September 2019 Edition

Sep 08, 2019 01:21PM ● By Marilee Burrell

Welcome to our Annual Yoga Edition! This month we highlight local yoga studio and teachers, yoga styles and even yoga retreats. Find new classes, workshops teacher trainings near you and throughout Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess. We hope you enjoy this month's edition of Natural Awakenings. You can read and share the individual news briefs, profiles, and articles below or read the digital edition posted at the end of this page.

New Salt Cave in Dutchess at Pellegrino Healing Center offers Yoga

Pellegrino Healing Center in Hyde Park combines Salt Cave with Yoga Studio Read More »

Sacred Opens in Larchmont Offering Meditation, Mindfulness and more

Yoga, qigong, sound baths, women’s circles, breath work and meditation classes, facials readings and couples massages are on the schedule this fall Read More »

Fall Workshops, Social Events at Life Energy Arts in Mount Kisco

The workshop season starts September 5 with a presentation on the Diamond-Dart Meridian Sequence, a holistic movement meditation designed to energize the acupuncture meridians. Read More »

New Workshop ‘Unwinds the Mind, Heals the Soul’

Shaman Eileen O’Hare's new intensive workshop combines current neuroscience and indigenous spiritual techniques to help people rid themselves and others of self-defeating patterns. Read More »

Integrity Chiropractor Introduces Neuromuscular Massage for Fibromyalgia

Neuromuscular massage provides a wide variety of benefits for fibromyalgia sufferers, including decreased pain and tightness as well as improved strength and range of motion. Read More »

Contemplative Practice Course for Professionals Begins in September

Contemplative Practices for Mental Health Professionals and Life Coaches with Jeanette Sandor and Jan Fielder, co-founders of Empowered Living Community. Read More »

SeptemberFest, Mount Kisco’s Biggest Block Party is from September 13-15, 2019

Features rides, outdoor Friday-night dance party with deejay, a live band on Saturday night, food trucks selling local eats and brew, antique cars, music throughout weekend and street fair. Read More »

Nationally Renowned Armonk Outdoor Art Show Returns in September 21 and 22

Show will include 185 juried artists, including 34 new artists, from 26 states, Canada and Israel. Read More »

Anne Bentzen Offers Direct Teaching of Original Reiki in Westchester

Teaching Jikiden Reiki, Shoden Reiki 1 and a healing circle this fall. Read More »

25th Annual Support-A-Walk, Presented by Support Connection, October 6 at FDR Park in Yorktown Heights

Support Connection’s free programs and services for people affected by breast and ovarian cancer. Read More »

United Palace, in NYC, Evokes Spirituality through Art, hosting Sunday Services, Shamanic Circles and Renowned Speakers

Rev. Heather Shea, is spiritual director of United Palace, a transformational organization and venue that fuses spirituality, the arts, culture and entertainment. Read More »

Gestalt Therapist Marcia Miller to Lead Rhinebeck Workshop in October

The Dreams Awakened workshop is for anyone interested in self-healing and heightened well-being. It’s designed to give a deeper understanding of dreams, purpose and message. Read More »

Empowered By Nature Moves to Swann Chiropractic Healing Center

Lorraine Hughes offers herbal wellness consultations, dietary and herbal therapy along with movement and lifestyle recommendations based on Chinese, Ayurvedic and Western herbal medicine. Read More »

Hoptember Festival in Lagrange, NY, Showcases Local Breweries, Cideries, Distilleries

The seventh annual Hoptember festival takes place on September 7, 2019, and is hosted by Dutchess Hops, which uses organic practices, and is the first commercial hop farm in the Hudson Valley. Read More »

Rivertown Public Market Festival Returns to Dobbs Ferry on September 14, 2019

Open to the public and free of charge beginning at noon, the event will feature local food and drinks, live music, kids’ activities and an easygoing vibe. Read More »

2019 Hudson Valley Wine and Food Fest Celebrates 18 Years

The Hudson Valley Wine and Food Fest returns to the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, NY on September 7 and 8. Read More »

Stretch, Relax and Connect – Yoga Retreats Tap into Energy of People and Place

Local yoga teachers create yoga retreats at beautiful destinations, such as the Ananda Ashram, the Adirondacks and in Belize. Read More »

Zen Garden Health Coaching & Yoga – Yoga Profile 2019

Zen Garden is a holistic practice studio offering weight-management courses, Reiki energy healing sessions, health-coaching sessions and private yoga classes, besides our regularly scheduled yoga classes. Every few months, the studio houses the 7-Day Raw Plant Food Challenge program as well. Read More »

Yoga Teachers Association of the Hudson Valley – Yoga Profile 2019

YTA is a 501(c)3 volunteer-run nonprofit dedicated to deepening and enhancing the quality of hatha yoga teaching and fostering the yoga community in the tri-state area. We offer monthly three-hour workshops for teachers and serious students. Read More »

Alan Dattner, M.D., Seeks to Sell his Westchester Holistic Dermatology Practice

Dr. Dattner is seeking holistic dermatologist with similar interests or an integrative medical or osteopathic doctor interested in inflammation and skin issues. Read More »

Westchester Essential Wellness Yoga and Meditation Center in Mount Vernon – Yoga Profile

Offers foundational Vinyasa yoga and workshops with an upbeat vibe. Will soon offer classes directed to the needs of men, children and seniors. Read More »

Well Haus of Westchester in Pelham, NY – Yoga Profile 2019

New wellness studio in Village of Pelham opening October 5, 2019, offering vinyasa, foundations of yoga, alignment-focused hatha yoga, yin yoga, restorative yoga, karaoke yoga, rhythm and yoga, family yoga and Yogic Boot Camp. Read More »

Sacred Spirit Yoga and Healing Arts Center in Dobbs Ferry, NY – Yoga Profile 2019

Yoga for all levels, taught in the contemplative Kripalu tradition: Beginners’, Gentle, Moderate and Restorative, plus special, all-level community events with beloved guest teachers. Read More »

Nueva Alma Yoga and Wellness and the A.L.M.A. Institute – Yoga Profile 2019

The A.L.M.A Institute offers a transformative, interdisciplinary (alignment-informed vinyasa) 200-hour yoga and life teacher training, with reasonable tuition and an evening/weekend format to make it accessible to everyone. Read More »

Mamaeh Yoga in Mahopac, NY – Yoga Profile

Mamaeh Yoga is the only studio in the area to focus on kids and families, with classes for parent/child, tweens/teens, kids, and mamas with babies and toddlers (the mamas do yoga while the babies/toddlers join in or play with our natural toys). Read More »

Crossover Yoga Project Offers Trauma-Informed Training in September 2019

Elisha Simpson, of Crossover Yoga Project, will lead the training designed for mental health clinicians, educators, child welfare staff and professionals who work with people affected by trauma at Speak Easy10562, in Ossining. Read More »

Golden Prana Yoga Studio and Majestic Hudson Lifestyle Boutique in Katonah Continue to Blossom

Hari Sangat Kaur and Jennifer Llewellyn offer Kundalini, Restorative, Yin and Vinyasa Yoga; Yoga Nidra; Guided Meditation; and Reiki and Principles of Katonah Yoga. Read More »

The Temperance Center in Eastchester Expands Yoga Offerings

New intermediate-level powerful vinyasa yoga class, early-morning yoga class, LifeForce Yoga (LFY) with mantras, mudras, asanas, visualization and self-inquiry, pop-up candlelight yoga classes and restorative yoga workshops throughout the year and December 2019 Winter Solstice healing night and sound baths. Read More »

Yoga Teachers Association Workshop Lineup Includes Ravi Singh, Daniel Orlansky, Alison West, Sandra Anderson, Tao Porchon-Lynch and Annual Retreat

The New York 2019/2020 Workshop schedule includes Yoga for Scoliosis, Flowing into Wholeness, yoga with qigong, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, yoga nidra, yoga for pain relief, mudras, and the three pillars of Ashtanga yoga. Read More »

NUR Space, a New Community Space for Health-Conscious People, Opens in Hastings on Hudson

Providing office space and a gathering place for workshops, classes and other events in order to create a healthy living community gathering space Read More »

Farmhouse Restoration Complete for Autumn 2019 Retreat at Yoga in the Adirondacks

Yoga Nidra, educational conversation, daily yoga practice and essential oil at this year's Engaging the Chakras, Upstate NY Yoga Retreat Read More »

Astrology for September 2019 – With Pamela Cucinell

Planetwatch column with Pamela Cucinell. The Libra new moon on September 28 encourages fortuitous encounters. Read More »

Holistic Practitioner Support Group Meets Monthly in Red Hook

The group’s mission is to connect and support practitioners whose work and life mission focuses on helping others regain wholeness and healing in their lives. Read More »

Westchester Yoga Arts in New Rochelle – Yoga Profile 2019

Yoga classes and teacher training including RYT200, advanced 300-hour, plus Yoga Alliance Yoga Kids TT, Yin, Restorative trainings and zumba. Offers free kids yoga classes. Vibe is urban, shabby chic. Read More »

Yoga Pilates & Fitness Network - September 2019

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Publisher's Letter

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Natural Awakenings - September 2019 Issue