WORKSHOPS
The Yoga School NY Offers Workshops in the Krishnamacharya Tradition
Sunday, April 6, 2025, 1–5pm EST
Cost: $120
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406, NYC | Zoom participation possible too
Pre-registration required: T[email protected]
Our workshop will start with a practice class that includes energizing movement sequences, breathing techniques, visualizations and recitation of parts of the Gāyatrī mantrah.
Next we will revisit Vedic chanting exercises and simple mantra-s to hone our chanting and listening skills. We will then learn the ancient, radiant sun chant, the Gāyatrī mantrah, which we will recite in Samhitā, Krama, Jatā and Ghanam forms.
All are welcome for this light-giving, invigorating workshop!
Next we will revisit Vedic chanting exercises and simple mantra-s to hone our chanting and listening skills. We will then learn the ancient, radiant sun chant, the Gāyatrī mantrah, which we will recite in Samhitā, Krama, Jatā and Ghanam forms.
All are welcome for this light-giving, invigorating workshop!
Fridays, May 2, 9 and 16, 2025, 1–2pm EST, via Zoom
Cost: $60, or $25 per class (Sliding scale available)
Pre-registration required: T[email protected]
This course is open to beginners and experienced chanters alike.
We will continue to learn the beginning of the Mahānārāyana Upanishad, the tenth chapter of Taittirīya Āranyaka. This portion of the upanishad describes looking at the vastness of nature and feeling a higher force behind it.
Join us for this intensive experience!
We will continue to learn the beginning of the Mahānārāyana Upanishad, the tenth chapter of Taittirīya Āranyaka. This portion of the upanishad describes looking at the vastness of nature and feeling a higher force behind it.
Join us for this intensive experience!
Immersion in the ancient language, basis of scriptures and texts relevant to the study of Yoga, reading and writing script, chanting Sanskrit, importance of correct pronunciation, asana names.
Sunday, May 18, 2025, 9:45am–1:45pm EST
Cost: $120
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406, NYC | Zoom participation possible too
Pre-registration required: T[email protected]
In a guided group practice class, we will explore the "Āyātu varadā devī" chant in the context of movement, breathing and visualization.
Next we will practice Vedic chanting exercises and simpler chants. As our main focus, we will learn Āyātu varadā devī, a sandhya mantra praising Gāyatrī, invoking the sun as essence of strength, patience and splendor.
Everyone is welcome to join our exploration of sound and light!
Next we will practice Vedic chanting exercises and simpler chants. As our main focus, we will learn Āyātu varadā devī, a sandhya mantra praising Gāyatrī, invoking the sun as essence of strength, patience and splendor.
Everyone is welcome to join our exploration of sound and light!
Anatomy:
Introduction to Anatomical Terminology, Movement and Planes & The Muscular System
&
An Embodiment of our Axial & Thoracic Skeleton, our Respiratory System, and our Central Nervous System
With Rachel Lynch-John
Sunday, June 1, 2025, 11am–5:30pm EST, via ZOOM
Cost: $195
Pre-registration required: T[email protected]
Anatomy: An Embodiment Practice
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.
1st Part: 11-2pm
Introduction to Anatomical Terminology, Movement and Planes & The Muscular System
In this workshop, we will observe how the body moves, looking through the lens of anatomical terminology, movement terms, and the planes of the body to understand which systems of the body they relate to.
We will explore how our skeletal muscles connect to our bones, creating movement and support for our joints, and the different kinds of muscle actions we utilize. In this way, we will come to understand the ways in which our muscles relate and work in concert with each other to create movement.
2nd Part: 2-5:30pm
An Embodiment of our Axial & Thoracic Skeleton, our Respiratory System, and our Central Nervous System
In this workshop we will examine our axial skeleton from head to tail, and our rib cage. We will explore our central nervous system through an embodiment of the structures that encase it. This will be followed by a study of our respiratory system, delving into the structure and function of our lungs. The workshop will culminate in an exploration of how our breath can support our nervous system, movement and asana practice.
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.
1st Part: 11-2pm
Introduction to Anatomical Terminology, Movement and Planes & The Muscular System
In this workshop, we will observe how the body moves, looking through the lens of anatomical terminology, movement terms, and the planes of the body to understand which systems of the body they relate to.
We will explore how our skeletal muscles connect to our bones, creating movement and support for our joints, and the different kinds of muscle actions we utilize. In this way, we will come to understand the ways in which our muscles relate and work in concert with each other to create movement.
2nd Part: 2-5:30pm
An Embodiment of our Axial & Thoracic Skeleton, our Respiratory System, and our Central Nervous System
In this workshop we will examine our axial skeleton from head to tail, and our rib cage. We will explore our central nervous system through an embodiment of the structures that encase it. This will be followed by a study of our respiratory system, delving into the structure and function of our lungs. The workshop will culminate in an exploration of how our breath can support our nervous system, movement and asana practice.
Anatomy:
An Embodiment of the Structure and Dynamics of our Skeletal and Ligamentous Systems and Peripheral Nervous System, to Support our Asana Practice
With Rachel Lynch-John
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 11am–5:30pm EST, via ZOOM
Cost: $195
Pre-registration required: T[email protected]
Anatomy: An Embodiment Practice
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.
In these two workshops we will look at how we can develop clarity of action and thought through an embodiment of the skeletal, ligamentous, and nervous systems, exploring the qualities of being that arise out of these three systems combined. As we define the skeletal and ligamentous structures and functions, and the pathways of our nerves, the potential for greater comfort and ease of movement in our body and in our asana practice can evolve.
1st Part: 11-3pm
In this workshop we will explore the skeletal structures and dynamics of our upper and lower limbs to find support and ease for our movement. We will examine the dynamic relationships through the bones and joints of our limbs, from the foot to the pelvis, and the hand to shoulder girdle. As we embody these skeletal pathways, we will develop and refine ways in which to direct our limbs moving into and out of an asana.
2nd Part: 3-5:30pm
In this workshop we will revisit the skeletal organization of our spine and central nervous system, guiding us into an exploration of our peripheral nerve plexuses that flow along the pathways of our limbs.
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.
In these two workshops we will look at how we can develop clarity of action and thought through an embodiment of the skeletal, ligamentous, and nervous systems, exploring the qualities of being that arise out of these three systems combined. As we define the skeletal and ligamentous structures and functions, and the pathways of our nerves, the potential for greater comfort and ease of movement in our body and in our asana practice can evolve.
1st Part: 11-3pm
In this workshop we will explore the skeletal structures and dynamics of our upper and lower limbs to find support and ease for our movement. We will examine the dynamic relationships through the bones and joints of our limbs, from the foot to the pelvis, and the hand to shoulder girdle. As we embody these skeletal pathways, we will develop and refine ways in which to direct our limbs moving into and out of an asana.
2nd Part: 3-5:30pm
In this workshop we will revisit the skeletal organization of our spine and central nervous system, guiding us into an exploration of our peripheral nerve plexuses that flow along the pathways of our limbs.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 1–5pm EST
Cost: $120
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406, NYC | Zoom participation possible too
Pre-registration required: T[email protected]
Our workshop will begin with an hour-long practice class exploring movement, breath, visualization and sound, culminating in practicing several sun salutation variations while intoning the Bīja mantra-s of the Sūryanamaskāra mantrah.
We will proceed to chanting exercises and shorter chants and then we will learn "Suryanamaskara mantrah" from the Taittiriya Brahmana. As the sun is the giver of life to all of us on this planet, it is considered the preserver of health and nourisher of our mental faculties as well. In this chant we are praising the sun and asking it to remove our physical and mental ailments. The mantra contains the Bīja mantra-s, which in and of themselves are a powerful chant.
We will proceed to chanting exercises and shorter chants and then we will learn "Suryanamaskara mantrah" from the Taittiriya Brahmana. As the sun is the giver of life to all of us on this planet, it is considered the preserver of health and nourisher of our mental faculties as well. In this chant we are praising the sun and asking it to remove our physical and mental ailments. The mantra contains the Bīja mantra-s, which in and of themselves are a powerful chant.
Sunday, July 27, 2025, 2–5:30pm EST
Sunday, September 7, 1:30–4pm EST
Sunday, September 21, 1:30–3:30pm EST
Sunday, September 28, 12–2:30pm EST
Cost: $315
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406, NYC | Zoom participation possible too
Pre-registration required: T[email protected]
Learn how to structure a group asana class intelligently, in a step-by-step method:
— What is the goal of the class—its possible goal pose—and why?
— What is the goal pose’s reference pose?
— What are the strength and flexibility requirements?
— Which simpler poses have similar requirements?
— How to structure those poses into a coherent and clear sequence
— Definition of “counterpose”
— Adding references/rests
— Layering with breathing ratios, sound/chanting and imagery/bhavana
Homework assignments will be given between classes, with a corrected response.
This way of approaching course planning facilitates clear intention throughout the class that greatly enhances the practitioner’s experience of “quieting the mind.” Through this step-by-step approach, safety and mindfulness are added to the practice.
— What is the goal of the class—its possible goal pose—and why?
— What is the goal pose’s reference pose?
— What are the strength and flexibility requirements?
— Which simpler poses have similar requirements?
— How to structure those poses into a coherent and clear sequence
— Definition of “counterpose”
— Adding references/rests
— Layering with breathing ratios, sound/chanting and imagery/bhavana
Homework assignments will be given between classes, with a corrected response.
This way of approaching course planning facilitates clear intention throughout the class that greatly enhances the practitioner’s experience of “quieting the mind.” Through this step-by-step approach, safety and mindfulness are added to the practice.