Yoga Teachers Association (YTA) of the Hudson Valley will kick off its 2023-2024 season on September 9, 2023, with a virtual workshop, titled The Art of Yoga with Weights. It will be led by Sherri Baptiste, the California-based founder of Baptiste Power of Yoga and author of Yoga with Weights for Dummies, and is appropriate for practitioners and yoga teachers alike.

During the workshop, Baptiste, a certified yoga therapist and instructor, will demonstrate how to incorporate light weights into a yoga class and/or personal practice. This unique approach is supportive of healthy postural alignment, metabolism, bone density, core strength, balance and more.

In April, YTA will welcome Doug Keller, one of the world’s foremost authorities on anatomy as it relates to yoga, at Club Fit, in Briarcliff Manor. He will explore our often-neglected feet and their importance in creating a strong postural foundation to reduce muscle tension, postural imbalances and fatigue.

Other topics this season, which runs through June, include Self-Regulation and the Bhagavad Gita and A Spiritual Approach to Your Livelihood. Workshops will be held in person and/or via Zoom in order to accommodate both instructors’ and participants’ preferences.

YTA is a volunteer-run nonprofit. Membership is open to studio owners, yoga teachers and all practitioners. Workshops are held the second Saturday of the month, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Continuing education credits are available for most workshops.