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.

Free class for seniors at Inwood Hill Park's Tennis Courts, West 207th Street and Seaman Avenue. For more information about the City Parks Foundation's free Seniors Fitness programs please call the Sports Department at 718.760.6999. All equipment and instruction is provided free of charge.

Free class for seniors at Astoria Park's Tennis Courts, 21st Street and Hoyt Street. For more information about the City Parks Foundation's free Seniors Fitness programs please call the Sports Department at 718.760.6999. All equipment and instruction is provided free of charge.

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.

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.

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.

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. The class emphasizes balance, coordination, strength, flexibility, technique, tone, alignment, and mind-body connections.

This class is suitable for beginners of all ages, expectant mothers, or anyone wanting an easy, restorative yoga practice.

A gentle class the 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.

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.

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.

A lunchtime class for beginning students looking to begin yoga and more experienced students covering basic principles of alignment and muscular action while teaching how to work carefully with the back. Yoga Union is the first center to focus on backcare and scoliosis.

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.

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

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™.

These classes are part of a recurring workshop series. Provides safe and effective yoga programs for students who have injuries and chronic conditions, and individual needs. Space is limited. Call for registration process. Registration is required at least one week prior to attending class. Students do not need to be current members of IYAGNY to sign up for this course.

REGISTRATION: Please complete and return the questionnaire and waiver (available at the front desk) before your first class. Only those students who have been registered for past Specific Needs Yoga Courses can drop into our current Specific Needs classes. There is a minimum attendance requirement of 5 classes. Therefore no registration will be accepted for this course after a specified date. Students wishing to take the course after this date must wait until the next course period.

Chair and Mat Yoga sponsored by the Multiple Sclerosis Society of New York. 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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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 held as 4 week series.

Relax and revitalize. The body is supported by props in passive postures that promote deep relaxation and relieve stress. No experience necessary. This class is a great break from a more vigorous routine and perfect for people with injuries, arthritis or stress related problems, including insomnia.

Notes: Please arrive at the studio 20 minutes before your first class in order to complete a one-time registration form. After that you may simply check-in when you arrive. Private changing rooms are available. Please bring or wear loose, comfortable, natural fiber clothing. Comfortable sweats, T-shirts and pants are best. Dress in layers so you can remove jacket as you warm up. Yoga mats are required. Bring your own, or rent one at the studio for $2.00.

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 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.

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!

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 conscienciously. 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. We welcome all to join the ageless loyal following of Gentle Marvin any day, just don't wait too long.

For both 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. (MAY BE DONE IN A CHAIR)

This class is suitable for beginners of all ages, expectant mothers, or anyone wanting an easy, restorative yoga practice.

Restorative Yoga is for anyone who needs to take it down a notch, whether from injury, lifestyle, or emotional turmoil: a self-care practice.

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.

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

For both 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. (MAY BE DONE IN A CHAIR)

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.

All levels welcome. Students use props to get into poses that can be comfortably and restfullly 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.These classes are also wonderful for students over 55 who are interested in increasing flexibility, mobility, and calming the nervous system using breath awareness, movement, and relaxation. Class size limited. There is on online registration; please call 212.650.9642 to reserve a spot!

This class is suitable for beginners of all ages, expectant mothers, or anyone wanting an easy, restorative yoga practice.