Melissa B Yoga

01/24/2016

The intention of yoga is to still the mind and connect with the deepest, truest part of yourself -- the part that makes you YOU -- to move forward more clearly and consciously.

Can we put down our devices long enough to do that?

Are you still reading this? Great. What about now?

01/18/2016

Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him. – Martin Luther King Jr.

01/03/2016

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”

– Anne Lamott

10/30/2015

I don't practice yoga for the fancy poses.

I practice so I can get up and down from the ground easily into my elder years.

It's about self sufficiency and self care, so I can have energy to give to others.

04/05/2015

03/06/2015

I'm teaching a very special vinyasa/restorative class this April at Yogaworks Brooklyn, and Garth Stevenson will be playing live. It will be so good. I am excited. Please come!

02/05/2015

Some days I just want to teach people to have enough kinesthetic awareness to understand that when they stand in the middle of subway doors, others cannot get through. Eyes up, folks! Move aside!

08/22/2014

"It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity." - B.K.S. Iyengar

Mr. Iyengar, who practiced his asanas, or postures, well into his 90s, established yoga institutes on six continents.

08/16/2014

It's not what you look at that matters. It's what you see. - H.D. Thoreau

Recently I posted a picture of myself in my kitchen, and I immediately started receiving generous messages from people wanting to help me “update” it. Along with their messages came pictures of how my kitchen could look, if I’d just put some effort and money into it. I’ve always loved my kitchen, bu…

06/03/2014

Beginner Brooklyn yogis + yogis who want to refine their practice: register for my yoga for beginners workshop at Plaza Wellness! It will be FUN and you will learn new things. What better way to spend 4 consecutive Sunday afternoons?

4 Week Yoga for Beginners Sundays in June - June 8-29 1pm - 2:15pm, $65 Preregistration required. www.plazawellness.com/workshops

06/02/2014

Had my third session with a new private client this afternoon. He's a fairly reserved fella, very polite and attentive. Then, as I slowly stepped away after helping him into handstand for the first time, he shouted "Holy s**t! Holy crap! I'm doing it!" and started cracking up laughing. Like, laughing SO HARD. It totally shook him up, and was so fun to see. Moral of the story: go upside down (literally or figuratively), shake things up and have some fun! :)

04/13/2014

Have a small child? Know any small children? Bring them to Yoga for Tots at 10:30am on Fridays at Pura Vida in Prospect Heights! We sing, tell stories, and learn new poses. Ages 3.5-5 ish.