Tag: ‘yoga’
Children’s Yoga in Greenpoint
by Serena on 7/14/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Children can learn a lot from yoga such as how to pose, listen and get in touch with their mind and spirit. Every Saturday your 5-10 year-old can perfect their downward dog with Nicole Levin, a children’s yoga teacher, who instructs a class for kids at Usha Veda Yoga in Greenpoint. This fun and relaxing [...]
Brooklyn: Let’s Get Physical! List of Summer Fitness Classes
by Serena on 7/04/11 | 3 Comment(s)
It’s pretty easy to let a fitness plan go south for the winter. Now that it’s nicer out we are inspirited to get moving in order to get more energy and shed some pounds. We recently discovered some fun classes in Brooklyn like Pilates, Zumba, stroller fitness and some boot camps to whip us into [...]
Parenting Talks for new and experienced parents
by Karen on 2/14/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Bundle up and attend one or four Parenting Talks by one of this blog’s Parent Coaches, Alice Kaltman from Family Matters NY. The first one is for expecting parents- (don’t get freaked out by the title- it’s all good!): New Parenthood: The End of the World as You Know It. And parents of older kids: [...]
Winter Break Presidents Week Camps 2011
by Karen on 2/10/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Those holiday breaks! What’s a parent to do?! It’s hard not to view these school holidays as anything but a lot of juggling schedules and expenses, but there is an upside: your child can try something new and have a great time! This year there is almost double the amount of Presidents Week camps from [...]
Snow day for parents! Sample some bodywork
by Karen on 2/03/11 | 0 Comment(s)
You’ve been sledding, shoveling, high-stepping through snow, slipping on ice -so, wouldn’t you like a bit of inexpensive bodywork about now? BAX’s 2nd annual Bodywork Sampler Day is this Sunday, where you can try something new or treat yourself to that massage you have been pining for. Nearly 30 practitioners will be on hand offering [...]
Review: Everyday Athlete- everything rolled into one studio
by Karen on 10/28/10 | 6 Comment(s)
I try to keep my ear to the ground for everything “Brooklyn” and “parenting”, and recently my ear has been buzzing with accolades about Everyday Athlete Studio in Carroll Gardens. My friend/fellow blogger Jesse at Word on Columbia Street raved about it recently and it piqued my interest: Dude Yoga? Mommy Boot Camp with on-site [...]
School holiday workshops, playgroups and family yoga: Bija Kids
by Karen on 10/08/10 | 0 Comment(s)
We have discovered a way to help our kids calm themselves, focus and manage their frustration. No, it’s not a pill, it’s yoga. We’ve started taking Family Yoga (walkers +) from Bija Kids and though we have only done family yoga for 8 weeks, it’s already become a staple of our daily diet at home. [...]
Donation based yoga classes starting
by Karen on 6/01/10 | 1 Comment(s)
Today is the grand opening of The Commons, which is a community space in Boerum Hill that will be offering a variety of donation-based yoga, including prenatal. They are offering prenatal yoga classes (Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am – 11:30am) as well as general classes (vinyasa, sivananda, and gentle). Some of the classes take [...]
