Labor Day Schedule
Friday, Sept 3rd:
6:45pm- Spine Saver: Restoratives for the Back – This Workshop is Full
(w/ Angela-$20 space limited: sign up at desk)
All other classes that day on regular schedule
Saturday, Sept 4th:
8:00am (all levels) w/ Daniella
10:00pm (int/adv) w/ Angela
12:00pm (basics) w/ Angela
(all other classes canceled)
Sunday, Sept 5th:
8:00am (all levels) w/ Killian
10:00am (all levels) w/ Jen
(all other classes canceled)
Monday, Sept 6th:
9:15am (int/adv) w/ Angela
12:30pm (basics) w/ Lauren G.
(all other classes canceled)
Tias Little in Brooklyn, Oct 4th- 7th
Mala Yoga is happy to announce that Tias Little will lead the first level of his teacher training at the Brooklyn Ballet, located in downtown Brooklyn. We are pleased to co-host this special event with Prajna Yoga, Tias & Surya Little’s yoga school in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Tias is a “teacher’s teacher” and many of the Mala teaching team have studied with him and continue to do so. This is a unique opportunity to stay local and study with a internationally-recognized yoga teacher.
To register for the training, please contact Prajna Yoga directly.
Tias & Surya Little
In level I students will explore the foundational teachings of the yoga practice. In the body we investigate the feet and legs and, given our bipedal stance, how they are key to supporting upright posture. We teach techniques to open the feet, knee and hip prior to the practice of standing poses. We review the key anatomical structures that relate to the arches of the feet and detail how the feet are “the foundation to the temple of the body”. We study the importance of positioning the femur under the pelvis and spine in order to achieve optimum balance in the leg. To this end we study the musculature of the leg and the primary arteries and nerve channels that flow into the legs through the pelvis. We study the inner, outer and core myo-fascial meridians in the legs. We emphasize the importance of the sacrum relative to the lower two chakras, mula and uddiyana bandhas. We undertake an in-depth study of the ilio-psoas and its preeminent position in the body.
To check out more about Tias & Surya Little and Prajna system click here.
To see Mala in Santa Fe studying with Tias and Surya click here.
July Happenings!
lululemon has so graciously offered to come over to Mala Yoga after and before a few classes so that our community can do their yoga and shopping in one spot! TO FIND OUT DETAILS CLICK HERE!!!
Authors at Mala ($16)
Friday, July 9th; 6:45pm – The Subtle Body: The Story of Yoga in America: Author Stefanie Syman, Yoga with Christina Hatgis
Workshops ($30)
Saturday, July 24th; 4:00pm – Yoga of the Subtle Body w/ Lindsay Sullivan
Family Yoga ($25 per family)
Every Sunday at 3:30pm (except for the 4th & 18th of July)
Meditation ($20)
Saturday, July 31st; 4:00pm with Ricki Jean
June Events
Workshops
- Baby & Massage with Ellynne Skove – Saturday, June 12th; 4:00- 5:30pm (space limited to 12 familes)
- King & Queen of Inversions with Stephanie & Angela – Saturday, June 19th; 4:00-6:30pm (space limited to 12 people)
Meditation with Ricki Jean
- Intensive – Saturday, June 26th; 4:00- 5:15pm
- Every Monday & Friday mornings – 7:30- 8:00am
- Every Tuesday evening – 8:45 – 9:15pm
Bija Kids & Family Yoga
- Down Dog I – Monday’s at 3:45pm (sign up now for 6 week summer program)
- Little Lotuses – currently Wednesdays at 11:15am Starting in July Little Lotuses will occur on Thursdays at 1:45pm (sign up now for 6 week summer program)
- Family Yoga – Every Sunday through Juney & July (except Father’s Day & Fourth of July) at 3:30pm
Massage and Bodywork for Babies: 6wks to precrawling
with: Ellynne Skove, LCAT, BC-DTR, NCC, RPP
when: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 4 – 5:30 p.m.
where: Mala Yoga 162 Court Street @ Amity Cobble Hill Brooklyn
cost: $25 per family
to register: email info@malayoganyc.com or stop by the front desk. Preregistration is essential, as this event is limited to 12 families.
Active touch can greatly enhance development….particularly in language & social development. Touch is one of the primary sources of pleasure. Being lovingly held and touched is a great spur to development. The muscles relax, the breath deepens, tension is dispersed, and the baby’s heart rate synchronizes with the caregiver developing heart coherency, a vital element in health and wellbeing.
This very gentle bodywork approach can help little ones with calming and integrating the nervous system resulting in improved sleep, digestion, and resolution of birth stress. We work with attunement, breath, heart coherency, and a slowed pace to match the baby’s nervous system encouraging deeper bonding and attachment between parents and baby. No massage experience necessay!
Bring two baby blankets. Massage oil and creams will be provided but if you prefer to bring your own you may….no mineral oil please
Ellynne Skove, LCAT, BC-DTR, RPP, NCC
Ellynne is a licensed Movement therapist, yoga teacher, certified counselor, and body worker. She founded and developed the GoGo Babies programs for babies 6 weeks to walking incorporating developmental movement, yoga, bodywork, breath, and music. Ellynne has used massage and bodywork with babies to help parents better attune to the unique needs of their babies, and to increase bonding and attachment. She is the mother of two and has been a resident of Carroll Gardens for 25 years. Ellynne has presented her work and taught at Families First, Birthday Presence, Realbirth, Fit Mama NYC, BAX, Spoke the Hub, Mary McDowell Center for Learning, Brooklyn Hts. Montessori/ The Little Room, Packer Collegiate Institute, Area Yoga, Mala Yoga, Vira Yoga, The American Polarity Therapy Association, and the American Dance Therapy Association. Ellynne also maintains a private practice at True North Wellness, in Brooklyn, offering somatic based counseling and bodywork for babies, children, adults, and families. Ellynne is completing graduate studies in birth psychology.
Memorial Day Schedule: Friday, May 28- Monday, May 31st
Friday, May 28th:
Regular Schedule except for the 6:45pm cancelled
Saturday, May 29th:
8:00am, 10:00am & 12:00pm –- 2:00pm cancelled
Sunday, May 30th:
9:30am – note the start time!–- 8:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm & 5:00pm cancelled
Monday, May 31st:
9:15am & 12:30pm only–- 7:30am, bija, 7:00pm & 8:45pm cancelled
Upcoming Retreats!
Bija Kids and Mala Yoga team up for a family yoga retreat!
Thursday, July 29 – Sunday, August 1, 2010
Join Christina Hatgis and Lauren Maples for a unique chance to practice yoga with your family. Enjoy an all inclusive 4 day/3 night say at beautiful Good Commons Retreat Center in Plymouth VT. Complete with transportation on an eco-friendly bus directly from Mala Yoga in Brooklyn, the weekend will include 2 yoga sessions a day, organic local food, activities indoor and out and a true opportunity to create deeper connections to your practice and family…click here for more information…
Turning A New Leaf: Thursday, October 21 – Sunday, October 24, 2010
Twists & Backbends with Mala Yoga in Vermont
Join Angela and Stephanie at Good Commons in picturesque southern Vermont. The beauty of the changing leaves and the crispness of lake air encourage us to tap into the natural transformative energy of autumn with a strong practice of twists and backbends… (click here to read more.)
Changes to class schedule, effective May 1st
Wed, 7am – Lindsay (all levels, flow)
Thurs, 7pm – Jen for the month of May (all levels; Jivamukti)
Sun, 8am – Killian for the month of May (int/adv; Anusara)
Fri, 7am – Cancelled
As many of you have heard, Tara is leaving Mala Yoga to open her own studio in Dumbo. While we’re sad to see Tara go, we’re very happy that she’s following her heart in opening Abhaya Yoga, Brooklyn’s first studio dedicated to Anusara yoga! You will be missed greatly at Mala Yoga and we are hopeful that both our communities will grow and set the ultimate example of “many paths/one goal.”
With peace, love & gratitude,
Angela, Christina, Stephanie