Children ages two to seven will begin to play with the asanas (yoga poses) through dynamic movement, rhymes, songs, and rhythms. The 8-12 year olds learn through imagination and imitation, with the asanas being taught in stories and games, imitating animals and characters. The teens class will emphasize a more analytical approach to the technique and form of the asanas, but with a quick and playful energy.
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SPRING 2012 TERM
PRICE: $150 for 10-week course
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Newborn to Walking
Mother & Infant Developmental Movement |
Wednesdays, 1:30-2:45PM
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Two-year-olds
Caregiver must participate in class |
Wednesdays, 10-10:45AM
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Three to Four-year-olds |
Tuesdays, 4:15-5PM
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Five to Seven-year-olds |
Thursdays, 4-4:45PM |
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Eight to Twelve-year-olds |
Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30PM | | |
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TEACHER BIOS |
Rachel Lynch-John moved to New York from her native England in 1989. She is Certified as an Infant Developmental Movement Educator (IDME), and in Embodied Developmental Movement and Yoga (EDMY), and Embodied Anatomy and Yoga (EAY) through the School for Body-Mind Centering®. She has assisted Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen (founder of the School Body-Mind Centering®) and taught in the EAY and EDMY yoga teacher training programs in NYC and Berkeley California. Rachel teaches pre and postnatal yoga classes, and has taught children of all ages, creative movement and yoga in and around NYC. She also ran a small preschool in Brooklyn in the mid 90's. Rachel began practicing Iyengar yoga in 1990, and has assisted her teacher, Genny Kapuler since 2001. Rachel studies Iyengar Yoga with Genny Kapuler, Donald Moyer, Kevin Gardiner and Jeanne-Marie Derrick. She originally trained as a dancer in London England and in 1999 she was the recipient of a "Bessie" (NY dance and performance award). As her mother ran a preschool in her home Rachel grew up in an environment where there were always plenty of children around.
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Valerie Striar has taught yoga in the Iyengar tradition for 15 years. Alongside a life-long career in dance and choreography, Iyengar yoga has inspired her interest in visualizing and experiencing anatomy in motion. Her yoga studies began in the 1990s at Jiva Mukti and with Genny Kapuler, and continue with regular study at Yogasana Center. Previously Valerie taught yoga for several years at the Henry Street Settlement, Edens Expressway, 100 Grand Street Studio, The Times Square Hotel, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital (to patients with AIDS), The Colony Club, and the Marjorie Ballentine School of Dramatic Arts. Valerie has also taught private students with Parkinson's Disease and joint replacement. Valerie has a special interest in teaching yoga and dance to children, including her 9-year-old daughter. She is a founding parent of the Brooklyn Waldorf School where she assists in the early childhood classes and has taught improvisation in the after school program. Valerie incorporates her practice of Non Violent Communication into her teaching, applying NVC principles of non-judgement, empathy, and clarity.
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Frank Ricci attended his first yoga class as a way to deal with the stress of a demanding career in the fashion industry. Shortly thereafter, the benefits of a regular yoga practice began to seep into all aspects of his life. Studying very intensely in the Iyengar style of yoga, his practice became his passion. In 2010 Frank started teaching. A short time later he realized that the benefits of yoga were not exclusive to adults. After assisting children’s classes and receiving a certification from Karma Kids NYC, he began sharing his love of yoga with children. Through creative play and fun exploration Frank introduces his students to the world of yoga. |
POLICIES
• There is a one-time $10 registration fee
• Child must be of the age at the time of the first class
• One missed class may be made up in the next semester, or the next semester
pro-rated to adjust for the one absence | |
