PUTNAM YOGA
30 Tomahawk St., Baldwin Place, NY
845.494.8118 • PutnamYoga.com
How would you describe your studio or practice (what’s the vibe)? Our goal is to help you build your strength and flexibility in a safe, supportive environment, allowing you to meet challenges on and off the mat. We welcome yoga participants at all levels to safely enjoy yoga’s many benefits for the body and the mind. Our philosophy is “where strength and flexibility come together.” Our Putnam Yoga community vibe is friendly, calm and welcoming. The instructors are knowledgeable, caring and kindhearted—the best of the best! We have a happy and positive vibe that you will feel as soon as you walk in!
What types of yoga classes do you offer? Our classes are designed to target every muscle in your body and end with a relaxation to calm your mind. We offer several different types of yoga, from beginners’ yoga, gentle hatha yoga and restorative yoga, to Yin yoga and Vinyasa-styled yoga. Our Vinyasa yoga classes are level ½, for all levels with modifications shown, to yoga level ⅔ if you want to try advanced poses. All levels are welcome!
What is new and exciting coming up at the studio? We plan to bring back kids’ yoga in September! Putnam Yoga provides a workshop a month from September through June, ranging from a two- to three-hour Restorative Yoga Nidra workshop to three- to four-hour workshops for yoga instructors to get CEU credits.
Do you offer online/virtual classes? Yes, all of our morning and some of our afternoon/evening classes can be done online. For the morning classes, you also have the option to be sent the recorded link to practice the class later that day.
Do you offer teacher training? Yes, we will be starting our next 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training September 22! It is one weekend a month from September through June.
How has the practice of yoga changed your life, personally? Yoga has made me less reactive and calmer. It has made me more compassionate to others. It has and continues to teach me that I can take what I learn on my yoga mat; to listen to my body and what it is saying to me, and take it off the mat into my everyday life. I encouraged everyone in our Putnam Yoga community to be as present with their bodies off the mat as much as they are when on it. When we fall out of a pose, what do you do next? We all “fall” in life, but it is what we do after the fall that matters.
