Think of the tune Hot Child in the City but sub in the words "yoga time in the city." There's nothing like a little yoga to make summer in the city a bit more bearable (and fun!). If you live in either Boston, Miami, or New York, or if you're planning a trip to one of these fine cities, check out the great yoga offered there:
- Boston -- I used to live just outside this fine city, so I know just how cool the yoga scene is there. Often times, there's a do-good theme, which is wonderful. Who doesn't want to practice yoga and donate to a good cause at the same time? In the spirit of practicing yoga and practicing compassion, check out these two Boston yoga events:
- John Calabria is holding a yoga benefit at Mystic Fitness in Framingham, MA this Saturday (July 26). One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the wonderful children's charity, The Smile Train.
- Sammi Nguyen offers outdoor yoga on the weekends. Sammi generously donates proceeds from the class to a dog rescue foundation called Underdog ResQ. Check out her blog for more information.
- Miami -- This hot city is typically known for its crazy nightlife, but there's a great yoga culture there as well. Weekly yoga classes at The Standard are raved about by yogis far and wide. Check out this video to get a sneak peak.
- New York -- Let's face it -- when you think of NY, you think expensive, right? Believe it or not, NYC is a great place to find free yoga. This summer, there is free yoga every Thursday at Union Square park. What could be better than yoga in the park? You can find more information here. And, no the free yoga doesn't end when Summer is over. The Lululemon store in Lincoln Square (they are the folks who put on the yoga in the park) offers free events throughout the year. Click here for their events page. You can also sign up for their free newsletter so event notifications come right to your inbox.
Don't despair if you're not a city yogi. There's plenty of wonderful yoga out there in the suburbs. If you're strapped and you can't find anything in your area, there's always the wonderful world of online yoga:
- If you're looking for free yoga classes on a daily basis, I highly recommend Yoga Today.
- Kimberly Wilson the Hip Tranquil Chick recently posted a free yoga MP3 on her blog. You can download it here.
- For a small fee you can download yoga from Jiva Diva, My Yoga Online, YogaYak, Monthly Yoga DVD (you can get DVDs in the mail or watch classes online), Yoga Learning Center, YogaDownload.com, iAmplify, iHanuman, and BeYou.tv just to name a few.
- For the Kundalini Yoga fans out there, A-B-C-of-Yoga.com is offering a Wednesday Night Web Series featuring live Kundalini Yoga. Check it out here.
So as you can see, there's no shortage of yoga out there -- regardless of where you live. Enjoy it all!
Namaste!
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It's great to hear from you Celine! I'm so glad you're enjoying the blog. I think you totally rock for trying to maintain your yoga practice while raising two toddlers. Definitely not an easy feat. Hmmm, how about doing yoga with them? You could go into a Warrior pose with your baby on your hip. Of course that could be a bit tough if they're at the wiggly, active age. A friend of mine does a night time practice because peace falls over the house when the kids are in bed. Just try to squeeze in a few minutes here and a few minutes there (a few sun salutes when they're napping, 5 minutes in Viparita Karani when the kids are playing, etc.). Believe me -- those minutes add up. And don't forget -- raising kids is yoga as well.
Posted by: Diane Cesa | August 07, 2008 at 04:15 PM
I just discovered your great blog about Yoga in your daily life and I love it.
I really enjoyed your post:
:How to Prevent Your Yoga Practice From Getting Away From You", I really need to work on my daily yoga so your words are the right ones for me. I really enjoy my yoga class but I need to do my routine with 2 todlers in the house this is not easy when I try to sneak out the house and do my sun saluttaion outside this is usually the time when my kids awake and they need their mommy...I will keep reading your blog.
Namaste, Celine
Posted by: Celine | August 05, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Hi Liza --
It goes to show you that there is free yoga out there -- even in NYC. You just have to do a little research. I'm so glad that you enjoyed the Solstice celebration in Times Square. I've heard a lot of good things about that event.
Posted by: Diane Cesa | August 05, 2008 at 06:26 PM
I visited NYC in June and attended the Times Square Solstice Yoga event which was great and I got several coupons for free yoga, so during the week in the city I never once paid for yoga, which I think was pretty cool. That even is certainly great for yoga freebies.
Posted by: Liza | August 05, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Hi Diane! I noticed you have some information about my outdoor yoga event. Thank you so much for publicizing it. So you no longer live in Boston? Feel free to send me an email to catch up!
Cheers!
Posted by: Sammi | July 25, 2008 at 11:25 AM
You're welcome Greg! I love BeYou.tv! Enjoy the free yoga!
Posted by: Diane Cesa | July 22, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Awesome additions Ally! Thanks for mentioning them. I've enjoyed the Yoga Journal podcasts myself. I've never heard of yogamazing.com though. I'll check it out. Thanks again for your comment.
Posted by: Diane Cesa | July 22, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Nice, post, thanks for the link! I'm going to check out the free Yoga in Union Square!
Thanks,
Greg
beYOU.tv
Posted by: Gregory Schnese | July 22, 2008 at 01:17 PM
There are also some great pod casts for free at yogamazing.com and yogajournal.com. They're just short sessions but I like the string them together in iTunes to make a whole session.
Posted by: Ally | July 22, 2008 at 12:57 PM