovered with the help of a guide.
In this workshop, we will explore the main ideas of the THIRD AND FOURTH pāda and delve into their practical application using examples from our lives. We will learn to chant many of the sūtra in their original Sanskrit. Our sessions will include practice of āsana, prānāyāma, meditation, lecture and discussion.
Saturday, January 30, 2026, 10:00-4:00pm EST, via Zoom
Cost: $180
Pre-registration required: T[email protected]
Meditation is a commonly-used word and concept in today’s world. Yet the approach of yoga to meditation is particular and little known. Indeed, in the earliest known Sanskrit dictionary, yoga is defined simply as meditation. Meditation is not something separate from yoga. In this course we will examine the connections. We will look at the models given in Patanjali's Yoga Sutra. We will explore in practice as well as in theory. How do we bring these ideas into our own practice and into our yoga teaching in various settings?