Gentle Flow/Basic 

A gentle class that combines yoga postures, breathing, and meditation. This class is geared toward students who wish to move at a slower pace. Ideal for beginners, prenatal and seniors.

Gentle Yoga 

The body is supported by props in passive postures that promote deep relaxation, relieve stress, and support the body. No experience necessary. This class promotes healing and energy replenishing. Perfect for injury recovery and fatigue.

A.Y.C. Basics 

Abhyasa Yoga Center offers personal, breath-centered, therapeutic yoga practice that adapts to individual needs, including chronic or acute conditions. Located 1 block from the L-Train Lorimer/G-Metropolitan subway stop. All classes are adaptable for all ability levels. Basics classes cultivate and maintain a strong foundation. Open classes, including community classes, offer a more vigorous practice. Classes meet daily. For a full schedule, go to abhyasayogacenter.com, or call 718.782.8272 for more information and to discuss individual needs.

Rasa Yoga 

A gentle practical, down-to-earth, accessible yoga practice that incorporates sounds, such as humming and chanting, for people of all levels of physical ability.

Gentle 

Classes focus on postures, breath, meditation and deep relaxation. Gentle classes are suitable for beginner/prenatal/senior.

Yoga for Low Back Pain 1-2 

Yoga can be the most therapeutic tool for low back pain when basic principles are observed. This class will help you understand the biomechanics of back, hip and knee pain and how to make your life pain-free.

Meditation/Stretch 

Meditation has been scientifically proven to have immediate, measurable benefits for health and mental function. Yet many people hesitate to try it because they think it's difficult to do. Come see for yourself how easy it is. Yoga+Meditation is structured to help you get the most out of your meditation experience. The first half of class we'll do gentle yoga to prepare the body to sit with ease and comfort. The second half of class will be divided evenly between guided meditation, and silent meditation. Time will be available after class for questions and discussion. This class is suitable for all levels of yogis and meditators. Notes: Folding chairs will be available. Bring a sweatshirt.

Gentle Yoga for Women 1-Month Course  

This course helps the plus size student enjoy a yoga class without feeling uncomfortable about their weight or flexibility, to help improve body image and self-esteem. Beginners and seniors can begin to open tight muscles and joints slowly without pain or risk of injury. Let them know if you're planning to attend.

Hatha Gentle 

Breath centered, focused, a gentle yet challenging approach to Hatha yoga.

Yoga for Abundant Bodies 

Yoga for Abundant Bodies is hatha yoga modified for plus-size people, that includes unique adaptations while bringing you home to your body.

Gentle Restorative 

An extra slow-paced class. Relaxing and rejuvenating for students who are over 50, have chronic injuries, or have not been active in some time. Also for those who want to use props while learning the basic yoga postures.

Therapeutic Yoga 

A hatha vinyasa style class using a chair and props allowing you to be supported while strengthening your poses, stamina and stability. Pregnant women welcome.

Women's Class - All Levels 

For women of all levels of experience. Emphasizes menstrual, pregnancy, post-natal and menopausal cycles Instruction in classic asanas and women's breast, pelvic and bone health

Gentle Yoga 

This slower paced practice is a restorative form of yoga recommended for beginners. Emphasis is on breath work, meditation and stretching. Establishes the foundation of yoga practice.

A.Y.C. Basics 

Abhyasa Yoga Center offers personal, breath-centered, therapeutic yoga practice that adapts to individual needs, including chronic or acute conditions. Located 1 block from the L-Train Lorimer/G-Metropolitan subway stop. All classes are adaptable for all ability levels. Basics classes cultivate and maintain a strong foundation. Open classes, including community classes, offer a more vigorous practice. Classes meet daily. For a full schedule, go to abhyasayogacenter.com, or call 718.782.8272 for more information and to discuss individual needs.

Restorative 

Support the body with props and deeply relax with gentle attention to the breath to move toward balance. Poses create specific physiological responses that are beneficial to health and can reduce the effects of stress-related disease. The foundations of yoga for new or beginner students. Incorporates basic asana (postures) and pranayama (breath). No inversions.

stretch/ restorative 

Let the effort of the week go with juicy stretching followed by a relaxing and rejuvenating practice where props are used to be in comfortable, supported positions. Open level and open to everybody

Gentle 

Gentle Classes are for new or continuing students who would prefer and/or benefit from a more slowly paced, less rigorous class. Start slow, build progressively.

Restorative 

All levels welcome. Students use props to get into poses that can be comfortably and restfully held for ten minutes or more. A practice that is gentle and simple, allowing for breath, body and spirit to relax and open. Great for first time students, stress and injury care, or to complement a more challenging yoga practice. The ultimate cure for the New York lifestyle.

Restorative 

All levels welcome. Students use props to get into poses that can be comfortably and restfully held for ten minutes or more. A practice that is gentle and simple, allowing for breath, body and spirit to relax and open. Great for first time students, stress and injury care, or to complement a more challenging yoga practice. The ultimate cure for the New York lifestyle.

Queer and Trans Yoga 

Queer and Trans Yoga is a class specifically for the LGBT community that recognizes and adores the many ways of expressing gender and loving others

restorative 

Relaxing class in which props are used to place the body in comfortable, supported positions. For students of all levels.

Relax & Restore 

Restorative yoga, also known as yin yoga, is a deeply relaxing class designed to release tension and calm the nervous system. With the gentle support of props, students passively stretch and energize the deep connective tissues of the body, open the joints and restore alignment. Restorative yoga compliments a more active practice because it improves flexibility, ease and balance. It is also beneficial for those recovering from injury or trauma. Enjoy the therapeutic benefits of conscious relaxation.

Restorative 

Relaxing class with the use of bolsters, props, etc. to support the back and other areas. Very little movement, with a focus on stretching, relaxing, and meditation.

Restorative 

Restorative yoga is a deeply relaxing way of practicing yoga. Given props, the student is able to achieve poses without much muscular strength, facilitating deep release and calming the nervous system.

Restorative 

All levels welcome. Students use props to get into poses that can be comfortably and restfully held for ten minutes or more. A practice that is gentle and simple, allowing for breath, body and spirit to relax and open. Great for first time students, stress and injury care, or to complement a more challenging yoga practice. The ultimate cure for the New York lifestyle.

Slow Flow Yoga 

Take it slow with this gentle, but deep approach to Vinyasa yoga. This practice links poses to breath to reveal body awareness, inner strength, and easeful opening.

Restorative 

A gentle, healing class designed to release deep layers of tension stored in the physical and energetic body. A combination of props, essential oils, and hands on adjustments are used in poses held for 10 minutes or longer, allowing the nervous system to relax and the cells to regenerate. Open to all levels and great for those recovering from illness or disease.

Restorative 

a healing, rejuvenating practice for all levels.

Restorative/All Levels 

Restorative Yoga Relax and Renew: Supported and stabilized by props, one experiences the yoga postures as profoundly relaxing and deeply rejuvenating, invoking a natural state of healing rest, renewal and equanimity. The body releases naturally by practicing supported and passive yoga postures. Deeply held tension and stress melts away. Restorative is appropriate for anyone, at any age or stage of life, or in any physical condition.

Restorative 

All levels welcome. Students use props to get into poses that can be comfortably and restfully held for ten minutes or more. A practice that is gentle and simple, allowing for breath, body and spirit to relax and open. Great for first time students, stress and injury care, or to complement a more challenging yoga practice. The ultimate cure for the New York lifestyle.

Deep Rest 

Restorative aka. Deep Relaxation, focuses on how the yin (receptive) qualities of the poses can be tapped to induce deeper states of rest and relaxation. This class has one sole aim: deep mindful rest. You will be exposed to a combination of restorative yoga poses for an extended period of time (using props to provide physical support). Breath observation and guided meditation exercises are also included. Taken as a whole, these techniques are used to usher your mind, body, and spirit into a state of deep internal awareness where we may let go of our hardened and habitual daily reactions in the body (samskaras). This is a great class if you wish to reduce stress in your daily life.

Slow Flow Yoga 

In this slower paced, restorative class you will experience yoga postures for longer periods of time. This type of yoga is ideal for relaxing the mind and body especially if recovering from illness or experiencing great stress or tension in daily life. While in postures, we become aware of how our body feels and where we are holding on to tension and emotions. Postures and breath will release these toxins from your body and leave you feeling lighter, happier and rejuvenated. Classes conclude with silent meditation and relaxation.

Hatha Yoga I 

A beginner class that teaches the fundamentals of yoga. Students will learn basic postures with an emphasis on proper alignment and relaxation. Appropriate for expecting mothers, individuals with injuries and anyone who feels overwhelmed in classes that move quickly.

Gentle Yoga 

This slower paced practice is a restorative form of yoga recommended for beginners. Emphasis is on breath work, meditation and stretching. Establishes the foundation of yoga practice.

Gentle Yoga  

Older Adult Friendly Class

Gentle Yoga 

Learn a series of nurturing physical postures based on yoga. These easy to follow postures may help in relieving back pain, headaches, insomnia and shortness of breath. No yoga experience is necessary.

Backcare 

For all types of back problems, pain and postural problems including scoliosis. Come lengthen your spine and move out of the habitual behaviors that are making your back hurt! All levels welcome including those new to yoga and beginners.

The Balance Project: A Senior Yoga Class 

Many senior citizens have trouble with balance, walking and other activities of daily life. Yoga can help—not only with ease of movement and better balance—but also many health conditions or chronic pain. You may want to take Yoga, but worry that standard classes may be too strenuous for you or will aggravate your condition, but this class focuses on moving in a slow, pleasurable way—where you are free to improvise and adapt poses to fit your own body. You will go at your own pace, in a way that feels good. NOTE: Please call Deborah at 212.769.8177 if you plan to attend class for the first time.

Free for members of the Coffey Geriatrics Practice. To make an appointment at the Coffey Geriatrics Practice, call 212.659.8552. Class location is Mount Sinai Hospital, Annenberg 10th floor, Room 10-30, entrance at 1468 Madison Ave. at 100th St. Click here to download the flyer.

Therapeutic Yoga 

A hatha vinyasa style class using a chair and props allowing you to be supported while strengthening your poses, stamina and stability. Pregnant women welcome.

Gentle Vinyasa 

A gentle Vinyasa flow, suitable for all levels and students with special needs.

Gentle 

Classes focus on postures, breath, meditation and deep relaxation. Gentle classes are suitable for beginner/prenatal/senior.

Restorative Yoga 

GCNYC is a place where men, women and children living with cancer—and their families and friends—can join together to build social and emotional support as a supplement to medical care.

Gentle Iyengar Yoga 

A softer, slower paced, less rigorous class for new or experienced students of all ages. This class is excellent for those just getting back to Yoga or fitness or just starting out. Also for those with injuries or physical conditions ruling out other classes. The supported modification of all asanas (poses) makes this class excellent for "bad backs" and pregnant women.

Gentle Flow/Basic 

A gentle class that combines yoga postures, breathing, and meditation. This class is geared toward students who wish to move at a slower pace. Ideal for beginners, prenatal and seniors.

Restorative 

A gentle, healing class designed to release deep layers of tension stored in the physical and energetic body. A combination of props, essential oils, and hands on adjustments are used in poses held for 10 minutes or longer, allowing the nervous system to relax and the cells to regenerate. Open to all levels and great for those recovering from illness or disease.

Yoga for Low Back Pain Level 1 

Yoga can be the most therapeutic tool for low back pain when basic principles are observed. This class will help you understand the biomechanics of back, hip and knee pain and how to make your life pain-free.

Chair and Mat Yoga - MS Society 

The NYC Chapter of the National MS Society is proud to offer free recreation and fitness programs for people living with MS. Fall - Spring classes began in mid-October and continue through June, with breaks in between. Yoga promotes fitness, flexibility and relaxation while focusing on breathing practices. It also promotes strength and peace of mind. Level 1 Chair Yoga is designed for the individual to participate from the seated position. Level 2 Mat Yoga participants must be able to transfer independently to a mat. Sign up with the MS Society or (212) 453-3247.

Women's Class 

Asanas to accommodate women's needs including; menstruation, pre- and post-natal, fertility, menopause and any other conditions, curiosities and concerns the students have regarding women's health

Chair Yoga for People with Parkinson's Disease and other Movement Disorders 

For information or to register for this class, call Karyn Boyar at 212.844.6134

Gentle / Level 1 

These classes are designed for students who are interested in increasing strength, flexibility, mobility, and calming the nervous system using breath awareness, movement, and relaxation. Some introduction to asana. For all levels of fitness and flexibility, beginners and first time students to yoga welcome.

OM stretch 

Let the effort of the week go through poses that focus on letting go, stretching and opening. Open level and open to everybody. Not restorative but lots of juicy stretching.

Gentle Yoga - Prana 

Gentle, low-impact vinyasa flow

Gentle Hatha 

For students who have special needs and/or limitations. A variation on the basic Hatha I format that moves more slowly and includes attention on the part of the teacher to the special needs of the individual.

Yoga for Women With Cancer 

For information or to register for this free class, call Cindy Turkeltaub at 212.844.6022.

Therapeutic Yoga Program for STWS: Active / Restorative Yoga and Kinetic Awareness 

The yoga we teach is designed for all fitness levels, physical conditions and ages including beginners, people who have little or no experience with hatha yoga and people with serious physical limitations (one of the students is 96 years old and another is legally blind to mention a few extreme physical conditions).

This yoga program was originally designed exclusively for STWS participants by world-renowned yoga teacher John Friend, the founder of Anusara Yoga. Many of the postures John selected are specifically meant to open up the lungs and chest enabling people to expand their breathing capacity.

This Active/Restorative Yoga and Kinetic Awareness class gradually takes the student from dynamic invigorating postures to the more relaxing restorative and rejuvenating postures. We complete the class with Kinetic Awareness, using balls of various sizes and levels of firmness to enjoy a deep tissue self-massage. This guided approach to deep tissue massage releases layers of physical and emotional tension from various parts of our body. Many people have released tension and healed medical conditions through the synergetic practice of Hatha Yoga and Kinetic Awareness.

This class is inspired by the Anusara Yoga style that utilizes Universal Alignment Principles for clearing the flow of physical and spiritual energy through the body, empowering us to be grounded, centered and radiant on and off the yoga matt. Applying this style for active dynamic and restorative Hatha Yoga postures helps us to expand our physical abilities and to relax and refresh our body.

A special, by donation, rate for the class is offered to all Ground Zero workers, volunteers, and members of their immediate family. The class is open to the general public.

Gentle Yoga 

Slow moving postures, breath and body awareness - appropriate for pre-natal class

Embodied Yoga 

Looking for a deeper experience in your yoga practice? Embodied yoga classes are an opportunity to listen to your body and learn from your experience, focusing on the questions and discoveries that arise along the way.

Embodied Yoga is a gentle class suitable for all levels that will help you find a deep sense of support, ease and healing. Classes balance a nourishing flow with a dynamic, fluid sense of alignment. You'll discover new and unexpected sources of support, strength and ease. These sources include the contents of our bodies -- not just muscles and bones -- but organs, glands, fluids, and all the systems inside of us.

Embodied Yoga creates an environment which offers students the space to find true and meaningful experience in their yoga practice. All the teachers are graduates of the Embodied Anatomy and Yoga and/or the Embodied Developmental Movement and Yoga programs through the School For Body Mind Centering™.

Backcare 

For all types of back problems, pain and postural problems including scoliosis. Come lengthen your spine and move out of the habitual behaviors that are making your back hurt! All levels welcome including those new to yoga and beginners.

Gentle 

Classes focus on postures, breath, meditation and deep relaxation. Gentle classes are suitable for beginner/prenatal/senior. These classes will be followed by an optional 15-minute meditation.

Mat Yoga - MS Society 

The NYC Chapter of the National MS Society is proud to offer free recreation and fitness programs for people living with MS. Fall - Spring classes began in mid-October and continue through June, with breaks in between. Yoga promotes fitness, flexibility and relaxation while focusing on breathing practices. It also promotes strength and peace of mind. Level 1 Chair Yoga is designed for the individual to participate from the seated position. Level 2 Mat Yoga participants must be able to transfer independently to a mat. Sign up with the MS Society or (212) 453-3247.

Healing Yoga for Women With Cancer 

These free classes, formerly sponsored by SHARE, are now co-sponsored by St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital. For information or to register call Joan Deignan at 212.523.7275.

Slow Flow 

Crave a slower pace? With gentle stretches, soulful flows, and restorative poses for support, this class is for you.

Slow Flow Yoga 

Take it slow with this gentle, but deep approach to Vinyasa yoga. This practice links poses to breath to reveal body awareness, inner strength, and easeful opening.

Gentle Bliss Flow 

A wonderful way to relieve stress and open your body and mind using Gentle and Restorative Yoga Poses (These sessions are part of a course.)

Yoga & Scoliosis Level II 

For students with a lateral curvature(s) of the spine. The focus is on extension and working with issues affecting people with scoliosis such as balance, proprioception, strength and reducing compensatory patterns. The level II class is for students with mature yoga practice or who have been taking the Yoga & Scoliosis or Backcare class on a regular basis for a minimum of 1 year. All poses will be modified with props and awareness techniques so each student can move along with his/her practice. There will also be some focus on inversions.

Yoga/Meditation 

Program includes Yoga, relaxation, and guided meditation. Balance the body by stretching tight muscles, relieving stress and increasing energy. Especially designed for those who want to reduce pains from stiffness, and/or injuries.

Restorative Yoga 

Props are used to support each posture and class focuses on restoring the body

OM stretch 

Let the effort of the week go through poses that focus on letting go, stretching and opening. Open level and open to everybody. Not restorative but lots of juicy stretching.

Yin Yoga 

A deep, restorative approach to the yoga practice. Yin offers long, meditative holds to delve into the deep connective body, creating structural and mental balance.

Candlelight Yoga 

Unwind after a long day with this deeply relaxing class. Melt into this slow flow of restorative poses and stretching by candlelight. Open to all levels.

Gentle / Level 1 

These classes are designed for students who are interested in increasing strength, flexibility, mobility, and calming the nervous system using breath awareness, movement, and relaxation. Some introduction to asana. For all levels of fitness and flexibility, beginners and first time students to yoga welcome.

Wellness Yoga 

Brings a healthy balance of the mind, body, and spirit that results in an overall feeling of mental and physical well-being. Some yoga experience is recommended, but can be modified to all fitness levels.

Gentle / Level 1 

These classes are designed for students who are interested in increasing strength, flexibility, mobility, and calming the nervous system using breath awareness, movement, and relaxation. Some introduction to asana. For all levels of fitness and flexibility, beginners and first time students to yoga welcome.

Yoga for Mental Wellness 

Taught by Elizabeth Plapinger, with guest teachers Bess Abrahams and Lori Ruth Federman

Yoga for Mental Wellness is a yoga class devoted to people of any age or fitness level who suffer from emotional distress or mental illness. Anyone experiencing such distress is welcome. A typical class involves movement (asana), attention to breathing, attunement to the present moment, deep relaxation, and mindful, nonjudgmental assessment of the effect of practice on the mind, body and breath. Special classes with visiting teachers explore the role of chanting, other mind-body approaches, massage and body work in emotional, mental and physical wellbeing.

Experience and research suggest that yoga can be a powerful tool for addressing emotional and mental illness. For many of us, the regular practice of yoga can lift the mood, reduce stress, enhance problem-solving, improve strength and flexibility, lessen fatigue and increases energy. Join us in this experiential practice and see how yoga works for you!

The class is by donation, with a suggested fee of $5.00. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Yoga for Mental Wellness was founded in 2004 by yoga teacher and therapist Bess Abrahams, with support from a private donor, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), and the non-profit therapeutic yoga center, the Breathing Project.

Gentle 

Classes focus on postures, breath, meditation and deep relaxation. Gentle classes are suitable for beginner/prenatal/senior.

Gentle Flow/Basic 

A gentle class that combines yoga postures, breathing, and meditation. This class is geared toward students who wish to move at a slower pace. Ideal for beginners, prenatal and seniors.

Safe and Sound Yoga 

A gentle and healing yoga class that incorporates the use of sound (toning, humming, chanting) during many of the yoga postures, in order to focus the mind, move energy in the body, and deepen the postures. Eyes are kept closed as attention is brought inward, creating a non-competitive and non-judgmental experience. GCNYC is a place where men, women and children living with cancer—and their families and friends—can join together to build social and emotional support as a supplement to medical care.

Yoga for Fitness  

Older Adult Friendly Class

Hatha Yoga I 

A beginner class that teaches the fundamentals of yoga. Students will learn basic postures with an emphasis on proper alignment and relaxation. Appropriate for expecting mothers, individuals with injuries and anyone who feels overwhelmed in classes that move quickly.

A.Y.C. Basics 

Abhyasa Yoga Center offers personal, breath-centered, therapeutic yoga practice that adapts to individual needs, including chronic or acute conditions. Located 1 block from the L-Train Lorimer/G-Metropolitan subway stop. All classes are adaptable for all ability levels. Basics classes cultivate and maintain a strong foundation. Open classes, including community classes, offer a more vigorous practice. Classes meet daily. For a full schedule, go to abhyasayogacenter.com, or call 718.782.8272 for more information and to discuss individual needs.

Yoga Union Lunchtime Backcare Basics 

For all types of back problems, pain and postural problems including scoliosis. Come lengthen your spine and move out of the habitual behaviors that are making your back hurt! These classes are suitable for all students to develop a knowledge of the fundamentals of alignment and to master the basics of the foundation poses. All levels welcome including those new to yoga and beginners.

Gentle Yoga 

Yoga with special attention to those less flexible or with injuries.

Gentle Yoga to Ease Arthritis 

The slow, controlled physical movement of yoga can provide pain relief, relax stiff muscles, ease sore joints and help build strength. The movements, pressures, stretches, and deep breathing relaxation can also provide needed range of motion exercise and improve blood circulation. This class is designed to ease participants into gentle stretches from lying, sitting, and standing positions. Movements are modified to meet specific needs. For information about this class or to register, call 212.606.1057 or 212.774.7326. (These classes are part of a series sponsored by Hospital for Special Surgery.)

Chair Yoga - MS Society 

The NYC Chapter of the National MS Society is proud to offer free recreation and fitness programs for people living with MS. Fall - Spring classes began in mid-October and continue through June, with breaks in between. Yoga promotes fitness, flexibility and relaxation while focusing on breathing practices. It also promotes strength and peace of mind. Level 1 Chair Yoga is designed for the individual to participate from the seated position. Level 2 Mat Yoga participants must be able to transfer independently to a mat. Sign up with the MS Society or (212) 453-3247.

Gentle Yoga 

This slower paced practice is a restorative form of yoga recommended for beginners. Emphasis is on breath work, meditation and stretching. Establishes the foundation of yoga practice.

OM yoga for Woman Cancer Survivors 

A FREE drop-in class, every Tuesday from 3:45 - 5:15pm for survivors of breast cancer and other cancers sponsored by OM yoga and The Libby Ross Foundation.

This gentle class which offers inspiration and bonding for women with breast cancer and other cancers, includes breathing exercises, slow arm stretches, healing yoga sequences, restorative yoga and balancing work appropriate for women during and after cancer treatment.

Yoga Moves - Yoga for Women with Cancer 

These free classes, formerly sponsored by SHARE, are now co-sponsored by St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital. For information or to register call Joan Deignan at 212.523.7275.

H.I.V. Hatha 

For men and women of all ages concerned with H.I.V. and AIDS, this special Hatha Yoga class focuses even more on benefits for the entire being. Poses are adapted where necessary. These classes offer a safe space for sharing and finding community.

Viniyoga 1/2 

Teachers well versed in modifications work with students to make this breath centered practice accessible to all levels. This style of yoga is influenced by the teachings of Desikachar.

Yoga Therapeutics 

The power of Yoga and its liberating joy is for everyone including those working with limitations. Using the Anusara principles of alignment, this class helps bring awareness into the body to promote maximum healing. This class is slow-paced and is appropriate for students who are recovering from injuries, illness or surgery. It allows ample time to address questions and concerns. Students who currently practice yoga and experience physical discomfort during certain asanas can also benefit. This class clarifies how you can modify your asana practice in class and at home. Marjorie Nass, Certified Anusara Teacher, modnass1@verizon.net, 917.225.5098

Embodied Yoga 

Looking for a deeper experience in your yoga practice? Embodied yoga classes are an opportunity to listen to your body and learn from your experience, focusing on the questions and discoveries that arise along the way.

Embodied Yoga is a gentle class suitable for all levels that will help you find a deep sense of support, ease and healing. Classes balance a nourishing flow with a dynamic, fluid sense of alignment. You'll discover new and unexpected sources of support, strength and ease. These sources include the contents of our bodies -- not just muscles and bones -- but organs, glands, fluids, and all the systems inside of us.

Embodied Yoga creates an environment which offers students the space to find true and meaningful experience in their yoga practice. All the teachers are graduates of the Embodied Anatomy and Yoga and/or the Embodied Developmental Movement and Yoga programs through the School For Body Mind Centering™.

Gentle Yoga 

For both the new and experienced practitioners who seek a gentle yet effective approach to their Yoga. Postures are adapted into easy movements. Learn to gently open, stretch and strengthen the body and relax the nervous system.

Classical Hatha (signed in ASL & Spoken) 

Lila is guiding ongoing classical hatha yoga classes while "Signing and Speaking" at the same time. Once we have a good sized deaf group participating in the weekly classes, we will create special ASL only classes. Perfect for beginners to advanced practitioners. Open to all - hearing, Deaf, hard of hearing, ASL students, interpreters and those just curious about a visually stimulating yoga experience. Incorporates classic yoga poses with breath techniques and alignment to balance your entire body, mind, energy and glandular systems. You'll do many of the postures you recognize, while you build endurance.

Gentle 

This healing session embraces all ages, who wish to finally add the healing qualities of yoga into their lives. We move the body thru the classical poses very slowly, gently and conscientiously. There are rests taken between poses as the body moves towards inner introspection on a physical and meditative level. This class is highly beneficial for those returning from an illness or injury, or who haven't moved in a long time. It is recommended for those who are just looking for an easy class, 50 & up, and pre-natal. Everyone will leave refreshed and relaxed.

Slow Yoga 

We live in a world of speed and stress, but our bodies need rest and relaxation to be healthy. Pushing ourselves to do more and more even when we are tired or injured leads to more fatigue and strain. Conversely, relaxing and releasing muscle tension energizes us and eases the body back to well-being. It also leads to better sleep, improved performance in athletic activities and greater flexibility.

This class employs gentle techniques from Yoga, Feldenkrais and other somatic modalities. It is so easy it feels almost lazy, yet paradoxically gives you a lift if you feel tired. You will learn to move more fluidly and easily. It also subtly tones, stretches and strengthens muscles, and can be deeply healing. You will work at your own pace, within your own capability. People with injuries need not worry about being pushed too far, nor do you have to be flexible or physically fit to participate. Beginners are welcome. Click here to download a flyer about the class. To register, call 212.499.0848 or email cperez-ruiz@hdphysicaltherapy.com.

Iyengar Yoga in American Sign Language 

Yoga classes are taught in ASL and structured to be accessible to Deaf students. Using the Iyengar method, poses are demonstrated so that students understand the specific action of the pose. Classes are taught in 10-week series and are sequenced so that skills are built upon and mastered from class to class. Therefore, it is highly recommended to begin classes are the start of the series and commit to the full 10 weeks, in order to have a clear understanding and benefit of the art of yoga. Contact the teacher to start classes during the series.

Classes are not appropriate for sign language students. Students must be fluent in ASL. Classes may not be observed.

Contact Jennifer Kagan, kaganj@gmail.com, for information and to be placed on the email list for future workshops and classes in the NY/PA area.

Slow Flow Yoga 

In this slower paced, restorative class you will experience yoga postures for longer periods of time. This type of yoga is ideal for relaxing the mind and body especially if recovering from illness or experiencing great stress or tension in daily life. While in postures, we become aware of how our body feels and where we are holding on to tension and emotions. Postures and breath will release these toxins from your body and leave you feeling lighter, happier and rejuvenated. Classes conclude with silent meditation and relaxation.

Gentle Yoga 

This slower paced practice is a restorative form of yoga recommended for beginners. Emphasis is on breath work, meditation and stretching. Establishes the foundation of yoga practice.

A.Y.C. Basics 

Abhyasa Yoga Center offers personal, breath-centered, therapeutic yoga practice that adapts to individual needs, including chronic or acute conditions. Located 1 block from the L-Train Lorimer/G-Metropolitan subway stop. All classes are adaptable for all ability levels. Basics classes cultivate and maintain a strong foundation. Open classes, including community classes, offer a more vigorous practice. Classes meet daily. For a full schedule, go to abhyasayogacenter.com, or call 718.782.8272 for more information and to discuss individual needs.

Intermediate Prep 

Appropriate for students transitioning out of Level I. Experienced students with back issues and asymmetries are welcome to attend. These classes are for students who are well practiced in the standing postures and sarvangasana (shoulderstand). [Note: you do not have to practice sirsasana or sarvangasana if you have a cervical or shoulder problem) These postures will be refined and more inversions, unsupported backbends, seated forward bends and twists will be introduced.

Middle Path Yoga - Basic 1 

a very basic class for beginners, or people who want a slower, more relaxed class - All classes include time for meditation and deep relaxation. New students are requested to call before coming to their first class. The Middle Path Yoga combines repetition with enough variety to keep the class interesting and informative. Students are encouraged to advance their practice as they are ready, and are offered more challenging variations as their skill increases. Props are used only as necessary for the individual student. Everyone is doing the same pose but not necessarily with the same props, or with props at all. Within the group, each student is treated as a unique individual. The poses are adapted to fit the person, the person is not forced to fit a variation of the pose that is not right for them at that moment. Middle Path Yoga also stresses the importance of breathing. Students learn to breath as they move, doing postures, and also learn sitting breathing techniques that can be used for stimulation and others that are used for meditation. Students learn how to adapt their breathing according to what they're trying to do. Over time, students become educated in many aspects of what it means to practice yoga.

Gentle Yoga 

Slow moving postures, breath and body awareness - appropriate for pre-natal class

Restorative 

All levels welcome. Students use props to get into poses that can be comfortably and restfully held for ten minutes or more. A practice that is gentle and simple, allowing for breath, body and spirit to relax and open. Great for first time students, stress and injury care, or to complement a more challenging yoga practice. The ultimate cure for the New York lifestyle.

Wellness Yoga 

Brings a healthy balance of the mind, body, and spirit that results in an overall feeling of mental and physical well-being. Some yoga experience is recommended, but can be modified to all fitness levels.

Gentle 

Classes focus on postures, breath, meditation and deep relaxation. Gentle classes are suitable for beginner/prenatal/senior.

Slow Flow Yoga 

In this slower paced, restorative class you will experience yoga postures for longer periods of time. This type of yoga is ideal for relaxing the mind and body especially if recovering from illness or experiencing great stress or tension in daily life. While in postures, we become aware of how our body feels and where we are holding on to tension and emotions. Postures and breath will release these toxins from your body and leave you feeling lighter, happier and rejuvenated. Classes conclude with silent meditation and relaxation.

Back Care 

Careful attention to alignment and the use of both gentle traction and gentle core-strengthening will help to relieve discomfort and improve posture while building your Yoga practice. This class is suitable for students of all levels. In the event of chronic or severe pain, make sure to arrive no later than fifteen minutes before class so that you can talk to Alison first.

Gentle Yoga 

Learn a series of nurturing physical postures based on yoga. These easy to follow postures may help in relieving back pain, headaches, insomnia and shortness of breath. No yoga experience is necessary.

Older Adult Yoga 

Older adult yoga class teaches the basics of yoga with a gentle approach.

Alignment 

Join Alison West in a focused, alignment driven class that will fine tune your asana technique. Props and the rope wall may be utilized based upon class theme.

Backcare 

For all types of back problems, pain and postural problems including scoliosis. Come lengthen your spine and move out of the habitual behaviors that are making your back hurt! All levels welcome including those new to yoga and beginners.

Gentle Yoga 

Slow moving postures, breath and body awareness - appropriate for pre-natal class

Yin Yoga 

Yin Yoga uses long, passive holds to work on the deep, dense connective tissues of the body - the tendons, ligaments and cartilage - which are difficult to energize and open. This deep, passive practice settles you into poses for 3-10 minutes, bringing you inward. This practice increases flexibility, especially in the spine and hips and is very restorative and rehabilitative for the joints and muscles. Psychologically, it connects you to your intuitive and creative self. It is an excellent complement to other Yoga or Core Fusion classes. This class is appropriate for men and women of all ages, fitness and flexibility levels. Restore balance with this complement to your active practice, sports or other exercise, and your yang-dominant lifestyle. Absolute beginners to yoga are also welcome!

Gentle Yoga 

Yoga with special attention to those less flexible or with injuries.

Gentle Yoga for Seniors 

Yoga expert Katherine Brewster shows seniors how simple yoga postures can gently stretch and strengthen the body without pain.

Active Older Adult Gentle Yoga 

Designed to teach basic yoga postures, increase flexibility, strength, balance and relaxation to the active older adult. This class is calming and therapeutic and introduces postures and breathing techniques that gradually build strength and flexibility. You will feel like new!

Gentle Yoga/Yoga for Parkinsons 

This class is specially designed for those with mobility issues such as Parkinsons Disease. The class consists of standing postures, slow gentle stretching and breathing exercises, coordination exercises, and meditation. The movements are based on both modern western exercise and the ancient health traditions of yoga and Chi-Kung. Students practice in a tranquil environment which stimulates feelings of relaxation and inner peace while opening up their bodies to gain refreshing energy. Special class price: $5 first class / $10 subsequent classes

Therapeutics including Kinetic Awareness ballwork 

A therapeutics class in which we use Kinetic Awareness and Anusara Yoga to address the concerns of students in the class. The class is slower paced than a regular class, with plenty of time for questions and working with the fundamental principles that support healing. Common problems which can be addressed with this program are muscle spasms, chronic or acute pain in the lower back, knees, neck and shoulders, as well as repetitive strain injury and recovery from illness or surgery.

Stretch Yoga for Older Adults:An Introductory Course 

These classes are part of a series sponsored by Hospital for Special Surgery.

Basic/Restorative 

This nourishing and fortifying class weaves gentle asana and supported restorative postures held for long intervals to nourish the body, calm the mind and rejuvenate the spirit. Students will be guided through the practice of pranayama (breathing) and dharana (meditation) to cultivate insight, clarity and deep peace. This class is open to all who want to experience a healing and rejuvenating practice and is especially helpful for those suffering from chronic pain, fatigue or stress.

A.Y.C. Basics 

Abhyasa Yoga Center offers personal, breath-centered, therapeutic yoga practice that adapts to individual needs, including chronic or acute conditions. Located 1 block from the L-Train Lorimer/G-Metropolitan subway stop. All classes are adaptable for all ability levels. Basics classes cultivate and maintain a strong foundation. Open classes, including community classes, offer a more vigorous practice. Classes meet daily. For a full schedule, go to abhyasayogacenter.com, or call 718.782.8272 for more information and to discuss individual needs.

Life Long Yoga 

Rejuvenate your body with gentle yoga adapted especially for folks with creaky bodies. This breath oriented practice will help to increase your circulation, release and tone tense muscles, and renew your energy. An excellent way to keep both mind and body healthy and strong! Taught by Kate Johnson, certified by Duke University for Therapeutic Yoga for Seniors.

Gentle / Level 1 

These classes are designed for students who are interested in increasing strength, flexibility, mobility, and calming the nervous system using breath awareness, movement, and relaxation. Some introduction to asana. For all levels of fitness and flexibility, beginners and first time students to yoga welcome.

Gentle 

This healing session embraces all ages, who wish to finally add the healing qualities of yoga into their lives. We move the body thru the classical poses very slowly, gently and conscientiously. There are rests taken between poses as the body moves towards inner introspection on a physical and meditative level. This class is highly beneficial for those returning from an illness or injury, or who haven't moved in a long time. It is recommended for those who are just looking for an easy class, 50 & up, and pre-natal. Everyone will leave refreshed and relaxed.

Gentle 

Classes focus on postures, breath, meditation and deep relaxation. Gentle classes are suitable for beginner/prenatal/senior.

Therapeutics 

Therapeutics comes to Yoga Works! Join veteran teacher Charles Matkin for a course designed to gently and mindfully move through minor injuries and health concerns. Drop in for a session in order to discover more about the benefits of therapeutic yoga. A typical session will include supervision by Charles with assistance from teachers refining their injury management skills. Working from a basic sequence, you will be individually guided through the modifications or alternative poses most supportive of your injuries. Using props, we will focus on precise correct postural alignment to support and open the body safely and reduce strain and discomfort. Throughout, you will receive hands-on adjustments and gentle direction to encourage posture that is both natural and conducive to the healing process.

Gentle Iyengar 

Through the use of supportive props and detailed attention to alignment, students discover and rewrite their personal patterns of imbalance that show up in the physical body. Every class includes conscious breath work for the emotional body as well as restorative poses for the overtaxed nervous system.

Gentle Yoga  

Older Adult Friendly Class

Backcare & Scoliosis 

For all types of back problems, pain and postural problems including scoliosis. Come lengthen your spine and move out of the habitual behaviors that are making your back hurt! The focus also is on extension and working with issues affecting people with scoliosis such as balance, proprioception, strength and reducing compensatory patterns. All levels welcome including those new to yoga.

Yoga: Refresh & Revitalize 

GCNYC is a place where men, women and children living with cancer—and their families and friends—can join together to build social and emotional support as a supplement to medical care.

Slow Flow Yoga 

Take it slow with this gentle, but deep approach to Vinyasa yoga. This practice links poses to breath to reveal body awareness, inner strength, and easeful opening.

Restorative 

Restorative Yoga is a method in which one holds poses for longer lengths of time with the help of props in order to focus more on relaxing and strengthening the muscles. This provides a meditative, slow practice allowing time to go deeper not only into the body, but into the restless mind.

Restorative 

A gentle, healing class designed to release deep layers of tension stored in the physical and energetic body. A combination of props, essential oils, and hands on adjustments are used in poses held for 10 minutes or longer, allowing the nervous system to relax and the cells to regenerate. Open to all levels and great for those recovering from illness or disease.

Wellness Yoga 

Brings a healthy balance of the mind, body, and spirit that results in an overall feeling of mental and physical well-being. Some yoga experience is recommended, but can be modified to all fitness levels.

Yoga for Fertility 

Yoga for Fertility is a class designed to meet the physical, energetic, and emotional needs of women who are seeking reproductive wellness. Postures, breath, chakra toning and visualization, relaxation, Yin postures and meditation are used to help women connect to themselves and their bodies. This class is geared toward women who are encountering difficulties conceiving, women who are beginning to think about conceiving and women who are looking to bring their body into hormonal balance. This mindful and receptive practice will support your path.

Gentle Yoga 

Gentle Yoga is a relaxing, calming series of vinyasas (flowing poses) perfect for beginning your week. This is a restorative class, intended for anyone who is an absolute beginner, seniors, recovering from injuries or anyone who justs wants to take it at a slower, more gentle pace. This class is appropriate for all levels and ages.

Megayoga 

Megayoga uses breath, movement, and meditation to generate strength and sensitivity in the plus-size body. These modifications, including the use of props, and understanding the basics of yogic breathing and proper alignment, as well as the adjustments required to adapt to the plus-sized body, makes yoga accessible to everyone.

Yoga - Yin + Restorative 

Yin + Restorative yoga uses long, passive holds to work on the deep, dense connective tissues of the body - the tendons, ligaments and cartilage - which are difficult to energize and open. This deep yet passive practice settles you into poses for 3-10 minutes, bringing you inward and teaches the body to surrender allowing for soft tissue injuries to heal, muscles to release, minds to quiet and deepen physical openings. Teach your body when to be active and when to relax to increase performance, reduce stress and heal. A handful of poses are taught using yoga props such as blocks, bolsters and blankets in a quietly lit room.

Relaxing Yoga 

Join Julia Hough for a gentle therapeutic class which combines her training in Integrative Yoga Therapy and restorative yoga. The hour-long class will consist of gentle stretching combined with breath to release tension in neck, shoulders, back and hips, followed by standing postures to strengthen large muscle groups to provide support to back and knees. A relaxing restorative pose or two will be followed by a guided visualization. The class is geared toward professionals who tend to work late; it is appropriate for all levels, including beginners. It's a wonderful antidote for stress and sleeping problems.

Julia has been teaching therapeutic and restorative yoga at East/West Yoga for the past two years. In 2000 she became certified as a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy practitioner, and she has been teaching gentle yoga in Hoboken and Weehawken, New Jersey, since 2001.

Candlelight Yoga 

Unwind after a long day with this deeply relaxing class. Melt into this slow flow of restorative poses and stretching by candlelight. Open to all levels.

Gentle/Restorative Yoga 

These are gentle hatha yoga classes where we use the Anusara principles to align and make space in the body, and the breath, to still the mind. Restorative focuses as much on the inner practices of Yoga - pranayama (breathing), pratyahara (taking the attention inward) and meditation - as on the physical practice. This is an excellent class for those with therapeutic issues. It is also an excellent class for both beginners and advanced Yogis who wish to relax and restore their physical bodies while calming the mind. Alice 917-689-4758

Restorative 

Relaxing class with the use of bolsters, props, etc. to support the back and other areas. Very little movement, with a focus on stretching, relaxing, and meditation.

Wellness Yoga 

Brings a healthy balance of the mind, body, and spirit that results in an overall feeling of mental and physical well-being. Some yoga experience is recommended, but can be modified to all fitness levels.

Gentle / Level 1 

These classes are designed for students who are interested in increasing strength, flexibility, mobility, and calming the nervous system using breath awareness, movement, and relaxation. Some introduction to asana. For all levels of fitness and flexibility, beginners and first time students to yoga welcome.

Gentle Yoga  

Older Adult Friendly Class

Gentle / Level 1 

These classes are designed for students who are interested in increasing strength, flexibility, mobility, and calming the nervous system using breath awareness, movement, and relaxation. Some introduction to asana. For all levels of fitness and flexibility, beginners and first time students to yoga welcome.

Gentle Hatha 

For students who have special needs and/or limitations. A variation on the basic Hatha I format that moves more slowly and includes attention on the part of the teacher to the special needs of the individual.

Therapeutic Yoga 

A hatha vinyasa style class using a chair and props allowing you to be supported while strengthening your poses, stamina and stability. Pregnant women welcome.

Gentle 

Classes focus on postures, breath, meditation and deep relaxation. Gentle classes are suitable for beginner/prenatal/senior.

Gentle Flow/Basic 

A gentle class that combines yoga postures, breathing, and meditation. This class is geared toward students who wish to move at a slower pace. Ideal for beginners, prenatal and seniors.

Restorative 

A gentle, healing class designed to release deep layers of tension stored in the physical and energetic body. A combination of props, essential oils, and hands on adjustments are used in poses held for 10 minutes or longer, allowing the nervous system to relax and the cells to regenerate. Open to all levels and great for those recovering from illness or disease.

A.Y.C. Basics 

Abhyasa Yoga Center offers personal, breath-centered, therapeutic yoga practice that adapts to individual needs, including chronic or acute conditions. Located 1 block from the L-Train Lorimer/G-Metropolitan subway stop. All classes are adaptable for all ability levels. Basics classes cultivate and maintain a strong foundation. Open classes, including community classes, offer a more vigorous practice. Classes meet daily. For a full schedule, go to abhyasayogacenter.com, or call 718.782.8272 for more information and to discuss individual needs.

Yoga Union Lunchtime Basics 

These classes are suitable for all students to develop a knowledge of the fundamentals of alignment and to master the basics of the foundation poses.

Gentle Yoga 

Yoga with special attention to those less flexible or with injuries.

Yoga for Men With Cancer 

Challenge side effects of cancer treatment with Yoga's centuries-old ability to gain flexibility and extend your range of motion, reduce stress and gently but effectively increase energy in a basic class. A relaxed and supportive atmosphere addresses individual needs while stretching and strengthening. You can join the class at any time. These free classes, formerly sponsored by SHARE, are now co-sponsored by St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital. For information or to register call Cindy Turkeltaub at 212.844.6022.

Specific Needs 

For students who have injuries, chronic conditions, and individual needs. Call for registration process. Pre-registration and commitment to full course required. No drop-ins allowed.

Chair Yoga - MS Society 

The NYC Chapter of the National MS Society is proud to offer free recreation and fitness programs for people living with MS. Fall - Spring classes began in mid-October and continue through June, with breaks in between. Yoga promotes fitness, flexibility and relaxation while focusing on breathing practices. It also promotes strength and peace of mind. Level 1 Chair Yoga is designed for the individual to participate from the seated position. Level 2 Mat Yoga participants must be able to transfer independently to a mat. Sign up with the MS Society or (212) 453-3247.

Restorative 

Relaxing class with the use of bolsters, props, etc. to support the back and other areas. Very little movement, with a focus on stretching, relaxing, and meditation.

Gentle 

Gentle Classes are for new or continuing students who would prefer and/or benefit from a more slowly paced, less rigorous class. Start slow, build progressively.

Yoga for Mental Wellness 

Taught by Elizabeth Plapinger, with guest teachers Bess Abrahams and Lori Ruth Federman

Yoga for Mental Wellness is a yoga class devoted to people of any age or fitness level who suffer from emotional distress or mental illness. Anyone experiencing such distress is welcome. A typical class involves movement (asana), attention to breathing, attunement to the present moment, deep relaxation, and mindful, nonjudgmental assessment of the effect of practice on the mind, body and breath. Special classes with visiting teachers explore the role of chanting, other mind-body approaches, massage and body work in emotional, mental and physical wellbeing.

Experience and research suggest that yoga can be a powerful tool for addressing emotional and mental illness. For many of us, the regular practice of yoga can lift the mood, reduce stress, enhance problem-solving, improve strength and flexibility, lessen fatigue and increases energy. Join us in this experiential practice and see how yoga works for you!

The class is by donation, with a suggested fee of $5.00. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Yoga for Mental Wellness was founded in 2004 by yoga teacher and therapist Bess Abrahams, with support from a private donor, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), and the non-profit therapeutic yoga center, the Breathing Project.

Gentle Yoga for Healthy Bones 

For information about this class or to register, call 212.606.1057 or 212.774.7326. (These classes are part of a series.)

Gentle Yoga 

Slow moving postures, breath and body awareness - appropriate for pre-natal class

Yoga & Scoliosis for Teens & Tweens 

For ages 11-17. All teens welcome, but as idiopathic scoliosis is so common in these years the class will generally focus on scoliosis. This 1-hour class creates an environment that is less intense than the adult classes and is sequenced for a young person's energy level. Classes are a 4-week series.

Viniyoga 1/2 

Teachers well versed in modifications work with students to make this breath centered practice accessible to all levels. This style of yoga is influenced by the teachings of Desikachar.

Yoga Therapeutics 

The power of Yoga and its liberating joy is for everyone including those working with limitations. Using the Anusara principles of alignment, this class helps bring awareness into the body to promote maximum healing. This class is slow-paced and is appropriate for students who are recovering from injuries, illness or surgery. It allows ample time to address questions and concerns. Students who currently practice yoga and experience physical discomfort during certain asanas can also benefit. This class clarifies how you can modify your asana practice in class and at home.

Therapeutics 

Therapeutics comes to Yoga Works! Join veteran teacher Charles Matkin for a course designed to gently and mindfully move through minor injuries and health concerns. Drop in for a session in order to discover more about the benefits of therapeutic yoga. A typical session will include supervision by Charles with assistance from teachers refining their injury management skills. Working from a basic sequence, you will be individually guided through the modifications or alternative poses most supportive of your injuries. Using props, we will focus on precise correct postural alignment to support and open the body safely and reduce strain and discomfort. Throughout, you will receive hands-on adjustments and gentle direction to encourage posture that is both natural and conducive to the healing process.

Yoga for Your Back 

Yoga for your Back is a class specifically for those with tight, crunched, and aching backs. Through building strength and flexibility and opening through pranayama, your back will feel relief after this class!

Gentle Yoga 

More easeful postures are practiced slowly, with deep awareness. It's a lovely break from a vigorous routine. Also recommended for people with injuries, insomnia, arthritis or stress-related problems.

Gentle 

This healing session embraces all ages, who wish to finally add the healing qualities of yoga into their lives. We move the body thru the classical poses very slowly, gently and conscientiously. There are rests taken between poses as the body moves towards inner introspection on a physical and meditative level. This class is highly beneficial for those returning from an illness or injury, or who haven't moved in a long time. It is recommended for those who are just looking for an easy class, 50 & up, and pre-natal. Everyone will leave refreshed and relaxed.

Gentle Yoga 

For both the new and experienced practitioners who seek a gentle yet effective approach to their Yoga. Postures are adapted into easy movements. Learn to gently open, stretch and strengthen the body and relax the nervous system.

Gentle 

Classes focus on postures, breath, meditation and deep relaxation. Gentle classes are suitable for beginner/prenatal/senior.

Backcare Level II 

For all types of back problems, pain and postural problems including scoliosis. Come lengthen your spine and move out of the habitual behaviors that are making your back hurt! All levels welcome including those new to yoga and beginners. The level II class is for students with mature yoga practice or who have been taking the Yoga & Scoliosis or Backcare class on a regular basis for a minimum of 1 year. All poses will be modified with props and awareness techniques so each student can move along with his/her practice. There will also be some focus on inversions.

Gentle Yoga 

Gentle Yoga is a slow, attentive, graceful hatha yoga practice, useful for anyone just beginning yoga or for people with injuries or other physical ability differences.

Yoga for Veterans 

Yoga can help alleviate stress and heal wounds by teaching how to quiet the mind and relax the body. In this class, explore basic poses to strengthen and balance the body, therapeutic poses to restore the body, guided deep relaxation and visualization techniques to heal injuries and trauma, breathing techniques to calm and invigorate the body, and meditation to focus and discipline the mind. No previous experience with Yoga is necessary. Free with proof of military service. Visit http://www.yogaforvetsnyc.org/ for more information.

OM stretch 

Let the effort of the week go through poses that focus on letting go, stretching and opening. Open level and open to everybody. Not restorative but lots of juicy stretching.

Restorative 

Restorative yoga is a deeply relaxing way of practicing yoga. Given props, the student is able to achieve poses without much muscular strength, facilitating deep release and calming the nervous system.

Restorative 

All levels welcome. Students use props to get into poses that can be comfortably and restfully held for ten minutes or more. A practice that is gentle and simple, allowing for breath, body and spirit to relax and open. Great for first time students, stress and injury care, or to complement a more challenging yoga practice. The ultimate cure for the New York lifestyle.

Gentle 

Classes focus on postures, breath, meditation and deep relaxation. Gentle classes are suitable for beginner/prenatal/senior. These classes will be followed by an optional 15-minute meditation.

Queer and Trans Yoga 

Queer and Trans Yoga is a class specifically for the LGBT community that recognizes and adores the many ways of expressing gender and loving others

Candlelight Restorative Yoga  

Classes are $10 each and all the money goes to YOGABEAR, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing cancer survivors with more opportunities for wellness and healing through the practice of yoga. This class is open to cancer suvivors and those supporting the cause. Please download the flyer.

Slow Flow Yoga 

In this slower paced, restorative class you will experience yoga postures for longer periods of time. This type of yoga is ideal for relaxing the mind and body especially if recovering from illness or experiencing great stress or tension in daily life. While in postures, we become aware of how our body feels and where we are holding on to tension and emotions. Postures and breath will release these toxins from your body and leave you feeling lighter, happier and rejuvenated. Classes conclude with silent meditation and relaxation.

Gentle Yoga  

Older Adult Friendly Class

Yoga for Your Back 

Yoga for your Back is a class specifically for those with tight, crunched, and aching backs. Through building strength and flexibility and opening through pranayama, your back will feel relief after this class!

Gentle Yoga 

Learn a series of nurturing physical postures based on yoga. These easy to follow postures may help in relieving back pain, headaches, insomnia and shortness of breath. No yoga experience is necessary.

Therapeutic Yoga for People with Cancer and Chronic Illness  

These free classes, formerly sponsored by SHARE, are now co-sponsored by St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital. For information or to register call Joan Deignan at 212.523.7275.

Backcare 

For all types of back problems, pain and postural problems including scoliosis. Come lengthen your spine and move out of the habitual behaviors that are making your back hurt! All levels welcome including those new to yoga and beginners.

Restorative 

This class is for students of all levels. By supporting the body with props, poses are held longer. Poses emphasize deep release and rejuvenate the body and mind.

Gentle Yoga 

Slow moving postures, breath and body awareness - appropriate for pre-natal class

Restorative 

All levels welcome. Students use props to get into poses that can be comfortably and restfully held for ten minutes or more. A practice that is gentle and simple, allowing for breath, body and spirit to relax and open. Great for first time students, stress and injury care, or to complement a more challenging yoga practice. The ultimate cure for the New York lifestyle.

Gentle Flow/Basic 

A gentle class that combines yoga postures, breathing, and meditation. This class is geared toward students who wish to move at a slower pace. Ideal for beginners, prenatal and seniors.

Restorative 

A gentle, healing class designed to release deep layers of tension stored in the physical and energetic body. A combination of props, essential oils, and hands on adjustments are used in poses held for 10 minutes or longer, allowing the nervous system to relax and the cells to regenerate. Open to all levels and great for those recovering from illness or disease.

Chair Yoga - MS Society 

The NYC Chapter of the National MS Society is proud to offer free recreation and fitness programs for people living with MS. Fall - Spring classes began in mid-October and continue through June, with breaks in between. Yoga promotes fitness, flexibility and relaxation while focusing on breathing practices. It also promotes strength and peace of mind. Level 1 Chair Yoga is designed for the individual to participate from the seated position. Level 2 Mat Yoga participants must be able to transfer independently to a mat. Sign up with the MS Society or (212) 453-3247.

HIV+ 

Postures appropriate for people living with HIV/AIDS. By donation.

Fertility Yoga 

This class offers a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment to help women cope with the stress of trying to conceive. Breathing exercises, asana, restorative poses, meditation and visualization help connect women deeply in mind, body, and spirit to themselves and their intention. Tracy 212-375-1688

Restorative Yoga: Open Level 

Restorative yoga is a delicious surrender into quiet, supported postures on bolsters and blankets. This class will journey deep into supported postures and pranayama techniques, gentle stretching, and meditation. Restorative yoga is a wonderful compliment to any level of practice. No experience in yoga is needed to join this class! Come and enjoy nurturing hands-on assists that move you towards a peaceful replenishment of body and spirit. You will return to your day refreshed and renewed.

The room will be open 15 minutes early (at 12:30) for you to arrive early for an optional Surya Namaskar practice (Sun Salutations) to warm up and prepare the body to surrender to the joy of this relaxing practice.

Curious about restorative yoga? Please try it! A restorative practice is one of the best gifts of relaxation that you can possibly give yourself!

Restorative Vinyasa 

Extremely slow flow vinyasa, focusing on restoration and relaxation.

Restorative 

All levels welcome. Students use props to get into poses that can be comfortably and restfully held for ten minutes or more. A practice that is gentle and simple, allowing for breath, body and spirit to relax and open. Great for first time students, stress and injury care, or to complement a more challenging yoga practice. The ultimate cure for the New York lifestyle.

Gentle Yoga for Parkinson 

This chair based yoga practice helps to soothe and restore the body and mind by focusing on the breath and gentle movement. Attention to alignment and functional movements will be addressed.

Yoga for Women With Cancer (Bilingual, Spanish/English) 

For information or to register for this free class, call Joan Deignan at 212.523.7275. (This class is followed by a meditation class from 3:15 - 4:00 p.m.)

A.Y.C. Basics 

Abhyasa Yoga Center offers personal, breath-centered, therapeutic yoga practice that adapts to individual needs, including chronic or acute conditions. Located 1 block from the L-Train Lorimer/G-Metropolitan subway stop. All classes are adaptable for all ability levels. Basics classes cultivate and maintain a strong foundation. Open classes, including community classes, offer a more vigorous practice. Classes meet daily. For a full schedule, go to abhyasayogacenter.com, or call 718.782.8272 for more information and to discuss individual needs.

Yoga for Parkinson 

This yoga class will use floor, seated and standing poses to create strength, calm and balance. Using the breath, we will create a sense of calm and well-being.

OM stretch 

Let the effort of the week go through poses that focus on letting go, stretching and opening. Open level and open to everybody. Not restorative but lots of juicy stretching.

Restorative 

This class is suitable for anyone suffering from physical injuries. It is also a nice experience for the student that desires less of a challenge.

Gentle 

This healing session embraces all ages, who wish to finally add the healing qualities of yoga into their lives. We move the body thru the classical poses very slowly, gently and conscientiously. There are rests taken between poses as the body moves towards inner introspection on a physical and meditative level. This class is highly beneficial for those returning from an illness or injury, or who haven't moved in a long time. It is recommended for those who are just looking for an easy class, 50 & up, and pre-natal. Everyone will leave refreshed and relaxed.

Yoga - Yin + Restorative 

Yin + Restorative yoga uses long, passive holds to work on the deep, dense connective tissues of the body - the tendons, ligaments and cartilage - which are difficult to energize and open. This deep yet passive practice settles you into poses for 3-10 minutes, bringing you inward and teaches the body to surrender allowing for soft tissue injuries to heal, muscles to release, minds to quiet and deepen physical openings. Teach your body when to be active and when to relax to increase performance, reduce stress and heal. A handful of poses are taught using yoga props such as blocks, bolsters and blankets in a quietly lit room.

Gentle Hatha 

For students who have special needs and/or limitations. A variation on the basic Hatha I format that moves more slowly and includes attention on the part of the teacher to the special needs of the individual.

Restorative 

All levels welcome. Students use props to get into poses that can be comfortably and restfully held for ten minutes or more. A practice that is gentle and simple, allowing for breath, body and spirit to relax and open. Great for first time students, stress and injury care, or to complement a more challenging yoga practice. The ultimate cure for the New York lifestyle.

Restorative/Pranayma 

Sankalpah Yoga combines the passive practice of restorative yoga with the profound benefits of pranayama, breathing exercises.

Restorative Yoga 

Come relax and unwind with us on Fridays after work. Using props to help restore and open up the body, this class helps heal and comfort the body and soul.

Gentle/Restorative Yoga 

These are gentle hatha yoga classes where we use the Anusara principles to align and make space in the body, and the breath, to still the mind. Restorative focuses as much on the inner practices of Yoga - pranayama (breathing), pratyahara (taking the attention inward) and meditation - as on the physical practice. This is an excellent class for those with therapeutic issues. It is also an excellent class for both beginners and advanced Yogis who wish to relax and restore their physical bodies while calming the mind. Alice 917-689-4758

A.Y.C. Basics 

Abhyasa Yoga Center offers personal, breath-centered, therapeutic yoga practice that adapts to individual needs, including chronic or acute conditions. Located 1 block from the L-Train Lorimer/G-Metropolitan subway stop. All classes are adaptable for all ability levels. Basics classes cultivate and maintain a strong foundation. Open classes, including community classes, offer a more vigorous practice. Classes meet daily. For a full schedule, go to abhyasayogacenter.com, or call 718.782.8272 for more information and to discuss individual needs.

Restorative 

Support the body with props and deeply relax with gentle attention to the breath to move toward balance. Poses create specific physiological responses that are beneficial to health and can reduce the effects of stress-related disease. The foundations of yoga for new or beginner students. Incorporates basic asana (postures) and pranayama (breath). No inversions.

Lounging Lotus 

Our Friday Night Restorative class. Move through a series of poses using the support of props, and experience the melting of the body and mind into a state of deep relaxation. Open to all levels.

Restorative 

a healing, rejuvenating practice for all levels.

Restorative 

For deep release, relief of stress. Mixed levels; not appropriate for new beginners. Uses props to support the body and soothe the nervous system. Stimulates and rejuvenates the body and mind

Therapeutic Yoga Program for STWS: Active / Restorative Yoga and Kinetic Awareness 

The yoga we teach is designed for all fitness levels, physical conditions and ages including beginners, people who have little or no experience with hatha yoga and people with serious physical limitations (one of the students is 96 years old and another is legally blind to mention a few extreme physical conditions).

This yoga program was originally designed exclusively for STWS participants by world-renowned yoga teacher John Friend, the founder of Anusara Yoga. Many of the postures John selected are specifically meant to open up the lungs and chest enabling people to expand their breathing capacity.

This Active/Restorative Yoga and Kinetic Awareness class gradually takes the student from dynamic invigorating postures to the more relaxing restorative and rejuvenating postures. We complete the class with Kinetic Awareness, using balls of various sizes and levels of firmness to enjoy a deep tissue self-massage. This guided approach to deep tissue massage releases layers of physical and emotional tension from various parts of our body. Many people have released tension and healed medical conditions through the synergetic practice of Hatha Yoga and Kinetic Awareness.

This class is inspired by the Anusara Yoga style that utilizes Universal Alignment Principles for clearing the flow of physical and spiritual energy through the body, empowering us to be grounded, centered and radiant on and off the yoga matt. Applying this style for active dynamic and restorative Hatha Yoga postures helps us to expand our physical abilities and to relax and refresh our body.

A special, by donation, rate for the class is offered to all Ground Zero workers, volunteers, and members of their immediate family. The class is open to the general public.

Restorative 

Rejuvenating and supported poses that restore the nervous system and dismantle chronic tension. At least six weeks experience required.

Gentle Yoga 

This slower paced practice is a restorative form of yoga recommended for beginners. Emphasis is on breath work, meditation and stretching. Establishes the foundation of yoga practice.

Restorative 

All levels welcome. Students use props to get into poses that can be comfortably and restfully held for ten minutes or more. A practice that is gentle and simple, allowing for breath, body and spirit to relax and open. Great for first time students, stress and injury care, or to complement a more challenging yoga practice. The ultimate cure for the New York lifestyle.

Wellness Yoga 

Brings a healthy balance of the mind, body, and spirit that results in an overall feeling of mental and physical well-being. Some yoga experience is recommended, but can be modified to all fitness levels.

Nice & Easy Yoga 

Have you wanted to try Yoga but are concerned that you're not flexible enough? Or maybe you have injuries or chronic physical conditions... This is the perfect class for you. Through a system of physical toning and gentle stretching exercises, deep breathing and relaxation, yoga will help to calm your mind, strengthen your body, soothe your spirit and restore a sense of peace and well-being to your life. This class will move at a nice and easy pace, with plenty of time for individual attention and modifications to suit your needs. A Special Extra Gentle Yoga Beginners Class

Gentle Flow/Basic 

A gentle class that combines yoga postures, breathing, and meditation. This class is geared toward students who wish to move at a slower pace. Ideal for beginners, prenatal and seniors.

Middle Path Yoga - Basic 1 with Restorative  

a very basic class for beginners, or people who want a slower, more relaxed class, that includes gentle, restorative poses using props - All classes include time for meditation and deep relaxation. New students are requested to call before coming to their first class. The Middle Path Yoga combines repetition with enough variety to keep the class interesting and informative. Students are encouraged to advance their practice as they are ready, and are offered more challenging variations as their skill increases. Props are used only as necessary for the individual student. Everyone is doing the same pose but not necessarily with the same props, or with props at all. Within the group, each student is treated as a unique individual. The poses are adapted to fit the person, the person is not forced to fit a variation of the pose that is not right for them at that moment. Middle Path Yoga also stresses the importance of breathing. Students learn to breath as they move, doing postures, and also learn sitting breathing techniques that can be used for stimulation and others that are used for meditation. Students learn how to adapt their breathing according to what they're trying to do. Over time, students become educated in many aspects of what it means to practice yoga

A.Y.C. Basics 

Abhyasa Yoga Center offers personal, breath-centered, therapeutic yoga practice that adapts to individual needs, including chronic or acute conditions. Located 1 block from the L-Train Lorimer/G-Metropolitan subway stop. All classes are adaptable for all ability levels. Basics classes cultivate and maintain a strong foundation. Open classes, including community classes, offer a more vigorous practice. Classes meet daily. For a full schedule, go to abhyasayogacenter.com, or call 718.782.8272 for more information and to discuss individual needs.

Gentle Yoga 

The body is supported by props in passive postures that promote deep relaxation, relieve stress, and support the body. No experience necessary. This class promotes healing and energy replenishing. Perfect for injury recovery and fatigue.

Chill Out Yoga 

Relax and refresh with restorative style class. A slow moving class designed to alleviate anxiety and melt away tension. Open to all levels.

Backcare & Scoliosis 

For all types of back problems, pain and postural problems including scoliosis. Come lengthen your spine and move out of the habitual behaviors that are making your back hurt! The focus also is on extension and working with issues affecting people with scoliosis such as balance, proprioception, strength and reducing compensatory patterns. All levels welcome including those new to yoga.

Viniyoga 1 

Teachers well versed in modifications work with students to make this breath centered practice accessible to all levels. This style of yoga is influenced by the teachings of Desikachar.

H.I.V. Hatha 

For men and women of all ages concerned with H.I.V. and AIDS, this special Hatha Yoga class focuses even more on benefits for the entire being. Poses are adapted where necessary. These classes offer a safe space for sharing and finding community.

Gentle Iyengar Yoga 

A softer, slower paced, less rigorous class for new or experienced students of all ages. This class is excellent for those just getting back to Yoga or fitness or just starting out. Also for those with injuries or physical conditions ruling out other classes. The supported modification of all asanas (poses) makes this class excellent for "bad backs" and pregnant women.

OM yoga for Woman Cancer Survivors 

A FREE drop-in class, every Tuesday from 3:45 - 5:15pm for survivors of breast cancer and other cancers sponsored by OM yoga and The Libby Ross Foundation.

This gentle class which offers inspiration and bonding for women with breast cancer and other cancers, includes breathing exercises, slow arm stretches, healing yoga sequences, restorative yoga and balancing work appropriate for women during and after cancer treatment.

Yoga & Scoliosis for Students with Harrington Rods & Surgical Fusions 

Because of the contraindications with Harrington Rods and other instrumentation, being in a general class—even one focused on scoliosis or back problems—can be frustrating. This class covers all the principles and poses of the Yoga & Scoliosis classes but without twists, convex forward bending, backbending. The practice will help strengthen muscles around the fusion in an aligned manner, bring stability to hypermobile joints or open up very stiff areas—without destabilizing the body or the instrumentation itself.

Gentle Hatha 

For students who have special needs and/or limitations. A variation on the basic Hatha I format that moves more slowly and includes attention on the part of the teacher to the special needs of the individual.

Gentle 

For students who have special needs and/or limitations. A variation on the basic Hatha I format that moves more slowly and includes attention on the part of the teacher to the special needs of the individual.

Restorative Yoga 

Melt away stress and tension- gain energy and create a warming vibration throughout your body in these cold months. Restorative Yoga will open new doors in your energy body and mind body and allow you to free things that you may have never known were blocked. Its a beautifully relaxing practice where we are completely supported by props in simple, comforting yoga poses. You will be set up in each pose, and guided through lovely relaxation meditation. Focusing on healing, reiki, and massage techniques while your stress melts away. No Prior knowledge of yoga is necessary, only a desire to gain well being.

Yin Yoga 

Yin Yoga uses long, passive holds to work on the deep, dense connective tissues of the body - the tendons, ligaments and cartilage - which are difficult to energize and open. This deep, passive practice settles you into poses for 3-10 minutes, bringing you inward. This practice increases flexibility, especially in the spine and hips and is very restorative and rehabilitative for the joints and muscles. Psychologically, it connects you to your intuitive and creative self. It is an excellent complement to other Yoga or Core Fusion classes. This class is appropriate for men and women of all ages, fitness and flexibility levels. Restore balance with this complement to your active practice, sports or other exercise, and your yang-dominant lifestyle. Absolute beginners to yoga are also welcome!

Back Care All Levels 

For students of all levels with chronic back pain or asymmetry. Teaches students how to use yoga to address chronic pain. Personal attention helps students understand their personal alignment issues

Restorative 

Relaxing class with the use of bolsters, props, etc. to support the back and other areas. Very little movement, with a focus on stretching, relaxing, and meditation.

Restorative 

A gentle, healing class designed to release deep layers of tension stored in the physical and energetic body. A combination of props, essential oils, and hands on adjustments are used in poses held for 10 minutes or longer, allowing the nervous system to relax and the cells to regenerate. Open to all levels and great for those recovering from illness or disease.