Yoga Teachers Association of the Hudson Valley (YTA) will kick off its 2022 to 23 season on September 10 with J. Brown, host of the industry-leading podcast J. Brown Yoga Talks and founder of Abhyasa Yoga Center, in Brooklyn. 

Yoga Pedagogy: Dogma, Somatics and the Language of Empowerment will be held in person at Club Fit, in Briarcliff, and via Zoom. Brown will present a practice inspired by TKV Desikachar, followed by a discussion focused on dogma versus individual empowerment. 

Other offerings this season will be led by Nya Patrinos, Devarshi Steven Hartman and James Knight, among others. Some workshops will be held in person and on Zoom, while others will be entirely on Zoom due to the location of the presenters. In this way, the YTA is hoping to expose its members to a wide range of topics and techniques and to allow all to take part in the discussion. 

YTA is an educational nonprofit run by volunteers. Membership is open to studio owners, yoga teachers and all students. Workshops are usually held on the second Saturday of the month, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The cost is $45 for members and $65 for nonmembers in advance. Continuing education credits are available for most workshops.