Westchester Yoga Arts

The female form is celebrated in this expressive dance style. All shapes and sizes are welcomed and celebrated. Each class gives you a complete work out; incorporating a thorough warm up, isolations, dance techniques, travel steps, a short dance combination and end with stretching and strengthening. Bellydance is a beautiful way to embody the feminine spirit!

We want you to want to work out, to love working out, and to get hooked on this great program. Zumba Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing movements. The routines rotate between fast and slow rhythms and resistance training is combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. An astonishing 7.5 million participants take Zumba classes every week. Why? Because it is the best party around.

Wear appropriate shoes! Sneakers that are specifically for dance NOT running shoes. Running shoes are for going forward and backward. Dance shoes are for spinning, turning, forward and backward. They usually have thicker soles to ease the impact on the joints.

Or desire to be a teacher to share the light that yoga brought into your life? Yoga teacher training at Westchester Yoga Arts maybe the answer. Come try a class, soak in the vibe of our community.

Some have the hours spread over a longer period of time, some are less flexible and some even charge extra if you miss a class, some have less practical experience than others and some more spirituality.

Where else can you do that?

One block from the metro north train station.

Including the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Bhakti Sutras, Bagavad Gita, and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika.

Unique proprietary teaching tips and instructional tools take teacher from being good to being great.

Student trainees start teaching as of the very first class. Each student develops their own class plan. By the time the end of the program arrives, each trainee has already taught and refined their class. Walk out as a confident graduate, ready to teach.

Entrepreneurs and independent teachers alike will benefit from a complete training program from studio management to fiscal responsibilities. Start fulfilling the class and workshop requirements before the course begins!

There are 11 books which you may purchase from any vendor, roughly estimated cost may be around $220. Books include Light on Yoga by Iyengar, Moving into Stillness by Eric Schiffman, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Bhakti Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Louise Hay "You can Heal your Life" and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

This cost is determined by which workshop (s) you choose to attend. For example, WYA offers several 2-hour workshops, costing under $35 each.

Scholarships are available for $500 discount in exchange for 35 hours of work for the studio.

4 hours per week on a Wednesday from 6p to 10p plus 3 full weekends of class all day Saturday & Sunday We begin on Wednesday May 17th 6p 2017. We will decide on the weekend dates during the first session. Roughly 100 hours of in classroom hours and 100 hours of outside of the classroom work to do (workshops, papers to write, classes to take and to teach) . The RYT200 course is taught in 3 modules. Each module is after approximately 35 hours of class. There are written tests after each module and a practical evaluation at the end of the course. You Can Begin at the start of any of the 3 modules in this session! Email Wendy for details wendy@westchesteryogaarts.com! Classes begin Wednesday May 17th 6-9p and continue every Wednesday until August 9th. Monthly sessions are Saturdays 1-6p and Sundays 8.30a to 5.30p; June 3rd and 4th; July 8th - 9th; August 5th - 6th.

Begins on Sunday January 14th 2018 8.30a - 5.30p every Sunday for 12 Sundays.

Do you feel as though you have only scratched the surface of what you'd like to learn? Whether you have been teaching for a few years or have recently graduated from a 200 hour program, the Westchester Yoga Arts Advanced Teacher Training will help you to find your niche. You will learn to confidently teach creative classes and hone your current yoga skills.

Your training will culminate with a capstone project that helps to define you as a yoga teacher - an invaluable experience in today's bustling yoga marketplace. We offer ample practice teaching time with the opportunity for constructive feedback, all within a supportive space that will help you to find your strengths and grow as a teacher.

Early bird ends on 5/18.

This cost is determined by which workshop (s) you choose to attend. For example, WYA offers several 2-hour workshops, costing under $40 each.

If you register and pay before March 1st 2017 The cost is $4000 and $3500 including the karma yoga discount.

Fascinated by the intricate relationship between the mind and body, Allison has studied and taught yoga as well as other mind-body work for several years. She began as a gymnast at the age of 5 and in her teens dived into the world of martial arts. Following her passion of language, Allison moved to Costa Rica where she worked for the Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress, became fluent in Spanish, wrote content for several websites and received her 3rd degree black belt. The journey had just begun when she stepped into her first yoga teacher training in NYC at Sonic Yoga and knew that her heart aligned with the principles of yoga. Years later equipped with a dedicated yoga and meditation practice, Allison found her home at Yoga Culture in Danbury, CT. Here she was able to refine her skills as a yoga teacher focusing on using the nuances of language to instruct students clearly and purposefully. Allison continues to study yoga and anatomy with Jenny Schuck, Jason Crandell, Carrie Owerko and Jason Brown. Allison's teachings are a reflection of what she learns practicing daily on her mat coupled with the yoga she experiences all around her in life. In addition to teaching and managing Yoga Culture, Allison contributes as a writer regularly to Yoga International and has released an MP3 Yoga Nidra Meditations to Relax and Move Forward. Allison is excited to bring her knowledge and skills to the students of Westchester Yoga Arts, help guide innovative and curious yoga teachers and students to dive in deeper into their studies and acquire skills that will improve their teaching and overall fascination with the art of teaching yoga.

The bus to the villa will be booked closer to the date price will be announced then.

Students may also opt to complete the remaining modules in New Rochelle, NY rather than return to Jamaica. The course is open Jamaican residents as well (local pricing may apply email us for details) .

To secure your spot - a non-refundable deposit is required of $500 per person. Fill out our teacher training application online.

We love hosting fun events in New Rochelle! Nothing makes us happier than bringing Westchester residents together to enjoy local vendors and musicians, learn something about health and nutrition, and meet new people. Our Yoga on the Green event brought the community together to help those in our community.

Explore the warrior poses, the mythology behind them, their alignment and deeper meaning. Open for all levels of Yogis. $35 or $30 for trainees.

Want to deepen your practice? Or learn how to teach yoga or more about yoga? Then consider yoga teacher training with Westchester Yoga Arts. Westchester Yoga Arts has 2 yoga certification sessions per year in January and in May. The course is specifically designed so that graduates are confident to teach. Either go to the tab above labeled 'certifications' or our youtube channel "Westchester Yoga". Email us for more details admin@westchesteryogaarts.com Already have your RYT200? Craving for more? Sonic Yoga is offering it's RYT300 (you need to have your 200 to join the group) at Westchester Yoga Arts. No need to schelp it into the city to get a 'Best of NYC' training experience. All the same teachers, the exact same course but in Westchester. DTBA

Join us as we travel to India together as a community. We will be staying in a beautiful hotel on the East Cost of India by the beach. Either in February 2016 or November 2016 your choice. The package includes air fare, hotel and food for the stay.

At Westchester Yoga Arts we want yoga to be accessible. Far too many people on the quest to lose weight and/or to get back in shape are intimidated when they walk into a yoga class at a gym or elsewhere. This class was created to resolve this conflict so that more people can discover the incredible benefits of yoga and feel good about themselves too.

A Vinyasa class, focusing on building cardio and muscular strength. This sweat-inducing practice also focuses on flexibility. Move in and out, deeper into the poses with the rhythm of the breath. End in a blissful deep relaxation.

Starting yoga? This is a great place to start the class combines movement with stillness. The teacher is open to questions, makes abundant use of props and makes the class fun. Learn a modified version of the Sun Salutations, standing poses then the rest of the class is for the most part on the floor for hip openers, twists and forward bends.

We have two astanga inspired classes. Friday morning is closest to a traditional astanga class with the exception that there is instruction and modifications are offered as needed. We also have a growing Kettle Bell/ Astanga class to build muscle mass safely.

With CC on file (if you come 2x or more/week) .

This package is for 6 months of unlimited classes, any class, every day 5 times a day if you wish! Paid in 2 equal parts.

Metered street parking is available in the area. There is a also a paid lot by the CVS. Check out the City of New Rochelle website for more details.

Plenty of coat hooks and storage cubbies for shoes, coats, bags, etc. 2 spacious restrooms with plenty of room to change if needed. We have plenty of straps, bolsters, blankets, and blocks for your use.

We have plenty of storage for shoes and coats and lots of comfy seating. It is the perfect place to prepare for your class and to transition back to the real world afterwards!

A cozy unique space that is great for any type of class. Lots of natural light, a bright blue brick wall, and new floors.

We are passionate about sharing the millenia-old practice of yoga. We bring it to our community in an accessible way, adapted to our New York lifestyle. We promote healthy living, community, and gently invite students along the path of self-awareness.

Our newly renovated studio has two bright and airy practice rooms and a recently added treatment room. We are a friendly, community-oriented studio. Our teachers go out of their way to cater to students' needs and abilities. This is a studio where you can feel comfortable, ask questions, and advance your practice no matter what your current level is.

Metered street parking is available in the area. There is a also a paid lot by the CVS. Check out the City of New Rochelle website for more details.

Plenty of coat hooks and storage cubbies for shoes, coats, bags, etc.; 2 spacious restrooms with plenty of room to change if needed; We have plenty of straps, bolsters, blankets, and blocks for your use.

We have plenty of storage for shoes and coats and lots of comfy seating. It is the perfect place to prepare for your class and to transition back to the real world afterwards!

Lots of natural light, a bright blue brick wall, and new floors.

Wendy is the founder of Westchester Yoga Arts and an E-RYT200 certified yoga teacher. She studied under many great spiritual masters over decades. These studies led her to yoga. Deeply inspired she veered off from the corporate world. Joining her business background and her love of yoga she created Westchester Yoga Arts. Westchester Yoga is a Registered Yoga School with Yoga Alliance. Wendy created this program after many years of interviewing recent yoga teacher graduates who did not have any real experience teaching after their training. Her program intertwines the the philosophy, physiology and teaching techniques with concrete teaching experience. She is inspired by each teacher who graduates from her program. She truly believes in her mission of changing the world one yoga teacher and one yoga class at a time! She teaches early morning classes, a crazy power up the core class and a level one class on Saturdays.

Basia is a certified Integrative Nutrition and Lifestyle coach, yoga teacher and a professional opera singer and vocal instructor. She works for the Metropolitan Opera Guild as a Teaching Artist and also as a mentor coach for the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. After her RYT200 certification she continued her education and became certified in Restorative yoga. Restorative yoga is the ideal class for times in your life of major change and stress. Its healing benefits to the body and the mind are well known.

Kathryn started taking Belly Dance classes at our very first tiny but blessed studio in Pelham. She left the corporate world after 9/11 to follow her bliss. That bliss took her from Belly Dancing, to Rope Performer in a circus and now to Zumba at Westchester Yoga.

Laura worked in Finance then left the industry to raise her children. During a major health trauma in her life, healing yoga was an integral part of her recovery process. After this experience she wanted to be able to teach yoga and give some of this healing she experienced to others. She trained at Westchester Yoga Arts.

Since the age of four Bina has been dancing and performing. She has performed on National and international television including Good Day NY and The Late Show with David Letterman. Artistic impulses led her into many endeavors into Independent films and theatre including award winning My Angel Angelica and Remember. She has trained and performed with Bellisima, Bas Harem, Nadia Mousse Ensemble, East Coast tribal and Bellyqueen. Her dance training includes Turkish cabaret and folklore, Persian, Egyptian Raqs Sharki, American cabaret, Indian Odissi, jazz, ballet and East Coast tribal. She is currently a professor of Middle Eastern bellydance at SUNY Purchase.

Norma has been transformed by yoga. She was certified with Westchester Yoga Arts. She believes that yoga changes lives. She has seen this happen in her own body, mind and spirt. Norma offers donation classes led in Spanish.

Renee Williams lives, breathes and eats yoga with a passion. She follows her passion across Westchester teaching, she joins up groups of yogis to go on retreats and festivals. Her joy and open heart to the limitless possibilities of life is contagious. She a certified RYT200 and has also taught bikram yoga.

At Westchester Yoga Arts we want yoga to be accessible. Far too many people on the quest to lose weight and/or to get back in shape are intimidated when they walk into a yoga class at a gym or elsewhere. This class was created to resolve this conflict so that more people can discover the incredible benefits of yoga and feel good about themselves too.

Let your body awaken to the inherent natural movements of Middle Eastern dance. The female form is celebrated in this expressive dance style. All shapes and sizes are welcomed and celebrated. Each class gives you a complete work out; incorporating a thorough warm up, isolations, dance techniques, travel steps, a short dance combination and end with stretching and strengthening. Bellydance is a beautiful way to embody the feminine spirit!

This fun dance class fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away. We want you to want to work out, to love working out, and to get hooked on this great program. Zumba Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing movements. The routines rotate between fast and slow rhythms and resistance training is combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. An astonishing 7.5 million participants take Zumba classes every week. Why? Because it is the best party around.

Bina our master instructor has been dancing and teaching for decades. Her knowledge of the various styles and forms of yoga is vast. It's an ancient dance to celebrate the circle cycle of life. Come shimmie and shake with us! Tuesdays 7.30p

Start time: 8:30 am; Teacher: Wendy Vigroux; Duration: 45 minutes.

Start time: 11:00 am; Teacher: Laura Leva; Duration: 1 hour & 15 minutes.

Start time: 8:00 am; Teacher: Chandni Rodriguez; Duration: 1 hour.

Start time: 11:00 am; Teacher: Telisha Bryan; Duration: 1 hour & 15 minutes.

Start time: 6:00 pm; Teacher: Trainee Teacher; Duration: 1 hour.

Start time: 8:45 am; Teacher: Wendy Vigroux; Duration: 15 minutes.

Start time: 12:00 pm; Teacher: Joann Stonebridge; Duration: 1 hour.

Start time: 7:15 pm; Teacher: Natalie Krzemienski; Duration: 1 hour.

Start time: 9:00 am; Teacher: Wendy Vigroux; Duration: 45 minutes.

Start time: 6:00 pm; Teacher: Andrea Quintana; Duration: 1 hour.

Start time: 9:00 am; Teacher: Dina Weinberg; Duration: 1 hour.

Start time: 3:45 pm; Teacher: Trainee Teacher; Duration: 30 minutes .

Start time: 5:15 pm; Teacher: Faith Daniels; Duration: 1 hour.

Start time: 8:00 pm; Teacher: Telisha Bryan; Duration: 1 hour.

Start time: 12:00 pm; Teacher: Dina Weinberg; Duration: 1 hour.

Start time: 6:00 pm; Teacher: Andrea Quintana; Duration: 1 hour.

Start time: 11:00 am; Teacher: Laura Leva; Duration: 1 hour.

Start time: 6:45 pm; Teacher: Andrea Quintana; Duration: 1 hour.

This is a fast moving class, suitable for those who are looking for more of a challenge. As the class moves faster there are less instructions, more attention to moving with the breath, one movement per breath. There are a few astanga inspired series, followed by a creative standing sequence where one pose gives the cue for the next, like a choreography. There are ample chatterangas and modified chatterangas (yoga speak for plank then lowering down to the floor bending the elbows) with attention on toning the abs. The last quarter of the class we hold the poses longer, including the backbends, hip openers, twists, forward bends and optional inversions before deep relaxation and meditation.

This is our block buster gentle yoga class but when it's virtual you have all the space you need and can practice from your own home. Be sure to have pillows to sit on, blankets and towels for your knees or head, if you do not have blocks use a chair, or I use a large can of tomatoes or an amazon delivery box. This class is suitable for beginners, seniors, for those needing to stretch and de-stress.

Yin yoga, is a form of yoga where the poses are held for 2 minutes or more.. it allows for deep physical and emotional release, if the feedback of our students is accurate. This class is being added because it is like meditation for the whole practice. If you are taking this from home, have a block or a box of tissues or an empty (or filled) tub of wipes... get pillows and cushions to be able to support the body while holding these poses for long extended periods of time. This class was added during the time of COVID19 in New York and worldwide. We all need a little more yin in our lives right now.

Joining up Wendy's love of Wine and Vinyasa... join her for this first iteration of Vinyasa and Vino.