Category Archives: Basic yoga

Two classes last week (Part 1: Tzahi)

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

So , I terminated my YogaWorks membership (as of end of June), so I wanted to take a few classes with favorite teachers, but I only managed two of them, one with Tzahi Moskovitz and one with Sherman Morris (which … Continue reading →

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Morning class; updates

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

So my Thursday Basic this morning, just saying, such a pleasant feeling. Sometimes it’s just a good feeling between the people in the room. Sometimes not a lot of people, but the ones who are there can fill it up … Continue reading →

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Working On My BLOCK HEAD

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

This morning’s Basic class… altogether quite fine. I expected numbers to be smaller because of the rain, but 7 folks at Zen &Yoga on a Thursday morning like this ain’t too bad. I want to talk about what I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Music, no music; Monday class

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Recently I began to examine my perspective regarding playing music in my yoga classes. It’s a bit complex, of course. First, I was thinking about what I intend in my classes, what I want to do for the students. And … Continue reading →

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Monday Basic Yoga narrative

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

I just want to write some impressions from last night’s class, just a commentary. Please pardon the length, if you will. And if you won’t I trust you will just go elsewhere. I didn’t want to over-rehearse — sensible enough, … Continue reading →

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Private Session for Immediate Enlightenment Now Offered!

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Just to further publicize the announcement I made in Basic Yoga Class the other day… So by way of introduction, let me iterate that the yoga I teach generally has three main aims. The first is to work out the … Continue reading →

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The unbalanced acrobat

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Sometimes I like to figure out a theme for a class and work it into the practice. In this I am not so unique. I think one has to be careful not to run it into the ground, though. Anyway, … Continue reading →

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Smooth

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

Sometimes you work hard on something and still fail at it. I was thinking this in the midst of rehearsing for last night’s class. I have to acknowledge I feel so lucky these days I can spend a lot of … Continue reading →

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Headline: Beth Bahia Cohen to play live at Basic Yoga Monday Class at Zen&Yoga

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

That’s Monday, August 22, 2011, 7:30 PM, Zen & Yoga in Forest Hills. So yeah Beth’s a second cousin on my dad’s side, and we’ve known each other ages, even once lived together as roomies with a bunch of other … Continue reading →

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Past week recap

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

Okay (sorry Linda) this is a long post… but I want to cover the whole week and put it to bed. Stay with me! I promise it won’t always be this way. Altogether it was an oddly successful (& vice … Continue reading →

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