Where to Take Your Asana This Week in NJ

Do you have SuperBowl Plans?!

Bridget is planning her weekend classes right now – the playlist is ALL about Halftime Performers from the past and the flow is geared toward helping you feel the love in your Super (Pelvic) Bowl.

Here is a link to what we’re playing with in Spotify if you want to check it out and make some suggestions!

We’re also still GLOWING from a sweet Sunday with Miles Borrero at Synergy Hot Yoga, as a part of Vanessa Van Noy’s YTT. It was truly amazing to sit with such a fantastic teacher and practice Uḍḍīyana Bandha with deliciously soft bellies (we like our sweets too).

Check out our IG post and video with Miles right here!

One more thing before we shift all attention to the workshops, immersions, and events we are loving this weekend – BOOK SELF-CARE SUNDAY AT HONOR YOGA NORTH BRUNSWICK NOW! This event sold out last year and we have a feeling 2020 is going to be even more amazing. Why? Because Bridget and Susan are coming together with Phyllicia for crystals and sound healing after a dynamically uplifting yoga flow.

February 16 = Pure Magic!

Here is a taste of what the yogi goddess can do…

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Sending love and light to you on this new moon. Playing my Azezulite alchemy crystal singing bowl. About Azezulite: The Azez are thought to be interdimensional beings who intended to use the stones as an intermediary for communication and interdimensional travel. This stone is thought to have the highest vibration of any stone next to phenacite. The energy that it projects may be uncomfortable for some, at first, due to its power and higher vibration but most people are quickly relieved of any discomfort as the stones other properties start to take effect. It is also said to have special vibration in relation to the third eye, so special that some people have reported to have glimpsed the future when having used it with the third eye. This stone is thought to have no negative energies whatsoever and should never need cleansing. Aside from communing with the third eye, the stone may stimulate the kundalini. Stimulating the kundalini is known to be a powerful spiritual experience and it may be necessary to make special note of the spiritual powers of azeztulite. Many people believe that each individual piece of azeztulite connects with the individual who uses it personally. That being said, it is often felt by the user that each piece of the stone has a slightly different vibrational energy. Each stone may have it's own personality, so to speak. The stone is closely related to the crown and soulstar chakras. . . . #singingbowls #crystalsingingbowls #singingbowl #crystaltones #soundhealing #soundtherapy #yoga #yogi #meditate #meditation #crystals #crystalhealing #manifest #spellandthegypsycollective

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Alright, now onto this week’s events!

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Our PRENATAL/POSTNATAL Yoga Chakra Series is back at @beeyou_kidsyoga beginning Feb. 2nd!!!✨ Sundays at 10:00 am!!! $90/6 weeks! ✨✨✨Experience the power of pregnancy with Spiral Path Yoga✨✨✨ Join Mother/Daughter Team Karen and Katie Carola for a 6-week Prenatal Yoga Through the Chakras series. Pregnancy is a time when women are more open to growth physically, emotionally, and spiritually. By taking the time to address the chakra system, that expansion and growth is naturally encouraged and enhanced. This series will explore each chakra with its corresponding pregnancy and feminine issues and teach specific asanas and pranayamas designed to clear and open each energy center. When the chakras are open and flowing, health and balance is improved. In pregnancy, this leads to being in tune with your needs and emotions, increasing your enjoyment of this beautiful transition into motherhood, and can positively influence your labor and birth. Karen and Katie are dedicated to helping women feel empowered through pregnancy and birth, while creating a community of support around motherhood. Karen Carola, Director of Midwifery for Ocean Gynecological and Obstetrical Associates, has been a Certified Nurse Midwife for over 30 years and has delivered more than 3,000 babies. She brings her immense knowledge into all facets of her classes. Katie Carola has been a Certified Yoga Instructor for 14 years and is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified in Prenatal and Perinatal Massage. She specializes in caring for moms both pre- and postpartum. Karen and Katie work together to give women the support they need to fully experience and enjoy their pregnancies. 📸 @cindygiovagnoliphotography 💄 @dollfacemakeupartistrynj #prenatalyoga #chakrayoga #jerseyshoremoms #mamacare #community #yoga #beeyouyoga #spiralpathyoga #asyourbabygrows #njyogacollective

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Sound Healing Event

Friday at Blue Moon Yoga in Shrewsbury

Isla Newton is a spokesperson for the NDSS (National Down Syndrome Society). Every year Isla and her family raise money for NDSS. This year Isla, and her Aunt Bridget (Bridget Perry Lyons) are hosting a Sound Healing at and all donations are greatly needed and appreciated. Every dollar raised will help people with Down Syndrome realize their true aspirations through NDSS’s strong commitment to advocacy and policy reform.

Bridget will be offering a beautiful sound bath and healing!

Donation Class to Benefit Australia

Friday at EvenFlow Yoga in Red Bank

Please join EvenFlow Yoga and Jillian Schultz for this special donation class to benefit The World Wildlife Fund: Australia. 100% of proceeds will be donated directly to WWF to help our animal friends Down Under.

We hope you can make class and help with worthy cause!

Female Sensual Qi Gong with Joyce Virani

Friday at Trinity Wellness Emporium in Union Beach

Come meet and move with Joyce Virani to help you let go of what you no longer need and tune into what you desire for the new year.  Soft, flowing easy to learn movements and guided meditation will leave you feeling centered, connected, rejuvenated and energized to be able to create whatever you desire in 2020!

Reiki Restorative Workshop with Kim Ellner & Carol Anne Patterson

Friday at Alluem Yoga in Cranford

Experience the relaxing power of Restorative Yoga, enhanced by the dynamic healing of Reiki treatments. Complete your practice with Yoga Nidra on a journey to ultimate bliss. Reiki is higher intelligence guided by primal life energy. Reiki treatments enhance the flow of healthy energy and disempower the flow of sick energy. In this workshop, you will experience the Reiki practitioner directing healthy energy into the body’s energy field, restoring the natural flow of energy.

Winter YogaFest 2020 with Douglas & Noah

All weekend long at DIG Yoga in Lambertville

We are thrilled to have BOTH Professor Douglas Brooks and Noah Maze join us again for our annual Winter Yoga Fest!

This year our focus will be Tantric Ganesha. Noah will be offering the asana portion to keep your body vibrant, as Douglas pours beautiful teachings into your heart and mind. This special gathering kicks off our 2020 year, and is truly a time not to be missed!

Friday, January 31st : 2:30-5pm Asana | 6-9pm Lecture

Saturday, February 1st 12-3pm Lecture | 3:30-6pm Asana

Sunday, February 2nd 10:30-1pm Asana | 2-5pm Lecture

WEforum Fit Crawl 2020

Saturday from 1 to 6 PM all over Monmouth County, including a post-crawl party at the Triumph Brewery in Red Bank

Why do a Pub Crawl when you can do a Fit Crawl? With your donation get ready for an inspiring day of health and wellness sampling up to three classes at your choice of studios.  We’ve added new classes this year and have also expanded our scope to include a broader focus on wellness. Make sure you check out the new studios and save a slot for meditation, hypnotherapy, Cryo, or Reiki.  Classes are limited to sign up and get ready for a fun, healthy afternoon for a good cause! Visit our SCHED site for more information on classes and instructors.

Cultivating Fearless Faith: A Gentle Holy Yoga Workshop

Saturday at Yoga Peace Kula in Howell

Abby will guide you through gentle and restorative postures tied to scripture and rooted in truth. We can only choose one: Fear or Faith.In our relationship to the Divine, it’s easy to let our short-sightedness cloud our perception of Unconditional Love & Care. In the face of life’s challenges, our vision can easily be obscured by the struggle, and it can be hard to move forward without a sense of direction or safety. In this 2-hour workshop, Abby will guide you through gentle and restorative postures tied to scripture and rooted in truth in order to help reconnect you to an internal wellspring of faith.

Buti Yoga

Saturday at Sun Moon Yoga & Healing in Long Branch

Buti yoga is a trademarked style of yoga that combines jump training (plyometrics), tribal dancing and dynamic yoga asanas into an intense workout. In Marathi, the language spoken in parts of western India, buti means “a secret remedy or cure.” Join Yolanda in this ecstatic practice. This cardio-intensive yoga workout is designed to transform body and soul through the trademark method of Spiral Structure Technique (SST), which forms the basis for Buti yoga’s dynamic flow sequence. SST uses spinal movement to tone of the core, rather than the linear movement found in many yoga practices.

The Journey Group Coaching with Susan Favale

Saturday at Honor Yoga in North Brunswick

Feeling stuck, uninspired, disconnected and maybe can’t define why? Has it become difficult to rollout your yoga mat or find time to practice? Are you discouraged with your progress or not seeing the changes you expect? And what is this Mindfulness stuff? Join this interactive group session to share parts of yourself in a safe environment. When we connect with a kula (a sanskrit word meaning inclusive community) amazing things can happen. Being part of a kula means you have access to different viewpoints and approaches to problems and challenges.

Maha Sadhana: The Great Yoga  Practice with Maria Preuster

Sunday at Sun Moon Yoga & Healing in Long Branch

It’s time for MAHA SADHANA! JIVAMUKTI trained, Maria Preuster comes with great experience and knowledge of the Yoga teachings. Her early practice was under the guidance of Walt & Magana Baptiste and her career in NYC led the way to Jivamukti. This class is for serious practitioners as well as newer students looking to bring YOGA into all aspects of their life. Known for her clear and precise instruction she will guide you through a 95 minute, naturally heat building asana sequence accompanied by chanting, uplifting music and hands on assists. Always backed by Yoga scripture and philosophy, plan on meditation and if your karma aligns, you might get an epic and ancient story as well.

Yin & Yoga Nidra with Vita Semeraro

Sunday at AMP Yoga in Springfield

Join Vita Semeraro for this Sunday night candlelight Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra practice. Allow yourself to relax and de-stress in this candlelit practice.

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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 in 2017, she completed her 200-hour RYT certification, studying with Dina Crosta, Ellen Mosko, and Jamie Segal Hanley, with a focus on alignment based flow.