Cleanliness is next to Godliness

Hot yoga can be a messy business. You can’t be afraid of a little or a lot of sweat. But we’ve all heard the tales of people getting sick from communal mats. In fact, the concern at one point seemed to be so widespread that the New York Times covered the story a couple years [...]

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Yoga with April

I discovered April Martucci at YogaWorks Westside a few years back and while I do not take her class anymore, to this day she is still one of my favorite yoga instructors. There’s something I can’t quite put my finger on about April’s manner that makes her feel very authentic to me – and I [...]

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YogaWorks Store and Private Label

Every time I go to YogaWorks I end up at the studio a bit early and find myself browsing through their store. They carry everything from towels, bags, blocks, jewelry, books, dvds and clothes: Hardtail, Beyond Yoga, Be Present, Om Girl, Splendid, and Prana . And if that wasn’t enough they’ve recently launched their own [...]

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Teacher training certification with Natasha Rizopoulos

More to come on this- but I’d thought I’d let it be known that I’m completing my yoga teacher certification with YogaWorks’ Natasha Rizopoulos- ! Check her out at http://www.natasharizopoulos.com/. She has her own series of yoga instruction DVDs through Yoga Journal and everything- she must be the real deal. -Eliza

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Downtown YogaWorks

Tonight in the Yoga Works Downtown Vinyasa Flow 2 class, in true yogi form, the instructor tried to convince the class that furniture is a scam- after all, any of us who sits all day knows that furniture is not conducive to healthy joints and muscles. Hm, so very true! This is really how the [...]

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