Hosh Yoga

A couple of weeks ago I started teaching at Hosh Yoga, a non-profit yoga studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.  The environment of the studio had a sense of warmth that reminded me of Lotus Seed, the yoga studio in Portland where I received my 200 hour Teacher Training Certification.  As you enter the studio, you first encounter an open practice room where the sound of your voice echoes through the room.  Moving on the the reception and equipment storage area, you see evidence of care and contributions to the space from various teachers, students, and members.  You can experience the genuine sincerity and arrangement that only comes from a non-profit studio.  As I experience the space and variety of classes offered by my colleagues, I know the true value comes from the inner passion and strength of the teachers.  While blocks, bolsters, and blankets are available, classes are minimalistic, therefore requires focus and attention from the students.  The schedule is filled with classes of different levels and styles based on the teacher's discipline and personality, all classes are donations based ($10 suggested).  All teachers are on a volunteer status and does not gain financially from the classes, all class donations are contributed to the studio for outreach programs and studio maintenance.  I am able to offer a Vinyasa style Flow 1 class on Tuesdays at NOON.

Hosh Yoga is also affiliated with Hosh Kids, an organization that provides school-day and after-school programs while maintaining a studio presence that offers drop in yoga classes for kids.  For more information to bring Hosh Kids to your school or bring your kids to yoga, check out their website:  

Hosh Kids was inspired by the Hosh Yoga Youth Project started by Becca Broughton at PS 196 in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Today Hosh Kids offers school-day and after school programs in:
Over 20 programs across NYC
Over 400 classes per month
Over 1000 children per week
Classes in yoga, dance, music, and more.
Yoga works for children!

• Develops physical awareness, strength and flexibility through the practice of dynamic sequences
• Mental concentration through quick-paced counting exercises and attention to details of postures
• Verbal/listening acuity through learning Sanskrit that has contains unusual sounds to Western ears
• Ability to translate abstract experience to concrete paper; each class, students recap their experience by drawing and labeling stick figures doing the sequences
• Respect and awareness for themselves and their peers through exercises that challenge them to work well together

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