New: yoga class jersey city ~ Friends, happy to be subbing at Base Gym for the rest of the summer. If you are free, class is from 9-10 AM. The ‘new’ part is that I am teaching a style that you don’t find here. From what I understand, the class is listed as vinyasa. In the Yapana® style, we use vinyasa (warmups) to prepare for static strength building poses which we hold with support of yoga props. If you are thinking “oh that’s cheating”, your thinking is outdated. Props don’t necessarily make a practice easier. They might wake up a muscle group that is inactive or inefficient, while calming something that is overworking. These are the DOING poses. We then move into the BEING poses, these are restorative, and induce flexibility while you are supported, so things are ‘working’ but in a more passive way. These totally prepare you for Savasana, our still pose. This is, in my opinion, a practice that replaces speed with intelligence, balance, and focus and challenges all levels of practitioner. Typically my classes have a theme, or therapeutic focus and I teach skills, rather than just barking cues at you. Actually, some of those cues I hear around are out-dated and not necessarily safe. Like “swan dive” but that is the topic for another blog post. Hope to see you at this new yoga class for me in Jersey City. (Near the Path on Grove street)
Rana Waxman is a registered yoga therapist ERYT-500, with 20 years of teaching experience. Rana is a freelance writer and social media expert in addition to leading yoga workshops internationally and teaching alignment focused private and group Yoga Lessons in Hoboken and Jersey City NJ.
