WHERE TO TAKE YOUR ASANA
December 4 – December 10
It’s beginning to look a lot like holiday time – which also means holiDAZE vibes for so many of us.
Our to-do lists are a mile long, from baking and wrapping to shopping and attending ugly sweater parties (but really, can someone please throw an ugly leggings party? We want a reason to order these and they are clearly inappropriate for anything else).
Luckily our local NJ studios are providing absolutely awesome opportunities for yoga this coming week, with just the right amount of restorative bliss to keep us calm, happy, and healthy all December long.
Check out what we found, and let us know where you are headed! Be sure to hashtag #njyogacollective as you flow, breathe, move, and groove throughout NJ.
1:30 PM
Yoga Shanti NYC
[box] Come and learn how to approach and improve this group of poses. Gain a better understanding between the relationship to one another and their relative effects. [/box]
Meditation Immersion with Sue Elkind
6:30-8:30PM
Dig Yoga
[box] Join Sue Elkind for her YEAR-LONG MEDITATION IMMERSION designed to establish, or renew, your meditation practice and commit to optimizing your health! Journey into the science, health benefits, techniques, and practices of meditation. Each meeting will include an inspirational talk, light asana, breathwork & meditation practices, sprinkled with some chanting, mantra and even restoratives. This is part of a year long series but you can drop into individual sessions. [/box]
December 6
4:00-7:00PM
Hot or Not Yoga
[box] Yoga, Shop, Celebrate, and more! Hot or Not opens their doors for a full celebration for all their members and friends. You can enter to win a FREE YEAR of yoga, amongst other amazing prizes! Make sure to tell them we sent you and have a snack in our honor![/box]
6:30-9:30 PM
Amp Yoga Studio
[box] This holiday market inside a yoga studio features 16 craft vendors, wine, and hors d’oeuvres to melt away the seasonal stress. Free to attend; adults only please. Yoga discounts and goodies will be raffled throughout the night.[/box]
[box] This holiday market inside a yoga studio features 16 craft vendors, wine, and hors d’oeuvres to melt away the seasonal stress. Free to attend; adults only please. Yoga discounts and goodies will be raffled throughout the night.[/box]
[box] In this 2 hour Yin Workshop, experience a variety of poses focusing on clearing out the hips, grounding onto the legs, and opening the heart. This yin practice is designed to guide you out of your head and into your heart. The things in our lives that truly need to be nurtured and nourished will become crystal clear. Workshop is not heated and open to all levels.[/box]
[box] Develop a deeper understanding of the differences between bakasana (crane) and kakasana (crow), the variations built out of these poses, and the foundational practice you need to strengthen to add these poses consistently in your practice. This class will include conversations around the anatomy of the poses: breaking down proper hand, wrist, elbow, and arm placement to insure safety, while also developing strength. [/box]
[box] Come play with puppies and dogs while you do yoga, and enjoy a complimentary pint afterwards. You bring a yoga mat – Pick Your Paw will bring the dogs! Adorable adoptable puppies and dogs will be allowed to roam freely and interact with you during this one-hour mixed level yoga class. [/box]
Blackbird Yoga Studio
[box] FREE admission, live music by 13 Hands, wine & cheese plus local artists and vendors sure to provide the best holiday gifts! [/box]
1-2:30PM
Bhakti Barn Yoga
[box] Practice Iyengar alignment to bring FREEDOM to the body, CLARITY to the mind, and JOY to the spirit. This is a foundational practice where that concentrates on basic standing poses, forward bends, twists, and backbends. The use of props will be introduced to aid in our understanding of the poses and enhance our enjoyment of the practice. Regardless of your level of experience there is something for everyone![/box]
Jaipure Yoga
[box] This workshop will focus on Key Principles Of Assists as they apply to 2 categories of asanas – Standing for grounding & Back Bending for opening – using the Jivamukti Methodology as a platform. Teachers and practitioners welcome. [/box]
December 9
4-6PM
Blue Lotus Yoga
[box] Explore the fundamentals of Yoga combined with Acrobatics in a safe, playful, and supportive environment. You will leave with a strong connection to not only your own practice, but also with your ability to trust and communicate effectively. This is an all levels workshop. No prior experience or partner is necessary.[/box]
Yoga Peace Kula Howell
[box] In this two hour workshop, create strength through alignment, movement and yoga postures, focusing on key areas of the body to create a strong foundation for inversions and arm balances.[/box]
2-4PM
Inlet Yoga
[box] Gain greater understanding of the theory behind bandhas and through anatomy based techniques, learn how to access the bandhas both physically and energetically. As both the body familiarizes with the bandhas and how to access them, your practice will become more effortless from the inside out.[/box]
11:15 AM
Yoga Essence of New Providence
[box] Meditation expert Tina Outerio begins each experience by leading you through a brief breathing exercise to help your brain waves shift. From there, guided imagery is introduced to continue relaxing and shifting your consciousness. Gradually, you will find yourself entering into an inner space of deep stillness and peace as the mind is guided into relaxation which is the brain frequency associated with meditation and out of body experiences. The entire experience is created through the tonality of voice by Tina, carefully selected words and images, and meditative music. [/box]
December 9
10 – 11:30 AM
Inlet Yoga
[box] As part of our Master Class series we are inviting seasoned senior level experienced teachers to Inlet Yoga to teach a class and share what they love. This Master class series’ intent embraces all levels of practitioner and is an invitation to taste some of the newest rising stars in the yoga industry. [/box]
6:30-8PM
Honor Yoga Hillsborough
[box] Enjoy this interactive, yet very practical workshop, during which participants will learn to breathe their stress away. The class begins with an overview of which essential oils support stress and anxiety and simple techniques for incorporating these oils into your day. Participants will be guided into making their own “aromatherapy for stress” nasal inhaler and use the inhaler during simple breathing techniques and simple affirmative meditation. [/box]
11:30AM-1PM
Pearl Yoga & Fitness
[box] Roll out your muscle knots with a 90 minute workshop using Yoga Tune Up ® therapy balls, designed to help ease muscle pain, improve posture, enhance your connection to your body, and relieve stress, all while improving balance, flexibility, and coordination. Class will be structured in a way that meets the needs of each individual student so that everyone can leave class feeling good within their body.[/box]
[box] Roll out your muscle knots with a 90 minute workshop using Yoga Tune Up ® therapy balls, designed to help ease muscle pain, improve posture, enhance your connection to your body, and relieve stress, all while improving balance, flexibility, and coordination. Class will be structured in a way that meets the needs of each individual student so that everyone can leave class feeling good within their body.[/box]
12-1:30PM
Monmouth Beach Yoga
[box] Join Gabriella Virginia, certified Kundalini Yoga instructor, for a very special workshop. Gabriella will create a safe, loving and nurturing environment for your daughter. She will share tips for overcoming fear, finding simple joys, relaxing into peaceful rest, self- care techniques for girls and of course a very fun yoga and meditation series.[/box]
[box] Join Gabriella Virginia, certified Kundalini Yoga instructor, for a very special workshop. Gabriella will create a safe, loving and nurturing environment for your daughter. She will share tips for overcoming fear, finding simple joys, relaxing into peaceful rest, self- care techniques for girls and of course a very fun yoga and meditation series.[/box]
Move, Meditate Manifest – The Chakras
December 10
12 – 2 PM
Inlet Yoga
[box] Join April Puciata for a special practice designed to help students cultivate clarity and creativity by incorporating the the Chakras. Chakras are energy centers that reside along the spine. They are themselves an artful and inspirational system that tap into our intuition and creative potential. [/box]
12PM – 2PM
Yoga Essence of Lebanon
[box] Join Chelsea for a Level 1 Arm Balance & Inversion workshop! Lay the foundations for taking your practice upside down and onto your hands. This workshop will explore proper alignment and preparation for entering and exiting poses like headstand, forearm stand, handstand, crow, side crow and more. In this 2-hour workshop, we will discuss how to integrate these poses into your home and in class practice. You do not have to have any experience with these poses to take this workshop.[/box]
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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.[/box]
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