IYENGAR INSTITUTE NEW YORK . FALL SCHEDULE 2014 . BROOKLYN

B.K.S. Iyengar in Trikonasana

Grand Opening Saturday, September 20 A celebration to mark the Grand Opening of the new Institute of New York!

New Pricing Starting September 2 New Pricing for Classes, Class Cards, and Membership!

Donate Now Support the NY Campaign iyengarnyc.org/2014campaign Help us reach our goal of $350,000 for the year! New York Daily Class Schedule | September 2 – December 30 Key to Levels: n1 n2 n3 n4 nSpecial Monday Level Faculty Studio Saturday Level Faculty Studio 8:00 – 9:30am n 1 Richard Jonas West 8:00 – 9:45am n 3 James Murphy West 9:45 – 11:30am n Women’s Bobby Clennell West 8:15 – 9:45am n 2 Jeff Logan East 10:30 – 12:00pm n 2 Dmitri Shapira East 10:00 – 11:30am n 1 Carrie Owerko West 12:00 – 1:30pm n Breast Health* Bobby Clennell West 11:45 – 1:15pm n 2 Brooke Myers West 12:15 – 1:45pm n 1 Naghmeh Ahi East 12:00 – 1:30pm n Veterans* Adam Vitolo North 2:00 – 3:30pm n 2 Matt Dreyfus East 1:30 – 3:00pm n 1 Naghmeh Ahi West 3:15 – 5:00pm n 3 Carrie Owerko West 3:15 – 4:45pm n 2 Adam Vitolo West 4:15 – 5:45pm n 2 Judith Isaacs North 4:15 – 6:00pm n 3 Brooke Myers East 5:15 – 6:45pm n 1 Lisa Rotell East 5:00 – 6:30pm n 1 Dmitri Shapira West 5:30 – 7:00pm n 2 Hugh Millard West 7:00 – 8:45pm n 3 Michelle LaRue East Sunday 7:15 – 8:45pm n 1 Lucienne Vidah West 8:15 – 10:00am n 3 Naghmeh Ahi East 8:30 – 10:00am n 2 Richard Jonas West Tuesday 10:15 – 11:45am n 2 Carrie Owerko West 8:00 – 9:30am n 1 Hugh Millard West 10:30 – 12:00pm n 1 Naghmeh Ahi East 8:15 – 9:45am n 2 Marcela Clavijo East 2:00 – 4:00pm n Sunday Workshops East / West 12:00 – 1:30pm n 1 Judi Friedman East 4:15 – 5:45pm n 2 Lara Brunn West 12:15 – 2:15pm n 4 James Murphy West 4:30 – 6:00pm n Gentle Matt Dreyfus East 12:30 – 2:00pm n 2 Marcela Clavijo North 6:00 – 7:30 pm n 1 Tzahi Moskovitz West 1:45 – 3:15pm n 2 Carolyn Christie East 5:15 – 6:45pm n 1 Lara Brunn East 5:30 – 7:15pm n 3 Matt Dreyfus West 6:00 – 7:30pm n Jeanne-Marie Derrick North Brooklyn Daily Class Schedule 7:00 – 8:30pm n 2 Carrie Owerko East 7:30 – 9:00pm n 1 James Murphy West Monday Level Faculty Studio 7:00 – 8:00am n Wake-Up Kevin Allen 4th Ave. Wednesday 9:30 – 11:15am n 3 Lara Brunn 3rd Ave. 8:00 – 9:45am n 3 Hugh Millard West 10:00 – 11:30am n 1 Susan Turis 4th Ave. 8:15 – 9:45am n Restorative /Pranayama Carolyn Christie East 2:00 – 3:30pm n HIV* Richard Jonas 4th Ave. 10:30 – 12:00pm n 1 Carolyn Christie East 5:45 – 7:15pm n 1 Richard Jonas 4th Ave. 12:15 – 1:45pm n 2 Brooke Myers West 6:00 – 7:30pm n 2 Naghmeh Ahi 3rd Ave. 2:00 – 3:45pm n 3 Matt Dreyfus West 2:30 – 4:00pm n 2 Lara Brunn East Tuesday 4:00 – 5:30pm n 1 Dmitri Shapira West 5:30 – 7:00pm*** n 2 Adam Vitolo 4th Ave. 5:30 – 7:00pm n Pranayama Brooke Myers East 7:15 – 8:45pm n 1 Dmitri Shapira 3rd Ave. 5:45 – 7:15pm n 2 Anna Golfinopoulos West 6:30 – 8:15pm n 3 Marcela Clavijo North Wednesday 7:15 – 8:45pm n 2 Lucienne Vidah East 7:00 – 8:00am n Wake-Up Naghmeh Ahi 4th Ave. 7:30 – 9:00pm n 1 Adam Vitolo West 10:00 – 11:30am n 1 Naghmeh Ahi 4th Ave. 11:00 – 12:30pm n 2 Debby Green 3rd Ave. Thursday 5:45 – 7:15pm n 2 James Murphy 3rd Ave. 8:00 – 9:30am n 2 Michelle LaRue West 7:30 – 9:00pm n 1 James Murphy 3rd Ave. 9:45 – 11:30am n 3 Lara Brunn West 10:00 – 11:30am n Prenatal Michelle LaRue North Thursday 10:15 – 11:45am n 1 Matt Dreyfus East 5:30 – 7:00pm n 2 Matt Dreyfus 4th Ave. 12:00 – 1:30pm n 2 Anna Golfinopoulos West 6:30 – 8:00pm n 1 Eve Holbrook 3rd Ave. 1:15 – 2:45pm n 1 Richard Jonas East 7:15 – 9:00pm n 3 Hugh Millard 4th Ave. 1:45 – 3:15pm n Specific Needs James Murphy West 3:00 – 5:00pm n 4 Carrie Owerko East Friday 3:30 – 5:00pm n Gentle Dmitri Shapira West 7:00 – 8:00am n Wake-Up Kavi Patel 4th Ave. 5:15 – 6:45pm n 2 James Murphy West 9:30 – 11:30am n 4 Lara Brunn 4th Ave. 5:30 – 7:15pm n 3 Lucienne Vidah East 10:00 – 11:30am n 2 Cory Washburn 3rd Ave. 7:00 – 8:30pm n 1 Lara Brunn West 6:00 – 7:30pm n 1 Tzahi Moskovitz 4th Ave. 7:30 – 9:00pm n 2 Naghmeh Ahi East Saturday Friday 9:15 – 10:45am n 2 Eve Holbrook 4th Ave. 8:00 – 9:30am n 1 James Murphy East 10:00 – 11:30am n 1 Michelle LaRue 3rd Ave. 8:15 – 9:45am n 2 Carolyn Christie West 11:00 – 12:45pm n 3 Carolyn Christie 4th Ave. 9:45 – 11:30am n 3 Brooke Myers East 12:00 – 1:30pm n Prenatal Michelle LaRue 3rd Ave. 10:00 – 11:30am n 2 Anna Golfinopoulos West 3:30 – 5:30pm n Saturday Workshops 3rd Ave. 12:00 – 1:30pm n HIV* James Murphy East 5:45 – 7:15pm n 1 Kavi Patel 3rd Ave. 12:30 – 2:15pm n 3 Genny Kapuler West 2:15 – 3:45pm n 2 Bobby Clennell East Sunday 2:30 – 3:45pm n Sutra Study Julia Shaida West 10:00 – 11:30am*** n 1 Kevin Allen 4th Ave. 2:30 – 4:00pm n 1 Michelle LaRue West 11:15 – 12:45pm n 2 Susan Turis 3rd Ave. 5:30 – 7:00pm n 2 Hugh Millard West 1:00 – 2:30pm n 1 Lara Brunn 3rd Ave. 5:45 – 7:15pm n 1 Marcela Clavijo East 5:30 – 7:15pm n 3 Naghmeh Ahi 4th Ave. 7:15 – 9:00pm n Restorative Bobby Clennell West 6:45 – 8:15pm n 1 Carolyn Christie 3rd Ave.

* No Fee Class *** New Class Check our daily schedule at iyengarnyc.org. Our Community Teacher Education Profound, intelligent and transformative, , developed Two-Year Teacher Training Program by the living yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar over the last 75 years, is grounded in Under the direction of James Murphy, our Two-Year Teacher Training Program the ancient Indian tradition defined by Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Iyengar Yoga covers introductory syllabi, , pranayama, basic anatomy and philosophy. is a complete approach providing practical tools for students of every level To learn more, visit the Teacher Training section on our website. and physical condition for bodily health and vitality, mental clarity, emotional serenity, and spiritual well being. Classes are taught by rigorously trained, Continuing Education dedicated teachers focusing on strength and stamina, flexibility and balance, Open to all Certified Teachers and those who have completed a recognized concentration and meditation; our ongoing programs include daily classes, Iyengar . Learn to become a more effective teacher workshops, teacher training, continuing education and free classes for breast whether you are going up for assessment or not. Sharpen your abilities to cancer survivors, people living with HIV, veterans of war, and more. instruct clearly, observe your students, and recognize and address problems. The Iyengar Yoga Institutes of New York and Brooklyn are the primary Pre-registration for all Continuing Education classes is required. initiatives of the Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New York (IYAGNY), All Classes $30 a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. Established in 2008, the Mary Dunn Fund honors our founder and senior teacher and enhances educational Manhattan opportunities for students and teachers. Tax-deductible donations made to this Tuesday, September 30 3:00 – 5:15pm fund advance our mission: to support the practice of Iyengar Yoga and train Tuesday, October 28 3:00 – 5:15pm the next generation of Iyengar teachers, to maintain a central place for study Tuesday, November 25 3:00 – 5:15pm embodying the highest standards, and to connect practitioners with each other and to the source of our inspiration, B.K.S. Iyengar and the Iyengar Family. For more information on Iyengar Yoga visit our website: iyengarnyc.org Special Events Class Fees & Membership – New Pricing! September is Yoga Month Members Bring a Friend for Free 2014 Fall Term: September 2 – December 30 In recognition of this national observance designated by the U.S. Department Member Non-Member Expiration of Health & Human Services, all current IYAGNY Members are invited to Bring a Friend for Free to classes during the month. Friends must be accompanied Single Class (Drop-In) by a current IYAGNY Member and must be a first time visitor to the Institute. Intro Class $15 30 Days Institute of New York Grand Opening Level 1 – 4 $20 $25 30 Days Saturday, September 20 Class Cards Join us for a day of celebration to mark the Grand Opening of our new Institute 3 Class Card (New Student) $45 30 Days of New York. More details to follow. 5 Class Card $95 $115 90 Days IYAGNY Member Annual Meeting 10 Class Card $180 $220 120 Days and B.K.S. Iyengar Birthday Celebration 20 Class Card $340 $420 180 Days Sunday, December 14 2:00pm Intro Series A free class for members kicks off our annual meeting – a celebration of 3 Weeks $45 N/A the birth of Guruji, B.K.S. Iyengar. Join Faculty, Board Members, and fellow students to recap highlights from the past year. Refreshments will be served. 4 Weeks $60 N/A Saturday/Sunday Workshop $30 $40 IYAGNY Membership $100 365 Days Holidays and Modified Schedule No extensions, refunds or credits are allowed. Class Cards are non-transferable. Holiday Closings August 31 – September 1 Labor Day We offer a 10% discount for seniors over 65 and students with a valid I.D. (Non-Members Only) November 27 Thanksgiving Day Check our daily schedule at iyengarnyc.org. December 24 – 25 Christmas December 31 – January 1 New Years

Annual Membership – Modified Schedule Practice More! Save More! Friday – Sunday, September 26 – 28 Starting September 2, IYAGNY Membership will be $100 per year (valid for John Schumacher 365 days) and includes discounts on Class Cards, Workshops, Series, and Guest Teacher Workshop Events, as well as Membership in our National Association (IYNAUS), and a complimentary IYAGNY t-shirt. Practice 1x a week and save $100 annually, Check our daily schedule online for updates at iyengarnyc.org.0 practice 2x and save $200 annually, practice 3x and save $300 annually! Introductory Classes & Series Guest Teacher Workshop for New Students John Schumacher We welcome new students to attend one of our Introductory Classes followed September 26 – 28 by an Introductory Series to become familiar with the fundamentals of the Iyengar method. Introductory Classes and Introductory Series are for new John Schumacher is the founder and director of Unity Woods Yoga Center, students only and pre-registration is required. New students are also welcome one of the largest Iyengar Yoga centers in the US, serving the Washington, to attend Level 1 classes at any time. DC area since 1979. For over 30 years he has studied regularly with B.K.S. Iyengar, who awarded him one of the few advanced teaching certificates held Manhattan in the U.S. Classes: Saturday, September 6, Dmitri Shapira, 2:00 – 3:30pm John’s clear, precise teaching and engaging sense of humor led to describe him as “one of 25 American originals.” He has written extensively Saturday, October 4, Lisa Rotell, 2:00 – 3:30pm Saturday, November 1, Susan Turis, 2:00 – 3:30pm for numerous publications, including Yoga Journal and Yoga Samachar, Saturday, December 6, Lucienne Vidah van der Honing, 2:00 – 3:30pm spoken and taught at yoga conferences around the world, and appeared in a wide variety of print, audio, video, and online media. Series: Saturday, September 13, 20, 27, Dmitri Shapira, 2:00 – 3:30pm (3wks) Inspired and informed by his study with the Iyengar Family and over four Saturday, October 11, 18, 25, Lisa Rotell, 2:00 – 3:30pm (3 wks) decades of continuous practice, John’s approach emphasizes the importance Saturday, November 8, 15, 22, Susan Turis, 2:00 – 3:30pm (3 wks) of exploring the subtleties of body, mind, and spirit through disciplined, enthusiastic self-study. His classes are illuminating, challenging, and fun and Brooklyn create the possibility of moving beyond your perceived limits and capabilities Classes: into a new awareness of who you really are. Sunday, September 14, Eve Holbrook, 5:00 – 6:30pm Sunday, September 28, Carolyn Christie, 5:00 – 6:30pm Friday, September 26 6:00 – 8:00pm Sunday, October 12, Adam Vitolo, 5:00 – 6:30pm Level 2 & Up Sunday, October 26, Sarah Perron, 5:00 – 6:30pm $50 Members / $60 Non-Members (Friday only) Sunday, November 9, Richard Jonas, 5:00 – 6:30pm Sunday, November 23, Dmitri Shapira, 5:00 – 6:30pm Saturday, September 27 10:30am – 1:30pm / 3:30 – 5:30pm Series: Sunday, September 28 10:30am – 1:30pm Saturday, September 13, 20, 27, Kavi Patel, 1:00 – 2:30pm (3 wks) Level 3 & Up Saturday, October 11, 18, 25, Lara Brunn, 1:00 – 2:30pm (3 wks) $145 Members / $180 Non-Members (all sessions, Saturday and Sunday) Special Series Saturday Workshops November 8 Making Backbends Accessible Manhattan Brooklyn 3:30 – 5:30pm Lara Brunn, Level 2 & Up Moving Into Level 2 Backbends can be truly exhilarating and $30 Members / $40 Non-Members liberating when the body is prepared Richard Jonas properly. We will begin with poses that Saturday, September 13, 20, 27 10:15 – 11:45am September 6 open the shoulders, chest and frontal $65 Members / $80 Non-Members hips. Tight Thighs An introductory, step-by-step approach to Sirsasana (Head Balance), twisting Lara Brunn, All Levels November 22 standing poses, backbends and more, for a confident transition into the next Are you sitting down? Too much sitting level of study. can tighten hip flexors and lead to back Inversions: pain. Learn to create length in the frontal The Heart of the Practice Managing High-Blood Pressure thighs and hips, decompress the lower Eve Holbrook, Level 2 & Up back and bring ease of movement. Sirsasana (head balance) develops Bobby Clennell will-power and clarity of thought; Saturday, October 11, 18, 25 10:15 – 11:45am, All Levels October 4 Sarvangasana (shoulder balance) $65 Members / $80 Non-Members Props as Teachers develops patience and emotional stability. Yoga to help return elevated blood pressure to normal and aid in Lucienne Vidah van der Honing, All Levels Explore how regular practice of this royal Explore the way props help to create a duo cultivates an improved quality of life. maintaining a healthy balance between the circulatory and nervous systems. desired action or focus in the body. Then apply this without props, using only the December 6 Healthy Knees kinetic imprint. Home Practice: Matt Dreyfus Keep it Interesting! October 18 Cory Washburn, All Levels Saturday, November 8, 15, 22 10:15-11:30am, All Levels $65 Members / $80 Non-Members Pranayama for Insight Hard to keep your home practice Carolyn Christie, Experienced Level 1 interesting? Feel like you’ve hit a Practice postures that promote openness and stability in the knees, and plateau? Explore ways to use your home learn ways to modify classic asanas to make them accessible and healthy for & Up practice to expand your asana skills and compromised or injured joints. Pranayama is the practice of connecting go deeper on the inner journey. to the breath, leading the mind towards clarity. We’ll explore this link between December 13 Yoga Philosophy breath and mind and how it leads to Center Strength The Transformation of Consciousness: The Third Chapter of insight.

Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras (Don’t Miss the Boat!) November 1 Sarah Perron, Level 2 & Up Carrie Owerko and Julia Shaida Seeking the Sandman Work with the abdominal muscles to Sundays, September 28, October 26, November 30 12:15 - 2:45pm, All Kevin Allen, All Levels challenge your center and fortify poses Levels Asanas can help provide a good night including balances, inversions and No fee sleep. A study of poses to quiet the body Paripurna Navasana. An excellent way to begin or continue your study and deepen your and the mind. understanding of yoga philosophy. Explore the philosophical and personal import of specific aphorisms of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Advance registration is not required. November 9 Sunday Workshops Deep Forward Bends Manhattan 2:00 – 4:00pm Michelle LaRue, Level 2 & Up Through a combination of hip opening $30 Members / $40 Non-Members and twists we’ll find a pathway into Gentle A moderately paced, less deeper more advanced forward bends. Class Descriptions September 14 rigorous class for new and continuing students. Maintain Your Home Practice November 16 Level 1 The basis of the Iyengar Brooke Myers, All Levels Get Off Your Feet Yoga method is taught in standing Find motivation and direction to keep your Adam Vitolo, All Levels poses, shoulder stand, and other HIV** Postures appropriate for home practice fresh, including the practice We take for granted how much time we people living with HIV/AIDS. of postures you must do regularly. Bring spend standing, not just during asana, fundamental postures. While questions about your practice! but also in our daily lives. Learn poses we recommend that students that rest and revitalize the legs, knees, unfamiliar with Iyengar Yoga take an Pranayama The practice of breath September 21 ankles and feet. awareness and modification. Six Spread Your Wings and Fly! Introductory Class or Series, it is not months Iyengar Yoga experience Nikki Costello, Level 2 & Up November 23 required; new students may attend Level 1 classes. required. The movements and actions of the arms Confronting the Common Cold stabilize and liberate the upper body. Kevin Allen, All Levels Learn the rope variations which open your Cold season doesn’t have to leave you Level 2 For students who are well Prenatal Emphasis on postures that chest and bring freedom and lightness to down and out. Learn poses to help practiced in Level 1 postures, strengthen the pelvic muscles and your backbends. relieve congestion in the head and chest including Salamba Sarvangasana reproductive system, and maintain and stimulate the immune system to October 5 resist infection and recover more quickly. (shoulder stand). Basic postures are physical and mental well-being during Anatomy of the Wrist refined and Sirsasana (headstand), pregnancy. and Forearm November 30 full arm balance, backbends, and Genny Kapuler, All Levels From the Knees Down Pranayama are introduced. Restorative Rejuvenating and In this workshop we will study the bones Lisa Rotell, All Levels supported postures that soothe the and joints and then apply this knowledge Create space in the knees, pacify the nervous system and alleviate chronic to asana. calves, define the arches and open the Level 3 For students with substantial toes to give a new freedom and stability Iyengar Yoga training who are strong tension. Six months Iyengar Yoga October 12 throughout the body. in standing postures, able to do experience required. Meld Philosophy, Asana, Sirsasana with confidence for five and Breath December 7 minutes and can push up into Urdhva Specific Needs Safe and effective Jeff Logan, Level 2 & Up Anatomy of the Foot Dhanurasana. Sirsasana variations, yoga programs for students who Inspired by the teachings of B.K.S. Genny Kapuler, All Levels intermediate postures, and seated have injuries, chronic conditions Iyengar’s son, Prashant S. Iyengar, this We will apply embodied anatomy of the workshop will emphasize using the breath bones of the foot, and some important Pranayama are taught. Independent or other individual needs. Space is to bring together the three components muscles, to asana. practice should be well established. limited. An application, available on of yoga. request, must be submitted for review December 21 Level 4 For students who have in advance of registration. October 19 Yoga for the Solstice gained Fundamentals of Arm Balances Dmitri Shapira, All Levels a proficiency in the Level 3 postures, Sutra Study** This informal study Matt Dreyfus, Level 3 & Up The solstice is a turning point. Come and Gain lightness and agility and cultivate the mark this time of change and renewal and who hold Sirsasana and group meets to explore the Yoga actions in the arms, abdominal muscles within yourself with a practice that will Sarvangasana for ten minutes. Sutras of Pantanjali. and hips which support Eka Hasta leave you feeling recharged and vitalized, Students should have a well Bhujasana, Bhujapidasana, Bakasana relaxed and serene. and more. established, regular home practice in Veterans** For veterans who have December 28 the various asana catagories. served in the U.S. Armed Forces. October 26 Wring out the Old, No previous yoga experience is Yoga Basics: Connecting the Dots Ring in the New Breast Health** Specifically tailored necessary. Lindsey Clennell, Level 2 & Up Carrie Owerko, All Levels to the physical, psychological and B.K.S. Iyengar describes yoga as “an Short days and holiday gatherings can emotional needs of breast cancer Wake Up Yoga Join other early internal creative art.” Through talk and leave us feeling sluggish, lethargic and survivors, including those undergoing practice, this workshop will explore how fatigued. This year-end practice will risers at 7am for a pre-work, pulse- rigorous presentation of asana and the energize, revitalize and inspire your treatment. Please leave time before quickening 60-minute class on concept of alignment connects with practice in the new year. your first session to complete a brief Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays Guruji’s definition. questionnaire. at the Brooklyn Institute. November 2 The Yogi’s Salutation to the Guru Our faculty members generously Women’s Emphasis on postures for donate their time to teach these ** These classes are offered free Naghmeh Ahi, Level 2 & Up the physical and psychological well- Saturday and Sunday Workshops in of charge as part of our ongoing Experience various ways to practice support of IYAGNY and its mission. commitment to the community. being of women. Viparita Dandasana, the yogi’s salute and an exhilarating backward extension.