Elena Brower
Events
Give Your Yoga for Women for Women International
- What: A Yoga fundraiser for Women for Women International, which helps women survivors of war rebuild their lives. In the words of Elena Brower who will co-lead the evening's yoga class with Elizabeth Rossa, "a healing, celebratory evening, with a delicious, intentional yoga class, a silent auction, and inspiring speakers." Music by Garth Stevenson will accompany the class.
- When: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 6:30 - 9:30 P.M.,
- Where: Urban Zen, 711 Greenwich Street, New York, NY
- How Much: $100.
- Link: 100 spots available, more details and registration information at Give Your Yoga.
New York
Events
Wanderlust Wrap-Up: What You Missed
Yesterday Wanderlust 2010 wrapped. Highlights from the second year of the Lake Tahoe yoga and music festival:
- Moby's post-performance speakeasy chat on why he's a vegan
- The Village Anusara tea house, which Elena Brower said was "a magnet for the chill outs."
- A tidy $6,000+ raised for Yoga Aid "Off the Mat into the World"
- Lots of dancing in yoga pants
- Souvenir Wanderlust gear
If you're bummed you missed it all, you can still get a little taste of Squaw Valley with the Elena Brower Daily Asana Wanderlust video series.
Events
Kick Off Summer With World's Largest Yoga Class in Central Park
Picture 10,000 people, simultaneously saluting the sun to kick off the summer of 2010. On June 22nd, the first day of summer, you can stop picturing and join 9,999 other folks in real life on the Great Lawn in Central Park for the world's largest yoga event. Hosted by our friends at Flavorpill, with the yoga class led by the inimitable Elena Brower, all shapes, size, and skill levels are welcome, and class is free. Registration opens May 20. And fret not if you're not from NYC: Flavorpill and Jet Blue are hooking up two people from each of five Jet Blue cities with free airfare and rooms at the Standard Hotel. All the details at flavorpill.com/yoga.
New York
Retreats
Yoga With Elena Brower at Parrot Cay
- What: Six nights on a private island in the Carribean, with twice daily Anusara practice led by yogalebrity Elena Brower and fancy spa fare.
- When: October 24 - 30, 2010. We know October is a ways away, but we're giving you ample warning so you can save your pennies for this pricey retreat.
- Where: Parrot Cay in Turks and Caicos
- Why: Extreme spa luxury on 1,000 pristine acres of beachy heaven, and a contemplative daily practice designed by Elena "to usher in a state of alertness."
Event Reports
Earth Day Yoga at The Standard: New York Goes Peace, Love and Miami
Post game report on the Earth Day celebration at The Standard, produced by our friends at Flavorpill: Note the wood-paneled "Highline Room" above, with picture window looking out at sun setting over New Jersey. That's Elena Brower of Virayoga fame at the front, talking about the the Hindu goddess Kali. After deep savasana, a crowd of conga drummers files in with deejay. Ensued: Yogis dancing barefoot, drinking coconut water, and eating organic chocolate. Meanwhile, downstairs in the biergarten, well-dressed financiers drink wheat beer and eye the various Ferraris left casually at the curb. Can The Standard re-create the success of its Miami hamam in the Meapa? Consensus: It'll be tough, but the healthy living part would be nice. Overheard by the coconut water bar, a NYC yogi talking to an Exec from The Standard Miami....
NYC Yogi: New York has great yoga.
Standard Exec: But Miami has the love.
Events
Flavorpill's Earth Day Yoga Party at the Standard
We know that you've been meaning to get to the Standard for yoga class since our news about public daily yoga classes on the 18th floor. Well, this Thursday is the day to go. The Standard and our friends at Flavorpill are teaming up to bring you Earth Day Yoga with Elena Brower of Virayoga. Cost is $20, but all proceeds go to EarthDay-NY, and after the 7 P.M. class, the party heats up with live music and free wine, chocolate, and kombucha. All the details after the jump.
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FIterati
Hot Tickets: Wanderlust Previews and Eddie Stern at the Urban Zen Foundation
It's rainy in New York — maybe also where you are? — and we all wish we were partying like rock stars in Austin at South by Southwest. Whatevs. New York yogis have at least two promising events to look forward to....
Starting this Wednesday evening, Eddie Stern will teach a weekly, led Astanga yoga class at Donna Karan's Urban Zen Center. Who's Eddie, and so what? Oh, grasshopper. In New York, Eddie is perhaps the staunchest keeper of the Ashtanga yoga flame, the designated representative of Ashtanga's founder, the late Sri Pattabhi Jois. Full cultural significance detailed after the jump, but suffice to say this is opening Wednesday, and it should be an interesting scene. Price of admission $20.
Separate and unrelated: On Saturday, the Wanderlust crowd (please recall the annual Yoga Rock Festival in Lake Tahoe) are hosting a pre-festival, momentum gathering bash at Kula Yoga Project. Two hours of "tag team vinyasa classes" with the ever-popular Elena Brower and Schuyler Grant, among others, backed by a crowd of yogi musicians. Naturally, class will be followed by a game of late night Extreme Twister. It's kind of pricey at $40, but can you really price late night Extreme Twister? Also, you get in free if you buy a Wanderlust ticket, and some of the proceeds go to cool charities.
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SW Labs
My Two Weeks With YogaEarth, Supplement to the Stars
Nutritional supplements aren't generally my bag. Usually, I steer clear of them because I don't understand the ingredients, and I'm not sure I want to look like Macho Man Randy Savage. I decided, however, to take the plunge with YogaEarth, a supplement for, you guessed it, yogis. The good folks at YogaEarth make a fairly big todo about the fact that their products are organic, holistic, and made from fantabulous ingredients. And they're backed by some pretty well-to-do Yogis like Sara Ivanhoe, Kristin McGee, and Elena Brower. I own their DVDs! So I was actually pretty psyched to add these suckers to my practice. Here's the lowdown.
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All Elizabeth Wants is a Yoga Top That Stays Put During Inversions
Every day, we give you a snapshot of one fellow striver in fitness. We ask personal questions, they boldly answer. Today's snapshot: Elizabeth, aka joesgirl.
- What's your number one workout spot? Virayoga in Soho. I've been a member of the kula (sanskrit for "community of the heart") at Vira for years. It is the best yoga studio in New York, in my opinion, and not just because it is a wonderful place to practice — some of my closest friends in life are people who I've met there over the years. It just seems to attract the most wonderful souls. Equinox, to which I have an all-access membership through work, is a distant second. I will candidly admit that there are times when I have routinely used Equinox for nothing more than access to the steamroom (LOL). In recent years, however, and as I get older, it's become more obvious to me that a little additional cardio and weight training doesn't hurt a person. So, I'm now also exploring spinning and various other brutal experiences at a variety of the downtown/Brooklyn-based Equinoxes (Equini?)
Events
Wanderlust 2010 Tickets on Sale Today
Wanderlust, the world's first rock and yoga festival, went down last summer at Lake Tahoe. Our very own princessmichelle and nfolkert braved the patchouli to give us the full report on yoga trance dance and the crowds rocking feather earrings and fedoras. Verdict: "pretty terrific." If you want your very own piece of the folk vegan pie, advanced tickets for Wanderlust 2010, held July 29 - August 1, go on sale today. Elena Brower and Shiva Rea are back, Schuyler Grant is joining the mix, and Moby, MC Yogi, and Dave Stringer will be jamming. Prices start at $340. (via Yoga Journal).