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.

Newburgh Yoga Shala 100 Club: our most dedicated students.

100 Club features our dedicated students and their relationship to Yoga.

Sharing the yoga journey of our dedicated students.

Niyama is the Sanskrit term for a duty or observance. There are 5 of these observance:

Newburgh Yoga Shala Teachers: Lauren Capul, Vinyasa

On Dedication and Discipline

A blog post by Audrey Rose Joseph on the practice of Joy.

The 7 factors of Awakening: mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, concentration, tranquility, equanimity.

Our dedicated students and their personal journey with Yoga.

A mindfulness meditation with Jacquie Brown.

Are you wondering if going on a yoga retreat is for you?

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

On the art of showing up with presence and awareness.

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.