Study with best-selling authors
Leslie Kaminoff and
Amy Matthews

Courses with Leslie Kaminoff: Yoga Anatomy and ABC's
Winter Trimester Begins Jan. 5th!

Two programs now available!
Tuesday evenings

6:30 to 8:30 pm Yoga Anatomy

Wednesday afternoons

2:00 to 4:00 pm Yoga Anatomy
4:15 to 6:15 pm ABC's
An essential course of study for any yoga teacher or movement therapist! In this course, Leslie Kaminoff, the co-author of the best-selling book "Yoga Anatomy" provides a thorough grounding in the anatomy and physiology of yoga practice, emphasizing the relationship between breathing and healthy spinal function. In the Fall Trimester, we will examine the anatomy of the diaphragm and the mechanics of breathing.
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Classes with Amy Matthews

ANATOMY CLASS: 1:00 – 3:30 pm
A&K ASANA: 3:45 - 5:00 pm
Register now for SPRING SEMESTER!

This course travels through the body addressing both structure and movement from an experiential perspective, using drawings, models, and personal experiences. We will begin with the spine and torso, then move to the legs (feet to pelvis) and arms (hands to shoulder girdle).

For each part of the body we use principles from Body-Mind Centering, Laban Movement Analysis and the Bartenieff Fundamentals, PNF and therapeutic yoga practices, to discuss principles of alignment and therapeutic applications. Class involves both discussion and movement - any level of movement ability is welcome, and no previous yoga experience is necessary.

The A&K ASANA class is an opportunity to put into practice the material from that day's anatomy class.

Babies! with Amy Matthews

Fridays, from 11:00 am - 12 noon
Babies are natural yogis. Help them to explore their growing and changing bodies with gentle movement and healthy stimulation.
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Babies! class will be held:
November 13 & 20
December 4, 11 & 18

ADVANCED STUDIES PROGRAM with
Amy Matthews and Leslie Kaminoff

The Breathing Project's Advanced Studies Program is a two to three year program of in-depth exploration of anatomy and kinesiology, incorporating weekly classes with Leslie and Amy and weekend workshops.

The context for the exploration of this material is yoga and asana, but the principles can be applied in any somatic field, including martial arts, sports, dance, pilates and fitness.

The weekly classes are ongoing (visit the page on our anatomy classes) and the next weekend workshop will be December 4-6, 2009 - the topic is "The Spine As A Limb: Sacrum & Tail". (See the column to the right for more information.)

For further details on the full program, go to our Advanced Studies page.

Classes, Trainings and Special Events

social action , interdependence and community weekend

with Jill Satterfield and the School for Compassionate Action
Friday, February 5 - Sunday, February 8

In order to share the traditions of yoga, meditation and compassion with those in need, we first need to experience them within ourselves. Join School for Compassionate Action Founder and Director Jill Satterfield to learn and apply these techniques with the larger community.

For more information or to register,
please go to the SCA website
or email info@schoolforcompassionateaction.org

 

Preventing Burnout: A Yoga Workshop for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals

with Susanna Eckblad and Julia Hough
Monday, March 8 from 1:00-4:30pm
$50 Before February 22
$60 Thereafter

How do you sustain yourself while helping others? Social worker/yoga teacher Susanna Eckblad and yoga therapist Julia Hough will address this important issue and provide you with tools for stress reduction and greater career fulfillment.

For more information, go to our workshops page.

 

Yoga for mental wellness Receives CorcoraN CARES dONATION FROM THE sOHO oFFICE OF THE cORCORAN GROUP

 

Congratulations to Yoga for Mental Wellness at The Breathing Project on receiving funding from Corcoran Cares, the charitable arm of The Corcoran Group, New York City’s preeminent real estate company. The funding was granted through Corcoran’s Soho office. Hats off to the individual staff and agents of the Corcoran Group’s Soho office who choose to donate a portion of every commission or compensation check to support local programs making a difference in the community.

Founded at The Breathing Project in 2004, Yoga for Mental Wellness (YMW) offers free, year-round therapeutic yoga classes for individuals and their families living with persistent mental illness. YMW serves hundreds of people in NYC annually through its free programming, including the twice-weekly classes at the nonprofit Breathing Project, hospital-based psychiatric programs at St. Vincent’s Hospital and St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital, community wellness programs in partnership with the NY Metro NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), The Fountain House and the Geel Clubhouse, and at various other public health and yoga forums. YMW teachers also advise yoga and mental health professionals on yoga’s complementary role in mental health and wellness, and participate in research.

YMW is co-directed by Breathing Project teachers Elizabeth Plapinger, L. Ruth Kalvert and program founder, Bess Abrahams. For more information about YMW, please contact Elizabeth@breathingproject.org.

Social action Training PROGRAM
with Jill Satterfield

The Breathing Project is very pleased to be the home of the Vajra Yoga & Meditation Training Program.

Jill Satterfield's trainings are for those who would like to venture off the well-explored path of teaching yoga only in a studio. We emphasize a strong personal practice for deep awareness that can be translated into supporting our local communities.

The training includes:
• 3 Vajra Yoga classes a week
• Private sessions with founder Jill Satterfield
• Monthly weekend intensives in yoga asana, meditation, Buddhist philosophy, embodied anatomy, and guest speakers.

For more information please go to Jill's website at www.vajrayoga.com