Some of the most insightful, inspiring, and experiential teachers have come through the state of NJ in the last few years. Even better – many of them LIVE here and teach classes regularly to rooms full of dedicated and dynamic students with their hearts and minds totally tuned into everything Y O G A has to offer, on the mat and off.
NJ’s yoga community is undoubtedly a catalyst for subtle and soul-shifting transformations in the way we move, breathe, live, imagine, and tackle life’s challenges.
If you are seeking to deepen your practice, reinvent your practice into a lifestyle, and connect with like-minded human beings, we highly recommend all of these events. These spaces ARE the places where it will happen.
Check it out and hashtag #NJYOGACOLLECTIVE so we know where to find you!
Aries New Moon Ceremony
April 16th at 8:30 AM at Hot or Not Yoga in Manahawkin, NJ
In a group, learn to harness the power of the first New Moon of the astrological new year as well as perform kriyas or clearing sequences to reset the endocrine and nervous systems. The potential force of this particular New Moon, if harnessed and willfully directed, can allow you to bring forth more creativity, courage, commitment, revolution and freedom.
Hip Hop Yoga
April 18th and April 19th at Yoga Essence in Lebanon and New Providence, NJ
Kerry Ann King and Nicole Gooding-Turczak are combining their unique teaching styles in a hip hop yoga battle, new school vs. old school: Throwback Edition. Get ready to find your balance while Biggie finds love the Brooklyn way and get low in your chair pose with Lil Jon. Open to all levels. This class is all about having fun and moving your asana.
Hands Down! Inversion Practice
April 19th at Hot or Not Yoga at 6 PM in Manahawkin, NJ
Take your Practice Upside Down in this Fun Workshop! All- Levels of Students are Welcome. Please bring an open mind and a playful spirit.
Journey Through the Chakras: Restore Class
April 19th at 7 PM at Bambu Yoga in Hamilton, NJ
Come and join us on this amazing journey through the chakras. There are seven chakras, or energy centers, in the body. Each chakra is associated with particular functions within the body and with specific life issues and the way we handle them, both inside ourselves and in our interactions with the world.
So if we can balance this chakra system, we can balance how we function in life. Practicing Restorative poses that correspond to each chakra can release these blocks and clear the path to higher consciousness. No expectations are present as we open to the intention of letting go. Props are used to fully support the body in restful postures. While in these poses, students will be receiving Reiki, a form of energy therapy that enhances the natural healing system of the body and creates relaxation and a sense of well-being.
Yin + Pin
April 20th at 8 PM at Alluem Yoga in Cranford, NJ
Join Kelly and Katie for a soothing combination of Yin Yoga and Acupuncture. According to traditional Chinese Medicine there are pathways (or Meridian Lines) in the body that can be opened to allow energy to flow more freely. Yin Yoga adapts this philosophy with different postures designed to access the deepest muscles and pressure points of the body, to stimulate change, as well as, promote overall calm. Coupling this practice with a group acupuncture session, while in savasana, will help to balance the yin & yang energies, reduce stress, muscle pain, anxiety, and elevating the mood.
Grand Re-Opening of Elevate Yoga
April 21at and 22nd at Elevate Yoga in Hazlet, NJ
Come hang with us to celebrate Earth Day weekend and our grand re-opening with free classes all weekend including a vision board workshop on Sat 12:30-2:30PM.
Make Your Own Aromatherapy Jewelry
April 21th at 2 PM at Honor Yoga in Hillsborough, NJ
Aromatherapy jewelry is a wonderful way to carry your favorite oil scents with you. Using memory wire, Lava beads, rubber tubing, gemstones and metal beads you will craft your own wrap bracelet. A basic pattern will be followed for simplicity and sure success and you can choose your own colors and beads to express your creative self. No jewelry making experience is necessary and as an added bonus, facilitator and Certified Aromatherapist, Susan Niedt, will be happy to answer aromatherapy questions during the class!
Asana Foundations: Arm Balances
April 21at at 12 PM at Dig Yoga in Lambertville, NJ
Join Annie Masters in a playful workshop series that will build core strength and open the body in preparation for arm balances. Annie will break down the proper alignment and muscular engagement in ways that are easy to understand and apply to your own practice.
Master Movement Class with Salvatore Macaro
April 21at at 2 PM at Honor Yoga in North Brunswick
Great for students who want to dive deeper into their practice. Sal will give the tools, tips and techniques to expand your practice. Wherever you are in your yoga practice Sal will take you further. Sal will lead skillful yoga sequencing for complex peak poses with an in depth asana practice. All levels welcome.
Katonah Yoga Spring Intensive with Ivy Ray
April 21at at 2 PM at Inlet Yoga in Manasquan
Join us for an informative, inspiring, spirited communal plunge into Spring.
Potentiate yourself during this season of Newness and Birth. Through body, breath and imagination via, technique, taoist theory, geometry, math and more, from the pragmatic to the mystical, we will orient and organize with territorial wisdom, as we learn to use ourselves well and take best advantage of this seasons magic, intelligence and power.
Anniversary Party at Synergy Hot Yoga
April 21st from 8 AM to 4 PM at Synergy Hot Yoga in Fair Haven, NJ
Happy 10th anniversary! Synergy Hot Yoga, the premier hot yoga studio that started it ALL at the Jersey Shore, is 10 years old and they want to thank you!! FREE classes all day, refreshments, prizes, giveaways, package discounts and drawing for one grand prize: an ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP (worth $1500)!
There are free classes at 8 AM, 10 AM, 2 PM and 4 PM. You can register through Synergy to reserve your spot. These classes normally fill, so make sure to sign up!
In Synergy’s own words: “we take yoga very seriously, but with a lighthearted style. We continue to have the best local teachers and pride ourselves on learning and growing and evolving along with our students to provide the optimal overall yoga experience. And we still offer the original Hot 26 Bikram classes as well as vigorous vinyasa, yin style, and free weekly meditation.” According to Synergy’s founder, Jen Portman: “Synergy is special because of the students who walk through our doors. They have created an incredibly welcoming, inclusive, warm, embracing community that makes us all better! Our name defines us well: Synergy: the creation of a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.”
Earth Day Celebration at Hot or Not Yoga
April 22nd at 9 AM at Hot or Not Yoga in Manahawkin, NJ
Join the ILLUMINATE grads as they celebrate Earth Day and the final stretch of teacher training! There will be Acro yoga and hopping bring your friends and families! Donations will be made to the Stafford community garden ✨🌻🌍🌻✨
Float and Fly with Ben Wisch
April 22nd at 1:30 PM at Powerflow Yoga in Glen Rock
Going upside down can be scary but also very satisfying! We will explore how to get into several inversions in safe and fearless ways. Inversions strengthen the upper body, tone the abs, improve balance, rejuvenate the organs and calm the mind. Learn alignment, basic anatomy and variations that will help you fly during your flow. We will break poses down and make them accessible to all levels of practitioners. Expect to work on headstands, forearm stand, handstand and chin-stand. Workshop is not heated.
Mindful Yoga for Anxiety
April 22nd at 10 AM at the Princeton Center for Yoga and Health
A workshop for teens, adults, counselors, etc. Learn breath, EFT (Tapping), meditation and asana that you can use as a teen or an adult to manage their anxiety. Teach yourself resilience in moments of anxiety, depression, panic attacks, PTS, and high functioning autism so that you are able to handle stress in a holistic way.
Topics include: What the body goes through in anxiety mode, what life is like living with anxiety, triggers of anxiety, different types of anxiety, body Image,
Yoga philosophy and postures, breath work, EFT, meditation for anxiety, Asana for anxiety.
Shamanic Earth Healing Ceremony with Brian McGuire
April 22nd at 5 PM at Sattva Yoga in Jersey City
Join us in honor of Earth Day and this beautiful planet we live on for an Earth Healing Ceremony at Sattva with Shamanic healers Brian McGuire and Leigh Higgins. We will begin with a personal healing ceremony using tibetan bowls, smudging, drums and rattles. Then we will hold an Earth healing ceremony as we align ourselves with the healing powers of the universe and channel this love and sacred energy back to our precious planet.
May Louie first took yoga in college to fulfill a Phys-Ed requirement and immediately fell in love. She, unfortunately, did not continue with her practice but reconnected with it when she retired from her corporate job in 2002 and has since become a serious yoga enthusiast. After her second retirement last year, she completed her 200-hour RYT certification, studying with Dina Crosta, Ellen Mosko, and Jamie Segal Hanley, with a focus on alignment based flow.
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