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Yoga Journal LIVE New York 2017

Want to deepen your practice, refine your poses, and discover how to live your life with more wisdom?

Spring into your healthiest, most grounded self at Yoga Journal LIVE New York! It’s four days of innovative yoga classes, workshops, and trainings led by the world’s most renowned teachers.

Plus, join free community classes, shop yoga styles and gear, and sample healthy foods in the FREE Sangha Space and Yoga Market.

Whether you are dropping by for a quick flow, a serious student of yoga, or seeking to fine-tune your teaching skills, you will find a session that speaks to you.

Featuring:

Elena Brower, Coral Brown, Kathryn Budig, Seane Corn, Jason Crandell, Maty Ezraty, Alan Finger, Sarah Finger, Bo Forbes, Richard Freeman, Amy Ippoliti, Giselle Mari, Dharma Mittra, Aadil Palkhivala, Shiva Rea, Rod Stryker, Colleen Saidman Yee and Rodney Yee.

8:00am EDT

Dharma Charging Practice For All

Limited Capacity seats available

Charging Practice represents the latest expression of Sri Dharma Mittra's asana-centric practicum born of 50 years of intense and constant practice of yoga. Sri Dharma Mittra continues to refine and supercharge the traditional yoga he received and learned to make it as relevant and efficient as possible for the world of today. Session to include vigorous and longer held yoga postures and sequences, mantra, pranayama and a rich experience of Yoga Nidra.

Asana, guided meditation in Shavasana, pranayama, and mantra.

Speakers

Dharma Mittra

Legendary yoga teacher Sri Dharma Mittra first encountered yoga as a teenager before meeting his guru in 1964 and beginning his training in earnest. Sri Dharma founded one of the early independent schools of yoga in New York City in 1975 and has taught hundreds of thousands the world... Read More →

Saturday April 22, 2017 8:00am - 10:00am EDT
Regent

2-hour Class, Yoga

Activity Level Flow

8:00am EDT

Yin 'On The Rocks'

Limited Capacity seats available

Yin Yoga is quiet, subtle, and deep. Its physical purpose is to work beneath the muscle tissue delving into our connective tissues, ligaments, joints, bones, cartilage, and the deepest facial networks in the body. Emotionally, it's one hell of a release! This great transformative system coupled with a charged opening sequence to get the body hot and juicy, is the perfect complement to old and new, hard and soft, slow and fast, yin and yang.

Mostly asana.

Speakers

Eric Paskel

Eric Paskel is known for his rock'n'roll personality in the normally quiet world of yoga. He's an international yoga teacher, marriage-family counselor, and motivational speaker. He has been a teacher of teachers for over 16 years, presenting at events and festivals around the... Read More →

Saturday April 22, 2017 8:00am - 10:00am EDT
Concourse A

2-hour Class, Yoga

8:00am EDT

Yoga for Desk Dwellers: Shoulders and Hips

Limited Capacity seats available

Sitting at your desk for long periods wreaks havoc on your body. Although long periods of desk dwelling is unavoidable for many, reversing the negative effects of prolonged sitting is possible. This class focuses on the three things that desk dwellers need most: Hip strength and flexibility, spinal alignment and core strength, and chest opening. You’ll move, breathe, and reclaim your postural health.

Speakers

Jason Crandell

Jason Crandell is a natural teacher and author with more than 15 years of experience. His accessible, grounded classes integrate the best elements of Power Yoga, anatomical precision, and mindfulness teachings. Named "one of the teachers shaping the future of yoga" by Yoga Journal... Read More →

Saturday April 22, 2017 8:00am - 10:00am EDT
Rhinelander

2-hour Class, Yoga

Activity Level Alignment & Anatomy

11:00am EDT

Finding Ease at Your Edge: Lotus, Splits, Arm-Balances and Backbends

Limited Capacity seats available

In this workshop, you’ll learn to approach challenging poses with greater poise, awareness, and attention to detail. You’ll develop your ability to do (or approach) lotus, splits, arm-balances and backbends by letting go of tension and relaxing. This process will expand your edge, deepen your practice, and stay connected to your essence in challenging situations. By emphasizing sustainability, contentment, and longevity in your practice, you’ll create a template for moving toward these virtues off the mat.

Speakers

Jason Crandell

Jason Crandell is a natural teacher and author with more than 15 years of experience. His accessible, grounded classes integrate the best elements of Power Yoga, anatomical precision, and mindfulness teachings. Named "one of the teachers shaping the future of yoga" by Yoga Journal... Read More →

Saturday April 22, 2017 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Rhinelander

2-hour Class, Yoga

Activity Level Alignment & Anatomy

11:00am EDT

Rooting and Lifting in Purna Yoga

Limited Capacity seats available

The two forces of nature that maintain life are inhalation and exhalation, giving and receiving, movement and stillness, rooting and lifting. Learn to understand these energy flows in your body and regulate them for optimal health and a feeling of inner strength in standing poses.

Bring a strap and block.

Speakers

Aadil Palkhivala

For nearly thirty years, Aadil Palkhivala has had the reputation of a "teacher of teachers." Aadil began the study of yoga with B.K.S. Iyengar at the age of seven and was introduced to the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo at the age of ten. When Aadil was 20, he embarked on his first... Read More →

Saturday April 22, 2017 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Gibson

2-hour Class, Yoga

Activity Level Flow

3:30pm EDT

Hip Openers, Twists, and Forward Bends

Limited Capacity seats available

Mobilizing and strengthening the hips is critical for a stable pelvis and emotional equanimity. Opening the hips enhances the sitting position, which in turn helps with the stability of the foundation for twists. Twists release the spine, thereby freeing it for forward bends. Aadil will progressively teach hip openers to seated twists to bring the vital force from the pelvis up towards the heart, and end in forward bends to soothe the nerves and calm the intellect.

Bring a strap, block, and blanket.

Speakers

Aadil Palkhivala

For nearly thirty years, Aadil Palkhivala has had the reputation of a "teacher of teachers." Aadil began the study of yoga with B.K.S. Iyengar at the age of seven and was introduced to the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo at the age of ten. When Aadil was 20, he embarked on his first... Read More →

Saturday April 22, 2017 3:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Sutton South

2-hour Class, Yoga

Activity Level Alignment & Anatomy

3:30pm EDT

Twist and Cleanse

Limited Capacity seats available

Twists are an amazing group of poses that can be practiced in a variety of positions with multiple effects. By awakening the mid and upper back, they are powerful tools for preparing us for backbends and inversions. They are also wonderful counter poses that provide a cooling and neutralizing effect on the body and mind. In this workshop, we will explore the full range of twists—from standing, sitting, and supine, with special attention on their unique healing powers to increase awareness and mobility in the thoracic spine area. With their tremendous ability to heat and cool the body, twists are essential for detoxification and renewal.

Bring a block and blanket.

Speakers

Maty Ezraty

Maty Ezraty is a prominent figure in the evolution of modern yoga. She was one of the first women to study Ashtanga Yoga intensively with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and also one of the original founders of YogaWorks, where she directed and shaped the YogaWorks Teacher Training program for... Read More →

Saturday April 22, 2017 3:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Murray Hill

2-hour Class, Yoga

Activity Level Alignment & Anatomy

3:30pm EDT

Twist, Twists, and Untwist

Limited Capacity seats available

Yoga asanas that involve twisting the body are vital to your practice and to your health and wellness. Learn how to twist from your toes to the crown of your head and learn how to maximize your twists through superior sequencing and subtle instruction. Then, understand how to return to greater symmetry by using the right symmetrical poses to cool down and prepare for a significant savasana. For intermediate and advanced students.

Speakers

Rodney Yee

Rodney Yee, who has been practicing yoga for 30 years and teaching for 25, got his foundation from Iyengar Yoga. He continues his studies together with his wife, Colleen Saidman Yee. Thirty DVDs and two books later, he has turned his yoga passion toward health care by cochairing the... Read More →

Colleen Saidman Yee

Colleen Saidman Yee has been teaching yoga for 16 years and is featured in 13 yoga DVDs. She owns and directs Yoga Shanti in Sag Harbor, NY, and continues her studies with her husband, Rodney Yee. Her passion for working in health care started in junior high at a geriatric center... Read More →

Saturday April 22, 2017 3:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Beekman/Sutton North

2-hour Class, Yoga

Activity Level Workshop

8:00am EDT

Breath, Roots, and Core

Limited Capacity seats available

When breath and movement are coordinated, we settle in. We move deeper into our center and heart. When we root down and connect with the earth, we begin to discover a profound sense of relaxation within ourselves. Breath, Roots and Core are the foundation of asana practice. Come explore and fine-tune your understanding of these principles. See how the coordination of Breath, Roots, and Core brings about a deep sense of concentration and frees us to settle into our true nature. Mostly asana. Bring a block.

Speakers

Maty Ezraty

Maty Ezraty is a prominent figure in the evolution of modern yoga. She was one of the first women to study Ashtanga Yoga intensively with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and also one of the original founders of YogaWorks, where she directed and shaped the YogaWorks Teacher Training program for... Read More →

Sunday April 23, 2017 8:00am - 10:00am EDT
Beekman/Sutton North

2-hour Class, Yoga

Activity Level Flow

8:00am EDT

Yoga Nerd: Shoulder Anatomy and Your Practice

Limited Capacity seats available

Taking the time to understand the structure of your shoulders is a game changer for a long-term yoga practice. After an enthusiastic anatomical overview of the shoulder girdle, Amy will help you align more effectively in chest- and quad-opening poses, standing poses, sun salutations, and backbends while holistically addressing common injuries such as rotator cuff, tendonitis, and carpal tunnel syndrome. Open to all levels.

Speakers

Amy Ippoliti

Amy Ippoliti is known for bringing yoga to modern-day life in a genuine way through her intelligent sequencing, clear instruction, and engaging sense of humor. She shares her passion for yoga, health, earth conservation, and with her writings for Yoga Journal, Rodale Organic Life... Read More →

Sunday April 23, 2017 8:00am - 10:00am EDT
Murray Hill

2-hour Class, Yoga

Activity Level Alignment & Anatomy

11:00am EDT

Anahata Chakra Flow: When Love Leads, Peace Is Inevitable

Limited Capacity seats available

This class addresses the source of where we love—through our bodies and our expressions of service in the world. Through a gentle vinyasa flow sequence focusing on backbends, forward folds, and hip openers, we will address the issues of the fourth chakra and how they play into our realm of loving. Seane will create an experience that will allow you to reflect inwardly on any resistance that may be holding you back from living with an open heart, allowing you to instead be in the mystery of life—in all of its expressions, so we can stand powerfully in this journey, with gratitude, forgiveness, reconciliation, understanding, and peace of mind. Join Seane and participate in the opportunity to shift your resistance into surrender, your judgment into compassion, and most certainly your fear into faith. All levels.

Practice and discussion.

Speakers

Seane Corn

Seane Corn is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher known for her impassioned activism, unique self-expression, and inspirational style of teaching. Featured in commercials, magazines, NPR, and Oprah.com, Seane now utilizes her national platform to bring awareness to global humanitarian... Read More →

Sunday April 23, 2017 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Rhinelander

2-hour Class, Yoga

11:00am EDT

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Backbends

Limited Capacity seats available

Calling all yogis who dislike backbends (but secretly want to enjoy them)! We all deserve happiness in our pursuit of backbends, and this workshop is here to grant you those rights. Backbends can be glorious poses when done correctly. They open the heart, shoulders, and idea of what is possible. This workshop will break down the basic alignment and cues to keep our bodies safe and happy. We'll use partner work and hands-on adjustments to deepen our awareness and posture, and attempt a few backbends that are rarely seen in flow classes.

Bring two blocks and a strap.

Speakers

Kathryn Budig

Kathryn Budig is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher and author known for her accessibility, humor, and ability to empower her students through her message, “aim true.” The Kansas native graduated from the University of Virginia with a double degree in English and Drama... Read More →

Sunday April 23, 2017 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Beekman/Sutton North

2-hour Class, Yoga

Activity Level Flow

11:00am EDT

Serpentine Spine

Limited Capacity filling up

A deep vinyasa practice uses the coiling patterns of the internal breath to move in and out of postures and to refine and unfold the posture along the central channel of the spine. This little known and delightful part of the vinyasa approach is invigorating, enjoyable and truly restorative. In this class we will discover these subtle yet basic movements that will transform and deepen any level of practice. For Intermediate students.

Speakers

Richard Freeman

Richard Freeman has been a student of yoga since 1968, beginning with one simple sitting posture in the Zen tradition. He spent nine years in Asia studying yoga asana, Sufism, Sanskrit language, and Indian philosophical texts, contextualizing them within the turbulent political times... Read More →

Sunday April 23, 2017 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Gibson

2-hour Class, Yoga

Activity Level Asana and Pranayama

3:30pm EDT

Ganesh’s Secret to Life: Go for the Goods!

Limited Capacity seats available

Ganesh is the most recognizable of the Hindu deities, with his unmistakable elephant head and pot-bellied human body. His peculiar physique and unique iconography have long been a source of inspiration for all who must come to terms with their bodies and accept themselves. In this workshop, Amy will weave teachings about self-love, the importance of good boundaries, and Ganesh’s biggest secret for living the good life. Through a broad sequence of challenging balancing poses and arm balances, leave with a new sense of self and freedom! Open to all levels.

Speakers

Amy Ippoliti

Amy Ippoliti is known for bringing yoga to modern-day life in a genuine way through her intelligent sequencing, clear instruction, and engaging sense of humor. She shares her passion for yoga, health, earth conservation, and with her writings for Yoga Journal, Rodale Organic Life... Read More →

Sunday April 23, 2017 3:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Gramercy West

2-hour Class, Yoga

Activity Level Flow

3:30pm EDT

The Hero’s Journey

Limited Capacity seats available

Love adventure and rich stories about heroes, villains and mystical creatures? Take this vinyasa flow class inspired by the journey of the hero! From battling warrior poses to flying monkeys of Oz, from mystical arm balances to the enchantment of backbends—this class aims to challenge. Enjoy this whimsical blend of story and yoga—ranging from Hindu myth to the Brothers Grimm—that will evoke laughter, creativity, and the beauty of story. Bring a block.

Speakers

Kathryn Budig

Kathryn Budig is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher and author known for her accessibility, humor, and ability to empower her students through her message, “aim true.” The Kansas native graduated from the University of Virginia with a double degree in English and Drama... Read More →

DJ Taz Rashid

DJ Taz Rashid brings a high vibration to any arena with his gift of mixing beats ranging from world rhythms, devotional mantras, remixes and the best electronic grooves. His vision is to be a channel to cause the expansion of all those around by tapping into the creative wisdom of... Read More →

Sunday April 23, 2017 3:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Rhinelander

2-hour Class, Yoga

3:30pm EDT

Wake up Your Heart, Throat and Palate: The Finishing Postures

Limited Capacity seats available

No matter how rigorous or relaxed your asana practice is, without a solid, well balanced finishing sequence, you’re missing out because your asana does not directly serve meditation and pranayama practice. In this class we will explore the subtle internal forms of classic finishing postures, in particular within the heart, throat and palate, that open deep sensation patterns to naturally induce a meditative state. For Intermediate and Advanced students.

Speakers

Richard Freeman

Richard Freeman has been a student of yoga since 1968, beginning with one simple sitting posture in the Zen tradition. He spent nine years in Asia studying yoga asana, Sufism, Sanskrit language, and Indian philosophical texts, contextualizing them within the turbulent political times... Read More →

Sunday April 23, 2017 3:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Beekman/Sutton North

2-hour Class, Yoga

Activity Level Asana and Pranayama