News and Upcoming Events at Heartspace
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Hello Heartspace friends,
What brings out your best?
I can find a lot of reasons to
not
be at my best. (tired, hungry, hot, cold, hangry, etc. whatever fill in the blank). This begs the question of what it does take to bring out my best. For me, its family, friends and yoga, not just the practice but the community too. Everytime I walk into our studios, the positive energy of the people who come to our studios, teachers and students, helps to bring out my best. Good energy begets good energy and it is a virtuous cycle (as do free hair ties, yoga mats, and candy).
I am grateful for the positive environment that people have helped to create at Heartspace but I don't take it for granted. The practice of yoga should strengthen our feeling of connection and sensitivity to others. How we relate and interact with one another both inside our studios and outside of our doors is essential to the community we create. Cultivating and offering compassion, honesty, non-harming, generosity and loving-kindness to one another and recognizing our interconnectedness are essential elements to our own personal development and broadly shapes our world in helping to bring out our best in one another. A better world starts with each of us. Its a shared responsibility and I'm grateful to all that people bring to Heartspace.
Namaste!
Andrew
This weekend at Heartspace, things are going on! Feb 8-10, we have events and series including:
Pop! In Troy on Saturday, join us before or after yoga class or just stroll on in on Saturday morning February 9th at Heartspace Troy. We will have warm tea and snacks and we'll be featuring local jewelry maker
KATIE NARE in a Pop Up event all morning!
More details further below in the email.
A
ll this, and Family Yoga, led by me, Andrew Kasius, with my kids, Lily and Reed, who hopefully will be bringing their best
on Saturday Feb 9, 3:45pm in Troy
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By donation.
Later this month and in March, we will present Meditation 101 with Meghan Hogan; Embodied Creation; a special workshop with Lauren Strait, Partner Yoga with Diane Simpson, our March Gong Bath, Prenatal Yoga; Master Class with Lauren Toolin and we have included information about her upcoming 340-Hour Advanced Yoga Teaching and In-Depth Studies Program that begins in March 2019. March workshops are also included. Plus, we have included information about our new winter drop in schedule.
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Weekend Workshops with Samara Anderson
Vinyasa and Live Music, Friday Feb 8 in Albany
Nourishing Yoga for Athletes and Others
Feet and Calves - Feb 9 in Albany
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Vinyasa and Live Classical Guitar with instructor Samara Anderson and guitarist Terra Stone, Friday Feb 8, 5:30 - 6:45PM. Albany Studio.
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This monthly yoga class and live classical guitar from Samara and Terra will happen Friday nights before Samara's Saturday Nourishing Yoga series (see below). Join us Feb 8, 5:30 - 6:45PM in Albany.
Cost $20. Click here to register.
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Nourishing Yoga for Athletes and Others: Feet and Calves. Saturday Feb 9, 2-4PM, Albany Studio. Instructor Samara Anderson
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Whether you're a runner, biker, athlete or anyone who would like to reclaim movement, comfort and function in your body, please join us for this series of monthly workshops with Samara Anderson. Each session will work towards a specific therapeutic goal for the body. Warm the body with a series of flowing movements and postures, and then settle and soothe with longer-held yin yoga to lengthen and restore. Be prepared to learn about the function and form of specific regions of your body and how to nourish and support them with movement and intention.
Cost $25. Click here to preregister.
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Pop-Up Market at Heartspace Troy: Jewelry, Teas, Sweets, Swag and Massage.
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Pop Up Market at Heartspace Troy, Saturday Feb 9
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In Troy on Saturday, join us before or after yoga class or just stroll on in on Saturday morning February 9th at Heartspace Troy. We will have warm tea and snacks and we'll be featuring local jewelry maker
KATIE NARE in a Pop Up event all morning!
- Jewelry by Katie Nare! Creative design with traditional elements honored in Global Reimagination.
- Ayurvedic and Green tea selections by Whistling Kettle Teas!
- Saratoga Chocolate Samples!
- Health-ier Baked Goods! Featuring Almond Quinoa Delight Cookies! *
- Chair Massage by Becky Kendall!
- Heartspace T-shirts only $10.
*recipe by Heartspace yoga practitioner Susan Alviene--winner of TU's 2018 Cookie Contest--"nice" category!
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Updates in Troy and Albany
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A few schedule shifts and additions are underway. Here's a few highlights.
Albany
- Thursdays 4:45pm Foundations and Fundamentals with Kristin (Jason subbing through 2/22)
- Thursdays 6:15pm Bhakti Flow with John (new time starts 2/14)
- Fridays 4:45pm Gentle Flow with Victoria (starts 2/15)
Troy
- Fridays 7:15pm Vinyasa with Jason (starts 2/22)
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Month Unlimited $70. Intro Offer for All Students
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One Month of Unlimited Classes for only $70 available to all including brand new, returning and current yoga students at Heartspace.
Heartspace now offers a
one-month unlimited pass good for all our drop-in classes at both our studios for only $70
. Try out new classes and instructors. No commitment beyond the first month but give it a try if you're considering one of our unlimited packages. This offer can only be purchased once and is not transferable. The one month starts with the first class taken on the pass. We offer over 200 drop-in classes per month at both our studios.
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Yoga for Brand New Beginners Series.
Next series begins Feb 9 in Troy
with Kathi Burke.
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Yoga for Brand New Beginners in Albany and Troy this Winter. Four Week Series Saturdays 11:45AM - 1PM. Next series begins in 2019
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If you are new to yoga and are interested to gain a solid understanding of the fundamentals and foundations of yoga, please join us for this four-week series. We will introduce key foundational concepts regarding the practice of yoga including postures (asana), breathing (pranayama), and meditation. This series will present you with background on yoga, principles of alignment for accessing and coming out of postures, proper yogic breathing, and how yoga can help you to live a fuller and healthier life. No experience required; just an open mind.
Cost is $60 for any of the series. Instructors Rebecca Volpe in
Albany
and Kathi Burke in
Troy
. Click on either of the locations and any date below to register for Albany or Troy.
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Yoga for Ample Bodies. Four Week Series in Albany (Begins Feb 9) and
Troy (Begins March 9) this winter
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Yoga for Ample Bodies: Four Week Series with Nadia El-Fawal
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Yoga is for all people, ages, and builds but it isn't a one size fits all approach. We all come together in the breath but sometimes the external form of the postures needs to be adapted so that all bodies can enjoy its benefits. Yoga for Ample Bodies recognizes this and presents a yoga practice approach that is accessible to those with larger body types. Four week series.
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Acroyoga with Team Willco, Saturday Feb 9, 1:30 - 3:30PM Troy Studio.
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Acroyoga is an invitation to connect with others through awareness, breath and movement. Connection created a safe and playful environment in which we can explore accessible and empowering acrobatic movement.
In workshop style classes, new skills are demonstrated and students are given opportunities to explore them at their own pace, with the support of the instructors and other students. Find yourself hovering above the ground, floating in a supported inversion and supporting others in flight. You can expect a yoga based warm-up, partner drills, games, and the introduction of acroyoga poses and transitions.
Cost $25.
Cathy and Scott live in Albany and teach acroyoga and slackline yoga. They have trained with, and teach in the styles of AcroYoga Montreal and the Yogaslackers.
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Master Class with Meghan Hogan: Cultivating Calm, Feb 16 in Albany
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Sat Feb 16, 2019: Cultivating Calm, A Practice for Pratyahara. 9-11AM, Albany Studio
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We live in an age of distraction and diffusion of our energy. The senses are the instruments with which we navigate our world. Yoga and the practice of pratyahara teaches us to manage sensory input so that we can master both our inner and outer realms.
Meghan Hogan is covering class this month while Lauren Toolin is away in India. This master class is taught in conjunction with the 200-hour teacher training and spaces are made available to register for this class.
Cost: $30. Click here to register
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Partner Yoga with Diane Simpson
Feb 23 in Troy
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Partner Yoga with instructor Diane Simpson. Saturday Feb 23, 2-4PM. Troy studio.
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Your partner or bestie loves spending time with you. For Valentine's Day, give a gift of time, energy and yoga with enrollment in a Partner Yoga workshop with Díane Simpson. Díane had been leading partner yoga workshops over the past few years and had found it to be a beautiful way for two people to connect. Class is gentle and mindful. Even though this is scheduled nine days after Valentines Day, give the gift of your mindful presence to one another.
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Embodied Creation: A Workshop with
Lauren Strait. Feb 24 Albany
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Embodied Creation with Lauren Strait, Sunday Feb 24, 1-4PM. Albany
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We are constantly in a state of co-creation with the world around us. Our experience of life is a direct reflection of the thoughts we think, the words we speak, how we act and the way we carry ourselves through life.
During this three-hour workshop, Lauren will guide you to inquire deeply about your narratives and long-held beliefs that may be barriers to creating the life you desire. She’ll hold space for curiosity and examination, reflection and release, renewal and conscious creation. You are an active participant in creating the life you’re living. Please join Lauren Strait for an experience of settling into yourself as the powerful creator that you are. Expect intention-based meditation, sacred movement, pranayama, journaling and ritual.
Cost $40.
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Sound Healing Events in March
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Gong Bath, Saturday March 2, 4PM. Troy Studio
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A Gong Bath is a sonic environment which uses resonant instruments like gongs and singing bowls to promote relaxation and meditation. If you have never been to a Gong Bath before they’re a unique sensory experience. You first hear the gongs vibing out, then you feel the vibration throughout your body. Pull up a mat and sit for a while and let the sound wash over you or enjoy movement during the session.
$25. Preregistration strongly encouraged as attendance is capped.
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Restorative Yoga and Sound Healing with Cody Bloomfield and Victoria Rutledge. Sunday March 24, 4:30 - 6PM. Troy Studio.
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Join Cody Bloomfield and Victoria Rutledge for an afternoon workshop featuring restorative yoga and sound healing. Cody will lead you in and out of the poses and offer grounding touch while Victoria serenades you with her singing bowls, harmonium and lovely voice. These two sweet instructors are excited to collaborate together to offer a special Sunday of renewal and rest.
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Meditation 101: Four-Week Series with
Meghan Hogan
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Meditation 101: Four-Week Series with Meghan Hogan. Mondays 5:45 - 6:45PM. March 4th - 25th. Troy Studio.
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This four-week series will provide individualized instruction describing technique, practical guidance for home practice, wisdom derived from foundational yogic texts and modern research. The series will include:
Breath centered meditation:Brief overview of Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga to provide context and purpose for practicing meditation.
Yoga asana as a preparation for meditation: Open and stabilize the body to establish a comfortable seat for meditation.
Mantra meditation
Withdrawal of external senses in meditation. In a short restorative series, learn techniques to moderate input from the external world and tap into the inner knowingness beyond the cravings of the sense-fed mind.
Light your inner fire through meditation. How to maintain your motivation and discipline for meditation with “Tapas” and how to tap into the transformative energy at the navel center.
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Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga
Four-Week Series in Albany.
Next Series Begins in March
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Baby and Mom Post-natal Yoga. Four Week Series for Moms and Babies, Six Weeks to Six Months. Fridays 11AM - 12PM. Instructor Melissa Hurt
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This post-natal yoga class is for mothers and babies, six-weeks old up to six-months approximately, about when your baby is ready to seriously crawl and move around. Breathe, stretch, discover your core strength, make friends, have fun and connect with your baby.
$60 for the series.
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Prenatal Yoga: Four Week Series. Albany Studio. Sundays 12 - 1:15PM. Instructor Melissa Hurt. March 24 - April 14.
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This prenatal yoga series is designed to nurture the foundation of a life-long bond between mother and baby. Instruction will mindfully support the preparation of the mother’s body for birth, while providing essential skills for relaxation. The expectant mothers will learn breathing and relaxation techniques, exercises to support the back, postures to open the hips, methods to comfort the body during the journey of pregnancy and birth, while forging a community with other families.
Cost: $75 for the series. Click here for more information on the series, your instructor or registration.
NOTE: Our current series ends on February 17 and there is room for those wishing to drop in for the remaining Sunday classes, Feb 3, Feb 10, and Feb 17. $20 to drop in.
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340-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Starts in March
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Yoga Vidya 340-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training and in-Depth Studies Program with Lauren Toolin
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Yoga Vidya 340-Hour Advanced Teacher Training and In Depth Studies Program.
This program is for graduates of an approved 200-hour training who wish to more deeply and fully incorporate traditional yogic tools and techniques into their lives and teaching. All modules except the Yoga Therapeutics module are open to advancing practitioners as stand alone trainings and immersions.
- Foster your growth, well being and teaching capacity through rigorous study of classical Hatha, Ayurveda, ParaYoga, Tantra and Yoga Therapy.
- Reweave and expand upon your existing knowledge and experience of Hatha Yoga, Bhakti practices, Yoga Philosophy and Personal Practice.
- Become more capable of both living and transmitting the teachings that truly transform.
- Cultivate sangha (supportive community) that shares your world view .
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Free and By-Donation Community Events
at Heartspace
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Yoga Book Club, Thursdays 6-7PM. Albany Studio Tea Lounge. Free.
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Heartspace's Yoga Book Club meets on Thursdays at 6pm in our cozy tea lounge at our Albany studio. Enjoy some tea and a great discussion on a broad range of books that cover the heart and philosophy of yoga. In October we will start with the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Bring a copy if you have or use one of ours. Make friends and connect with others who are curious and intrigued by this ancient practice. Everyone is welcome, as space allows. Facilitated by instructors Suzanne Martin and Martha Moscowitz.
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Community Classes. Donations yes, please.
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Join in for one of our community classes offered at both studios.
TGIF, Happy Hour, Sparkle Yoga, Community Open Meditation, Y12SR and Family Yoga
. All these classes are by donation and we encourage you to donate what feels right in your heart and pocket. If you have a class card, you can use this as your donation. Donations go to your instructors and the studio to help pay bills, buy hair ties and candies. $8-$15 suggested.
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Meditation classes throughout the week. See our online schedule. Free
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Heartspace Yoga and Healing Arts | 518.512.3390 | info@heartspacealbany.com | www.HeartspaceAlbany.com
Studio Locations: Troy: 10 Second Street and Albany: 747 Madison Ave. (back right corner of building)
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