Shamani Yoga

10/12/2025

Leave the leaves! Please.

Keeping leaves in your yard can bolster the number and variety of species around — and the perks go beyond just the fall season.

10/11/2025

Thank you Bonnie Kaplan for this beautiful note about the Yoga Study Circle!

"Over the years, when we were climbing up the steps to the Birchwood Yoga Center or during the recent pandemic, when we clicked into a zoom class, Betsy and Charlene were always taking us way beyond an exercise class, unveiling more and more about the study of yoga in daily sessions and in special events.

Now, in a series of 4 Yoga Study Circle sessions we are invited to sit together in Betsy and Charlene’s living room and delve deeper into the study of yoga. During the first session on September 25th Betsy led us through meditation and a deep conversation inspired by yoga teachings, so relevant to the issues in our current lives. It’s a pleasure to sit with fellow yogis and share our ideas in such a safe place. I can’t wait for our next session, next Thursday night!"

The next class is coming up next Thursday, 10/16, 6-7:30, in-person and on Zoom! Check it out: https://www.shamaniyoga.com/schedule/d8f53736-7aa3-4b8b-9d95-f57e15c29a5a_1760652000

09/22/2025

This week (9/22) Gentle Yoga with Betsy will focus on back care. Come get some relief and peace of mind as a bonus! Monday and Tuesday at 11:45, Wednesday at 11. You will feel better! Visit

Master yoga instructors Betsy Ceva and Charlene Bradin offer immersive, powerful, and transformative yoga classes online and in-person in Nyack, NY.

09/13/2025

Join Shamani Yoga in celebrating peace, love, and community at YogaFest Saturday, September 20 in Memorial Park! There will be free yoga all day taught by Rockland’s finest teachers, hosted by Playful Yogi Space. Join me for Gentle Yoga Into Meditation at 11:15 am. For more info visit www.playfulyogispace.com

05/31/2025

In yoga class we learn to modify postures according to our physical limitations and needs, but long-time yogis also learn to adjust the practice as our bodies and circumstances change over time. For best results, yoga suggests we be honest and kind to ourselves, and to practice as who we are now, not who we were or could be. In yoga and in life these are such valuable lessons!

We invite you to join us, exploring this evolutionary practice with gratitude and acceptance, feeling free to be who you are, right now. See you in class!

View our full schedule: www.shamaniyoga.com

04/06/2025

Take a Break! Turn Off the News and Come to Yoga Class.
Surely we can all use a break from the current political drama gripping our country and the world. As yogis we know that consistent practice builds strength and endurance, helps to quiet the mind and reframe anxious thoughts, so we urge you, come to yoga! Another beautiful benefit of coming to class is the community that gathers before and after to connect and support each other with loving kindness and compassion. So take a break. Step out of the chaos and into yoga. Visit www.shamaniyoga.com

03/16/2025

In politics, distraction is used as a manipulation, a strategy for creating confusion or hiding the truth. Distraction has gotten a bad rap but we say, let's all get distracted! Come to class and let yoga dis-attract you from the newsfeed, from your everyday irritations and problems, and from that underlying current of anxiety that's in the air. Let's get distracted by slowing down the breath, quieting the mind, moving our bodies, and (temporarily) letting go of the outside world. Come to yoga for distraction and to feel what is real and true. We hope to see you soon. Om Shantih
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03/10/2025

Gentle Yoga with Betsy Ceva is happening today, 11:45-1:00 at the American Legion Hall, 85 Piermont Ave, Nyack. Come inside... breathe, move, and heal Om!
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03/02/2025

How do you keep yourself calm during stressful times? Do you have a go-to breathing practice that settles your mind and heart? Other helpful strategies could be going for a walk in nature, visiting friends, taking a meditation break, practicing gratitude, getting off the internet, and of course, coming to a yoga class! Our mission at Shamani Yoga is to help you create tranquility in your body and mind through asana, meditation, breath, self-awareness, and connection to community. We hope to see you in class soon. Om Shantih! Visit shamaniyoga.com

02/09/2025

Happy Snow Day!
Charlene's 9:30 am in-person Level I/II Hatha Yoga class has been canceled today due to the snow but you don't have to miss your practice with her! Join Charlene this morning at 9:30 for a Snow Day Pop-Up. Click here to register: https://www.shamaniyoga.com/schedule/81971f83-ed37-4690-a4e4-4cc9c8197b28_1739111400

01/20/2025

Goodbye beautiful Puerto Rico! We will miss this peaceful island and its loving, generous people. We'll be coming home tomorrow and are excited to resume classes on Wednesday with Betsy’s Gentle Yoga and Charlene’s Level I/ II Hatha Yoga. We look forward to seeing you!

Register here for the coming week at shamaniyoga.com

Wednesday, 1/22, 11-12:15 ~ Gentle Yoga w/ Betsy

Wednesday, 1/22, 6-7:15 ~ Level I/II Hatha Yoga w/ Charlene

Saturday, 1/25, 9:30-10:45 ~ Online Level I/II Hatha Yoga w/ Charlene

Sunday, 1/25, 9:30-10:45 ~ Level I/II Hatha Yoga w/ Charlene

Please share Shamani Yoga with your friends and family. Send them to shamaniyoga.com and let's practice together for the sake of peace and unity.

Om Shantih!
Betsy & Charlene

12/29/2024

Happy New Year!
As we flip the calendar to 2025, we look forward with excitement to the positive potentials of the New Year. In our most hopeful vision we see a resurgence of love, generosity, and compassion in the world, the laying down of arms, peace and contentment individually and collectively, and more clear blue skies. What is your vision for 2025? May all our dreams come true!

Master yoga instructors Betsy Ceva and Charlene Bradin offer immersive, powerful, and transformative yoga classes online and in-person in Nyack, NY.