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  • Yoga For Everyone

    Yoga For Everyone

    When you gather nearly 200 people for a free yoga event in New  York City, you realize that the concept of “yoga for everyone” is possible.  In fact, it’s happening.  We see this message unfold on Instagram daily.  People of all ages, sizes, ethnicities — all walks of life — have embraced yoga.  But being able to see this in real life is truly amazing.

    As we debriefed after the event, the first topic of discussion was the amazing demographic of our yoga community.  It really made us feel proud that we have helped bring so many different people together for the same purpose — yoga!banner for article

    The event was intended for all levels of yoga experience—Inversions were optional!  Whether you were a beginner or a more seasoned yogi, you were welcomed.  Many attendees tried AcroYoga for the first time or attempted their very first headstand!  It was amazing to see so many people take a leap of faith and soar.

    We created this event to help inspire, to build confidence, and to build an even greater comradery.  We think we achieved this — and maybe more.

    As we sort through all of the pictures we took during FamJam, we see lots of smiles beaming back at us.  Pure happiness exudes from everyone in attendance.  Meeting the yogis we’ve been following on Instagram, achieving a yoga posture we never thought was possible, learning to trust others to the extent that you’d let them balance you on their feet — all of this was achieved on Saturday.

    Thank you to Gaiam, our gracious event sponsor. Thank you to our partners, Claudine and Honza, of YogaBeyond. And, most importantly, thank YOU for making it such a memorable day!

    To see the full album of photos from Yoga FamJam, please visit our Facebook page.

    Namaste.

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  • Finding Balance…Together

    Finding Balance…Together

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    This past weekend, we hosted a “Finding Balance” yoga workshop at the North Jersey Muay Thai gym in Lodi, New Jersey where we teach our $5 yoga classes.

    Sixty yogis (many who traveled quite a distance to join us!) assembled to practice, learn and collaborate.

    We created the workshop to accommodate all levels of experience. We began with a few words on the topic of finding balance (both on and off the yoga mat) and continued to teach a well-rounded flow to loosen up the body and engage the core.

    We were so excited, first of all, because it was a sold out event, and secondly, because we had a DSC_0437aura assistgreat session planned along with fun vendors and goodies from a leading yogawear brand.  We also just love getting together with fellow yogis.  It’s a wonderful family that we have — relationships that we have been able to nurture and cultivate via Instagram and our weekly classes.

    Over the course of two hours, we explored a variety of standing balance poses, arm balances and inversions.There were so many students who experienced balance breakthroughs that day! Some were able to get into all of the poses, some only one, and some none at all, but everyone tried their best.
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    We were so proud of the participants for showing great effort. But what really stood out for us was the overwhelming sense of community.

    Many of the attendees have never met each other — at least not in person.  Up until Sunday, they only knew each other by their Instagram names. They greeted each other, worked together and supported each other as if they’ve known each other for years.  We are so lucky to have such an amazing community.

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    Thank you for making it an amazing day.

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    We would be remiss if we didn’t thank the fabulous vendors we had on hand — K. Deer Haute Yoga Wear and Love Grace Foods — and Fabletics for providing water bottles and headbands for each participant!

    We can’t wait to get together again soon!
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