Revitalize Your Core: Strength-Based Yoga + Soft Tissue Work
w/ Denise Hopkins
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Saturday, May 11 at 12:30pm
Journey through your psoas, adominals and hips in this unique intensive with Denise Hopkins. Experience her tried and true method which combines strength-based yoga (Forrest), therapy ball massage and mobility and stability moves.
Strength in Length: Active Range Mobility Techniques
w/ Jess Cambronero
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Saturday, May 11 at 3:30pm
This workshop will give you tools to enhance your usable range of motion using principles from a system called Functional Range Conditioning (FRC). You’ll find out what your current active range looks and feels like, and learn safe and effective strength based stretching techniques to increase that range.
New Student Offer!
$45 for 2 Weeks Unlimited
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Take advantage of our our Two Weeks of Unlimited Classes for just $45.
Ready to become a Bk Flow Member? Try our auto-renew Unlimited Membership for $175 a month (saving you $50 monthly from a single month membership). Cancel anytime after month two. Or take a moment to check out our other memberships and class packs.
Restorative Yoga for Transformation - A Katonah Yoga Practice w/ Cari Friedman
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Saturday, June 1 at 5:30pm
Practicing restorative yoga over time opens up a new way of living. Whether one has physical limitations, injuries or simply needs to recharge due to lack of sleep or over exhaustion, a restorative practice is a powerful tool that can be revolutionary.
Beginners Workshop Series
w/ Chris Stanley
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June 3, 10, 17
Are you curious about yoga? Or want to get back to the basics? This interactive, experiential THREE SESSION workshop introduces the physical and philosophical fundamentals of yoga, and prepares participants to confidently and safely participate in a basics-level class.
Yoga for Birth, Practical Tools for Labor & Delivery with Lara Kohn-Thompson
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Saturday, June 8 at 5:30pm
In this workshop for expecting parents, you will learn practical tools for navigating the physical and emotional process of labor and delivery. Birth partners (family, doula, friend) will learn to use hands-on techniques to offer support and comfort. This workshop includes practice as well as discussion.
The Pelvic Space: Understanding the Mechanics of Posture, Breath & Pressure w/ Lara Kohn Thompson
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Sunday, June 9 at 3:30pm
Through a movement based approach using non invasive exercises, bring awareness to an area of the body that is often ignored or misunderstood. This holistic approach will allow you to incorporate these practices into your Yoga practice as well as into your daily life. This workshop is open to all and will include physical practice as well as discussion.
Inner Calm Sound Bath Meditation
with Esteban Roa
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Sunday, June 9 at 7pm
We invite you to get comfortable as Esteban guides you through gentle movement, breath-work, and a deep listening experience; using various overtone-emitting instruments like Crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, flow chimes, and kochi bells.
Yoga + Sound Healing Fundraiser for Every Mother Counts with Lara Kohn-Thompson & Amanda Gloria Valdes
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Thursday, May 9 at 7:30pm
Join us for a special Mothers Day week event including Gentle Flow + Restorative Yoga with Lara Kohn Thompson accompanied by crystal bowl Sound Healing with Amanda Gloria Valdes. 100% of the evenings proceeds will be donated to Every Mother Counts, an organization that works to make pregnancy and childbirth safe, respectful, and equitable for people in New York and around the world.
Pouring into Her
w/ Carleen Shankle
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Friday, May 10 at 6pm
“Pouring into Her” is an invitation to pause, connect and soak into softness. This Mothers Day Event will be centered around softening the nervous system through breathwork, restorative movement w/ gentle hands on adjustments, sound bath savasana, and healthy conversations around finding balance between motherhood and self.
Illuminate the Spine
with Kate Reil
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Saturday, May 4 at 5:30pm
As we stretch into Spring, let's fortify from the central channel of the body, your spine. Join Kate in this enlivening workshop and nourish your spine from the ground up!
Spring Yoga & Dinner Urban Mini Retreat with Shamina Rao + Nandini Sharma
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Saturday, April 27 at 4pm
Treat yourself to a relaxing afternoon of yoga, food, community and deep rest. Nourish your body with a slow and rejuvenating Asana practice. Enjoy a delicious vegetarian Indian meal to balance the warmth and moisture of spring weather. Finally, rest, digest and let it all soak in with the deep restorative closing.
Acoustic Sound Meditation
with Adrian + Yiming
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Thursday, April 25 at 7:30pm
A contemporary modality with ancient roots, Acoustic Meditation is the practice of using intentional sound and music to help access expanded states of consciousness. Begin with a brief talk before lying down with the support of bolsters and blankets, and then gentle breath work and vocalizing will prepare the body and mind to receive and engage with the sound.
Spring Cleaning: Restorative + Sound Meditation with Analisa Aloe Adoricion + Esteban Roa
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Friday, April 19 at 7:45pm
Join Analisa Aloe Adoricion and Esteban Roa for a practice to reawaken your senses from the depths of Winter, and prepare for the clearing and rejuvenation of Spring. This practice will offer supportive restful and restructuring shapes, accompanied by the therapeutic vibrations of koshi bells, chimes, sound bowls and more.
Partner Yoga: Build, Bond + Release
with Carleen Shankle
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Sunday, April 28 at 2:30pm
Through guided partnering poses we will learn how to Build more trust, improve communication and listening skills. Prepare to Release tension and the idea of perfectionism as we will embrace our goofiness and simply have fun!
Postpartum Planning: A Workshop for Pregnant Parents with Tina Goldstein
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Sunday, April 14 at 3:30pm
Now is the time to think about what happens AFTER the birth of your baby, when you are sent home to start your life as a new parent. What will those first weeks or months really look like? Leave with a sense of knowing what to expect in the 4th trimester and how to plan for it.
IDME : Crawling to Early Walking Workshop
with Amy Baumgarten
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Saturday, April 13 at 2pm
Helping your baby transition from crawling to walking with ease and integrated strength now, will help them throughout their standing lifetime. During this workshop, learn ways to support your baby’s movement development through handling skills, toys and environment. You’ll learn to entice their abilities through curiosity and play, as well as ways that can hinder their ability to learn.
Spring Cleaning: Restorative + Acupuncture
with Analisa Aloe Adoricion + Jess Parks
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Friday, April 12 at 7pm
Spring is a time to release the old and start fresh. Join Analisa Aloe Adoricion and Jessica Parks for a practice to prepare for the good hard work of Spring as we focus on balancing the Liver and Gallbladder meridians, supporting the sorting and processing of nutrients in our Home bodies.
New Parents’ Support Group
with Tina Goldstein
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April 10 - May 22
Wednesdays 11:30am - 1:00pm
Join postpartum doula Tina Goldstein for this 6-week in-person discussion series. Our New Parents' Support Group is a supportive space for parents identifying as mothers to share your experiences and concerns, ask questions, and form community with other moms.
Roll + Restore
with Eduardo Martinez Diaz
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Sunday, March 24 at 5:30pm
In this special lower back edition of Roll+Restore you will learn techniques that involve therapeutic postures and laying+moving on rubber balls of various sizes to self-massage tight fascia, strengthen your core and sooth the energy around your low back.
Full Moon Vedic Chanting
with Carleen Shankle
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Sunday, March 24 at 2:30pm
This Vedic chanting workshop honors the Full Moon through a beautiful Vedic mantra "Chandranamaskrtya" (Osadhaya). Participants will learn to chant in Sanskrit through call and response.
Restore + Center
with Jess Cambronero
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Sunday, March 10 at 5:30pm
Join us for some deep rest and nourishment. Through the practices of restorative yoga, pranayama and meditation, come to rest and observe, and allow the magic of these postures to offer their care to the body and soul.
Sleep 101 : The Basics of Pediatric Sleep
with Tina Goldstein
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Sunday, March 10 at 1:30pm
Join in this special workshop on the basics of how to help your baby/child get longer stretches of sleep overnight as well as naps during the day. Learn about wake windows, required amounts of sleep per age group, dropping naps and how to gently guide your baby or child to better sleep and therefore help the whole family get longer nights of sleep.
Katonah Yoga Practices to Support Women Through the Stages of Menopause with Cari Friedman
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Saturday, March 2 at 3:30pm
Through a series of group discussions, writing prompts, and embodied exercises, we will work with the intelligence of nature and its patterns to create maps and recipes of personal agency.
Hip Helix : A Stability + Mobility Intensive with Denise Hopkins
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Saturday, February 24 at 1:30pm
This unique intensive combines Forrest Yoga, strength and mobility exercises and therapy ball massage. If you have tight hips, lower back pain, struggle with balance or sit for hours at a time, this class is calling your name!
Winter Replenish : Restorative + Acupuncture with Analisa Adoricion + Jessica Parks
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Friday, February 16 at 7:30pm
Slow down, reflect and provide your body and mind with space for energy conservation. Dive into the depths and bring to the surface any unresolved tensions to make space for anew.
Matra Movement
with Megha Barnabas
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Sunday, February 11 at 2:00pm
In this workshop we engage the gestures, shapes, body and eye movements from the Indian classical dance Odissi as psycho-physical tools to explore and create an inner landscape. We look at the performative as yogic, the decorative as utilitarian, the breath as bejeweled. The rigorous and refined traditional dance is made raw, wild, therapeutic and accessible.
Foundations of Inversions
with Emily Giovine
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Saturday, February 3 at 5:30pm
This workshop is suitable for anyone wanting to review the foundations of inversions in order to begin, restart, or refine an “upside-down” practice. Not recommended for those with medical conditions that contraindicate inversions. Pregnant people with an existing inversion practice are welcome.
Comprehensive Childbirth Education Series with Lena DeGloma
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Thursdays 6:30pm - 9pm
February Series: 8, 15, 22
This 3-class intensive includes the most up-to-date, evidence-based information to prepare you for the birthing process in all settings. The classes are a blend of lecture, demonstration, hands-on practice, and Q&A. It is a lively and information-rich course.
Strength Training for Inversions
with Jason Orrell
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Sunday, January 21 at 3pm
This workshop is for new and experienced students looking to build the strength required to practice inversions. It will offer conditioning techniques for the shoulders, back, core and legs so that these poses can be approached with safety and confidence.
Yoga for Birth Workshop
with Lara Kohn Thompson
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Sunday, January 7th at 3:30pm
Expecting parents will learn practical tools for navigating the physical and emotional process of labor and delivery. Practice positions and explore how breath and posture can be used to encourage the progress of labor and ease pain. Birth partners will learn to use hands-on techniques to offer support and comfort.
New Year Manifestations
with Cat Cambra
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Friday, January 5th at 7pm
With the start of the new year and the new moon in Capricorn following soon after, it’s the most auspicious time for setting intentions, manifesting, and actually making resolutions that will last all year long. We will acknowledge the personal and structural challenges we face and manifest new approaches to navigate and create new methods for working with barriers.
Yoga is for Every Body
Accessible Yoga with Aditi Dhruv
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Tuesdays at 10:30am
Yoga is for every body. This class is geared towards people who need prop support for a number of reasons including age, mobility limitations, injury, and medical situations and is adapted week-to-week to those who attend. Wheelchair users and those with assistive devices are welcome.
Our Digital Classes Continue at brooklynflow.online!
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We now offer a special merged membership option to access both online and in person classes. $20 per month added on to either our Monthly Auto renew or Annual Membership. Access any of our 850+ On Demand classes in our library anytime or tune into Livestreamed classes starting in mid Nov.
OM Schooled: Kids Teacher Training
with Sarah Herrington
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Starts Friday November 10th at 5:30pm
It’s an honor to teach children yoga and offers rigorous but joyful trainings that will enrich any yogi’s life. We create the space and opportunity to practice teach in order to give our participants a comprehensive and innovative teaching toolbox.
Heart Matters Yoga Immersion
with Denise Hopkins
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Sat Nov 4th + Sun Nov 5th
Unplug and get quiet in your yoga poses to allow for the instinct of your heart to be felt. In times of turmoil and unpredictable changes, leaning into stability and doing what centers us will help us feel safe and supported so when we show up in our lives. Get centered on your mat and take a reprieve from external stressors. (This is a two-part immersion (take one or both classes).
Full Moon Ritual
with Cat Cambra
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Friday October 27th at 7pm
Some of the most memorable moments in our lifetimes take place near lunar eclipses. This weekend, we have a powerful Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse. Eclipses mark culminations, breakthroughs or breakdowns - and this particular one will begin a brand new 6 month cycle and end a cycle that began 2 years ago. Join Cat on Friday night we’ll usher in this new phase by releasing everything that’s no longer serving us, and using the Taurus moon energy to usher in this next chapter.
Whole Body Reset
with Denise Hopkins
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Saturday, January 6th at 12:30pm
Have you forgotten how it is to truly feel at home in your body? Even if you are tuning out the turmoil of the world, it’s in the collective consciousness and effects us on a physical and energetic level. The new year is a ripe time to lock in healthier habits and declare that you mean business. Cast away layers of old stress and feel stable in your legs and pelvis, strong in your spine and light in your shoulders and neck.
HOLIDAY ARTISAN MARKET THIS SUNDAY
Shop local with some neighborhood legends
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Swing by for some merriment and meaningful gift shopping this Sunday at “The Good Stuff: Holiday Artisan Market” from 1pm-6pm. We got you covered with some of the finest artisans and curators coming to sell their beautiful wares including the Clay Pot, Diana Kane, and Sandy Hyun.
RESETTING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
A 3-part series with Danielle DiCamillo
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A special on-demand series to learn how the body and mind respond to stress and explore specific yoga practices to help support your overall mental health. Enjoy 30-days access for just $35 or receive unlimited access with your Brooklyn Flow Monthly Subscription.
Plant Medicine Making : Fire Cider + Other Vinegar Concoctions
with Analisa Adoricion
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Thursday, December 14th at 7pm
Join herbalist and intuitive ritualist Analisa in this hands-on plant medicine making workshop. Discover the medicinal world of vinegars! This workshop will provide you with the tools to make age old healing vinegar based concoctions such as Fire Cider, Oxymels, Shrubs and more with simple pantry items, seasonal bulbs, roots and herbs.
NEW YEAR SALE!
$135 for your first month unlimited class membership
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$135 your first month then $175 each month following until you cancel. Minimum commitment is three months. Use code NEWYEAR2024 at check out to purchase and step into your new year with strength and ease.
Shop Small this Holiday Season!
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15% off Holiday Gift Cards
+ 10 and 20 Class Packs
Use Code “SMALLBIZ” or buy in studio 11/23 - 11/27
Click to buy:
HEART-OPENING + LIVE MUSIC
*Workshop has been CANCELLED*
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The practice of Tonglen or Giving and Receiving is done to develop our compassion and our ability to be present for our own suffering and the suffering of others. Give back via a coat drive that kicks off on Dec 3rd and receive your own practice of deep self-care with lots of heart opening and the soothing tones of an upright bass.
The Booty Workshop
with Denise Hopkins
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Saturday, October 21st at 2pm
This special yoga intensive focuses your derrière, but it will also benefit your hips! Our glutes help to mobilize our hips and stabilize the pelvis. They are key in maintaining posture and balance. Development of these areas is crucial. Expect therapy ball massage work, strength & mobility moves that you can do daily, unique abdominal work, and a yoga sequence combining vinyasa, hip-opening standing poses, balancing poses and butt strengtheners.
Vedic Chanting Workshop
with Carleen Shankle
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Sunday, October 22nd at 6pm
This Vedic Chanting workshop will start with tea to soothe the throat, and then will be a call and response session where we learn and recite an ancient Sanskrit mantra, Om Sahana Vavatu. This practice improves memory, works to extend the breath fully, softens the nervous system and provides a focal point that can lead to a deep meditative state.
The Pelvic Space
with Lara Kohn Thompson
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Saturday, October 7th at 2:00pm
Through a movement based approach using non invasive exercises, bring awareness to an area of the body that is often ignored or misunderstood. This workshop is open to all and will include physical practice as well as discussion. Using imagery, movement, breath and postural work you will experience how to relax, tone and strengthen this region and integrate this awareness into the body as a whole.
Trauma Conscious Teacher Training
with Nityda Gessel lcsw, e-ryt 500, tiyt
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This Fall we are offering a hybrid training: One virtual weekend in September and one in-studio weekend in October.
This 25-hour teacher training provides certification in The Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method℠, as approved and recognized by Yoga Alliance and the majority of mental health licensing boards for CE’s.
The Mindful Writing Workshop with Sarah Herrington
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Saturday September 16th 3:30 - 5:30pm
Connect with the realm of language. Consider what it means to write from the body, memory, and how to use the power of the present moment as an inexhaustible writing prompt. This workshop is open to both new writers and those with a writing practice.
New Evening Class on the schedule!
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Thursdays at 5pm
Take class with our most recent Teacher Training Grads! This Pay-What-You-Can offering will be filled with energizing sequences to uplift and strengthen students in heart, body and mind.
Plant Medicine Making
with Analisa Baduria
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Thursday, September 14th at 7:30pm
Celebrate the last of Summer's bounty! Join intuitive ritualist, Analisa in this beginner friendly introduction to Plant Medicine Making. Participants will get hands-on experience making their own herbal tincture or vinegar infusion to take home. All materials will be supplied, including freshly harvested herbs from Sawmill Herb Farm.
SHOULDER TUNE UP WORKSHOP
with Denise Hopkins
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Saturday September 9th @ 2:00pm
When it comes to making life changes, the desire to change must be greater than the desire to stay the same. This also applies to our bodies. You can expect exercises to build strength & mobility in your shoulders, and take-away moves that you can do separately or weave into your yoga practice.
Acupuncture + Massage Offerings
in our hub for well-being.
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Find a new way to integrate rest and nourishment into your self care routine with these modalities - new to our space but with seasoned and skilled practitioners. Jessica Parks will be offering Acupuncture on Thursdays, and Lara Kohn Thompson will be offering Massage Therapy on Saturdays in our dedicated treatment spaces. Learn more about each of these practices and book directly with each below.
Prospect Park Yoga
CANCELLED TONIGHT (Aug 10) DUE TO RAIN IN FORECAST
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Every Thursday this Summer at 7:00pm through August 24
North Long Meadow
Thai James will be leading our first class! Bring your mat, some water and a friend, and join us as the sun starts to set. Class location can be found here and teacher schedule can be seen here. You MUST rsvp, thank you!
WINTER SOLSTICE FAMILY YOGA WORKSHOP
(2 - 6 year olds + adult)
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Sunday Dec 11 4:00 - 5:15pm
Find harmony and balance among the hectic holidays by taking time to embody nature’s cues: join hibernating bears, migrating birds, dance with the snowflakes. Embrace the dark while remembering the Light. Make moments for connection in playful yoga poses, a take-home mindful craft, and space for rest together.
Acoustic Sound Meditation
with Yiming + Adrian
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Thursday, July 27th at 7:30pm
This Sound Meditation experience uses intentional sound and music to help access expanded states of consciousness. The practice is supported by a suite of overtone-rich instruments like symphonic gongs, antique singing bowls, and monochords. It is suitable for beginner and experienced meditators alike.
THE SUMMER BREEZE
10 PACK SALE ENDS 7/20!
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To help you keep up your practice this Summer, we are offering a special 10 class pack that will save you $7 on each class. This pack expires 6 weeks from date of first use. Just use your first class anytime before September 1, 2023. No extensions will be granted on this deeply discounted pack.
Save $70 and set your summer practice ablaze!
Save Your Spot!
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Tuesday is Independence Day and we have a limited schedule- be sure to save your spot if you haven't yet!
From the Ground Up
with Ahmed Soliman
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Sunday, June 11th at 3:00pm
Walk, walk, walk...it's what we all do... And as New Yorkers we walk everywhere. Our feet are the most important mobility tool we have. This workshop will identify pain points, target stressed fascia, and address problem areas that impact the lower back, shoulders, and neck.
pc: cristina tarantola
Sleep Support Group
with Tina Goldstein
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Monday June 19th at 10:00 am
(and every other week following)
A group session to receive guidance, education and one-on-one support to help your baby sleep. Bring your baby and your questions and join other parents to normalize the challenges of infant sleep and learn practical tools to guide your child to sleep independently.
RESCHEDULED! Shoulder Tune Up Intensive: Release Tension + Reset Your Nervous System with Denise Hopkins
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DATE TBA
Learn techniques to release tension and build mobility in your shoulders through massage, sequencing and strengthening exercises.
Postnatal Therapeutics
Friday, May 19 at 10:30am (offered once per month)
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We are thrilled to be re- launching Postpartum Yoga Therapeutics, a monthly practice led by Lara Kohn Thompson. This is space to receive personalized postpartum care in a group setting. Bring your specific questions or concerns regarding your postpartum physical recovery and retraining or join for general exposure to best practices for holistic self-care in the years following childbirth.
Moving Through Trauma with Sangeeta Vallabhan
Sunday, March 19th at 3:00pm
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Trauma lands in our bodies and minds in so many ways. The benefits of asana (the physical practice) for the trauma survivor can be immeasurable, how working with the physical body can tangibly help someone reacquaint themselves with sensation and over time, build up feelings of agency. In this workshop, we will discuss and explore working with asana, chanting, philosophy, and pranayama- that all have the potential of helping folks move beyond their pain.
Partner Workshop
with Carleen Shankle
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Sunday April 2nd at 5:30pm
Through guided partnering poses learn how to Build more trust, improve communication and listening skills. This is an invitation to come with an open heart and mind. So let’s grab our mats and someone we trust and be ready for plenty of laughter and release.
Hip Helix: A Hip Mobility Intensive with Denise Hopkins
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Saturday, March 18th at 2:00pm
This unique intensive combines Forrest Yoga, strength and mobility exercises and therapy ball massage. If you have tight hips, lower back pain, struggle with balance or sit for hours at a time, this class is calling your name! From the security of your mat, you will develop tools to help you deal with emotional struggle that often manifests in the hips.
INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS MEDITATION
A 3-part series
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Join Marlie McGovern in this 3-part series to jumpstart your mindfulness meditation practice. This series is available for 30-days access for just $35 or receive unlimited access with your Brooklyn Flow Monthly Subscription
Yoga Teacher Training
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Starting soon! (January 28th)
The Brooklyn Flow comprehensive 200-hour Yoga Alliance® Registered Teacher Training is designed for enthusiastic students of yoga who desire a more committed practice and higher understanding of the yoga pathway in life, as well as those who want to learn the tools of leading smart and effective Align + Flow yoga classes, and serve as a teacher.
Reverse the Winter Slump
with Denise Hopkins
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Saturday January 21st 2:00 - 4:15pm
This class is a remedy for your cold, creaky body. It’s a springboard for you to soar into the New Year with openness and strength. Embody a more expansive attitude in 2023 and bring it onto your mat! Our posture is a reflection of our emotional attitude and slumping keeps us stuck in old, expired beliefs. Energetically it’s like a “Keep out” sign to the energy of possibility. So let Denise Hopkins guide you through therapy ball massage work and strength building yoga so you can combat the winter blues! Target your stiffest muscles and create freedom around your heart and spine.
Meditation Essentials
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Saturday January 7th 1:30 - 3:30pm
Start the new year in the company of others seeking a steadier mind and learn why meditation works, why meditation matters, and how to start. Whether you’re interested in a daily meditation practice but don’t know how to begin; have had a regular practice but stopped for varied reasons and want to start again; or your current practice has become a little stale, this two hour workshop can serve as guidance and lay the groundwork for recommitting to it!
Beginners Workshop Series
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Saturdays January 7th, 14th, 21st 4:00 - 5:30pm.
Are you curious about yoga? Or want to get back to the basics? This interactive, experiential four session workshop introduces the physical and philosophical fundamentals of yoga, and prepares participants to confidently and safely participate in a basics-level class. A foundational explanation of the integral roles of self-compassion, self-study, and mind/body interconnection in yoga practice will be offered.
New Studio Now Open!
198 5th Ave in Park Slope
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We are so excited to welcome you in. We urge you to reserve your class ahead of time! Mats are available for use for $2.
Shop Local this Week! Use code “small” for 15% off
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To celebrate Small Business Saturday we are offering 15% off both 10 class packs and 20 class packs. Available today through end of day Saturday, November 26 online by using code “small”.
Sound Experience: Rest + Restore
with Najee Wilson on Sunday, Nov 20
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Join Multi-Disciplinary artist and yoga teacher, Najee Wilson, in a guided 90 minute Yin Yoga and Sound Experience entitled Wind Song. Relax into deep and restful shapes guided the resonant soundscape Najee creates with the Ray Vast-Steel Tongue drum, Wind Gong, and wind chimes.
Sound Bath + Yin Experience
with Meghan Cornett on Sunday,
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The evening will offer a blend of gentle yin yoga movement, pranayama, guided meditation, and sound healing to help you emerge feeling restored, relaxed, and renewed. Listen to the soothing sounds of singing bowls, chimes, flutes, and bells.
Workshop: Hip Warming
with Denise Hopkins
SATURDAY OCTOBER 15!
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We are thrilled to welcome our former beloved teacher, Denise Hopkins back to Brooklyn for this special breath-focused and intention-driven intensive that will get you feeling your hips more deeply. This is a journey through your “body blind spots” which hold us back in our poses and in our lives. You will learn moves that turn on hip-supporting muscles that can be woven into your personal practice.
Saturday, October 15th ~ 2pm-4pm ~ $50
Bend + Bloom IS Brooklyn Flow
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We cherish our 13 years of history as Bend + Bloom. We are choosing to build on our beautiful past while evolving toward a new future. With that in mind we are embracing the identity we’ve practiced with over the pandemic online, Brooklyn Flow, for both our in-person and digital offerings. Our mission is to support our community to find ease and rhythm in a time of discord and division. To find a contentment and flow while confronting and contributing to our transforming world.
NEW MOTHERS’ SUPPORT GROUP STARTING May 24
Join postpartum doula Tina Goldstein in Prospect Park for this 6-week series every Tuesday. Our New Mothers' Support Group is a supportive space for parents identifying as mothers to share your experiences and concerns, ask questions, and form community with other moms.
ZOOM LIVESTREAM PRENATAL CLASSES + SUPPORT GROUPS
Build community
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Normalize your feelings around pregnancy and the pandemic with other pregnant women who are sharing this time of uncertainty and expand your practice of self-care.
Register for our Pregnancy Support Group with Tina Goldstein starting March 17.
Access our Prenatal Yoga classes on Brooklyn Flow
ONLINE TEEN YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
May 13 - May 23
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Join Sarah, from OM Schooled, for a 25-hour teen yoga teacher training with a focus on teaching 12-18 year-olds. Learn practical tools, ethics, classroom management, and creative practices for teaching the teen population in this time of great need.
BROOKLYN FLOW BY BEND + BLOOM IS HIRING!
Studio Manager
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As we prepare to emerge in a new physical space with an evolved, broader mission in this next phase, we are seeking a Studio Manager to help lead our team.
OUTDOOR POSTNATAL CLASSES + SUPPORT GROUPS
Find strength, resilience, and support
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Make friends, get that much-needed stretch, and share questions and concerns with other new parents. Join us in Prospect Park for Parent + Baby Yoga on Thursdays at 10 and for our New Mothers’ Support Group 6-week series starting May 25.
ZOOM LIVESTREAM: TEEN YOGA 4-WEEK SERIES
Tuesdays 4:30 - 5:30pm beginning April 6
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Bend + Bloom’s signature fun-filled yoga in a space just for teens. All teens are welcome to learn and experience practices for life-long physical and mental well-being while building a supportive community.
ZOOM LIVESTREAM: CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION INTENSIVE
4 Modules spanning the weekends of February 27 - 28 and March 6 - 7
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A comprehensive Childbirth Education class covering the most up-to-date evidence-based information, including the rapidly changing situation related to COVID-19, to fully prepare you for the birthing process in all settings.
WHAT TO EXPECT ON BROOKLYN FLOW
A whole lot of yoga!
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As we transition from Bend + Bloom Online to Brooklyn Flow you can expect all your favorite content in a new location! Livestreams + Zooms are easily accessible everyday - here’s a look at the schedule. Fresh content from your regular teachers will also be uploaded daily. More questions? Check our FAQ’s page or email us.
NEW YEAR’S EVE CLASSES
Peace (Out!) 2020
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Join Kate Reil on Zoom at 9am or Justin Ifill Livestreaming at 4pm for a proper farewell to 2020.
GIVE THE GIFT OF YOGA
Gift Certificates Available
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Give the gift of unlimited yoga to your loved ones! Plenty of fresh classes to choose from for all levels of experience.
ZOOM LIVESTREAM: YOGA FOR BIRTH - A WORKSHOP FOR PARTNERS
Saturday February 6 12:00 - 3:00pm
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Learn practical tools to support you physically & emotionally through labor and delivery. Birth partners will learn to use hands-on techniques to offer support and comfort.
Registration closes today, Feb 1!
ON DEMAND: BREATH + LIGHT
Friday, December 25
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Join Lara Kohn Thompson for a 60-minute Christmas Day practice. This class will be available in the Fresh Classes category on Friday, December 25 for an on-demand practice anytime you wish.
MINDFUL STRENGTH
Thursdays 12:00pm
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This 30 minute yoga-inspired full-body conditioning workout weaves resistance training, healthy biomechanics, and a focus on the breath to help you feel strong and clear.
ZOOM LIVESTREAM: YOGA FOR TRAUMA + LOSS A SIX WEEK SERIES
Mondays 6:00 - 7:15pm beginning November 9
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Yoga can be a safe and accessible way to explore healing while also honoring everything you’ve been through and are going through right now. Each class will introduce new skill sets with time for questions at the end of all live sessions. Recordings will be made available for the duration of the series. No experience with yoga is necessary.
MONTHLY UNLIMITED CLASS ACCESS
Start your free 14-day trial now!
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Access unlimited on-demand access to hundreds of classes in our yoga and mindful fitness library as well as fresh, daily classes including livestreams or zooms with all your favorite Bend + Bloom teachers.
ZOOM LIVESTREAM: SPECIALTY CLASSES FOR PRE + POSTNATAL YOGA
Fridays October 16 - November 6
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Join long-time prenatal and postpartum yoga teacher Lara Kohn Thompson for 4-weeks of specialty themed pre + postnatal classes with a focus on breath, pelvic floor, ease + comfort, yoga + the birth process and more. Regular class rates apply.
ZOOM LIVESTREAM: YOGA FOR ANXIETY IN THE COUNTDOWN TO THE 2020 ELECTIONS
Sunday November 1 4:00-6:00pm
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The potential for change can feel like equal parts hope and dread. You might imagine for yourself a positive outcome but must also imagine the worst-case scenario which can be anxiety-provoking and downright exhausting. In this workshop, expect to deepen your understanding of how these prospective big life adjustments impact the body and our emotions.
ZOOM LIVESTREAM: FREE POSTNATAL THERAPEUTICS CLINIC
Fridays 12:00 - 12:30pm for the month of August
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Join Perinatal expert Lara Kohn Thompson in this short and informative free clinic every Friday fo the month of August. Bring specific questions or concerns regarding your postpartum physical recovery and learn best practices for holistic self-care in the years following childbirth.
LIVESTREAM: YOGA FOR STRESS + ANXIETY
Sunday June 14 2:00 - 3:00pm
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A blend of mindfulness and movement practices that explore the body-based coping strategies you can use to skillfully navigate challenges and change. This class is specifically designed to help you find ways to feel safe, connected and in control when faced with so much uncertainty.
ONLINE: BRAND NEW BEGINNERS SERIES
Sunday May 31 11:00 - 12:00pm
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This special series is designed for beginners as well as those looking to spend some devoted time on the fundamentals of the physical practice. Explore balance poses in this weekends segment of our 4-part series.
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ENJOY A FREE WEEKLY SHORT PRACTICE
With love from B&B
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Enjoy this introductory meditation to begin or revitalize your practice with Julie Dohrman.
MOTHER’S DAY GIFT CERTIFICATES
Give the gift of yoga
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Get the special mothers in your life the gift of mindful movement and a moment to be with the breath. Gift Certificates available in all amounts from a single class to an unlimited month of yoga.
ONLINE PRE + POSTNATAL SUPPORT
Stay connected!
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Grab your yoga mat and one of our Pre or Postnatal expert teachers will keep you moving while stuck indoors. Both livestream and online classes are available each week. Our teachers have also created this perinatal resource guide for your access.
ENJOY A FREE WEEKLY SHORT PRACTICE
With love from B&B!
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Find ease and freedom in your breath, neck and shoulders with Kate Reil in this 15 minute practice to add to your new daily routine.
TINY TOTS WEEKEND WORKSHOP
Saturday March 28 1:00 - 2:00pm
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This special weekend workshop is designed for babies who are crawling, scooting, or just starting to walk. Enjoy a much needed stretch while you bond, breathe, play and build community with your little one.
THE PELVIC SPACE: CORE POWER
Saturday March 28 3:30 - 6:30pm
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A practical workshop for women at all stages of life using imagery, movement, breath and postural work to deepen awareness and integrate practices into whole body movements.
TUNING THE MUSCLES OF THE HEART & SPINE
December 8 1:00-3:30pm
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Drawing on a Forrest lineage and characterized by a slow flow, artful sequencing, and breath-centered movement, this workshop will focus on lengthening and strengthening the primary muscles of back bending to support our spine and benefit our respiratory system and heart.
YOGA FOR CHRONIC STRESS + FATIGUE
October 26 2:30-5:30pm
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Many of us suddenly find ourselves in a perpetual state of stress, constantly feeling tired, depleted, or overwhelmed. This workshop will provide you with some of the self-care tools you can use to help improve and sustain emotional health.
FAMILY JAMMIES YOGA: FOR FAMILES WITH 7 - 11 YEAR OLDS
September 21 6:30-8:00pm
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Yoga experience is not required but pajamas are! Join us for partner poses, playful music, balance challenges and games. We’ll then slow our bodies down with restorative poses, mindful movement, and a cup of tea before taking those jammies to bed.
GIVING TUESDAY
Support the Gowanus Canal Conservancy
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We’re donating 10% of all classes and $5 from every reusable water bottle sold on Tuesday, December 3 to the Gowanus Canal Conservancy’s environmental advocacy, education, and community stewardship programs. Register for class today to make your practice count!
YOGA FOR ANXIETY + DEPRESSION
March 23 3:00 - 5:30pm
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Learn healthy ways to cope and self-soothe that are rooted in yoga and supported by psychology and science. Begin to rewire your brain for greater emotional balance.
YOGA FOR TRAUMA AND LOSS
September 14 2:30-5:30pm
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Traumas, big or small, as well as loss, can impact our capacity to feel safe, grounded and present. This workshop for women will offer body-based practices in order to manage our emotions and resolve trauma. No experience with yoga is necessary.
CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION WEEKEND INTENSIVE
July 13 + 14
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Join highly esteemed childbirth educator, Lena DeGloma, in this comprehensive and holistic two day intensive to fully prepare you for the birthing process in all settings.
BECOME A B+B MEMBER
Join now and save!
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Become a member this week and maintain our current a monthly rates prior to our February 2019 price increase.
200-HR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Q&A
January 18 7:30 - 8:15PM
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Curious if teacher training is for you? Get all of your questions answered with Julie Dohrman this Friday night.
FORREST FRIDAYS: NECK + SHOULDERS
October 19th 6:30-8:30pm
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The shoulders, neck, and jaw are our physical areas of doing and expressing. Come reeducate the muscles, bring awareness to patterns that build tension, and feel sweet relief.
200-HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
Begins February 2019
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Learn the tools for teaching smart Align + Flow classes and deepen your own practice. This Yoga Alliance-approved training is an in-depth immersion to start you on the path to teach yoga with senior teacher Julie Dohrman and supporting Bend + Bloom teachers.
ALIGN YOUR SPINE, EASE YOUR UPPER BACK, AND HEAL YOUR NECK
November 4 2:00 - 4:00 pm
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In this workshop with Kate Reil, combine self massage with balls, an alignment based yoga practice, and a lesson in alignment to find ease and restore balance in tight tissues.
YOGA FOR WOMEN 40-60
September 30 3:00 - 5:30pm
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Learn techniques and actions to support a practice of longevity, nourishment, and vitality through decades of great transitions.
DEMYSTIFY FULL WHEEL
September 8th 1:00-3:00pm
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Learn how to do (or deepen) urdhva dhanurasana. Find comfort in the pose or prepare your body for deeper backbends. Learn what your own practice needs to master this essential asana.
HIP OPENING INTENSIVE
September 7th 6:30-8:30pm
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Dig deep into the realm of hip opening and unlock areas of stubbornness in this special intensive. Forrest Yoga is known for healing injuries and releasing stuck emotion.
COLUMBUS DAY SCHEDULE
October 8th
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All classes are scheduled as normal on Monday, October 8. Be sure to reserve your spot ahead of time!
YOGA WITH ACUPUNCTURE
September 9th 2:00-4:00pm
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Flow and restore with Karen Shelley + Sara Vaccariello as you progress from a steady vinyasa practice to a restorative practice that's blended with a gentle acupuncture treatment.
BENEFIT CLASS FOR FAMILY REUNIFICATION
July 4th 9:15am (2nd class added) & 4:00pm
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100% of the proceeds from these Independence Day Flow classes will be donated to support The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) family reunification efforts. An additional 9:15am class has been added.
MAY CHALLENGE
Register by May 5
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Challenge yourself to complete 25 yoga classes in the month of May for a pre-summer refresh (and a $25 studio credit!). Specially-themed classes and inspirational emails included.
WE ARE OPEN!
Labor Day Weekend
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Spend the weekend with Bend + Bloom! Be sure to check the schedule and pre-register for your holiday classes.
FORREST FRIDAYS: BACK STRENGTH
April 6th 6:30-8:30pm
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Weak abdominals and injured lower backs usually go hand in hand. In this special intensive class, learn tools to traction out your spine, strengthen the entire back, and build core strength with lots of precise abdominal work.
YOGA FOR A GOOD CAUSE
Thursday, May 17th 7:30pm
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We are partnering with a wonderful organization called Exhale to Inhale to raise funds for victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault. A portion of all the proceeds from your attendance in the Basics class on May 17th will be donated to Exhale to Inhale's #itstimetoheal campaign.
TINY TOTS YOGA WORKSHOP
February 3, 1:00-2:00pm
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Is your baby on the move? Stretch, bond, and breathe with your active baby in this weekend workshop designed for babies who are crawling, scooting, or just starting to walk.
YOGA FOR FERTILITY
February 4, 3:00-5:30pm
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Boost fertility and lower stress levels. In this workshop, we will discuss how yoga can make the body fertility-friendly through creating calmness and relaxation.
PASSIONATE CORE WORK + HIP-OPENING
October 6, 6:30-8:30pm
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Through standing and seated poses, learn to create space and release tension in the hips. Physically freeing this area gives us a feeling of space to quest for that which lights our soul on fire!
LOWER BODY STRENGTH
January 27, 3:30-6:00p
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Find proper alignment, muscular action and execution of common yoga poses so you can achieve longevity and progress in your practice.
FREE PARK YOGA
Thursdays 7-8p
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Bend + Bloom Yoga, lululemon Brooklyn, and the Prospect Park Alliance announce their annual Prospect Park Yoga series, beginning June 2. The free outdoor yoga series takes place every Thursday through August 25 in Prospect Park's Long Meadow from 7-8pm.
RESTORATIVE YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
October 20th - 22nd
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Join Marlie McGovern for a hands-on, experiential training which will teach you the essential principles and practices of restorative yoga. Open to all caregivers + body workers.
FREE YOGA + LIVE MUSIC
Fridays 1-2p
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Join us on Fridays through 8/4 for FREE lunchtime yoga and live music, co-presented with BRIC Arts and led by a B+B teacher with different musical accompaniment each week!
THE BEND + BLOOM APP IS HERE
Download for discounts
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Use the app to reserve classes and you'll never have to log into your account again. To receive exclusive special offers for app users, keep your notifications turned on!
FLASH SALE: 10 CLASSES FOR $110
24 Hours - Nov 30 only
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Stay centered this December with Bend + Bloom. We are offering almost 40% off our regular rate to help you prioritize your mental + physical health this crazy season. There is only one day to purchase this special pack, which is only valid for use in December 2017, so act fast!
CORE POWER FOR WOMEN
March 11th 2:30-5:30pm
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Learn how the muscles of the pelvic floor work to support posture for greater ease and core strength. Fully body movement and discussion will be used to enhance your awareness of this space.
PAIN FREE BACK BENDING
October 16th 1:00-3:00pm
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A part of our workshop series devoted to new students and students looking to evolve their yoga practice. Maya leads this informative session that includes a lesson on the spinal column; ways to alleviate back pain and practices to promote a more flexible spine.
MOTHER DAUGHTER YOGA DATE
December 11th 3:30-5:30pm
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Connect with your daughter away from daily pressures and distractions. We’ll use yoga and age-appropriate games to create a space that honors her growing independence while maintaining strong mother-daughter bonds.
SUMMER CLASS PACK
20-class pack for $260
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Take advantage of our mega super summer blowout sale on this 20-class pack that takes your per-class cost to just $13! Offer valid now through 6/30. Class pack expires 2 months after purchase.
YOGA + NUTRITION FOR FERTILITY
April 30th 3:30-6:30pm
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Learn natural ways to boost fertility, balance hormones, and improve reproductive health, then relax into a deeply calming restorative yoga practice.
YOGA FOR LABOR + DELIVERY
September 24th 3:00-6:00pm
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In this workshop with Lara Kohn Thompson you will learn practical tools to support you both physically and emotionally through labor and delivery. Birth partners will learn to use hands-on techniques to offer support and comfort.
PRENATAL TEACHER TRAINING
3 Weekends - Oct to Dec 2016
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This Yoga Alliance approved 85-hour Integral Yoga Institute training with Lara Kohn Thompson and Beth Donnelly Caban prepares Yoga teachers to work with women at all stages of pregnancy.
NAVIGATING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
October 1st 1:00-4:00pm
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Join PhysiYoga Global teachers Diana Zotos Florio and Emily Tomlinson as they explain how mindfulness can reduce pain, improve mood and create healthy habits using embodied movement practices.
THE GODDESS SESSIONS
November 20th 1:00-4:00pm
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This round of the Goddess Sessions with Julie Dohrman will pour us into a realm of deep transformation by bringing to life those ferocious and protective forces that already exist in each of us in order to meet difficulties and times of transitions with grace. Sliding scale available for those in need. Call 347-987-3162.
PLAY PRACTICE BABIES
November 7th 3:30-4:45pm
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You’ve gone back to work but you still want to play, right? Join Jessica Phillips Lorenz as we bond with babies in this special event designed for parents with mobile infants who are not yet walking.
STRENGTH BUILDING INTENSIVE
January 15th 6:30-8:30pm
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Led by Denise Hopkins as part of her Forrest Fridays series, this class kicks off the year by building a strong foundation and lots of clarity through the untapped power of our heart, core and legs.
NEW YEAR, NEW CLASSES
Beginning January 2016
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We've added to our roster of classes to ensure there's a class (or two) that works with your schedule: Tuesdays includes a new 915am Prenatal class, Wednesdays an 815pm Gentle Flow + Restorative and Thursdays now has a 630pm Open Flow+ and an 815pm Open Align.
YOGA THERAPY FOR LOW BODY PAIN
November 8th 1:00-4:00pm
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Learn how to relieve pain in your feet, ankles, knees, thighs, hips or lower back using yoga therapeutics in this 3-hour workshop with Julie Dohrman.
RESTORE + RECEIVE
January 8th 4:00-6:00pm
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Enjoy two blissful hours of nurturing Restorative Yoga with mindful movement guru TJ Halliday whilst receiving bodywork and an extra dose of TLC with massage therapist and yoga teacher Lara Kohn Thompson.
LOW FLYING: ARM BALANCING
March 25th 6:30-8:30pm
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Learn the art of hover-crafting with Lindsay Ashmun! Give gravity a run for its money as you learn to transition from one low level arm balance into the next. Intermediate level practice recommended.
NEW MEDITATION CLASS
Starting September 27th 6:30-6:55pm
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Join Marlie McGovern for a new Sunday night donation-based meditation class which will explore mindfulness, compassion, and visualization practices from the Buddhist tradition. Beginners welcome!
FOUNDATIONS LAB: SUN SALUTATIONS
September 18th 1:00-3:00pm
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Find your body's perfect flow. Demystify “the vinyasa” that makes up Surya Namaskar, aka Sun Salutations. Register for 1, or check out all 5 workshops in our Foundations Lab series!
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
November 26 & 27
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Bend + Bloom is happy to offer classes every day next week throughout the holiday, including some special Cultivating Gratitude flow classes on Thursday and the necessary Post-Turkey Detox Flow on Friday morning. Check out the full holiday schedule here!