In yoga we might call it satsang. In Buddhism we might call it sangha. It’s the community–the spiritual community. One of the biggest benefits of practicing yoga at the Newburgh Yoga Shala is the sense of community it fosters.

Sharing the yoga journey of our dedicated students.

On Dedication and Discipline

Our dedicated students and their personal journey with Yoga.

A mindfulness meditation with Jacquie Brown.

Shelagh’s journey into Yoga and her words of wisdom for new students to the practice.

Sun salutations are a set sequence of specific movements central to Vinyasa and Ashtanga Yoga.

A reflection on the process of Yoga.

Some of the attributes of maitri are: tenderness, unconditionality, instinctive and immediate caring.

Taking joy in someone else's joy.

Adjusting to fall and winter through the practices of Ayurveda

Building resiliency through practice

The real practice of Yoga begins when we are able to extend what we learn on the mat into our daily lives.

Sadhana is practice, abhyasa is the art of practice, it is the attitude with which we practice. This is key. In order for the practice of yoga to serve us as a tool of spiritual growth it must be done in a non mechanical way. We all have days where just showing up is good enough, and that is fine, but it is important that we remain vigilant to that attitude. Having a teacher helps with keeping the tamas away. I've found that when you don't have a teacher it can help to turn towards a community or to a sacred text.

The counterpart to opening is closing, tightening.

Despite its popularity as a fitness routine, the practice of yoga is primarily about mental fitness, focus and stillness. We position our bodies in specific ways to, among other things, begin and continue down the path of self-control. After

Slowly, peacefully, without force.

Padma is Lotus, Asana is seat. When we sit in Padmasana we allow all to arise and take on the role of the observer until we can eventually reside within the seat of our true Self, unmoved by what we experience and more able to be here now with clarity and purpose.

The qualities that make up all that exists in the universe and how to use Yoga to bring equilibrium within these.