O ur favorite thing to do in New York City is often something unplanned. A perfect example of this happened on our last morning of this birthday trip. Warner and I had a couple of hours to fill before heading home. Getting off the bus at the New York City Library on 42nd Street, we headed around the stately building looking to have a coffee in the popular Bryant Park.
To our surprise we found instead a group putting out dozens of yoga mats! Why not? We joined the class of over 90 for an hour long class in the heart of midtown Manhattan — a serendipitous cap to a week that was packed with pavement pounding to experience theater, art museums, great food, and friends. All in all, a time to feel fully alive – then to find the blessed sanctuary of yoga in the midst of this busy, busy city. Such joy!
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Yoga Nidra with Laura Vitale, Sunday, May 22nd, 1-4p
Yoga Nidra, is a systematic method of complete relaxation, not only for the physical body, but also for the deeper emotional and mental layers of being; it works at the root of stresses, allowing the release of subconscious tensions and tendencies that inhibit us from living to our full potential. The technique is used by many different people: those who need an effective relaxation, those who seek increased mental clarity, those suffering from insomnia or who need it as therapy for various illnesses, and those who are learning to meditate.
No previous yoga or meditation experience necessary — $35
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“Following your heart”
Yoga Circle Studio was blessed again to have the wisdom and grace of Elizabeth Rainey. She led us through practical approaches to open to greater awareness of the sacred nature of our lives, and the importance of our bodies as vessels for the spirit. Focus was on alignment of the body, building from the ground up to find a balance of the principles of opening to life energy, while finding a solid center. Rainey is steeped in a tradition of yoga called Anusara (a-nu-sar-a), which means “following your heart.”
And, in these photos you can see us opening to the heart while opening to breath. As in all yoga teaching in our studio, we practice yoga to help bring more health and true happiness to ourselves and to the world around us.