Practicing Yoga + Finding Connection during a Time of Pandemic
+ stay tuned for updates!!
Maintaining a personal practice>>
Some of my very favorite teachers and wonderful friends are sharing their beautiful yoga classes online! I’m especially delighted now to be able to share these teachers with those of you not in NYC! Check out online class offerings through the following studios:
NEW LOVE CITY online classes coming soon; in the meantime, check out live classes via Instagram @newlovecity_
TIFFANY MARIE CHANDLER will be teaching via online platforms through the studios she teaches at, as well as offering a 90 min jivamukti class on her own; sign up for newsletter or check website for updates @tiffanymarienyc
SOUK STUDIO pay what you wish classes via Zoom; get updates @soukstudios, @soukofrima_ // In Saturday morning’s class, 100 students gathered remotely from all across the world!
LUCENT book online classes via Mindbody beginning Wednesday 3/18
SOLID GOLD YOGI via Zoom through the SGY app or website; email leslie@solidgoldyogi.com with any questions
PREMA On Demand via Vimeo + live streaming beginning Saturday 3/21
YOGAMAYA check website and follow @yogamayanewyork for schedule; sign up through Mindbody
OHANA RISING live stream classes available via Mindbody
Daily, I have the pleasure of hearing from two of my teachers, Raghunath and Kaustubha Das, via their Wisdom of the Sages podcast (available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts).
Supporting the community >>
Truly, THE BEST way to contribute to public and individual well-being right now is to limit interactions and exposure substantially.
Community services nonetheless need to be provided and support is critical now more than ever for organizations such as Citymealsthat are ensuring safe and reliable meal service for homebound elderly in NYC. If you are in a position to support, that support is valued and makes an impact.
One thing this pandemic surely is highlighting is how interconnected we are — how much our actions can and do affect one another. The Sanskrit prayer Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu encompasses the wish for global well-being, and translations relay the sentiment “may all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may we play a role in that happiness and freedom.” What might feel like inactivity and helplessness right now truly is the most active and effective way to contribute to the health and well-being in our communities.
Day by Day
As you can, take some unique time for yourself and your loved ones. Catch up on some reading you’ve been wanting to do. Respond to those personal emails backlogged in your inbox (guilty!) — better yet, give the person a call and catch up (on it!). Reorganize those closets. Cook! Keep that immune system strong with healthy nutrients, try out a new recipe, get creative… Go for a walk. Every day. Stop somewhere along the way and simply listen. Begin or maintain a gratitude practice, recording or recognizing one thing for which you are grateful when you wake up or before you go to bed. Share your favorite thing about the day at the dinner table. (My friends Emily, Ashley, and I make this into a game and try to guess what the other person will say, and we shared last night via text.)
Please contact me with any digital opportunities of which you may be aware, or would like to share, especially offerings that support small businesses and individual contractors and/or are accessibly priced in an uncertain time. I am so eager to share opportunities to connect in person sometime soon, but I am also sograteful for this moment to pause and, as my teacher, Raghunath, has put it, to re-frame.
