WORKSHOPS
The Yoga School NY offers Workshops with
Teachers in the Desikachar/Krishnamacharya Tradition
Rachel Lynch-John
Teaching Prenatal Yoga
Saturday, January 11th, 2020, 2-6pm
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $80, Pre-registration required: call 212-566-4631, or email:
theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
In this workshop we will discuss guidelines for working with a pregnant woman, common problems you might come across while working with a pregnant student, and ways in which to modify a yoga practice to support her 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 woman safely through a regular yoga class, and learn how to address the changing needs that arise during this time.
Teaching Prenatal Yoga
Saturday, January 11th, 2020, 2-6pm
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $80, Pre-registration required: call 212-566-4631, or email:
theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
In this workshop we will discuss guidelines for working with a pregnant woman, common problems you might come across while working with a pregnant student, and ways in which to modify a yoga practice to support her 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 woman safely through a regular yoga class, and learn how to address the changing needs that arise during this time.
Rachel Lynch-John began practicing Iyengar Yoga in 1990 and assisted her Iyengar yoga teacher, Genny Kapuler, for over ten years. She is a C-IAYT Yoga Therapist, and is registered with ISMETA as a Somatic Movement Educator. Rachel is certified in Embodied Anatomy and Yoga, and Embodied Developmental Movement and Yoga, both of which are Body-Mind Centering® approaches to teaching yoga. These approaches utilize anatomical and developmental principles to allow for the evolution of an embodied exploration and mindful yoga practice. She is also certified as a Somatic Movement Educator and an Infant Developmental Movement Educator through the School for Body-Mind Centering®.
Rachel is a founding member of Samamkaya Back Care & Scoliosis Collective where she is on the faculty of the Advanced Studies Course In Yoga Therapeutics. She also offers private sessions, small group classes and workshops in somatic movement education, embodied anatomy, pre & postnatal yoga, infant developmental movement education and asana alignment, and has taught in numerous teacher training programs in NY and Japan.
Originally trained as a dancer in her native England, in 1999 Rachel earned a “Bessie” (NY dance and performance award) for her work in the field of dance and performance. These days Rachel divides her time between NY and Santa Fe NM, where she is building a new home and practice.
Rachel is a founding member of Samamkaya Back Care & Scoliosis Collective where she is on the faculty of the Advanced Studies Course In Yoga Therapeutics. She also offers private sessions, small group classes and workshops in somatic movement education, embodied anatomy, pre & postnatal yoga, infant developmental movement education and asana alignment, and has taught in numerous teacher training programs in NY and Japan.
Originally trained as a dancer in her native England, in 1999 Rachel earned a “Bessie” (NY dance and performance award) for her work in the field of dance and performance. These days Rachel divides her time between NY and Santa Fe NM, where she is building a new home and practice.
Rachel Lynch-John
Anatomy: The Organ System - A Quiet Underlying Support for the Muscular-Skeletal Body
Saturday, January 25th, 2020, 9-6pm
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $140, Pre-registration required: call 212-566-4631, or email:
theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
In this workshop we will look at the organization and location of our organs, how they support the muscular-skeletal body from within, and influence our movements.
Through an embodiment of the organ body, Rachel will guide us in utilizing our organs to support our skeletal structure and muscular effort in movement and in stillness.
Focusing on our organs beneath the diaphragm, our liver, stomach, spleen, and pancreas, along with our large and small intestines, we will discover a subtle support for our lower body and limbs. Likewise, as we focus on our organs above the diaphragm, our lungs and heart, we will discover a profound support for our thoracic body and upper limbs. Our digestive tract, mouth to anus, guides and supports our spine, and our kidneys and bladder draw a line between our upper and lower body. Also, we will investigate the qualities and function of our external respiratory system, how we breathe.
Through these explorations of the organ body we will begin to develop tools to enhance a more balanced and grounded approach to our practice, through which we can find ways to address underlying fatigue or weakness that may arise in our muscular skeletal body.
Anatomy: The Organ System - A Quiet Underlying Support for the Muscular-Skeletal Body
Saturday, January 25th, 2020, 9-6pm
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $140, Pre-registration required: call 212-566-4631, or email:
theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
In this workshop we will look at the organization and location of our organs, how they support the muscular-skeletal body from within, and influence our movements.
Through an embodiment of the organ body, Rachel will guide us in utilizing our organs to support our skeletal structure and muscular effort in movement and in stillness.
Focusing on our organs beneath the diaphragm, our liver, stomach, spleen, and pancreas, along with our large and small intestines, we will discover a subtle support for our lower body and limbs. Likewise, as we focus on our organs above the diaphragm, our lungs and heart, we will discover a profound support for our thoracic body and upper limbs. Our digestive tract, mouth to anus, guides and supports our spine, and our kidneys and bladder draw a line between our upper and lower body. Also, we will investigate the qualities and function of our external respiratory system, how we breathe.
Through these explorations of the organ body we will begin to develop tools to enhance a more balanced and grounded approach to our practice, through which we can find ways to address underlying fatigue or weakness that may arise in our muscular skeletal body.
Dr. Dolphi Wertenbaker
Meditation in the Yoga Tradition - An Introduction
Saturday, February 15th, 2020, 9-6pm
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $140, Pre-registration required: call 212-566-4631, or email:
theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
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 touch on some of the ideas and practices given in the Bhagavad Gita. 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?
Meditation in the Yoga Tradition - An Introduction
Saturday, February 15th, 2020, 9-6pm
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $140, Pre-registration required: call 212-566-4631, or email:
theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
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 touch on some of the ideas and practices given in the Bhagavad Gita. 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?
Dolphi Wertenbaker MD, physician, yoga therapist and yoga teacher trainer in the tradition of Krishnamacharya, is a long-time personal student of TKV Desikachar, to whom she owes everything. She studied intensively with Mr. Desikachar in Chennai. Witnessing his work with patients inspired her to study medicine and pursue a life-long dream of combining medicine and yoga. Co-Founder of Viniyoga America in 1986, she has taught therapeutic yoga since 1985, was an adjunct professor at Columbia University for 14 years, and has taught in numerous yoga teacher trainings since 2007. She is a co-founder and core faculty member of YATNA (Yoga As Therapy North America) and has developed the curriculum for its yoga therapist training. Students find Dolphi’s teaching engaging and enlightening, synthesizing knowledge from different sources.
Dr. Dolphi Wertenbaker
Bhagavad Gita - An Introduction
Sunday, February 16th, 2020, 9-3:30pm
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $100, Pre-registration required: call 212-566-4631, or email:
theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
The Bhagavad Gita 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.
Bhagavad Gita - An Introduction
Sunday, February 16th, 2020, 9-3:30pm
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $100, Pre-registration required: call 212-566-4631, or email:
theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
The Bhagavad Gita 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.
Dr. Dolphi Wertenbaker
Yoga Sutra Study Pada 3 & 4
Saturday & Sunday, March 7th & 8th, 2020, 9-6pm (Sat) and 9-3:30pm (Sun)
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $240, Pre-registration required: call 212-566-4631, or email:
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 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, prāṇāyāma, meditation, lecture and discussion.
Yoga Sutra Study Pada 3 & 4
Saturday & Sunday, March 7th & 8th, 2020, 9-6pm (Sat) and 9-3:30pm (Sun)
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $240, Pre-registration required: call 212-566-4631, or email:
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 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, prāṇāyāma, meditation, lecture and discussion.
Guta Hedewig
Vedic Chanting
Fridays, March 13th, 20th & 27th, 2020 - 1:30-2:30pm
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $60 for the Three Class Workshop,
Pre-registration required: call 212-566-4631, or email:
theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
Participation via Skype or FaceTime is possible.
Vedic Chanting is the ancient art of transmitting the Veda-s orally, from teacher to student, in a strictly prescribed way. This practice hones your listening skills tremendously, improves memory, works to extend the breath fully, and can lead to a deep meditative state.
We will:
- Go over the Sanskrit Alphabet.
- Learn about the Six Main Rules of Vedic Chanting.
- Chant "Peace Mantra-s" or Shanti Patha-s, such as 'Sam no mitrah' (two versions), 'Puurnamadah' and 'Asato maa'.
This course is open to beginners and experienced chanters alike. Join us for this joyful experience!
Vedic Chanting
Fridays, March 13th, 20th & 27th, 2020 - 1:30-2:30pm
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $60 for the Three Class Workshop,
Pre-registration required: call 212-566-4631, or email:
theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
Participation via Skype or FaceTime is possible.
Vedic Chanting is the ancient art of transmitting the Veda-s orally, from teacher to student, in a strictly prescribed way. This practice hones your listening skills tremendously, improves memory, works to extend the breath fully, and can lead to a deep meditative state.
We will:
- Go over the Sanskrit Alphabet.
- Learn about the Six Main Rules of Vedic Chanting.
- Chant "Peace Mantra-s" or Shanti Patha-s, such as 'Sam no mitrah' (two versions), 'Puurnamadah' and 'Asato maa'.
This course is open to beginners and experienced chanters alike. Join us for this joyful experience!
Guta Hedewig has studied the teachings of Krishnamacharya with TKV Desikachar at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM.org) in Chennai. She is a Certified Yoga Therapist and Yoga Teacher in the Krishnamacharya Tradition, having completed a 4 year long Yoga Therapy Training. She also learned Vedic Chanting at the affiliated Vedavani (Vedic Chanting School) and continues her studies with her mentor, Sonia Nelson (vedicchantcenter.org). Guta is a Yoga Alliance registered E-RYT 500 and has directed over 30 Yoga Teacher Training Programs (200, 500 and 700 hr). Her specialization is to introduce students to Traditional Yoga Teachings in the lineage of T. Krishnamacharya, and his son TKV Desikachar. She works therapeutically one-on-one, creating individualized practices for students to enhance health and well-being. She also leads regular workshops in Vedic Chanting.
Dr. Dolphi Wertenbaker
Bhagavad Gita: Further Exploration, part 2
Sunday, May 17th, 2020, 9-3:30pm
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $100, Pre-registration required: call 212-566-4631, or email:
theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
The Bhagavad Gita 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.
Bhagavad Gita: Further Exploration, part 2
Sunday, May 17th, 2020, 9-3:30pm
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $100, Pre-registration required: call 212-566-4631, or email:
theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
The Bhagavad Gita 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.