Sunday, May 5, 2024, 2-3:30pm
Cost: Donation/Sliding Scale
Location: Zen Center of NYC, 500 State Street, Brooklyn
Pre-registration required:
https://zmm.org/our-programs-2/3479/yoga-for-easing-the-mind/
In our hectic, high-speed, and demanding New York City lives, it can be difficult to find moments of composure and clarity. How can we stay centered, not knowing what tomorrow will bring? In these sessions, we will explore simple yet profound techniques to help us find a place of centeredness and calm—to feel the ground under our feet in the present, and be able to approach what lies ahead skillfully.
Specifically, we will learn:
- Gentle movements that enhance self-awareness
- Soothing breathing techniques to help center and relax
- Chanting of peace mantras and use of sound for emotional well being
- Visualization and meditative practices for mental clarity
The sessions address all practitioners, from beginner to long time students. Hand-outs will be available to facilitate home practice of the tools learned. There will be time for questions and discussion throughout our time together, and individual practitioners’ needs will be taken into consideration with alternatives offered when appropriate.
Specifically, we will learn:
- Gentle movements that enhance self-awareness
- Soothing breathing techniques to help center and relax
- Chanting of peace mantras and use of sound for emotional well being
- Visualization and meditative practices for mental clarity
The sessions address all practitioners, from beginner to long time students. Hand-outs will be available to facilitate home practice of the tools learned. There will be time for questions and discussion throughout our time together, and individual practitioners’ needs will be taken into consideration with alternatives offered when appropriate.
Saturday, May 18, 2024, 12–4pm EST, via Zoom
Cost: $80, pre-registration required:
Theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
In this workshop we will be looking at the yoga practice in relation to the postpartum practitioner. We will discuss common conditions that might occur and how to approach them safely. Through an exploration of asana and the breath, we will develop an understanding of how the yoga practice can support and nurture the postpartum practitioner through this new and constantly changing time.
Fridays, May 31, June 7 and 14, 2024, 1–2pm EST, via Zoom
Cost: $60, or $25 per class (Sliding scale available)
Pre-registration required:
Theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
This course is open to beginners and experienced chanters alike.
In this workshop series, we will learn to chant Durgā Sūktam. The chant is from the Taittiriya Upanisad (Mahānārāyanāya). It celebrates the feminine force of Durgā, personification of strength and invincibility, overcomer of difficulties.
Join us for this joyful experience!
In this workshop series, we will learn to chant Durgā Sūktam. The chant is from the Taittiriya Upanisad (Mahānārāyanāya). It celebrates the feminine force of Durgā, personification of strength and invincibility, overcomer of difficulties.
Join us for this joyful experience!
Saturday, June 1, 2024, 12–5pm EST, via Zoom
Cost: $100, pre-registration required:
Theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
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 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 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.