March Update

Hi Everyone,

We hope March is treating you well. With Spring finally approaching we have some exciting updates.

Firstly, we have created a blog where you can always go to get the most updated schedule and information about our classes. You can view it at findyourflow.blogspot.com. Check it out and feel free to post comments/suggestions. We are always interested in your feedback.

If you check out our blog you will notice a new class added to our weekly schedule; Monday night 8:30-9:45pm at a home studio of one of our students (Thank you Amy). The address is 28 Burnside in Hastings. The rest of our classes are the same for the month; T, TH, Sun 9:30-10:45am at Pilates & More as well as Wed 9:30-10:45am at 333 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry.

Our pose of the month is Warrior 1. We will be giving out some handouts on the pose as well as working on it specifically throughout this month. Again, we are always open to suggestions. If you have a pose you want to explore more deeply please let us know. We are here for you so feel free to communicate with us via email, through our blog and of course, in person.

Also, please keep an eye out for our ads in the Hudson Rivertown Enterprise Newspaper!!

We are so grateful for all of you.

om-shanti,
allison and mary-ann

March Class Schedule

Monday--8:30pm-9:45pm-- 28 Burnside Drive (Home Studio), Hastings NY

Tuesday--9:30am-10:45am-- Pilates & More, 129 Main St., Dobbs Ferry NY

Wednesday--9:30am-10:45am-- 333 Broadway (Home Studio), Dobbs Ferry

Thursday--9:30am-10:45am-- Pilates & More, 129 Main St., Dobbs Ferry, NY

Sunday--9:30am-10:45am-- Pilates & More, 129 Main St., Dobbs Ferry, NY

Pose of the Month: March 2009

Virabhadrasana 1\Warrior 1

Benefits: Strengthens the legs, opens the hips and chest, and stretches the arms and legs.  It develops concentration and balance, improves circulation and respiration, and energizes the entire body.  Warrior 1 also helps generate a sense of confidence in oneself.

This pose is named after the  fierce warrior in Hindu mythology, Virabhadra.  Virabhadra is an incarnation of Lord Shiva, and is described as having a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, and a thousand feet; wielding a thousand clubs; and wearing a tiger skin.  Wow! Fierce for sure!

But warriors need not only be fierce, they must also be graceful, aware, persistent, courageous, and willing to look deep within to access their "reserves".  In order to maintain a somewhat consistent yoga practice, one must possess all these traits.  In order to show up on ones mat, and challenge the mental and physical constructs we create; and to believe that in doing so, not only will we benefit, but those around us will benefit as well, requires the traits of a warrior.  To step into each day vowing to be  present and available for Love, to not take the easy convenient ways all the time, but instead, make difficult choices, and live as consciously as possible, definitely requires one to be like a warrior.  

"Who has the guts to be a spiritual warrior?  Who has the courage to see past the illusions of the ego, lay down his literal and figurative arms, raise his spiritual consciousness, and deal with the world with Grace, with Love?  Who has the wisdom and strength to see and know that absolutely everything is the Divine?" (taken from the Bhagavad Gita).

So, it is through examining Virabhadrasana that we challenge ourselves to live the life of spiritual warriors, and to approach each and every person and situation as if the Divine were  right there next to us.  How will our lives and the lives of those around us change if we act and respond first and foremost, from a place of honest Love?  Can we let go of the dualistic nature of ourselves, and embrace the interconnectedness of us all? Can we honor the Divine inside ourselves, and more importantly, hold that each of us IS the Divine?  

Om Shanti--wishing you all peace.

Welcome. Come find your flow with us. Vinyasa Flow Yoga is a type of Hatha Yoga which combines an intense physical workout with deep stretching and relaxation. There is constant movement through poses which builds heat in the body through which toxins can be eliminated. It lengthens and strengthens every muscle and opens every joint in the body. Through this Yoga you will massage your internal organs, expand lung capacity, boost circulation, improve bone density and eliminate toxins from both the body and the mind.

Below please view our current class schedule. Classes are all levels. We welcome beginners as well as experienced Yogis. First class is FREE. Feel free to contact us at findyourflow@gmail.com with any questions.


Monday--8:30pm-9:45pm-- 28 Burnside Road (Home Studio), Hastings NY
Tuesday--9:30am-10:45am-- Pilates & More, 129 Main St., Dobbs Ferry NY
Wednesday--9:30am-10:45am-- 333 Broadway (Home Studio), Dobbs Ferry NY
Thursday--9:30am-10:45am-- Pilates & More, 129 Main St., Dobbs Ferry, NY
Sunday--9:30am-10:45am-- Pilates & More, 129 Main St., Dobbs Ferry, NY