Laughing Lotus
Snapshot
Emily Wishes She Were a Lady GaGa Backup Dancer
Every day, we give you a snapshot of one fellow striver in fitness. We ask personal questions, they boldly answer. Today's snapshot: Emily, aka moveyourbootyblog.
- What's your secret (fitness-related) sin? Sometimes (as my running partner can attest) I wear the same workout clothes a couple times in a row —what, they're just going to get sweaty again! Am I right?!
- What's your number one workout spot? The Brooklyn Bridge and I had a pretty good thing going for a while. But then I moved (it was an amicable split). These days, when I'm not sweating it out in Core Fusion over at the Soho Exhale location or getting my namaste on at Laughing Lotus, I've been really into morning runs on the Williamsburg bridge (but please don't tell the Brooklyn Bridge, I don't want to make it awkward).
Events
Tumbling for Yogis
A handstand is cool, but a handstand into a somersault is something else altogether. Ah, to tumble, to fly, to play out there beyond the confines of, say, downard dog.... Here's your chance: This Saturday from 3PM to 6PM, Laughing Lotus will host a Handstands and Tumbling workshop taught by Sarah East Johnston, founder of LAVA, a Brooklyn-based acrobatic, dance theater group. Just $30, and you might end up in a human pyramid. Possible strategy: Take Laughing Lotus' one hour "Flower Hour" class at 1PM, nap for an hour, then start tumbling. If you like it, your next step will be to sign up for a semester of tumbling at the LAVA Studio in Brooklyn. See video of LAVA in action after the jump....
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Travel
Laughing Lotus Road Trips to the Big Easy
- Who: Laughing Lotus Co-Director Dana Flynn and instructors Sean, Gwendolyn, and Alison join forces with Wild Lotus Yoga of New Orleans.
- What: A weekend of Kirtan, chanting, singing, and yoga. The chanting and rhythm sessions outweigh the yoga sessions, so if Kirtan's your thing, this weekend's for you. Housing isn't provided, but they'll hook you up with a local yogis if you're amenable to couch surfing. Otherwise, you're on your own.
- Where: New Orleans. Classes held at Wild Lotus Yoga, in Audobon Park, and elsewhere out and about.
- When: Easter Weekend, Friday, April 2 - Sunday April 4, 2010.
- Why: If you haven't made it back to Nola since Katrina, this is an affordable, healthy, and karmically promising way to make the visit. Dana, the Co-Director of Laughing Lotus, is a force, and music is an anti-depressant. At least one white dude playing the sitar guaranteed.
- How Much: $108
- Link: Big Soak Nola.
Yoga Studios
Laughing Lotus Is A Sparkly Pink Yoga Palace
Laughing Lotus is one of the city's major teaching studios, and you can feel it. The vibe is friendly, but also a little clubby. As if half the people know each other. Cause, actually, they do. It's also a bit more girlie than other studios.
New York
Yoga Retreats
Emergency Pre-Thanksgiving Yoga Retreat In Zihuatanejo
- Who: Rachel Meyer Welch of Sukha Yoga Collective on 25th Street (Lululemon's "New York Studio of the Month" in October.)
- What: Super high-end "yoga vacation." Two hour yoga class in the morning, followed by organic breakfast. In the afternoon take pilates, walk on the beach, or learn to salsa dance.
- Where: The Tides Hotel, Zihuatanejo (which Travel + Leisure placed on its "500 List" of top hotels.)
- When: Um, like ONE WEEK from today. November 9-15th
- Why: You've got an unexpected break. You need to fully center yourself before the family Thanksgiving. Retreats don't always have to be about grungy and trendy eco-chic palapas. The Tides is a five star hotel, and Rachel is a real-deal teacher, certified at Laughing Lotus. Just crazy enough to be a good idea....
- How much: $2800 (not including airfare)
- Link: Yoga Retreat In Zihuatanejo, Mexico
i did it! ok there's 2 more days but wooooo!
I went GOT PAID to go to a YSL perfume launch party last night! hells yes, I was hired as an artist to put together a troupe of over-the-top-costumers! THAT is the life! Top shelf liquor, french perfume being pretty much pumped through the air vents, silver trays of macaroons...oh shucks, I couldn't have EITHER!!! Darn SW feat love!
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Practice Bhakti Yoga With An Old Bearded Yogi This Weekend
- Where: Laughing Lotus. 59 West 9th Street. Third Floor.
- What: Bhakti Yoga Workshop with Bhagavan Das
- When: Sunday, October 18th. 2:30-4:30.
- How much: $35
Yoga Retreats
Laughing Lotus' Stacey and Byrn Head to Vermont
Laughing Lotus veteran teachers Stacey Lynn Brass and Byrn Chrisman are leading a Fall Foliage Weekend in Vermont's Okemo Valley. Think mountains, endless vistas of reds and browns, and absolutely bullet-proof yoga: Rigorous, deep, and fun.
- Where: Plymouth Union, Vermont
- When: October 22nd — October 25th
- What: Two yoga classes a day, reading, waterfall-ing, hiking
- How much: $475 Sleeping Loft, $550 Double, $700 Single
- Link: Laughing Lotus Retreats
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